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Ashrita
03:06
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I shaved my leg for you
I shaved my leg for you
Not just a one, but two
You know you’re such a fool
I thought you would pursue
But you are too damn cool
And you are late for school
What’s up with that guy?
Oh he must be dead
What’s up with that guy?
Oh him? Yeah he’s dead
But Ashrita she’s got my back now
Oh Ashrita, Saraswati can rock out
And Lata Ji I know that she’d be proud
Oh Ashrita won’t let us feel left out
And Abi she’s at the wheel now
Oh Abi won’t let us feel left out
Oh Ashrita, Kali looking thang now
Oh Ashrita won’t let us feel left out
I brought an egg for you
A whole egg for you
Not just a one but two
You know you’re such a fool
Don’t even know what’s good
Filling your lungs with soot
Must think you’re so misunderstood
I try to smell the flower but all I can smell is cigarette
And everyday that passes is a day that I get worse at math
Sometimes I get weak I think of throwing in the towel
But Ashrita teaches me it’s best to stick around
What’s up with that guy
Oh he must be dead
What’s up with that guy
Oh him yeah he’s dead
But Ashrita she’s got my back now
Oh Ashrita, Saraswati can rock out
And Noor Jahan I know that she’d be proud
Oh Ashrita won’t let us feel left out
And Abi she’s at the wheel now
Oh Abi won’t let us feel left out
Oh Abi, Kali looking thang now
Oh Ashrita won’t let us feel left out
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2. |
Rooting for you
03:41
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Though life may pull us in different directions
I think of you often
Somewhere along the way the stream between our feet
Turned into an ocean
I’m taking the next bus, you’re taking the next plane
There’s no need to feel that way
I reframed it years ago
And I’ve been rooting for you
Oh I’ve been rooting for you
I always have, and I always will
I’ve been missing my friend
Can you forget the things that I said when I was upset
I didn’t mean it and I hope that you know that
I’ve been
I’ve been rooting for you
(When are you coming home, when are you coming home,
when are you coming home, when are you coming home)
Remember the time when we skipped through the city all night
Our whole lives ahead of us
You were my champion, my hero, ringleader, my pup
You tried to hold me up
Caught your eye at the party
Sent a wink like a passing train
funny how some things don’t ever change
Before you gotta go, just know this one thing
I’ve been rooting for you
Oh I’ve been rooting for you
I always have
And I always will
When they come for my things
When they come for my things
they’ll find newspaper clippings
That are bearing your name
Cuz you know I’ve always been rooting
I’ve been rooting for you
(When are you coming home, when are you coming home,
when are you coming home, when are you coming home)
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3. |
Dharti
04:50
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See you sitting on the ground
Splitting peas, the whole world sleeps
You’re working hard you’re working smart
In the shade of a Banyan tree
Dharti, why is it you and not me?
You know I wish that I could stick by your side
Just to be sure they’re treating you right
Dharti, I could’ve been you, you could’ve been me
So let me stay by your side
Just to be sure they’re treating you right
अब मत, अब मत जाओ
दुख आ रहा है, लेकिन
जहां भी, जहां भी तुम जाओ
मुझे आशा है कि फूल खिलेंगे
Well you don’t want to leave
They tell you you’re ready
How can you be at 17?
When no one really knows for sure
When you walk out that door
I know it’ll be the last time
I hide I can’t bear to say goodbye
Ah! Something’s strange
Now you’ve gone and packed your bag
You left the pen I gave you behind
But I heard that when you went you had some hope in your eyes
Dharti, I don’t know if you can hear me
But you come to mind everytime I’m in the aisle of frozen peas
So please, won’t you let me stay by your side, just to be sure they’re treating you right
अब मत, अब मत जाओ
दुख आ रहा है, लेकिन
जहां भी, जहां भी तुम जाओ
मुझे आशा है कि फूल खिलेंगे
Well was it all for me?
Are we parts of the same string
We keep spinning round and round
And in my voice I hear you sing
At night you learned to weave
that’s the way that you could be free
woven in tapestry
Ah! Something’s gotta change
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4. |
Fatal Flaw
03:14
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I’m not a saint, I never said I was
At least I’ve come to terms with contradiction’s worth
You want it to be perfect, I think you’re stuck to the script
(Like the pixies in your reveries and
Like the movies that I won’t be cast in)
But you preyed on hope and now I’m
Feeling lost as a hairband
do not bother looking for me
Do you eat many croissants? Is that why you’re so flakey?
Oh you’re so cool!
That’s the fatal flaw
I thought I’d learned, but here I am again
Neatly narrowed vision starts to come undone
Schemes seeping through the seams
And I don’t want your beans anymore (I don’t want your beans anymore)
If you’re stuck on repeat don’t mind me
Getting lost as a hairband
do not bother looking for me
I am doing just fine now that I’ve given up on pining
Oh I am so hopeful
That’s my fatal flaw
If you’re stuck on repeat don’t mind me
Getting lost as a hairband
do not bother looking for me
I am doing just fine now that I’ve given up on pining
Oh I am so hopeful
That’s my fatal flaw
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5. |
It's Over
03:04
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Over, it’s over
I’m starting over, I’m starting over
It was over before it even began
You have to scratch the surface or what is it all for?
And if no one remains, what am I doing
Am I living in a half life, living in a past life
I cannot relate
I think I might be in the wrong place
Or maybe just came a little too late
Over, it’s over
I’m getting older, I’m getting older
I’m getting bolder
I know you’re out there, I know you’re out there
I’m just not sure where or how to get there
And a fear whispers, maybe, it’s not in my cards
Wish that I could bathe,
Bathe in those words from a warn page it’s a warm page
But if no one remains, what am I doing?
Am I living in a past life, living in a half life
Oh.. I cannot relate
I think I might be in the wrong place
Or maybe just came a little to late
Over, it’s over
I’m getting older, you shoulda told her
I’m not a folder
I know you’re out there, I know you’re out there
I’m just not sure where
Or when I’ll get there
But I’m working everyday to get prepared
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