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Cop Car Illusions
05:09
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I was on my way to school, when I spotted you from afar
Trying to dodge the fools, who just parked their cars
I’d been thinking about this outfit
While I made up my school kit
My vest is my torso, I never suit up
The thread of my headphones, dangling under my crotch
I mustered all my courage, lit up my cigarette
Floating on the urge, to have a real life chat
With you the girl that I love, although you kicked and shoved
Me deeper in the well, but I’m anticipating facts
You were smoking yourself
Had to put off your earphones, ‘cause there was your Facebook friend
A sober time bomb
But I gave it my best shot
Back then you were smiling
But then your look began to sour, coming on my socializing
I wasn’t ready for this, we stood in the corridor
And I asked you to smoke a cig, instead of answering yeah sure
You said you were waiting for your friend, I said ok and went outside
And there I stood with my cigarette, didn’t know what to expect
All of a sudden you popped up, a long way further
You took a walk around the block; did you do that on purpose?
Or was it just bad luck, I could have kicked myself
My social skills may suck, but I might as well
Talk to a brick wall, the memories I recall
Are basking in the sunlight, you heft a sigh
When you got wind of me, your mind was on economics
But I seized the opportunity, and that’s what you expect from me
So I started a chat
How can I convince myself, that you’re a no-go?
Think of my own health, chances are only so-so
I can’t afford to ignore, you, you were “slightly bored”
Before I knew where I was, you reached for your last resort
And turned to my homie
With smalltalk and baloney
Because I left a few gaps
I’m having cop car illusions, and you hung down your head
Slowly passing me by, in my back I feel the threat
With a broken rear light, I’m an easy target
Hallucinations of your presence, make me tend to forget
I’m as blind as a bat; the sirens aren’t on the track
I thought I had my blue lights, but there’s a second van ahead
I thought you slung your hook, when I was lingering on
I gathered from your look, you couldn’t wait to get home
Hiding in your earphones
Trying to pass unnoticed, or rather sneak away
I clenched my fist; I really wanted you to stay
Against your will you came
And asked how my exam was
Always being fair and square
It began to down upon me, it came to nothing there
I shattered your illusion, the day after the fair
I realized I lost the game, I can’t accept that I failed
I know I should have been engaged
In economics instead, of letting you turn my head
That’s how it’s done, there’s occasion to be sad
But keep your problems to yourself, or else you’ll drag her down
You’ll get nowhere with that frown
I was afraid to loose you
Before we even met
CHORUS
A few weeks went by, and I tried to forget
Your deep brown eyes, but I’m afraid it went
From bad to worse instead
There was no way back
The patience I lack
Plus the undisputed fact
I’d never see you again
After I had my results, made me rush my fences
I always fuck it up, by asking Facebook questions
That didn’t please you
And you made it clear too; you were in the front rank
Noticed all of your friends, but I didn’t see you
When I saw for myself
All the re-exams
I had to take again, I was completely dazed
It didn’t seem to affect, your ever smiling face
You frolicked past me, and ignored my gaze
You were fake happy, so you wouldn’t lose face
I really didn’t know, what was happening to me
I gave away the show, in all honesty
Later I found out, you had re-exams yourself
About as many as I had, seven as a fact
I guess I don’t like your kind, let’s just leave it at that
CHORUS
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2. |
Infatuated
03:31
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To live for the weekend, and Monday be downhearted
A hopeless dead end, that’s how this week started
I’m the drunk among my friends - the booze got me retarded
This is top-class sport, but I’ve never been rewarded
I’m dry until Friday, and then I bike to the pub
I don’t want to be delayed, because sober friends might ask what’s up
I drink two beers and wait, for people to show up
Light-headed I’m safe, although I don’t perceive it
Because I’m too far gone, I was shitfaced all along
You need a few achievements
Like a psychedelic band, you have nothing to my grieving
I know you prefer men, but can you please explain the meaning
Without a deck and cigarettes, this is as good as it gets
Five or six trappists, got me don’t know how to act
I start to speak the truth, when I’m trying to attract
No less a person than you, not really my trump card
I feel like just any fool, who’s trying not to take heart
To seduce a girl like you, I just want us to be cool
Wrote my findings on a beermat, because walls have ears
Had to make it disappear
This coming to light, is one of my biggest fears
I crumpled it up in my hand
