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1. |
Goodbye Tomorrow
03:34
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Goodbye tomorrow, it's not not our fate
No more sorrow, we're only late
We won't be afraid when we see the rain
We're absolute, sternly made
Subtleties in our shade
We shall know
Why should I cry if I see the end
Of timeless ties and scars I mend
All this life is in the wind
It's enough to taste
We won't be afraid when we see the rain
We're absolute, sternly made
Subtleties in our shade
We shall know
We won't be afraid when we see the rain
We're absolute, sternly made
Subtleties in our shade
We shall know
Why should I care if I see the end (goodbye tomorrow)
Timeless trials never win (It's not our fate)
All my life I begin (no more sorrow)
There is no truth (we're only late)
We won't be afraid when we see the rain
We're absolute, sternly made
Subtleties in our shade
We shall know
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2. |
No Matter
02:56
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You cut in my life, with a smile like a knife
And took me by surprise
You took what you wanted, oh how you flaunted
Teasing me with your eyes
I broke my golden rule, by being your fool
Now I'll never be the same
I thought you'd save me, you only told me maybe
I took that as a yes
Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies
Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry
I should have known, you never phone
Until you need a ride
You took all I had wanted, Now my life is haunted
I keep you inside
Tell me a story, about how you worry
Keep me strung along
I can't take this, please don't make this
Harder than it needs to be
Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies
Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry
Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies
Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry
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3. |
The Wind Cries
03:03
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Frozen in time like a road to nowhere
Tricking my mind into thinking that I don't care
Immersed in the sound of lullabies
Chased to the ground, the wind cries
Flipped in the sight of giants sleeping
Tricked in the light, they're quietly weeping
Immersed in the sound of lullabies
Chased to the ground, the wind cries
Firing the guns of the wasted
Tricked into fun the fruit goes untasted
Immersed in the sound of lullabies
Chased to the ground, the wind cries
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4. |
Simple Way
04:21
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Am I not allowed to be afraid
Is this deal the only one I made
Am I falling back asleep on hope
Is there anything to help me cope
Dancing beams of light
Keep me up all night
Trusting that it's how it should be
It's the only thing that makes sense to me
Is it not clear enough to see
Do I know what it means to me
In a way I know what I have to gain
In a sense it's better to remain
Dancing beams of light
Keep me up all night
Trusting that it's how it should be
It's the only thing that makes sense to me
Do I have to spell out anything
Is this truth or a song to sing
In this wilderness of slights
I am always bound by my sight
Dancing beams of light
Keep me up all night
Trusting that it's how it should be
It's the only thing that makes sense to me
It's a simple way to be
Dancing beams of light
Keep me up all night
Trusting that it's how it should be
It's the only thing that makes sense to me
It's a simple way to be
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5. |
The Way Home
03:45
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I am here a while, chasing
Trusting in the wire, pacing
How long till I get you on the line
How much is taken from my time
Please don't cry, I'm doing fine
Waiting for a way to find a way home
I heard the times are changing
Is it time to turn a page
How much can I call upon to follow
Is there any chance to avoid
Please don't cry, I'm doing fine
Waiting for a way to find a way home
Staring into the darkness
I smile at the void
I'm leaving it up to the universe
Nothing is the way I want to be
Please don't cry, I'm doing fine
Waiting for a way to find a way home
I've been chasing, I'm on overload
Please don't cry, I'm doing fine
Waiting for a way to find a way home
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6. |
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It's about time I find a little peace
Taking all the tiny bits and pieces from me
Solitude in case of liars chomping at the bit
How long must I scream until this is it
I won't hold this against you
But I don't know what I'll do
Sticks and stones in your words cutting them to pieces
Trips and hopes on overload stealing into weakness
Rocking the boat in shallow moats never quite sinking
Every day a challenge made, an exercise in thinking
I won't try to tell you
All about what you should do
I won't send another choice to you
It really doesn't matter what I do
I won't hold this against you
I won't hold this against you
It really doesn't matter what I do
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7. |
I'm Brand New
04:46
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I've been changing every day
Lost in the void of pointless rage
I'm not gone, I'm brand new
I've been chasing dogs of wars unkind
I'm not gone, I am true
It's alright to change in many ways
It is impossible to always stay the same
The views may change, but the feeling's remain
You don't have to be afraid if you want to change
I can see a million possibilities
