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1.	If I Could Still Love You 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Hey, it's so good to see you Can i say i'm sorry i left you Baby, there'd be nothing to bleed through No telling what we'd do If i could still love you one day soon You say i'm a cancer Cos i swoon for cowardly answers Darling, there'd be nothing above you I'd worship and hug you If i could still love you one day You need to settle down We'll never meet again You need to back away It all came to an end Baby, there's no way to be A you and me and me and me You never could love me, baby Birds — they circle around me Diving in to pick clean my body Darling i am nothing but raw meat But it would be so sweet If you could still love me one day What's done is done What's done is done What's done is done What's done is done Hey You need to settle down It's so good to see you We'll never meet again Can i say You need to back away I'm sorry I left you It all came to an end Baby, there's no way to be There'd be nothing to bleed through A you and me and me and me No telling what we'd do If i could still love you one day soon If i could still love you one day soon If i could still love you one day soon If i could still love you one day soon One day soon
2.	Tunes, Moves, Tricks and Fun 02:59	lyrics	buy track
It's wonderful, hah! Why's the world so stressful?  It's messing with me  I don't know, I don't know, I don't know  Why am I so affected by the things that I see? I don't know, I don't know, I don't know When it's all wrong, I need a song, to turn my head around  The bass goes thump, my heart goes pump, I dig that funky sound Bad cliches all fade away, I focus on the now  I jump the scene, i got my team tonight  it's wonderful, hah! (uh huh) So what, cha sad?  (uh huh) So what, cha mad?  (oh yeah) Don't care 'bout that  'Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun (uh huh) We've got the whoas uh huh) Those body rolls  (oh yeah) You don't care 'bout that ' Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun It's wonderful So wonderful Why's the world so messed up, and filled with debate? We don't know, we don't know, we don't know  Do you know what will happen, if love overcomes hate? We will grow, we will grow, we will grow Talking heads, in fancy threads, they're makin' me go wild  The hooks that pop, the beats that drop, release my inner child Bad cliches all fade away, sweet music is the thing  I jump so quick, i got my clique tonight.. it's wonderful (mama) (uh huh) So what, cha sad?  (uh huh) So what, cha mad?  (oh yeah) Don't care 'bout that  'Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun (uh huh) We've got the whoas uh huh) Those body rolls  (oh yeah) You don't care 'bout that ' Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun Everything is crashing down Only garbage in this town  If we only have tonight Gonna go out living life (uh huh) So what, cha sad?  (uh huh) So what, cha mad?  (oh yeah) Don't care 'bout that  'Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun (uh huh) We've got the whoas uh huh) Those body rolls  (oh yeah) You don't care 'bout that ' Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun (uh huh) We got the wok  (uh huh) We got the biz  (oh yeah) We got the slide  'Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun (uh huh) We're steppin' twos (uh huh) We're busting down  (oh yeah) So flip that frown  'Cos we got tunes, moves, tricks and fun It's wonderful So wonderful Tunes, moves, tricks and fun!
3.	Bruxism 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Too many thoughts roll around in my brain Take sleep away and turn it into pain Chewing, grinding, biting down, it's gonna end this way We're goin' out on bruxism - everyone, clench along We're goin' out on bruxism - watch the world burn Everybody close your eyes, buy and sell, life is hell Goin' out on bruxism - watch the world burn (Chewin', chewin', chewin', chewin') Another drop in the bucket, another day inside (Grindin', grindin', grindin', grindin') Why, why, why, why are we still inside? Chewing, grinding, biting down, with nothing left to say We're goin' out on bruxism - everyone, clench along We're goin' out on bruxism - watch the world burn Everybody close your eyes, buy and sell, life is hell Goin' out on bruxism - watch the world burn Why? Why? Why? Why are we still inside? Why? Why? Why? Why are we still inside?