And hoped the ink would run out, by my abundant sweat
What an idea to stash, it in a defective urinal
This isn’t The Godfather, with once more a funeral
Better go to the bother, of returning to the crime scene
Before they fix the toilet, and the bar tender will spoil it
My conscience bothers me, when I’m drunk with the beer
This explains all the apologies - I always make good cheer
But the day after I regret, all the things I’ve said
To you my Royal Hotness, one day I’ll break my head
If I go on like this, but the booze is all I have
And I will always find the cash, to get my brain sedated
I’m a man of blood and flesh, and you got me infatuated
Yesterday I've been drinking; I'm getting the hang of this
I got to stop thinking, in Facebook statuses
Going out in disguise, sounds like a good idea
Because all the local guys, know awkward things about me
I'm institutionalized, a change of environment
Is strongly advised, the bar isn’t my horizon
Nowadays I wake up, with as good as nothing
No girlfriend, no job, I'm trying to think up something
When I get up in the morning, I got to find shelter
Because parents are patrolling
They show up without a warning
Sniffing at my door, like a beat up horse
Fits of paranoia, in my own house
I feel like a stowaway, on a ship at sea
That's pretty far away, from mooring in a quiet bay
The only difference is, that I don't see the world
I only see the sky, and the clouds that uncurl
Not a day goes by, that I don't think of this girl
Have to rely on myself, and the sails I unfurl
The pain in my neck, is probably going to last
If I don't find a job fast, I'll remain a hotel guest
Who never pays his rent
To live in a golden cage, that isn't rageproof
My whole life takes place, under this roof
Trying not to lose, my mind and go apeshit
Looking everywhere for booze, but the bottles I hit
Carry past dates, an alcoholic wouldn’t fit
Here for one single day
But still my parents call me names
I bet you don’t know what I mean, because you’re one of the happy ones
Born where the grass is green, you don’t have to pull stunts
To be happy on the scene, you don’t resort to blunts
I have horrible dreams, because I always wake up
Please get out of my head; I don’t want to get stuck
In the moments we shared, I always have bad luck
There’s a lot on my mind, you can tell by my frown
But I really need a margin, to wear the pain down
If you ask me, being in love is overrated
If you rely on how I feel, I wish I were infatuated
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3. |
Attempted Love
02:14
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Saturday was Judgement Day
So I was neatly shaved
I had been planning this all week, like a last crusade
Trying not to be afraid
Should have considered my fate
Love is always late
Can’t afford myself to wait
It was definitely not a date
It just had been a while, since we had a live debate
About all kinds of music styles, to be precise the ones we hate
We don’t seem to get along
Why is this feeling so strong?
Because I did you no wrong, I didn’t stand a chance
Don’t feel like writing another song, I’m just trying to understand
Where it came to nothing, and the features you demand
Indulging in drink, wasn’t according to plan
But your ex got in my way
He didn’t want me to stay
I was one too many, so I crossed the marketplace
Although dead drunk I fail, the answer isn’t booze
Realized it too late, told you that I fancy you
With a lot on my plate, you must have noticed that too
You appeared out of the blue
Yes Sweetheart Like You, sounds like a business call
Of course you turned me down, and nobody broke my fall
I swallowed all my pride
And by fits and starts, just let it all slide
The compliments I fired, did not convince you
Please bear in mind, that I don’t intend to
Show you in a bad light, I know getting over you
Is sure going to take a while
When I close my eyes
I replay that night, although it was pitch-dark
You were in the spotlight
I linger on in the past
I remember you forget
More than anything else
I still want us to be friends
But you got to give me time; it’s hard to accept
That I misread the signs, and failed my last attempt
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Accountants
03:11
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I tried to cheer myself up, at the end of the alley
I looked out for the cops, when I was pissing in the valley
Called college town Ghent, I forgot how to talk
When I clammed up in the end, I could do with a walk
The show-off ‘ll soon grow old, but he had their attention
The hard-core shows bored, and I was cooped up in the mansions
The rain rolled on the roof, I used to wander around
Until I ran across you, I passed you without sound
I nearly died with fright
The minute you arrived
You could not possibly know, you were sniffing at my shawl
You didn’t go out of doors, although you took the call
Maybe I’m too blame, but I mistook you for the nightfall
Is it impossible to love you, ‘cause I don’t know you?
