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Eyes Open
03:32
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I'm drawing circles around your wrists
I'm looking inside for pieces I missed
I shall not want
Eyes open under restraint
Veins closing under stars aligning
My head is spinning it's laughing triggers
I'm looking for any reason to stay inside
I shall not want
Eyes open under restraint
Veins closing under stars aligning
Eyes open I resist the notion
Veins closing I recall why I'm here
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2. |
Shine On Me
03:44
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I can feel the sun shine on me
And I can always pretend
I'll shake away the webs that hold me down
I'll chase away the clouds that hold this sound
I can feel the weight of time on me
I know it's always running out
There's still enough time to work it out
There's still a soul in me trying to get out
I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me
I can see the way you smile at me
Leaves me with no secrets left to tell
I'll stay awake long enough to see
The time it takes to make me believe
I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me
This life isn't a cloudy day
I'm living dreams worlds away
Long enough to see
I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me
I can feel the sun shining down on me
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3. |
Shred The Veil
04:24
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I fight mountains and I drive them to the sea
All the bluster never meant that much to me
I tear the stitches from these wounds healed
Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole
Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold
I give meaning to dreams I inhale
I take heroes for men made of stone
Why disappear when this world seems so old
Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole
Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold
I saw it coming, I saw it coming from miles away
Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole
Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold
Steal away into the night
Am I calm or am I just blind
I tear at fears I never held true
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4. |
What's What
02:37
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Boldfaced and slaphappy, wasting all your time
Unhurried and unhinged, failing by design
You could say I knew
Are we all running away, or are we just running in place
It's high time we find out what's what
Skin-tight giddiness, tying you up inside
Punchdrunk insidious, on a desperate slide
I could say it's safe to assume
Are we all running away, or are we just running in place
It's high time we decide what's what
Are we all running away, or are we just running in place
I wish I knew
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5. |
In The Future
03:24
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There won't be many shopping carts in the future
Fruits and crisps and dates and figs teleported to your door
We won't want to drive our cars in the future
Our Cadillacs and Porsches will have to drive themselves
Parents just won't understand
Our stupid clothes and all those passing fads
We won't use telephones in the future
Anything we want to say will now transmit directly from our brains
We won't want to watch TV in the future
We'll just play with sticks and mud or make castles out of sand
Music won't be as good as it was in the 90's
Kids those days weren't as frightening as they will be in the future
There won't be many people walking around in the future
That's because we're all robots now in the future
In the future
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6. |
My Release
03:14
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Don't take away my release, it's the only thing that gives me
Peace enough to let myself be free
Cuz I don't trust myself to leave it up to me
I'll forgive
All the times I tried to hide away my head
All the times I wished I were dead
I'll forgive
Don't tug the switches in my mind, It's all I need to help me
Find another day to get along
Freeze another thought in a song
I'll forgive
All the times I tried to slip away
All the times I couldn't find a better way
I'll forgive
Wasting all my time, sleeping under water
Breathing in the dreams of lives I'll never leave
It's taking my whole life away
Don't take my release, don't take my release
It's all that gives me peace, It's all that gives me peace
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7. |
I'm Right Here
04:51
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Whatever I say, whatever I say I know you love me
And nothing you say can change that
Wherever I go, wherever I go I feel you with me
And nothing they say can make me forget that
Whenever you want, whenever you want, I'll be right beside you
I stand like a stone, always by your side
Wherever you've gone, wherever you've gone, you take me with you
And nothing they say can make me forget that
You will always be safely kept in my heart
You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here
Whatever they do, whatever they do they can't hurt us
And nothing can tear this love apart
Wherever we go, wherever we go, we'll always be close
And nothing they say can make us forget that
You will always be safely kept in my heart