4.	No One Knows 02:49	lyrics	buy track
Rushing around the room Rushing around the whole wide afternoon, it's leaving You're pretending I'm make-believing Kites that fly up through The sky of snowflakes Falling on your face and freezing With a million colours seeing blue Only you And I wanna know what happened to you now And I need to know why all of the clouds Are so bright In the night You can see all of the stars They're shining Spreading all their light across the sky Dunno why But I feel this burning love struck deep inside me With the flames that never will go out It's too loud And I need to know what happened to you then And now the river's gone, it's dried up 'til the end And we will never see how far the water flows And we haven't got a clue, and no one knows No no And I need to know what happened to you then And now the river's gone, it's dried up 'til the end And we will never see how far the water flows And we haven't got a clue, and no one knows No one knows
5.	Blind 03:03	lyrics	buy track
There was a girl I used to know Had the world at her fingers  And her worries at her toes This is a story Never said She buried it inside her But it all came out in red I wanted to say sorry Catch my breath We all have our secrets But I took mine to your death And I never noticed You might be sad To occupied with my own life I didn't think it was that bad All that I know You try your best See how it goes We're blind but it's okay You have to choose Either way (Ohh) Here's a twist She's not dead Caught up in a moment Of existential dread She's always with me She never left There when I need her Until my last breath All that I know You try your best See how it goes We're blind but it's okay You have to choose Anyway (Ohh) Thing about it We're all blind Thing about it We don't mind Thing about it She's not dead Started stoppin' everything And started it instead This is a story Always told But no one's even listening All that I know You try your best See how it goes We're blind but it's okay You have to choose Either way (Ohh)
6.	You Can Do What You Want With My Heart, Babe 02:54	lyrics	buy track
Every time i see you I usually say hey My feelings blow a bubble and float away I look for an exit I usually can't find My body doesn't listen And tries to hide If we're gonna talk about it I want you to know that You can throw it out You can break it up You can do what you want with my heart babe Just bring it back You can keep it safe You can hold it close You can do what you want with my heart babe Just bring it back to me Tomorrow if i saw you I'd smile and move on Even though my heart is breakin When i sing this song I blocked all your profiles Now why'd i do all that I don't want your attention Let's avoid the past You can choose to stay You can run away You can do what you want with my heart babe Just bring it back to me
7.	Get Right 02:19	lyrics	buy track
I only feel good in the shower I know I shouldn't, but I'll stay in for an hour or two Helps me forget that thing I said I wish that I could be in my own bed Instead of being on the road I'm told How lucky I should feel But all I'm feeling now is dirty I've gotta get right We used to talk late on the telephone I couldn't tell you what your number is to save my life But that don't mean I don't regret The way I left, it replays in my head I wish that I could be at home Alone Where no-one knows my name I heard that you just had a baby You went and got right And for the record, I still remember The song you sang to me And I still sing it, in the shower It's a nice memory I wish my brain took a vacation On second thought, please take it right out of my skull I don't mind Just flip it to another station One where it plays my songs late everynight Instead I'm out here on the road I'm told How lucky I should feel But all I'm feeling now is dirty I've gotta get right I've gotta get right I've gotta get right
8.	Catch and Release 03:09	lyrics	buy track
We're in the same boat Chasing the same waves as before We'd better hold on Cos it's the calm before the storm Oh it's pulling us under Catch me You find a way to reel me in Release me So that you can catch me again Catch me We always go so overboard Release me It's all catch and release, catch and release We use the same hook Using the same lines as before So when you bait me please Tell me what you're fishing for Oh you're pulling me under Catch me You find a way to reel me in Release me So that you can catch me again Catch me We always go so overboard Release me It's all catch and release, catch and release Catch me You find a way to reel me in Release me So that you can catch me again Catch me We always go so overboard Release me It's all catch and release, catch and release Yeah
9.	Beans for Breakfast 03:16	lyrics	buy track
A funny little thing here on my plate  I gotta play a game called "find the eggs" Toast is nowhere to be found  Nothing to go face-down on the ground  I see no OJ for me  No S-I-P of vitamin C  Cos there's no breakfast on my scene  I'm gonna eat up all of my beans  I'm gonna eat up all of my beans It's about fun  It's about thyme  It's about chilli peppers and lime If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast It's about life  It's about food  It's about biting off what I chew  If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast I'm inspired by myself  Pull oregano down off of the shelf  I don't need a recipe  For raisins and peanut butter on celery Pomegranate might be nice  Served on a bed of coconut rice  But before I dream these flavour dreams I'm gonna eat up all of my beans  I'm gonna eat up all of my beans It's about fun  It's about thyme  It's about chilli peppers and lime  If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast It's about life  It's about food  It's about biting off what I chew  If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast So don't force it, I say  If you're just not hungry today  It's okay, it's okay  Everybody's got a different taste  Don't yuck my yum  It doesn't matter if we'd both munch on a plum As long as you'd try to take the first bite It's about fun  It's about thyme  It's about chilli peppers and lime  If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast It's about life  It's about food  It's about biting off what I chew  If you are what you eat  Then I'm eating beans for breakfast I'm eating all of my beans beans Beans beans beans beans