The choices that I missed, were hidden from me
I'm not dead, I'm just new
It's alright to change in many ways
It is impossible to always stay the same
The views may change, but the feeling's remain
You don't have to be afraid if you want to change
I'm not dead, I'm brand new
It's alright to change in many ways
It is impossible to always stay the same
The views may change, but the feeling's remain
You don't have to be afraid if you want to change
I'm not dead, I'm brand new
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8. |
Bring Me Down
04:12
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I'm on a roll but I'm not the actor, hiding from your natural disaster
I can't tell just what you're after, I won't take this lightly
I'm gonna need some more information, If you want my retaliation
I'm sending my brain on vacation, I can't take this anymore
If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage
There's a restless reason hiding in the rage
I start on empty every single day
I keep finding valuables placed in my way
Every step is littered with torment, prod and pull to find out what you meant
The secrets held in letters unsent, I won't open
I won't chase fires left unburnt, Taken in by desperate hurt
Buried in the taste of your dirt, I won't suffer it
If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage
There's a restless reason hiding in the rage
I start on empty every single day
I keep finding valuables placed in my way
Can't you see, you won't bring me down
If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage
There's a restless reason hiding in the rage
I start on empty every single day
I keep finding valuables placed in my way
Can't you see, you won't bring me down
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9. |
Stay Up Late
03:10
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The sun won't shine forever
We don't have all day
We can't ever say never
We can't always stay up late
The world can't always spin around our fate
We should never believe it's too late
We could talk all night about dreams we missed
We don't have to lie about our own bliss
The sun won't shine forever
We don't have all day
We can't ever say never
We can't always stay up late
We can't always live in the past
Mistakes made should only make us laugh
There's so much to talk about, it could take all night
We don't have to fight about who was right
Will it ever be true, every day will be new
The sun won't shine forever
We don't have all day
We can't ever say never
We can't always stay up late
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10. |
Bleed Away
04:05
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Living in an animal skin I'd like to shed
Tripping triggers never found living in my head
I've tried every trick to help me to believe
I don't have to watch it fail to know that it bled
I've been marching onward, stumbles in my gait
It's all the secrets I've heard that made me want to wait
I can't always fix it, I can't get it straight
I am not the trap for you, I am just the bait
Living all the colors I found underneath
Trusting in the powers, betrayed by belief
I've tried every trick to understand the words
I don't have to watch it fail to know its misery
I've been marching onward, stumbles in my gait
It's all the secrets I've heard that made me want to wait
I can't always fix it, I can't get it straight
I am not the trap for you, I am just the bait
Changing scenes to suit my tastes, I've been breaking down
I could have tried long ago, but it's not the world I found
I've tried every trick to help you see my way
I don't have to watch it fail to watch it bleed away
Changing scenes to suit my tastes, I've been breaking down
I could have tried long ago, but it's not the world I found
I've tried every trick to help you see my way
I don't have to watch it fail to watch it bleed away
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11. |
The Wind
03:11
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I kinda want to tell you how I want to care
The words may not ring true if you're unaware
I've been climbing mountains while sleeping in the dirt
I should have known, but you should have known too
We've been running trials, laughing every night
Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight
Underneath the files, we know the story here
We don't always know, but it's becoming clear
I kinda have to let you tell me what you wanted
I should have tried to stop you before you flaunted
You can't lord it over me, I am not your trust disease
I should have cared, but you should have cared too
We've been running trials, laughing every night
Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight
Underneath the files, we know the story here
We don't always know, but it's becoming clear
I don't care if you don't care if
We ever care about the winds
We've been running trials, laughing every night
Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight
Underneath the files, we know the story here
We don't always know, but it's becoming clear
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12. |
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We are late to the party. We will never be the same. All is lost and found inside the dreams of sleeping apes. No one will be able to dance when I get through with them! I am the grim reaper of the dance floor. When dreams escape you, you will not live another day. I have given all my tears to the gods of wars unfought. Check another box and you will be forgiven. Jesters will dance in a wild fire untamed. Kill it all and you will be a villain. Chances you take will never come to an end.
