1. |
Pepper (Joy)
01:18
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Pepper!
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2. |
Sunflower (Birth)
04:21
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Sunflower, spawn-seed
You rose from the earth
In our time of need
unexpected and unplanned
we chose to keep you, we chose to keep you
Our little miracle of life
Black eyed Susan
You leaned towards the blue sky
Contorted and beautiful
You twisted to watch the daily sunset
We came to know you, love you, love you
We watched you grow
From the earth
Our love child representing
hopes and dreams for a better world
a better world
Our little miracle of life
Black eyed Susan
You leaned towards the blue sky
Contorted and beautiful
You twisted to watch the daily sunset
We came to know you, love you, love you
Know you know you know you, love you
know you, love you, love you
representing our hopes and dreams for a better world
know you, love you,, love you
better world, better world
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Yellow squash
Crooked neck
Lumpy skin
Awkward!
driving down Scenic drive in a borrowed car
I was 15 and a half, with a driver's license
It wasn't mine, and the cops pulled me over and said
"Folks are reporting a 13 year old boy driving through the neighborhood"
Awkward!
Yellow squash
Crooked neck
Lumpy skin
Awkward!
I had an erection in Social Studies class
and the teacher said: "Jonathan, stand up!"
Awkward!
Yellow squash
Crooked neck
Lumpy skin
Awkward!
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4. |
Zucchini (Love)
03:46
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Hey hey zucchini
Hey Hey prolific
Hey hey you grow like crazy
Hey hey terrific
I like to eat you
shaped like
cucumber
love you
shaped like
I like to eat you
shaped like
cucumber
love you
shaped like
Hey hey zucchini
Like you in my salad
I love to eat you
shaped like
cucumber
love you
shaped like
I like to hold you
shaped like
cucumber
love you
shaped like
I like to touch you
shaped like
cucumber
oh,shaped like
Hey hey zucchini
So prolific, so terrific
Hey hey zucchini
I like to hold you in my hands
Hey hey zucchini
shaped like
cucumber
love you
shaped like
Hey hey zucchini
shaped like
I wrap my hands around you
Hey hey zucchini
shaped like
cucumber love you shaped like
Oh my zucchini
shaped like
cucumber, cucumber
I love you so prolific
I love you so terrific
Hey hey zucchini
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5. |
Lemon Cucumber (Lessons)
02:54
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Lemon cucumber, juice down my leg
Yellow futon, what could have been?
Papyrus, pomegranate, foam skin
Treasure trail camping
No place to park, Staten
On the string so thin
Like the vine, I remember that time
Memories of warm Autumn nights
warm Autumn nights
Orange opal
black pick up truck
run away
infidelity
WRONG!
Lemon cucumber, Lemon cucumber
Lemon cucumber, first time for everything
Everything, everything
Never heard of that before...
first time for everything
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6. |
Manure (Lies)
03:43
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I try to be
polite and kind
open mind
understand
it's been one fucking year
of bullshit and lies
it's been one long year of bullshit and lies
why does she cry all alone
husband's mean, babies gone
can't believe
anyone would break a heart
I don't know what's happening in our world
it's been one fucking year
of bullshit and lies
that I despise
I try to be
cool and calm
kind and peaceful
let it pass
but I can't fucking get
over twitter fucking ass
what has happened to our world
can't believe
can't believe
I can't believe
can't believe
I can't believe
can't believe
I can't believe
can't believe
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7. |
Kale (Hatred)
04:11
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Kale!
Kale!
Kale!
Kale!
I hate you
that's why you
don't grow in
my garden
I hate you
that's why you're not allowed
on my plate
I hate you
that's why you
grow in my next door neighbor's yard
I don't want,
Don't want you
I hate you kale!
I don't want you, Don't need you yeah!
I don't want you around, I don't need you around
I hate you
that's why I
don't grow you in my garden
I hate you
that's why you're not allowed
on my plate
I hate you
that's why you're not growing in my garden
I hate you
that's why you're not allowed
on my plate
(not allowed! not allowed!)
I hate you
that's why you're not growing in my garden
I hate you
that's why you're not allowed
on my plate
(not allowed! not allowed!)
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Pansy (Survival)
04:32
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Pansy so delicate
your name is spoken in vein
derogatory fame
Soft and weak
You're nothing like cactus
hibiscus or oleander
And then the winter came
and everything dried up and died
leaves fell from the trees
the Hibiscus cried
The flowers fell from
the highway divide
The cactus shriveled up inside
Who was left after the freeze
under the bamboo and budding trees
wasn't the rose or the mighty sunflower
It was the soft little weakling without any power
The Pansy drowned but never died
The Pansy blossomed and survived
You're welcome to use my name in vein
Because you're all dead an I'm the same
mighty pansy
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9. |
Huckleberry (Death)
05:10
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Huckleberry
Intentions were good
Flowers, berries
Intentions were good
Up against the wall
The heat was too much
I didn't mean to kill you
I'm sorry
Goodbye best friend
Goodbye muscle, goodbye
Goodbye heart and soul
Goodbye brother, goodbye (goodbye)
Huckleberry
Intentions were good
Flowers, berries
Intentions were good
Up against the wall
The heat was too much
I didn't mean to kill you
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Goodbye best friend
Goodbye muscle, goodbye
Goodbye heart and soul
Goodbye brother, goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye best friend
Goodbye muscle, goodbye
Goodbye heart and soul
Goodbye brother, goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye best friend
Goodbye muscle, goodbye
Goodbye Huckleberry
Goodbye brother, goodbye (goodbye)
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Dirty Melissa Auburn, California
Jonathan Aronson a.k.a. Dirty Melissa
Topical Lounge Metal Social Commentary Advice-Rock Show
Tunes and Dinner Theater Punk
Methodology? Analog multitrack and plodding drum machine, usually one take recordings. Errors and all.
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