By Phong Nguyen
On album Memory Sickness

…next room, learning the functions of their bodies from an overhead projector. I can hear the whir of the fan and the drone of the…
…in my joints, numb in the face. I could not unflex my fingers. The Vietnamese troops had repelled the Khmer army under steady fire…
…without our volition. In this way, he says, we are exactly like machines.
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During the war, my father said: “America takes over your…

Keep on smiling, what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse
Chop…
…another line like a coda with a curse
Come on like a freak show takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she said...
I want…
…I keep stock with the tick-tock rhythm, I bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
Then I bumped…
By American Pie 2 Soundtrack
On album American Pie

Keep on smiling, what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse
Chop…
…another line like a coda with a curse
Come on like a freak show takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she said...
I want…
…I keep stock with the tick-tock rhythm, I bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
Then I bumped…

…you
Keep on smiling, what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
And I speak to you like the chorus to the…
…verse
Chop another line like a coda with a curse
Come on like a freak show takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she said
I…
…down, I keep stock
With a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
And I bumped…

…on smiling what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus]
And I speak to you like the chorus to the…
…down
I keep stock with a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
Then I bumped…
…priestess I must confess
Those little red panties, they pass the test
Slide up around the belly face
Down on the mattress one…

…on smiling what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus]
And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse
Chop another…
…line like a coda with a curse
Come on like a freak show, takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she said
[Chorus]
I…
…stock with a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
Then I bumped again, then I…

…to do, coming over you
Keep on smiling what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus: Tilian & Jon Mess]
And I…
…crystal meth will lift you up until you break
It won't stop, I won't come down
I keep stock with a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I…
…urge to feel alive
But now I'm struggling to surrender
Those days you were wearing that velvet dress
You're the priestess I must confess…

…to do, coming over you
Keep on smiling what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus: Tilian & Jon Mess]
And I…
…crystal meth will lift you up until you break
It won't stop, I won't come down
I keep stock with a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I…
…urge to feel alive
But now I'm struggling to surrender
Those days you were wearing that velvet dress
You're the priestess I must confess…

…to do
Coming over you
Keep on smiling, what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
And I speak to you like the chorus to the…
…verse
Chop another line like a coda with a curse
And I come on like a freak show takes the stage
We give them the…
…won't come down, I keep stock
With a tick-tock rhythm and a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up
I took the hit I was given
Then I…
…you want to do,
Coming over you,
Keep on smiling,
what we go through.
One stop to the rhythm that divides you,
And I speak…
…to you like the chorus to the verse,
Chop another line like a coda with a curse,
And I come on like a freak show takes the stage.
We give…
…you break,
It won't stop,
I won't come down, I keep stock,
With a tick tock rhythm and a bump for the drop,
And then I bumped up…

Back by dope demand
Cool I must be through the phone as though a heart of stone, like nothing ever known
Freezin' off the…
…this feeling, yes
Cos the rhythm takes your soul, makes you loose control, so
If you've got second thoughts you betta pack, cos time is what I…
…for any less, do your best but I must confess
I am the type so hard to please I ill, like a cold disease
So move your body from left…

…right we confess
I try my best, I write to express, get it off my chest
Does that mean I'm weaker than the rest?
My blood gets pumped…
…for anybody running their gob
It's like that, I grew up with white trash
And we live on the other side of the map
Man are dying over scraps the…
…roads are violent
No disguises, bare-knuckle fighting
Load up the LTZ 90's like my wifey, yo
Too evolved with the rhythm I kill them
Talking about real when Mic's in the…