10.	A Song to Say Goodbye 03:18	lyrics	buy track
And when I die, I'll leave this song to say goodbye And leave you then, an awkward friend A little rough around the edge I know my place, I understand I'm such a burden in your hand Things with me will never be But they'll also never end And when I'm gone, these empty words will carry on And celebrate a life of fate A small collection of mistakes I understand, I know my part I'm such a nothing in your heart Things with me will always be, but They'll also never start Tell me, don't let me down I'm anxiously waiting Tell me, if it got rewound Would you keep me 'round at all? And when I peace, I'll leave these false apologies The only truths that I could use Lost in simple melodies I know my gift, a thousand lies A thousand splinters in your eye The things we earned The lessons learned Oh, they never satisfy A song to say goodbye A song to say goodbye A song to say goodbye A song to say goodbye A song to say goodbye
11.	A Sudden Evaporation of Expectation into Nothing 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Do you remember life? Do you remember life? Forty teenagers in a soundproof basement You will be there in my memory Will I be there in your memory? And those were different times, and those were different times Forty teenagers in a soundproof basement What was I to do with creativity? In a city that killed creativity? With a… A sudden evaporation of expectation into nothing What happened to us and all of our friends? Just shadows, nothing but shadows A sudden evaporation of expectation into nothing What happened to us and all of our friends? Just shadows, nothing but shadows It must be this silver spoon I will not I'll never go back there again But this privilege must not go to waste We'll not waste it The downtown's on fire The buildings are all on fire The downtown's on fire The buildings are all on fire A sudden evaporation of expectation into nothing What happened to us and all of our friends? Just shadows, nothing but shadows A sudden evaporation of expectation into nothing What happened to us and all of our friends? Just shadows, nothing but shadows
12.	I'm Gonna Send a Smoked Salmon to Moncton 03:43	lyrics	buy track
We've got the maritime to be silly I'll give you just the Hali-facts There's a brook over in the corner And we can smile wide if the summer's on our side I want to stomp like Tommy Connors I heard that Frederic weighs a ton Let's bake up Charlotte's own potatoes Delicious for the he's, and for the Miramichi's I'm gonna send a smoked salmon to Moncton Give it to John To give it to Tom I'm gonna send a smoked salmon to Moncton Give it to John, to give it to Tom, to give it to Ron Do you want to join my Confederation? To reach me dial 902 We'll float down a river full of chocolate If you don't believe that, it's just a Petitcodiac I'm gonna send a smoked salmon to Moncton Give it to Ann To give it to Fran I'm gonna send a smoked salmon to Moncton Give it to Ann, to give it to Fran, to give it to Stan Yes come on in there What's goin' on? How's she goin? I tell ya what? I saw yas down there in the back forty and I seen 'em 'magine Havin a scoff she was And I says yes b'y I'll be talking to ya And remember kids Smoking is bad Unless it's smoked salmon Of course I'm gonna send a smoked Salmon to Moncton Give it to Gene To give it to Dean I'm gonna send a smoked Salmon to Moncton Give it to Charlene To give to Christine To give to Colleen To give to Eileen To give to Eugene To give to Francine To give to Irene To give to Janine To give to Kathleen To give to Maureen To give to Maxine To give to Nadine To give to Pauline To give to Dan
13.	Pass the Crown 02:46	lyrics	buy track
Always gonna be second best Tired of keeping up with the rest, oh baby You Go ahead and keep it Fighting with myself every night Beating myself black and blue, oh baby You Go ahead and keep it, because I don't wanna start a war Oh, but I can't feel this way anymore And I will let you down I don't wanna be the cause And maybe I have too many flaws But I will pass the crown I'm my own worst enemy Up every night, it goes on endlessly But you don't have to take it Running out of weaponry Finally found a path toward clarity And I, oh I'm gonna take it, because I don't wanna start a war Oh, but I can't feel this way anymore And I will let you down I don't wanna be the cause Oh maybe I have too many flaws But I will pass the crown I put an acorn in my pocket And it protects me from all pain It's like a jolt to the stomach And it's a shock to the brain Oh, and I don't wanna start a war Oh, but I can't feel this way anymore And I will let you down I don't wanna be the cause Oh maybe I just have too many flaws But I will pass the crown Oh I will pass the crown Said I, oh I will pass the crown
14.	Larger than the Ribs (Piano Version) 03:53	lyrics	buy track
Is it worse to be hurt In the heart or the brain? Or the mind, I don't mind But I'll sing just the same It's a pain in the head In the ass it'll pass Is it truth? Is it lies? Will we grow? Will we die? Do we drown or get shot? Maybe choke on the smoke? Maybe hang by our necks? What the heck, all the same Do we hug? Do we kiss? Do we even exist? Are you pissed? Are you mad? I can't tell what this is Cos my heart is larger than the ribs Larger than the ribs that contain it My heart is looking for a heart Looking for a heart that will take it This is strong against weak I can't speak, I was wrong Or not right, but so close Has a cat got your nose? Got your tongue, we had fun I can't sleep in the dark This is sharp what a treat If you are what you eat Then I'm lost in the fog Acting young feeling old Are you cold? Are you real? Was I fake, only tricks? If you'd give, I would take Little space for mistakes My missteps, I'm aware But sometimes I can't care Cos my heart is larger than the ribs Larger than the ribs that contain it My heart is looking for a heart Looking for a heart that will take it Yeah, larger than Oh, larger than the ribs My heart is larger than the ribs Larger than the ribs that contain it My heart is looking for a heart Looking for a heart that will take it Yeah, larger than Oh, larger than the ribs Larger than the ribs Larger than the ribs
15.	The Killer's at the Funeral 03:28	lyrics	buy track
