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1. |
Fallout
03:59
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From the corner of my eyes
I see the shadows rise
And disappear
Disappear
Though the fire’s burning low
It’s that lazy golden glow
That calls them here
Calls them here
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
Oh, it burns from white to grey
And nothing gold can stay
If it never comes
So I strain against the sound
Of a hammer going down
To hear the drums
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
I stay waiting on the fallout
For a voice to call out
From the dark
From the dark
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2. |
Stress Fracture
02:50
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Over and over
And on and on and on
With memories as motive
We’re here then we’re gone
And I wear the scars below my belt
With Pride
Knowing that I’ve run too far
To Hide
It feels like I’m ready
My gaze low and steady
It feels like I’m ready
To break
Another contender
Say, “never surrender”
It feels like I’m ready
To break
We’ve small-talked and half-cocked
Ourselves half to death
With words posed like weapons
We’re holding our breath
And all the lines you’ve drawn out
In the sand
Are deeper than the ones
Etched in your hand
It feels like I’m ready
My gaze low and steady
It feels like I’m ready
To break
Another contender
Say, “never surrender”
It feels like I’m ready
To break
I could curse the dirt below my heels
And father time for all he steals
But vitriol has never served me well
And I’ve hit the ground enough to know
As above, so below
And if it feels like heaven
It’s hell
It feels like I’m ready
My gaze low and steady
It feels like I’m ready
To break
Another contender
Say, “never surrender”
It feels like I’m ready
To
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3. |
Man I Used To Be
03:13
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What’s the point in running backwards?
What’s the point in being still?
Simple lines from faded actors,
“You made the cut, now make the kill”
What’s the point in running backwards?
Is it faith? Or is it fear?
Simple lines from faded actors
A call to arms
A call to hear
I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be
What’s the point in running nowhere?
What’s the point in anything?
7,000 miles to Izmir
And the world on a string
Are you coming to your sense?
Darling don’t let them in
Are you running for the fences?
Darling don’t let them win
I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be
I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to
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4. |
The Window
03:41
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Another quarter-mile or so until we make it
Another quarter-year or so until we break
But I’m staring out the window
At a world that just won’t end
Wondering how much more I’ll force myself to take
Oh, there is comfort in confusion and collision
There’s an old familiar tune that I can’t place
So I hide myself behind it
Though some days I just can’t find it
When the shadows grow and dance across my face
And if you could see me now
How would you find me?
Another circumstance who’s
Out of your control?
Do I take these things to rend me
Or remind me?
To pick me up
Or put me in a hole?
It’s a shame the laughter faded after sunrise
When old friends feel brand new and new the same
And all these second-guessings
Are they curses? Are they blessings?
That we never seem to call it out by name
And if you could see me now
How would you find me?
Another circumstance who’s
Out of your control?
Do I take these things to rend me
Or remind me?
To pick me up
Or put me in a hole?
And if you could see me now
How would you find me?
Another circumstance who’s
Out of your control?
Do I take these things to rend me
Or remind me?
To pick me up
Or put me in a hole?
To pick me up
Or put me in a hole?
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5. |
Rage
03:27
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My tongue is tied by twisted words
That long to fly like calling birds
Oh, Love
The things I dream of
Let’s rage against the setting sun
Remember when these wars were fun
To fight?
Just us against the fading light
I’ve carried them for all these days
My beating heart
My selfish ways
My Dear
Do we become the things we fear?
I’ve walked on glass
And slept on nails
Built signal fires
And covered trails
My Dear
Do we become the things we fear
The most?
Step by step
And piece by piece
I’ve said my pleas for sweet release
This time
Coaxing absolution out of rhyme
It shows in shadows
As they form
We swim but never beat the storm
To shore
To tell the lies we’re living for
I’ve carried them for all these days
My beating heart
My selfish ways
My Dear
Do we become the things we fear?
I’ve walked on glass
And slept on nails
Built signal fires
And covered trails
My Dear
Do we become the things we fear
The most?
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6. |
Howl
03:20
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I’ve taken all I can
So stand up, be a man
And do your very worst
Be the last first
I’ve taken it in stride
This never-ending ride
To the finish line
Searching for one more sign
Oh my God, my dear
Can you hear?
Can you hear?
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
I put it on to see
If backwards pageantry
Could hide my deepest fears
My darkest years
That ceaseless afterglow
The words that I should know
Cast into the void
Hurried and annoyed
Oh my God, my dear
Can you hear?
Can you hear?
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
Oh my God, my dear
Can you hear?
Can you hear?
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
Limited and listless
Falling
Never knowing
Always calling, “foul”
A hollow howl
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7. |
To Ten
03:09
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Close me out
The walls are closing in
I know it’s not the end
Where do I begin?
