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Sleep Song
01:39
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2. |
Poison Lake
03:11
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I should have held you that night by the poison lake
Didn’t want to scare you didn’t want to make you run away
You make me laugh you’re sweet and shy
You have lovely lips and Chinese eyes
Across the clear blue sky I see you float by
Shine down on me
Wait there for me
I’ll try my best to sy what I really mean
Feel fluffy between the ears from too many tears
When the ones I love
Disappear in thin air
Across the clear night sky I see you fly by
Shine down on me
Wait there for me
Dive into the poison lake
Disintegrate with me
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3. |
Sandra Dee
02:49
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At the moment of death gorgeous Sandra Dee
Becomes possessed by a dead man
He now in she stumbles along the highway median
Opening credits roll--
J. and I fight over the pillow tihe the gold satin cover
We dance and swirl in the rec room
Clutching pillows that are the shirts of the men we love
Lying on the couch I’m on top of her….
On the couch with mom nestled in the safe crook of her bent legs
TV blares One Life to Live
I am running through the woods
There are shards of glass buried deep within my feet
At the end of the day all paths lead home
At the moment of death gorgeous Sandra Dee becomes possessed
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4. |
Oh No
03:27
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I have never met you face to face
But I love you still
Heard the music
Read the word
In a parallel universe
I hold you to me
You cry out loud
And act like a baby
Uh oh, oh no---
Get away from me
I can barely breathe
I see you on the screen
And in my dreams
Plus I know your file
When you smile
It makes me sight
Uh oh, oh no---
Get away from me
I can barely breathe
In this world there is love
But it’s dangerous and deadly
You are the one
I will never know
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5. |
Fresh Air
02:11
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Driving to Las Vegas in a station wagon
In the desert there’s a traffic jam
The air smells of skunk
Vomit in a plastic bag
In the ditch on either side of the highway
Are twisted Winnebagos all aflame
Jumping to Las Vegas on a pogo stick that’s broken
I don’t know when I’ll get there
This pogo stick don’t move too fast
Then there’s bright lights and smorgasbords
Buddhist monks on slot machines
Pony girl with Keno cards
Saddles up the living dead
May lady luck be on your side
May the force be with you
May the wind be at your back
Run--
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6. |
Stubborn
02:47
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You sit and stare at the corner
Your eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep
On the 56th hour something appears
You’ve got it right there trapped between your teeth
One darted off leaving a smear of blood
And a lump of turd at the bottom of the bowl
The other simply stood in terrified fear
You smiled, licked your lips
With your tail in the air
Cause you are stubborn that’s why I love you
You are stubborn - no one can tell you what to do
You got sick brought you to the hospital
Took my sleeping bag and slept on the floor
You were full of poison and halfway dead
Pissed your sheets and missed the pan
Cause you are stubborn that’s why I love you
You are stubborn - no one can tell you what to do
A circle of doctors shook their heads
And said to me, “It’s time to euthanize.”
When you got up on your two front legs
With bloated belly you defied them
You would not die
You would not die
You will not sit on my lap
You will not come when called
You will do as you please
You will not die
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7. |
Chan is Missing
02:36
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Fresh off the boat from Singapore
They sailed the windy sea
To the land of golden dreams
To raise their families
There were no banners to be seen
As the boat rocked close to shore
Chan is missing--
The years have passed the train was build
Chan’s grandfather is dead
Chan drives a cab in the big city
Works the morning shift till ten
He sings along to rock’n’ roll
And turns the volume loud
Chan is missing--
He walks the streets of Chinatown
But can’t communicate
He understands but he can’t speak
Or answer in Chinese
And to the rushing passersby
He’s just another face
Chan is missing--
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8. |
Knock Loud
03:14
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Knock loud I’m home
Just sleeping to pass the time
Wondering if you’ll come by to visit me
Ten years have passed since you walked
Out of my life
But late last night in the pharmacy
You were in the line in front of me
And I ran away to hide
Knock loud I’m home
I wrote in black felt pen
And took that sign and taped it to the door
If you come in
To see how I have been
Make sure the door is closed behind you
Stand above me
Knife poised to plunge
Through my heart attack
Kills the worst of me
Said I was sorry
Drink to forgive
I wake up alone
Knock loud I’m home
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9. |
Born Free
03:30
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Born free as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart
Stay free where no walls divide you
You’re free as the roaring tide
So there’s no need to hide
Born free and life is worth living
But only worth living
If you’re born free
Live free and beauty surrounds you
The world still astounds you
Each time you look at a star
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10. |
To the Zoo
02:14
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I want to go to the zoo
But no one will take me today
They have something better to do
And care not what I might say
To the zoo
To the zoo
Please take me today
Take there will you please?
To the zoo
To the zoo
Please take me right now
In Antarctica you might freeze
If you take me out to the zoo
I’ll give you a leather pie
It matters not that it’s so far away
It’s off to the zoo or I die
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11. |
Lucky Elephant
03:32
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12. |
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Cats, cunts, and rubber cocks
Cats, cunts and rubber cocks
It’s all we ever talk about
You’re my best friend
Fluffy pussy kitten juicy
Remote control turbo charged
Black beaver
Baby rides mommy
Feels funny tastes yummy
Orlando’s gone and trapped herself
Up in a tree
Cats, cuts and rubber cocks--
Faster pussy bite me but lightly
Lick me on the lips
A leather black harness
Heaves up and down in the darkness
There’s me and you and me
You’re my best friend
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13. |
John Bob John
03:10
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Like you were watching TV
You watched yourself crumble away
Sat in your sterilized room
Three tubes plugged in your chest
I did not know what to say
What should the last words
From me to you be?
What should the last words be?
I laughed, joked, tried not to face facts
Until you turned to me and said,
“I’m scared.”
Afraid it was just not your time to go
It was just not your time
Just not your time
You have much more living to do
Five years past you’d have been dead
In your hospital bed
And today it was okay
To feel like a guinea pig
Mutated-
You’re out of jail
And on probation
You’re alive
And you burst with the energy of Roger Whittaker
On psychedelics
Even though your catheter is still hanging
Out of your body
And your hair will never grow back.
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14. |
Hole in the Wall
04:18
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15. |
Sweet Dreams
02:12
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Sweet dreams
Get up!
They’re falling asleep
My legs are falling asleep
I can’t feel them anymore
Get off me!
I don’t know what to do
He says, “Why won’t you?”
Last night you said--
I know what I said
But I’m just not sure anymore
Sweet dreams
Hee said he would.
What do you mean?
Sweet dreams
Get up!
Are you happy?
Yes, very happy…
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Sook-Yin Lee Toronto, Ontario
Multimedia artist & broadcaster Sook-Yin Lee scores her movies, has made albums as a solo artist and with bands Bob’s Your Uncle, Slan and Jooj (with longtime collaborator Adam Litovitz). She played improv jazz with CCMC, Fred Frith, John Oswald, Michael Snow, John Kameel Farah, Saikou Saho, Anne Bourne & Brandon Valdivia. She plays with Lee and Gamble Unlimited and engineers & produces her music. ... more
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