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Happy Ending
03:13
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we're getting taller. this was not the plan
I'm 6 months older and I'm feeling bad now
porkchop siting told her I'm a man
since it happened I could be a dad
We thought we'd celebrate a happy ending
satisfy the moment that we had
A nickel's worth a hundred guys like you
too many pieces broken can't see truth
the time is now to fix him, what to do?
just take a whiskey and your nickel too
We thought we'd celebrate a happy ending
satisfy the moments that we had
What would it take for a person to lose their mind?
A crappy father figure, why's he mad?
I didn't do it but I wish I had
the melting sirens drive me to the sand
I'd build a castle there for dear old Dad
We thought we'd celebrate a happy ending
satisfy the moments that we had
What would it take for a person to lose their mind?
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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2. |
We Gotta Break Up
03:24
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we gotta break-up
if we try any harder our hearts will explode
in every direction
towards the land of the free hopefully
it can't matter anymore
why are we still keeping score
I gotta wake up
I've been asleep but I can't dream peacefully
we've been hurling conviction
at eachother like a pillow
that falls on the floor
in a useless heap
of intelligent noise
that you cannot keep
but you don't wanna throw away
cause it's just too deep
and you might drown
in your big deal self
that's turned to brown
it can't matter anymore
why are we still keeping score
We'll never make up
just crashing to each other gracefully
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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3. |
Beach Bum
03:58
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BEACH BUM
Teddy Kumpel
Eat a hot dog at 10 in the morning
and wash it down with a beer
Get your flippers and snorkel together
'cause you heard that the water is clear
Ripped up cut offs that hang so low
on your butt down past your knees
and the flip flops you wore in college
that saved you from a toe disease
It's your season to sit on the beach
and smoke a big spleef in the sun
You can watch all the jet ski lovers
as they pass by you and your gun
Then a storm comes and wipes out your day
and you're so scared to leave
that you make believe
it's not there
you don't care
and your Mama will send them all out looking
to find out where you are
She'll assume that you're dead and buried
in a ditch or under a car
But you'd rather ignore the monsoon
and pretend it's a beautiful day
And your buddies can all think you're crazy
but they won't have nothing to say
Take the time to explain all your choices
it's a waste of your energy
they're all with you in spite of your
angry young mindless activity
your mind less activity
you and your gun, smoking in the sun
you and your mindless brain have won
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oh, Mommy's got a bi-polar disorder
at least that's what the doctors all say
she says she doesn't feel sick
let's find out what makes her tick
she might be having more fun than you and me
Don't let Mommy be so masochistic
tell her she's the nicest mom there is
she spent a little time on the funny farm
needs you to tell her that she's not all wrong
please don't let your mother hate herself no more, cause
Don't let Mommy think that she's too sensitive
feeling isn't such a bad thing, after all
if you're with someone who'll wish you well
and you're not in that kind of hell
where you're the only one who wants to give
don't let Mommy think that she's a weirdo
expression is not such a dangerous thing
she'll be with you wherever you go
doesn't matter if you're high or low
depression might just not let her sing, cause
Mommy would never do anything to harm you
she only wants you to feel as much as her
so you can express yourself
please do not repress yourself
cause then you'll end up just like dear old DAD
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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5. |
Friendly
04:16
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you're the lady with the wire rim glasses next door to me
always in a hurry going to your classes in embroidery
I say hi, I get no response
I say goodbye cant think to myself that you're
Friendly, you never smile
Friendly, lets talk a while so
Friendly, I dont know why
you're so friendly today
youre the man with the perpetual tan, I knew your name
you make a lot of garbage get your coffee at starbucks
a skim latte
I say hi, youre under your breath
I say goodbye cant think to myself that you're
Friendly, you dont even try to be
Friendly, is your life so dry so
Friendly, I dont know why
youre so friendly today
youre the girl who got a pet squirrel and a naval ring
you got a guitar so you could be a big star
now youre learning to sing
I say hi, you look at the wall
I say goodbye, cant think to myself
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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6. |
Get Out Of My Way
04:14
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I analyze it feels good
to pick everything apart
I'm taking notes that I'll never read
til I'm rotting in the dirt
you might think I'm anal retentive
you might think I'm a super psychotic
you might think I need a stronger prescription
but I like what I do
so get out of my way
I Like what I do I don't care what you say
I like what I do
so get out of my way
I'm a pedal-phile cuz my crybaby
was under my foot by 5
and my soldering iron is always fired up
just in case I notice a short
you might think I'm a bubble headed weirdo
you might think I'm a marijuana-holic
you might think I need a slap in the face
but I like what I do
so get out of my way
I Like what I do I don't care what you say
I like what I do
so get out of my way
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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7. |
If You Could be Atlas
05:21
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if you could be wise enough to help me understand
my brain is in it's own way
let's fill it up with sand
if we could cooperate
count the coins in the pan
your secretary's legs
would be my helping hand
a feminist, a socialite
you'll carry all the grace
of a soft silk bra that you would dangle in my face
If you could be Atlas and I could be the world
you could hold me up and I could spin
and you would do for me
what I would do for you
if I had the time
till the end we'd keep our love
in a bottle by your purse
your lips would be my nirvana
you could thrill me to no end, my dear
you got a certain style
of letting me think that I'm in charge
when you're the boss all the while
you could make sure everything's alright
you'd know me so damn well
you'd kill me if I left you
and my lies would all go stale
the softest skin surrounds your hair
you'd fool me till I die
I'd think that I'm a Sultan on a carpet in the sky
If you could be Atlas and I could be the world
you could hold me up and I could spin
and you would do for me
what I would do for you
if I had the time
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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8. |
I Can See Your Ghost
05:29
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I imagine your flesh still fresh on my skin
hiding under our blanket glowing through the cracks
the peanut butter spoon that our bodies cradled
between our hips, around your lips
I'm sleeping on our silky tracks
I can see your ghost stripping to Zeppelin
and I'd cut off my left arm to have you back again
I can see your ghost stripping to Zeppelin
and I'd give up sex forever
If you weren't coming back to me
Toungues loving licking through the scars
into souls touching in the dark
your burnt hand looking at me through the fire
seeds sucking, spitting red stars
you ask me not to stare at you now, but
I can see your ghost stripping to Zeppelin
and I'd cut off my left arm to have you back again
I can see your ghost stripping to Zeppelin
and I'd give up sex forever
If you weren't coming back to me
can I pick you up to where we once left off
bring your big white shoes
cause we got so much more stripping to do
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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9. |
We're Too Loud
06:31
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If you can't hear
the noise that we make
then listen
the sound we hope
your eardrums will not break
WE KNOW YOU THINK WE'RE TOO LOUD
WE DO IT SO YOU'LL SAY "WOW!"
