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The village idiots in her bed
Never cared that her eyes were red
Never cared that her brain was dead.
In the hours that her face was alive
It was a thing just to be by her side.

— Edie Brickell Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988)

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Nothin's good enough for anybody else, it seems.

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988)

Maybe you ride a different wave.
Maybe you catch another ray of the sun
That I've just begun to feel.

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988)

I really thought I could give it up... But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

What I am is what I am. Are you what you are — or what?

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988)

I don't believe in hatred anymore.
I hate to think of how it felt before
When anger overwhelms your very soul
It's hard to realize you'll ever know Love like we do.

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988)

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