The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral The killer's at the funeral
16.	Outside Lover 03:48	lyrics	buy track
I've got a little secret I'm gonna blow your mind I've got this intuition You ain't gonna sleep tonight Might be a little crazy Might be a lot of fun Maybe we're starting something We won't know until we're done Outside lover, inside liar So familiar when I'm with you Outside lover, inside liar Hold me closer when I'm with you With you Same old story Same old trouble With you Feeling a connection Love is imperfection with you Feeling a connection Love is imperfection Feeling a connection Love is imperfection with you I've got an invitation I want to make you mine I'm calling like a demon Crossing from the other side No time for talking, baby Turn up the music loud I'm seeing something in your eyes That says it's going down Outside lover, inside liar So familiar when I'm with you Outside lover, inside liar Hold me closer when I'm with you With you Same old story Same old trouble With you Feeling a connection Love is imperfection with you
17.	An Errant Olive 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Oh, an errant olive On my duvet on my bed in college A little green garnish The pimento was toenail polish A little green garnish Toenail polish, toenail polish, toenail polish A little green garnish Oh, an errant olive On my duvet on my bed in college A little green garnish The pimento was toenail polish A little green garnish Toenail polish, toenail polish, toenail polish A little green garnish Oh, an errant olive On my duvet on my bed in college A little green garnish The pimento was toenail polish A little green garnish Toenail polish, toenail polish, toenail polish A little green garnish Oh, an errant olive On my duvet on my bed in college A little green garnish The pimento was toenail polish A little green garnish Toenail polish, toenail polish, toenail polish An errant olive
18.	Be Anybody 03:26	lyrics	buy track
Oh young mind, don't you cry You only get what you give But they'll take until you die Baby please don'tcha let it fade Your true colours show When all they see is grey Grey Be bold, be shy, be anybody Be big, be small, be anybody Make noise, your voice is somebody Be anybody, be anybody Hey old soul, you still have time You can mix a drink and dare to cross the line There's freedom in between the rules There's ten ways to win for every time you lose Be bold, be shy, be anybody Be big, be small, be anybody Make noise, your voice is somebody Be anybody, be anybody We are everybody We're everybody We are everybody We're everybody We are everybody We're everybody We are everybody We're everybody Be bold, be shy, be anybody Be big, be small, be anybody Make noise, your voice is somebody Be anybody, be anybody
19.	Break Ur Heart 03:15	lyrics	buy track
I don't think we ever had a chance You knew all my punchlines in advance I know you had a mind to walk away But never had the heart to really say Take, take, take, take, take it away If I could have another try I'd tell you all the same old lies But I never meant to break your heart If I could do it all again I'd lead it to the same old end But I never meant to break your heart Break your heart Break, break, break, break Break your heart Break, break, break, break Take it away Told you all my troubles and my doubts Gave you everything inside and out and I didn't call your name when I walked away I know the rain keeps falling on your face Down, down, down, down Wipe it away If I could have another try I'd tell you all the same old lies But I never meant to break your heart If I could do it all again I'd lead it to the same old end But I never meant to break your heart Break your heart Break, break, break, break Break your heart Break, break, break, break Take it away Break your heart Break, break, break, break Break your heart Break, break, break, break Take it away
20.	It Breaks Your Bones 03:50	lyrics	buy track
I don't know what to do I'm reaching for you baby, but nothing's coming through Don't listen to them girl There's nothing here to tell you that you can't rule the world And I, I know you try to see things through I know you do And when it all comes down, so far down below It breaks your bones But you gotta get up You gotta get up You gotta get up A light is shining under there Pick up the broken pieces that you can repair The cracks, they make you beautiful And if you could see what I see Your heart would be whole And I, I know you try to see things through I know you do And when it all comes down, so far down below It breaks your bones You gotta get up You gotta get You gotta get You gotta get You gotta get You gotta get Oh, you gotta get up You gotta get up You gotta get up
21.	I Dated an Idiot 02:17	lyrics	buy track
I don't wanna see That stupid leather jacket that you gave to me Or any of your little homemade mix CDs I don't have anything that would make them play Even if I could I wouldn't anyway You didn't have a clue about my music tastes I'm throwing out this notebook of your dumb ideas Your mind is like your bike, it only has one gear I dated an idiot How 'bout you? I dated an idiot Oh yeah I dated an idiot Idiot Idiot You know I'll never miss Your collection of fedoras and your peppermints And everything's still broken that you tried to fix I'm giving back your little magic starter kit And every single orgasm I had to fake You thought it was so cool to rap along with Drake And when I pass my closet now, all I can see Is that stupid leather jacket staring back at me I dated an idiot How 'bout you? I dated an idiot Oh yeah I dated an idiot Idiot Idiot Idiot Idiot I dated an idiot How 'bout you? I dated an idiot Oh yeah I dated an idiot Idiot Idiot Idiot Idiot
22.	Walking With the Enemy 02:42	lyrics	buy track
We don't wanna hear your excuses They sound so old We fight fight fight like we mean it So you'll get told Oooeoooo Oooeoooo We don't know what you expected You brought this on You kiss, kiss, kiss like you mean it When all along You said Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy You said Take my hand, I don't want you ahead of me Because I'm a piece of you, and you're a piece of me Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy Not just teenage machines We just wanna be seen You said Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy You said Take my hand, I don't want you ahead of me Because I'm a piece of you, and you're a piece of me Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy We don't really know if you're liable For what went wrong You uh uh uh like you mean it But all along You said Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy You said Take my hand, I don't want you ahead of me Because I'm a piece of you, and you're a piece of me Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy Take my hand, I'm walking with the enemy
