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1. |
await
03:20
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a weight, heavy
a chain, twisted
a scar, deep set and disguised
a weight
awake and sigh,
exhale eruptions
expose feelings to the air,
to rust, to dissolve
await the calm
outlast the storm
hold on
hold on
hold on
await
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2. |
birds
03:21
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Maybe something will happen, happen soon
Stem the flood of the water, water too
The birds fly overhead away from here
I don’t blame them I’d just disappear
Capsised a million miles from shore (for sure)
Captain tell us what we’re searching for
The birds fly overhead away from here
I don’t blame them I’d just disappear
I watch as you understand
Cut clouds and soar over land
And make sense of wilderness, of the sky
Maybe something will happen to save our souls
Leaving the ship in the water to swim for the gold
The birds fly overhead away from here
I don’t blame them I’d just disappear
If I could I’d disappear
I’d go
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3. |
skinned
04:54
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One truth alone, divided
Chalk lines at dawn, disguising
I shed my skin to find out what's beneath
And I don't know
And I don't know
And I don't know
Anything anymore
One truth alone, divided
Chalk lines at dawn, disguising
I shed my skin and I don't know myself
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4. |
julien
04:15
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Displayed in shop windows
Found in high demand you see
The more grizzled the better, the better, oh
It’s just marketing don’t you know? you know don't you
It’s just marketing don’t you know?
No fuss, we’ll take care of it
As long as we keep the bodies for show
It’s what you’ve come to expect
It’s just marketing don’t you know? you know don't you
It’s just marketing don’t you know?
Roll up roll up and see
This beautiful catastrophe
Come one, come all and some
It’s just a little fun
The lines, the audience
How far have you travelled to be here today?
Is this what you were asking for?
My goodness what’s become of us? you know don't you
My goodness what’s become of us?
Roll up roll up and see
This beautiful catastrophe
Come one come all and some
It’s just a little fun
And when we’re done
We turn around
And eat our tails
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5. |
attention
03:52
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Hey, I like the way you glisten
Hey, I think your skin is lithe
Hey, could I just grab your attention
I think I'd like to keep it all of your life
Hey, I know you feel a tension
Hey, whenever I'm not near
Hey, now give me your attention
Every minute, every hour, every year
Blue light,
Red circles
White numbers
Repeat, repeat, repeat
Hey, can you define submission?
Hey, never mind, just a thought
Hey, you gave me your attention
Now let's turn all your essence into noughts and ones
'Cause all I want is all is all your time
A glue for eyes and face
I'll keep you safe, I'll keep you calm
I'll be the perfect place
And I'll keep watch on every move
On every like and share
Until the end when you can't scroll
But I'll still find you there
'Cause you're my everything
I'm nothing without you
[lol]
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6. |
timelines
03:20
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It’s so easy changing timelines so the sky is always blue
And the rain only falls when you let it
That’s not how I remember, oh dear I might be wrong
I was there, but then again my head lies all the time
When you throw out your mind
What good is memory
Just tell me a story please
Of bravery and strength and need
To be what you see in me
It’s a case of perspective that makes my words true
Oh subjectives will bury me lying next to you
When you throw out of your mind
What you don’t want to keep
It’s all just a story, dear
No bravery, no strength I need
To be more than I’m led to believe
You’re making me different
You changed who I am
Am I so disposable, regrettable
Forgettable, so gone for you [dead to you]
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river
03:06
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home
04:11
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Stones, easy to throw, better yet just leave them alone
Dark nights in the park, burning tyres lighting a spark
My goodness me is this the right idea
A complicated case, a kind of fear
Another river through the rushes
I can’t say for sure
Time, slipping behind, days that flow away like a wine
How, easy to know, direction that the fire will grow
My goodness me is this the right idea
Another complicated case of fear
Another river through the rushes
I can’t say for sure
But I know | That to me you’re home
The freshest breath of sky | When the sun sets in your eyeline | Oh yeah
I can’t say for certain what I know | All I know is what I call my home
Stones, easy to throw, better yet just leave them alone
Dark nights in the park, burning tyres lighting a spark
My goodness me is this the right idea
A complicated case, a kind of fear
Another river through the rushes
I can’t say for sure
But I know | That to me you’re home
The freshest breath of sky | When the sun sets in your eyeline
The sweetest drop of dew | When the roses are in bloom
The freshest breath of sky | When the sun sets in your eyeline | Oh yeah
I can’t say for certain what I know | All I know is what I call my home
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9. |
brother
04:42
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Oh brother
We can’t see eye to eye
Divided by discourse, of course
There’s more to this, than right and wrong
Oh father
What came of your advice?
I can’t even disguise my sense of loss
at what I’ve found you believe.
Please don’t leave
I’m on your team
Please don’t leave our family tree to die on this hill
And still come home
Oh mother I’m scared
That’s the matter
I wish I could be louder than the
coloured lights and pixels that have
driven you away from being who I knew
Don’t see eye to eye, boy I’d rather die
Don’t talk about things that you don’t know
Don’t talk about things you don’t understand
Is this out of hand?
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tired
04:47
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Awake to birds discussing land
Polite as a blender fed on a tin
Their songs burn through the curtains
And sleep isn't happening
A barrel of thoughts that rattle like serpents
Poisoning the head that they're in
Bite first with no explanation
And sleep isn't happening
Please I need some rest, the rest can wait
Please I need some sleep to keep the wolf satisfied
Pay it off in kindness
Pay it off in time
Pay off the creature that destroys by resting my mind
At least it's a step
I'll work on the rest
But I'm so tired
The sun seems set on torching the sky
Determined on burning the day before the dawn rolls in
It's like it's starving for cold
And sleep isn't happening
I did some good yesterday
Why can't I see it that way?
At least it's a step
I'll work on the rest
But I'm so tired
I did some good yesterday
I hope I see it someday
I did some good yesterday
I hope I see it soon
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b.o.k.
03:57
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I know you've given up
It's not your fault
I know it's starting to take its toll on you
And everyone else for that matter
I hope you understand that
I wish my heart was a syringe
So I could draw you out
Can't stand you hiding
But if that's what you need
you know I'll hide with you
When everything's dark
And light's unbelieveable
I'm saying it'll be OK my friend
And when you're apart
A life inconceivable
I'm saying it'll be OK
Running around
Couch to the ground
Change the ceiling into the sky
Fears in the air
Fears everywhere
So please be kind to you
I wish my heart was a syringe
So I could draw you out
Can't stand you hiding
But if that's what you need
you know I'll hide with you
When everything's dark
And light's unbelieveable
I'm saying it'll be OK my friend
And when you're apart
A life inconceivable
I'm saying it'll be OK
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12. |
fracture
04:17
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How are you doing today
Isn't it funny how everything's on fire?
I read the news today (oh boy)
But so did you and now we've nothing to relate to
You're right I'm wrong
You're wrong I'm right
Laughing our way into disaster
Help...
Whatever I'm feeling
Everyone's feeling
Help...
We're birds of a feather
'Cos we're all glued together and
Help
Whatever I'm needing
Everyone's needing
Help...
A stitch in time but it's
ripping down the line
Oh...
Everytime we disagree the fracture
Grows so gradually
When did "sorry" become taboo
When was "empathy" a crime
When will things go back to normal
Said every year forever
I'm lost in a haze
The floodlights in my face
I stumble and I fall
It scares the living frack out of me
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