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Saint
02:58
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I'm not afraid to say it
spell it out for you
I don't take my pills today
they block the colors out
the red I see is the color
of running out of time
you better take your meds
or they'll keep you away
I'm not crazy in the head
look at all these lies I said
I'm not saint they say
but watch me rise from my grave
Listen to me hear about it
coming down underground
I don't take my pills today
they block the radio out
The blue I see is the color
of telling many lies
you better keep that money safe
they'll they take it all away
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2. |
E.L.F Panic
05:18
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you acted strange and I asked why
just a dead look in your eye was the reply
others seemed fine but you always were strange
as you walked a mindless pace I heard
shut your eyes open your mind let yourself in as before
it's the motion of today
that we'll feel tomorrow
let it invade let it dominate
become one of us one of the many
On the floor the lost men prayed
so they would never forget the words
an out of sight out of mind
a glow in their eyes the soul of forever ago
a sound unnatural a voice surreal
you talked but those were not your words
like lightning that struck twice a glare in your eye
that dead gaze came alive you said
shut your eyes open your mind let yourself in as before
it's the motion of today
that we'll feel tomorrow
no place to run no place to hide
it was only a matter of time
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3. |
Deep Dive
02:55
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4. |
Another Shore
04:50
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On the other side of this corridor of life
he sees other things in passing glance
the time is now that he must have known
to jump right in out of every thing
distant memories seem so close
in this other world, spreading beneath his feet
couldn't explain, didn't care how
he was dead then, but was here now
All stops onboard this train
All the landscapes that remain
show the same strange place strange land
a stolen chance could be the last
He came to a stop at the ocean's door
could not swim but it didn't stop him
the time was then, that he didn't know
to run right in and escape on his own
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5. |
40s
04:14
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i'm sick of all that make up
it hides the scars and that which makes us
it should come off
it should come off
you should take it off
but you don't
You look at me with contempt
I can read the numbers in your ID
they don't lie
they will never lie
you should read them too
but you don't
we're teenagers in our fourties
we're desperate and lonely
we'll take what we can get
This isn't just a simple game
and we're losing more with each second
but they will come
oh they will come
They'll pay us back
they always do
You say nothing will ever stop you
but you cannot stop if you tried
oh It will end
oh it will end
it always ends
but you don't
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6. |
Flower
04:26
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I'm a little flower
brave against the wind
I'm mountain that stands
tall against the storm
I'm gone in a second
but I return anew
it's an endless river
it's the morning dew
In my mind I'm unmovable
yet I travel eternal roads
my body is unshakable
my step is uncertain
Where do I start
Where do I end
I'm wrapped in gold
covered in stars
I carry the weight
behind these metal bars
I'll give my life
but I won't be long
it's in the rain
it's in this song
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Sandra
05:59
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Hello Sandra
have you had a good day
maybe not as good as yesterday
but perhaps it will in some way
make up for all the gray
Hey Sandra
Did you think you could avoid
talking about that hole in your heart
not that I want to hear you say
I didn't need it anyway
maybe God doesn't love you
as much as once you thought it did
it could be your mind
playing tricks on you like it did before
and just when you thought it was safe
it came for your shadow and name
and you don't want to be honest, don't wanna be true
and you look like a fool
and can you just stand still for a minute
you can't even hear yourself speak
look at your feet up in the air
overdose on the feeling
the air in your lungs turns to fire
and the words are sharp as knifes
flying around intoxicated
you overdosed on that feeling (repeat!)
sup sandy
did you have a good week
maybe not better than that trip
just far enough to forget
that slightest bit of regret
Say Sandra
can't you hear your own sound
standing out in the storm
leave it for the last minute
you know you stopped caring years ago
you know if you just tried
you could get over this
but drifting feels better than trying
The ins and outs drive you mad
the same feeling you once had
turned around
flipped upside down
You walk to get no where
it breaks your heart
the same old stare
glare in the dark
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8. |
Intermezzo
02:12
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introspective heavy weight
better look sharp
why should you wait
to fall down
in that hole you go
where thinkers don't return
so you better look sharp
before you burn
How far did it get you
down a road paved in lies
how far did you go
how much did you lose
Instrospective heavy weight
Instrospective heavy weight
you didn't have a chance at all
You make your bets
don't mind the rest
so they'll come back
against the best
So you don't wait
you'll set things straight
get the things you lost
no matter the cost
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Dangermind
03:58
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You step into a hole
black as the night
feels so right
a danger blind
it's on the road
scratch that itch
you always owned
a danger glitch
it's young while it lasts
use it all up in a blast
free till stocks run out
a danger enthusiast
break your mirrors
with all our hate combined
don't answer any questions
it's just a danger mind
all you hope for
that your drama someday buys you peace
a total memory sink
you cannot think
you keep on hoping
but you all you do is forget
it's a total memory sink
you should not think
all in a day's work
all in a danger mind
some stranger might find
his very own
danger mind
You walk into the fire
that glues the world
it's what's left
a danger right
it's on the field
you scratch that itch
you always knew
a danger glitch
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The Dark
02:10
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Stars
05:09
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Hate is all you have left
on the ruins of your mind
Multiply it by three
Into infinity
Docile grace, feel alive
against the great wall
Bash your head in the sky
for no reason at all
The dazzling days are over
maybe you can go home, but you'll never know
what could have been, if you survived
you say it's over but you don't believe yourself
so you go back to the start
and remember where you are
if you look at the stars
do they look right back
if you bear the scars
did they leave you were you are
pour that emotion into a cup
it is all that remains
dive into the sea
disappear completely
cast a shadow into the heavens
through the great wall
fly through the sky
before you fall
if you look at the stars
do they look right back
if you bear the scars
did they leave you were you are
they mean different things
but there's nothing there
an attack on your thoughts
in many, different ways
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13. |
Xtra Space
04:08
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It's the way the sand falls away
It's in that handful of coins
There's so much space inside
we get lost sometimes
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14. |
Gold
03:47
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I'm going to take
everything from you
I'm gonna break
all your dreams
I'm gonna take
all your gold, yeah
I'm gonna fake
nothing at all oh
I'm going to come to you
just when you least expect it
I'm just around the bend
Time's gonna pass
it's coming through
it'a an endless winter
without you
all that gold
it makes you weak
just stop faking
and believe
I'm going to come to you
just when you least expect it
I'm just around the bend
just when you realize
this sun will never set
No, this sun will never set
try as you might
get blinded by the light
no, that gold was never ours
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