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Imaginary Friends

by The Cotones

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The pavement scorched my naked feet But I didn’t dare to slow No I was on the run, who knew what from Or even where it was I’d go Well you said that we’d last for a thousand years But love you didn’t even try Your promises fade like November rains Into the holy abattoir we call the sky Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am I wish that you would make amends But inside I know that you didn’t ask for the life You were sent So you’ll slither and hide but you won’t know why ‘Til you’re scared to even make a sound Taking solace in the drink and then pour down the sink All the anxious doubt that you’ve drowned And I wish that I could lend you a helping hand But you know how much that hurts So for the father and the boy, who your pain they enjoy I wish them nothing but the absolute worst Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am I wish that you would make amends But inside I know that you didn’t ask for the life You were sent
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I was crawling away, asleep at the wheel Collapsed at the side of the road Were you running away from the smoking battlefield? Were you gonna leave me in the cold? No I’m not waiting to move You’re standing here looking for me But I won’t go running to you Why did you close your eyes when the sun turned off the light? You cashed in your chips and ran away But now you’re back once the book’s been closed and the time is right Or was there something more to say? No I’m not waiting to move You’re standing here looking for me But I won’t go running to you I said I won’t go running But I can’t stop running Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
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You’re a nine to five job You're a butcher that's been slain You’re a high-brow low-life midwife You’re a cross that's up in flames You’re a leper that’s been euthanised You’re an ass that went lame You’re an alcoholic mom Who's drunk on cheap champagne Don’t you love that you made Made the final cut? The movie’s playing forwards Now the door's been shut Don’t you love that you made Made the final cut? The scars have been healed I even pity you somewhat You’re a bible-beltist preacher You’re the spit that’s out of spite You’re the raging, fucking lunatic That Congress can't indict You’re the shit beneath my boot You’re a J without a light You’re a carcass to me now You're just a character I write Don’t you love that you made Made the final cut? The movie’s playing forwards Now the door's been shut Don’t you love that you made Made the final cut? You're older and you're sorry? Well I couldn't give a fuck
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Their hair was long past their shoulders And they were dancing in the mud and the rain They were swimming in their victory flush That they started washing down the drain They were deaf in poetic ecstasy of love Holding hands and singing We Shall Overcome But now they’re doing lines on an old McDonald’s bag With Jack and quaaludes to keep them numb That’s what happens When you leave Orchid Children out They crumble into dust That’s what happens Just a pawn to the elite It happened to them, it could happen to us Their story’s clichéd, it's boring They heeded their commercial vices Just for an easy shot of dopamine And the rising cost of cutting prices Although they once were caring people, tried to change their worlds They were swallowed up and chewed right out again Continued in that cycle and then jumped off the bridge Just for a footnote and a flash on CNN That’s what happens When you leave Orchid Children out They crumble into dust That’s what happens Just a pawn to the elite It happened to them, it could happen to us That’s what happens When you leave Orchid Children out They crumble into dust That’s what happens Just a pawn to the elite It happened to them, it could happen to us
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I stopped myself and I looked across the sidewalk It was hazy out and the sun had sunken low And starlight was shrouded by the city But the moon, it gave your hair a golden glow I said hello and what a nice night, or so I think Well my mind was racing and I don’t remember well But did I think that I walked with an angel? I didn’t know, but I knew how hard I fell And the morning comes and we get torn away Reach for the stars, cuz we long to stay Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight And like the birds on the hill perched on your windowsill I know that we are both stripes in the sky Riding these long blue jets Well there was snow on the ground when I met you on the bridge You said the water danced, and I said it was bound to freeze And then, that’s when I saw what’s between us How we laughed and talked and loved and lived with ease Well the morning comes and we get torn away Reach for the stars, cuz we long to stay Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight And like the birds on the hill perched on your windowsill I know that we are both stripes in the sky Riding these long blue jets Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight Riding these long blue jets forever Riding these long blue jets tonight
