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SNAKE OIL
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved
V1
take another pill, if you will
another sip from the wishing well
make you all right, all night
keep a hand on the steering wheel
C
snake oil, get the venom in you
fist fight, had it coming didn’t you
late night, bad love on the menu
snake oil’s gotten into you
V2
forget the names, and the days
debts and broken hearts in your wake
where’s the spinning hand gonna land
just another night to erase
B
give me another kiss
tell me i’m not a mess
it’s gonna be okay
you’ll wake up next to me
in every little pricey vial
a world of stories left to tell
snake eyes don’t fall in love
snake oil’s potent stuff
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SPY GIRL
By Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved
V
spy girl
you don’t need a gun
you don’t need a private jet
you don’t need those diamonds
stand behind the counter
with your heavy glasses on
run their credit cards
and copy all the numbers down
C
spy girl
spy girl
V
spy girl
don’t put on that gown
or the pleather jumpsuit
they expect to prance around
fade into the woodwork
and they’ll never see you come
no one will suspect a secret agent
who’s so common
V
spy girl
keep your cellphone on
maintain your secret clearance and
avoid martini bars
normal women are invisible
to ignorant male charms
don’t get their attention and
you’ll get just what you want
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Love Tsunami
02:24
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LOVE TSUNAMI
By Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2022 All rights reserved.
V1
done with surfer guys
ogling bikini size
swimming in your stormy eyes
on the beach I fantasize
crashing on my world
raging east and west
hurricanes of happiness
C
love tsunami
surf it drown me
love tsunami
swirl around me
love tsunami
oh surround me
love me love me tsunami
V2
grins and he starts me up
wrong but he’s got the stuff
slick as a jellyfish
take me I give up
V3
breast stroke butterfly
don’t care if I get tired
back stroke flutter kick
freestyle on your **
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4. |
Under The Gun
03:10
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UNDER THE GUN
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V1
eye on the prize
didn’t see me coming
you won’t survive
hard as you try
i was born with something
harder inside
thought i’d curse you
thought i’d crumble
traps and trips
you thought i’d stumble
C
under the gun
i come in under the gun
i’m still number one
under the gun
you thought you won
i come in under the gun
V2
is that all you got
heard you’re top of the heap
how’s it feel now baby
bet you’re wondering how
you were swept off your feet
don’t I drive you crazy
thought i’d curse you
thought i’d crumble
traps and trips
you thought i’d stumble
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Pink Slip
03:04
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PINK SLIP
By Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V1
you’re misbehaving
you know better than that
i’ve finished your training
you’re still bad
you’ve kept me waiting
then jumped the gun again
not getting how my
heart gets broken
don’t let that glass door
spank you
C
i’m handing you your
pink slip
the end of your
power trip
played one too many
sick tricks
bet you have never seen a
pink slip
V2
forget who’s in charge
forget your place in my world
no more keys to the car
or fancy club privileges
no more late night calls
or pleas for benefits
you’re on your own now
you did this to yourself
box up your photos and we’ll
escort you out
B
the look on your red face
threatening to bring me down
i’ve got the keys to this place
blacklist you in this town
dance in your empty space
snow angels on the beige
low pile carpet
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Love Song
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V
i’ve got nothing to lose
nothing to gain
let me love you
you can’t follow me home
even show me the way
but I could love you
don’t let them into your head
let me get into it instead
C
now I’m living in color
speaking in riddles
singing in rhymes
trying to keep it together
making no future
ignoring the signs
i just love you
V2
an unfortunate game
you and I play
let me love you
don’t you fight me to go
i’ll effing stay
see I love you yeah
don’t let them into your head
let me get into it instead
B
no I don’t overreact
i don’t play up the act
i’m not chasing the dream
you’re just my fantasy
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7. |
You Just Love Yourself
03:19
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YOU JUST LOVE YOURSELF
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V
they all ran away
left you to your own devices
trying to make your way
on dark beaches and empty houses
you broke their windows trying
to get into their souls
you pulled your charm around you
til it stretched thin like taffy
C
can’t see past your own lips
can’t hear but your own words
can’t love can’t love can’t -
you just love yourself
V
we all fell for the magic
we all hoped we’d found at last
a highway out of tragic traffic
a bridge above our own wrecks
so much for faith again
so much for love again
so much for breaking open
this beaten forgotten
piñata of a heart again
B
the giant amphitheater
you built for yourself
echoes with your screams
and no one else
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8. |
Underground
03:34
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UNDERGROUND
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2022 All rights reserved.
