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The Answer

by Broke City

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Insomnia 03:08
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So here we go the rounds again Holding my breath, I'm counting one to ten False witnesses sport their sickness They don't care, don't mind their business Don't let them change your mind I'll keep my anger to myself Don't save your social life for someone else I'm reading headlines on the ceiling On couches following a dream What if this don't mean anything? Sometimes the dirty work just keeps us breathing I've said that there's no answer Still getting nowhere faster I won't let them change my mind It's all in here Insomnia
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Give Me A Moment 03:15
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I'm praying and saying goodbye to the city And hoping to god that you'll miss me Don't see things quite like I did back when I was a kid So this means... The moonbeams are playing a part in my movie I can't quite explain, so excuse me While I figure out what I'm talking about So loosely It's not far away I'm not far away Just give me a moment I swear you won't miss it The days won't last forever Just say that you'll do it My flirting is playing defense for the wrong team I'm taking my time and losing steam Getting carried away but I'm hoping you'll stay Through the spring We're losing our minds and it seems that we're choosing The lives that we'll play out on the screen By hours and minutes and seconds, the moments Improving I'm finding out with these sounds Fumbling for the words But does it do any good? I'm weighing pros(e) and their (they're) cons But the gods aren't what they say What do I care anyway?
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The Pill 03:19
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He took a chance on them And he's wondering where she's been Why are they asking all the wrong questions again? Hard times when names are dropped And they can't stop what he's got No easy answers for him this time Saint Mark, Saint Peter, Saint Paul They want your money, honey, give them it all She's crying in her sleep And her tears are all she keeps Why are they asking all the wrong questions again? You've paid your penitence Why won't they accept that? Be careful what you ask for next time Saint Mark, Saint Peter, Saint Paul They want your money, honey, give them it all Tell me, tell me, tell me so Tell me, tell me, tell me no So soon we'll see What sets us free And are we braver at all? Sometimes I find the pill gets hard to swallow
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Trainstops and Holidays 03:12
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(Make it stop What you started up baby Can't make it stop What you started up baby) After 2am we meet She is saving me a seat Next to her on the rocks It's where her night had started Don't wait for the pink She's so careful what she eats And she is sure to purge it up Don't end up where you started Trainstops and holidays But still the rain drops day after day When will you listen boy? Her mind won't play that game I smile, she smiles at me Tells me I'm all that she sees Just don't give her what she wants Don't ask her what she needs But still you're waiting for the pink And it won't happen how you think Yes you've given her enough Don't end up where you started Don't think just 'cause you meet You should grovel at her feet She will be sure to eat it up Be careful what you start and what you want But you can't get enough She just won't give it up So you give her your love You give her your love You're the one who's playing with fire, baby
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Bombs Away 03:05
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Don't look for yesterday I call 'em as I see 'em A test for what I'll say My words can't tell you Bombs away I'm glad you stayed once more The games we play get in the way for sure When you look at me that way Just wanna lock you in my closet And keep you there for days My god, you'll think I've lost it Just for now I'll take this One moment at a time This moment I'll say Bombs away I'm glad you stayed once more The games we play get in the way for sure The time passes by me so quickly My body's black and blue where you bit me Bombs away I'm glad you stayed once more
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Desperate Measures 03:19
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I'm lost again inside your head I can't see what's wrong with me again Crazy times call for desperate measures My reckless mind changes with the weather And we don't waste our time together You'd stay away if you knew me better Where true lies meet blind eyes And the blue skies are fading faster I taste the pills and I feel the liquor If it's my time, god would take me quicker I watch for days and I watch forever I'm wasting mine, watch me make you sicker Where true lies meet blind eyes And the blue skies are fading faster My hope dies as the time flies Still I can't find what I'm chasing after
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Call You Mine (Tonight) 02:36
