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Black Feathers

by Natural Bones

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1.
Gonna Stop Right Now 04:30
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Some joker must Have poured something in the lock It’s jammed in there good I’m gonna stop right now I’m gonna stop right now Gonna stop shaking it Before I shake it too hard And comes off shaking In my hand But I won’t agree To any more of its demands And let the record show I’m done,but unsatisfied, though If it’s not your sister Then why do you care It’s just a film and she’s in her underwear You gotta stop right now Ooh! Ooh! You gotta stop You gotta stop You gotta stop right now Don’t make me show you how You gotta stop right now They thought the creature was from outer space Too late I noticed the gills lift on the side of his face I screamed, “You’re killing him!” You gotta stop right now Ooh! Ooh! You gotta stop You gotta stop You gotta stop right now Don’t make me show you how You gotta stop right now Great clouds of dust So much that you can’t see Them bulldozing me I’m gonna stop right now
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We Move On 04:00
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On the stand was a monkey man In a suit too small to hide Avocado and cream, with a lining Every stitch of which was instantly gone With a flash of bright light His head burned like the sun And moved on Well I saw it one day in a vision Every animal was loose from its bonds With his neck still aglow He whispered, please, not now no We said, oh! We said, I think so! We said Oh yeah!
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Money Machine 04:14
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I was banking on the money From the money machine Just to buy some cigarettes And a pair of white jeans I pretend that I don’t think of you every time I sign my name I can’t predict the future but it won’t stay the same Working up A positive sweat You know it when you got it You just ain’t got it yet Workin up A positive sweat Once you move that muscle That muscle got a memory that don’t forget Oh oh, oh oh oh! Oh oh! Oh oh, oh oh! Oh oh! Working up Working up to it Working up Working up to it I don’t want to hear your big regret It’s not the big thing now That it seemed when you stepped off of the plane And pulled your hat so far down Whatever you wanted It wasn’t important Whatever it was I was sucking all the bubbles from A glass of champagne Floating out the window The applause was sustained I pretend that I’m flying as I fall into the trees I don’t know who you’re looking at But I hope it’s not me I don’t want to hear your big regret It’s not the big thing now That it seemed when you stepped off the ledge And out onto a cloud Whatever you wanted It wasn’t important Whatever it was
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Paper Thin 03:29
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Don’t talk to me about the heat of the moment When you can clearly see that I am on fire I may be no more than a flash in the pan But in this line of work you don’t plan to retire As excuses go I think that yours are paper thin You could paper the walls and have enough To do the whole thing again It’s always talk talk talk with you Right from the start And one more time again now With half the heart You can stand there with that look on your face And glue in your gun But you’ll never put it back together The damage is done Instead of you I’d rather just take your picture And have it hanging right there on the wall I’d get to see you hang and however hung up I would know there was no way you were going to call As excuses go I think yours are paper thin You could paper the walls and have enough To do the whole thing again It’s always blah blah blah with me But it’s right from the heart And one more time again Right from the start So you can stand there with your cheeks All full of strawberry gum But you’ll never put it back together The damage is done You can stand the with your ears All filled up with your thumbs But you’ll never put it back together The damage is done I’d like to see you waiting By the phone someday But that’s a picture postcard Sent from Better days You can stand there with that look on your face But really it’s crumbs You’ll never put it back together Not now, not now or ever There’s no fine line left to sever The damage is done
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Fight Night 04:10
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So you think that you’ve got rhythm Well, let me tell you, friend The rhythm is gonna get you Let’s just say it’s got its ways And someday You’ll try to let it go but it won’t let you It may slip your mind But it may not forget you The fingers hold no history So the future forms a fist When the battle goes by The battle goes by Without you When the battle goes by The battle goes by Without you So you think you’re under pressure I have to tell you, man, watch out! Pressure gonna drop right on you The triple crown, a wall of sound And two final countdowns A fire in the wheelhouse warms your welcome The mist still comes to visit But it’s slight and seldom The man he was a mystery Though to no one but himself When the battle goes by The battle goes by Without you When the battle goes by The battle goes by Without you No refrigerator gonna cool you down No evil empire you can lead If cooler heads were any hotter They’d get up and leave What of love and all its glories Can we accomplish so much Selling memorabilia on theboardwalk Out of the back of a truck The battle goes when the battles goes Bye The battle goes when the battles goes Bye
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Slow Dancer 03:23
