Lyrics
EYE CONTACT HIGH
i dream away december
cause it gets dark around five
and the streets, they never stop talking
have you heard, supposed to snow tonight
wind whipping down dundas
ain’t no room on the 505, i was
headed home, off in my little own
when we caught each other’s eye
such style and grace, stopped me where i was
waited, but you didn’t even look back once
i pleaded, with the city, to see you again
on an eye contact high
right there, in the street
on an eye contact high
i can barely breathe
saw a blue-and-red beer sign
so i gave in to get out of the cold
cause life calls for a double, when
you’re awash in the afterglow
happy hour, had the window
snow was sticking to the glass
i was spaced out, thinking about
where you were tonight, when i
swear i saw you walk past
i careened around the corner, saw the 505
looking for you, baby, but blinded by the light
the night was numbing, ain’t no one left
just me, the city, and a cigarette
on an eye contact high
right there, in the street
on an eye contact high
i can barely breathe
D&T
had a beer at the bar, couple dollars, down at the boot
then another one, for fun, cause friday night told me to
when on came a song, took me back in time
you, me, another city and another life, started
thinking, i should stop thinking, about you
but it all went to hell when the shots
hit my head, hit my heart
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now i’m drinking, and i’m thinking, about you
and we all know the trouble imma get into tonight
unless i fight, back against these demons of mine
so take this fucking phone from my hand
before i break down, call medicine man
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bartender knew, she’s seen every kind of blues
i tried to play it cool, but she knows all about you
how i saved every last second of our life
from off-hand hello to all-night goodbye
in a permanent, corner pocket of my mind
but i hear certain songs, and hell sometimes
i start drinking, and i start thinking, about you
and it always ends up with shots
hitting my head, hitting my heart
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now i’m drinking, and i’m thinking, about you
and we all know the trouble imma get into tonight
unless i fight, back against these demons of mine
so take this fucking phone from my hand
before i break down, call medicine man
ALICE
don’t best know where to begin
a bar i probably should’t’ve been
she had ice blond hair, that much i know
followed it all the way down the rabbit hole
when she said kiss me, you bet i did
pining for her ever since
drifted all around in disbelief, it was
like mardi gras meets new year’s eve
talking hearts and tarts they wanna steal
ain’t ever seen anything so surreal
was about to run, when someone yelled
don’t just stand there, introduce yourself
i know little bit bout playing cards
and i’m an expert in drinkable art
i ain't shy or easily offended, i don’t
care for money, except to spend it
and alice took me to a place, then
disappeared without a trace
oh, she’ll be back to eat you alive
sequin dress, chanel number five
take her to town, you’ll paint it red
but bring her home, as good as dead
cause nothing makes a man go mad
like a night with her in wonderland
but you ain’t dead, just dehydrated
and we got just the thing to fix you, baby
one comes on slow, one comes on fast
prairie oyster waiting, when you get back
so cheer up, baby, piss on the past
you ain’t the first, and you ain’t the last
i bet the cat could have told it better
but that’s about all i really remember
asked my sister, should i be frightened
said shits fucked up, but i kinda like it
though begs the question, is this the end
or you got plans to see alice again
CHICAGO
it’s a little late for breakfast, but for you two
i’ll see what i can do, coffee coming right up
and two shots of the good stuff too, aren’t you
tired of being tired all the time, girl your eyes
are awfully red, as for you boy, ain’t hard to tell
in love with it all, never want it to end
ma’am, have mercy, i’m
sweating through my shirt
any more, my body is gonna
burn up in front of everyone
sorry baby, we call it
like we see it, in chicago
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don’t got the words, don’t matter
sometimes silence says it all, but
if you ask me, pathetic comes to mind
fate and alcohol, and beg your pardon but
fuck y’all fight it for, got the wind at your back
baby, and it’s blowing somewhere warm
goddamn, ma’am, i’m
sweating through my shirt
any more, my body is gonna
burn up in front of everyone
sorry baby, we call it
like we see it, in chicago
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thing about love, i know it when i see it
so spare me the bullshit, it’s plain to see
you can sit there, deny it all night, baby
but this just friends act, ain’t fooling me
and i’m so sorry, baby, but we
call it like we see it, in chicago
UPON SOBER REFLECTION
at night i lay awake, wondering why
i’m always the one who’s standing by
waiting warm, for you to come to me
without excuse and without apology
mornings, i ask myself, am i to blame
am i ten years too early, ten years too late
is it the music that’s making you rebel
or is it something, or someone, else
had it with the unknown
and i’m making that known today
i’ll repeat every one of my words
so no mistaking what i say
don’t want to know if you love me
if you ain’t gonna do something about it
wanna share my sheets with me
better be no doubt about it
and if there’s no doubt about it
then do something about it
how can someone so careful with their touch
at the same time be so careless with their love
fucking had enough of the unknown
and i’m making that known today
i’ll repeat every one of my words
so no mistaking what i say
don’t want to know if you love me
if you ain’t gonna do something about it
wanna share my sheets with me
better be no doubt about it
and if there’s no doubt about it
then do something about it
FUGITIVE SUMMER
this just in, you’re beginning again, done
doing the dance, for an ungrateful audience
logging off tonight, and leaving them all behind
oh they so serious, bout you, acting all mysterious
