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Numbers
03:36
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You just don't understand the rules of the game
I can't just play the role without a name
Can I walk out of this awful play
Can I take it back before I say
Everything's okay
I am getting nowhere walking in my shoes
I wish I figured out what to do
I hope you call my number instead of breaking out
I don't want another day being without
Can I talk out loud every day
Can I take the chains off and say
Everything's okay
Every day is just a number to me
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Shimmer
03:16
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I've been woken up by this azure disease
Shimmering in the moonlight chilled in the breeze
Rebels in my heart, tearing down the lines
Fighting at the start, pillaging the mines
I don't mind if I fail
I just want to make it last
I don't mind if it all falls apart
I just want a taste
Before it all ends
I've been making due, bereft of innocence
Shimmering, say I might get myself some sense
I kept up the fight, long after defeat
I wake up the night, screaming in the streets
I don't mind if I fail
I just want to make it last
I don't mind if it all falls apart
I just want a taste
Before it all ends
I don't mind if I fail
I just want to make it last
I don't mind if it all falls apart
I just want a taste
Before it all ends
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Wide Awake
03:31
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I've given chase in races never run
I've stared alone into faces never known
Oh, don't you know why I come here
Oh, don't you know that I care
I'm tired of trading blame like trading places at the table
I try to do what I can, I can only do when I'm able
Oh, don't you know why I come here
Oh, don't you know that I care
All the lullabies I try to count
Leave me wide awake
Oh, don't you know why I come here
Oh, don't you know that I care
I am simply lost in this dream
All the lullabies I try to count
Leave me wide awake
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Bullets
03:52
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I am always on my way, locked on to my target
This is just a warning shot before I start the war
Trying to mark it, trying to mark it before it's gone
Eye on the target, eye on the target, let it loose, take the shot
I am a bullet, I am a bullet, you are the target, you are the target
Nowhere to run now, nowhere to run now that the spark is lit
Raining down on your head
Smoke and fire and molten lead
I am going off like an atom bomb
You'll sure miss me when I'm gone
It's just another way to take you by surprise
When my flash of fire blinds your eyes
No way to stop it, no way to stop it from coming down
Eye on the target, eye on the target, let it loose, take the shot
I am going off on you
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Rusting Screws
03:57
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I woke up alive, I hold the wire and break a chain
I take up the time, in spaces I explore again
What do you want to see me do
I'm going back in time, I'm rusting screws in space
I took my chances and rained on your parade
I hook my feelings up on your point of view
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6. |
Standing Here
03:05
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What is left to do about it
Why cross T's to live without it
Is someone asking you for your best
Are you after peace or just some rest
Can you wait and see
Can you look at me
Think about the path ahead, does it lead you back home
Think about the choice instead, will it carry you forward
What can we bring with us, when we move along
What does it matter now that we realize
Will you try to see
It's still alive to me
I want to know what it means
I want to show you everything
There are lots of chances to get it right
It's always so amazing, we come undone
Can we ever see
Is it only me
Standing here
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Somnambulance
02:36
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Sleepwalking barefoot
In oceans you cannot cross
I will rest in pieces
I will never sleep again
Unchained violence
In places hidden behind your eyes
I will rest in pieces
I will never sleep again
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8. |
Mary's Chains
03:35
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Mary slipped her chains today
She always knew the right thing to say
She's gone away, never looking back
Suddenly her life is back on track
Did she ever want to stay
Has she always been this way
Has she always been free
It sure seems that way to me
She packed her bags the night before
She always wanted so much more
What did she mean
When she said she doesn't want anything
Did she ever want to stay
Has she always been this way
Has she always been free
It sure seems that way to me
Did she ever want to stay
Has she always been this way
Has she always been free
It sure seems that way to me
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9. |
End of Me
03:43
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You think you're right
You think I don't know
No hearts are neutral, no souls are pure, no blood is innocent, nothing's for sure
You have no power, no hold on me, I have a magic you'll never see
