 
1. Calico Cliche (mp3)
i promise you'll never see the crosses /
burning up the ashes /
mesmerizing flashes up and down /
the story matches nothing /
but i'm glorifying something /
so that I feel happy when I frown /
calico cliche, calico cliche /
headache screaming like a sauna /
wildfire trauma would you wanna climb 10000 miles /
thought i'd be so styled /
like a tortoise with a fancy shell /
i'm crabby like hell /
perhaps you'll go away /
calico cliche, calico cliche /
calico cliche /
perhaps you'll fade away /
calico cliche
2. Break and Follow
where you go she goes /
a frozen act of sorrow /
you stole a cup of ice /
and broke the ocean wide /
where you go she goes /
it's always break and follow /
into a storm of storms /
you wake up in the fall /
with thunderbirds around /
you hear a broken sound again
3. Yellow
you can freeze your aim /
or change that curve /
of all your hateful words /
my television's dead /
it died of natural causes /
broken-hearted /
you can praise your ends /
my hands are tied /
to all your scary words /
I keep statistics /
the numbers fall like /
blossoms, yellow flowers /
soaking up the sun /
what is the color of your world /
what is the story you've been told /
what is the color of your world /
when demons call your number /
scared of the sound of thunder /
what is the color of your world /
tell me what you are
4. Land of the Lost
drink your funny juice /
and disappear inside /
unless your best /
is calling you /
your best isn't true /
I think you're funny when you /
do the things you're told /
unless you've been bold your story is /
first in the land of the lost /
lost in the land of the lost /
your friends are invisible dust /
so you will drink until they're gone /
first in the land of the lost /
lost in the land of the lost /
your friends are important to us /
so we will drink until you're gone
1. Otto de Auto
so long pretty metal one /
it's been fun, fridays nights in town /
you drank too many cups of snow /
and then you lay at home in pools of oil /
i let the charities come to collect /
they led you through a pasture into a box /
of lead and crushed you underneath willow trees /
and thus will they find you
2. Welcome Fits
welcome fits in the bathhouse /
with marble floors with marble walls /
i aim to please /
put on a sideshow /
between your teeth sharpshooting /
welcome fits in the stairwell /
with alcohol with solid state relief /
between your teeth /
so welcome fits /
it's nice to be home /
cause home is the place /
to have your fits /
shake rattle and roll
3. Neck of the Woods (mp3)
when i dial your number /
i need to make it longer /
because you live in a neck of the woods /
that's backwards /
with pigeons for letter guides /
and grape vines are telephone wires /
and pumpkins like stereos /
and the tree trunks sit on the patio /
when i dial your number /
i need the signal stronger /
because you live in a neck of the woods /
that's backwards /
with pigeons for letter guides /
and grape vines are telephone wires /
and pumpkins like stereos /
and the tree trunks sit on the patio /
with power from natural springs /
and lakes full of fishy things /
you dial your redwood phone /
as the tree trunks sit where i want to go
4. The Shape of Trees
your jokes serve to sell /
your laugh, rusty hands /
this box of silhouettes /
records your every move /
you spin inside your skin /
a circle through the stumps /
and the water feels like dust /
this cricket powder /
in a test tube /
i grew a shape of trees to come /
filled with squirrels /
attach your smile to a year of nothing /
a redwood house of cards /
i hear you're building /
a nest of feathers and ribbon /
filled with sparkles /
the kind you buy at discount stores /
this is hiding /
when falling germs spread through the air /
and you're laughing as /
the shape of trees destroy this town
5. Hibernate
the forest air has gotten still /
the frost it gathers round the drinking well /
you pull your head on up above /
the canopy that leafy cloud /
and as the winter gets stuck in a rut /
it seems as if you've had enough /
so bid your make believe friends all adieu /
and make a comfort burrow for two /
the summertime was so rough /
the wintertime gets so rough /
it drags me down /
the summertime was so rough /
the wintertime gets so tough /
where will we go /
the summertime was so rough /
the wintertime gets so tough /
so hibernate
6. Summery Action Films
i was tired /
feeling unstable /
but i came and stalked for rewards /
without a map /
i filled up on stories /
from summery action films /
drank from bottles /
and counted the headstones /
waited for something to show /
when it got dark /
and the clouds became hollow /
i looked up and there you stood /
a fine example with /
red eyes like papercuts /
you're the scariest one I've seen /
wearing your sharkskin clothes /
believing you'd win this game /
but when you thought you'd lose /
you delivered your body home /
and through the dead of night /
watched your summery actions films.
7. Emotion Sickness (mp3)
back of the car /
she gets so sick when it storms /
hiding her head in her arms /
back of the car she gets so sick /
clouds coming down /
bringing the ship back to town /
hiding her head in your arms /
back to the docks she is so sick /
emotion sickness take me /
take me home
8. Rocking Horse Race
on your rocking horse /
in the nether woods /
you're set in all your ways /
you're set to move /
no heavy stones /
will hold you down /
you've sent off all your friends /
they watch you lose /
the steady trail /
goes up the hill /
you're rocking back and forth /
but standing still /
now you stretch to win /
by half a truth /
you're set in all your ways /
you never moved /
you're set in all your ways /
the shining ways that rock you
9. United Organ
(Instrumental)
10. The Love And Truth
all of the trees /
that you've been hiding in /
are the wrong type of trees for hunting /
with branches that scare the creatures /
it's a mistake to smile /
all your weepy eyed friends /
that fake the love and truth of stars /
may all of their cars go hungry /
so plant your heart /
when you plan /
for the start of things /
and the trees stange and green /
you lead us back through /
back to the start /
so plan your start /
the love and truth /
of the stars fall around /
and the trees strange and brown /
you lead us back down /
back to the stars
1. What You Said
you explained it as a touch /
that would take us to the top /
riding on the stars /
i declined it as enough /
to destroy all we had /
and it's not fair /
focus on the way you're testing /
all of your tricks /
now is it time to cave in /
but i am yet to be convinced of it /
i think it's really time you noticed /
what you said /
and it's not fair /
bring out the measuring tape /
and check /
i'm still friends and you are right /
i'm still friends and you are right /
you rely too much on that
2. Untitled Bells
(Instrumental)
3. Promise To The Refrigerator (mp3)
halfway through and you made a promise /
with the refrigerator /
a calculated gamble /
to deny the frozen entrees /
to encapsulate the winter /
you promised all the refrigerators /
passing time to remove the magnets /
and the sticker stars /
the stillness of the summer /
made you reach into the top shelf /
you stole a can of soda /
and you broke your promise to the refrigerator /
never make a promise
4. Red and Whites
your fireworks /
your fireworks /
have gone according to schedule /
and your dirty words /
those fighting words /
have hit their mark /
now your warning lights /
have turned to red and whites /
to red and whites
5. Bells Revenge
(Instrumental)
6. View From 300 Million B.C.
the view from here /
is fairly clear /
but not the best /
the sign of shame /
is fairly plain /
but not the worst /
i can't believe /
the mess i'm in /
i must believe /
the world is gone /
the whisper is not getting through /
to you /
i must believe /
i'm mostly strange /
the time is strained /
but not convolved /
you wire a note /
a lovely kind of joke /
but not /
the way back home
all words by avoidance theory © 2002-2005
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