It hurts when you have to press that dull little thing
That you're only supposed to use once and then discard
But where do you put it? In the garbage can, my honest friend
My shyness, pet her flow

She's only been five months late
Even though we haven't had sex for a week
A meal a day, a meal, I say
And my heart's made my

Somebody else already used the word Aurora Borealis
She was tied up in chains, and Sam had helped her in the freezer

She's only five weeks late
But I haven't had a date forever
Ever, ever
Forever

Wish I had more, more opportunity
More chances to remember some things
So I couldn't have so much pressure on my
On my, on my, um, ah, on my, um, um, head

We would have so much more diversity
And so much more input, so much more creative flow
If we had someone in school, a G-I-T

G-I-T
Geeks in town
Ha! Come on, Dave, think of one
(Girls In Trouble)
It should be G-I-C
Geeks with Charvels
No, G-W-C
Fuck, man, this is a waste of time
One more solo?
Yeah
Yeah

You're personally responsible for
The entire strip to be washed away
Cleansed as if gallons of, um, rubbing alcohol
Flowed through the strip and were set on fire
It didn't just singe the hair, it made it straight
And then Perry Ellis came along with his broom
And his silk
And he, he erected a beautiful city
A city of stars


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    This was most definitely not a nevermind outtake. Kade is thinking of "Endless, nameless". This is just a great, great jam session.

    rckriston April 28, 2002   Link

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