Lie still, little bottle, and shake my shaky hand
Black coffee's not enough for me, I need a better friend
One pill at the bottom is singing my favorite song
I know I must investigate
I hope that I can sing along

There's no time for metaphors cried the little pill to me
He said, "Life is a placebo masquerading as a simile"*
Well, I knew that pill was lying
Too gregarious, too nice
But as he walked I had to sing this twice

Lie still, little bottle
Don't twist, it ain't twistin' time
With every move you make you just disintegrate my ever-troubled mind

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Labels: Alternative, Show All, They Might Be Giants

"Hello Butterfly," a voice said.
Slip on some duds, comb out your fro,
and slide on down to my pad
The vibe here is very pleasant and I truly request your presence.
A problem of great magnitude has arose
And as we speak it grows.
Damn, what could it be I thought.
A juice I bought, and rolled on down to her pad
Seeing bros i know, slapping fives
I arrived and pressed G-5.
And there was Nikki
Lookin' some kind of sad with tears fallin' from her eyes.
She sat me down
And dug my frown and began to run it down.
"You remember my boyfriend Sid, that fly kid who I love?"
Well our love was often a verb
and spontaneity has brought a third.
But do to our youth and economic state,
we wish to terminate
About this we don't feel great, but baby that's how it is.

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Labels: Digable Planets, Hip Hop, Show All

I am sitting in the morning
At the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in

"It is always nice to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella

And I look the other way
As they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And instead I pour the milk

I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of

And I'm turning to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I raise my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not really see me
Cause she sees her own reflection

And I'm trying not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings
Her hair is getting wet

Oh, this rain it will continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

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Labels: Pop, Show All, Suzanne Vega

I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me
And every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be

Well how can I forget you girl,
When there is always something there to remind me?
...
I was born to love her and I will never be free,
You'll always be a part of me.

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Labels: Naked Eyes, Pop, Show All

I let the beast in too soon
I don't know how to live without my hand on his throat
I fight him always and still
Oh darling it's so sweet
You think you know how crazy
How crazy I am
You say you don't spook easy
You won't go, but I know
And I pray that you will

Fast as you can
Baby run, free yourself of me
Fast as you can

I may be soft in your palm
But I'll soon grow hungry for a fight
And I will not let you win
My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will
Disprove your faith in man
So if you catch me trying to find my way into your
Heart from under your skin

Fast as you can
Baby scratch me out, free yourself
Fast as you can

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Labels: Fiona Apple, Pop, Show All

Welcome to station WEFUNK, better known as We-Funk,
Or deeper still, the Mothership Connection.
Home of the extraterrestrial brothers,
Dealers of funky music.
P.Funk, uncut funk, The Bomb.

Coming to you directly from the Mothership
Top of the Chocolate Milky Way,
500,000 kilowatts of P.Funk-power.
So kick back, dig, while we do it to you in your eardrums.
And me? I'm known as Lollipop Man,
alias the Long-Haired Sucker.
My motto is:

Make my funk the P.Funk
I want my funk uncut
Make my funk the P.Funk
I wants to get funked up.
I want the bomb,
I want the P.Funk

WEFUNK, y'all.
Now this is what I want you all to do:
If you got faults, defects or shortcomings,
You know, like arthritis, rheumatism or migraines,
Whatever part of your body it is,
I want you to lay it on your radio,
let the vibes flow through.
Funk not only moves, it can re-move, dig?
The desired effect is what you get
When you improve your Interplanetary Funksmanship.
Sir Lollipop Man! Chocolate coated, freaky and and habit forming.
Doin' it to you in 3-D,
So groovy that I dig me.
Once upon a time called Now!
Somebody say, "Is there funk after death?"
I say, "Is Seven Up?"

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Labels: Funk, Parliament, Show All

Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me

Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
...
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be

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Labels: Pop, Show All, Steve Winwood

The photograph on the dashboard
Taken years ago
Turned around backwards so the windshield shows
Every street light reveals a picture in reverse
Still its so much clearer
...
You I thought I knew you
You I can not judge
You I thought you knew me
This one laughing quietly
Underneath my breath

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Labels: Alternative, R.E.M., REM, Show All