not knowing, you’re not running away, just going
leaving the glamour girls, for the women of the world
baby, tune in tomorrow, tune out tonight
for a few hours, it’ll be alright, now baby
ready or not, big swig got you feeling shit hot, and
you’re taking that feeling, out into the early evening
my picture in your locket, mickey in your back-pocket
sipping it slowly, as the sun dies for your eyes only
socializing, with the hard line on the horizon, and
you alone own it, that million-dollar moment
baby, tune in tomorrow, tune out tonight
for a few hours, it’ll be alright, now baby
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worldwide, i wanna be there by your side
and sly it, not in secrecy, just silence
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all the action and incidents
urgency, innocence, and
when it comes to fucking up
firsthand experience
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the infamous lost lovers
and their infamous
fugitive summer
A GASLIGHT ANTHEM
darling, it’s been a minute
or so, since you’ve been
knocking at my door
forgive me if i’m suspicious
but it’s rarely a social call
not trying to sound vicious
but are we even friends at all
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cause every single time it’s the same
just someone new that you’re blaming
don't you ever tire of these games
that you keep on playing
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you say you haven’t got a clue what i’m talking about
well, it's a story i presume you keep on telling yourself
it's a lie you've told one too many times
still you try to pull the wool over my eyes
POSITIVELY 34TH STREET
my head was pounding, i was looking like hell
she sat down, said here honey, handed me a pill
put twenty on the table, two bourbon and two beer
we started talking, and my headache disappeared
bets and decks were business, little dice for fun
hit the town, drink away, any money that we won
didn’t share a bed, but we shared the same dreams
though left them all behind, the day, we left new orleans
she never said a word, still i could hear her from afar
crying out to me, to lift the curse, keeping us apart
the way it is, ain’t the way it supposed to be
why you and her, and not, you and me
years go by, tears go by, too much to explain
living on my own again, and sporting, a touch of grey
time is but a wind, blowing from whereabouts unknown
us towards each other, and always, away from home
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but if i don’t hurry up, if i don’t make this bet
i might miss a moment lord knows i’ll regret
so i hit send, and this is what she said:
i’m a walking, talking, drinking, smoking, gambling kinda girl
and i been wined, dined, led on, lied to, many times before
i don’t bet on boys, they just love you, leave you blue, but
make it to my doorstep, i might roll the dice on you
POSITIVELY 34TH STREET
now before you pack that suitcase, and set off for the south
there is something weighing on me, i want you to think about
we both love greasy diners, both love dark and dingy bars
but this here is a clean house, better, have a clean heart
at the crack of dawn, i was gone, gonna be ten hours time
burning down the blacktop, trying to make it there tonight
called to say, i’m on my way, but nobody picked up, and
i’m not sure if that means something, or just bad luck
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but if i don’t hurry up, if i don’t make this bet
i might miss a moment lord knows i’ll regret
so i hit send, and this is what she said:
i’m a walking, talking, drinking, smoking, gambling kinda girl
and i been wined, dined, led on, lied to, many times before
i don’t bet on boys, they just love you, leave you blue, but
make it to my doorstep, i might roll the dice on you
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i walked up to her doorstep, knocked upon that door
she answered, and those eyes afire, cut me to the core
if the worst should happen, well at least i got this song
but she motioned me inside, said: what took you so long
ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER
it just feels right, when the one
you love, looking like that, says
please stay, don’t want you to go
we barely slept, woke up like whoa
in a car, next stop, airport bar
agent though, ain’t having that
here’s your boarding pass, baby
and your passport back, best run
already late, through security, then
straight to the gate, i was starving
but there ain’t no time, said fuck it
slammed a wine, shit, paging me
near tears, squirming in my seat
first class but, feeling bleak
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drifted into a dream
i was back in bed
and it made me
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wanna cry, my way, back to america
and i don’t give a damn, ain’t even
trying to hide, gimme two bottles
of anything, leaving, one i love
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one without the other
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this thing, baby, i’m all in
lost and lovesick, until
i see you again
ALL BETS ARE OFF
saw you the second you walked in
a sheen of icy sweat covered my skin
it turns out time don’t change a thing
avoid your eyes, and down my drink
deepest, darkest corner of the place
when a single glance gave me away
you froze, fired back a feral stare
wanted to smile, but didn’t dare
all bets are off tonight
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didn’t even notice all our friends take off
busy talking like no time had passed at all
situation caused us both to blush, glued
together, and yet somehow, never touch
and despite the night’s electric atmosphere
you suggest to me, that we, get out of here
when i asked you where, you wanted to go
said how bout somewhere we can be alone
all bets are off tonight
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the night was far from over
practically busted down the door
kissing like our lives depended on it
we fell onto a mattress on the floor
so come closer, closer to me
til you can hear me breathing
and feel my heart beat