1. |
Obstinate Brain
02:48
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[verse 1]
there are a couple of thoughts that storm the gates
every time i open my eyes late
in the morning
i’m not yet quite awake
but my mind is already going
the first is the last image of your face
a file i keep on trying to erase
but it’s grown a record of its own
it self-duplicates
[chorus]
i don’t want you
i don’t need you
that is all that i’ve been saying
i could forget that i’ve seen you
if it wasn’t for my obstinate brain
[verse 2]
there were a couple of things i couldn’t say
when last we spoke at adelaide and bay
just then the cross light changed
and we both had to get going
to be fair i didn’t ask you to wait
to be honest i didn’t even want it
i just wanted you to
turn around and hunt me down and
throw me in a bus right out of town
[chorus]
i don’t want you
i don’t need you
that is all that i’ve been saying
i could forget that i’ve seen you
if it wasn’t for my obstinate brain
[verse 3]
and now everything i think is a little bit damp
everything i say has got a little less command
everything i do is only an imitation
of what i wish i’d done
and now everything i see is a little bit dull
every breath i take is just a little void and null
and when you’re here i kick into gear as if i
feel nothing at all because
[chorus]
i don’t want you
i don’t need you
that is all that i’ve been saying
i don't want you go away
i could forget that i’ve seen you
if it wasn’t for my obstinate brain
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2. |
i h8 everybody anyway
03:07
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[verse 1]
so you tell me that you wanted to take me out tonight
but you just forgot to ask
and you tell me everything was just an oversight
we should leave it in the past
well
[chorus]
whatever i never even believed a single word you say
and i said whatever i hate everybody anyway
[verse 2]
so they told me close your eyes and count from one to nine
and on ten you’ll be okay
and they told me all you need is don’t forget to breathe
just think the bad away
well
[chorus]
whatever it’s never that easy so don’t tell me to pray
and i said whatever i hate everybody anyway
[break]
anyway
ooh
[bridge]
don’t touch
don’t even look at me
can’t you see i’m crazy
and if you try to talk to me
you’ll know i’m having a bad day
cause everything i try to be
is never what i need to be
and i can’t care anymore
whatever
whatever
[chorus]
i said a
whatever i never even believed you like me like you say
and i said whatever i don’t even like you anyway
mmm
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3. |
a simple man
03:11
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[verse 1]
he’s a simple man
with a simple charm
an acquired taste
that lingers on the tongue
he’s a childish man
can’t do no harm
an attractive face
in a way you can’t quite name
[chorus]
and oh we’ll laugh at him tumbling
laugh at him spiral and laugh at him spin
oh will dance with him numbering
thinking we know who’s gonna win
[verse 2]
he’s a quiet man
and he stays at home
and he thinks too much
best to leave him alone
he’s a childish man
with a childish grace
and a childish way
of slipping always away
[chorus]
and oh we’ll laugh at him tumbling
laugh at him spiral and laugh at him spin
oh will dance with him wondering
just where it is we’re going
and oh we’ll look at him bustling
look at him gamble and look at him grin
oh we’ll spend the night wondering
how the day disappeared
looking at him
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4. |
FAN FAN FAN
03:38
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[intro]
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
[verse 1]
station myself outside your tent
wait all day long just to catch your scent
follow you home and then i’ll take a little picture with ya
[pre-chorus]
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
[verse 2]
under the covers at 3am
i’m scrolling through you on instagram
i could be sleeping but your content got me keeping content
[pre-chorus]
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
[chorus]
i’m a fan fan fan
fa fa fa-la-la la-la
i’m a fan fan fan
fa fa fa-la-la la-la
i’m a fan
[bridge]
just tell me no
just make me go
don’t be so patient with me
we don’t get to be
amicably concluded
baby i’m deluded
better than the truth is
the truth is
[pre-chorus]
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
if i can’t be your lover
i won’t be your friend
i can be your fan
[chorus]
i’m a fan fan fan
fa fa fa-la-la la-la
i’m a fan fan fan
fa fa fa-la-la la-la
i’m a fan fan fan
fa fa fa-la-la la-la
i’m a fan
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5. |
Courting the Corpse
03:59
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[verse 1]
i hold your hand while you’re asleep
i feel a bit creepy
did you know you grind your teeth
i wonder if you dream
[verse 2]
at 5am it rains a bit
a soft refrain a melody
i wonder if i should leave
[chorus]
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
[verse 3]
the day arrives with open arms
and swollen glassy eyes
i wait for you to come to life
but heavily you lie
entonces porqué lloro?
[chorus]
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
i am a thief i steal a kiss while you sleep
can you believe how much you miss while you sleep
[outro]
and i think i might love you
and i think i might have
an appointment
today
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6. |
The Call
02:25
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[verse 1]
in a vacuum of daydreams come and gone
i’ve been watching the paint dry
with my high heels and my lipstick on
i’m surveilling the plants
die
[pre-chorus]
but i’m waiting
i’m waiting
i’m waiting
waiting for the
[chorus]
call
call
[verse 2]
in a sinkhole i wink at passerbys
keep an eye out for keepers
in a pink rage i think i know the why
i keep listening for beepers
[pre-chorus]
cause i’m waiting
i’m waiting
i’m waiting
waiting for the
[chorus]
call
call
call
call
[bridge]
listening for the voices that everybody hears
listening for direction i am listening for the cheers
listening for a miracle i’m listening for the cue
listening for the doo-doo doo-doo
listening for the doo-doo doo-doo
[outro]
listening for the doo-doo doo-doo
listening for the doo-doo doo-doo
i’m waiting
i’m waiting
i’m waiting
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Päter Toronto, Ontario
hey, i'm päter! i live in toronto and make alt pop/rock. thanks for stopping by the päterverse, enjoy your stay ✌🏼
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