1. |
Something happened
02:35
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Thank you
For now, that I see
something has
happened to me
Though I’m not sure
Just what it was
It’s so distant in my memory
If it’s not for
the look in your eyes
While you are staring at me
Perhaps I
May
Never have known
What your expression just told
That there’s something
you’ve happened to see
watching the street down below
on TV you may keep your vision
and I may keep walking straight
through
broken glass beneath my bare
feet
Now suddenly there’s something
to feel
Then I find
I’m so deep asleep
And dreams have turned out to
be real
Thank you
For looking at me
So that I may use your eyes
Like a tide to pull me away
Telling me
That I should release
It’s just something
You’ve happened to see
Searching through
My memory
With a certain
Look in your eyes
What you find
Is it so hard to believe?
When you blink
And your eyes open up
Then you find that you are so
wide awake
Then they close and
you pray they stay shut
leave behind what they have
seen
and you know that the light will
remain
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2. |
Feathers of a moth
02:32
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Came to me in my sleep
Dragged my soul
Took me to the side of the road
Saying nothing
We walked a while
I touched his wings
Before I went inside of a church
Standing there
I was looking up
He was looking down
Nailed to the side of a cross
Made of wood he felt so cold
I kissed his feet
I swear a tear dripped from his eye
This useless invitation
That you slide beneath my door
All because
You’re kneeling now
Before the one who is holding the rope
Suppose I could wait a while
To disappear
Like candy placed inside a mouth
But never meant that much to me
Just standing there
It feels like someone’s watching me eat
This useless invitation
That you slide beneath my door
All because
You’re kneeling now
Before the one who’s holding the rope
This useless invitation
That they slide beneath my door
All because
I’m kneeling now
Before the one who’s holding the rope
If you find your slowly sinking
While a light shines from the shore
All because you’re kneeling now before the one
Who’s holding the rope
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3. |
Bed of Glass
03:51
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They’re sleeping
They just look like they’re
dead
And I know I
Shouldn’t stand there and
stare
In their room
Like I do
Just to see them that way
Freaked out
They are already gone
On a ship destined to sink
But it still carry’s on
Like I do
Watching you
While you’re falling for me
Like I knew
That you would
Like a ship
Sinks through the sea
Want to lay you down
On a bed of glass
Pull the pieces out
Put them in my mouth
Creeping
Through the content of
your mind
And I know I
Should leave
But then I find
That I’m caught inside a
mesh
That is already lain
But you knew all along
Must have wanted it that
way
Want to lay you down
On a bed of glass
Pull the pieces out
Put them in my mouth
Want to lay you down
But I got to be sure
Want to lay you down
On a bed of glass
Lie down, cause I need you
that way
If you knew why
There would be nothing
left to crave
About me in your room
Watching you
While you sleep
Playing dead
For the light
While I slowly slip inside
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4. |
Whips of Holly
02:45
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Hollywood
Slowly grows
No one knows
Just where you are
Chances have already flown
No one knows just what they were
Suddenly something breaks
and reappears
beneath the water
Scraps of light are falling down
Light as feathers of a loon
I’ve been trained by whips of Holly
To obey
if they should call for me
Dive into the scrying pool
No one knows
unless they look
Even though
it’s hard to see
Deep inside the garden where they grow
Suddenly the surface breaks
Your eyes pass through
and pierce still water
Looking up stare back down
You’re beneath the surface of the pool
I’ve been trained by whips of Holly
To obey if they should call for me
Holly wood grows beneath
Raise the coppice of the trees
