It's only self rejection
With a mean left
Cold carbon copied coping
And it's mean theft
That's been left behind

Paint pastel princess
Bo and arapax the shelves when they're broken
I'll beg you beg you

Waste life when youth is sweeter
Neater content with contents
Cultures cringing at accents
And it's too tense camp out

She tastes the candy sugarless cancerous
Crave cocaine cop shows
I'll beg you, beg you

But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same to me

But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same to me
But it's all the same

Paint pastel princess
Bo and arapax the shelves when they're broken
I'll beg you, beg you


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    No disrespect intended by this. But they haven't stopped making music. They have a new album (Diorama) due out sometime soon (hopefully). I wish the American audience would accept them a little more than they do. Myabe if they got on stage and lip-synched they'd sell as many copies as the Backseat Boys. They have a new single called the Greatest View, check it out. I shall try to post the lyrics in a few days. peace out

    americanzero2002on January 22, 2002   Link

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