23.	A B-List Celebrity in the Autograph Line 02:58	lyrics	buy track
I have nothing left My get-up-and-go just got up and went I've failed the test so miserably I'm completely out of time Like old chewing gum It's come to be clear just what I've become A B-list celebrity in the autograph line A stronger man could maybe explain My journey in and out of fame There was a time when I was your world And now I am not I remember when you left (I remember when you left) Those little cherries on my neck (I remember when you left) But uneasy lies the hardened heart that wears the crown I saw you in a dream With lakes for eyes, you were looking through me And a forest split us off between it's everlasting pines Guess it isn't true That two become one, when one of the two Is a B-list celebrity in the autograph line
24.	You Are At Our Show 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Never thought I'd Be A boy trapped in an MP3 Sayin' hey I need that sound Why don't you kidnap me to tree's lounge? Always thought I'd be Somebody dancin' on your TV screen Playin' shows you wanna play I hope that works out someday Fourteen, sixteen, twenty-to-eight I just wanna stop makin' mistakes Fourteen, sixteen, twenty-to-nine I will never stop losin' my mind cause right now You are at our show You are at our show You are at our show Or maybe listening at home You are at our show You are at our show You are at our show Or maybe listening at home I know I'll always be A rockin' out for the mirror teen Gotta lay off all the glam I gotta look real for my fans Fourteen, sixteen, twenty-to-ten Are you guys my fans or my friends? Fourteen, sixteen, twenty-to-twelve I know the world is goin' to hell but right now You are at our show You are at our show You are at our show Or maybe listening at home You are at our show You are at our show You are at our show Or maybe listening at home
25.	Arm's Length 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Used to dream I found my love Growing tall in garden soil Blooming like a hyacinth But I woke up from that dream Used to dream I found my love Over sea and ocean waves Peaking in a foamy crest But I woke up from that dream Oh gee, look what you've done to me Hate to say it, but you've got me down Lift me up, but at arm's length I will still be Down Used to dream I found my love Age so young, so seventeen Kissing me with wine-red lips But I woke up from that dream Used to dream I found my love Warm beside me as I slept Why can't I get back to sleep? Why'd I wake up from that dream? (If you think you could care) (If you think you could) Oh gee, look what you've done to me Hate to say it, but you've got me down Lift me up, but at arm's length I will still be down I can be anything, but I can't be that for you Although I'm standing to the side, I'll never turn my back on you All of this is clutter and part of our job is to clear it up I'm sorry if that gets you down (I can be, at arm's length… I can be, at arm's length) Lift me up, lift me up But at arm's length
26.	Believe, Believe 03:05	lyrics	buy track
I keep a skull on my desk to hold the quills Dipping them in blood-red ink Pressing them onto the parchment page As I write a letter Seal a homemade envelope with melted wax I seal it with a fashioned press Bearing the initials of my name You'll have to open it with a knife I believe that you have mentioned me I believe that you will send for me I believe that you have mentioned me I believe that you will send for me here I believe that you have mentioned me I believe that you will send for me here, here, here (I have to believe) Believe believe, believe believe, believe believe (I have to believe) Believe believe, that these letters will speak for me (I have to believe) Believe believe, that these letters will speak for me, and set me free (I have to believe) Believe believe, that these letters will speak for me, and set me free But if I start running that's when I start dying But if I die trying at least I'll leave the world with something to Believe believe, Believe believe, Believe believe Out in the rain with a key on a kite-string Out in the rain watching apples fall
27.	Sometimes Things 02:32	lyrics	buy track
If you use dressing, you don't like lettuce  If you love coffee, you don't use cream Sometimes things are just what they're gonna be Sometimes things are just what they are If you're like me, then you act young, feel old  If i'm like you, then i say what I say  Sometimes things are just what they're gonna be Sometimes things are just what they are Between you and me, there's a lot of these everyday things  I will take and commodify them  If there's one thing that's worth more than love It's the capital value of sometimes things if you use butter, you don't love bread, man If you love spiders, you don't love flies Sometimes songs are a bad apology Sometimes songs are just what they are If you're like me, then you're kinda hungry  If i'm like you, then i'm over-tired  Sometimes things are just what they're gonna be Sometimes things leave the biggest scars Between you and me, there's a lot of these everyday things  I will take and commodify them  If there's one thing that's worth more than love It's the capital value of sometimes things The value of sometimes things The value of sometimes things Capital value of sometimes things Yeah, that's the value of sometimes thing
28.	Better on the Page 02:50	lyrics	buy track
