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Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?

Tom Waits

I’m trying to get music ideas that come and keep them alive. It’s like carrying water in your hands. I want to keep it all, and sometimes by the time you get to the studio you have nothing.
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Alive Hands Ideas Music Time Yourself
Living with kids is like living with a bunch of drunks. You know you really have to be on your toes all the time. Things are falling over and breaking and spilling. If you live on the second story, you really have to keep the windows shut all the time.
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Break Children Fall Live Time Window Yourself
I did my time in the jail of your arms.
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Arms Time Yourself
I’m always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you’re drowning, and it’s there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music.
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Drowning Music Rescue Sound Time Yourself
Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at.
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Fall Kind Yourself
Most of the things you absorb you will ultimately secrete.
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Absorb Willing Yourself
Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.
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Dreams Instagram Captions One Liner Rainbow Sing Steal
Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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Back Sight Yourself
She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
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Forest Herself Live
The dog won’t bite if you beat Him with a bone.
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Beat Bite Bone Dog Yourself
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
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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Beautiful Melody Myself Terrible
Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
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Devil God Sleep World
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
You’re innocent when you dream.
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Dreams Innocence 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

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