You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here
You don't have to cry, open up your eyes
I'm right here
You will always be safely kept in my heart
You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here
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8. |
Ghost Town
03:48
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I awoke as a stranger in worlds I called home
Ignoring all the danger I stumbled on this tomb
I woke the ghosts of a ghost town
A million lives could never make it right
Although I tried, I could never find the light
And they won't let me be at peace
I disturbed the order of realms beyond control
My eyes were blinded by the greed in my soul
I woke the ghosts of a ghost town
A million lives could never make it right
Although I tried, I could never find the light
And they won't let me be at peace
If only I could make it right, or maybe go back in time
I would have let them slumber
The choice I made will haunt me until my dying day
The spirits that I angered won't let me slip away
I woke the ghosts of a ghost town
A million lives could never make it right
Although I tried, I could never find the light
And they won't let me be at peace
Don't wake the ghosts in the ghost town
Don't wake the ghosts in the ghost town
They'll never let you be
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9. |
Embrace Of The Sea
04:00
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Of all the winds we suffer, caught in this storm
Growing old means growing cold and I want to stay warm
I swallow all my regrets, It rings hollow with secrets never kept whole
I can count my blessings until the end of time
It doesn't change the lessons I try to leave behind
I call out in the empty night, I choke on words I do not dare to speak
All this time, I was blind
I can only see how it's supposed to be
I can feel your thunder wash over me
I may as well accept the embrace of the sea
I stole this reason for myself
I chose to keep it in my own hell
I may as well accept the embrace of the sea
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10. |
Long Enough
03:22
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Chemical reactions in my brain
Making me wish for an end to the rain
I wish all the clouds away, long enough to make it home
I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright
Long enough to make it home
All the fading memories I pretend to use
Sick of talking backwards, sick of the abuse
I chase the winds away from me, long enough to make it home
I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright
Long enough to make it home
I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright
Long enough to make it home
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11. |
Stardust
03:36
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I've been floating in space my whole life
I'll bask in this grace as the world floats along
I know what we're made of
Stardust floating through my mind
Stardust is in everything we find
It's all we are made of
I love every world I see in my dreams
I believe every word muffled in my screams
I know what we're made of
Stardust floating through my mind
Stardust is in everything we find
It's all we are made of
I can't shut you down, I don't have the right
You can be yourself, we don't have to fight
We're all the same
I'll be waiting for the walls to come down
I'll be chasing peace until I run aground
I know what we're made of
Stardust floating through my mind
Stardust is in everything we find
It's all we are made of
We are all made of stardust, we are all made of stardust
It's all we are made of
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We hold a different power inside
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You don't have to ask me eighteen times
Not when seventeen will do
Yes dear I love you and I'll say it every day
You make me happy too
Here by your side I will always stay
No matter what we go through
Darlin, you know that I'm in love with you
You will be my darling girl, and I will be your man
Won't you come and dance with me on the moonlit sand
You don't have to ask me eighteen times
Not when seventeen will do
Yes dear, I know you like to hold my hand
And I like your hands too
They all scratch their heads when we walk by hand in hand
Cuz they never saw a love so true
Darlin you know that I'm in love with you
You will be my darling girl, and I will be your man
Won't you come and dance with me on the moonlit sand
You don't have to ask me eighteen times
Not when seventeen will do
You don't have to ask me eighteen times
Not when seventeen will do
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Breaking Teeth
03:46
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I'm wide awake, the words bend and break away from me
Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold
The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold
I'm revealing fakes, the humors shake me to my very bones, so old
Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold
The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold
This fight takes too much from me
This night steals the fire from my soul, so old
Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold
The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold
Breaking teeth on gold, breaking teeth on gold, so old
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O.B.E.
