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Pineapples, Greenbacks and Glitter in the Air

by Creature Jones

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Down on King Street Look who just walked in Pretend you’re not looking It’s the family man And he’s got a plan Forget the wife and kids Look who just rocked up With the boys from work Yeah it’s the guy next-door You’ve seen him before But maybe not like this And they’re tearin’ it up Down on King Street Where the girls Are bitter-sweet See the dancing girls In their five inch heels See their lip-gloss shine and their dresses glow they’re gonna getcha you know Look who just walked up It’s the one you want Yeah she’s the girl next door You’ve seen her before But maybe not like this And she’s tearin’ it up Down on King Street Where the girls Are bitter-sweet But it’s heaven then hell Too much laughter turns to tears It’s eleven past twelve And the bouncer is on speed Suburban boys on gear And there’s hate in their eyes Civilisation’s veneer Just threw down her cheap disguise And there’s blood on the street And there’s blood on the street And there’s blood on the street But look who just walked in Pretend you’re not looking It’s the family man And he’s got a plan Forget the wife and kids And look who just walked up It’s the one he wants She’s the girl next door He’s seen her before But maybe not like this And they’re tearin’ it up Down on King Street Where the girls Are bitter-sweet And they’re tearin’ it up Down on King Street Where the girls Are bitter-sweet
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Amber 03:59
Amber Words and music by Lara Travis (except for the line "a kingdom for a stage" which is quoted from William Shakespeare's Henry V) Glitter on your eyes And gloss on your lips You stumble like a baby animal Dance like a stoned princess Damaged baby-doll Platinum mistress To a rock n' roll man Who built you a sailing ship Amber, Amber Don't listen to a word they say Cause they can only see in grey You worry you ain't done enough But can't you see, you're light itself? Amber, Amber. Old before your time But just like a child Oh you're high up then low down A Luna Park ride A kingdom for a stage And a painter when at home Oh my roller derby queen Your life will never be monochrome Amber, Amber Don't listen to a word they say Cause they can only see in grey You worry you ain't done enough But can't you see, you're light itself? Amber, Amber. A kingdom for a stage And a painter when at home Oh my roller derby queen Your life will never be monochrome
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Dead Girls Don't Lie I once knew a boy He threw my life away But I can still talk And I've got a lot to say Yeah I've got a lot to say I lie in this bed In blankets of peat and moss The dirt 'neath my head He'd love to think I'm gone Oh he'd love to think I'm gone but Dead girls don't lie Dead girls don't lie It started off small So small I could hardly see That he'd built a wall Between the world and me Oh between the world and me But it's only words That's what he'd say to me But words turn to shoves And shoves turn to hits you see Yeah shoves turn to hits you see Dead girls don't lie Dead girls don't lie Well this could be any girl And this could be any town This could be any girl And this could be any town Planes fly above And the trucks rumble by But no-one can see me On the ground where I lie Oh on the ground where I lie My story's been told A thousand too many times As you listen to me Another girl like me dies Oh another girl like me dies Dead girls don't lie Dead girls don't lie Dead girls don't lie
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Linda Lee 06:05
Linda Lee Saturday morning on King Street Round about 4am The strippers call it money o'clock Cause the cash starts flowin' then Down in a club called The Bucket of Love Worked a dancer named Linda Lee No-one would have predicted That she would go on a killing spree Linda Lee Linda Lee When Linda arrived at work that night She took a shot of tequila Then she came by Candy Cane Her colleague and drug dealer Twas an evil, angry batch of speed As if cooked by the devil And from the time she snorted that line Linda Lee unravelled Linda Lee Linda Lee Through the crowd there came a man He said, "My name is Murray" He asked her to go do a private show And to the mirror room they hurried Linda danced for Murray Fifty bucks per ten Then with a smirk he said the deadly words "Linda, I've got a wife and kids in the suburbs... I'm a family man" Linda Lee Linda Lee When Linda heard those words she froze She'd heard them times before And they only came from the mouths of men Who would call her a slut and a whore Linda tried to do her show Knowing just what lay ahead Then, true to form His tone changed to scorn and This is what he said He said, "You skanky little stripper You're nothin' but a slut and a whore." "Well," Linda said, "You're gonna get a dance Like you've never had before" "I'm just gonna change to Set the stage for the lap dance of your life." She left the room Changed the tune And she took another line Linda Lee Oh Linda Lee And just a few moments later, Linda stood before Murray A tattoo on her pussy Smith and Wesson in her hand Naked but for a pink sequined cowboy hat with matching chaps Linda lined up her man And she shot that motherfucker In his motherfucking head Nine times she shot that Muzza Just to make sure he was dead Linda Lee Oh Linda Lee There was blood on every mirror A kaleidoscope of gore And Muzza's lead filled body Was left lyin' on the floor After she shot that Muzza down Just like a hunted roo Linda sighed, and she said "Oh Muzz, it's been a business Doing pleasure with you"
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Emma Darling 05:02