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I don't want to call you later I don't want to call you tonight I don't want to call on you tomorrow I just want to call you mine I don't want to hold like this for hours I don't want to hold onto the fight I'm sick of holding on to expectations But I just want to hold you tonight So much for finding what I'm looking for In the consequences locked up in my past Have you really found something worth waiting for? If you've got something to say just make it last It's hard enough to get used to the lonely And I'm still trying hard to make it right I'm not much for playing games, I'm sorry I just want to love you tonight I just want to call you mine
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Save It For Your Boyfriend 02:45
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It's much too late for "I'm sorry's" Our best intentions hit the ground Before you take me to the gallows Please eat your words then spit them out Just save it for your boyfriend You know I'd never do you wrong like that And if it wasn't for your boyfriend You'd be more than a weekend one night stand There's still blood stains on my pillow Just don't tease me kiss me now Pardon me, I stand corrected Before you fuck me, throw me down It's changing now, all the colors are faded You chase me out here, it's cold and I'm wasted Don't get hysterical now
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Man of the Year 02:33
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I can't wait till you see What'll become of me Perfect living for free I can't wait till you see Why didn't you tell me? And why wouldn't I care? I know the world can't stop While I'm out winning man of the year I'm winning man of the year I thought I gave it enough Long stem roses and such But times have changed just as much I thought I gave it enough Love is never enough It's not enough
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Where I Stand 02:45
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Street lights go by way too fast You're the reason I put her in my past And I think "where did I put my drink?" I look at you and wink But still I can't put it together My final fear is waiting here It didn't come here alone And where I stand May not be where I planned But it's where I call home Don't move, help is on the way It's much too easy to drink down all the pain And I speak too quickly now I'm weak I'm trembling and my feet Don't seem to work so well together Don't look now but here they come The lights are flashing and there's nowhere to run And I think "how did I get this deep?" I'm standing on the brink But I don't think I'll stand the weather And I drink too heavy And I think "why should I stay and speak?" But in my mind I'm feeling better
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Five Hundred Promises 03:14
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The taste of guilty on my breath So many nights I never slept And I'll waste one more, but not quite yet 'Cause it's in my hands For what it's worth I'll make the same mistakes And not regret the places I've been The stink of beauty that you left Five hundred promises never kept And if I died right now, I know you'd hurt right back It won't put the flowers back in her hands For what it's worth I'll make the same mistakes And not regret the places I've been From far away, it seems I've missed something Why oh why would I Be the sparkle in your eyes? Five hundred promises
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At the Bottom 02:49
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This place won't change at all It keeps my shoulders down from standing tall If chance is all I lack I'm never coming back From the bottom Dear Mom and Dad- are you proud? True it's been some time since I've seen solid ground They've made me everything you're not But here I sit and rot At the bottom I lick my wounds once more Remind me what it is we're fighting for If peace is all we need I'll take my hate and greed To the bottom What is this that I've found? I'll give my flesh pound for pound A house that's made of rock Won't turn out just how I thought At the bottom
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My Sweet 03:43
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Dreadful Sunday And you were there to numb my brain I didn't think that there was no way I swore that you could feel my pain Don't run out on me now I can't replace you now it's too late I didn't think you'd go away But now it's time to alleviate You swore you'd never go away Now it's too late Sweet on dry lips No more I get Was my secret Now it's wasted

credits

released June 16, 2007

Joel Pack: Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bells, Toys
David Briggs: Bass, Harmonies
The Rob: Drums, Harmonies, Toys
Brian Patchett: Guitar, Harmonies


All songs written by Joel Pack, (C)2006 Joelfingers Music (BMI)
Produced under license from Maverick Recording Company

Produced by Branden Steineckert with Broke City
Engineered by Allan Hessler
Mixed by Allan Hessler and Branded Steineckert
Additional Engeering by Mark Blewitt

Mandie Abegg sings on "My Sweet"
Ryan Palmer played trombone on "At The Bottom"
String arrangement on "Call You Mine (Tonight)" by John Hancock

Artwork by Nat Damm, www.dammdammdammdesign.com

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