what makes you think
we care what you say
about us
we only KNOW
it HAS TO BE THIS WAY
YOU MUST THINK WE ARE SO PROUD
TO BE IN FRONT OF A CROWD
we hope you learn
to sing all our songs
without us
cause then you won't
think that we're so wrong
WE KNOW YOU THINK WE'RE TOO LOUD
WE DO IT SO YOU'LL SAY "WOW!"
YOU MUST THINK WE ARE SO PROUD
TO BE IN FRONT OF A CROWD
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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10. |
Sam Ash Saturday
05:36
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I'm gonna shave my legs
I'm gonna pierce my dick
just like those guys on my MTV yah
don't forget about the women
they give us closeups of their armpit hair
they're singing songs about their asshole
ex boyfriend yah
That you ought'a know
I gotta get a cheap guitar
and play a dumb song about a girl in a car
work at a Pizza Hut until my band makes it big yah
(play lick)
I wanna pick your brain
I wanna trim your snack
breathe hot air onto your private hair yah
cuz maybe your a big star
playin in a band like Hole
you're singing songs about your asshole
ex boyfriends yah
that I wanna know
I'm off to a shaky start
and play a dumb song about a girl in a car
work at a Pizza Hut until my band makes it big yah
(lick/solo out)
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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11. |
Methane
03:21
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she's not the same without my methane
just a little green around the gills
can't take a breath without my methane
she sits waits for the phone to ring
"hi, it's me, can I be your instant boyfriend tonight"
can't believe after she kicked me out
that I don't wanna run right into her arms
she's not the same without my methane
just a little green around the gills
can't take a breath without my methane
she plants ideas everywhere she can
but my brain can't really process more than one thing at a time
try to understand
it's the season don't be fooled by my wolf-like hide
she's not the same without my methane
just a little green around the gills
It don't matter if it's now
or then as long as we both believe in what we have
she could take me any time she wants with her smile
she's not the same without my methane
just a little green around the gills
can't take a breath without my methane
and I still love her
and I still love her
won't somebody give her a pill
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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12. |
My Stories
04:25
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oh They'll listen to my stories cause they know they should
and consumate in flurries till they're made of wood
they know what I'm talking about because they know
My stories will keep them alive
stories to show that I'm not jive
but I'm so damn jive inside
just have to lie to all the people
I take a training class to improve my bod
tell them I'm a junkie just about to nod
and they think I can operate like that they must be stupid
But it helps my image to be a little bad
And I don't get the least bit sad
when I see myself acting like somebody else
My stories will keep them alive
stories to show that I'm not jive
but I'm so damn jive inside
just have to lie to all the people
ya I'm some kind of woman you'd better step aside
get out of my way or shut up during the ride
cause I like to do the talking so they'll know
that I'm not jive and
I'm still alive
and no one's as good as me now and
My stories will keep them alive
stories to show that I'm not jive
but I'm so damn jive inside
just have to lie to all the people
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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13. |
She Keeps Moving
04:53
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she's slick I could lick the soles of her shoes
She played a trick and got a gig singing the blues
I might drip but I'm dry as a bone
we take a trip cause she's far away from home
chance would have it if we're feeling lucky
but the dice we roll turn black
she's like a tornado a devil with a halo
but she's doing her own dance
She keeps moving She's always proving
that She can do anything
She likes grooving She's singing Her songs
and there's nothing wrong with Her now
She's so sick a walking hand in a glove
one flick and I'm a sucker, in love
then we wrestle down to the ground
noone hears a sound
it's late and I wanna get it straight
between me and her
She keeps moving She's always proving
that She can do anything
She likes grooving She's singing Her songs
and there's nothing wrong with Her now
Where does she go? down to the show?
takes a peek backstage for laughs
I'll never know anything at all
till she's back again
words and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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14. |
New Suit/String Bass
03:14
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I see you noticed my new suit. before I got here
I ask you not to share this information with the one
that I'm trying to impress
she still doesn't like me
even in my new suit
uh... she knows already that I went out and bought it
maybe she had heard it from her daughter
no big deal please
no big deal about my new suit
I see you tasted my new suit from across the room
I held my breath, you're not pleased, you're pissed
I kissed your cheek and wonder why
you still don't like me in my new suit
Do I stink, do you think I should see a shrink in my new suit?
I'm so cute, I'm bigger than a carrot just smarter than celebrating in a ...
hey, we look pretty good next to each other
don't hold it against me in my ew suit
you still don't like me, even in my new suit
words by Tony Scherr and music by Teddy Kumpel - Kumpelstiltskin Music/SESAC - Sony ATV/EMI/Foray Music
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