03:41
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I won't be answering my phone
I feel myself float away from home
The silver chord guides me back
I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
The universe is an open book to me
I can feel it coming clear, lightening my soul
The silver chord guides me back
I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
I can see, it's not just me
I can see it in front of me
I don't know if I'll make it back
I want to stay free for eternity
The silver chord guides me back
I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
The tears fade away as I come down
I want to feel this always
I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
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Alone
02:51
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It's a long way down to that sewer hole
Kick off your shoes and dust off your coat, alone
You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone
It's a long way back, down that snow-covered road
Keep up your pace and kill all thoughts of hope, alone
You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone
You try to dance or drink it off, you won't let no one know
You don't want to go where you know you'll be alone
It's a long way down to those six feet underground
Sigh or cry or wish to die, alone
You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone
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17. |
Dying Days
03:55
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All of the lives I bleed, conspire to fill the sound
I believe the innocence will set me free
All of the fire I bring, tell no lies to bring me down
I believe there is a fight in me
Oh, don't say that it's not true
Away, away, we go, we go
No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow
Away, away, we know, we know
No more faking smiles for the lies we know
I forgive the wounds I cursed, kicking up the dirt
I believe the demon chasing me
I forgot my dying words and who they're meant to hurt
I believe the problem is me
Oh, don't say I miss the hurt
Away, away, we go, we go
No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow
Away, away, we know, we know
No more faking smiles for the lies we know
Oh, this wild soul won't rest, until I follow all that's left to me
Away, away, we go, we go
No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow
Away, away, we know, we know
No more faking smiles for the lies we know
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Transmissions
04:55
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Call on these transmissions held, hidden in an endless sky
At rest, at last, head in to the unknown
Endless knowing, boundless skies
Endless dreaming, my whole life
I commit it to the stars
Caught up in a sacrifice, pulling reigns on desire
At rest, at least I can see the world's hidden notes
Endless knowing, boundless skies
Endless dreaming, my whole life
I commit it to the stars
There are wild things lurking in my soul
Trust in those transmissions sent, soaring far away from here
At rest, at last, revealing the unknown
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Always Know
03:44
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Hold close and I'll be here to warm you
No choice, I can only love you from here out
Don't cry, don't try wondering what might have been
I will always know that you love me so
I will always live the love that you show
Always know
Run free, but always lay your heart here
You know me and all I'll never lose, laughing at the wind
Don't cry, don't try wishing on stars that never shine
I will always know that you love me so
I will always live the love that you show
Always know
Hold close and I'll be here to warm you
Hold close and I'll be here to warm you
Always
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Shock And Awe
03:09
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I'd pay good money to see the look on your face
I bet you think it's funny, running in place
After all the fakers pass me by
The world's a mess, I'm not impressed by your rampant greed
I'd pay good money to see you trip the chance
I bet you think it's funny, with blood on your hands
After all the blind pass you by
Your time is up, you're out of luck, as you bleed
There's no pride in your fall, your sins nailed to the wall
You won't have time to stall, it's your own private shock and awe
There's no pride in your fall, your sins nailed to the wall
You won't have time to stall, it's your own private shock and awe
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Mine To Remember
03:41
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It's mine to remember
Maybe I see that I can believe that I'm still trying
It's caught on my tongue when I try to reveal the answer
It's mine to remember or mine to fade away
I try to deliver my best every day I'm awake
I could be dumb or maybe too young, to find out the answers
To cut through the din, I'm dying within the memories I left here
It's mine to remember or mine to dread
When I release all the pain I fed to myself
Am I locked away for good this time, are my pieces left behind
It's mine to remember or mine to forget
But I can't tell you what I have left to lose
It's mine to remember or mine to regret
But I won't surrender what I have left to prove
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Hold You
03:12
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Why must I be a fool for you, I try so hard to always prove
That I love you
I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you
I do
Why must your smile warm me so, I try so hard to let you know
That I love you
I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you
I do
Hold me close, I won't go, Stay right here, I'll let you know
That I love you
I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you
I do
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Bolt The Door
03:45
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Goats and pigs and animals tearing down your gates
Hear the monsters howl and scream
Hide your head and bolt the door
Before the battle mother, close my eyes before I bleed away
Before the battle mother, close these veins before I bleed away
Hide your head and bolt the door
Into the grinder boys, it's off to victory
We can die, side by side, it's how it's meant to be
Hide your head and bolt the door
Before the battle mother, close my eyes before I bleed away
Before the battle mother, close these veins before I bleed away
Hide your head and bolt the door
Into the firing line, our world is over
We'll be buried in the potter's field and dream
Hide your head and bolt the door
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A Million More
03:03
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Are we accidents waiting to happen
Are we trojan horses in disguise
We can hold out a million years
And then a million more
Are we waiting for lights to change
Are we dreaming of stars colliding
We can dream up a million ways
And then a million more
Dream on, I can follow too
I want to dream with you
We're spot on, when we break it down
I know what I found there
Are we wasting all our time
Are we confused enough yet
We can dream up a million ways
We can dream up a million ways
We can dream up a million ways
And then a million more
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I Can Keep Fighting
03:49
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My thoughts fade away with the sun, I float back in time
I dream of flying
Like the times you kissed me in the fading moonlight
I remember why it felt so right, I can't wake up from this dream
My dreams fade in the morning light, I start another day
I can keep fighting
Like the times they told me, I'm nothing but a fool
I remember what is true, I won't give up this dream
I am still a soul, I am still alive
I will never run, I will never hide
Nothing they can say can tear me away from this
Like the times you kissed me in the fading moonlight
I remember why it felt so right, I can't wake up from this dream
Like the times they told me, I'm nothing but a fool
I remember what is true, I won't give up this dream
My thoughts fade away with the sun, I float back in time
I can keep fighting
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Dirty Pill
03:31
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I think you found a dirty pill, climbing over ant hills
You wanna take another trip, but you don't know what will fit, yea
Oh don't ask me, I don't know either
You seem hell bent on making enemies
Picking at the scabs from your disease
Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either
I think you tried to run away, from demons you couldn't slay
The choices left up to you, threw away what you never knew
Oh don't ask me, I don't know either
You seem hell bent on making enemies
Picking at the scabs from your disease
Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either
Why don't you know?
