Biography:
The Weakerthans is a Canadian indie rock/folk band headed by former Propagandhi member, John K. Samson and also comprising guitarist Stephen Carroll, bassist Greg Smith, and drummer Jason Tait. The band last released an album, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, in 2010. Since 2015, the band has been on hiatus.
The band's blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular bands on the Canadian music scene.
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Other songs:
- A New Name For Everything
- Airport Lounge
- Anchorless
- Aside
- Benediction
- Bigfoot
- Civil Twilight
- Confessions Of A Futon Revolutionist
- Everything Must Go
- Exiles Among You
- Farewell Faded Memory
- History To The Defeated
- Hospital Vespers
- Illustrated Bible Stories For Children
- Last Last One
- Left And Leaving
- Manifest
- Maryland Bridge
- My Favourite Chords
- Night Windows
- None Of The Above
- One Great City
- Our Retired Explorer
- Our Retired Explorer Dines With Michael Foucault In Paris 1961
- Pamphleteer
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtue
- Plea From A Cat Named Virtute
- Reasons
- Reconstrution Site
- Reunion Tour
- Saint Cecilia
- Slips And Tangles
- Sounds Familiar
- Sun In An Empty Room
- Sympathetic Smile
- The Reasons
- This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open
- Tournament Of Hearts
- Utilities
- Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure
- Watermark
- Wellingtons Wednesdays
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[Verse 1]
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Why don't you ever wanna play?
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I'm tired of this piece of string
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You sleep as much as I do now,
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and you don't eat much of anything
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I don't know who you're talking to
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I made a search through every room
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but all I found was dust that moved
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with shadows of the afternoon
[Chorus]
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And listen, about those bitter songs you sing
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they're not helping anything
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they won't make you strong
[Verse 2]
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So we should open up the house
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invite the tabby two doors down
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You could ask your sister if
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she doesn't bring her basset hound
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Ask the things you shouldn't miss
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tape hiss and the modern man
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cold war and card catalogues
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to come join us if they can
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For girly drinks and parlor games
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we'll pass around the easy lie
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of absolutely no regrets
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and later maybe you could try
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To let your losses dangle off
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the sharp edge of a century
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We'll talk about the weather
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or how the weather use to be
[Chorus 2]
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And I'll cater, with all the birds that I can kill
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let their tiny feathers fill disappointment
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Lie down, and lick the sorrow from your skin
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Scratch the terror and begin to believe you're strong
[Final verse]
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All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV
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frankly that thing doesn't really interest me
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I swear I'm going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood
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if you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating
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since the day you brought me home
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I know you're strong.
[Verse 1]
Ab
Why don't you ever wanna play?
Db
I'm tired of this piece of string
Eb
You sleep as much as I do now,
Db Ab
and you don't eat much of anything
Ab
I don't know who you're talking to
Db
I made a search through every room
Eb
but all I found was dust that moved
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with shadows of the afternoon
[Chorus]
Ab Db
And listen, about those bitter songs you sing
Bbm
they're not helping anything
Db Ab
they won't make you strong
[Verse 2]
Ab
So we should open up the house
Db
invite the tabby two doors down
Eb
You could ask your sister if
Db Ab
she doesn't bring her basset hound
Ab
Ask the things you shouldn't miss
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tape hiss and the modern man
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cold war and card catalogues
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to come join us if they can
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For girly drinks and parlor games
Db
we'll pass around the easy lie
Eb
of absolutely no regrets
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and later maybe you could try
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To let your losses dangle off
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the sharp edge of a century
Eb
We'll talk about the weather
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or how the weather use to be
[Chorus 2]
Ab Db
And I'll cater, with all the birds that I can kill
Bbm Db
let their tiny feathers fill disappointment
Ab Db
Lie down, and lick the sorrow from your skin
Bbm Db Ab
Scratch the terror and begin to believe you're strong
[Final verse]
Ab Bbm Cm Db
All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV
Fm Eb Db
frankly that thing doesn't really interest me
Ab Bbm Cm Db
I swear I'm going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood
Fm Eb Db Cm
if you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating
Db
since the day you brought me home
Ab
I know you're strong.
The Wedding
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The Weirdos
The Welcome Home
The Well Pennies
The Whisnants
The Whispers
The Whispertown (...)
The White Duck
The White Panda