Nothing is special, you've lost control, nothing is sacred, I'm on a roll
No hearts are neutral, nothing is cool, no blood is innocent, you are the fool
Tie up your hands, until you understand
You will never see the end
No need to fight me, you the addict, you the disease, you the frantic
Nothing to gain here, nothing to say, nothing to fight for, no need to stay
You are the enemy, you are the enemy, you are the fool that needs to go
No hearts are neutral, no souls are pure, no blood is innocent, nothing's for sure
Tie up your hands, until you understand
You will never see the end
You will never see the end of me
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Big World
03:57
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Finding time to sing along to another simple song
We're dying here, it's unclear
Why we have to move along, did we ever belong
To something more than meets the eye
Sadder days have come and gone, we still hear it's going wrong
Somewhere out there, in that big, big world
Maybe we'll see, we can still shine
Finding out we had a chance to let it go and take the stance
We believe, it's what we need
To get away from everything that held us down with make-believe
We stand stunned, over-run
By the floods of give and take, airing out our mistakes
Somewhere out there, in that big, big world
Maybe we'll see, we can still shine
It's a big, big world (Shine on)
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It's Alright
03:21
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Where do you go when you're sleeping
What do you know while you're dreaming
Do you have to tear it down to prove your'e right
Now you have to let it go for one more night
It's alright if you want to say hello
It's alright if you want to lose control
It's alright if you want to let it go
You don't owe me anything
What did you say to confuse me so
How can I laugh when I already know
It's been taking over your whole life
It's been sinking in like a knife
It's alright if you want to say hello
It's alright if you want to lose control
It's alright if you want to let it go
You don't owe me anything
It's alright if you want to say hello
It's alright if you want to lose control
It's alright if you want to let it go
You don't owe me anything
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Razors
02:51
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Silence in your eyes, razors in my life
Take these riot lies, driven in the skies
They don't know you well enough
They don't know you well enough to see
Chains of broken hourglass, tangled up in me
Stolen time afraid to laugh at this disease
They won't show you enough to see
They don't know you or what you'll do to me
Don't you worry, about a thing
Maybe you'll find out what life can bring to you
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Ah, Yeah
02:56
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Ah. Yeah.
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Take Your Chances
03:16
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Stuck in drive pushing down, with broken legs coming round
Sick of fighting nobodies, Take a break for peace
You will know my name
You will know my name, before I go
Slipping past your dirty ghost, taking up my time
If you want a piece of me, you better get in line
You will know my name
You will know my name, before I go
Off on you, tearing up the place
Wiping that smile off your face
Biting the bullet, tearing the skin
Reminding you of the mess you're in
Since you met me
Take your chances
You will know my name
You will know my name, before I go
Off on you, tearing up the place
Wiping that smile off your face
Biting the bullet, tearing the skin
Reminding you of the mess you're in
Since you met me
Take your chances
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Clouded
03:41
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All your tears are like daggers and now my heart staggers
Every time I go down this road, I know where it will take me
It's easy to think nothing matters when your life is in tatters
And all those pieces fall, fade away so faintly
All the words you know, once never existed
In a drunken haze we must have missed it
Say whatever you want to say, it doesn't matter anyway
You choose, it's win or lose
Destiny is clouded
Back into blue skies, devils on my trail
Covered up in blue eyes, and shrugged away
I left you all standing here
I know I couldn't live very long that way
All the words you know, once never existed
In a drunken haze we must have missed it
Say whatever you want to say, it doesn't matter anyway
You choose, it's win or lose
Destiny is clouded
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See Me
02:53
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Can we run away, tomorrow alone
Can we follow with what we know
I'll help you see, I'll help you see me
Is this life shiny and new
Can we remember what we've been through
I'll help you see, I'll help you see me
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Cold Wire
03:07
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We're Just Dead
03:19
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Spinning and dancing, no more romancing
Dizzy in dreaming, sore from the screaming
Nothing is perfect, we just don't care
Standing idle, breathing the air
We want to spin it around
Tired of living underground
Spinning circles around your head