Dance sukka dance. Groove sukka groove. Move sukka move. Dance sukka dance.
This music makes me angry! DANCE! Dance I say! Dance like everybody is judging you.
Please Baby. Please tell me the secret of your magic. This horrible dance will never end.
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13. |
Let's Forget
02:53
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Let's all forget the night
Let's forget all our fights
I forgot the words I like to say
When every day goes my way
Let's all find some time to dream
Let's all let it go and scream
I forgot who I had to be
It never meant that much to me
Take another look around and we could make it right
This means the world to me, so stay tonight
Let's pretend we'll never ever die
Let's decide when we want to fly
I forgot what I should have done
When the days were filled with fun
Take another look around and we could make it right
This means the world to me, so stay tonight
How many times will we try this
How long can I resist
Take another look around and we could make it right
This means the world to me, so stay tonight
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14. |
Putting Out Fires
02:55
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I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned
Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns
I'm running down the trails I can see
I've been shaking off the labels on me
It's been a sticking point I work around
I reach a tipping point before I found
I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned
Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns
I stole the stars away, replacing them with sand
I watched it fade away, slipping through my hands
I thought I threw away my chances on a whim
I watched it slip away, ignoring where I've been
I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned
Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns
I'm tired of the chase
I start to erase
I've been slipping back in time, forgetting what I lost
I can't fake a pantomime, no matter what it cost
I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned
Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns
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15. |
I Told You So
03:38
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I haven't said too much with layers I won't fake
I found out in the nick of time, it never is too late
I belong to galaxies wired into fate
I could say I told you so
I pass by while angles cry, with demons on my tail
I try to see it coming, but with my luck I'll probably fail
I belong to energies hiding in the air
I might say I told you so
I can hear you calling out a name
Can't you see it's all just a game
Nothing ever stays the same
There's no need to make a claim to fame here
All those lies that never die, unfold into madness claims
I'll lose control on overload, pretending I know the names
I belong to all I see hiding in the flames
I just may say I told you so
I can hear you calling out a name
Can't you see it's all just a game
Nothing ever stays the same
There's no need to make a claim to fame here
I told you so
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16. |
The Blue In Our Skies
03:18
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I just have to listen to words I've never known
This is not an answer to questions never shown
I won't ever face that day
I won't ever fall away
Why do we chase away the blue in our skies
How can we fade away right before our eyes
I only want to listen to heartbeats unexplained
I recall the moments, every time it rained
I won't ever live that pain
I won't ever chase the rain
Why do we chase away the blue in our skies
How can we fade away right before our eyes
It's all I can see, when you laugh at me
Why do we chase away the blue in our skies
How can we fade away right before our eyes
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17. |
Burning
03:26
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Stop in the middle, think before you talk
Slip in the moment, trust before you walk
I'm the one in error, doing all I can
I'm the terror stricken, I don't understand
I'm not asking for a nightmare in disguise
I'm caught in a death-grip
Stop in the middle, think before you talk
Slip in the moment, trust before you walk
Is this a dream or am I still alive
How much will I tear down, trying to survive
I'm not asking for help, I'm asking you to understand
I'm caught in the answer
Stop in the middle, think before you talk
Slip in the moment, trust before you walk
Will this stop the bleeding, or am I already lost
Chances are I'm ignorant of how much it cost
I'm not asking ever again for things I never wanted
I'm caught in forgiveness
Stop in the middle, think before you talk
Slip in the moment, trust before you walk
I'm not burning out, I'm just burning down
Stop in the middle, think before you talk
Slip in the moment, trust before you walk
I'm just burning down
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18. |
We Will See
05:02
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Saving all your life for a day like this
This is not a time you'll ever want to miss
I won't build a cage around my life
I can't change my face around your smile
Will you call me out by name, in sadness
Will you lock me out of your world, It's madness
I won't chase away what I need
I won't change my meaning around your frowns
I am unafraid of the plans made, we will see
I'm never under orders from on high
Knowing how I feel is not a lie
I won't build my castle on the sand
I can't change my places around your world
I'm unaware of the plan here, we will see
I'm unaware of the plan here, we will see
Will you call me out by name, in sadness
Will you lock me out of your world, It's madness
I won't chase away what I need
I won't change my meaning around your frowns