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Midnight, after, Letting it all hang out there Chef says Easy now, you know No I don’t think That I do And you can see which one of us is here Talking to you Now the lady loves to dance, it’s true And she’s a slow dancer Never when you need one But she’s a slow dancer Oh she’s a fine romancer Always whispering by the seaside But she’s a slow dancer Next time I swear I’m gonna say You can’t talk to me, not quite that way First you have to say, “Now, if I may…” Well yes you may I like the lights Let’s keep them way down low Don’t want some dipstick rolling up you know It’s not that it’s just not that kind of show It’s I don’t know She’s a slow dancer Never when you need one But she’s a slow dancer Oh she’s a fine romancer Always whistling by the fireside But she’s a slow dancer Slow dancer I could do a map, but maps are overdone I’d rather scream my head off while we run For the exits Yell if you see one!
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White Wave 04:24
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There’s a mood lifter A spiritual drifter Climbing down from the sky Like a pearl from an oyster Closed off and cloistered But ready now to be all that meets the eye As the first white flower, full Shook from the blossom As the last of the black dust falls And prints the foot that climbs into the coffin Throw on your gold sneakers Let‘em see how you roll Shining in the sun If you want to play the joker It may never get old But you’ll never be done I’ll hold that ladder Right up until the last bell’s rung But I won’t be there when The white wave comes The white wave comes There’s a soul grifter With a teenage sister Crawling out a window wide With the heart of a lion Sewn up inside him They tell him, buck up, boy, but he’s Got no pride Like the first white bulb to crack A black country shadow Like the face left floating in the mirrored light Will fade twice in the afterglow Throw on your gold sneakers Let‘em see how you roll Shining in the sun If you want to play the joker It may never get old But you’ll never be done I’ll hold that ladder Right up until the last bell’s rung But I won’t be there when The white wave comes When the white wave comes
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No Word 03:27
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If I didn’t want you around You would have known it long ago An elbow on the stairs Would have sent you crashing down below Waving goodbye as you go Good news, though, coming through for you You can have a word of warning Any warning that you choose If I didn’t want to see your face I wouldn’t be looking at it anyhow A boot would find your back As you stepped out to take your bow Well, look who’s clapping now! Good news, though coming through for you You can have a word of warning Any warning that you choose But please, No names, no numbers Or approximately when And nothing too alarming To safely send No code, no slip Of paper rolled up in a pen If I’ve said it once Well then, I’ll say it again But once is one too many Any Way between friends Good news, though, coming through for you You can have a word of warning Whatever warning that you choose But still, No names, no numbers Or approximately when And nothing too alarming To safely send No code, no slip Of paper rolled up in a pen If I’ve said it once Well then, I’ll say it again Just between friends No word of warning Is ever gonna come No word of warning Is ever gonna come No word of warning No word
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Golden Child 04:56
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You used to be a golden child Head back, laughing at the lesser people Filing in the church With the swizzle stick for a steeple Chin up, kid You lasted Quite a while But no one survives Another golden child arrives Oh they won’t miss you by a mile They’ll walk right back and they’ll walk right by you Smiling all the time Like any good stranger should do Chin up, kid You lasted quite a while But no one survives Each former golden child’s decline Leaves a brighter spot Across the room on the other side So welcome to the rest of the world Not much happening here It’s just what goes on while the party’s on Nothing to see here Some day we’ll all be golden, child Stardust and that whole hereafter Filling up the hours Devoid of such disasters Chin up, kid You lasted quite a while But really no one survives And every golden child alive Will join the crowd Gathered on the other side So welcome to the rest of the world Not much happening here It’s just what goes on while the party’s on Welcome
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The Edge of An Eye 04:25
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Dear old dead days How will you return? Will you be kind to me Give a little sign to me Or pay no mind to me One step forward Two steps, nice! Now when you turn yourself around You just stab that ghost With this big silver cross And you’ll survive it, or nearly With your head turned around Never out after sundown It’s no way to live, really No, not really And so you welcome a look from the mirror And you just catch the edge of an eye But you manage to squint And arrange your semi-permanent With a face betraying no reply Major minds may have come undone But if you think you’re one I think you’re dreaming Oh oh! Once you’re gone you’re like anyone Think you’re a rising sun But you’re just burning Out Don’t need to say too much Move something that’s not been touched Kick some supernatural crutch One step backwards, Two steps, right! You’re nearly back where you belong What did you find When you went through my mind And rearranged all my knick-knacks Hey did you find my keys Were you feeling a slight squeeze Among all that bric-a-brac? Would you like a fresh Tic-Tac? So when you welcome a look from the mirror And you just catch the edge of an eye That the feeling it stirs You can look for the words And never get a letter right Major minds may have come undone But if you think you’re one I think you’re dreaming Oh oh! Once you’re gone you’re like anyone Think you’re a rising sun But you’re just burning Out Dear old Dead days

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released May 8, 2011

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