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Year of Things Unasked For
Now we see there’s reasons for the things that seemed like mysteries to us then
Exactly who we were was not the same as maybe who we should have been
It’s easy to conceal the changes that we’d rather not deal with
And it’s late September in the year of things unasked for
The year of things unasked for
Someone on the outside should have told us we were bleeding from within
We were so afraid of drowning we forgot that we knew how to swim
But you’re only in the dark as long as you give in to the darkness
And it’s late September in the year of things unasked for
The year of things unasked for
I made up my mind without consulting the obvious answers
And I never could admit I was cheating myself by repeating the question
Making the best of an avoidable problem
Trapped between common sense and a solution
Stupidity is such a stupid reason for the stupid things we did
Heartless as it seems maybe we’re better off without the tears we shed
We tried our best to be good, now it’s too late to try being selfish
And it’s late September in the year of things unasked for
The year of things unasked for
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A Butterfly in Uruguay
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Cannonball
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Don Quixote's Horse
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She's a Rocket
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Cinderella in Reverse
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Water and Smoke
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Staycation Circus
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Ten Dimes
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It's Not Water
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Ler Her Go
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Last Call
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The Bad Examples Chicago, Illinois
The Bad Examples burst on the Chicago rock scene in the early 90s, and extensive touring around America as well as hits in Europe established them as fan favorites and critical darlings. Their musically rich and lyrically resonant albums were at odds with the aesthetic of grunge, the industry "flavor of the day," and so mainstream success eluded them, but the band has remained true to their sound. ... more
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