Courtney Barnett - History Eraser
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I got drunk and fell asleep
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Atop the sheets but luckily
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I left the heater on
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And in my dreams I wrote the best
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Song that I've ever written
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Can’t remember how it goes
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I stayed drunk and fell awake
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I was cycling on a plane
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And far away I heard you say you liked me
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We drifted to a party, cool
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The people went to arty school
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They made their paints by mixing acid wash and lemonade
[Chorus]
A (Allow to sustain)
In my brain
I re-arrange
The letters on the page
To spell your name
[Verse 2]
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I found an Ezra Pound
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And made a bet that if I found
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A cigarette, I'd drop it all and marry you
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Just then a song comes on:
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"You can't always get what you want"
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The Rolling Stones, oh woe is we, the irony
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The stones became the moss
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And once all inhibition's lost
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The hipsters made a mission to the farm
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We drove by tractor there
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The yellow straw replaced our hair
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We laced the dairy river with the cream of sweet vermouth
[Chorus]
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In my brain
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I re-arrange
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The letters on the page
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To spell your name
[Verse 3]
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You said, "We only live once"
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So we touched a little tongue
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And instantly I wanted to
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I lost my train of thought
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And jumped aboard the Epping as
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The doors were slowly closing on the world
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I touched on and off
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And rubbed my arm up against yours
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And still the inspector inspected me
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The lady in the roof
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Was living proof that nothing
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Really ever is exactly as it seems
[Chorus]
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In my brain
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I re-arrange
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The letters on the page
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To spell your name
[Verse 4]
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We caught the river boat downstream
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And ended up beside a team
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Of angry footballers
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I fed the ducks some krill
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Then we were sucked against our will
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Into the welcome doors of the casino
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We drank green margaritas
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Danced with sweet señoritas
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And we all went home as winners of a kind
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You said "I guarantee we'll have more fun
Drink till the moon becomes the sun
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And in the taxi home I'll sing you a Triffids song"
[Chorus]
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In my brain
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I re-arrange
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The letters on the page
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To spell your name
[Outro]
A [Until fade out]
by OllietheRocker, UK
9/01/14
http://courtneybarnett.com.au/
