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From "Forced to Breed in Captivity"

Raise a glass, and give your applause

For the fiddler Harris

Didn't care about any laws

Only fiddle tunes

Many were the crimes he'd commit

But it didn't scare us,

'Cause we knew that he was the shit...

'Cause no one could play that song like him.

He brandished that fiddle in his limb.

For Harris' Fiddle Tune,

It would be his last.

'Cause no one could play that song that fast.

When the sheriff finally caught up

And he was about to

Take a noose and tie Harris up

When the fiddler said,

"All I've got's this fiddle of wood

But I'll give it out to

Anyone who can play like I could..."

But no one could play that song like him.

He brandished that fiddle in his limb.

For Harris' Fiddle Tune,

It would be his last.

'Cause no one could play that song that fast.

All the fiddlers came down in course

Playing in succession

Harris listened from up on the horse

Noose around his neck

But all of those fiddlers combined

Made no real impression

So he hit that horse's behind

'Cause no one could play that song like him.

He brandished that fiddle in his limb.

For Harris' Fiddle Tune,

It would be his last.

'Cause no one could play that song that fast.

(2003 version:

Jon Greenlee - drums

1996 version:

Dave Fernandes - drums, guitar solo)

Guardian Bagworks

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From "Steak"

We're Guardian Bagworks

Around the Harvest Fire we dwell

We're Guardian Bagworks

We do one thing, we do it well.

It's what we stand for

And we won't let the people down

It's all we stand for

And we're coming to your town

We're coming to your town!

We're coming to your town,

We shall let our song resound.

And let the Guardians stand their ground.

We're Guardian Bagworks

Around the Juniper we stand.

We're Guardian Bagworks

We hew our precepts in the sand.

It's what we stand for

And we won't let the people down

It's all we stand for

And we're coming to your town

We're coming to your town!

We're coming to your town,

We shall let our song resound.

And let the Guardians stand their ground.

(Ty Morse - co-author, additional vocals)

Greater Eyes

Stop... Do you think I care

You can take a ride on the drop

But you've got to get off somewhere.

And I know you love the taste

Of my summer fall from grace.

Fall from grace but not from greater eyes.

You blew a bubble and it drifted from your scope,

And I mistook it for a crystal ball.

I tried to conjure it but all I got was soap

And the vapor in your breath that formed a formless waterfall

That whispered,

We are the mice of both extremes

Sifting for gold in the neon sand

I'm a bit old for these hollow dreams

And he seems kind of tall for a wooden man.

What do you want to do

Time is up or have you forgot

There's no one left but you,

And I feel you in my brain

Trying to open up the drain,

Drain you out but not from greater eyes.

Peripherally I saw me spiralling in space,

Surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls

And you were waving all these flashcards in my face

Saying memorize these emotions

And the formless waterfall took over

So... what's your attack

Our armistice is over,

It ain't coming back.

And I know this all began

Because I killed the wooden man

And sent him far away from greater eyes.

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Great Big

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From "Steak"

It's a great big world

It's great and it's big

You want to see the other side

You're gonna have to dig

The water torture's coming back

'Cause it's the natural way

They've got your fingers trapped

And now you're gonna have to stay

It's a great big world

It's big and it's great

The fire drill is kind of tricky to negotiate

It's been fun

I've had a great wall

But it's a great big world after all.

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Harris' Fiddle Tune

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