Emma Darling If I thought there was a way To press rewind to yesterday Yesterday Then I’d have my time again and You and I would still be friends We’d still be friends, still be friends But it’s too late I didn’t stop or pause or even hesitate Leaving silly presents at your door Assuming you would naturally want more If I could I’d just erase the day That I felt compelled to turn to you and say Emma darling When I think of you And your eyes so blue It makes my heart sing ooooooh And my soul go mmmhmmm Emma darling You gave every indication That you wanted my attention Everyday, everyday Hours of talking, late night walking Holding hands, I could expand but What’s the point? What’s the point? When it’s too late You didn’t stop or pause or even hesitate To take a love that rightly wasn’t yours Knowing that you couldn’t give me more Knowing that you’d run away the day That I felt inspired to turn to you and say Emma darling When I think of you And your eyes so blue It makes my heart sing ooooooh And my soul go mmmhmmm Emma darling If you’d loved me, this would be a different song The notes would fall down in softer ways We’d kiss in your room in the afternoon I’d love you and you would love me too hmmmmmm Bathing the aftermath There might have been a different path but Who’s to blame? Who’s to blame? Once this was a true love song But in hindsight it was wrong to Fall for you Fall for you Now it’s too late We didn’t stop or pause or even hesitate I’ve insulted you as you have me Both of us have lost our dignity Still the words ring absolutely true when I stop regretting and I think of you Emma darling when I think of you and your eyes so blue It makes my heart sing ooooooh And my soul go mmmhmmm Emma darling Emma darling When I think of you and your eyes so blue It makes my heart sing ooooooh And my soul go mmmhmmm Emma darling
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Not Talking Anymore I can see your face The very moment That I let you down Can't believe I'd hurt someone like you You were off your face And let's be frank That's how you usually are Still I don't know why I was so cruel There seemed just one solution But now I've changed my mine It's just that I find That I wish you were here Oh I wish you were here Now my back's against the wall There's no-one else I'd rather call And just your voice would catch my fall But we're not talking anymore I felt like I was acting in a play And my lines just followed yours But when I said, "just go" I meant "please stay" You would say it's only cause I'm down That I'm wishing you were here But I miss you every single day There seemed just one solution But now I've changed my mine This is no absolution It's just that I find That I wish you were here Oh I wish you were here Now my back's against the wall There's no-one else I'd rather call And just your voice would catch my fall But we're not talking anymore Anytime you want to You can call me You can call me I promise that I'll try to be more normal next time Given that you're with somebody else It seems unlikely But I'd really love to see your face One more time There seemed just one solution But now I've changed my mine I've got no resolution Not when I find That I wish you were here Oh I wish you were here Now my back's against the wall There's no-one else I'd rather call And just your voice would catch my fall But we're not talking anymore Not talking anymore
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Nothing Sticks Nothing sticks and nothing holds Thoughts blow through my head like breeze This is how the day unfolds. Decisions rush away, Like trains that never stop. Chances just walk right on by, Things just don’t stack up. Won’t somethin take a hold of my mind? Won’t somethin take a hold of my mind? Won’t somethin take a hold of my mind? Won’t somethin take a hold of my mind? Nothing clicks and nothing stays Friends they come and go Lovers just leave stains On this black old heart Too tired to play the game Now you know you’re not so smart Would you dare to try again? Won’t someone take a hold of my heart? Won’t someone take a hold of my heart? Won’t someone take a hold of my heart? Won’t someone take a hold of my heart? Don’t know why I suffer from this absence of mind I’m not dishonest and I’m not unkind It’s just that nothing sticks in this heart of mine Nothing lost and nothing gained A life that’s uninvested Well it really is a shame Afraid to take a chance Prepared to take the blame Unless I make it different Things will stay the same Won’t someone take a hold of my hand? Won’t someone take a hold of my hand? Won’t someone take a hold of my hand? Won’t someone take a hold of my hand?
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Running Away From Home I would run down the driveway As a little girl Out through the front gate Down to the open road And my momma would call out Through the kitchen door Come back soon Before it gets dark Lord knows what you're lookin' for I was always running away from home Always turned my heart away Into the unknown I was always running away from home Turn your back on me And I'd be gone Now I've run to the end of the endless road Sleep in the daytime Caught in the undertow And there's no-one to call on the telephone, and say Come back soon Before it gets dark I love ya and I need ya home Cause I'm always running away from home Always turn my heart away Into the unknown I'm always running away from home Turn your back on me And I'll be gone Well you can look for yourself In the clubs and the bars You can hide in a church Or behind your job A child's eyes or a shooting star Near's the same as far Some day you're gonna wanna change Some day you're gonna wanna say Sweet Lord Jesus, can I come home? But I'm always running away from home Always turn my heart away Into the unknown I'm always running away from home A restless heart, bound to roam Destined to be on her own Turn your back on me and I'll be gone
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released June 2, 2018

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Creature Jones Melbourne, Australia

Lara Travis is foremost a storyteller. Her take on folk is both otherworldly and familiar, with influences that range from artists Gustave Courbet and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, singer-songwriter Jaques Brel and everyday life in Melbourne.

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