stereotype "A" song lyrics by cibo matto
(copyright © 1998 soul urchin song)

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working for vacation

working for vacation
walking for meditation
watching television for as long as i want

people got science but make no sense
still can't do anything for cutting out violence

when i think of something, it goes out to space
then it comes back (to me) in another shape
we know we are not apes
but we could make sweet seedless grapes

feeling wrong 'cuz the days are too long
counting heartbeats 72 in a minute
feeling wrong 'cuz the days are too long
counting heartbeats 72 in a minute

i need to talk to an ancient egyptian
to know the transcription
to read the prescription
for the friction we've got
or the options we'll have
maybe god only knows

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spoon

though the water boils
don't turn off the heat
can't find the spoon that we once had
the sugar cubes will melt no more
we belong as two together
we belong as two together

how can you take my soul
stop...
i need a new beat
can't find the spoon that we once had
the sugar cubes will melt no more

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flowers

i want certain words more than a thousand flowers

memory rubs in my heart like sand on my feet
my heart is frozen tonite like blue coral in the sea

you are my twilight
though not always right
you are so kind
like the tide by my side
because of time we lost our pride for love

i feel i'm alone again in the heat wave
you are already miles away
i wish we could meet again

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lint of love

i can't say i'm good at cleaning it, baby
the lint of love,
it's made of "dust of confusion"

you see, the president is in trouble
every cent you make is floating in a bubble
my heart's content
i can't find it in the bible.
doesn't say how to take away the lint of love
i can't help myself, i can't help myself

human beings always hard to believe
what you think is not quite alright at the other side of nation
got two eyes, but we only got one mouth
we could live, we could jive
without the lint of love
i can't help myself, i can't help myself

we can't avoid the lint of love,
and you got to know how to take it away

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moonchild

moonchild still lives in my heart
can i ask you something?
is your life better now?

sometimes i feel you're sitting next to me
and listening to my stories
time always shows me
it's hard to understand
how to be myself

moonlight dries your tears
moonlight hides your fears

sometimes i feel you're smiling at me
and telling me your memories
tide always moves fast
can you tell me how to find words inside a shell?

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sci-fi wasabi

what's up b? wa-sa-bi
i'm searchin' the city for sci-fi wasabi
the start button has been pushed already
obi-wan kenobi is waiting for me in union square
my wheel needs repair. the bike lane's glowing all over the city
my bike "specializes" in the nitty-gritty
new york city never had equality, it's reality, economic duality
where are my amenities
tell me my sanity
ain't no analogy for individuality, i got immunity from multiplicity
that's how we do it. we got your harmony.
where's you're identity?
our name is stereotype with an 'A'
i got to get the shit straight
your vision of stupidity's made of vanity
keep your quality up in the sky

there is a hole on b'way, no control, it's in my way
i feel no goal, where is my soul?
i got no reset for this game

a.o.k. gotta find an alley anyway
my hair turns grey day by day
don't erase your points, you've got your pace
don't waste your days, get your innerspace
don't give me chase, i'm at st. marks place
feeling stromboli, not ravioli
i'm charging my energy fresh as a daisy
biologically let your system know what's up
here comes your twin hopper
yuka honda knows her water
pass the volvic
no wonder her fingers are smooth like butter
it's specific, no mind traffic
cibo matto 1999!
i'm miho hatori straight outta purgatori
ai? ai? alright? i'm passing on your right
don't be snobby with me
not aioli, surely not moby
obi-wan kenobi told me in the lobby
technically i'm free and i can find the key

our name is stereotype with an 'A'
i've got to get the shit straight, can you relate, my mate?
don't be late, my gate is open
downtown still sends me up in the sky

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clouds

i'm moving fast like clouds in the sky
you can see my tears are dry
you're staying there higher in the sky
7 layers of the air

we've
never
ever
moved
together
yet
so
beautiful

i'm moving fast like birds in the sky
you can see my eyes turn bright
you are staying there further in the sky
7 layers of time

i'm proving past and breaking new ground
slowly my eyes open wide
you're staying there and playing new sounds
7 layers of light

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speechless

i'm so speechless...you saw me crying you've never known
i'm so speechless...i'll never come back to you

did you call me? once in a week?
all you wanna do is to be like a sheik
always catching girls like fishing for crawfish
you won't get a dish never, you're just a selfish

please don't take me to the bayou
i'm not a freak i don't wanna lose my shoes
do you? you do? i go through your taboo you do
now i'm so blue

don't make my mouth water
don't make me want to slaughter
if you give me a dishwasher
don't clean my life with your style

i'm so speechless i saw something i've never known
i'm so speechless i saw something you've never shown

you want quantity - i want quality
how can i get up to go through this tragedy?
there's no remedy in my satchel.
only some memory
i feel empty
Love is like a bubble, easily breakable
i can't take this ache for my own sake
i'm cutting the lope from your boat
but something still sticks in my throat

i'm so speechless i saw something i've never known
i'm so speechless i saw something you've never shown

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king of silence

i can take your pain away
if you tear down your fortress of memory
i can take your pain away
you don't always need to be strong
i can take your pain away
i know we wear different shoes
i can take your pain away
barefoot we will tear the truth

you are the king of silence
you don't need one word to talk to me
all i know is we have sympathy
close your eyes and lean your head on me

i can take your pain away
if you find a remedy in me
i can take your pain away
you can take as much as you want from me
i can take your pain away
we have a distance between us
i can take your pain away
every time we can find the clue

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blue train

don't lean on me
stay on your side
don't leave me
be by my side

ain't no pain on a blue train

touching my skin won't get you to my core
don't take my seat don't make me sore
you won't feel pain for loving me more
just sit where you can always see the door

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sunday part i

the bomb in my heart is beating me a b note
maybe my ear dirt is cheating on me, yo
'cuz missin' you on sunday morning, i need somethin' new.
it's sunday morning
but nothing helps me...
i'm just waiting for the milkman to come

i can't find it, i can't find it
why do i feel so lonely? i don't know how to compromise
you are my one and only, what can i find 'til the moon rises?

i feel dizzy, you're so damn sleazy, i know you'll say "i was busy"
baby, take me out, it's been rained out so i run to the bank to get my cash
and check our savings of love out but it's closed on sunday
what can i say? i feel blue the rain starts soaking my shoes
we're losing glue i can't find a clue, i'm knocking on the door
somebody is dancing on the floor, then i know the score
i can't take it no more

the knicks winnin' can't even make me high
cuttin' coupons for nothing makes me sigh

i can't find it, it's been on my mind
i've been trying to find it day and night

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sunday part ii

why can't we dance in the same groove every day?
my step starts from 6 to 1, from 6 to 1, you make fun of my honesty
but i think consciousness is the same in space... in space...

i'm living in the second world
i'm watching, watching you from the second world
don't complain about it, baby, i can not be perfect for you
still learning every sunday, i just spend. i just spend...
every sunday... every sunday

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stone

she's got a living stone and rain in her hand
she doesn't have an umbrella to cover herself
she's got a living stone and pain in her mind
all i can do is sing for her and myself

i wish i can take it away
to three thousand light years away
don't be afraid, i'll be next to you

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LYRICS BY CIBO MATTO
(Copyright © 1998 Soul Urchin Song)

Copyright ©1999 Warner Bros. Records. All Rights Reserved.