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She places kisses along my collar bone and trails them down towards my breast and stares up through her bangs to watch my lips.

She tells me there's a silence in my smile that contents her.


~~ Mouthwash by Kate Nash ~~

This is my face
Covered in freckles
With the occasional spot
And some veins

This is my body
Covered in skin
And not all of it
You can see

And, this, is my mind
It goes over and over
The same old lines

And, this, is my brain
It's torturous analytical thoughts
Make me go insane

And I use mouthwash
Sometimes I floss
I've got a family
And I drink cups of tea

I've got nostalgic pavements
I've got familiar faces
I've got mixed-up memories
And I've got favourite places

And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I hope everything's gonna be alright
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I hope everything's gonna be alright

This is my face
I've got a thousand opinions
And I've got time and time to explain

And this is my body
And no matter how you try and disable it
Yes I'll still be here

And, this, is my mind
And although you try to infringe
You cannot confine

And, this, is my brain
And even if you try and hold me back
There's nothing that you can gain

'Cause I use mouthwash
Sometimes I floss
I've got a family
And I drink cups of tea

I've got nostalgic pavements
I've got familiar faces
I've got mixed-up memories
And I've got favourite places

I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I hope everything's gonna be alright
And I'm singing "oh oh" on a Friday night
And I hope everything's gonna be alright
Oh oh oh oh oh oh:


~~ Song for you by Alex Murdoch ~~

so today, i wrote a song for you
cause the day can get so lonely
and i know, its hard to make it through, when you say there's something wrong

so i'm trying to put it right, girl i want to love you with my heart
all this trying has made me tired
and i dont know even where to start
maybe that's a start
cause you know its a simple game that you play, filling up your head with rain
and you know, you are hiding from your pain in the way, in the way you say your name

and i see you, hiding your face in your hands
flying so you wont land
you think no one understands
no one understands

so you hunch your shoulders and you shake your head
and your throat is aching but you swear
no one hurts you
nothing could be said, anyway, your not here enough to care
and your so tired you dont sleep at night
as your heart is trying to mend
you keep it quiet but you think you might dissapear
before the end

and its strange that you cannot find any strength to even try
to find a voice
to speak your mind
and when you do all you want to do
is cry
maybe you should cry

and i see you, hiding your face in your hands
flying so you wont land
you think no one understands
listen to my hands

and all of this life
moves around you
for all that you claim
your standing still,
you are moving too
you are moving too
you are moving too
i will move with you.


~~ You can't count on me by Counting Crows ~~

Anything's hard to change
But hey I got you down on your knees again
You watch the sky
It's a pale parade of passing clouds
That cover
The bed upon which we laid
In the dark
And the memories that I made
Of a laughing girl
But you're just my toy
And I can't stop playing with you, baby

If you think you need to go
If you wanted to be free
There's one thing you need to know
And that's that you can't count on me

Coming along real good
But I still can't do most of the things I should
I watch the sky coming down to bury me and
I can't stop this crawling out of my skin
I know that you see yourself flying in
Out of the sky
Coming down
To carry me
But I won't come out

So if you think you need to go
If you wanted to be free
There's one thing you need to know
And that's that you can't count on me
No you can't count on me

I watched all of the same parades
As they passed on the days that you wish you'd stayed
All this pain gets me high
And I get off and you know why

So if you think you need to go
If you wanted to be free
There's one thing you need to know
And that's that you can't count on me

So if you think you need to go
If you wanted to be free
There's one thing you need to know
And that's that you can't count on me

Aw you can't count on me
No you can't count on me


~~ Clever Meals by Tegan and Sara ~~

They aren't desperate for love and affection.
No, they're desperate for you.
And as you sit up there all sly and sure,
I wonder, does anyone think as strongly as you do?
I'm quite sure we'll find one another,
In a place that's better then this,
A time filled with us.
And we send up our shooting stars and comets.
Yeah, we make our little gestures.
Yes, we make our little comments.

This song is my anthem,
And it makes up my ideals.
And who I am has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals,
All my cleverly planned meals.

I'm stripped and vital and I see rules that almost fit.
So if I voice my opinion, will you stay and sit?
And as I stand here screaming in despair,
I said yes this is my life and yes you should care.

This song is my anthem,
(close your eyes)
And it makes up my ideals.
And who I am,
(and you'll free your mind)
Has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals.
(you're free to fly)
All my cleverly planned meals.
( just say close your eyes)
(and I will free your mind, you're free to fly)

Hardly happy at all,
And I'm ready to take the fall.
'Cause we pay for the stupid things we've done, we come from.
Can you sit through this or is it going to be too deep?
Will you ever use common sense? It comes pretty cheap.
So if I speak more clearly if I make more sense,
Will you just shut your mouth? You won't come across quite so dense.

