Genius
from A GOOD THIEF TIPS HIS HAT - by The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
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lyrics
I think I lost it once again
I'm out on the street wanting the end
And even friends do not pretend
They understand me anymore
My head has gotten so damn big
I cannot even wear my wig
And girls are dogs and men are pigs
And where is God?
I got to drown myself again just to survive
I take this stuff so that I even want to stay alive cause
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts ya
Wonder should ya hang around at all
Maybe I'll throw it all away
Perfectly end a lousy day
Then I'll no longer have to play
This stupid game
But if there's really something more
Beyond this world, behind the door
Will I be stuck beneath the floor without a clue
Maybe I'll stick around awhile just to be sure
But mercuriousity makes everybody else a bore, yeah
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around at all
Something got lost on the way
Something got lost on the way, yeah
I think I lost it once again
I'm out on the street without a friend
Cause even friends do not pretend they understand, cause
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around...
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around, at all
Yeah I'm a Genius, yeah, yeah
You're a Genius and you know its true
Genius...
I think I lost it once again
I'm out on the street wanting the end
And even friends do not pretend
They understand me anymore
My head has gotten so damn big
I cannot even wear my wig
And girls are dogs and men are pigs
And where is God?
I got to drown myself again just to survive
I take this stuff so that I even want to stay alive cause
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts ya
Wonder should ya hang around at all
Maybe I'll throw it all away
Perfectly end a lousy day
Then I'll no longer have to play
This stupid game
But if there's really something more
Beyond this world, behind the door
Will I be stuck beneath the floor without a clue
Maybe I'll stick around awhile just to be sure
But mercuriousity makes everybody else a bore, yeah
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around at all
Something got lost on the way
Something got lost on the way, yeah
I think I lost it once again
I'm out on the street without a friend
Cause even friends do not pretend they understand, cause
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around...
Genius always rides on a rollercoaster
It'll toast ya, weenie-roast ya
When all your brilliant peers are already ghosts
Ya wonder should ya hang around, at all
Yeah I'm a Genius, yeah, yeah
You're a Genius and you know its true
Genius...
I think I lost it once again
credits
from A GOOD THIEF TIPS HIS HAT -,
released April 8, 2000
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The Slambovian Circus of Dreams New York, New York
Psychedelic americana from the misty hills of Sleepy Hollow.
For Tour Dates & More please visit: www.slambovia.com
shows
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Apr 26Turners Falls, MA
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May 19Fairfield, CT
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May 24Saratoga Springs, NY
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May 24Greenfield, MA
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May 31Beacon, NY
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May 31Devizes, UK
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Jun 7Sellersville, PA
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Jun 15Pocklington, UK
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Jun 16Shipley, UK
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Jun 19Cardiff, UK
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Jun 20Milton Keynes, UK
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Jun 21Chelmsford, UK
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Jun 22London, UK
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Jun 23Lowestoft, UK
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Jul 6Old Saybrook, CT
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Aug 31Great Barrington, MA
discography
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Apr 2014 -
Apr 2011 -
Mar 2008 -
Mar 2004 -
Apr 2000 -
Apr 2014 -
Apr 2005 -
Jun 2010 -
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