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Spirits of Agnew

by Khalid Hanifi

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1.
I forget did you better me Did I swallow you or did you swallow me I’d like to think I don’t want to know I don’t know why this has always been so Blackeyed Susan We had a hay hole off in that field My oh my what a pleasure it yield Some other guy has stolen your heart But I want it back and I know where to start Blackeyed Susan I’ve got myself a set of cheap wheels I’d like to drive and to feel how you feel And if you think I need you That is correct my sweet placebo And if you think I’m greedy I won’t protest No, no Surprise, oh who woulda thunk You and I at the same gas pump I want to give you some kind of lift I promise to drive if you promise to shift Let’s go for a ride ©2000 Khalid Hanifi
2.
Ernest Klaun sat me down I needed some jokes and He’s got the most I just want a friend before my bad day ends I’ll have a smoke And that’s before the joke I’m gonna yola my blues away Where’s my girl? She could ease the pain And I won’t rest until she takes me down again
3.
Shine, shine, shine Melting into one mind For this I’ve prayed Hip hip hooray What can I say? I did the best I could I moved to Hollywood and died One by one Wilting in the sun From red to brown They all fall down What can I say? I did the best I could I moved to Hollywood and died The bloom is off the rose It moves me to tears They’ve been perfecting it for years I read you and weep Then scuttle off to sleep
4.
I started kind of slowly But did I used to speed Whatever I can use now I turn it up from the driver’s seat Stuck in first, going downhill This is my worst favorite thrill It’s a little gripe and I’ve got a million I’ve got to keep it straight now Stop curling up my toes Maybe it’s the Prozac Should I increase my dose?
5.
She loves summer thunder You wonder about lovin’ what she loves Summer thunder You’ve been here too many times, you lay your open face upon the floor You say welcome to another victim anxiously awaiting his reward You swear you don’t really want that You swear on a stack of Hustler you don’t really want that So close but so far and if you left her now you’d finally hold the whip And in your victory romp you’d show all the girls how you shoot from the hip Remember how she feels inside And now she won’t return your phone calls She let you kiss her as she left in a hurry She ran into the rainfall So close but so far you nearly let her know how well she seemed to fit How she made you feel like jumpin’ off the concrete into poppy fields You can not escape it
6.
Blackball time, the shade blew back I stood naked at attention getting fat I didn’t choose Yes I did It was you that made me do this Yes I did, yes I did Blackball time, don’t get hit You come breezin’ down my alley for the thrill of it Set me up, knock me down I’m gonna go I might stay I know I’ll grieve about it either way I’ll carry this tune like shackles Like a musty mobile home with broken axles
7.
I fell in love I crashed I’m bored The Laker girls that I adored They threaten me from thigh to thigh I sport a cup and that’s no lie Without you I don’t know what I would do It’s true my love it grew purple and blue I know you know and you know me I want to be your friend And if you don’t break up with me Together forever, until the end Should I apologize again After so many times you’d think I learned my lesson I feel my head is thickening Forever through the universe I know my rights and shun my wrongs I love you like you won’t believe And if you’re patient I’ll move along
8.
I thought about you and you of me And the gentleman I long to be I pictured you a star in my homecoming feat Naturally in the back seat I won’t ever go back there I dream without you of you without me And you seem kind of happy I wanted you so badly I closed my eyes and claimed to see If I could have gone in a little more deep Went in with a shudder and out with a peep
9.
Baked Cliche 03:56
If you think I don’t love you There’s nothing I wouldn’t do To help you get through any day I love you as you are No matter near or far I’d take you there in my car Even if you run away I know that you’ll see me someday Have you ever had my baked cliché? One of these days I’m gonna show you However long it takes Even if my heart breaks I long to show you my tender side
10.
Hangman 03:06
Here take this head two arms and neck and don’t forget Talking my derelict Symbionese Workin’ up a sweat Shoot down your favorite star my love How’s about a tete-a-tete? Hangman jubilation She says I’m cold We stay up all night Is she a super-psychic summer chanteuse? Backlit with a reading light Two feet two heads one leg one arm Ten feet six heads one leg gosh darn
11.
Feelin’ like I’m ready to crawl back to you now Maybe it’s the realization I don’t know how And if I ever give up it will not be too much You know that I’ll always have a crutch Maybe we could find the time to talk just for a while I could tell you everything I know with so much style And I hope that you’re impressed I’m giving you my best You do look beautiful in that dress When all is said and done I hope that you will come To an appreciation of my hubris I only want what’s best I can’t regard the rest I know it’s tedious But there you are Feelin’ like I’m ready to crawl into to you now Would you be so kind as to forget I broke your heart And if you ever give up it will not be too much We’re already keeping in touch
12.
Combustible 03:04
Come on, what’s your unrequited dream tonight? Come on, it’s not the future that’s lookin’ bright Time to get combustible Tired of being functional Does anybody have a light? Come on, where’s that famous pluck? Come on, find you seat and pull it up Get home fall in my chair Glad that no one is there But you and me Come on, what’s your most impressive dream tonight? Come on, we can flog it till we get it right
13.
Lazy 02:28
Kickin’ back feelin’ great Flyin’ down the interstate Six in back and more in hiding The charming dairy countryside California here we come With needles guns and chewing gum Whippets are a lot of fun Are you awake? Floor it up the mountainside Let’s see how long that we can fly What a thrill to be free Just the devil and me Bein’ lazy Another pint in Jacksonville How many ped xing we killed In Dallas I forgot to drive as we sped and Oh my sides Indonesia here we come With shoes and jobs and vapo rub Working is actually fun for slaves
14.
I can wait I want to give you all the time you need to take Some lies Some hate But if I catch a fish I guess I had some bait Listen sound off Do you read me? I was an open book ‘till the pages all got stuck It was Swahili Maybe that’s why I was never smart enough I’m awake I’m gonna lay here ‘till I’m certain to be late And it’s getting late

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released September 1, 2000

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Khalid Hanifi Ann Arbor, Michigan

Over the course of three decades, Khalid Hanifi (Map of the World [Atlantic Records], Kiss Me Screaming, Maypops, and as a solo artist) has built a deeply compelling body of work that combines uniquely thoughtful, personally-charged lyrical content with impeccably crafted, irresistibly infectious melodies. ... more

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