Suddenly the season breaks
And the rule is changing hands violently
The surface breaks something falls
Provides obstruction
All we know holding hands
Beneath the surface
Of the stream
I’ve been trained by
whips of holly
To obey if they
should call for me
For I’ve been saved by
whips of Holly
Having placed each
scar upon my heart
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5. |
Locust
03:11
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You kept the linen clean
But you couldn’t keep the dirt off me
Pouring seconds from a hole in the clock
Leaving hours piled up on the floor
I might feel the sun
But the sun certainly won’t feel me
My hands are icy cold
But everything they touch feels heat
Everybody knows
While I’m passing by
The concrete starts to shake
I’m a locust in the wind
Now there’s nothing where I’ve been
Just a feeling left behind
Stole the bell right off of the ship
So, they’re never going to hear it ring
The passengers will be asleep
While the pipes are ripped from under the sink
I’m never going be the one
Who’s ever been lost in the sea
I’d rather eat the soap
That was meant to wash the dirt from me
Everybody knows
That when I’m passing by
The forest comes awake
Now I’m talking to the wind
Both asking where we’ve been
And what’s been left behind
I might feel the sun
But the sun certainly won’t feel me
My hands are icy cold but everything they touch feels heat
You kept the linen clean
but you couldn’t keep the dirt off me
I’d rather eat the soap
That was meant to keep me clean
Everybody knows
While I’m passing by
The concrete starts to shake
I’m a locust in the wind
Now there’s nothing where I’ve been
Just a feeling left behind
Everybody knows
That when I’m passing by
The forest comes awake
Now I’m talking to the wind
Both asking where we’ve been
And what’s been left behind
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6. |
Left out in the cold
03:02
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Sitting on the porch
With a mix of medication
While my neighbors look away
Worried that mom might pass through
With the vacuum
And it will all be sucked away
They can see right through
But they never look at you
Something hiding in their hands
But there’s not enough rope
They can use to make me choke
I’ll be sitting here for years
And there’s nothing waiting for me
At the end of the street
You can place the whole sun in your mouth
But you can’t spit it out
I take it cause its mine
That you want it that way
Some dumb fucker said he’s made it to the moon
And his footprints count as proof
Let him come here and say that to my face
I’ll leave footprints on his head
At the bottom of her purse
There’s some change and medication
I could just take it from her hands
But she always deep asleep
So, she never seems to see
I guess she likes it that way
And there’s nothing waiting for me
At the end of the street
You can place the whole sun in your mouth
But you can’t spit it out
I take it cause its mine
That you want it that way
I know it’s going to be me
Who’s been left out in the cold
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7. |
Hypothermia
03:03
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They leave in November
How could she know
All of the seasons
We’re dead beneath the snow
Leads through December
She couldn’t see
All of the seasons
They belong to me
I’ll be cold for you
I’ll be cold
How could they lead her
Down to the mall
Only to feed her
Nothing much at all
It came in November
But they couldn’t know
all of the colour
Was dead beneath the snow
I’ll be cold for you
I’ll be cold for you
I’ll be cold
We’ll see after Christmas
they couldn’t know
That she couldn’t be here
Was dead beneath the snow
Spring beneath the surface
Last seasons leaves
All of the colour
Well they belong to me
I’ll be cold for you
I’ve been cold for you
Beneath the snow for you
I’ll be cold
The heat came in springtime
They were calling for me
They arrived in circles
And they all began to breed
Cold beneath the surface
soon they will know
All of my reasons
were dead beneath the snow
I’ll be cold for you
I’ve been cold for you
I’ll be cold for you.
