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by Ancient History

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02:34
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released 01 February 2012

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Track Name: She Gave You The Keys
tried to believe, emptied your sleeves,
and had a stiff drink on christmas eve alone.
she said she's moving home.
she gave you the keys to unlock her door,
but only while she was away.
so do what you may and say what you'll say,
but you'll never love her the way you should;
the way you thought you would.
she gave you the keys to unlock her door,
but only while she was away.
oh well, you fell for her,
so oh well, to hell with her.
Track Name: Four-Leafed
pulling out of the parking lot, blasting our ballads once again.
wish your mom drove a cadillac, because we are old, old men.
i try to remember the names of the streets,
they've fallen out of my mind, they've gone under the seats
and i'm so tired. i'm so weak.
i see your art is everywhere, on every wall of the living room.
i heard you say at the bar, "I have every scar i hoped to have."
i cannot remember when the last time was that i was in this house.
i cannot remember when the last time was that i slept on this couch,
but everything's so pretty. rest your wicked heart and be at peace.
back in new york city i'm just waiting around for the police,
but we're still four-leafed.
Track Name: Clover Honey
thought about leaving the city now that i had the cash,
and i never thought i'd do that.
they're painting over all the graffiti, they're starting from scratch
and darling, it's over at last.
how many times have you seen the sun rise from this perch?
i called it a blessing, i call it a curse
that just got worse.
now i'm locking the door and walking out of the store and i'm done
with everyone, but not with you,
not with you.
these are the moments that scare me but i'm not afraid,
they've already made a fool of me.
i woke up early
and snuck back into the building and stole a few things,
but i left behind my worried mind
and alot of time.
Track Name: Hands Are For Holding Drinks
remember when you drove off in the wrong direction and i
tried to grab the wheel? you were frozen in the flashing headlights
and should've pulled the car to the curb, but you turned it around.
said, "you don't know how easy it is for me to leave you behind."
you don't know how easy it is for me to leave you behind.
the night that we were drinking at the bar and you started to cry,
screaming, "why the hell did this happen? why did she have to die?"
is forever burned into my mind;
and i could never answer your questions, hope you know that i tried.
i could never answer your questions, hope you know that i tried.
remember when you called me on the phone totally out of the blue?
i was quite a few years and twenty-seven hundred miles from you
and i could see you in my head, in your bed, in the dark of your room.
you don't know how easy it is for me to leave you behind.
you don't know how easy it is for me to leave you behind.
Track Name: Quiet Nights In Noisy Neighborhoods
baby, something isn't right.
my head's too heavy, it's too light,
and something's going wrong.
the saddest song starts playing as i try
to hold it down.
baby, we sat in the sun.
i think you wanted me to run,
but i stayed in my chair.
take care of me and i'll take care of you
if you want me to,
but i don't think you do.
Track Name: Eskimo
i know it's been a long time, baby i know
it's been a long time coming. i've been running in the snow
like an eskimo that's always alone on a crowded ledge at a rooftop show.
the day before my birthday, darling today i saw that girl from california.
she was at parade and said, "you know, it's been a long time,"
and i said, "i know," and everything was fine.
all that i remember, all that i can recall
is thinking there is no way i will ever forget but i will.
i still had to pay to stay in a hotel room when i flew to LA.
we are in bed again darling, once again in the bed,
i read somewhere that there was something that could clear my head.
i missed a shot to swim with the dead, and i forgot what she said,
well, i wish that i had met you any moment before i fell the linoleum floor
of the grocery store.
i know it's been a long time, baby i know
it's been long time coming. i've been running in the snow
like an eskimo looking for somewhere to go
where he can sing at the top of his lungs and no one will know.
you are on the ice and i'm buried below.
baby, i'm the ice and you're the falling snow.
Track Name: The Courtyard At Midnite
dirty condoms on the side
of the bed, the glass of wine
dances in the yellow light,
but honey, it's tainted.
standing by the windows
slowly putting on your clothes.
that's how it goes in this
picture i've painted.
please don't take this one away this time,
please don't take this one away.
smoke is spreading out despite
the tiny room, and this feels like
the courtyard at midnite
now that i'm wasted.
Track Name: At The Rose Hotel
remember when you woke up early and i carried your bags on the train?
you were flying out of newark and caught your 7:30 shuttle
out on 14th street, it's bittersweet. it's everything i asked for now.
you're everything i asked for now.
and you said, "goddamn," and that's the only word i could understand.
oh man, i swore that i'd never let it get this bad.
let's just walk around with our fingers crossed.
let's just walk around until we get lost.
sleeping at the rose hotel and the castle finally fell into the sea,
and from the window of the rose hotel
i took a picture of the cliff where it used to be.
don't you remember lying next to me, below the window, smoking cigarettes?
your eyes are red, my body's dead, and you're as beautiful as you've ever been.
i said, "goddamn" and that's the only word you could understand.
oh man, i swore that i'd never let it get this bad.
i'll be missing getting high with you.
Track Name: Subway Dream
on a train, i'm across from eli.
katie's standing near the window,
but not looking out at the buildings.
eli is reading advertisements.
i ask him where we're going and he shrugs.
says, "it doesn't matter very much."
dan used to live on varet.
he don't seem to recognize me.
as the train pulls into the station
katie looks up. she's leaving.
i ask her where she's going and she shrugs.
says, "it doesn't matter very much."
i wake up and the window's open,
diesel trucks are blowing like the wind.
Track Name: I Know It's Late
won't you please take the lights out of the trees?
take the lights out of the trees.
the kid could talk, he was good to go until he became a cop.
he was good to go until he became a cop
and i know it's late.
you say you know i can't let go
but don't be so sure that you know me now.
Track Name: Oh Yeah
he told me that tara had a kid,
had it with an older man
and got divorced.
"are you happy that you dodged that bullet?"
i said, "of course.
oh yeah."
i thought of her body and pale skin.
i thought of the drugs we did
and felt nothing at all.
blood spills in every room and then you
paint the walls.
oh yeah.
then, of course, i thought of you
because that is what i do,
and i had to laugh,
but it's only funny if you take
a few steps back.
oh yeah.