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1994

by Stephen Bard

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1994... 00:08
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2.
Ego 02:20
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Can’t express a positive Cut my tongue is how you live Ego Pollute my breath my universe Don’t wish you death I wish you worse Ego Broke my will made me a slave Hope you still get what you gave Ego Saying it don’t make it true God forbid I question you and your ego Ego Ego You can’t be sure of anything You can’t be sure of anything You can’t be sure of anything but someone’s ego Ego Each night I pray God will give me Strength to make a positive Ego You remain a timeless ghost A parasite and I’m your host Ego Endless rift down the line Not sure if it’s yours or mine though Ego
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Depression 01:01
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Stuck between the shopping lines Endless schooling parking fines You show all the tell tale signs A field of yours a field of mines Can’t you see the sun? Can’t you see the sun? Can’t you see the sun? Doing time in lost and found Now you fertilize the ground Rain is good for growing wheat Tragedy now made complete Can’t you see the sun? Can’t you see the sun? Can’t you see the sun? I hope you’ve found release I hope you’ve found release Yeah I hope you’ve found release Release Sometimes it makes me feel so bad Knowing that you feel so sad I can’t understand that pain Just a different model brain
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Posterity 02:26
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Don’t hold me responsible Just a little know it all Throw it out it’s in the way Black and white collide in gray I’m so sorry I’m so sorry I’m so sorry In all of us a precious few Who actually can speak to you Forget the mediocrity The best revenge I’ll never see I’m so sorry I’m so sorry I’m so sorry And I know it means nothing at all Sands of time will bury us Except we won’t decompose Nuclear waste and plastics for Our children’s children’s children’s children I’m so sorry I’m so sorry And I know it means nothing at all And I know it means nothing at all And I know it means nothing at all And I know it means nothing at all And I know it means nothing at all I am nothing I am nothing I am nothing At least I don’t act like I’m something
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Unconscious 01:50
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Couldn’t stand the strain Couldn’t stand the fall Couldn’t stand the pain Couldn’t stand at all Beat it black and blue Till it was bleeding red What becomes of you When you wish that you were dead This is where it ends Stumbling through the door This is where it ends Crumbling to the floor Unconscious Couldn’t stand a fake Couldn’t fake a plan Couldn’t plan a take Couldn’t take a stand This is where it ends Stumbling through the door This is where it ends Crumbling to the floor Unconscious Swirling through a galaxy of boredom and pain Coursing through an artery spilling out the vain Thickening elixir drowning to the core This is where it ends Can’t take it anymore This is where it ends Can’t fake it anymore This is where it ends Stumbling through the door This is where it ends Crumbling to the floor Unconscious Unconscious Unconscious
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Publicity Soup 03:06
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Radio show 7 o’clock Be there on time Make sure you talk Fans on the line How do you do? So very nice to be talking to you Party at 8 Everyone’s there Do you think it matters I’m losing my hair? So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to meet you So nice to see you Off to the club Doing the press Everyone’s hungry for success Nothing to do with music you make It’s which ass you kiss Which hand you shake We’ve got to schmooze celebrity group We’ve got to ooze publicity soup So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to meet you So nice to see you "Can you get me a ticket for the show?" "Hey, I really like your track, man." "I mean, you really like Dinosaur Jr. dontcha? Yeah, I can hear it." "Yeah, Nirvana was the best, I just love Kurt." So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to meet you So nice to be you The governor’s daughter wants a picture Silly quotations written like scripture All the attention What does it mean? You’re nobody baby if you’re not on the scene Get on the tabloids Give em their scoop Everyone’s gagging publicity soup So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to meet you So nice to be you So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to meet you So nice to be you So nice to meet you So nice to see you So nice to see you So nice to see you
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Navel 01:29
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Get your pretty self all ready Your ready self all pretty To an all night party You’re anything but heavy Make sure you keep it showing The one you want is going Lots of heavy breathing Look so young you could be teething I wish that I could eat your navel I wish that I could eat your navel I wish that I could eat your navel Listen to the Splashing Children Emulating Zeppelin Around the room you’re bouncing Happy is a word for it So get your pretty self all ready Your ready self all pretty To an all night party Babe you’re anything but heavy I wish that I could eat your navel I wish that I could eat your navel I wish that I could eat your navel I want to kiss your belly button belly button I want to kiss your belly button belly button I want to kiss your belly button belly button God help me the urge is strong I want to kiss your belly button belly button I want to kiss your belly button belly button I want to kiss your belly button belly button God help me the urge is strong
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Caricature 01:48
