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No, Joy (2018 edition)
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It's another allegory
But not the same story
And now you're just another old friend
You had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
But I hear you were ripped apart
By the red glow of your hair
I said "yes" when your said "dare"
In a convertible car ridden with rust
And in that brick house by the river
Academia didn't matter
But we did learn that life was for the living
No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again
No satisfaction nor the thrill of reaction
Joy, you can't deny the things we tried
No happiness inside, no agony of defeat
Just something I swallow bittersweet
No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again
It's another allegory
But never the same story
And now you're just another old friend
You had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
Too bad we are miles apart
No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again
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A suburban sun shone on a hilltop high
A young man swallows his tongue
Afraid to sing the lullaby
And the guitar rang...
Well, he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn't
A suburban night on a rusted bike
A young man spits out his tongue-tied pain
To persuade the bells to ring good-bye
She might have listened
But she didn't
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn't
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn't
Then under a suburban moon
She spook too soon
She yelled out his self-maligned name
But to no avail...
As he rode away the bicycle sang
But she didn't
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
Is love afraid to be made called self discipline?
I dunno
Oh, I dunno
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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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