Maybe we're just dead
We come alive, just in time
To say another prayer
Playing a trick on your eyes
Ticking out time until the surprise
Nothing is perfect, we just don't care
It's perfectly clear, you're just not aware
We want to spin it around
Tired of living underground
Spinning circles around your head
Maybe we're just dead
We come alive, just in time
To say another prayer
We want to spin it around
Tired of living underground
Spinning circles around your head
Maybe we're just dead
We come alive, just in time
To say another prayer
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Monsters
02:55
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There's a lot of life behind my eyes
Scour out all the lies
Called it out to do without make-believe
Will I stay alive
Counting all the colors in my head
But I am the monster under my bed
Stealing smiles I'll revive
In an hour I'll survive
Scream and shout to do without make-believe
The only exit here is in the skies
Counting all the colors in my head
But I am the monster under my bed
There's a lot of luck in these eyes
There's a lot of anger in disguise
Let it go to let it show it's make-believe
This is the best chance to live
Counting all the colors in my head
But I am the monster under my bed
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Is It Right
03:12
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I hope you feel it closing in
I hope you realize the mess you're in
Is it right for you to do what you do
Is it right for you to tear it away
I hope you notice what's happening here
I hope it becomes perfectly clear
Is it right for you to get away with it
Is it right for you to escape
I hope you see it's over now
I hope you know what it's all about
Is it right for you to cause all that hurt
Is it right for you to crave all this dirt
I hope you have made your peace
I hope you are ready for release
Is it right for me to laugh in your face
Is it right for me to get a taste
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Summer Of Our Lives
04:42
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In another life of troubles we can't see
We can find another chance to be free
Will we claim another victory tonight
It's the summer of our lives, now
It's the moment we've been waiting for
Am I old enough to see the end
Is my spirit my only friend
Will we call another truce tonight
In the autumn of our days here
It's the moment we ask ourselves why
We will shine together
We will shine together, you and I
Always
Will we claim another victory tonight
It's the summer of our lives, now
It's the moment we've been waiting for
We will shine together
We will shine together, you and I
Always
Save another chance for me
Save one more chance for me
Always
Am I old enough to see the end
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The Picture
02:49
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Like gods of thunder on seas of flames
I'm sketching out the details, forgetting all the names
Someday I will follow through and give it all to you
Someday I'll paint that picture, show it all to you
I guess this life has got me tied up
I guess that's why the picture is undone
The dark warrior hides behind the flames
With a sword like lightning trapped inside the frame
Someday when I get a chance, the challenge will be done
Someday when the job is done, we can bask in the sun
I guess this life has got me tied up
I guess that's why the picture is undone
Please live your life patiently
I guess this life has got me tied up
I guess that's why the picture is undone
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Waste It
02:44
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The sun's going down, the road you wish to walk
We will never catch it again
Why must we chase it, all our lives
It's alright to waste it tonight
The moves are unbound, direction unclear
The time is perfect, the path is here
Try to change it, it will only break your heart
It's alright to chase it, to make a start
We're walking all our days, shuffling along
Waking in the night, to a mystery song
I had the chance to break it, to tear it to the ground
It's alright to make it last
I've known the way
The sun is going down, the road we'll never walk
We will never catch it again
Why must we chase it, all our lives
It's alright to waste it, tonight
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It's Not Enough
02:56
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It's not enough to say goodbye, it's not enough to take it home
It's not enough to only try, it's not enough to make it so
Stab it all to pieces, as the faith increases
It's not enough
It's not enough to make me laugh, It's not enough to make it last
It's not enough for suicide, it's not enough to run and hide
Stab it all to pieces, as the faith increases
Say your prayers
Stab it all to pieces, as the faith increases
It's not enough
It's not enough to make me cry, it's not enough to tell a lie
It's not enough to make it back, it's not enough to attack
Stab it all to pieces, as the faith increases
Say your prayers
It's not enough
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Crazy Days
02:28
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We're all lost in a haze
There's no escaping these crazy days
It's time to let loose the chains we hold
It's far too unclear what lies we were told
We've all been sleeping
