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Sunbath
03:55
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When you said "Just leave it be"
It pulled the cord and blinded me
You let a ray of light fall right in
For my sunbath to begin
Stretched out upon that block
Disagreeing with the clock
Whoops, an eternity rolled on by
And I’m happy enough to die
Ray of Light
I lay outright
In your Ray of Light
Before the basking time is done
I will blaze a trail to the sun
Got to find my way back to this spot
Where I’m content in all that I have got
That’s how to have rainy day fun
Hoping and praying for return of the sun
With the end of all time plaguing the mind,
Got to keep the devil on the run, run, run
Got to keep the devil on the run
Ray of Light
I lay outright
In your Ray of Light
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2. |
Tedium & Glory
04:36
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Somewhere in the middle of tedium and glory
Lies a life that’s aching to get on with the story
Lies a life that’s tired of dreaming up big plans
Lies a life been building a castle with dry sand
Oooooh-la-la. Oooooh-la-la.
Somewhere in the middle of futility and fame
Lies a life protecting a feeble little flame
Lies a life collecting some fuel to feed that fire
Lies a life expecting to unleash its hearts desire
Oooooh-la-la. Oooooh-la-la.
Somewhere in the middle of tedium and glory
Lies a life that’s aching to get on with the story
Lies a life collecting fuel to feed that fire
Lies a life expecting to achieve its hearts desire
Oooooh-la-la. Oooooh-la-la.
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3. |
Bitter Nut
03:59
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Bit a bitter nut
Slipped into a rut
Bit a bitter nut
Slipped into a rut
When I learned to like the taste
Knew I’d no more time to waste
I gotta go. I gotta go.
When it’s too far to go back
Got to break out of the track
When it’s too far to go back
Got to break out of the track
So I’m gonna twist and turn
It’s never too late to learn
I gotta go. I gotta go.
I’ve got that feeling
That I am
About to break free
But have I felt this way before?
Became a bitter nut
When I slipped into that rut
Became a bitter nut
When I slipped into that rut
It’s too far to go back
Got to break out of the track
So I’m gonna twist and turn
It’s never too late to learn
I gotta go. I gotta go.
I’ve got that feeling
That I am
About to break free
But have I felt this way before?
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4. |
Whirlwine
04:28
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I want another taste of wine
So I can feel it dripping down my spine
Watch it collect in a reflecting pool
Each glittering drop is a blood red jewel
Sip in a breath to take a dive
No fear of death, I will survive
Whirlwine…Whirlwine
Break the surface but the pool won’t flow
The current eddies, it won’t let me go.
Contemplate the state I find myself in
Re-circulating nausea as I spin
I sought the sip to set me free
But this deeper dip is dragging me down
It’s dragging me down
Dragging me down
Whirlwine…Whirlwine
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5. |
Riot Act
04:04
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Read myself the riot act
Found it easy to ignore
In one ear and out of touch
What’s the point in keeping score?
Read myself the riot act
Found it easy to defy
In one ear and out to lunch
What’s the point in asking why?
Read myself the riot act
On deaf ears it did fall
What’s the point of taking note
When you already know it all?
But something new broke on through
To follow a leader to something true
Read myself the riot act
Only to roll my eyes
‘Till one day I flipped the switch
And caught myself by surprise
But something new broke on through
To follow a leader to something true
Now I can see that the leader in me
Will always be reading it to me
Reading the riot act
Read myself the riot act
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6. |
Hello My Halo
03:55
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"I desperately want to quit smoking"
He said as he took another drag
She rolled her eyes, she thought he was joking
But she let it drop she didn't want to nag
Hello My Halo
Say Hello To My Halo
Once there was a way
To maintain a little control
But that was yesterday
When the end of the week was the only goal
Hello My Halo
Say Hello to my Halo
Finally know how to let it all go
Say Hello to my Halo
Hello My Halo
Say Hello to my Halo
Even though it doesn't show
Say Hello to my Halo
"The time has come to drop the drinking"
He said as he threw another bottle away
With your head above water but steadily sinking
You're bound to hit bottom and it may be today.
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7. |
Fight or Flight
04:04
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If we could fly tonight
You know I’d find my way back home
If we’re gonna fight tonight
Then I’d much rather stay on my own
We could fly or we could fight
What will it be tonight?
Are we gonna take the fight or the flight?
Fight or flight
I want you to be my pillow
‘Cause I need a place to rest my head.
If you could be that pillow
Then you’d always stay in my bed.
We would fly…no more to fight
That’s what I want tonight.
