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Shambles

by Mark Lenover

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1.
The Furnace 02:20
Turn up the furnace and tap your feet Lord, make us ugly and make us sweet Give us lightning and give us coal Make us hysterical We don't want to go where everybody knows our names Turn up the furnace and stomp your feet God, make us humble and give us heat Give us muscle and give us soul Make us heretical Give us comfort and lunacy Give us colour and make us clean Break our narcosis and see us home Make us tangible We don't want to go where everybody knows our names and we don't want to stay where everybody stays the same
2.
Deteriorate 02:20
There's a hairspray tracing of your brains on the wall a little nuclear shadow under the disco ball following you to the powder room You're a DJ's puppet and a pimp's relief You work all night to get your drinks for free Now you're out of it and you're really proud of it Deteriorate Deteriortate Degenerate dance break the disembodied dance craze Your braids are comets and your eyes are stars The boys don't know just how lucky they are to be close to you, at least to most of you There isn't much left behind your eyes these days and you're bound to fritter what remains away on haute couture and hairspray portraiture Deteriorate Deteriorate Degenerate dance break the disembodied dance craze
3.
When you're comfortable you sit and smoulder You sit at home with a paper and a bottle of Southern Comfort You just can't be bothered and if an old regret snakes its way through you just do what the others do You set your mind to looking forward You do what you've got to do But then you feel sometimes like you're getting older You can't have much time left to ignore it You're cold Then you fall asleep counting your calves and the offerings they need to keep you placid and cold You've got a house, your pride, a fence, a pool a bar, a clique, a mirror and a satelite to keep you occupied You have kids, a wife, a job, a future If you had sense you could've made it into something valuable but you sold yourself short So, you feel sometimes like you're getting older You can't have much time left to ignore it You're cold Then you fall asleep counting your calves and the offerings they need to keep you placid and cold Then you count your calves and their golden teeth and they keep you guessing until you wake up cold
4.
Equalizer 02:50
Keep your eyes on me, girl Keep your eyes on my eyes We're not so different, you and I Equalizer... Press your heart against my heart Press your chest against my chest We're not so different after all Equalizer... Put your hand in my hand Put your hand in my hand We're not so different, you and I Equalizer...
5.
Janie 03:06
Janie doesn't know what Janie doesn't say Janie wants to take us back Janie doesn't see what Janie doesn't understand Janie wants to dress it up Janie doesn't watch Janie doesn't listen Janie doesn't learn she just pretends Her pulpit's in the pitch So Janie doesn't get it Janie loves to walk away Janie loves to dance Janie loves to fuck Janie sleeps to distant heartbeats Janie likes to lose her caution to the drink Janie's thinking thinner She wants to get sick Janie's daddy's calling Janie wants to go inside Janie wants a genocide
6.
Franny 03:46
Franny doesn't have any friends Franny mostly keeps to herself in her basement apartment collecting money from the government She has this little twelve inch TV and it keeps her company And when she has her back to it when she's clipping coupons and pouring over old magazines it'll whisper it'll hiss She's got that TV to tell her when to lock the door and tell her what to eat It says it can keep her safe from the street kids hiding in her microwave and the poisonous residue that makes her slip and fall in the tub and the blanket people who work all night to turn her off and the infernal machines that run all night to keep her unclean It'll whisper It'll hiss
7.
Hey Ma 03:37
Hey Ma, what did I look like when you brought me here under your spell? Were my eyes nice and round? Did you wear your hair down? Hey Ma, did I play fair? Hey Ma, I'll do the dishes Hey Ma, I'll clean the sheets Hey Ma, hey Ma What are you looking for? Hey Ma, does it look like me? Hey Ma, sing me a lullaby Hey Ma, sing me a song Let these breathy, breathy compliments carry me Carry me away, Ma Carry me away, Ma Carried away, Ma I got carried away Hey ma, what was I good for? Hey ma, how should I care?
8.
I've been singing for quite a while and I'm so tired I could spit I killed my guitar about an hour ago I think it's time I called it quits I'm all out of words I'm all out of words Yeah, I think it's time for some quiet I've been singing for quite a while and I'm so tired I could spit I killed my guitar about an hour ago I think it's time I called it quits I'm all out of words I'm all out of words Yeah, I think it's time for some quiet
9.
Shambles 04:45
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released November 30, 2010

Composed, Performed and Recorded by Mark Lenover
Mastered by David Disher

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Through a distinctive fusion of folk, rock, theatre and electronica, Mark Lenover critically examines pop culture’s ubiquitous influence, its moral philosophy and the potentially devastating effects of drug abuse and mental illness. His recent work frequently challenges an increasingly pervasive culture of celebrity, self-indulgence, distraction and desire. ... more

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