1. |
Intro
00:39
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We are two switchblades
Two switchblades cold steel, handmade
We are two switchblades
Two switchblades cold steel, handmade
God bless the lover
God bless the friend
God bless the lover
Who can bend and bend and bend
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2. |
DTM
05:31
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If you should die I'll be dancing to Madonna
She was the one, always been there for us
Even as little kids we knew something was different when we put on that tape
We were free from everyday, we'd take a holiday
And be whoever we would be
You are my blood
Been through so much
Those songs they're made for us
There are always dark times ahead
But they'll never, never break us
If you should die I'll be dancing to Madonna
She was the one, always been there for us
As we grew older
Never were we bolder then when we heard those tunes on the floor
Dancing through the graves
We tried at every age to be better than we were before
We could be invincible on the dance floor
We've gotta try
We could be invincible on the dance floor
We'll never
We'll never die
We'll never die
And as kids we fought
And we loved each other
We never cared nor bothered
And as kids we loved
And we struggled
But we got through it when that song came on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught head up, head up
Gotta keep on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught head up, head up
Gotta keep on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught
Head up, head up
Gotta keep on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught head up, head up
Gotta keep on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught head up, head up
Gotta keep on
And she taught never give up
Never give up, gotta keep on
And she taught head up, head up
Gotta keep on
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3. |
Grandpa Was A Rebel
03:24
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Grandpa was a rebel
Never looked for trouble
Cuz trouble always seemed to be around
Grandpa was a fighter
And a crazy biter
He knew how to rebel rouse
Never was the one to pick a fight but he could be a viper
Never was the one to pick a fight but he could be the pied piper
Grandpa was a rebel
And that’s why
We’re nothing but trouble
Grandpa was a rebel
Fighting with the devil
Cuz the devil always was around
Grandpa was a fighter
And a crazy driver
He knew how to stir a crowd
Never was the one to pick a fight but he could be the pied piper
Never was the one to pick a fight but he could be the pied piper
Grandpa was a rebel
And that’s why
We’re nothing but trouble
He painted a sign
That said “go the other way”
He painted a sign
And then he made us pray
He said look at those kids
They’re so shallow
Open your heart
Don’t be hallow
Grandpa was a rebel
Grandpa
And that’s why
We’re nothing but trouble
Grandpa
Grandpa
Grandpa was a rebel
Never looked for trouble
Cuz trouble always seemed to be around
Grandpa was a fighter
And a crazy biter
He knew how to rebel rouse
He said
Look at those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
He said
Look at those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
He said
Look at those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
Those kids
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4. |
Newlywed
03:18
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Posted that picture
So you could see how nice I look
Started making dinner
So you could smell how good I cook
Then I wrote a new song
So you could hear how nice I hook
I do it all for you
But it don’t mean nothin’ to you
And this will be the last song I ever write for you
But it don’t mean nothin’ to you
The next time I see you you’ll be newly wed
And he wrote me sayin’ he found
The perfect man
So I went out in the sun
And achieved the perfect tan
Then I stretched out my legs
Oh see how far I swam
I do it all for you
But it don’t mean nothin’ to you
And this will be the last song I ever sing for you
But it don’t mean nothin’ to you
The next time I see you you’ll be newly wed
You can’t always get what you want
(What will the flowers be?)
You can’t always get what you want
(Will they wear white?)
You can’t always get what you want
(What will the flowers be?)