I'll kiss you in a hammock underneath the stars I'll kiss you in the rafters of a burned-out barn I'll hide candy in your pockets and then search for it And you'll know what I am doing but be cool with it You'll kiss me in an orchard as the apples guard You'll kiss me in the park over a pinot noir I'll slip notes into your wallet and you'll give me treats And we'll know it's just the moment but it feels so sweet That'll be the day, baby I'm, better on the page, better on the page That'll be the day, baby I'm, better on the page, better on the page Letters on the page, little lies, soon I will erase, soon I will erase That'll be the day, baby wait I'll kiss you in the market as the locals frown I'll kiss you on the muddy shores of Charlottetown I'll write poems to your body using both my hands And we'll pass each other later without second glance You'll kiss me in the dark of Bar le Sacrilege You'll kiss me when we wake up in our hotel bed And we'll feel it "really really" we won't want to stop And we'll chase every distraction from the tick tick tock That'll be the day, baby I'm, better on the page, better on the page That'll be the day, baby I'm, better on the page, better on the page Letters on the page, little lies, soon I will erase, soon I will erase That'll be the day, baby wait (Letters letters letters letters) Never felt this way (Letters letters letters letters) Give me one more day (Letters letters letters letters) Give me a new page (Letters letters letters letters) Never will erase
29.	Hey Ashley 02:21	lyrics	buy track
I couldn't see, the colour of your eyes prevented me But I can't be anything close to what you want me to be I am someone who doesn't care about your philosophy How could it be, a girl like me could have an opinion?  And when you go, I hope you see A tiny little bit of apathy Because your little ship is gonna get wrecked soon It's not because we don't agree It's because you tore the heart right out of me And here I rest in piece, hey Ashley Don't cry to me, the first to offer up an apology Just change the scene, within a week it won't matter anyway Open up and see, the path of life that we call destiny So many things, so little time so don't waste them all away And when you go, I hope you see A tiny little bit of apathy Because your little ship is gonna get wrecked soon It's not because we don't agree It's because you tore the heart right out of me And here I rest in piece, hey Ashley It's not because we don't agree It's because you tore the heart right out of me So here I rest in piece, hey Ashley
30.	Only You 04:02	lyrics	buy track
The breeze blows As I write Fourteen lines To you I honestly have so much To give To you But only you can take it Only you can take it Only you can take it All from me Open your arms So I can embrace you But only you can take it Only you can take it Only you can take it All from me
31.	Home Movies 04:34	lyrics	buy track
We were the best of friends Back then before the end And when I wrote a song I told you what was wrong If everything is beautiful and everyone's an idiot Everything is so fucked up I think I could deal with it… Do you wanna come home And watch home movies? I can wear the cologne You found so soothing Can we sit here in silence It's our duty So, do you wanna come home And watch home movies With me? I'm gone again… We were the best of friends Back then until the end… Everything is beautiful, everyone's an idiot… So, do you wanna come home And watch home movies? I can wear the cologne You found so soothing Can we sit here in silence It's our duty So, do you wanna come home (home, home) And watch home movies With me?
32.	Only Apathy 03:13	lyrics	buy track
I was supposed to be your dream man Then you said I was too human Truth is, I'm just an alien Sent to study feelings That's why I'm crying I swear my research says to Not cos I'm feeling crazy lost and Strange without you I know you're not a singer But please write a sad sad song I need to take the tune home So others can hum along And try and understand I've written this for you to sing Empirically, it's really dumb But I mean every word Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy Want you to see The deeper life living inside of me Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy In you, you In you, you In you, you In you, you Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy Want you to see The deeper life living inside of me Don't wanna be The one who causes only apathy
33.	Funeral Tune 03:06	lyrics	buy track
You, dressed in fancy shoes Staring at the casket I wonder how I'll ask it Mother, who is my real father? Why do I even bother? The words just won't come out Ohhh Waiting, what an awkward situation That's why I'm hesitating The words just won't come out Mother, was it him or was it another? I look awfully like his brother That's just what people say Ohhh M O T H E R, why, why? M O T H E R, why lie? M O T H E R, why, why? D A D D Y Ohhh
34.	Break the Playpen 02:39	lyrics	buy track
Many blinding lights A climbing path I walk Pulling heroics The likes of which have never been seen I am melting Into a puddle Pulling heroics And pulling out I'll break the playpen Because I don't wanna play I don't want to play I don't Want to I don't Want to I don't Want to I don't Want to I can't shake this Shadow of future scars I must be brave now Yeah I must be brave now I am melting All of my friends are scared Pulling heroics So leave me, leave me, leave me I need a good finish I need to do this right I need to do this right I need to do this right I don't Want to I don't Want to I don't Want to I don't Want to Because I don't want to play I'll break the playpen Because I don't want to play
35.	Recycle My Love 02:58	lyrics	buy track
You use me up and take me for granted It's nothing short of something tragic If i could see what you could see I'd be a pile of trash Burning fast Burning fast Pick me up, recycle my love Re-use it all, there's more than enough And you're never gonna stay Cos you're always gonna go So go, baby, go You spit me out but there's much more to swallow Your tempting words were once full but now so hollow It's crystal clear as this empty beer That you're not here You're not here Pick me up, recycle my love Re-use it all, there's more than enough And you're never gonna stay Cos you're always gonna go So go, baby, go I call bluff on all your love So fold baby fold It is you i really want Don't go, so don't you go It is you i really want
36.	Pragmatic Escape 02:44	lyrics	buy track