V1
let her run around
she’s gotta get out more
gotta learn the angles
if you wanna walk straight you know
barefoot under
boulevards you
taste the absinthe
find the stairways
hide in alleys
beg your angels
C
underground
meet me under
underground
underground
follow me i’m
underground
V2
she can’t hide behind
a beehive and bangs
daddy’s combat boots
momma’s stockings and mace
4 am the boulevard’s
missing in action
dance in darkened basement halls
anti-fashion
B
stars don’t twinkle underground
the ceiling’s black as night
yellow eyes peer underground
where kisses land like bites
there’s no shortcut through the thicket
tie your red hood tight
all the wolves turn into pumpkins
soon as it is light
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INTERSEX
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V1
he’s a mess but he rocks that dress
he can sell it
teasing, sleazing, he’s just what they need
and they tell him
booming voice and
candy lips all
vodka sodas and
skinny hips yeah
C
standing at the intersection
fly your flag erect the action
intersection intersection
intersex intersex
V2
she’s a brain, if you play her game
what she’ll show ya
slip her alligator heels off take your time
get to know her
business suits and
diet cokes a
steady gaze
obey your host yeah
V3
pretty girls pretty boys pretty much
how you want em
love is dumb love is blind love is cheap
once you got some
we all become a
slave to passion
experiment or
a vote for fashion
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Donne-Moi Tout
02:09
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DONNE-MOI TOUT
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V1
je veux rester
ici toute la journée
c’est pas que j’ai
peur du monde mais
j’aime pas la lumière et le bruit, non
je veux juste t’aimer longtemps
C
donne moi donne moi
tout ce que tu as
donne moi donne moi
tout ton temps
donne moi donne moi
tout ce que tu as
donne moi donne moi
tout ton temps
V2
restons chez moi
et écoutons
les disques de notre enfance
et perdons-nous dans le son
tout ici est bon
je veux juste t’aimer longtemps
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Black Eyes
03:02
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BLACK EYES
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2023 All rights reserved.
V1
eyes of blue
i first saw you
got black eyes now
oh shame on you
you broke a love
so clear and true
these darkened eyes
of midnight blue
C
you turned these black eyes
turned em blue now
black eyes blue
they’re watching you
V2
jealous eyes
of kelly green
never could see
what i have seen
i wonder what
i coulda been
without the cage
you loved me in
B
red the birds
who flew me in
now black crows on
the windowsill
orange dreams
now charcoal-singed
why’d you do the
things you did
why’d you do the
things you did
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Shit Show
02:21
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SHIT SHOW
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
(c) 2022 All rights reserved
V1
no horizontal lines
no more entitled guys
this is not what I signed up for
done with the arrogance
over the taste of it
how did i build this mess
what does it take to find
action with piece of mind
why is everybody spaced out
everything’s a waste of time
everything’s a straight line
your outfit doesn’t look that hot
i wanna drive fast
i wanna outlast
i wanna change up
i wanna freak out
C
this is a shit show
a shitty shit show
it’s just a shit show
a shitty show
and i’m out
V2
get me on the freeway
gimme all the lemonade
i’ve had it to here with losers
learn a couple big words
that’s what all those books are for
i’m done with writing lyrics for posers
i wanna drive fast
i wanna outlast
i wanna change up
i wanna freak out
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BRING IT BACK
by Nicole Laurenne (BMI)
hidden track spoken word by Jello Biafra
(c) 2023 All rights reserved
V1
is this a form of
is this a form of fun for you
oh it’s not for
not for anyone else but you
don’t you see don’t you see
the squinted eyes
don’t you realize realize we both lost the prize
C
bring it back
you took my earth and sky
my sun and moon
when you left
everything good in my
life left too
V2
nobody sees you
nobody saw you slip
no one remembers
nobody heard the promises
don’t you hear don’t you hear
the whispering
can’t you see me
can’t you see what you’ve done to me
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