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
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5. |
Strange Car
03:31
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Somehow I find myself behind the wheel of a strange car
Curving the heels of a freeway, stretched far
You showed me the nightlife
The dark alleys of an adventurous child
You showed me the nightlife
Of a world so easily wild
Always with a different view
With my eyes on ten and two
In the various shades of blue we're drivin' and drivin'
You showed me the nightlife
Somehow I find myself behind
Always with a different view
With my eyes on ten and two
In the various shades of blue we're drivin' and drivin'
(Somehow)
Twist of fate like gamblers do
(I find myself)
Always in a different skew
(Myself)
With my eyes on ten and two we're drivin' and drivin'
(Behind the wheel)
Somehow I find myself behind the wheel of a strange car
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6. |
Bad Situation
05:01
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Brother it's a shame
The path your life is twisted on
It's like the blind leading the blindly chaotic
Something tragic seems to have broken the compass
Of where your life has turned and I am witness
I fear I have no way to combat
And it breaks my heart to conceit to that
We all know the names of the demons that follow
We all know the taste of the things that control
Brother it's a shame
The hopeless wrath of affliction
A heart that's being held in hell for ransom
I fear I have no way to combat
And it breaks my heart to conceit to that
We all know the names of the demons that follow
We all know the taste of the things that control
It's a bad situation
A bad situation
It's a bad situation
A bad, bad situation
In a perfect world is there a need for pain
In a perfect world is there a need for hate
In a perfect world there is no need for pain
In a perfect world there is no need for hate
In a perfect world is there a need for pain
In a perfect world is there a need for hate
In a perfect world there is no need for pain
In a perfect world there is no need for hate
In a perfect world is there a need for pain
In a perfect world is there a need for hate
In a perfect world there is no need for pain
In a perfect world there is no need for hate
In a perfect world is there a need for pain
In a perfect world is there a need for hate
In a perfect world there is no need for pain
In a perfect world there is no need for hate
Hey kids, there is something to show
In a perfect world there is no need for hate
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7. |
Migrator's Blues
03:34
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I am far from where my mama
Where my mama was buried long ago
And where we drove this piano
Where we drove this piano
Is where I call home
Thousands of miles from where I was born
But mostly I’m happy to be gone
When life divides in various shades and hues
That’s when
Sometimes
I get the mi-mi-mi-mi-migrator’s blues
And as we drove across the state lines
As we drove through the alley ways
As we drove across the state lines
We found a new way
When life divides in various shades and hues
That’s when
Sometimes
I get the mi-mi-mi-mi-migrator’s blues
When life divides in various shades and hues
That’s when
Sometimes
I get the mi-mi-mi-mi-migrator’s blues
I am far from where my mama
Where my mama was buried long ago
And where we drove this piano
Where we drove this piano
Is where I call home
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8. |
San Fernando
03:38
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I’m not your Dirty Mexican
No, not your Wet Back
We built your mission
Don’t always talk back
And when I need a people
I’ve got San Fernando
And when I need a people
I’ve got San Fernando
The great melting pot
Vast flat land
Surrounded by mountains
And when I need a people
I’ve got San Fernando
This beautiful land
My Sweet Caballero
With your lowrider
And your big gun
Faster horses
My Loved One
A jalapeño
A jalapeño
A jalapeño
And when I need a people
And when I need a people
I got San Fernando
The San Andreas is gonna shake, gonna shake
The San Andreas is gonna shake, gonna shake
Amen
Don’t save your prayers
Amen
Don’t save your prayers
Amen
Don’t save your prayers
I’m not your Dirty Mexican
No, not your Wet Back
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9. |
Approachable
03:50
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Are you gonna put that in a song
Sweet boy when you talk to me
It makes me feel uneasy
Sets it up so that I’ll flee
She gone run, she gone run, she gone run run
Why can't I be like mama
And I wish
And I wish
And I wish
And I wish
And she wish, and she wish, and she wish wish
And then I think
And then I think
And then I think
And then I think
And then she think and think and think
And then I wish
And then I wish
And then I wish
And then I wish
I wouldn’t think
I wouldn’t think
I wouldn’t think
Sweet boy when you look my way
When you look my way
I wish I knew what to say
What would you say
Mess it up I knew I'd find a way
Girl, you've got to find a way
Why can't I say what mama would say
And I wish
And I wish
And I wish
And I wish
And she wish, and she wish, and she wish wish
And then I think
And then I think
And then I think
And then I think
And then she think and think and think
And then I wish
Then I wish
Then I wish
Then I wish
I wouldn’t think
I wouldn’t think
I wouldn’t think
If you knew how my mind was racing
Mama you would say, "oh your heart beats so fast"
It beats so fast
If you knew how my mind was racing
Mama what would you say?
