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the lonely and the tacky

from Hello Jane Goodall, Are You Listening? by the lentils

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lyrics

People sure do get lonely
When they’re truly loved
And no tacky mathematician is gonna tell me
I’m innocent
I’m not tryin to be obscure
Like a child in rice
I just don’t care to be believed
By some tacky young plagiarist

You better tell those Pre-Raphaelites
To get back to their brooms
And put back their records
And clean up their rooms

Cause No
No one can touch a lonely heart

People sure do get sleazy
When they think that they're delicate
And they've had enough of films
Depicting their weaknesses
And you know
Some people say that love
Is a system of vapors
Solidified by fear
And the mechanism of memory

Well they kinda got a point
And I just can't say
I kinda think the night
Is a story best left unsaved

Cause No
No one can touch a lonely heart

People sure do get generous
When they’re truly evil
And you know you gotta
Spend money to spend money
But now that all the mathematicians
All say I'm cool
And they're ripping off my style
Well I have to go

And now that I'm gone
Feel free to take all the covers
Manhandle my drums
And misquote my lovers

Cause No
No one can touch a lonely heart

People sure do get paranoid
When they’re truly seen
And are all those dreamboats
Really worth knowing as people
And you know the problem with Innocent
And the self-released
Is they're always in control
And their narrative suffers

Well me and my narrative
We made it through another day
And me and my narritive
We're gonna make it ok

Cause No
No one can touch a lonely heart

People sure do get heartless
When they’re complemented well
And are all those Halloween stores
Still carrying my memoirs?
And no amount of poignant pastimes
I'm like caligula's crush
And now I have to go

I could be back by your birthday
If that’s not too soon
But by then it would be springtime
And not much for us to do

Cause No
No one can touch a lonely heart

People sure do know a lot about love when they're truly evil don't u think? And you know Maybe some people are innocent but not us. it's like how the body don't know what the body don't tell it. like hey your knowing. you know abstraction is next to saintliness and The closest I can come to saying the true part is t listen to you talking about the false part and you know Dont think of the woods. Don't think of the children there don't read any books don't read into the goalie's whatever lifestyle yr precious octagon will treat us. trouble in saint land. U can recast the whole dream and I don't know if it'll work or not but It seems like u two stand up and sit down just like how evil people should. I know about this kind of stuff. only 2 or 3 people actually know my lucky number but I'm not on speaking terms with any of themWhat I can't figure out is this fine green sound hangin above my bed. Isn't it just the cruelest thing? Or maybe it's my only chance. Anyways it's all I have left so wish me luck! I'll see u the next time I lie about my age.

Like the wings the eyes have served their purpose and are no longer
Needed. The pair will spend the ret if their lives in total darkness

Is tht yr final gesture?

Now that all the mathematicians think I'm cool.
I don't have t ask the I Ching about u
Non terrestrial officers. I gotta know
Is the progress narrative basically flawed? U know some people say love is a system of gestures organized in a gestalt of confirmation bias

People sure do get innocent when give up on their dreams
People sure do get boring when they're complimented well and the Halloween store is now selling my memories.
Is this love or gore or just strong staw berries
no amount of poignant pastimes is gonna make this right

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from Hello Jane Goodall, Are You Listening?, released July 7, 2023

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