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Stymied on the back porch
A screened-in view of ineptitude
I cannot wait another hour
You're just another toothsome fool
Magazines say we're young and lean
And the horde of plebes stares mockingly
My own biology tends to leave me pale
And my own psychology says I don't care
Be what you are, you live today
Be what you will as pleasures pale
A kiss on the shoulder
Now you listen to me
Life is much, much older
And the stories being told only sometimes agree
Newspapers will show run-rampant grief
Corruption, abuse and back-alley thieves
This can tend to alarm the frail
This could tend to leave anyone pale
Be what you are, you live today
Be what you will as pleasures pale
The myths you generate
With your mouth in mind
Seize me, tie me
— You could be more kind
You can see a light at the end of the tunnel
They'll say it's an oncoming train
This can tend to alarm the weak at heart
You know daily living is a Herculean art
Be what you are, you live today
Be what you will as pleasures pale
Be what you are, you live today
Be what you will as pleasures pale
Oh, life comes and goes
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An Upright Spine
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Beware, beware
The demon's mouth must cry
I'm amazed we're all be-dazed
Flesh and bones and an upright spine
Life is too cruel to define
Take the train through demise
But it's my opinion in this great dominion
Things have a way of evening out
Murder, suicide, another death
It comes as no surprise
Meet me behind the corporate towers
Flesh and bones and an upright spine
Life is too cruel to define
Take the train through demise
But it's my opinion in this great dominion
Things have a way of evening out
Meet me underneath the interstate
Anyways it was a lie
Wealth and squalor remain the same
And neither of them are mine
Flesh and bones and an upright spine
Life is too good to decline
Take a look in my eyes
And it's my opinion in this great dominion
Things have a way of evening out
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The Pleasures Pale Dayton, Ohio
The Pleasures Pale was an influential indie quartet based in Dayton Ohio active from 1985 to 1987. Oft-compared to anglo groups such as The Smiths, TPP's influences can now be read as more diverse — taking cues from postpunk, rockabilly, swing, Motown and Dayton funk. A band for misfits, their extensive, lyric-driven output sought to light a way through the rust belt's post-industrial bleakness. ... more
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