You seem hell bent on making enemies
Picking at the scabs from your disease
Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either
I think you found a dirty pill, why don't you know?
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27. |
Alien
03:15
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I thought I was an actor, always wearing masks
I thought I knew the answers, I never thought to ask, who knew
The chain replays in my head, I missed the first go round
I've been wracking my brain, searching for that sound, I knew
I thought I was the alien, and the rest of you were sane
I can see we're animals, and we're pretty much the same, who knew
As time reveals my ignorance, I'll never find a truth
I've been hurting my own cause, putting forth the proof, I know
I thought I controlled myself, and was always to blame
I'm not at fault for breaking down, inheriting this name
Who knew why I tried, when I was out of time
Who knew I lived trapped in my own mind
I thought I was an actor, always wearing masks
I thought I knew the answers, I never thought to ask, who knew
I thought I was the alien, and the rest of you were sane
I thought I was the alien, but we're all the same
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I Can't Relate
03:24
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You think you're clever, above the rest
Flashing your smile, you think you're the best
I can't relate, I just can't see
Your empty head's got nothing on me
Don't waste my time, I'm doing just fine
Don't you know, don't you know
Take that smirk out of here, let me make it clear
I can't relate, I just can't see
Your empty head's got nothing on me
I can't relate, I just can't see
Your empty head's got nothing on me
Don't waste my time
You think you're entitled, you think that you're owed
A pretty face with the mind of a toad
I can't relate, I just can't see
Why you think you can step on me
Don't waste my time, you don't have the mind
Don't you see, don't you see
Take that smirk out of here, let me make it clear
I can't relate, I just can't see
Why you think you can step on me
I can't relate, I just can't see
Why you think you can step on me
Don't waste my time
Go back to your corner, leave me alone, go away
I can't relate, I just can't see
Your empty head's got nothing on me
I can't relate, I just can't see
Why you think you can step on me
Don't waste my time, I'm doing just fine
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Edge Of The World
04:06
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I can see through blindness, I can hear through the din
Even all the mindless can see the trouble you're in
Blame it on the madness, blame it on the cold
Hiding from your sadness won't keep you from growing old
Where will you run, where will you hide now
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
When you close your eyes, do you say your prayers
Do you ignore the lies, are you even aware
Blame it on the madness, or try to walk away
Chasing after sadness won't ever make them stay
Who will you ask to forgive all your faults
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
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30. |
Unspoken
03:37
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Did you know aliens walk among us
Do you know every star will die eventually
All these days can waste away
These words can go unspoken
Did you know the power of thought is endless
Do you know everyone gets lost eventually
All these dreams can come true
These words can go unspoken
When my time is done I won't be missed
These words can go unspoken
When all is said and done, sealed with a kiss
These words can go unspoken
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31. |
All These Wounds
04:13
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I know what reaction is, I see it every night
With no distraction, I go out of my mind
I won't disappear, I won't burn it down
But I don't know how long I'll last living underground
I will find out what I have left
I can't die here, I leave the rest to you
I am burning bridges I never tried to cross
I've been paralyzed by the fear of loss
I can't take it back now, all my words escape
Through wounds I never bothered to heal
I will find out what I have left
I can't die here, I leave the rest to you
All these wounds I give to you
I will find out what I have left
I can't die here, I leave the rest to you
All these wounds, I give to you for safe keeping
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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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