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Therapeutic Lies

by Purple Hummus

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1.
Too Tired to Try 03:56
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Can cope with high or low-brow All the time, I don’t know how Behind the facade, there’s something wrong Voice and hands and ego shaking Fret about every waking moment It’s not funny Opening up old wounds for money Too tired to try anymore Too tired to try You of all people should know why Too tired to try again The charade is over And anyone who knows her Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men Fantasies self-sadistic Might be one more statistic Aggressively negative advice Gin and wine and cider flowing Affable but ever-knowing Late night conversation Leading to misplaced indignation Too tired to try anymore Too tired to try You of all people should know why Too tired to try again The charade is over And anyone who knows her Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men Knows this has happened to stronger men
2.
Leaving 03:17
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Look past my glasses please View you as so much more than an ace talk skirt like those before She tracks talkie times passed Lack at strike, always try to convince you we are so much more There’s a twitch known as a stalker’s tick I have to know, I’m prodding with a talker stick I talk rackets, your clear task kit Is here, it’s a lark’s ticket now I won’t give up, say you’re not leaving after all I won’t give up, say you’re not leaving after all Look past your glasses, please Don’t you think altar kick set is the best thing for you to do Attacker’s ilk, he waits Look outside to the sky, lack star kite whispers her thoughts to you There’s a twitch known as a startle tick You’ll slack at trike and creak at kilts for years on end My scare talk kit has you wondering A stark tickle from just a friend I won’t give up, say you’re not leaving after all I won’t give up, say you’re not leaving after all (Dress is picked, all of the cake karts lit Tackle at risk, and take one for your future team My race stalk kit keeps you guessing Attacks liker, that’s all you’ll seem)
3.
She Called Time 03:23
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Don’t know why she has faith With a open heart, no one can ever be safe Stare at shots on your phone Keep your vanity and leave her on her own Jesus christ, try to imagine the scenes For sycophantic likers and slick retweet machines Even though she’s real and she will hold you You bite the underhand that feeds She’s calling time on you She’s calling time on you, when you leave tonight Almost there, calling time Her rose-tinted glasses shrouded all the red lines Please do call Mr Sands If her profile change is hard to understand Nothing glamourous about what you have Laughable and low, what you claim to be Blame it on your mother and your micro-dad Spin all your tales of debauchery, but end every night with cold KFC She’s calling time on you She’s calling time on you, when you leave tonight Too late, that’s time for you She’s calling time on you, when you leave tonight That’s your lot, she called time Her rose-tinted glasses shrouded all the red lines That’s your lot, left alone Huddled in the cold with nothing but your phone
4.
Two Face 02:41
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Don’t know why you ever even tried To persist with your sad therapeutic lies Looked so doe-eyed and upset Turned it on, turned it off That’s what I don’t get Two face, two face, two face, two face A performance so sincere, then acts like I’m not here Two face, two face, two face, two face Gutted if we can’t be friends, gone before the night ends Couldn’t tell this never would go well Left without ceremony, with no farewell Couldn’t discern, if you lied Or meant all that you said Pushed real love aside Two face, two face, two face, two face A performance so sincere, then acts like I’m not here Two face, two face, two face, two face Gutted if we can’t be friends, gone before the night ends Why’d you think I came here for a drink Sorry I can’t keep up with your doublethink Is it guilt or sympathy? Fell for your fakeness which Dismissed poor old me Two face, two face, two face, two face A performance so sincere, then acts like I’m not here Two face, two face, two face, two face Gutted if we can’t be friends, gone before the night ends Two face, two face, two face, two face A performance so sincere, then acts like I’m not here Two face, two face, two face, two face Gutted if we can’t be friends, gone before the night ends
5.
Empurpled 03:32
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Whiskey drowns your shame Gaunt leather frame She looks like royalty But your taste is so obscene Bastard makes you gulp A monkey skip That hair can jump the queue You can’t see she’s much too good for you Empurpled thing, behind the bar Left your comfort zone, went too far Still never, forever Defeated, unneeded So hopeless, can’t hold this It’s over, down your West and go Empurpled thing, behind the bar Left your comfort zone, went too far Just hide your fear, the bell is near Dark corner, nurse your last order Embarrasing, my underling All the old boys don’t say a thing
6.
The Slosh 04:16
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Couples are arguing, children begin to cry Drunk aunts and uncles, why are we even here? Nobody’s quite sure why Now that you’re off the shelf, want to expose yourself You know this is the way It’s all you want to do, I know it’s true It’s what we want to see, release yourself tonight, you’ll be alright Everybody’s doing the slosh Young and old That means you, on the floor now Everybody’s doing the slosh Just move your feet Don’t be discreet, get up off your seat All the gents are doing the slosh, all the ladies doing the slosh All the children doing the slosh, so get in line Wow what a waste of time, those are not pretty tears Look at all the snakes, with their human traits I wish the floor was clear Now you’re back on the scene, no one knows where you’ve been Flattened by lead soup Going wild in the aisles, that’s what to do That’s where you ought to be, before it all turns sour, don’t be so dour Everybody’s doing the slosh Young and old That means you, on the floor now Everybody’s doing the slosh Just move your feet Don’t be discreet, get up off your seat Everybody’s doing the slosh Big and small, one and all, get in line now Everybody’s doing the slosh Still incomplete, it’ll be neat, you’re in for a treat Everybody’s doing the slosh People you meet, out on the street, can’t resist the beat Everybody’s doing the slosh Join our retreat, don’t start to greet, five bars to repeat
