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I Am A Clown
04:02
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Confusion is holding us down
I am a clown
They've sent on their mission
Must I always be on this mission?
Can't they see I'm a clown?
I got to looking around
You've got some look in your eye
It makes you look wise
A wise man is walking around
talking about the love to be found
made up like a clown
at least that's what I tell everyone
You might not think that I'm funny
You might not want to be honey
You might not think that I have the ability
to wear a serious heart
Better play your part
Illusion is making you frown
Am I just a clown?
you've sent on your mission?
I'm forgetting it's meaning I'm wishin'
You could write it all down
I'm sorry if your roots are shaking
I'm sorry if the make-ups flaking
I'm sorry but I'm just not faking my real self
You know what I want
So let me be blunt
I'm a clown don't you be fooled
I'll wait till your temper has cooled
and my master I'll serve
Laugh at me you deserve it,
laugh with me now that's more like it
See, I am your clown
Anytime I see you are down
I know I might run aloof
I know you think I'm a spoof
I know you think I'm a goof, but that's not proof
that my heart'll spoil
I'm so loyal
Confusion is holding us down
I am a clown
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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2. |
I Don't Want To Pretend
04:30
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I tried to pretend
that I didn't know her
I tried to pretend that I didn't understand
I tried to play games
I tried to forget her name
I tried to ignore her when she called
I tried to not think of her at all
But I can't pretend
No, I can't pretend, no
I don't want to pretend
I don't want to pretend, no
I can't act like I don't like you
I can't act like I'm not your friend
I don't want to play games
I can't act like I forgot your name
I can't play games and I don't want to pretend
I don't want to act like I don't understand
I don't want to pretend, no
I don't want to pretend, no
I don't want to pretend
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3. |
Shady Character
04:52
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Spending all of your poetry
burning all of your money
Spinning around with a shady character
what kinds of artists are these?
Killing all of your time
Feeling building in a mime
Spinning around with a shady character
what kinds of murderers are these?
huh?
spinning around with a shady character
what kinds of colors can you see?
what kinds of colors can you see?
how many colors can you see?
how many colors can there be?
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Jackson Carter's Log
05:08
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Sitting in a booth in Prague, drinking lager
Filling it out in Jackson Carter's log
What is he writing there?
What is he thinking?
Well, I don't know, why don't you ask him?
Sitting in a booth in Prague, drinking lager
filling it out in Jackson Carter's log
Spilling your heart to random strangers,
and it's so familiar you just know,
yeah
Looking out the windowpane, rain is pouring
looking at the world through a foreign film
pitter-patter raindrops on the roof,
sitting just a few feet from the truth,
yeah
Holiday comes you find yourself alone,
holiday comes you find yourself alone,
holiday comes you find yourself
holiday comes you find yourself
holiday comes you find you're far from home
Look at all the adventures that you find
why would anyone leave it behind?
Learning yourself a foreign tongue,
you'll get the message later,
while your phone is rung,
yeah
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Seems like I've been moving so fast
that I keep coming in last
Seems like I've been moving so quick
that I keep showing up sick
I know that I should slow down
But hands keep running around
I wish only I could get to you
Just answer my call for you
But you keep on running
And it keeps on running
oh no, no
Seems like I've been moving solo
Now I can pick where I'll go
Scenes are always in a hectic way
that I can't say yes-terday
I would only be by your side
Know endless nights I've tried
I become one of those nervous wrecks
Don't know what to say next
But you keep on running,
and it keeps on running
around
Hands Keep Running Around
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Insect Love
04:25
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Fly along now on my insect wing
We'll fly through houses while we sing
It's very fun and very satisfying
to be so damn annoying
Oh, we are flying
flying
on my insect wing!
It's all our friends we'll be bringing
And all our enemies we'll be stinging
So fly along now on my insect wing
We'll get real high, yes, we'll be buzzing
So when you sleep at night, and you can't sleep snug
You might think that I am just a little bug
But when the world has come to push and shove
Open your hearts to the insect love
Oh, we'll be flying,
there's no crying
on my insect wing!
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7. |
She Comes
03:07
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8. |
All Around The Block
03:23
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9. |
Hard To Believe
02:34
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10. |
Ugly Heart Of Mine
03:05
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11. |
11 Years Ago
05:26
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12. |
Back In Town
04:54
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13. |
To Pansy
03:26
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14. |
Celebrate
03:30
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The Gardes
The Gardes originated as an alternative sort of rock band from Ponca City, OK and then morphed into an unpredictable genre- defying avatar of art rock and roll, popping up in various incarnations all around the place. To follow their story, follow them on Instagram: @thegardesofficial ... more
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