And here's another thing We got our diamond rings We gotta take 'em out We gotta flash around A pragmatic escape (would be a little dumb) A pragmatic escape (would be a lot of fun) Cos we try, and we try, and we try, and we try, And we're livin' this life until we die Stay so calm So calm to cool The world's weight upon our shoulders We fall Wouldn't we know Where it will go? Don't wanna wait and see If I will be there And you will be there Sounds like a plan to me Take of my hand Huge of my arms Tonight, it's you and me Take of my hand Huge of my arms Tonight, it's you and me And here's another thing We got our diamond rings We gotta take 'em out We gotta flash around A pragmatic escape (would be a little dumb) A pragmatic escape (would be a lot of fun) Cos we try, and we try, and we try, and we try, And we're livin' this life until we die Stay so calm So calm to cool The world's weight upon our shoulders We fall
37.	Suddenly It All Made Sense 03:22	lyrics	buy track
Got a tough mother And a strong father Raised me to be whole And to never bother With the things that simply don't matter I'm sorry I seem dazed, it's just That you are amazing, I I know that we can face the Shadows that we encounter I'm trying to explain the light you shine on my life I gave up on love Was done holding my breath Then, I found you Suddenly it all made sense Though I know we'll grow old my love, let's hope We never grow too wise for our own good And when we joke we will laugh at every punchline in advance Hand-in-hand It's a feeling so real without words to explain, so I'll Turn to numbers, make it easy to say This isn't two become one This is two become infinity I gave up on love Was done holding my breath Then, I found you Suddenly it all made sense I gave up on love Was done holding my breath Then, I found you Suddenly it all made sense
38.	Hello, Rival 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Hello, rival, you found me so exhausted Would you grant me a moment of preparation? Dull knives, tired from a hard life of being first place I'll try, rival, to fight I owe you no more and certainly no less  Hello, rival, you're dead now I'm on the attack Sticks, stones, and syllables Brittle, but find their target This is a bursting cloud This is my strongest shout In threes and fives, a banshee Listen up now rival Here's one for the books Goodbye, rival A mismatch A category error
39.	Give Me Bread 01:37	lyrics	buy track
You could never see What you mean to me A cautionary friend Give me some more bread Baba badi bop bop Baba badi bop bop Baba badi bop bop Baba badi bop bop I will always be Goose amongst the geese A cautionary dread Give me some more bread
40.	Do We? 02:15	lyrics	buy track
I guess all of the things I could never say Are things that I can sing I guess all of the things I could never do Were important to you Baby, do we keep on being afraid? Baby, do we keep on being free? Baby, do we keep on being free? I'm sorry for the feels that I made you feel If heartbreak is so real I guess all of the things I could never say Will all get said someday Baby, do we keep on being free? Baby, do we keep on being afraid? If we could try, before it dies Give this candle a new light If we could try, before it dies Give this candle a new light If we could try, If we could try If we could try, before it dies Give this candle a new light If we could try Baby, do we keep on being free? Baby, do we keep on being free?
41.	Human Beings Look At You 02:57	lyrics	buy track
Oh, this is an audience of psychophants and paper dolls This is my biology, but this is not my destiny Too many one-way trips to feel the sting of coming home I've done so many things that are not exactly chivalrous Feel like the white knight But I have fallen off my horse I will check every line and every fragment And you'll feel that way Wait 'til you see just how evil he was I've heard stories The pure wine it took you, human beings look at you So it's the end This violence does not come from a violent cause This violence does not come from a violent cause This is, this is, my biology This is, this is, not my destiny This is, this is, my biology This is, this is, not my destiny This is, this is, my biology This is, this is, not my destiny This is, this is, my biology This is, this is, not my destiny I will check every line and every fragment And you'll feel that way Wait 'til you see just how evil he was I've heard stories The pure wine it took you, human beings look at you So it's the end This violence does not come from a violent cause This violence does not come from a violent cause
42.	Comin' Up Slowly 03:29	lyrics	buy track
You're comin' up slowly I wonder if you're ever gonna try I wonder if you'll think that I will die If you're comin' up slowly I know you're coming after me I wonder if you think that I will cry I wonder if you'll ever change your mind If you're comin' up slowly Will you be the one to take apart my life? Will you take apart my life if you're comin' up slowly? Will you be the one to take part my life? Will you take apart my life? Please take apart my life Take apart my I know you're coming after me I wonder if you'll take me to your room I wonder if you'll lead me to my doom Since you're coming right after me I know you can't find me I wonder if you're ever gonna try  I wonder if you'll remember the good times If you're comin' up slowly Will you be the one to take apart my life? Will you take apart my life if you're comin' up slowly? Will you be the one to take part my life? Will you take apart my life? Please take apart my life Will you take apart my life? Take apart my life Take apart my life Take apart my life Will you be the one to take apart my life? Will you take apart my life if you're comin' up slowly? Will you be the one to take part my life? Will you take apart my life? Please take apart my life Will you take apart my life? Take apart my life Take apart my life Take apart my life
43.	Life is a Video Game 02:32	lyrics	buy track
I got a power laser blaster! I'm flying a spaceship! Quick grab the power up! Eat the pie, eat the pie! I use my imagination To pretend that I am seeing aliens on a space station I, got nothing to hide Every time I go outside Life, is a video game A special world that I create inside my brain My bike is like a motorcycle! I'm crafting some armou r! Yes, I got a health kit! Eat the pie, eat the pie! I imagine that my friend jack Is a driver speeding round the corner of a racing track I, got nothing to hide Every time I go outside Life, is a video game A special world that I create inside my brain I use my imagination! I, got nothing to hide Every time I go outside Life, is a video game A special world that I create inside my brain You have eaten the pie
