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Faux Pas Promises
03:27
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-Faux Pas Promises-
Through your eyes I see a city there,
And all I want to do is to take you there
Where the flowered salty sea looms in the air
And, I know one day I’ll get you there
Memories are various slide shows –
They’re built off a process of what’s known
You can’t escape all those things you’ve kept
Because before you know it, it’s all that you have left
When I had to sink to float,
And you became my only hope
The world could fall every night,
And you became a guiding light
I found myself in such lonely place
Drowning in the reflections of your face
The water seemed to hold us both down
In my thoughts and past all sound
When I had to sink to float,
And you became my only hope
The world could fall every night,
And you became a guiding light
Through your eyes I saw a city there,
And all I wanted to do was to take you there
Where the flowered salty sea looms in the air
I never thought I’d fail to get you there
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2. |
Always In Trouble
03:01
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-Always In Trouble-
Well, I’m always in trouble,
When you are near
And, I try to move my feet forward,
But it seems that I’m stuck right here
Yeah, I’ve tried to chat you up, girl,
But my words come out at as blur
Well, maybe it’s your beauty that’s blinding
But, soon I’m gonna need a cure
My heart raced as your lips parted
So, don’t let that disappear
Yeah, you laugh and say, “That’s nothing”
Oh, is that because you care?
And, I think I found the right words now
And, I wish I had them there
Well, now I gotta get back, girl
To whisper them into your ear
Yeah, I’m always in trouble,
When you are near
And, I try to move my feet forward,
When I’m with you I just don’t care
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3. |
Coraline
02:39
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-Coraline-
I could never love someone like you
Your button-eyes are sewn and glued
And, father wears his dough face
He’s crumbling and trapped in this place
I pray for the black cat to come back –
To lead me through her traps
In a world turned to her pathetic gray,
Marbled souls sing to escape
They sing:
You’re not my mother
You’re just some other
You want to take my life away
You’re not my mother
You’re just some other
You want to take my life away
Her severed hand goes down a well
At daybreak my heart begins to swell
Forever, I’ve closed her door
She’s a liar, a demon and a whore
Oh no!
You’re not my mother
You’re just some other
You want to take my life away
You’re not my mother
You’re just some other
You want to take my life away
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4. |
Behind The Curtain
03:09
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-Behind the Curtain-
Shadow reenactments take only seconds, fade black
They’re friendly, but taunt me – until contentment cracks
I’ve constructed new ways, there’s no turning back
Their existence was small; I had my own angel of attack
This life tried to turn normal – I shoved it away
If this path continued I might never change
I’ve had visions I’d find better days
When the sky strikes down, I’ll ride it away
I never knew of the lands of beauty laid here before
Even with distance darkness and the controlled storms
Golden roads and enchanted springs harmoniously meet
Others might feel numb, but it drives my heart to beat
This life tried to turn normal – I shoved it away
If this path continued I might never change
I’ve had visions I’d find better days
When the sky strikes down, I’ll ride it away
Illusion and story come in handy; I’ll alter this place
With all I’ve witnessed, I now feel the change
Wrapped in a booming voice and a mechanical array
I might be mystery; whatever happens, I’ve decided to stay
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5. |
Just Another Keepsake
02:39
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-Just Another Keepsake-
I’ll rip out the phone
I’m so sick of the tone,
And they’ll think no one’s at home
There’s no one to talk to
Only a few left to talk to
Know, in this world I think of you,
And I’m trying to read your mind,
All the time
So, let’s fire them angels
Were they here anyway?
There’s nothing you can ever say or do,
That’s going to make you brave
And, now you’re here,
Fending off the darkest days,
And we can stare at the sea pining,
But I just want to start again
So, let’s fire them angels
Were they here anyway?
As we shatter and we scatter,
I don’t know how. No, I don’t know how,
To look into you: a dirty mirror
So, has our vessel sailed to a better place –
Where the skies are blue
And only the prettiest shades of gray?
Well, yes, I hesitate to even say,
‘Cause the map is lost and it’s hiding
It’s somewhere, but it’s clearly out of place
But, I lack your faith
So, let’s fire them angels
Were they here anyway?
There’s nothing you can ever say or do,
That’s going to make you brave
And, now you’re here,
Fending off the darkest days,
And we can stare at the sea pining,
But I just want to start again
So, let’s fire them angels
Were they here anyway?
