1. |
Here Goes Nothing
04:49
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here goes nothin, here's lookin at you
it's a barroom night, oh yeah, I know what to do
I think I saw my courage at the end of my cup
so here goes nothin baby bottoms up, alright
there goes nothin, if I got the guts,
you can catch me in the bathroom
where I'm spewin em up
but it's not enough to make me sober
practicin my speech over and over:
"I know it's been so long,
and we both got something goin on,
yes and maybe I already blew it
but it you're feelin what I'm feelin
then that's all there is to it babay"
here comes nothin, now I'm crossin the room
every step closer to certain doom
every eye on me can't make me stay
here goes nothin, I got somethin to say:
"I know it's been so long,
and we both got plenty goin on,
yes and maybe I already blew it
but you're feelin what I'm feelin
and that's all there is to it
so come on... I forget the rest
now don't freak out, but I'm downright obsessed
and who cares if those mothers talk
it's you and me baby now let's take a walk right now"
Ashley, Devin, & Stew - gang vocals
Charlie - wailing solo (3rd verse)
Jake - guitars, drums, bass, vocals, harmonica, ebow
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baby's got breath like a peppermint ciggy
brushin with death but it's really no biggie
anyway she's gonna get herself together
she's takin the car and nevermind the weather
there's big fun tonight hosted by local heroes
she'll start at out ten but soon end up at zero
cause these things happen, oh yes they do
ya know these things happen
but that'll never happen to you
all decked out in black like a mournin mother
she wrecked me outta whack without warnin brother
she's not exactly proud of the things she's doin
there's something on her mind that she's just got to ruin
she finds a breeze to shoot or maybe something better
prick her ears up cute and she's a real go-getter
but these things happen, oh yeah they do
ya know these things happen
but they probably won't happen to you... yeah right
now the time has come to make a big decision
then again it's just another small incision
they used to embrace, now they only squeeze her
judgin from her face, that don't exactly displease her
runnin down her chin, that's just a little bit of sound now
"further up and in" doesn't seem too profound now
cuz these things happen, oh yeah they do
ya know these things happen
cuz now they're happening to you
baby these things happen
baby you know they do
you know these things happen baby
because baby these things are happening to you
Devarini - tambourini
Stewbie - rhythm guitar & wah wah outro solo
Gnarly Charlie - gnarly guitar leads (pre-verse & post-chorus)
Jakester - drums, bass, vocals, guitars (lead flourishes on chorus & non-wah outro solo)
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3. |
Dreams Won't Do
03:20
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there's one thing that my dreams won't do
and it's c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-come true
you can meet me on the bus
livin in my city ain't so dangerous
I always kinda thought you might be one of us
and I don't mean to cause no fuss
but I got these hands, they're dyin to
r-r-r-reach out and t-t-t-touch you
we're together all the time
sure thing, baby, you're a friend of mine
and just like me, you're always doin fine
fine, I wish I had another line
there's one thing that my heart might do
and it's b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-break in two, right now
I know you hear the rain
I know you smell the fallin leaves
and you're out there lookin up at the midnight sky
but somehow I just can't believe
so I look you up, and you stare me down
I can't make a muscle or move a sound
any time I travel in my teenage town
you tiptoe over me in my stomping grounds
sure, I'm not the best, maybe not the worst...
I never came in last, and I won't go out first
that's a situation that can't be reversed
and like the star I'm under, you won't see me burst
there's just one thing I've gotta do
and that's la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-love you
but I never will
it's just a stupid dream, but I live there still
no matter how much booze or blood I spill
that's the one thing I'll never kill, but still
if there's one thing that my dreams won't do
ya know it's c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-come true
Stewie - treated electric guitar sample (outro)
Charlie - lead guitars (first bridge & ping pong outro)
Jakey - vocals, bass, drums, rhythm guitars, anime theme song lead guitars & outro solo, ebow
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4. |
Too Much Blues
06:13
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Love, you're out of place again
you haven't seen that face, you can't remember when
when suddenly, as if on cue,
those searchlight eyes are fixed on you
then you taste it stinging you
some distant scene you've been clinging to
too much blues will never be enough for you
now in despair and disrepair
go on ditch that party for the midnight air
floating down familiar streets
you only get so far on your hands and feet
but you're only headed for the very next block
you got one move to make, and you don't have to talk
too much blues will never be enough for you
Love, you always have a real bad time,
even when you're having a good time
Love, you always have a damn good time
especially when you're having a bad time
Love, your eyes are yellowing
your broken heart is bellowing
the sky is growing pale again
soon be setting sail again
still desperately clinging to
that memory you're still singing to
too much blues will never be enough for you
Devin - beatific backups & super snaps
Charles - sultry sax, misty melodica, imperceptible flute
Stew - ethereal electric guitar embellishments
Ashley Dove - one woman electric cello section
