Spectacled Caiman

from Ambient Jungle Noise by The Animal Beat

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I turned off the car and I locked up all the doors
and then I tucked my shirt in - don't know what for.
Then I sat in a room where the ceiling was off-white.
How did I let this become the sky?

I sat on my bed and I looked at my guitar and said 'man these work days are tearing us apart.'
I turned on my TV and they were talking about the war and how it would kill me,
but not what for.
But they were sure.

I woke up the next day, and said 'I'm not doing this again,'
then went to the office and filled them in.
My boss, she looked at me and said 'that guitar won't pay the bills,
it won't make you happy like money will.'

I said, 'I disagree, go take all your favorite songs -
but you can't just listen, you gotta sing along.
You'll see your wrong.

You gotta know what for,
Or walk out the door.

Once you got that urge to leave, man it's useless to ignore.
If something kills you, you better know what for.
Or walk out the door.

"X-Ray Machine"

Tell me what else is new -
you're an x-ray machine and the grass is green and
at night you can see the moon.

I left some words for you.
You gave them all the care of a grizzly bear and
I'm sending you to the zoo.

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight...
Show your insides.
What's in the light is not enough
x2

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from Ambient Jungle Noise, released June 12, 2009
copyright 2009 The Animal Beat

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