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How I Dreamt of You
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Wonderstruck was I
Here lies an impulsive man
It’s frightening
Indeed how indulgence can
Helpless and relaxed
Listless and in fact
Too weak to object to you
(If I wanted to)
Uncontested time
Your eyes sublime
Remain molested, pleased
And brutally too kind
In a room light by the moon
Life’s trials consumed
And I could not object to you
(If I wanted to)
Take that staircase into heaven
Gently lie down
Your body and beauty collide
And in a room light by the moon
Life’s trials consumed
And I could not object to you
And I could not object to you
And I could not object to you
(If I wanted to)
Oh, how I wanted to
And, oh, how I wanted to
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The bathtub steams
On a cold, cold Dayton morning
In a darkened dream
I live for these enjoyments
If you wish, you can ignore me
You don't ask and I don't tell
This is my own road to hell
Save your opinions for the wishing well
It could be heaven just as well
I once held a hand
Porcelain in a wedding gown
But the earth will keep spinning
'Round and 'round
Restless, I guess It might surprise you
That I have had less
And I've still so much to do
I'd walk the streets in a house-trailer town
A re-run episode of Lost and Found
Save your opinions for pennies
It could be heaven just as well
Yes, it could be heaven just as well
It could be be heaven just as well
Because the earth will keep spinning
'Round and 'round and 'round
You don't ask and I don't tell
This is my own road to hell
Save your opinions for the wishing well
It could be heaven just as well
It could be heaven just as well
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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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