Holding Down The Laughter-Bad Books

[ti:Holding Down The Laughter] [ar:Bad Books] [al:Bad Books] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Holding Down The Laughter - Bad Books [00:28.75]Styrofoam cup of mud in my good hand [00:33.39]Disembodied voice of God in the trash can [00:37.65] [00:38.25]Eyes in the ashes feeling for the future [00:42.27] [00:42.88]Sleeping through the steak-out [00:44.57] [00:45.08]Researching the rumor [00:47.29]A mile A motor A mattress A memory [00:52.20]First you were embarassed [00:53.99]But how could you not be [00:56.92]Tangled and teenaged mom at the movies [01:01.65]Your voice ran out out of words [01:03.45]It was awkward and holy [01:07.01] [01:08.75]Gospel in your belly they aim a little lower [01:12.91] [01:13.56]Back into the bleachers Spoke as it's owner [01:18.17]Sindicate a sermon you sang from the raptors [01:22.83]Anchors in you pockets [01:24.50] [01:25.01]Holding down the laughter [01:27.59]Tearing up your mind your lust and your ego [01:32.27]Slingshot a martyr to speed your libido [01:37.08]The parish goes to jelly blissful and wasted [01:41.48]Your Vishnu eye slips open [01:44.09]And pictures them naked [01:47.09] [01:53.34]In complicating your worst mixed message [01:58.03]You built then burnt a bridge [02:00.91] [02:01.56]And scattered all your crumbs at the cliff [02:04.59]She wants me she'll swim for it [02:07.41] [02:26.63]Brother can you spare your alms or your arrows [02:31.27]Thunder clap's arising I think that I should [02:35.04]Go home [02:36.39]To the basement back on Jumel Street [02:40.43]1996 and your waiting there to tell me [02:45.14]"I didn't die you dreamt it you dreamt it [02:49.90]I'm as alive as your best good intentions [02:54.60]Sorry that I tricked you you had to focus [02:58.75] [02:59.26]Put yourself together and clear out the garbage " [03:04.90] [03:10.70]But for all that effort [03:13.01]The slow burned struggle [03:15.79]I forgot where you live [03:18.35] [03:19.13]She swept away the clues from the cliff [03:22.26]Your lost now [03:23.74]She swept away the clues from the cliff [03:26.83]Your lost now [03:28.36]She swept away the clues from the cliff [03:31.70]Your lost now [03:33.08]Remember it [03:35.80] [03:38.04]She swept away the clues from the cliff [03:41.01]Your lost now [03:42.50]Remember it