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You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Hung on your every word Every note you struck I heard The scream set me aglow Where did all that mojo go? Spirit contorted now Fame an unholy cow What was once cool as hell Hasn’t aged too well You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Can’t believe I’m saying this The pure perfectionist Look around you things have changed The clothes you wear are strange Hung on your every word Every note you struck I heard Every scream set me aglow Where did all that mojo go? You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were Oh mighty emperor Don’t be a caricature You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were You’re just a caricature Of the glory you once were Just a caricature Just a caricature
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Deterred 02:12
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Say what you want Eat every word Write what you like They’ll not be deterred Petulant baby getting your way Stroking the self on President’s day Board of graffiti room with a view Telephone wires ragged and strewn Car in the pool make sure that it rhymes Helpless and desperate sign of the times Coat made of sugar held in contempt Suck the sarcasm you won’t be exempt Cast your aspersions vision is blurred Ignorant versions will not be deterred Cherish your critics fake your concern Bury your artists envy to burn Dangle the carrot tempt with applause Thanks but no thanks opinions are jaws Bored and confused bad poetry Ideas are for losers shepherds asleep Proceed with the trial twist in the chair Stake out the witches medium rare Pointing of fingers lock stock and barrel Bating the heretic on his arrival Holiday slacker high on the drama Cringe every line you heard ‘bout your mama Dressing you funny man we was hurting Genius is money talent is burden Exorcise demons before they consume you Drive of your passion leave of your senses Squeeze your advices ease your defenses Peel off your clothing swallow a spoonful Real fear and loathing you’ve got a roomful Hurting so badly can’t elevate Want to be loved so much that you hate
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She Comes And Goes 01:19
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She knows what she wants and that’s what she wants Doesn’t need a man to get what she wants Try to tell her something she don’t want to hear She protests by sticking half my tongue in her ear I read her loud and clear She comes and goes She comes and goes Ah She comes and goes She comes and goes She’s a better man than me More independent than I’ve ever been Visits on the days she feels like fitting me in Before her I was always the one who made the decisions She’s on top of everything right down to the positions Fuck the inhibitions She comes and goes She comes and goes Ah She comes and goes She comes and goes I’m taking this too seriously She comes and goes She comes and goes Ah Where she stops nobody knows She’s a better man than me She’s a better man than me Doesn’t want to hear about how much I think I love her Maybe that’s the reason why I can’t stop thinking of her
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Letting You Go 01:38
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The mistake of my life was letting you go It only happened seconds ago You’d say how do you even already know? Well I know Believe me I know The mistake of my life was letting you leave God only knows what I thought I’d achieve Nothing in this world is better than you And believe me I can swear on my grave that it’s true And now you’re gone And I go on alone Now you’re gone And you’ll go on worshipped and adored Always looking forward The mistake of my life was letting you go Didn’t think that it be affecting me so It only happened a minute ago I think of the sting the years will bring I’d give anything now for the chance just to let you know The mistake of my life was letting you go
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Different 02:14
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Today was different without you Today was different without you here The sky was a grey I haven’t seen before Today was different without you Today was freeing without you Today was awful without you here Can’t imagine why I’m wavering in between both responses Freeing and awful without you Alive alone apart Alive alone apart What’s this in my heart? Alive alone apart Today was different without you Everything and nothing to do here My face was a grey I’ve never seen before Different Freeing Awful without you Today was awful without you
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London 02:27
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That sound really turned my ear Must be from London dear Nothing that groovy would come from here Oh it must be from London dear Let’s go out on the town tonight You know I want to get down tonight Oh my Mercury Valentine I’m so glad you’re a friend of mine Ain’t it a gas just behind the beat? Ain’t it a gas walking down the street? Ain’t it a gas something good to eat? Ain’t it a gas? That sound really turned my ear Must be from London dear Nothing that groovy would come from here Oh it must be from London dear Let’s go out on the town tonight You know I want to get down tonight Funky dog and a pussy cat This is exactly where it’s at Ain’t it a gas just behind the beat? Ain’t it a gas walking down the street? Ain’t it a gas something good to eat? Ain’t it a gas? Ain’t it a gas just behind the beat? Ain’t it a gas walking down the street? Ain’t it a gas something good to eat? Ain’t it a gas? That sound really turned my ear Must be from London dear Nothing that groovy would come from here Oh it must be from London
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Girl In A Groucho Mask 02:40
