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Cats and Dogs, Living Together

by The Eskalators

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1.
DESSERT FIRST Freezer burned ice cream for breakfast screaming out at the computer chess every move I'm on the defensive every day I build just a little bit less And I guess I'll tell myself this is a life that I've been living and I guess I can be proud of that And I know if there's a god well then it's got to be forgiving 'cause otherwise all of our lies would be just that. Maybe life can be lived in reaction if I could just learn one goddamn thing from mistakes coastline cliffs with dynamite blastin crumble as I cause all of my own earthquakes And I guess I'll tell myself this is a life that I've been living and I guess I can be proud of that And I know if there's a god well then it's got to be forgiving 'cause otherwise all of our lies would be just that. And I know talking about it will not help! And I know tomorrow I'll be doing nothing else And I guess I'll tell myself this is a life that I've been living and I guess I can be proud of that And I know if there's a god well then it's got to be forgiving 'cause otherwise all of our lies would be just that.
2.
Scrub Rub 02:10
Pete's been drinking to forget the legends of Zelda but if you ask about the dungeon key you know he's gonna tell ya And the rest of us are drinking for our unknown reasons we want to celebrate or forget the fact that we're still breathing People say it's natural all your old friends fade away but we're living in the same fucking city so I thought we could hang out someday (2 times) We need the smell of spraypaint and dirty water we heed the sound of slow freight trains to the slaughter People say it's natural all your old friends fade away but we're living in the same fucking city so I thought we could hang out someday (4 times)
3.
There's a tree growing out of a stone wall reaching in between the cracks with its roots it's been engineering its own fall as it's reaching pries all the rocks loose There's a bridge at the end of a stairway with rows of broken stones along the top on the side we can write what we daresay and even if somebody calls the cops we'll never stop I've seen your face written out in sidewalk chalk I've seen your sneakers and where you walk. You step on the cracks in my smile and I hope you're gonna stay a while You step on the cracks in my crooked smile and I don't know whether to stay or die We hope to explode every cliche it doesn't even seem that hard to do and we're hoping that you'll scream whatever we say so we might as well be screaming something true and we do I've seen your face written out in sidewalk chalk I've seen your sneakers and where you've walked. You step on the cracks in my smile and all your tears turn crocodile You step on the cracks in my crooked smile and I don't care, whether you stay or die You step on the cracks in my crooked smile and I don't know, whether to stay or die.
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Future Fire 02:38
FUTURE FIRE Let's build a house on shaky ground and laugh when it falls apart let's build our lives on well dressed lies and laugh when it breaks our hearts Then somebody asked me what's the point of building something if you know you're just gonna blow it up LET'S BLOW IT UP! horn solo! Let's hold our heavy heads above this dread and TRY IF WE CAN TO LOOK UP let's keep our days in a happy haze and laugh when the clouds break up BUT EVEN WHEN THE CLOUDS BREAK I only see a few stars AND EVEN IN AN EARTHQUAKE I only crash a few cars AND EVEN AT THE OCEAN I only put my toes in AND EVEN WHEN YOU ANSWER I've only got this question Then somebody asked me what's the point of building something if you know you're just gonna blow it up LET'S BLOW IT UP! But you can't run away from future fire and decay SO LET'S START BUILDING ANYWAY
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Happy Trees 03:12
HAPPY TREES Once I used to be afraid of trees It's not that I'm scared they'll fall on me They just gave me some kind of great unease but from their grim grip I have been set free Because, I know that every me will be alright Been living in the dark but I'm collecting lights Whatever you're doing just try to do it right Because, nobody asked to be born into this life Once the Northwest used to make me sad from some small death of things I thought I had I failed that test by not doing half bad so I'll do my best to find a better path Because, I know that every me will be alright Been living in the dark but I'm collecting lights Whatever you're doing just try to do it right Because, nobody asked to be born into this life This is a happy song! if you're not happy sing along!

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released November 1, 2009

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