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The Illuminations

by Idiot Johnson

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1.
In the summer time We dance all night, Make love all day, Pay no heed to what others say. We laugh and we play. We run down corridors, Race down lanes, We know that life Won't always be this way. In the summer time We talk and we sing and we jump and we swim, We know that Autumn will be closing in. We face it and grin. The sun is shining, We're making hay, We know that life Won't always be this way. Thank you for everything.
2.
Superman 05:06
Superman, they're doing all they can So shut your mouth, Wait your turn. Funny how you're not so super now - Isn't it time that you learned? This is the place You thought you'd belong. You believed, you believed, But you were wrong. Superman, I'm calling your bluff. You believed, you believed, It wasn't enough. All of your crimes, All of your unpaid library fines. All of your sins unatoned. Broken down high above Unlovely Dormitory Town, Who's going to care If you don't make it home?
3.
All your wildly funny jokes Are not wasted on me. Sometimes I think we see the things The others cannot see. And your mother will go mad When she finds out where you are. You're not scared of her, You're not scared of anything anymore, Like a girl whose time has come. Sometimes you feel so far away You could be all alone on Pluto For the difference it makes. And your mother will go mad When she finds out where you are. There's a suitcase on the wardrobe And you know what it's for, Like a girl whose time has come. Another day, Another care flies out the window. There are worlds out there We don't know. I'll be your bulldozer Tearing down the schemes. I'll be your steamroller Charging through their dreams. I've got your phone number Written on my jeans.
4.
I want to stay, I want to go. I wish you'd have told me, I wish I didn't know. I don't remember, I remember I forgot. You must think I'm all that you don't need Babe, I'm not. But if you like me being around That's when I'm nowhere to be found. Don't want to let you down, Don't want to ruin your good day. I want to stay, I want to leave. I wish I was drowning in your love, I wish I could breathe. I wish you'd let me, I wish you'd make me stop. You must think I'm all that you don't need, Babe, I'm not. I want to be the one you'll always miss. I want it so badly That's why I act like this. I'm so funny, I'm so sad. I am the best and worst friend that I ever had. I blow cold, I blow hot. You must think I'm all that you don't need, Babe, I'm not.
5.
This is no one's fault, There is nobody to blame. In the circumstances Anyone would do the same. When I said those things I thought you felt them too. I read you signals all wrong Standing there, close to you. Drank too much, too fast. I'm all kinds of fucked up, Good things never last. At the gig last night, When you slipped your arm in mine, I felt so alive, I thought it was our time. Swept away by the music and the crowd, A clumsy thing to ask. The sweet way you let me down - Oh what a terrible pass. Morning finds me broken In the head, in the heart. Rain clouds over coffee cups For the most part.
6.
Sarah, put your clothes back on. Rise and shine, the morning's come. Sick with worry you cried all night, But they won't get rid of me without a fight. I'll get a job at the Pleasure Beach And break my back 'til the season ends. We'll pay back the money week by week We stole from your mother's boyfriend. Sarah, you and me go back too far To give up now, Let's take off in your sister's car And fly away. Sarah, don't listen to their lies. Laat night I dreamed of baying crowds, Trainers, TVs, buildings burning down. And news reporters walked like zombies Through the night, Kids heads all exploding Just like flashlights.
7.
Have you seen him? Has he called you today? Does he send you flowers? Do you talk for hours? Does he make you laugh The way that I did? Have you noticed They're always playing our song On the radio? It's as if they know, Is a broken heart that obvious? I was wondering how you'd feel If we met up Sunday, Maybe in the park, Took a little walk, I think we need to talk. Don't say we're over. Winter falls hard On the streets where we live, If you'd open up your door You'd see I've so much more to give. Don't let him change you, You're perfect as you are, The way you do your hair And the clothes you wear, When you're ready I'll be there at your side.
8.
Levitation 02:39
Levitation, each other and cars, Twister, tequila and Lucky Stars. The sun comes up, The sun goes down, We fly for a short while Then we go to ground. Baby, what's wrong? Baby, what's wrong? Oh we sat up all night long, And we don't get long. When you were young, Sitting in the back seat Of your parent's car, Listening to your favourite song, And you'd all sing along. No, we don't get long, Baby, we don't get long.
9.
Oh I've been foolish in love, I've made a mess of everything. (You never listen to me, Never listen to a word I say.) Now she won't answer my calls, Probably laughs and let's it ring. (You'll be sorry, Honey. You'll be sorry, Honey, someday.) In the film of our lives That they make after we've died, We're running down every street, We're asking everyone we meet. In every frame, Calling out each other's name. Finally you find me - It's one of the great love scenes. When will I ever learn? I'm always wrong all of the time. (Don't listen to me, Don't listen to a word I say.) He never answers my calls, I should take it as a sign. (I'm going to make you love me, Going to make you love me someday.) I'm dreaming about us kissing In the rain. I wonder if we'll ever meet again.
10.
A shooting star just missed your head, Landed in the garden shed, Crashed and burned while you were Sleeping in your bed. You woke up to wreckage everywhere, You just showered and washed your hair. Patched me up, sent me Spinning through the air. So I'll take one of everything, I'm going to try anything To keep me orbiting And coming back to you. But it's as cold as hell up here, Drifting through the stratosphere. I'm afraid I might disappear If I stop for a minute. And if I don't come round again For a while And I don't return your calls And my distance offends - Please don't remember me this way, I'm thinking of you every day. I miss my home, I miss my circle of friends.
11.
Map 04:46
Born on a Wednesday In a month of afternoons, At the end of a summer That was over too soon. These are the facts, Fold them away Keep them safe in your pocket. Here is a map, Should you lose your way It will guide you home. Oh to be funny and wise, The unwinnable prize. We fell in love, Made a home under North West skies. And there was music everywhere, Laughter hanging in the air, Made some good friends, Twice attempted a beard. You are here. You are here. Stay close to the ones You hold most dear.

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released April 6, 2013

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