Don't turn away, try and stay
La da la da la da da
La da la da la da da
La da la da la da da
La da da la da da
La da da
La da da
La da da
La da da
La da da
La da da
Approachable
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10. |
The Ones We Love
03:30
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We don’t hurt the ones we love all the time
But there are moments that we do
Sayin' what you feel is not a crime
Until it’s turned back at you
Sometimes you gotta put the knives away from where they’re laid out
Sometimes you gotta set the arrows on the ground
Sometimes you gotta put the hammer back on the shelf
Sometimes you gotta tie that rope around
It ain’t easy
No, no it just ain't easy
It ain’t easy
No, no it just ain't easy
And it shouldn’t be
We don’t know the ones we love all the time
Sometimes we haven’t got a clue
It doesn’t need to feel real all time
To leave an impression on you
Pop, life
Pop, life
Pop, life
Pop, life
Gotta, gotta love me
It ain’t easy
No, no it just ain't easy
It ain’t easy
No, no it just ain't easy
And it shouldn’t be
And my brothers and lovers
And cousins and sisters
And mothers and brothers
And even friends
And my brothers and mothers
And sisters and cousins
And mothers and brothers
And even friends
And my nieces and nephews
And because of strangers
And brothers and lovers
And even friends
And my brothers and lovers
And sisters and cousins
And mothers and brothers
And even friends
It's not easy
It's not easy
Sometimes, sometimes they hurt the ones we love
Sometimes they hurt the ones we love
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11. |
Mother's Son
01:09
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I need to remind myself that I am my mother’s son
Gotta plant my feet on the ground I can no longer run
I’ve been wanderin’ around the streets tryin’ to find out who I am
But when I look into the mirror I am the kid I was back then
Whoa, my mother’s son
Whoa, my mother’s son
And how do you explain yourself to someone that’s no longer there
Just cuz she’s in heaven doesn’t mean she doesn’t care
I know it may seem sometimes
Like my life is such a mess
A pretty boy on a stage with makeup in a silly dress
Whoa, my mother’s son
Whoa, my mother’s son
And when you died the family cloth was torn
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12. |
Example
04:15
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I always think about the times you were in pain
For years and years and years you’d bide
And never complained
You always found a way to put a smile on your face
To wipe away the tears that no one saw without a trace
If only we all could suffer so well
Spread joy in the face of hell
Tell Satan he can’t have this soul to sell, today
I always think about the times you were in pain
How somehow you could hang the sun in the sky and drive away the rain
To make all the excuses seem so lame
To smile in the face of death and never complain
If only we all could suffer so well
Spread joy in the face of hell
Tell Satan he can’t have this soul to sell, today
I wonder what you think of the world
Do you ever wonder what’s going on?
I hope there’s no television in heaven
When I’m gone
If only we all could suffer so well
Spread joy in the face of hell
Tell Satan he can’t have this soul to sell, today
Today
Today
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13. |
Don't You Get It?
04:30
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It’s a blessing and a curse
To have the kind of face I have
It’s impossible to divert
What I’m thinkin’ on the other hand
If you want to look my way
You better know that there’s a price to pay
On the edge of this knife that stays permanently in my heart
Why-y-y-y-y-y-y do you think it’s alri-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght
Don’t you get it
It’s simple to be my friend
To keep the bullet in the other end
It’s simple to look away
To nod. To smile. To have a beautiful day but
I don’t know if I can take
Whatever it takes
And baby this shovel is getting heavy under my hands
Shovelin’ all of this bull shhh I have to deal with from end to end
And it’s heavy all the words you put within my hands
When you never listen or try to understand
Why-y-y-y-y-y-y do you think it’s alri-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght
Don’t you get it
Don’t you get it
Na-na-na-na gonna sail away to an island,
Gonna go away to an island
Na-na-na-na gonna float to an island
Swim away to an island
Na-na-na-na gonna sail to an island, oh
Go to an island
Na-na-na-na gonna go away to my island
Sail away to an island
Na-na Na-na
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My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
Boys, boys, boys, boys, boys, boys
Please stand to the side
Men, men, men, men, men, men
Please lend me your eyes
I’m gonna need to see more than your pride
Please take, take, take, take me on a higher flight
Now I will admit I like some of your charms
And I will admit I like the feel of your arms
But it’s not that desperate
I’m not alone
My cousin’s my best friend
My best friend
Friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend
My best friend
Friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend
My best friend
Friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend
My best friend
Friend friend friend friend friend friend friend friend
Now I know that I am so fortunate
And I know I’m lucky
'Cuz I don’t need a dog, a man, a cat
My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
Hey, hey
My cousin is my best friend
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PRIMA PRIMO Brooklyn, New York
PRIMA PRIMO, the INDUSTRIAL VAUDEVILLE duo is comprised of maternal cousins Janet Castel and Stephen Franco. Since childhood these two have been pushing the boundaries of electronica and the art of the theatrical. THEY ARE DANGEROUS LIVE.
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