1. |
Swimming
03:36
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Walking down the pavement
Pine needles in my shoes
I got no time for the blues
A breeze from the air-vent
A revolving door makes a sound
What goes around comes around
Do you know the water you're swimming in?
Have you got any prospects?
Do you read the morning news every day?
A sound from the boom box
knocks the socks off your feet
out the window to the street
A suitcase full of space rocks
I look up the sky and see a drone
Someone calls me on the phone
Do you know the water you're swimming in?
Have you got any prospects?
Do you read the morning news every day?
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2. |
Top Gun High Fives
04:09
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Driving between the stone walls
I got my hands at 10 and 2
You put your feet up on the dash
and shoot the view
Budget sunglasses, salt and pepper chips
peanuts and free time
This old machine can turn
on a dime
Do do do do
Good times
Hook me up with some french fries
Do do do do
Good times
Nothing but top gun high fives
Showers of rain and then some
My old shoes are losing this fight
The windows of the houses are shining
with golden light
Summer dreams in my head
and there's a new song going around
The Baskerville hound and his girlfriend
hit the town
Do do do do
Good times
Hook me up with some french fries
Do do do do
Good times
Nothing but top gun high fives
I hear a blackbird singing
The green tulip trees are swinging
The flowers bloom
and I'm with you
I hear a blackbird singing
The green tulip trees are swinging
The flowers bloom
and I'm with you
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3. |
A Love Story
03:43
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Strolling at the crowded mall
Ticking off life goals
Sitting in a noodle bar
like a fish in a bowl
How are you? How's your life?
Well you know, I really can't complain
It's good, it's fine, it's ok
Same old and more of the same
He still kind of
sort of
loves her
In a way
They pretend to be strangers
to get back to the start
And everything works like a charm
She plays her role by heart
She moves to another town
Finds a place she can call her own
She's living in the fast lane
with a dog and a garden gnome
She still kind of
sort of
loves him
In a way
He still kind of
sort of
loves her
In a way
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4. |
Jungle War
04:08
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I'm feeding the meter
It eats and eats but it seems I will never have enough time
There's someone on the rooftop
I hear a sound and I see a flare from the corner of my eye
I got to get out of here
At jungle war with the king-size gorilla
There's no way to chicken out of this
Don't fall into the dark waters
Keep a cool head
Remember it’s only showbiz
A sea of the snake oil salesmen
Talking trash to anyone who opens the door
A stampede in the chain store
Broken bones and a pair of glasses crushed on the floor
Monkey see monkey do
At jungle war with the king-size gorilla
There's no way to chicken out of this
Don't fall into the dark waters
Keep a cool head
and you will catch your big fish
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5. |
Sundown Interlude
01:45
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6. |
The Money Pit
03:54
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I got the mid-morning numbness and a dizzy brain
A squeaky donut and a shirt with a coffee stain
And the soul-sucking painting on the wall
keeps staring at me when I make a call
A message from the sinking ship
I'm going to paint myself in the corner
That's the only way for me to stop
I hear the countdown clock ticking faster
I'm in the money pit and can't climb up
A car in the garage and one in the pool
I'm the talk of town in my neighborhood
Some busy-bodies are watching me
I'm going to paint myself in the corner
That's the only way for me to stop
I hear the countdown clock ticking faster
I'm in the money pit and can't climb up
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7. |
Bicycle Boy
05:12
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You're wearing your big boy pants
You're wearing your game changer vest
But you can't get the picture
No matter how you adjust your set
You crashed into a mail truck
and flew over the handlebar
Did you land on your head?
Do you know who you are?
Bicycle boy has joined a new cult
Bicycle boy rides in the rain
And every drop feels like an insult
Bicycle boy don't go insane
Hissy fits and bad days
While looking for peace of mind
Are you on the right lane
or are you just wasting time?
Bicycle boy has joined a new cult
Bicycle boy rides in the rain
And every drop feels like an insult
Bicycle boy don't go insane
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8. |
Sunblock 5000
04:19
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How the hell did we get to this point?
This ghost train is going too fast
There's another Scrooge in the lead
Let's see how long he will last
The sea level is up to our knees
It rains all the time and the ice keeps melting down
I got to go to the drugstore
We need more Sunblock 5000
We'll get what we paid for
We need more Sunblock 5000
The canned food is on the top shelf
There's some talking heads on TV
If the gamma radiation gets in
the meter should beep
A holiday on a plastic island
The chemical mist is rolling in from the sea
I got to go to the drugstore
We need more Sunblock 5000
We'll get what we paid for
We need more Sunblock 5000
I got to go to the drugstore
We need more Sunblock 5000
We'll get what we paid for
We need more Sunblock 5000
I got to go to the drugstore
We need more Sunblock 5000
We'll get what we paid for
We need more Sunblock 5000
I got to go to the drugstore
We need more Sunblock 2000000
We'll get what we paid for
We need more Sunblock 2000000
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9. |
Long Goodbye
02:51
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A flashback summer
The school days are over at last
I phone the newcomer
You better get down here fast
Last time around
in the ghost town
We're leaving
Hey you four-eyes
keep watching the skies
This summer is just a long goodbye
The phone rang twice
There were some weird lights on the lake
No-one knows what happened
Now there's just a warning tape
Last time around
let's shut it down
We're leaving
Hey you four-eyes
keep watching the skies
This summer is just a long goodbye
Will I ever see you again?
I don't know
I don't know if I should hold on
or just let go
Will I ever see you again?
I don't know
I don't know if I should hold on
or just let go
Last time around
Let's shut it down
We're leaving
Hey you four-eyes
keep watching the skies
Keep dreaming
Last time around
Let's shut it down
We're leaving
Hey you four-eyes
keep watching the skies
This summer is just a long goodbye
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10. |
Sunday Scaries
03:19
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I can't breathe
the air is thin
A ghost runs around
It's the Phantom Finn
My dog is a union kingpin
The bones change hands in the parking lot of a motor inn
Sunday scaries
I got what it takes
Poltergeist body slamming
and haunted cornflakes
I play a mean piano
and a weird guitar
I feel my head is spinning
like the wheels of my car
The life vest
is under my seat
The cabin crew
hears my heartbeat
It feels like we've traveled a light year
I wonder how can the pilot see anything up here
Sunday scaries...
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Matti Jasu Turku, Finland
Matti Jasu is a songwriter, singer and musician from Turku, Finland. From the straightfoward singer-songwriter rock to the electronic, genre-hopping tunes with sampling and funky drum loops, the key elements of Jasu’s music are the 60s/70s-influenced classic pop songwriting and independent production. ... more
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