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In the company of friends, she keeps a dress rehearsal smile Small talk seems so normal after a while ‘Til she found herself another lover living left of the dial Who she thought would someday tidy up and meet her down the aisle But she was falling faster And he couldn’t catch her No matter what she wanted him to say Was it I love you to wake up to? Or affection to publicly display? No, it’s not that tall an order, buddy No, no, no, just How was your day, by the way? She was lying in the bathtub with the water running thin And the pills on the windowsill looked like they wanted to take a swim With the lines of the years of silent pain cracked along her skin And the moon beamed down, mocking them with its patronizing grin But she was falling faster And he couldn’t catch her No matter what she wanted him to say Was it I’m there for you when you’re feeling blue? Or sentiments that border on cliché? Oh, it’s not that complicated No, no, no, just How was your day, by the way?
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Plastic Cars 05:46
Out of my head, see the world from a bird’s eye view And the bustling city comes alive, well it looks at you And if the sky is a landscape, then I think I’ll stop and stare And the small plastic cars and the small lights, they scuttle everywhere The skyline is breathing Its heart is beating in the streets tonight The pride that was your guide opened wide, and now it’s easy to dismiss You see we’re all on different journeys, but it’s the same trip One by one we awaken to the shaking of the Marlborough trees And nothing is up, down, or sideways, it’s just what you choose to believe The skyline is breathing Its heart is beating in the streets tonight
8.
You and me, we started off much the same way Heard something on the radio that made us think But you flew fast for the freeway to find and follow fame While I stayed after class, my nose all blotched with ink But you found success, excess was waiting to make a mess of you Did it hurt when you heard you were just the bait To someone else’s catchy hook? Is that all it took? Cuz now time is sweeping you away Oh, I knew that it would happen someday The earth keeps spinning but you seem so unaware Of the changes that took you from here to there The only world you see is through a broken looking glass And a loyalty to the past So you buy into your own mythology Like some half-assed self-fulfilling prophecy And keep churning out archaic formulaic hits each year But tell me what’s the point of living if you refuse to evolve? Diffuse or dissolve, but you’re scared you’ll disappear The earth keeps spinning but you seem so unaware Of the changes that took you from here to there The only world you see is through a broken looking glass And a loyalty to the past Did we distract you from your heated pool? Have you fallen far enough to feel a fucking fool? Or are you still swimming in a sea of denial? I’d say your twenty years of fame haven’t aged you well But will I fare the same? It’s too early to tell So I’ll just face the mirror and force a smile The world keeps spinning but you seem so unaware Of the changes that took you from here to there The only world you see is through a broken looking glass And a loyalty to the past
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A sweaty basement made of stone stays alight While it’s night outside in Boston The smoke clings to the air as we go down the stairs We take our coats and toss them I didn’t know what to say on the way I felt my tongue a little tied Am I just another fool who noticed you And started running blind? The music’s getting started now Should I hold your hand? But I don’t know how Wish I could hear you but it’s too damn loud Roll up And roll out Show up Let’s go out Now we’re dancing in the dimly lit house I look at you and you at me Your eyes outshine the neon lights That drape around the pillars painted green And beneath the ivy forest on the stage The Twisted Oak fills the void And for just an evening there’s a freeing Feeling of the song and the soul being joined The music’s blasting in our ears We drink the songs that were planted here In the Garden as we’re breathing in the atmosphere Roll up And roll out Show up Let’s go out And at the end of the show we say goodbye I probably could’ve kissed you if I tried But the heat from the house is gone And left my feet cold Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
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Dreamchild 06:06
Dreamchild nestled in a small woollen blanket It’s the end of an age and the dawn of a new Rest your head gently on a pillow of earth And begin preparation for another one, too Goodnight, love Goodnight, love Your silhouette beckons me with an outstretched hand Remember when I said that you should stand up for you? Well it’s far too late now, goodbye, Dreamchild, goodbye This song has finished playing and the book has been read through Goodnight, love Goodnight, love Falling, sinking, going home Falling, sinking, going home Falling, and I’m sinking, and I’m going home Falling, and I’m sinking, and I’m going home

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released March 27, 2020

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