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Civic Video
06:15
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What was that you said to me?
There’s this movie we should see
It's dark and it's mysterious
Sometimes with you I feel lost
Then we go
Walking slow
Down to Civic Video
When we get home I'll get changed
Then we'll talk and you'll complain
About the way life kicks us around
Can you please turn up the sound?
Then we go
Walking slow
Down to Civic Video
I got a pocket full of small change
To delight and derange
This film has action with some pathos
And signifiers of an Albatross
Signifiers of an Albatross
And the sign on the back of the tape says rewind
And I wish we weren’t always so unkind
If we skip to the very best scene and pause it
Will the flame that we once shared be relit?
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Domesticated
04:50
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You can’t kiss me
Like you did
And expect me to forget it
You can’t leave me
In this way
And then think I won’t regret it
Now there’s nothing left to say
And there’s no one left to say it
All our friends have moved along
And we’re too far gone to sell it
When everything goes soft
I wish we weren’t so complicated
How you holding up
Now that you’ve been
Domesticated?
There are things
I should have done
But found some way to delay it
Ride into the setting sun
And not stop to
Contemplate it
How can we try to be friends
Now that all our trust is broken?
Find a way to make amends
Although it remains unspoken
When everything gets tough
It always makes me so
Frustrated
I should loosen up
And get myself
Domesticated
Now everything’s gone soft
Looking for a way to get stimulated
Must be a way to shake this off
And be content with a life that’s
Domesticated
People shouldn’t be so rough
Pushy, mean and over-complicated
Everyone needs to loosen up
And get themselves
Domesticated
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3. |
Super Role Model
03:54
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Do as I say
Not as I do
Get up to speed
And sail right through
Do as I do
Not as I say
Make the right choice
Or get out of my way
Chips are down
All bets are laid
A royal flush
Yeah, you've been made
Aces high noon
Stay or go get
Ready to draw
Well let's think about it
Super Role Model
Make the grade
Everyday
Another day
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4. |
Dilemmatry
03:17
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I had something to decide today
But then it doesn’t matter anyway
Too many thoughts going through my head
I think I’ll just lay down instead
Tried to deny it
But I cannot hide it
Can’t shake this feeling
It’s got me reeling
Dilemmatry
Can’t make up my mind
Dilemmatry
Which choice I should find
Dilemmatry
Its hard to say
Dilemmatry
Should I go or stay?
That ain’t no way to lead a good life
All these choices got me in strife
If I can’t find a way though this mess
I’ll just end up as a ball of stress
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5. |
The Shepherd
05:09
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The Shepherd guards his wary flock
From harmful holds of hands unseen
And with his careful reasoning
Makes the path before them clean
He guides them through familiar terrain
With sure and steady steps
They follow knowing his way is true
That he won’t lead them to their doom
But then a tragedy unfolds
Like a slow motion replay
How could these things be happening
When he had been so strong and cool
Every step was measured
Every turn was thought through
Every pace was detailed
And executed on que
The blows came fast and without warning
Flailing this way and that
He strikes out at nothing in particular
Tries to connect with the invisible
Support was nowhere to be found
In this hour of need
The faithful had deserted him
To hide and lie with doubt and disdain
Every step was measured
Every turn was thought through
Every pace was detailed
There’s only so much he can do
Testing!
Watching!
Avoiding enemies!
Scheming!
Striving!
The best at everything!
They’re all gone, he sighed
As he surveyed the scene
Now there are only dusty footprints
Where once the multitudes had been
I’ll get them back he said, defiantly
To no-one at all
Once again, I will stand proud and tall
Oh Shepherd, My Shepherd!
Under a wandering star
Oh Shepherd, My Shepherd!
Don’t let us stray too far
Oh Shepherd, My Shepherd!
Show us your guiding light
Oh Shepherd, My Shepherd!
Don’t turn the day to night
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6. |
Mock it
04:21
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History tells me
You've lived hard
Constructively, but
That's just part
If there's nothing
More to be said
Then there's nothing
more (except)
Hey man
You're the big hit
You're the golden boy
Yes you're it
Yeah man
You're king shit
You're the golden boy
I really mean it
Oh can we?
Break it down
Conceptually
With what we've found
Tell me where
your assets are
Where do you keep them
Where is the jar?
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Ivory Sand
04:35
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We dreamed - for a thousand years,
Sunrise, sunset, moonlit nights
From sky - to the depths below
Travellers through a world unknown
We climbed - we soared
We’re all mutually adored
Afloat - across azure waters
Lapping shores of ivory sand
I see your hips - moving in time
Triggering something - off in my mind
We dreamed - for a thousand more
Our minds reaching out to explore
Wave riding at the speed of light
Drawn to mysteries beyond our sight
We came - we saw
Engulfed in a gamma fireball
Radiant heat from the afterglow
Travellers after a celestial goal
I see your eyes - lost in time
Triggering something - off in my mind
Remembering the ivory sands
And the water that flows through your hands
Our Love - beyond space and time
No more loneliness - that’s left behind
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8. |
Spite is Might
04:27
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I've got something in my eye
It's coloured red, white and blue
And when this day comes around
I'll paint this target on you
And when I tell you
That its all for the best
Just try to remember
That your just like the rest
Because it’s them over there
That want to change all of us
Everything is so unfair
Let’s go and make a big fuss
And when I tell you
That its all for the best
Just try to remember
That your just like the rest
Spite is might
I'm always right
Spite is might
I love to fight
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9. |
Exit Plan
04:44
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Make it right
Make it seem
Like there's no other way
Get your bag
Grab the keys
Let's leave here today
When we dreamed
And we yearned
For some kind of change
Was this the form
Was this the path
We thought it would take?
Anything, Everything
Is ours to gain
Agony, Ecstacy
Will leave their stain
Where's the wall
What's the force
That keeps us at bay?
There's nothing here
Only fear
Making us stay
Now we're on our way
Too far away
Through distant night
In black and white
Exit plan's
The right idea
Let's get the hell
On out of here
With exit plan's
There is no fear
Of whats to come
Or will appear
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oWo Sydney, Australia
A three-wheeled garage hotrod that once cruised the byways of the 70's AM band, now doing burnouts in the carpark of the
post-rock supermarket.
Enjoys weekend drives to lake power pop and riding no waves.
Rock’s not dead. It’s just inherently unstable.
Justin: Drums/vox
Chris: Guitar/vox
Dennis: Bass/vox
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