44.	Masque / No Anti-Masque 03:25	lyrics	buy track
Hey, look at my mask And my flowing robes Soon we'll dance We'll all dance soon But 'til then you will have to wait Wait Wait The very best minds of my generation… saw me It's Time To Dance Now It's time to dance Now It's time to dance Now It's time to dance Masque / no anti-masque
45.	Small Joys 03:33	lyrics	buy track
It's my own cold blood that's left me feeling alone Like a lizard i am searching for a hot stone But I have moulted my scales, and i'm defenceless Only thing that can save me is your presence I try to use a flash to capture a sunset  All it does it simply show me what's in front me I see that half the love i spend on you is wasted Funny thing, i just can't tell which half it is But if you knew me  I'm sure that you would see That if i knew you  I'd be sure we'd make it through But if you knew me  We could no longer be  Two of us  sharing small joys It's my own fault for saying pick a card, any card That's not the one i meant so pick again, pick again You've got the slightest of hands, so can I hold one I've got a magical wand, I guess the trick's on me But if you knew me  I'm sure that you would see That if i knew you  I'd be sure we'd make it through But if you knew me  We could no longer be  Two of us  Sharing small joys Small joys Small joys I know the answer when you ask me why the long face I know the answer is it's you that holds the hackamore But if you knew me  I'm sure that you would see That if i knew you  I'd be sure we'd make it through But if you knew me  We could no longer be  Two of us  Sharing small joys
46.	Mighty Trains 00:33	lyrics	buy track
Chugga chugga, chugga chugga, chugga chugga, chugga chugga One, two, three, mighty trains Four, five, six, mighty trains Seven, eight, nine, mighty trains Mighty, mighty trains Chugga chugga choo choo Where are you? Whistle toot toot What do you do? Work together, clickedy-clack The delivery will stay on track One, two, three, mighty trains Four, five, six, mighty trains Seven, eight, nine, mighty trains Mighty, mighty trains
47.	The Tide 03:21	lyrics	buy track
I grabbed a letter from the mailbox And it's addressed to you, my friend But it won't reach you, it won't reach you Never again And they won't take it well And this is how it all Will end Where do you go when you reach the end? How do you know who remembers you, and when? Why does it seem so hard now and not then? Where do you go when you reach the end? The tide comes back again What would I say if I could see you now? What would I do? I'd think of something we could laugh about Or maybe I'd just stare at you And they won't take it well And this is how it all Rearranges Where do you go when you reach the end? How do you know who remembers you, and when? Why does it seem so hard now and not then? Where do you go when you reach the end? The tide comes back again Falling slowly in my mind Frozen over for all time Stand so still, I don't understand Can you repeat the question Again? Where do you go when you reach the end? How do you know who remembers you, and when? Why does it seem so hard now and not then? Where do you go when you reach the end? The tide comes back again
48.	Four-legged 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I'm only four-legged I'm only four-legged Like a dog in the rain, I don't like my current situation But I have high hopes for the future So despite my matted fur and soaked features The rainwater runs off my panting tongue As I wait to be let in To be let in To be let in I'm only four-legged I'm only four-legged Like a rat in a maze Proud member of some laboratory scientist's life work I will run the maze Forming cognitive maps in my tiny rat brain so that next time Next time I can find the cheese I can find the cheese I can find the cheese I'm only four-legged I'm only four-legged
49.	Pets Eat Their Masters 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Evocative, evoke this Give a smile, eat an inch Growing cold, growing old Will I set fire? Pets eat their masters Pets eat their masters, yeah yeah My life's disaster, yeah yeah yeah That was this Give a smile, fuckin' eat an inch Growing cold, growing old With ice and fire Now we gotta do it Now they're standing on two legs Pets eat their masters Pets eat their masters, yeah yeah My life's disaster, yeah yeah yeah
50.	Marching Babies 02:22	lyrics	buy track
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51.	Home Movies (Turkey Version) 04:34	lyrics	buy track
We were the best of friends Laughing and gobblin But when thanksgiving came It made us both afraid If every farm is local now And everything is cruelty-free If eating meat is so fucked up Why do i still eat turkey Do you wanna come home And gobble gravely? Could you please pass the peas And mushroom gravy? Have a moment of silence For all the turkeys On this thanksgiving day They're in your bellies Yum yum I'm gobblin gobblin We were the best of friends, laughin and goblin Do you wanna come home And gobble gravely? Could you please pass the peas And mushroom gravy? Have a moment of silence For all the turkeys On this thanksgiving day They're in your bellies Yum yum
52.	(Still) Waiting for My Accolades 02:56		buy track

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Altered by Mom released an original song per week for all of 2020, resulting in the mammoth collection 52 SONGS.
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released December 25, 2021

all songs written and performed by Gina Kennedy and Devon Lougheed unless otherwise noted

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Altered By Mom Toronto, Ontario

ALTERED BY MOM combines a knack for infectious melodies and classic songwriting with a quirky sense of humour and a tongue- in-cheek post-grunge aesthetic - like Sloan had a baby with Barenaked Ladies... and then that baby stole your cigarettes.

ALTERED BY MOM is for those that never thought they'd be trapped in an MP3. ... more

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AHEM

Jun 2023
52 SONGS

Dec 2021
Hear That Sound

May 2019
Attitude Song

Jul 2018
Body Feels Weird EP

Jun 2016

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