iON, by King Toad

iON

by King Toad

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1.	Where Do You Go? 01:32	lyrics	buy track
Where do you go when you're fast asleep? And if you're miles away, why do I need to keep it down so? How do you know if you're in too deep? Is it in your stare or is it something I can't tell? Between the princess & the lamb
2.	Theme from "The Tape Cuing Show" 00:36		buy track
3.	You Dog! 02:35	lyrics	buy track
You are the dog that was never there I know you made yourself from thin air I've seen you juggle your eyes in your hand Let's see you juggle your head in your hands Let's go divide it into sections I know you'll never be the same again You will follow through You will come unglued You will follow through Turn me round & fuck that shit, up goddamn it You are the dog who was never there I've seen you vanish in thin air I know you've been like this forever I see you'll stay like this forever I know you've been like this forever You've been like this forever You'll be like this but You will follow through You will come unglued Turn me round again
4.	God Help Me 03:15	lyrics	buy track
God help me now You been standing right there for 20 years now And I, I've been standing right here for 15 minutes honey And I, I will not be the one I, I will not be the one, so who's gonna tell you, honey? God help me now Lord, please help me now You gotta fly your ghost through my soul one more time Your hands are burning white, sugar Lay your bones on my bed one more night And I'll sleep outside I got your flowers in a mason jar in the window They's all cut off at the throat But they don't know they dead yet
5.	A Fine Day for Boating 01:26	lyrics	buy track
I got something to say to you and you got less than 2 minutes to hear it The water's pouring round & people all be staring down at you You gotta see it through Pouring down, like to drown you It bottoms out, you gotta see it through Rain sweeps in running end to end We'll set sail, you gotta see it through I have been standing here long enough to see a thing or two A thing or two People all be staring down at you Long enough to know what you can do It goes: driving hard, rising fast It will clear your head & it will kill your past You gotta see it through
6.	Where Can We Go? 01:54	lyrics	buy track
Where can we go where people know it's alright today? Ooh it's truly just fine this way Yeah it's really OK, hey hey And where can we be just you & me? Taking it all tonight Yeah taking our time alright Cause there's no other way, hey hey Ooh this feeling is wonderful Just a little uncomfortable But that's OK, hey hey Ooh this feeling is quite alright There's no night or day tonight And there's no other way, hey hey
7.	Daisy (Pt. 26) 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Daisy, you were the 1st one to crack open my head And since then every stupid thing that I've said Has had the gall to come true But I can hardly blame you I can't blame anyone But Daisy, we've played a hundred million rounds of pretend And every one became my life in the end It will happen again But I will not be your friend, no no no Daisy, you'd like to keep me safe from everyone else You had me go & write a note to myself I'll read it back to you It says I'll write my name on my hand so I don't forget it Drown everybody I like to see if I regret it Your ship is sinking & I'm locked in the cabin with you Yeah it's true Your ship is sinking & I'm locked in the cabin with you Tell me your point of view So I'll know what not to do
8.	Lunch Hour 00:52	lyrics	buy track
You're walking around, your eyes in your pockets The hole in your head, well you're quickly deflating You're walking around, you are exhausted Head on the ground, your eyes in your pockets Buried underground, buried deep You're walking around & waiting for sleep
9.	Green Hair 01:47	lyrics	buy track
God is a monster with green hair and he brushes it all day long How many fingers does God have? He's got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 How many fingers does God have? There are 9, 10, 11 fingers on God And how many teeth does God have? He's got 1, 2, 3, 4 How many teeth does God have? He's got 4 gold teeth in his big red mouth What kind of blood does God have? Sugary sweet, not good to eat What kind of blood does God have? He's got sugar sweet blood that never comes out Cause God is a monster with green hair & he brushes it all day long Well let's brush awhile "I'm-a gonna brush-a my hair! All day long! That's all I like-a to do, is brush-a my hair... all... day... long!" God is a monster with green hair & he brushes it all day long
10.	A Poor Day for Boating 00:55	lyrics	buy track
Well there is a range of 15 degrees In which I can comfortably live & sleep & breathe And only about 6 things that I like to do And the town in which I live seems to get smaller every day By which I mean it gets larger every day & there's less room for me And the 6 things I like The only thing even slightly nice I can think of to say to you is Yes yes yes it's raining The water is up to my toes & I'm waiting To see if it gets a little bit higher today
11.	Green (King Toad) 03:17	lyrics	buy track
Sitting in the road I am Mr. King Toad but that doesn't mean I am free Squished on the pavement, who is gonna save me? I wish you would tell me Robin hits the window, where you think that I'll go? My head hurts again Lying in the grass, I will wait for it to pass Nothing left to defend Green, underwater Endless water is all I see Green, underwater Towards the bottom of the sea Crowded little man kneeling on the sand Oh I'm so profound Water on the brain I gots to let it drain So turn me upside down Sitting in a big house lying on the big couch Maybe that's the way to be But the ants are crawling all over it, now I feel insignificant Quick somebody validate me Bigger than you I am, buried by the grains of sand Cannot get past the size Windows to the soul, shows you what I know Or shows the bugs in my eyes Drown in the water The life it leaves you peacefully Drown in the water Soothing water relaxes me