I’ve been cold
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8. |
Elizabeth
02:36
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I’m
Only a patient
A doctored sensation
Waiting for you
My failing heart beat
The one that I keep
Waiting for you
Visiting hours
Are complete
You’ve written your name
On a cold white sheet
To love an illusion
That smiles and bows to you
A coloring book
Allows us both to see
I’m just a poor boy
Alone with a cold toy
Broke on his hands
Deep inside the gift shop
There’s always something to see
A fantasy book
Misdiagnosing me
It’s just a sweet thing
Designed to make you smile
To lead you from your fever
To treat you like a child
I’m busy sleeping
Awake while I’m dreaming
Searching for you
The cats inside the garden
Tearing up perennial flowers
He’s angry because I’ve teased him
With a garden hose
It’s just a sad thing
The beast can’t take a joke
Now next year there will just be dirt
Where peonies used to grow
I’m only a patient
A doctored sensation
Searching for you
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9. |
Weird Ways
02:39
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The weird way you walk
It’s strange to see
Like the strange way you talk
It’s weird to me
Like a storm that won’t last
Throughout the night
It never seems to go
Without a fight
Painted lady
Leave me be
All that I want
Is to be free
The strange way you talk
It’s weird to me
Like the weird way you walk
Is strange to see
Like a storm that won’t last
Throughout the night
It never seems to leave without a fight
Painted lady
Leave me be
Cause all that I want
Is to be free
It all seems to go
Straight up like smoke
And try as I may
It’s just a joke
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10. |
Stolen valor
02:30
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Remember that time you've been deployed
When I stayed behind with your wife
You never know what they take from you
Until you see it on someone else
But it don't mean nothing
If she's not satisfied
I took the medal from your jacket
And I placed 'em each on myself
I ran downtown to beg for change
But I came back with something else
I'm not looking for forgiveness
Unless she's not satisfied
All my scars are self-inflected
I gave 'em each to myself
Now I'm covered in decoration
That belongs to someone else
But it don't mean nothing
If she's not satisfied
Now here's something, I got nothing
That I got for nothing at all
Now here's nothing, I got something
And it's dripping from my mouth
Dripping from my mouth like honey
Stolen from another bee
Where they get that honey from anyhow
It's all the same to me
Stolen valor
That's how I won the war
Stolen valor
That's how I won the war
Stolen valor
That's how I won the war
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11. |
Strawberry Sun
03:54
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Strawberry sun
Whatever you’ve done
Has happened to me
With a wind so cold
But you’ll have me pretend it’s a warm summers breeze
Me and my mind
Both riding our bikes
Down by the ravine
We’ll be parting our ways
Each reaching out
To make the break clean
But one of us won’t find our way
Be confused by the wind in the trees
Separate in a thickening haze
The other lies down while another gets lost
Strawberry sun
It a strawberry sun
I guess that I’ve won
The separation is finally complete
I’ll be slaking my thirst
The same as the roots down by the ravine
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12. |
Kind of boy
02:18
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I laid a trap
But it was just an illusion
Feels cold when the moonlights gone
A little more
Was just to confuse her
Into thinking I already knew
A ride home was all that needed
I’m full of cuts but I’m never bleeding
I’m still leaving stains on the seat
The kind of boy who never knew
That the smell might tell on you
Arrive home to a locked door
I don’t know where to go
I see a light but it’s so misleading
The echo of a voice that never called
Somethings funny but I’m not laughing
Somethings broken but it never happened
Should have gone easy it’s a lot to chew
The kind of boy who never knew
The kind of girl who won’t tell on you
Come home to a bed of ice
She never ever knows
How long I’ve hung my meat
Feels nice when the moonlights gone
I swore I’d never loose
Another chance if I could choose
The kind of boy who never knew
The kind of girl who won’t tell on you
The kind of girl who won’t tell on you
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13. |
Never going to run
02:20
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Never going to run
I’ll never look away
Never going to plead
You’ll never make me beg
Never make me say
Please release me from your
gaze
All the gasoline
Was dripping from my hands
While holding in my teeth
Yet another stricken match
Was all I could do
standing still
Not to look away
from the flames
where my eyes
will remain
just like the wind
was chasing grains of sand
all fallen from your grasp
keep blowing into glass
back into your
your hands
hold to your lips
the pouring rain
Straight to your mouth
where it must pour
down once again
just the other day
I heard the calling of a loon
from the center of a lake
the creation of a wish
wrapping its own wings
around the sound
of its own voice
the only one that I hear
but never seem to find
even when I look
but I always keep in mind
if he should come
I’ll be waiting when he arrives
and when he comes
you know that I
am never going to run
burst through the silence
come crashing through my
eyes
the broken windows
have let the wind inside
be expecting violence
When the day arrives
He’s going to cast
his light on me
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