7.
Sketches of Trees 02:30
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Sketches of trees in her notebook Sketches of trees in her paper bin Sketches of trees on her forearms Sketches of trees are far too real Spending her time flipping birds Spending her time flipping burgers Spending her time flipping her shit Spending time losing peace of mind Crying out for someone To become her someone Past eraser Ambulance chaser Focused on cutting her nails Focused on cutting her new bangs Focused on cutting her friends out Focused on cutting precious skin Nobody is better At not getting better New look, old sigh Lethargy stays high Sketches of trees in her notebook
8.
Second You 03:31
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I’ve seen the scene I’ve heard the herd that doggedly follows you You know, I know You’ve stolen heart strings down the avenue It’s up to me To tell you what these people ought to do A second you for those who never second guess I’m on the case, I will finally make you confess Picked you up back when you were the mess A second you for those who never second guess Control the mole The only one you feel might drag you back down You turn them on Tears of a crocodile or maybe a clown It’s up to me To kick your pedestal and melt your crown A second you for those who never second guess I’m on the case, I will finally make you confess Picked you up back when you were the mess A second you for those who never second guess (Don’t even try) I know you think you can turn this around (But there’s no way) You’ll fly so far once you’re back on the ground (Then start again) Find some new damaged goods you can befriend (Never, never, never, never) Never believe in a heart like hers again
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I'm Not a Water 03:34
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I’m not a water wing, I don’t exist To keep you floating safe, support your shallow faith Beauty’s tearful, baby’s fearful You were always travelling, now that isn’t happening You say you’ve heard enough Of all the aqua stuff But it’s plain you did not get it Then one day at last, broke the viewing glass I’m not a water slide Can’t help you as you glide As your guilt drips inside Chlorine stings your eyes and your joy subsides Lifeguard of the hour is nowhere near I’m not a waterfall but I bubble underneath And my remaining trust just turns to rust Awful listener, Sea World prisoner You’re a feature in the mall, now you wave instead of call I know you won’t have planned Left without contraband You did not predict the demand You will have to float, you won’t get to stand I’m not a water slide Can’t help you as you glide As your guilt drips inside You once left me floored, now you’re overboard Lifeguard of the hour is nowhere near Lifeguard of the day is nowhere near Lifeguard of the month is nowhere near Lifeguard of the year is nowhere near
10.
One More Tune 02:34
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I had the chance to make new friends Now I can write songs about them But then again, I have more time To write my songs without them Cross, tick, frisbee, traffic Bare, packed, don’t call me after the fact Say hi to the cop and the robber And the server and the lobber And the men in white Say hi to the king and the queen And the book and magazine And the old campsite Do you have time for one more tune, one more tune? Posing awkward questions to stress me She prefers Costello to Presley Wonder how I’ll show her this new dance Outrageous happenstance Smile, frown, stand up, let down Saint, brat, worked it in to love like that Let’s wave to the yuppie and the ned And the breakfast and the bed And your withered hope Let’s wave to today and tomorrow And the bliss and the sorrow And your way to cope Do you have time for one more tune, one more tune? Do you have time for one more tune, one more tune? Reunited, together at last, after so much time had passed Reunited, no longer free, guess it’s true they were meant to be
11.
Clifford’s View 03:32
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Clifford’s View is that we don’t have much time to go Too late to worry about all the things we don’t know Pick up the phone, you have no choice Let me try to guess the voice Seems like the end For you and your air quote friends Now we can talk sweet without turning heads Now we can talk facts without turning our heads Clifford’s View is that you’re throwing your gift away There’s songs and drawings inside that you shield every day You’re reaching for a workaround Or maybe the other way around Domestic, not wild Release your insolent child Compulsion to keep repeating the traumas from your past But not any more, that’s why I’m here We can make this time last Clifford’s View is that you never have to act tough You won’t find any rooms with blast doors strong enough Nobody streams a one man band Give me a shout if you need a hand Say you don’t care While breathing in charcoal air Clifford’s View is that we don’t have much time to go Too late to worry about all the things we don’t know Pick up the phone, you have no choice Let me try to guess the voice Seems like the end For you and your air quote friends

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released April 12, 2019

All songs written, performed and recorded by Gareth Toner.

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