I wanna take the flight tonight.
I want to fly. I want to fly.
Fight or Flight. Fight or Flight.
If we could fly tonight
You know I’d find my way back home
If we’re gonna fight tonight
Then I’d much rather stay on my own
We could fly or we could fight
It’s up to you tonight?
Are you gonna pick the fight of the flight?
Fight or flight
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8. |
Beautiful Still
03:37
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Gingerly I wander
To find your bed of bones
Long to hear your laughter
Out here on my own
Aching for your ashes
Driven to your dust
Phantom limbs remembered
As I lean in for your touch
A shiver passes through me
Sweet nothing fills my head
“I will always love you”
That’s what you always said
Others will forget you
One never will
I am haunted by your ghost
It’s beautiful still
You are beautiful still
Gingerly I wander
From your bed of bones
Long to hear your laughter
Out here on my own
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9. |
Up In The Air
03:37
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Up in the air, but I don’t care
Up in the air, when things are there
They will all fall down
Bound to all fall down
Just to fly up
At every opportunity
They will fly up
To fall back down
Just to fly up
We know it for a certainty
Never ever settle down
They will fly up
To fall back down
Follow your own lead
Or fall on your knees
Ever in a circle, never to an end
Back to the beginning to start over again
Ever in a circle, chasing your tail
If there ain’t no way to catch it
How’re you ever gonna fail
There ain’t no way you can fail.
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10. |
Hook & Eye
05:52
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Cornered in the open air
Locked up in the sky
‘Freedom’ ‘s just another word
That’s leaning on a lie
Lured by the unchangeable
A leopard’s constant spot
Coaxing an anxiety
To release its’ grip on thought
Gripping joine by a hook and eye
Refuses to let go
Of a lifeline
In a salt mine
That’s full of pepper (say it again)
Take a look at the crooked truth of the Hook & Eye
Restraining and maintaining a feigned alibi
Take a look at the crooked truth of the Hook & Eye
Saving but enslaving like a favorite lie
What’s your favorite lie?
Stumble prone and swerving
Taking steps to be some stranger
Double back upon the track
At the slightest sign of danger
Wavering at each crossroad
Fear and fantasy collide
Digging for change is a guarantee
When time won’t choose a side
But flipping coins into the sky
To choose which way to go
At each stop sign
In this lifetime
Leaves you a leper (rotting away)
Let it go— At the end of your rope
Let it go-- Holding onto hope
Let it go— Round the corner, what’s in store?
Let it go— One battle is not the war
It’s not the war, one battle is not the war.
Take a look at the crooked truth of the Hook & Eye
Restraining and maintaining a feigned alibi
Saving but enslaving like a favorite lie
Take a look at the crooked truth of the hook & eye
Gripping joins the hook and eye
Flipping coins into the sky
Gripping joins the hook and eye
Flipping coins into the sky
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11. |
Rising Song
04:54
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When darkness calls on a rising song
Will you hear the fall of the light’s sweet refrain?
Will you walk softly by my dew-drenched sky
as I mouth a dry scream of your name?
As twilight entices a sadness to dance
It summons a wind up, a whirling of chance
As whispers of madness grapple my sorrow
Will you anchor my soul as I reach for tomorrow?
Can you open the night and blow out the stars,
Shelter my dreams asleep behind bars?
Quiet the silence of passion and pain,
Be still the drumming of stirring in vain?
On the cusp of my dawning
On the cusp of my dawning
Umbrella the rain
Umbrella the rain
Please don’t go
Please don’t go
When darkness calls on a rising song
Will you hear the fall of the light’s sweet refrain?
Will you walk softly by my dew-drenched sky
as I mouth a dry scream of your name?
Can you open the night and blow out the stars,
Shelter my dreams asleep behind bars?
Quiet the silence of passion and pain,
Be still the drumming of stirring in vain?
On the cusp of my dawning
On the cusp of my dawning
Umbrella the rain
Umbrella the rain
Please don’t go
Please don’t go
Please…….
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12. |
Valentine
02:27
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$1000 reward
For the safe return of my heart
Lost in your vicinity
If and when you find it please contact me
Call night or day anytime would be fine
No questions asked but one; “Would you be mine?”
Be my Valentine
$1000 reward
For the safe reward of my heart
Foolish to leave it behind its true
Fool to believe you would find it to
Be my Valentine
Shouldn’t have let it slip beyond my guard
Living a life without one is awful hard
If and when you find it keep in mind
That an even trade for your heart would suit me fine
I’ll be your Valentine
If you’ll be my Valentine
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