1. |
Lenten Song
03:46
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We paid to have the best life
The ash and snow
And no one wants to be where they’re from
The fickle tantrums
Withered ghost
The lenten songs were all that got me home
No eye can tell
No ear rung bell
It’s just some sort of self-reflected new
The touch so fair
The sun forebear
But don’t you ever say hallelujah
Fear can rule a man’s heart
Let it show
Your faith don’t sink so why’d you leave the boat
A bitter wisdom
Holy ghost
The less you think, the more you’re letting go
Slow it down now
You’re doing good
Fast pace won’t wait
You know you should
Mid-state, my fate
There’s many ways through life, but yours is right
No eye can tell
No ear rung bell
It’s just some sort of self-reflected new
The touch so fair
The sun forebear
But don’t you ever say hallelujah
No eye can tell (repeat)
No ear rung bell (rewrote)
It’s just some sort of self-reflected new (re-centered on)
The touch so fair (we lie)
The sun forebear (we fall)
But don’t you ever say hallelujah
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2. |
Consequence
06:42
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The hero was a bad man
Anyone who wanted to be remembered
Had to do it on the backs of other men
“And it always stops and starts about the same”
The hero wore a black hat
No one noticed when he left the building
No one could remember what his name was
“But they stopped to thank the lord I kept them safe”
We don’t want to see the darkness
That hides beneath your smile
Young and stupid, call it foolish
But we’re the ones who died
The hero wasn’t listening
Even though each whisper left him reeling
He would never deign to tell the truth
“That I feel the most alone when I’m with you”
We don’t want to see the darkness
That hides behind your eyes
Young and stupid, consequential
The innocence denied
The innocence denied
All you are
All that you are
It’s not so far from this
We’re living on the edge of every word
Debate your path
You’ve done the math
But now we’re living on the edge of every word
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3. |
Honeybell
04:54
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Time is fleeting, but all the while
He sees mistakes before the trial
Measured twice but, the cut’s not right
He takes control, but he can’t maintain his life
When sleep creeps in
New doubts begin
Dressed all nicely, he’s feeling fine
Can’t tell that his nerves are in decline
Always on time, he’s never lied
The same set of superlatives denied
And when you see
The resolution in his hands
When you see
The resolute resolve to bend
When sleep creeps in
New doubts begin
Unconsciously, rebuild it
Prescript, refilling
Choose control or choose to love this
Always and forever
Feel the lack or feel redundant
Always and forever
With storms and sunny weather
Always and forever
Just relax your anxious tether
Always and forever
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4. |
Claim
04:57
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Debate your path
And the benefits
Of feigning your ignorance
You’re halfway back home
The second act
With a faltered love
The ones you think better of
All the lives that you claim
They’re already gone
Stray from youth and maturity
The slight insecurity
Where one does decline
No field, no magnetic pull to be
Right-handed, so foolishly
The south end of why
Stay your hand, don’t you mourn for me
Your love for your enemies (your love lost on enemies)
Not lost over time
You’ll sense the charges before you leave
The ions and energy
New gods on the line
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5. |
Three Futures
04:11
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you are the future
in the moments after birth
but we forget
who we really are
i hate this future
swiftly flying cars
and moving screens
only tell you so much
the farther we look back
the more we miss the past
and the farther that we look ahead
the more we miss the past
there is no future
intense and other words
have no more meaning
except what you assign
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6. |
At The Least
04:50
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No man above
Don’t search your feelings
No god below
It’s all on us
Turn your face or do the deed
Safety gave us power
But we go in fear
Give and take of reason
Is what keeps us near
These eyes are glued wide-open
And these ears can hear
Sing aloud and do your dance until it’s done
Cry out, encroaching waters
They won’t stay there
My three loves under the ocean
In this century
They will fade into the sea
Safety gave us power
But we go in fear
Give and take of reason
Is what keeps us near
These eyes are glued wide-open
And these ears can hear
No single dirge we know can force a tear
Say it, even though you’re never sure
Put it out into the open, make it twice reciprocal
Pray, yet, may your eyes be viewing still
And the changes to your system, make believing such a thrill
Safety gave us power
But we go in fear
Give and take of reason
Is what keeps us near
These eyes are glued wide-open
And these ears can hear
The great are less awake, the least are gone
The least are gone
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7. |
Dusty
06:14
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Stay a while
You know that there’s nothing you can do to make me leave
Bathed in light
The morning sun feels brighter through the trees
But you want to be in a dusty afternoon
But the summer came too soon to be alone
So get your goals all written down
Before you change your mind
And you leave this town behind knowing no one
Late at night
Been so long since I have seen through clear and unimpeded light
Other lives
Make my vision cloudy so I’m stuck in memory
But you want to be in a dusty afternoon
But the summer came too soon to be alone
So get your goals all written down
Before you change your mind
And you leave this town behind knowing no one
Oh, the beauty of this place
The reflections of ourselves
Oh, how to love then be replaced
We commune as darkened shapes
Know me well
It’s like the sun
With no warmth
Tidal pull
With no force
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8. |
Trust Me
03:58
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Lover
Trust me
I’ll stay for just a while
I can’t stand
Anything besides myself
By morning
I’ll have made my way
From entropy
To humid everglades
Kiddo
Trust me
I’ll never let you down
For a moment
I even trust myself
By the morning
I’ll know I lied
Load the casket
My intentions gone and died
Brother
Trust me
I taught you all I know
You’re younger
But you’re really wise as hell
In the morning
You’re gonna hear bad news
Count to forty
And pretend to sing the blues
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9. |
Sedentary Action
03:55
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Sedentary action
Emotions hurt you less
Informed opinions fly
Just live your life in rest
So walk your tightrope wire
Forget what makes you sleep
Stay in the trance forever
And your promises you’ll keep
Craft your own response (errors follow in)
Forget what mother said (shades of happiness)
Eat the words they use to hurt you (speech is blank with)
And drink your share of lead (elemental bliss)
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