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When We Get to Heaven

by Lake Miniscule

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1.
Up Up the Ante 03:33
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I got lost on my way home When I left this afternoon So she knows that I’m coming When she sees my orange suede shoes And she keeps me in her crosshairs She could break my heart in two And I sink in the quicksand When I get too scared to move And I’m burning in a fiery blaze At the turning of the century Paper angels in the fireplace Shouting UP UP THE ANTE Keep it so I haven’t slept for days Keep me doing as she tells me They’re returning now from whence they came Shouting UP UP THE ANTE And I got sick on the front lawn Where I woke up all alone As she turns through the black hole Of the things she’s never known And still somehow, on a clear day She can turn my heart to stone So please, God, if you’re up there Could you send my baby home? ‘Cause my baby’s got it out for me Says I’m hurting more than helping Now I’m talking to her in my sleep Shouting UP UP THE ANTE May my baby give it up for free Leave me stranded in the backseat Shouting on the count of 1-2-3 Shouting UP UP THE ANTE Shouting… I’m guessing if I fade away She’ll be lorn enough to miss me And so I guess I’m gonna fade away Shouting UP UP THE ANTE ‘Cause baby, I’m a castaway On an island in my short sleeves I’m returning now from whence I came Shouting UP UP THE ANTE She’s probably gonna let me down She’s probably gonna let me down Shouting UP UP THE ANTE Shouting UP UP THE ANTE
2.
White 06:17
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I obsess over my rations I somehow feel I’m losing everyone But that’s not the point It’s that my friends are all content with losing me I’ll say I’m sorry if I have to I’d never wish ruin upon us, no Not over some girl I kissed Some week before she went off kissing him Though she did And now it’s a matter of letting her be So where do you go? And why do you do that? One of these days you’ll wind up missing And I’ll have to search Yeah I’ll have to find you I may get lost, so wish me luck Well I’ve had it worse This isn’t the first time But I keep getting all these cold, blank stares They’re thin as ice and keen as air And I don’t care I sit at home and count my laurels I mean to hold myself in tranquil thoughts But that’s not working out Those creatures, they are lurking in the dark Said I’d prefer we speak in person But I’ll be damned if I invite her here Yeah she may beg and scream Well better her than me, I always say What a waste I’m always intent on saying goodbye Oh, please let me know It’s driving me crazy Well let’s just say that I wind up quickly And I’ll effervesce I’ll burn like a lantern And I’ve got time that I’d like to burn I’m out of control I’m all out of sorts here I’ve been sitting reading almanacs My hardcovers and paperbacks I took them home in paper bags I live within these walls that I’m talking to ____’__ ___________ __ _____ Seems my misguided genius has got me in a rut And now I’m stuck in the mud Yes, I’m a volcano, but a dormant one So if I were to lie prone here Would somebody pick me up? Would somebody lie here with me And launder this guilt that I’ve undone? Quick, so now that it’s cold Now that it’s winter Well can’t we all just remain indoors? And stop getting drunk Just stop with the drinking If for nothing else, just to keep warm And hide from the snow The whitest of winters Until the morning comes and spring begins The sun will rise and shine again I promise we’ll be happy then
3.
The New York Times [Alternate] 05:04
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This is where the row begins, with a clamor in the night But morning curbs my peace of mind as I make my way outside She got hers and I got mine, for the last and only time Now I sleep in the summertime To keep me active through the dead of night The company put me on a wellness plan I keep them happy when the price is right And all my friends had a falling out Over agreements that they couldn’t reach And that’s the reason that I sought you out I still know nothing much of which you speak So won’t you please, won’t you hear me out? Before you gun it and you cut me off I just want somebody to call you out And stop you dead in your tracks Let’s get you someplace where we can be alone And get you out of those backward clothes Just keep the silence so they can’t hear you moan We’ll keep it secret so no one knows, so… Come on and take me for a ride; I could use the condescension I’m always reckless when she’s sleeping, despite all my best intentions If I could only find a way out, I could turn myself around It seemed to me I was a long lost soul As far from heaven as the eye could see But I was standing in a gravel pit A wave of heat washing over me I hope I never do descend that far This planet’s festering with guarantees Forbidden treasure was my ticket home I left it somewhere in the undersea So won’t you let me down easy, speak? Well isn’t that what I’m supposed to be? I once believed I was a simple man But I got tangled in the tapestries Oh, you said you’d never been afraid to fall I say we all only live to die But you’re insisting that you die to live You want to give yourself another try, but… They took my name and read my rights There was no place I could go Saw the smokescreen in your eyes I just turned and walked away (Get out, get out, get out, get out) She’s got such damn high expectations I treat her like a ghost Well… SHE GOT HERS, I GOT MINE I let you cast iron fences, while I adjusted my sails So should you spurn my advances, you’ll be the spokes in my wheels And while you reaped your plantations, I was the mess on your hands You were impressed with my patience; you were a part of my plan And now I dream to no end…
4.
High Water [Alternate] 04:40
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I’m in love I think we should clear this up while I still know the difference I just needed someone to help me through the ups and downs Somehow I lost my nerve I want to weave your veins between my fingertips And blindly curse you for the heinous things you did I hope you’d be alright with that I wrote your name And drew a picture of the end of time And addressed it I got your message It said your death was near I must confess, it hurts to close my eyes Please don’t let them lure you in with promises of wealth (For you and no one else) I can’t imagine that I’d make it by myself (Imagine where you want to be forever) I only lie so I might get inside your head And learn a thing or two I long to see you at your worst you’ve ever been I felt you shudder as I peeled away your skin As I exhaled you said the air was growing thin I know you stir at night (I keep your ghost in sight) From dreams in black and white (I watched your ghost take flight) My sister poltergeist surprise You know, I always did stick by your side So if it feels like you’re dying Then you’re probably dying And if you’re looking for heaven It’s north of the bridge And if it feels like you’re dying Then you’re probably dying And if it feels like it’s over It is
5.
Testing Out [Alternate] 03:23
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I slipped in past the watchdogs after dark You came in for a landing just wide of the mark A sweet thing in a trenchcoat calms me down Lord knows I’ve been better After all, you made me real happy And if it hurts you to stay in love If you’re not quite the person you’d hoped to be Then I urge you to leave through the door you came in And just let me walk away There were shots fired over the west side of your town You did all that you could to get your feet off the ground Pipe dreaming of Aspen in the spring Lord, I’ve never felt better Adelaide, Adelaide And if it hurts you to hurt me back If you got your semantics from fairy tales Then just take what you had for whatever it’s worth And just let me walk away ‘Cause I won’t ever find love again If I don’t stop believing in miracles I know you can’t stand to see to the tears in your father’s eyes So baby please, just let me walk away

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released January 14, 2010

All music and lyrics by Derek Burrell.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Derek Burrell.
Recorded in Allendale, MI and Holland, MI.
Artwork by Keean Mansour.

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