Any old excuse will do to stop the bleeding
Any chance we'll never take caused by sleeping
It's time to let loose the chains we hold
It's far too unclear what lies we were told
We've all been sleeping
There's no escaping these crazy days
It's time to let loose the chains we hold
It's far too unclear what lies we were told
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For Sure
02:32
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It's all you, standing in the light
It's all new, fighting blame tonight
Unintended cowardice, coming back for more
Climbing stones overturned on a sandy shore
For sure
It's all true, every lie is told
It's all through, the paths you like to hold
Every time it comes around, staples in the head
Climbing over fire-fights, dreaming in the bed
For sure
And you know it for sure
Every time I seem to joke, it's over your head
Climbing over simpletons, stuck in dread
For sure
It's all you, standing in the way
It's all true, try to go away
Every time it starts to fail, it's time to quit
Climbing over empty rooms we tried to fix
For sure
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Poetry
03:09
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There is a poetry somewhere on this path
Resistant symmetry pulling off the masks
We will not wear
A lot of confusion on how to cope
Bursting into relevance, hanging on to hope
We do not see
A life to live with room to grow, in love
It's a shame to waste it all
It's not alone, what is shown
We'll never know, until we go
A life to live with room to grow, in love
It's a shame to waste it all
There is a poetry, somewhere in this life
We can fall for it, if it's not a lie
It's all unknown
There is a chance to see what's in store
If you see it all, why want so much more
We will see
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Petrichor Redemption
03:44
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After every storm, a petrichor redemption
Missions left unborn, quieting intentions
I fight
Worried steeds with timeless needs, unearthed
After every fight, toothless but still vicious
Lost in the night, with characters fictitious
I fly
Unnoticed dreams, torn at the seams, unscored
An amethyst hurst, without a curse, unsold
After every pain, an arbiter of blame
Stabbing at the name, standing in the rain
I lie
A somber sloom, we all knew it well
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Kick And Scream
02:36
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You scream and shout and kick and scream to try to get your way
But no one hears you anyway, they don't care what you say
They can't hear you, they can't see you
No matter what you do
You gnash and wail and fight and rail about the outrage of it all
You hurt your pride and hide inside, screaming at the wall
You fit and fuss and try to cut with hostility
You start to slide and try to hide your futility
They can't hear you, They can't see you
No matter what you say
They can't hear you, They can't see you
No matter what you do
They can't hear you, They can't see you
No matter what you say
You clash and brawl and fail and fall every single day
There is no truth in your dispute, you've gone astray
They can't hear you, They can't see you
No matter what you want
Kick and scream all you want, you'll never get your way
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In Your Love
03:03
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In your love
You're never alone in your love
Sometimes we can fall away, sometimes we can fail
Sometimes all the silence can be the final nail
Sometimes we will push away, sometimes we will try
But no matter where we go, it's still held inside
Your love
In your love
You're never alone in your love
Staring into the dark of night, somewhere on the run
There's no need to start a fight, there's nothing to be won
Sometimes like a fading flower, waiting for it's bloom
When we feel we've lost the power, we find there's still room
In your love
Somewhere in another life, there's nothing left to say
But in this life we're still alive, living for today
Someday when we find the key, the right words to say
Then we'll finally realize, there is room to stay
In your love
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Worth Your While
03:07
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Torn into pieces, easy to digest
Could have guessed it's better than the rest
Assumed to be knowing, easy to mistake
Undersold the consequence of fakes
We can't make it worth your while
We won't show you, it's not our style
Lost in a deep breath, easy to ignore
Under faulty promises of more
Mistaking wit for subtlety, easy to impress
With the duplicity of stress
We can't make it worth your while
We won't show you, it's not our style
We can't make it worth your while
We won't show you, it's not our style
It's not our place, to wonder why we care
We will never see the end of it all
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Matt Sams Chicago, Illinois
Matt Sams is a singer/songwriter and producer from the Chicago area. He has been performing music and writing songs for over
twenty years. Influenced by classic and alternative rock bands like: The Who, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Big Country.
Matt has written and recorded over 800 songs and continues to create every day.
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