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Seismography
04:27
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So, things go the way they shouldn’t
But facts are unmistakable
You have changed, and that’s the one thing I’m sure of And you’ll be irreplaceable But you’ll be closer to me
Than you’ve been before
You will perfectly see
You’re the original
And there is no need for common philosophy
You foresee no shock with seismography
You found yourself in love with another
I hope he’ll be indigenous
Now you stare each night at your love-making shadows Well, I became replaceable But you’re now closer to me
Than you’ve been before
You now perfectly see
You’re the original
And there is no need for common philosophy
You foresee no shock with seismography
There is no need for common philosophy
You foresee no shock
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Poets
03:56
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There’s a wandering soul
In poets and dangerous thieves
Their secrets travel on boats
Whose rowers are not to be seen Who knows the ways we’ll find?
Who bleeds from bedtime lies?
Who holds the keys to minds?
Who’s gonna need hail in mid-July? Half the story’s not told
Well, poets are dangerous thieves Their stories travel on boats
Oh, their rowers are not to be seen Who knows the ways we’ll find?
Who bleeds from bedtime lies?
Who holds the keys to minds?
Who’s gonna need hail in mid-July? You see, I’ll never deny your whispers And I’ll never deny those nights
You spent all alone, just hoping
I’d finally come back home
I’d finally come back home
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Hold tight, brother
I know you can weather
These saddening tides
And bad times you live under
Things can change
So don’t feel this way
You got courage inside
Please let your mind wander
And if that don’t take you far
Oh, if that don’t take you far
I want you to fly, fly away
Over the woe, beyond the pain
I want you to row your boat again
Hold tight, brother
‘Cause you deserve much more
You’re one of a kind
But in case you still doubt it
Then you got songs to sing bad times away And don’t forget the sorrow
And the guts it always takes
When growing older
I want you to fly, fly away
Over the woe, beyond the pain
I want you to row your boat again
Row it away
(Do it)
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(Phase 1 – Denial)
It’s a wounded love
And we’re fixing it for the millionth time
Oh, let’s cry no more
I’m tired of the tears in our eyes
And I will weigh my words
And I promise I’m sheathing my knife
Oh just like before
When we were in love and alright
Will it work out fine?
If life goes on through patterns
I hope this one changes fast enough
If life goes on through patterns
Well, I hope this one changes fast enough
We got wounded hearts
Your eyes are so red you can’t see me
And we have grown apart
We’re screaming because we don’t speak
But I’ll bury my darts
Though anyway they never reach far
Take me back to the start
When we were in love and alright
Will it work out fine this time?
‘Cause if life goes on through patterns
Well, I hope this one changes fast enough
‘Cause if life goes on through patterns
Well, I hope this one changes fast enough
(Phase 2 – Loss)
There she goes and I’ve lost it all
I did not know that the end was close
(Phase 3 – Anger)
You are the life I’m tired of
Does it matter how hard you’re holding on?
‘Cause you are lost, in chains, and heartbroken
And everything you feel, you keep it personal
And even the best moments we had
Fade into black
Shadows possess our other half
As personal fact
Even lilies turn purple in your photographs
You are the one I’m scared of
Afraid of the way you see the world
You don’t share, you don’t care, don’t even bother
Simply put, you don’t believe in rituals
And even the best moments we had
Fade into black
Shadows suppress our other half
With a surgical act
Even lilies turn purple in your photograph
(Phase 4 – Depression)
Demons are now your burden
They hide behind your shoulder
Demons are now your burden
They hide behind your shoulder
(Phase 5 – Reconciliation)
But if life goes on through patterns
Well, I hope this one changes fast enough
‘Cause if life goes on through patterns
Well, I hope this one changes fast enough
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5. |
Our Somber Song
04:51
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She lost her way home, and now she’s starting to crack
Everything she wanted, everything she won’t get back
And I won’t sing her song
So she promised she’ll hate them all from now on
And I know by now we all hate when Sunday comes
The day of the Lord has become our somber zone
Where we all recall things we hide inside
Unless we close our eyes
Hurrying to the airport she is glad to be on her way
The ride’s been playful, we’re pretending that it’s all ok
But I smell heartbreak and lies
So now that we can fake no more she’ll maybe stop denying
And I know by now we all hate when Sunday comes
On this day of rest we will sing our somber song
When we all recall things we hide inside
Unless we close our eyes
Unless we close our eyes
But I, I was only trying to rest all day
Then I, I will wear my usual frowning face
Because of you
‘Cause I got my reason to be hating every Sunday, too
Every single time I wake up and I miss you
And I won’t be alright
‘Cause I know I won’t see you ‘round in my hometown
And I know by now we all hate when Sunday comes
On this day of rest we sing our little somber song
When we all recall things we hide inside
Unless we close our eyes
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On Aging
05:07
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Rain will fall, no matter how hard you try not to get wet
This wind will blow away the things
That you tried oh so hard to get
Farther than you ever thought
And sooner than you ever wanted
And I, well, I won’t let you down
Oh no, no matter how
But as long as you keep on tryin’
Fall will come no matter how hard you try not to get older
Your birthdays add up
No matter how far you try to run away from them
Faster than your own feet could walk
And sooner than you ever wanted
But I, well, I won’t let you down
Oh no, no matter how
But as long as you keep on trying ‘
Cause I do care ‘bout you
And please be strong when I feel tired
Oh, please be bright when I feel blue
‘Cause I can be weak, too
And I won’t let you down
Oh no, no matter how
But as long as you keep on trying
‘Cause I do care
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Broken Trust / Lies
04:37
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What does it take to be a man?
Is it a long-time-gone, forgotten spell?
How does it feel to be apart?
Is it a game for fools playing darts?
Is your broken trust light to carry ‘round, and fool around?
With so many lies, so many lies between us
There were quite a few words of your own
But many more you were told
And I hope everything is okay now
‘Cause now that we’re both on our own
The truth can start to flow
Still it’s good to begin again
‘Cause when you lose a foe, you gain a friend
So come here, rejoice at last
After we drain our tears, let’s raise our glass
To our broken trust, the one we carried ‘round
And fooled around
With so many lies, so many lies between us
There were quite a few words of your own
But many more you’ve been told
And I hope everything is okay now
‘Cause now that we’re both on our own
The truth can flow
I knew it had to go this way
Like, the past is past, and soon is history
Tomorrow’s yet to come
Let’s row each one his boat
In any case it’s no mystery
Different directions we go
And every little thing will be ok now
It’s time we go our separate ways
Summer kicks in anyway, now
And the sunrise, oh, the sun will rise...
Over so many lies, so many lies between us
There were quite a few words of our own
But many more we were told
And I hope everything is okay now
‘Cause now that we’re both on our own
The truth can start to flow
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8. |
The Reason
05:08
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Walking by the river I thought I should dive
Dying to deliver my eyes from my tiredness
But I was not alone in my crying
And I am made of bones, so I will rise
How could Jah be a deceiver?
How could I fall down?
Since prayers will reach beyond talent
And they fly up to His gate
But we are not alone in our crying
We are made of bones, so we will rise
And maybe He could rest my head
And show me there’s a reason
For everything that drives me mad
But now I’m safe in His home
But if I don’t get that much...
Oh, I don’t need that much...
Maybe He could say my name
And call me one of His sons
Oh, that would make me a man
And show me there’s a reason
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