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19. |
Hesitate
04:28
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I will not hesitate, I will not imitate your fate
I won't trace the circles around my world
I will not hide inside, I will not hide the way I try
Tracing circles around my world
All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn
What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn
I cannot be in fear every passing year I live
Chasing jackals in my dreams
I refuse to let it die, as I refuse to even try
To chase the demons from my life
All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn
What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn
All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn
What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn
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20. |
Rise And Shine
04:13
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It's kinda hard to be what I want to be
The men at the top are looking down on me
They're getting giddy from our misery
The only way to win is to deny the game
The only way to fail is to take the blame
We're in the desert collecting names
To curse our luck
Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party
Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise
Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank
Let's all rise and shine
There shouldn't be a reason to play along
There never is a reason to hide your song
Don't be afraid of who you are
Playing by their rules won't get you far
If you're born lucky, you're still the same
You're just another number without a name
We're dancing in the desert unafraid
Cursing our luck
Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party
Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise
Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank
Let's all rise and shine
Breaking down the walls that keep them safe
Tearing down the smile on their faces
Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party
Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise
Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank
Let's all rise and shine
We're dancing in the desert unafraid
Cursing our luck
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21. |
I've Always Known
03:33
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I don't miss the dream that brought me here
I won't scream in love, or run in fear
I've always known the dreams don't last while awake
I pretend another sacrifice will work
In my blue skies, thunder always lurks
I've always known, wishes don't come true in vain
Who knows what will come true
I don't wish on stars behind the clouds
I just want to be happy, when it's allowed
I've always known, it all works out alright
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22. |
Please
04:08
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If I had more whiskey and half as much pride
I would have the courage to call you up tonight
I'd say I was sorry, I'd say I was wrong, please
Say we'll see each other one last time
I won't see another chance coming down the line
So please
If I had a reason or a tale to tell
I could find a way out of this hell
I'd run forever, in the fields above, please
Say we'll see each other one last time
I won't see another chance coming down the line
So please
I've just been sitting here, Wondering where you went
I am just a ghost of who I used to be
I am nothing without you next to me
Say we'll see each other one last time
I won't see another chance coming down the line
So please
Say we'll see each other one last time
I won't see another chance coming down the line
So please
So please
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23. |
Burn Away The Sound
03:01
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It's not a good day to be stuck outside
It's still a little late to go for a ride
It doesn't make sense to run and hide
All I know is karma is on my side
I don't care if you don't have the answer to my dreams
I only know enough to cause a fuss
I only care enough to do what I must
I don't care if you don't care about my dreams
I'm a bit reactive to the lies
All I can see is I have to try
Sitting in the middle, I start to slide
I can see now that I'm out of time
All this time I was wondering where I have to be
I only know enough to cause a fuss
I only care enough to do what I must
I don't care if you don't care about my dreams
I will burn away the sound, we don't know what was found
I only know enough to cause a fuss
I only care enough to do what I must
I don't care if you don't care about my dreams
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24. |
There's Hope
02:22
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Slip away and peer inside this life
This is not a war we have to fight
Every single day is like a wish ignored
Tricked into thinking there's something more
We believe there's hope in the sun shine
We pretend we know how to tell time
I've started planning life before
Things never work out anymore
So, I refuse to dot my I's
I've erased the crosses from my t's
We believe there's hope in the moonlight
We pretend to know what life might
Bring to us, we've got to trust in unknowns
We believe there's hope in star light
We just have to trust in what life brings
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25. |
Show Us
03:39
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I've got a chance to be amused
Nothing we care about will amuse you
You mean nothing to us
That's just gotta be enough for you
We wanna see it, we wanna know
Come on and show us, what we don't know
Come on and show us, this is news
Come on and show us what is new
You've gotta stop it, you don't know
You have no story, but still you show it
It's so pathetic that you believe it
If it bleeds, then it leads
