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You Need Us To Bleed
03:27
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IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH JUST TO NOTICE US
DO WE LOOK SO TOUGH?
DO WE HAVE THE STUFF TO WIN YOU OVER?
YOU. NEED. US. TO. BLEED.
WE’RE CONVERSATIONAL AND CONFRONTATIONAL
IT’S ALL INTENTIONAL
WE WRITE ABOUT WHAT SEE
IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IN CHILDHOOD FANTASIES
YOU. NEED. US. TO. BLEED.
I HATE TO BREAK IT YOU BUT WE DON’T THINK THAT YOU CONNECT US TO WHAT IT IS YOU DO
TO SEE AND HEAR AND SPEAK AND BREATH AND TOUCH AND BLEED AND SWEAT AND ACHE AND TAKE IT FOR THE TEAM
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IF YOU SEE ME COMING IT’S TROUBLE
WHATEVER YOU OWE ME NOW’S DOUBLE
I’M BREAKING YOU
TAKING YOU
SHAKING YOU DOWN
I’M THE GHOST LIVING IN YOUR ATTIC
ALL THESE FEELINGS ARE SYMPTOMATIC
OF CHANGES IN YOU
TAUNTING YOU
HAUNTING YOU NOW
YOU BETTER GET THAT THOUGHT OUT YOUR HEAD
EVERYBODY BELONGS TO SOMETHING
EVERYBODY BELONGS WITH SOMEONE
EXPLAINING THEM
ENGAGING THEM
KEEPING THEM AROUND
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Edgewalker
03:33
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Holding Out
02:44
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YOU'RE HOLDING OUT
FOR IT ALL
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Too Much Makeup
04:39
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WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO WAKE UP?
A MONTH OR TWO OR THREE
WHAT WILL TAKE FOR ME TO SHAKE YOU UP GIRL?
TELL ME, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR FREE?
I CAN HARDLY SEE THROUGH YOUR MAKEUP
BUT THAT’S HOW I WANT IT TO BE
I CAN HARDLY TELL WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF
PLEASE DON’T TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED
BUT AT LEAST A SEED WASN’T PLANTED
I CAN SEE HOW THE STARDOM
IT TURNS TO BOREDOM
IT’S NOT YOUR LIPS
IT’S NOT YOUR EYES
IT’S NOT YOUR BOOTS
AND IT’S NOT YOUR DISGUISE
IT’S NOT YOUR MONEY
IT’S NOT YOUR FAME
IT’S NOT YOUR LOOKS
AND ITS NOT YOUR NAME
IT’S NOT YOUR RHYTHM
IT’S NOT YOUR GUILE
IT’S NOT YOUR FRIENDS
THOUGH THEY MAKE YOU WORTH WHILE
YOU GOT SOME CLASS AND YOU GOT SOME HEART
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The Scene
03:59
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YOU MIGHT FIND ME ON THE EDGE OF SOME SCENE
WHILE YOU WERE OUT BREAKING ALL THE RULES IN THE BIG, BAD CITY
I’VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO QUESTION YOUR TASTE
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A BIT OUT OF PLACE
IF YOU SHOW ME HOW IT GOES
TELL ME A SECRET THAT NOBODY KNOWS
I REALLY WANNA FIGURE IT OUT
BUT I ONLY HAVE YOU TO SHOW ME
YOU’RE THE COOLEST THING COMING DOWN THE AVENUE
TELL ME WHAT MAGAZINE DO I READ TO DRESS JUST LIKE YOU?
ALWAYS INSIDE ALWAYS IN STYLE
I’LL SELL THE CITY TO YOU FOR A CHARGE
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Any Style Will Do
04:02
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YOU’RE SO DESPERATE TO FALL IN LOVE
YOU MISTAKE HIM FOR AN ANGLE
YOU MIGHT THINK HE’S FROM ABOVE
AND THE HE HAS ALL THE ANGELS
SUCH A MESSY SITUATION
LEAVES YOU WAITING ALL ALONE
THE IDEAL RETALIATION
LEAVE THEM WAITING BY THEIR PHONE
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT YOU’VE GOT NOTHING TO SAY
I WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT ANYWAY
YOU’RE GIVEN A PEN AND PAPER
YET YOU CHOOSE TO USE YOUR MOUTH
ANY STYLE WILL DO
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ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE
A GUIDE THROUGH THIS LIFE AND ITS COMPLEXITIES
I HAD A MOMENT TO CHANGE YOU
I’M WATCHING YOU
YOU’RE MY GIRL
I’M WATCHING YOU WATCH YOU THE WORLD
DEEPER WE DIVE THERE’S NO NEED FOR A SHALLOW END
OUR LIFE IS A STAGE WHERE THERE IS NO NEED TO PRETEND
I HAD A MOMENT TO SWAY YOU
I’M WATCHING YOU
YOU’RE MY GIRL
I’M WATCHING YOU WATCH YOU THE WORLD
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You Can't Do That
03:35
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EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT
IS EVERYTHING YOU NEED
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT IN THE WAY
TO ACHIEVE
EVERYBODY BLEEDS
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE YOU DOWN
SO THEY CAN BUILD THEMSELVES UP
I’M SORRY IF I LET YOU ON
WE ALREADY TOOK THIS TOO FAR
LET’S END IT BEFORE IT CAN START
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT
BUT YOU CAN’T DO THAT
I’VE GOT YOU IN MY SIGHTS
I’VE GOT YOU IN MY EYES
TONIGHT, I’M JUST PLAYING A PART
I GOT YOU TAKING TO DRINK
WITH A SMILE AND A WINK
I’M BREAKING, I’M JUST BREAKING YOUR HEART
CHORUS
WITH A LOOK AND A ‘DON’T TOUCH’
WE CROSS A LINE THAT IS TOO MUCH
BY PLAYING….BY PLAYING
IT’S NOT A QUESTION OF ‘WHAT IF?’
IT’S A GAME OF LIFE AND SIN WE’RE PLAYING
I’M JUST SAYING….
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Jackie and The Treehorns Washington
Rooted in the basic tenets of rock, Jackie and The Treehorns create music from just outside the nation’s capital in Alexandria, VA and just outside the mainstream. Formed in 2009 and fronted by Steven Rubin under the guise of an altered ego (Jackie) and his band (The Treehorns) the group fight to keep the flames of the rock and/or roll fire lit with inspired original inventiveness. ... more
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