As we shatter and we scatter,
I don’t know how. No, I don’t know how,
To look into you: a broken mirror
It was amazing,
And it’s really gone
I sing it all back into song,
And I breathe your name into the howling of my dark
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6. |
Seriously Black
04:37
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-Seriously Black-
I have to hide
You’re in the distance, yeah
And, my memories are in the distance
Well, you hold a photo album of my life
And a family I loved,
But I never said goodbye
Beaming from the yard
Hidden on the ground
Voices from the fireplace
Tear it down, you will tear it down
I didn’t want to be your shadow
Those people that care for you think you’re more than shadow
I cannot comprehend what goes on inside your mind
Everything I have is boxed up now; it’s misplaced and left out
Beaming from the yard
Hidden on the ground
Voices from the fireplace
Tear it down, you will tear it down
No one gets to say their final goodbyes
Everything you know will say goodbye, goodbye
It’s not something that I want, and I can’t hear you now
I can’t stop thinking when those days turn cold
I didn’t want to be your shadow
I was always meant to be your shadow
There’s nothing more lonely than shadow
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7. |
5 O’clock Rust
03:18
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-5 O’clock Rust-
I got a brain full of dust
And a heart covered in a thick brown rust
Society says, “It’s better to give,”
But they don’t got generators giving them energy to live
I said melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
My tattered shell is all covered in wires
They start to give, glitch – growing ever-tired
Although these hands were cast in steel,
It gives no room to react or feel
So, melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
I’ve got a hot-wired leaky soul,
A stomach exposed of bolts and coils
My back’s worn down to its outer tin
There’s no way to reboot me again
So, please melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
Melt me down
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8. |
Life’s Echoes
02:37
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-Life’s Echoes-
Somehow the light – it shot from my mind into night sky
Out of the sky, it was calling me home – children’s last laugher
Into your eyes and behind all those lies,
Your secrets were murder
Taking a step, closer again – a chance encounter
Measuring depth and the smoke on her breath
Her blonde head rests
Kissing the lights
Kissing my mind
Kissing the lights
Kissing my mind
Kissing the lights
Somehow the light – it shot from my mind into night sky
Out of the sky, it was calling me home – children’s last laugher
Into your eyes and behind all those lies,
Your secrets were murder
Taking a step, closer again – a chance encounter
Kissing the lights
Kissing my mind
Kissing the lights
Kissing my mind
Kissing the lights
Measuring depth and the smoke on her breath
Her blonde head rests
She points to moon, she points to moon
Sunrise too soon, sunrise too soon
She points to moon, she points to moon
Sunrise too soon, sunrise too soon
She points to moon, she points to moon
Sunrise too soon, sunrise too soon
Until we meet again…
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9. |
How Long Was Forever?
03:34
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-How Long Was Forever?-
He woke up, and he outgrew:
Silly hearted dreaming, what all little kids do
His story books never cost a lot,
But his were destroyed or lost in the garage
And sooner or later he outgrew colors and fantasies
He lost his rhymes of orange, pink and milky-cream
His lazy sleepy days, his endless summer dreams
The very thought of his stuffed fluffies
And, all those years have treated the reformed oh-so well
They’re heavily medicated sans their dizzy spells
And, as your mind grows soft and weary, life is only to grow old
All your dreams were lies, and so were your hopes
And sooner or later he outgrew colors and fantasies
He lost his rhymes of orange, pink and milky-cream
His lazy sleepy days, his endless summer dreams
The very thought of his stuffed fluffies
And sooner or later he outgrew
And sooner or later pretend just isn’t for you
This time is fleeting, and they all knew
And sooner or later, you will too
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10. |
Old Salt & Crystal Ball
02:59
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-Old Salt & Crystal Ball-
I can finally feel the day break upon my face
I’m so glad we ventured to our new place
Before this, I found it too hard to think
Before us, I was told things not to dream
Back in the day, we would have met at the creek,
Would’ve played tag amongst the trees
Your muddy boots and my tattered shoes
Vine rope hops, smiles and flower dew
So many people are worn, they are drips
They try to cling to your bones and fingertips
You can shake them with the sounds of something new
Oh drips, we’re so tired of this through and through
Back in the day, we would have met at the creek,
Would’ve played tag amongst the trees
Your muddy boots and my tattered shoes
Vine rope hops, smiles and flower dew
And as this grows, I think of us as more as pieces
To anyone in the world it would be clear if they could meet us,
That we’re a unique fit all the time
But, I don’t care what they think as long as you’re mine
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