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New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.

Tom Waits

Their memory’s like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can’t remember Tell the things you can’t forget that History puts a saint in every dream.
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Dreams Memories Remember Train Yourself
The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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Guard Life Myself Ocean Play
When you’re writing‚ you’re conjuring. It’s a ritual‚ and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you’re inviting into the room.
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Brave Conjuring Invitation Room Writing Yourself
I guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.
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Live Myself
It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
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Death Earth Myself Scream
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Alcohol Blood Myself
Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don’t get out much. It’s true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well.
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Admire Death Feeling People
You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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Herself Learning Woman
Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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Gospel Myself Religious Yourself
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
I’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
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Fight Justice Myself World
Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.
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Dreams Instagram Captions One Liner Rainbow Sing Steal
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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Beautiful Melody Myself Terrible
We are all just monkeys with money and guns.
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Monkey Reality Weapon

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