I cannot move mountains, we still talk like accountants
Can’t even pretend that I miss you
But at the same time, you know I really do
The light changed to red, as I caught sight of you
A smile under your beret, and I kept my cool
When we went upstairs, I almost broke of the rails
You shook your hair, in a fair way to fail
We made a tour of the library
And I stood you a cup of tea
I walked along to your school, overpowered by grief
And I had not a clue, why my eyes filled with tears
I spotted you on the platform, where we catch the same train
I know you mean no harm; maybe you were off your game
Because you didn’t catch my eye
My mobile phone asked you why, so you gave me a ring
You went crazy ‘bout your boyfriend, but the news still stings
I don’t have the case in hand
You never call on request; I heard your voice in my ear
My heart was pounding in my chest, you offered your apologies
And proposed to roam the town, but it never gets done
Because you are not around, when I’m walking in the sun
CHORUS
When you suddenly turned up, I felt your hand on my shoulder
I was drinking in our pub, and I felt older and older
You were talking to your friends, but I’d had my chips
You alarmed me at a glance, as if I made a slip
I emptied my bladder, but when I went down the stairs
And struggled through the chatter, I ran into empty chairs
Do I need your permission, to have a chat?
Isn’t that a bit ambitious, for a filthy rat
I wished you pleasant roadhouses, and fine winter days
The gaps in my trousers, did not distort your face
You left without leaving word, you do not realise
How much it hurts, to spot you dancing with guys
On a chair into the background, you almost stumbled over me
Yelling at your crowd, and I could hardly believe
You hit the door without goodbye; I gave you my last demo
But didn’t notice the guy, my sympathy ran low
When you said goodbye to the mates, but missed me out
I slowly faded away, because I had no doubt
That you ignored me on purpose, I ended up in the brook
And to make matters worse, you don’t let me off the hook
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Shopping Trolley
01:58
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The last day of July, I woke up at twelve I guess
I threw a party that night, and my house was a mess
That also applied, to the contents of my head
But I was feeling all right, ‘cause the party was fat
I went downstairs, shit a homie slept
In my brother’s bed
Later we sat in the garden, with a common hangover
I heard a sound quite alarming, no shopper with a Range Rover
But a shopping trolley on the drive, pushed by a big guy
Who seemed to be my boss, the trolley was total loss
Because we stoked a fire in it, yesterday evening
Not until then, I remembered everything
About the gangster party, and the beer we bought
In his supermarket, it wasn’t my fault
I was just too lazy, to bring the trolley back
I thought he could miss one trolley, so we burned it for lack
Of a suitable alternative, for a pleasant campfire
We went skating in it, I didn’t notice the guy
Who was actually my neighbour
He stood at his door, and I thought about it later
My neighbour was our witness
And the motherfucker snitched us
This may sound rather funny, but the results are not
My boss blamed me ‘cause he knew me, from my holiday job
He threatened a call, to the cops if I did not
Show up within an hour
No time to take a shower
I looked for some clothes, and ran to the supermarket
On sight I froze, I thought they didn’t call the cops yet
But they were on their way, that’s what the big boss said
Hard to keep their word, when two men are bent
On emptying my pockets, like I launched a fucking rocket
In that shopping trolley, I almost lost all the money
That I earned in the supermarket, as a holiday worker
That balding jerker
Claimed damages from me
350 dollars, my dad said I was crazy
To pay so much money, for one stupid trolley
I guess you think it’s my own fault, but I didn’t know the impact
I couldn’t keep hold, on my feelings of revenge
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