Jake - vocals, tin whistles, rhythm guitars (acoustic & electric), drumkit, bass guitar, keyboards (pretend piano & opulent organ)
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5. |
One Thing After Another
04:40
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there's so little time
I wish there was a little more love inside
and I corrupted my eyes
just so I could rinse em in the planet tide
who's my fellow man,
where's good will, what's helping hand
rain falls on the sand
every now and then, but only when it can
one thing after another
but I don't wanna talk about, no no no
and if you make me talk about it
this is what you're gonna get
we don't have to talk about it
and that's okay
because if we talk about it
I know you're just gonna say
one thing after another
I saw something today
a little blue and yellow in that wall of gray
but it always goes away
and nothing I can do will ever make it stay
oh yeah, she's my only hope
so I can walk around like a fuckin dope
and still hold my head high
brushin up against that silver sky
but we ain't gonna talk about that
no fuckin way
because if we talk about that
I know what you're gonna say
oh you got a father, oh you got a mother,
oh you got a sister, oh you got a brother,
oh you got a love you're tryin not to smother
but it's always one thing after another
Chuck Taylor - talkative talkbox
Dr. Jakenstein - drums, bass, guitars, lead & backup vocals, glockenspiel (AKA orchestra bells, we prefer to say glockenspiel)
and featuring gang vox by the Walnut Hills Community Choir (Stew, Josh, Devin, & Ryan)
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you'll never go back to from where you came
all those years ago
and why don't go when you easily could
nobody knows
and you're never gonna hear that voice again
you treasured so well
last words etched upon your brow
but you'll never tell... oh well
you're never gonna spend the night so fine
though you spent so much
it's all there within your reach
but so far out of touch
and you'll never look into those eyes
nor whisper in that ear
though they're not too distant now
they're surely not here... oh dear
you'll never go back to from where you came
all those years ago
why you don't go when you easily could
I guess we'll never know... oh no
Dev - wordless falsetto backup voice (verse)
Matthew Stewart, Esq. - rhythm guitar & tasty wah wah lead guitars
Jake - drums, bass, rhythm guitar, glockenspiel, vocals (wordless falsetto on intro & outro)
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7. |
There I Was
02:00
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(there I was) I saw you at the dance
(there I was) I though I caught a glance
(there I was) soaked in nervous sweat
(there I was) mark, ready, set... GO
(there I was) I saw you in the night
(there I was) I could've done it right
(there I was) I would've done it but
(there I was) I didn't have the guts
my dream was almost coming true
but I blew it, and I knew it
(there I was) all eyes up to the ledge
(there I was) I'm standing on the edge
(there I was) but I turned chicken
(there I was) and now I'm still kickin
my dream was almost coming true
and I knew it
there I was... and now here I am
Devin, Luke, AD - backup vox
Stew - rhythm guitar & backup vox
Lil Jakey - drums, bass, lead & rhythm guitars, vocals
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8. |
2 Much Blooze
05:41
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too much blues when you're old and gray
too much blues when you're young and gay
too much blues when ya bite your lip
too much blues, go on, take a little sip
oh you know it's true
too much blues will never be enough for you
too much blues on your window sill
too much blues at the bottom of the hill
too much blues on a boisterous night
too much blues under city lights
ya best believe it's true
too much blues will never be enough for you
too much blues when you're up a tree
too much blues when you're out to sea
too much blues hang you out to dry
too much blues no matter how hard you try
too much blues when you speak on the phone
too much blues when you're swingin alone
too much blues in the faces you know
too much blues any place that you go
too much blues on a midnight clear
too much blues, hang a chandelier
too much blues blow around your door
too much blues, and ya still want more
too much blues gotcha starin out in space
too much blues, now they're runnin down your face
too much blues, they're haunting all your dreams
too much blues, crueler even than it seems
oh ya know it's true
too much blues won't be enough for you
it's too much
Devin - drums & backup vox & gang vox
Paul - the bass guitar
Stew - lead & rhythm guitars & gang vox
Chuckles - rhythm guitar & gang vox
Jake - lead, backup, & gang vox
Ryan - gang vox
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9. |
Secret Heart
02:35
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secret heart, oh secret heart
I can't see you
but I hope we're not far apart
secret heart, oh little secret heart
I know you're there, but I can't find you, it's too hard
you slip away so lithely
you hover and you hide from me
I can't hold it against you,
if only you'd spare a few
moments in time
and I'm right here
waiting
secret heart, come on baby secret heart
oh you must be close, I can feel it, I can feel it
and if I ever find you, hope I like what I find
I never knew no secret heart to shelter a secret mind
for moments in time, and I'm right here
waiting for you, secret heart
oh secret heart, oh I can't see you
but I hope we're not far apart
Dev - drums
Stew - rhythm guitar
Char - rhythm & lead guitars
Paul - bass
Jake - vocals
Dove - backup vocals
claps & anthemic sports stadium vocals by the Walnut Hills Community Choir (in this case consisting of Josh, Stew, & Devin)
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