the rocks with holes are cold in her pocket
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the clock controls the payroll in her rocket
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her eyeballs roll and roll in their sockets
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her teachers can't stand it- her teachers say "stop it"
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she sticks to the topic- her parents say "drop it"
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running in circles is running around
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back and forth motion ain't traveling
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is sleeping
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she packs all her dreams in a glass elevator
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drops the remainder and says "see you later,
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i'm gonna get high and find me skater"
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she tries but, for some reason, no one will date her
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she lies and gets mad and makes everyone hate her
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running in circles is running around
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back and forth motion ain't traveling
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is sleeping
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is she misleading or is she misled?
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day after day she just stays in her bed
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tries to get up but lays down instead
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smiles to herself and says "i'm in the red!"
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her heart stops screaming and she knows she's dead
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running in circles is running around
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back and forth motion ain't traveling
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is sleeping
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suddenly there are clouds all around and the clouds all around her are warm
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she is so comfortable she never felt this way before
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she says "i'm in heaven, i am certain, these aren't the clouds of a storm"
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she opens her eyes to her doctor's surprise
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and says "i don't want to be dead anymore"
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she said "i don't want to be dead anymore"
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running in circles is running around
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back and forth motion ain't traveling
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is sleeping
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maybe next year she'd get a guitar
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make up some songs and sing them in bars
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the people might love her and call her a star
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but she'd never know if she stayed in a hole
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encompassed by darkness and out of control
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running in circles is running around
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back and forth motion ain't traveling
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is watching
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is laughing
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is clapping
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sinking infinitely into the sound
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while everyone she knows is happy
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everyone she knows is happy
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everyone she knows is happy
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Rocks With Holes
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Kimya Dawson |