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I came home this morning to a girl in a Groucho mask She sat at the kitchen table and I didn’t even bother to ask I felt vaguely incomplete like I’d tried to compete and failed A giant ocean liner christened cast afloat and never sailed Girl in a Groucho mask I eternally beg your pardon Kicking myself forever For causing your heart to harden for me I ignored the warning there I think it was I couldn’t believe That one so totally full of care would ever think to leave She’d love me till I was done and smile as I’d fall asleep Now I’m just a selfish loser lying here and counting sheep Girl in a Groucho mask I eternally beg your pardon Kicking myself forever For causing your heart to harden for me Cursing myself for us growing apart instead of us growing a garden Girl in a Groucho mask How I wish that we both were laughing now Laughing now Laughing now Laughing now I guess that sorry it isn’t enough Says the idiot in the rough I’m all pride and no joy and you’re a girl in a Groucho mask Girl in a Groucho mask
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Matinee On Monday 01:50
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There’s a matinee on Monday We could go You never know There’s a trivia night on Tuesday We could go You never know There a wine taster on Wednesday We could go You never know There’s a Shakespeare play on Thursday We could go You never know There’s a free concert on Friday We could go You never know There’s ice skating on Saturday We could go You never know There’s a football game on Sunday We could go You never know There’s a matinee on Monday We could go You never know There’s a matinee on Monday We could go You never know There’s a trivia night on Tuesday We could go You never know There a wine taster on Wednesday We could go You never know There’s a Shakespeare play on Thursday We could go You never know There’s a free concert on Friday We could go You never know There’s ice skating on Saturday We could go You never know There’s a football game on Sunday We could go You never know There’s a matinee on Monday There’s a matinee on Monday There’s a matinee on Monday We could go You never know Either way I miss you so
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Heroin (She's My) 02:12
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Cut off from the world From the sky From the one I love more than I Can’t breathe or see for tears Feel like I could vomit years Never drank or did the hard stuff Man I never had to Honestly she’s been more than enough for me Pitch black in my eyes Stench begins to rise Love just turns to bile Retching and denial The one I want to talk to is the one that I can’t talk to Never drank or did the hard stuff Now I would be glad to Honestly she’s been more than enough for me Never drank or did the hard stuff Man I never had to Honestly she’s been more than enough for me Ooh she’s my heroin Ooh she’s my heroin Ooh she’s my heroin Ooh she’s my heroin
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Delirious Flowers 02:52
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Moonlight drive Way down the shore Kiss my cheek Wanting more Deep as the ocean High as the moon Delirious flowers Beautiful tune Beautiful tune Taking our time Along the tide Holding hands Open wide Miraculous feeling Under the sky Delirious flowers You and I You and I Invisible powers You and I Watering Watering Delirious flowers You and I Watering Watering Watering Delirious flowers You and I Under the sky You and I
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Never Touch The Monkeys 00:59
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Day is green so what Spring is off so what Pilots wheeze so what Rusted cough so what Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys Crows’ll count so what Clothes in black so what Sheryl blows so what Voices crack so what Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys Oh Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys Never touch the monkeys
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Dirty Water 01:43
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Shut that faucet off for good Rusty pipes misunderstood Once they flowed so clean and clear Now they’re clogged with dread and fear All the flowers died Empty deep inside Shut that faucet off for good Drink my leaden cup of doom Let her go do what she would Let her climax flood the room Miss the flow we had Now it’s all gone bad She’s in the dirty water now Never felt so fresh in her whole life She’s in the dirty water now To think I nearly asked her nearly asked her Nearly asked her nearly asked her nearly asked her At night she’d lie awake and ask Do you feel anything at all? Answering was quite the task Now she doesn’t hear my call Tripping on my brain Circling the drain She’s in the dirty water now Never felt so fresh in her whole life She’s in the dirty water now To think I nearly asked her nearly asked her Nearly asked her nearly asked her nearly asked her She’s in the dirty water now Never felt so fresh in her whole life She’s in the dirty water now To think I nearly asked her nearly asked her Nearly asked her nearly asked her nearly asked her Nearly asked her nearly asked her nearly asked her Nearly asked her
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Everyone's A Critic 01:40
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Funny creatures swim in schools All their features are within rules Never notice never get it Once it’s clear they all claim credit Every word you write is Kurt Every word you write is Kurt Every word you write is Kurt Cannot wait to sink their teeth in Townshend Lennon Hendrix Dylan Look what they did to Brian Wilson Hell they even pissed on Zeppelin Every word you write is Kurt Every word you write is hurt Every word you write is dirt Every word Every word Every word Funny creatures walk in packs All their features full of cracks On the wagon once a trend hits Easy to call once it’s obvious Every word you write is Kurt Every word you write is hurt Every word you write is dirt Every word Every word Every word you write is Kurt Every word you write is hurt Every word you write is dirt Every word Every word

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Followup to DINOSAUR VII.
Predecessor to EXPECTATIONS.

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released January 1, 2024

Written, Arranged, Produced & Performed by Stephen Bard.

Drums recorded by Ryan Ball at The Gearbox.

Copyright 2024. Dinosaur Music (ASCAP).
Daily Natural Alternative Records. DNA 027.

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