12.	1/2 the Battle 01:35	lyrics	buy track
You too the time to find us, now half the battle's One foot forward & miles to go Your feet in the sky & your head's in the snow Well you're righted quite nicely but wouldn't ya know You've left your shoes in the sky & your brain down below You took the time to find us now half the battle's won Will you marry me, dear? OK, I think that I will And they can bury us both on top of Mulberry Hill Bury you perhaps, I'm not even planning to age Well you can't run forever on guilt, coffee & rage Why not? You took the time to find us now half the battle's won
13.	Hold Tight 02:02	lyrics	buy track
All the time spent in the world Hollowed out your reasons & your pockets All the time spent in the world Draw your hands held tight into the night We will find ourselves again Follow the trail of blood in the snow All the time spent in the world Hollowed out your reason & your logic All the time spent in the world Draw your hands held tight into the light We will find ourselves again Follow the trail of blood in the water
14.	Down with the Ship 01:31	lyrics	buy track
I wanna live on the ocean floor, I'm going down with the ship I don't wanna go to work anymore, I'm going down with the ship I have seen the human beings, their cities & their cars But I've never really seen the sea life before, I'm going down with the ship I wanna live on the ocean floor, I'm going down with the ship 24 years now & I'm still bored, I'm going down with the ship I suppose that you'll miss me & I'll miss you when I'm gone But I miss the water just a little bit more, I'm going down with the ship I wanna live on the ocean floor, I'm going down with the ship And I don't know what this life is for, but I'm going down with the ship Sinking like a stone that landed far as I could throw it 1,000 miles from any shore, I'm going down with the ship
15.	Smack Dat Pempo! 00:34		buy track
16.	Salt Water 02:14		buy track
17.	Stumble 02:28		buy track
18.	Old Poop Eye 02:20	lyrics	buy track
Who is here today & who remains to be seen? Look outside these eyes & find your own space in this dream One false step & down we go Keep your eyes on your feet buried deep in the snow What are you going to eat today & who do you hope to see? Now sit down beside these old eyes & watch yourself up there on the screen
19.	You're the One 01:13	lyrics	buy track
Look out for the one standing in your shadow Wearing all your clothes, full of bad intentions Look out for the one standing in the mud Look out for the one underneath the grass Staring through your footsteps Looking at the soles of your feet Look out for the one
20.	Betty 01:33	lyrics	buy track
Betty you must find the love of your life You can rewrite the script til it turns out alright Cause there's got to be some way in this world You can get what you want but I want to be sure So do you take your chance Another sideways glance And does she join the dance Or just leave you alone? Do you have the will to survive? Do you wake in the morning, do you open your eyes? And none of us here have been sleeping at night We've been out fighting monsters & losing our sight So do you push on through Deciding what is true? Or do you just make do With whatever's around? Betty you must find the love of your life We've been out being monsters & losing our sight But there's got to be some way in the world That you get the glory & you get the girl
21.	Heaven 02:26	lyrics	buy track
Tell the story of a man doomed from the start And I believe you Well then again maybe not Everyone goes to heaven I believe we all go to heaven I can see we all go to heaven
22.	Zombie Attack 01:19	lyrics	buy track
Come on, fucker Get the fuck up Climb through that fucking dirt And get the fuck up I've been missing you for a long, long time I've been waiting here for a long, long time For a zombie attack
23.	Too Late 01:19	lyrics	buy track
Meet me on the bridge Your timing's of no consequence I'll wait for you until you are the one Cause I been here for years You exercise no patience here Sleep outside but still not cold & grey You find it strange Fine tune the consequences You tried to swallow every pill that's in your way So look for me outside The sky has opened up so wide I've broken every door that's in your way And far too late
24.	What Now? 02:28	lyrics	buy track
In the light you could see All the cracks & creases Leaking out through caked up scowls So what are you going to try now? Standing in the dark to huff into the phone And don't tell me that I'm wasting my time So what are you going to try now? Hiding behind your greasy bangs Only makes your skin corrode We'll look much better In fifty years or so Gagging on a menthol cough drop in the heat Well tomorrow I can sleep til I die Maybe I'll run off & leave this rat hole behind But I guess that I would miss it in time What are you going to try? What are you going to try now? What are you going to try? Your pulse racing, your heart bleeding We're too cold to know that we're grieving You don't feel this You don't think this You don't know that it even exists Well what are you going to try now? What are you going to try?
25.	King Toad (Green) 02:04		buy track