And so close your eyes.
Free your mind, you're free to fly.
Close your eyes.
I free my mind, I'm free to fly.
I said close your eyes,
And may you free your mind.
You're free to fly.
I said close your eyes,
And may you free your mind.
You're free to fly.
She said close your eyes.
And free your mind, you're free to fly.
She said close your eyes.
Free your mind, free to fly.
Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.
I will free your mind, you're free to fly.
This song is my anthem,
And it makes up my ideals.
And who I am,
Has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals.
All my cleverly planned meals.


~~ Knuckle Down by Ani Difranco ~~

that's just my cowgirl alter-ego
riding on her bar room bull
dripping with the sweat of irony
as the cowboys whoop and drool
shooting glances at the mirror
to see if her scar is showing
she is truly going nowhere tonight

lecherous old lady wanna-be
much too young and shy
flailing her whole life
just thinking she can teach herself to fly
vehement romantic
frantic for forever right now
but forever's going nowhere tonight

sick of goading her self-loathing
she thinks, i think i'd better leave
'course whiskey makes me smarter
and i'm happy as can be
but please excuse me darlin
it's not you
it's me

and there's a dusty old dust storm on mars, they say
so tonight you can't see it too clear
still i stood in line to look through their telescope
looked like a distant ship light
as seen from a foggy pier
and i know that i was warned
still it was not what i hoped
yes i know that i was warned
still it was not what i hoped

i think i'm done gunnin to get closer
to some imagined bliss
i gotta knuckle down
and just be ok with this
i'm gonna knuckle down
just be ok with this
'course that star struck girl is already someone i miss

i swear some stuff you just see better from further away
and i think i communicate best now, the less i say
and i can't dance if the band can't play
and the vibe is going nowhere tonight

'cuz somewhere between Hollywood and its pretty happiness
and an anguish so infinite it's anybody's guess
is a place where people are all teachers
and this just one long class
and that ass will get you nowhere tonight

there's a dusty old dust storm on mars they say
so tonight you can't see it too clear
still i stood in line to look through their telescope
looked like a distant ship light
as seen from a foggy pier
and i know that i was warned
still it was not what i hoped
yeah i know that i was warned
still it was not what i hoped

i think i'm done gunnin to get closer
to some imagined bliss
i gotta knuckle down
just be ok with this
gotta knuckle down
just be ok with this

'course that star struck girl
is already someone i miss


~~ Leaving Town by Dexter Freebish ~~

Oh your reputation is so golden
your never lonely and your never home
I know you've been talking about leaving
you've lost all your feelings for this town.
Paint your nails and put your lipstick
you don't want to miss your ticket out.
Just because you graduate from school
so high in the gene pool that's your point of view.

But when your broke and down and no one else is around
You'll come running back to this town and
I'll be there, yeah I'll be there.

Cause I remember how we drank time together
and how you used to say that the stars are forever.
And daydreamed about how to make your life better by
leaving town, leaving town.

Pack your bags, your smokes in your pocket
Your wearing my locket around your neck
Take a drag and wait for the Greyhound
the world is your playground and you want to win.

But when your broke and down and no one else is around.
You'll come running back to this town and
I'll be there, yeah I'll be there.

Cause I remember how we drank time and
how you used to say that the stars are forever.
And daydreamed about how to make your life better by
leaving town, leaving town.

Nothing in life will ever come that easy.
Doesn't mean it has to be that hard.
I know you will find out who you are
But when your broke and down and no one else is around.
You'll come running back to this town and
I'll be there, yeah I'll be there.

Cause I remember how we drank time together
and how you used to say that the stars are forever.
And daydreamed about how to make your life better by
leaving town, leaving town.
Yeah I remember how we drank time together and
how you used to say that the stars are forever.
And daydreamed about how to make your life better by
leaving town, leaving town.
Your leaving town, yeah


~~Crawling back to you by Tom Petty~~

Waiting by the side of the road
For day to break so we could go
Down into Los Angeles
With dirty hands and worn out knees

I keep crawling back to you
I keep crawling back to you

The ranger came with burning eyes
The chambermaid awoke surprised
Thought she'd seen the last of him
She shook her head and let him in

Hey baby, there's something in your eyes
Tryin' to say to me
That I'm gonna be alright if I believe in you
It's all I want to do

It was me and my sidekick
He was drunk and I was sick
We were caught up in a barroom fight
Till an Indian shot out the lights

I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as ni ght will follow day
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway

I keep crawling back to you
I keep crawling back to you


~~ Jesus, Etc. by Wilco ~~

Jesus, don't cry
You can rely on me, honey
You can combine anything you want
I'll be around
You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun

Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords
Strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around

Don't cry
You can rely on me honey
You can come by any time you want
I'll be around
You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun

Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords
Strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around

Voices whine
Skyscrapers are scraping together
Your voice is smoking
Last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around