With a memory that’s crawling through
The shadows of my mind
So hard to find
So hard to find
Be still, be still
Don’t make a sound
Held here by a thread
We’ll come unwound
It was violent indigo
But now it fades to black
Don’t take it back
Don’t take it
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
What’s this?
A miss? A masterpiece?
A warning call?
A plea to be released?
They took your words and told you
What they wanted them to mean
Don’t make a scene
Don’t make a scene
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
There’s really nothing to it
This tragedy, this sin
We burn the earth to ashes
So the flowers bloom again
Is this what you wanted?
Are you dizzy from the spin?
Are you dizzy from the spin?
Are you dizzy from the spin?
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
Close your eyes and count to ten
Hold your breath and start again
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8. |
Dizzy
04:42
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You close your eyes and kiss your hand
Then you blow it
But it isn’t meant for me
And I notice
If the choice was ours alone
Then why’d we both choose letting go
Does it end like this?
Time never had a chance to heal your heart
Just a number always counting down
To a new start
If you always knew the truth
Then the world would spin around you
Are you dizzy yet?
Respectfully, so honestly
I’m calling out
Do you hear the conversations
We talk about?
Or back away to the safety of a quiet house
If there’s half a chance in this moment
When your eyes meet mine we show it
Off
All talk and not a lot to think
We were living dreams
And shame never crept close to our naked feet
If there’s something left to lose
Then don’t let me wear out my shoes
Am I still walking?
I tried, but it rang and rang
I called all night
From a payphone, remember those?
From another life
If everything I meant to you
You can lick and seal and fold in two
Then I’ve been so blind
Respectfully, so honestly
I’m calling out
Do you hear the conversations
We talk about?
Or back away to the safety of a quiet house
If there’s half a chance in this moment
When your eyes meet mine we show it
Off
Oh, oh, take it all back
Take your first, your last, your only
Oh, oh, take it all back, take it all back
Everything you showed me
Oh, oh, this must be how it feels
When the feeling goes
I told you, as I haven’t, I’ve never felt this way
You said I have the shot that stops my clock
Baby it’s okay
You said you’d never have regrets
Jesus, is there someone yet
Who got that wish?
Did you get yours, babe?
Respectfully, so honestly
I’m calling out
Do you hear the conversations
We talk about?
Or back away to the safety of a quiet house
If there’s half a chance in this moment
When your eyes meet mine we show it
Off
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9. |
Uncanny Valley
05:07
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Blue eyes, blue eyes
Small and hollow
Here’s a bitter pill to swallow
Blue eyes, blue eyes
Always on the run
Blue eyes, blue eyes
Soft and silent
Here’s my heart now make it violent
Blue eyes, blue eyes
Aren’t we having fun?
The things you want are still
So far away
Like the echoes of the words
That wouldn’t stay
You’re shaking off the ashes
Live to fight another day
You were better off before
The war
Blue eyes, blue eyes
I don’t know you
Can’t conceal you, can’t console you
But every piece of you’s a piece of me
Blue eyes, blue eyes
I’m so pointed
I’m so lazy and disjointed
Are we who we’re really meant to be?
The things you want are still
So far away
Like the echoes of the words
That wouldn’t stay
You’re shaking off the ashes
Live to fight another day
You were better off before
What happens in our dreams?
What tired broken themes?
Could wake us up?
Could shake us up and out?
Is it far or fast from here?
That hour day or year?
Do we turn and run?
Do we stand and shout?
Do we stand and shout?
The things you want are still so far away
The things you want are still so far away…
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10. |
Fight
04:26
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It’s a fight to end the day
Riding into the sun like bandits on parade
Better to flicker than to fade
Somethings gotta change
Lies like lightning split the sky
Huddled masses pleading softly not to die
Better to starve than be ashamed
Something’s gotta change
When I was young I was told not to tiptoe into the night
And if you’re hearing this than the monster’s shown he can bite
And if you’re listening grab an oar and point toward the light
If you’re still bleeding than
You’ve gotta fight
It’s a fight to win the race
A field of daisies and a war in outer space
Better complacent than erased
Something’s gotta change
When I was young I was told not to tiptoe into the night
And if you’re hearing this than the monster’s shown he can bite
And if you’re listening grab an oar and point toward the light
But if you’re still bleeding than
You’ve gotta fight
When I was young I was told not to tiptoe into the night
And if you’re hearing this than the monster’s shown he can bite
And if you’re listening grab an oar and point toward the light
But if you’re still bleeding
If you’re still bleeding
If you’re still bleeding than
You’ve gotta fight
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