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Cowbirds In Love
00:59
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Cowbirds in love and nobody knows
but cowbirds are gonna wait for no one
When they catch on, gradually,
you will see the town light up for
cowbirds in love. They don't understand
They're perfectly comfortable in their situation
They have each other and they're totally engulfed
Cowbirds in love make local news
and here's the marching crowd and light show
Military man points at the love
shouting excitedly and waving
Cowbirds in love, infatuated
disregard the cries of Military Man
Cowbirds in love are forever in love
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Connor Delaney
02:59
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Drowned like a rat and washed ashore
Brand new environs to explore
I start my trek across the land
Beautiful little butterflies
Colorful wings and Compound Eyes
Thinking they're better than I am
Put on my best t-shirt and jeans
Went out to meet a guy like me
Told me he knows a secret truth
"Every difference is the same
The most we can do is place the blame
Hope no one ever asks for proof"
Sat down to think this through alone
and a Harvester stole away my bones
I bet you think that couldn't happen to you
Shell on the beach rings like a phone
Inside, I hear, in muffled tones,
"We're not so different you and me
Tell me what's unique about you
Hey, we have that in common too"
I shut my big mouth in defeat
Tells me, "for better or for worse
I think you're ready and rehearsed
to be the new Connor Delaney"
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Red Giraffe
01:46
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Red Giraffe takes a walk
out of the jungle playset
Into the living room
He spies a little snack
Green houseplant, you have nothing to fear
Red Giraffe cannot reach you
His corn syrup body's hardened
His neck's no longer pliable
Red Giraffe, wrecked by eons of neglect evolves to something unbelievable
Red Giraffe, in the past
could stretch to the height of Sanjay
but Sanjay grows ever taller
taller than giraffes
And his dumb face turns into a boat
and sails away from the playset
but he knows they'll meet someday somewhere
and Red Giraffe can tell him how he feels
The water rejuvenates him
and he can stretch up to breathe
But Sanjay fires a harpoon
Red Giraffe, wrecked by eons of neglect evolves to something unbelievable - unbelievably sad
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