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There’s no prayer like desire.

Tom Waits

I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We’re all looking at the wrapping. But we won’t tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath.
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Ideas Insect Lying Myself See
On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
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Funny Grave Myself Sick
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.
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Abundance Bury Happiness Information Quantity Wealth Weight
The dog won’t bite if you beat Him with a bone.
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Beat Bite Bone Dog Yourself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
I like vocal word stuff. But I don’t always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It’s more like drawing in the air with your fingers. It’s closest to the choreography of a bee. You’re freer.
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Fingers Freedom Instrument Myself Vocal Word
If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
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Angel Devil Myself
I’ve seen it all through the yellow windows of the evening train.
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Evening Myself Train
Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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Gospel Myself Religious Yourself
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
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End Force Surreal Yourself
I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.
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Hate Myself Prime
For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.
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Learning Listening Oneself Song Wonder Writing
I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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Lying Myself Past Secret
Never have your wallet with you onstage. It’s bad luck. You shouldn’t play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money.
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Inspirational Money Musician Need Play Stage Wallet Yourself
You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue.
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Love Relationship Romantic Star Yourself
The average person spends two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
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Average Change Life Person Time Traffic

There’s no prayer like desire.

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