We wanna see it, we wanna know
Come on and show us, what we don't know
Come on and show us, this is news
Come on and show us what is new
What do you want to sell
What is it you want to tell us
Is there anything real
What do you want us to feel
We don't swallow the lies
We won't entertain your tries
We don't swallow the lies
We won't entertain your tries
We wanna see it, we wanna know
Come on and show us, what we don't know
Come on and show us, this is news
Come on and show us what is new
What do you want to sell us
What is it you want to tell us
Is there anything real
What do you want us to feel
What do you want us to feel
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26. |
Any Reason
03:35
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Why don't we try something new
Why don't we learn how to love
This whole world is burning down into something new
I can't think of any reason not to
Stay alive through one more night
Change your mind when you want to fight
We have time to get it right
I can't think of any reason not to
We don't have to chain ourselves to bliss
Will we learn enough from this
This whole life is leading up to this
I can't think of any reason not to
Stay alive through one more night
Change your mind when you want to fight
We have time to get it right
I can't think of any reason not to
Chasing nothing, why don't we find a reason to change
Stay alive through one more night
Change your mind when you want to fight
We have time to get it right
I can't think of any reason not to
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27. |
We Are Loved
04:35
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When we've seen it all fall apart in faults
With a new resolve, we watch the world disolve
When we've lost our way, we resist the change
With a new insight, we exist in the light
All we may lose, we never knew
Relieved in a sense, that I followed too
The unknown
I've lost the choices I know, I've been caught in this storm
I don't see a way to be alone, This is all I've ever known
All we may lose, we never knew
Relieved in a sense, that I followed too
The unknown
Why stop the only answer here
Why fight what's already clear (We are loved)
All we may lose, we never knew
Relieved in a sense, that I followed too
The unknown
I've lost the choices I know, I've been caught in this storm
I don't see a way to be alone, This is all I've ever known
We are loved
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28. |
Float
03:38
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I become the day every other night
I know what to say when I know I'm right
I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight
I'm unafraid
I welcome the day when it doesn't matter
I refuse to say just what I'm after
I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight
I'm unafraid
I became a ghost, believing I'm alive
What I love the most, is when I have to try
I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight
I'm unafraid
I decide to float far above distrust
All that I could hope for is to do what I must
I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight
I'm unafraid
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29. |
Your River
03:11
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Revealed in silence, kissed by stars
We're not alone in the mists
Concealed in the iron chains
Take me down your river
Drown me while I sleep
Sinking unforgiven
By memories I keep
Chased into glory, retold by believers
All I'm told to return in kind
I just don't have the time
Take me down your river
Drown me while I sleep
Sinking unforgiven
By memories I keep
I am sleeping, I am gone
Take me down your river
Drown me while I sleep
Sinking unforgiven
By memories I keep
I just don't have the time
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30. |
I Don't Want To Know
03:28
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I've got a feeling but you don't know
I've got a feeling but you don't know
I don't understand this world, I've got to let it go
I've got a feeling that I don't want to know
I should have seen it but it happened too fast
I should have seen it but it happened too fast
I can't suss out what I know, or if it will not last
I've got a feeling that I don't want to know
I've got to try to take it slow
I've got to try to take it slow
I won't try to take a bow, or try to make it all right
I've got a feeling that I don't want to know
I've got nothing against the chaos, especially when it's fun
I've got nothing against the places we all like to run
I've got nothing against the truth we like to believe
I've got nothing against the wires tangled up in me
I've got a feeling but you don't know
I've got a feeling but you don't know
I don't understand this world, I've got to let it go
I've got a feeling that I don't want to know
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31. |
The Beacon
03:52
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Working up the confidence to see through the veils
Choking on cowardice until that ship has sailed
Wading through the haze, I forgot to breathe
After all, I am no one new
When all the days are done
When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home
Rattling off the reasons never worked for me
Slipping through the seasons I hid underneath
With dirt on my fingers, I forgot to breathe
After all, I am no one new
When all the days are done
When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home
Remind me, Just breathe
Don't we always dream that it lasts forever
After all, I am no one new
When all the days are done
When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home
When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home
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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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