1. |
I Stated My Name
02:58
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This late in the game
and I await my fate.
I stated my name
without a hope in the world.
Though a thousand lands
without lightning fade,
I stated my name
to a blank face.
Uncovering lines
that I hid before,
undying mind
and wide open door.
I played the game,
there’s not much left
to loan.
This late in the game
and thats a fool’s goal.
I told you my name,
and not one reply.
I stayed up late -
crossing blades -
now send my letter,
what for?
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2. |
Something You Could Miss
03:21
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Allegory simplified
Something you could miss.
I am born into the night,
given little wits
Underneath the velvet light
Softer than a throne
Throw it up and watch it fall
Whatchu coulda known
Underneath a candlelight
Given little hope
Even in the hardest of hearts
Something you could know
Wrap ‘em up in little lies
And burn ‘em till they’re gone
Underneath that candlelight
Watch ‘em till they grow
Covered in the sand of time
We could have a ball
we could have a brawl
Someone who could last
Someone who can laugh
Someone you could love
‘N Someone you could ha-a-a-ave
Your hide, it won’t protect you from the demons inside
Your hide, it won’t protect you from the sun that’s so high
(We go, we take to the breeze
And we go as we please.)
I am born into the night
Diamonds in disguise
Diamonds in the sky
Covered in the sand of time
We could have a ball
We could have a brawl
Underneath a candle light
How could this have grown?
How could this have grown?
Someone who could last
Someone who can laugh
Someone you could love
‘N Someone you could ha-a-a-ave
Your hide, it won’t protect you from the demons inside
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3. |
Benign Reality
03:48
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Take a ride on rolling hills,
hot and cold, alone, and I am having chills.
Take a ride on rolling waves
dead alive, a paradise, a lonely grave
Take a swing in the canopy
night and day, this is benign reality
dead alive, a paradise, a lonely grave.
The stars lay claim to those below
no up, no down, a test of what you know
The hottest, the meanest, the hot mean bean
a heavy, a light, a taste of what you’ve seen
Creatures of night, brought to light
predator eyes, a fear you can’t deny
predator eyes, a fear you can’t deny
a fear you can’t deny.
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4. |
No Return
03:22
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I don’t do nothin’ for no return,
I said out loud - I saw it burn
It’s a warning sign from a holy ghost
I’m a villain now and I’m wanted most
I don't do nothin’ for no return,
but I took a bite to feel the burn
how can I decide how a story goes
when I wasn’t there - grow your own damn bones
And all this time, and all those looks,
with your neon signs but you never got booked
Here’s all the lines in my coffer
at your service in this final offer.
In the middle
I don’t do nothin’ for no return
and if you go it all alone I know it’s quieter
It’s a cold wind blows and a new world hangs
I am a villain now though I have not changed
I don't do nothin’ for no return,
it’s adding up albeit louder
There’s a warning coursing through my veins,
and I’m not the same
And all this time, and all those looks,
with your neon signs but you never got booked
Here’s all the power I can muster
at your service, in this final hour
In the middle - this all will crumble
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5. |
Crown Jewel
04:29
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My laws don’t work out here
where the rocks are red and the sky is clear
I wait
for the coming storm
Gathered around me are the eagles and the crows
oh and they know
we all know, we all know
that it won’t be long
On my honor it don’t matter promises I keep
got my hands tied head low common honey let me go
you know it’s too late, I hope you know it’s too late.
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6. |
Admit Defeat
02:58
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Symbol, I chase your symbol
symbol, away from here
Symbol, I chase your symbol
symbol, away from here
Well it’s tight for two
in one level livin’
The age of optimist
has peaked
Solemnity
the sun sets easy
That’s one way
to cross a creek.
So lie to me.
We’re trading kitsch for class
in one-level-living
The age of realism
is on repeat
Tremble
the pebbles tremble
the rapids rumble
admit defeat
and lie to me
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Lately, I know that you’ve been hauntin’
I know ‘cause I’ve been hauntin’
- yes I’ve been hauntin’ too
Frankly, I don’t know why we’re hiding
You’re someone I confide in,
Yes I confide in you
I see, watch me behave so bravely,
Step right out of the hazy
I am real for you
Delayedly, I hesitate sweet baby
--- take to hauntin maybe
and We’ll be talking talking soon
We flit, we float
This dance is taking hold
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
~ I heave a sigh
~ I say goodnight
Tell me, if I’m on your A-team
will it just be you and me?
Or are there other hauntings too?
Well…
And tell me, if your acting bravely
can you carry my crazy,
and take me to the moon?
Firstly, I enjoy your company
I see you want some clarity
but what’s that attitude?
Routinely, I am banking lonely,
I only measure slowly
and I don’t deal in absolutes.
We flit, we float
This dance is taking hold
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
I heave a sigh and say goodnight
~ I say goodnight
~ I heave a sigh
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