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Grip
03:54
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Wreck, rebirth
The broken-bottled dregs I don’t need for conviction any more
Median castaway, a faded dream’s allure
Played enough at climbing from my concrete island home
Forgotten what these broken legs were for
I leave behind
The tyranny of signs
Transparent things you hold on to
I know what’s mine
A greying field of sky
And in whose grip I lie
Pain, no less
Blackout caresses, encroaching green
Forgotten what my failing eyes had seen
Once so excessive, now so lean
I leave behind
A life of lies between the lines
The tyranny of signs
Transparent things you hold on to
I know what’s mine
No, I was never so alive
A greying field of sky
And in whose grip I lie
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Consolation Prize
03:18
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Wake from a dream of a blank page
Straighten your story, are you still sleeping
Clear headed or empty headed
With secrets that would bear keeping
Only
Looking for a star to wish upon
Ready to be used til you are gone
Collect your consolation prize
In this you’re not alone
Fear is a faith to beguile you
Outside you nothing is certain
Except how they will revile you
When they pull back the curtain
Only
Looking for a star to wish upon
Ready to be used til you are gone
Collect your consolation prize
In this you’re not alone
Trade in poisonous projection til it feels like real connection
Misdirection and rejection soothe like lullabies
When those convenient convictions
Someday reveal real victims
Will you collect your consolation prize
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Lowdown
02:52
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The time is too short
But never too long
To reach ahead
To project the image
Which will in time
Become a concrete dream
Another cigarette
Another day
From A to B
Again avoiding C, D, and E
Because E is when you play the blues
To avoid the ending
Is to win the game
To avoid relegation
The big E
Drowning in the big swim
Rising to the surface
The smell of you
That's the lowdown
Drowning in the big swim
Rising to the surface
The smell of you
That's the lowdown
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Jawbox Washington, D.C.
Jawbox played its first show opening for Fugazi in 1989. Not long after that, the band began to tour and record, releasing its first single, “Tools & Chrome”, in 1990 as a split between Desoto and Dischord. Jawbox released two full-length records on Dischord, “Grippe” and “Novelty,” and toured heavily throughout the ’90s. ... more
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