1. |
the bird song
03:59
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slide inside a dirty mind
hide behind the window blinds
or in the fog that’s in the street
with flashing pictures on repeat
did you light a signal
to warn the others of what you know
you saw a fish swim down a pit
it looks like you are going through with it
and you were there to see them stare
with eyes open wide out to the sky
you watched them fall from cliffs so tall
with arms open wide like birds in the sky
this morning was a stranded kite
it kept on flying through the night
a newfound place was in its reach
but now it’s stranded on an empty beach
and you were there to see them stare
with eyes open wide out to the sky
you watched them fall from cliffs so tall
with arms open wide like birds in the sky
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2. |
wings
04:10
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he’s dying to meet you
opens up his arms to greet you
erase the hands hold the star up
discover where the claws attack us
you fled the nest just like the rest
the helicopters fly
leave shadows on our eyes
underneath their wings
you don’t feel anything
a happy home inside an eggshell
ripples turn to tide as they swell
a gentle shove away from your mother
as you escape inside another
you passed the test now rest your head
you found yourself up high
a way to pass the time
up here on your wings
you don’t feel anything
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3. |
dread
04:06
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hanging by the the slightest thread
floating in the wind
i am not here
nor am i there
slipping down into a daze
my hands upon the walls
of this small life
i choose to live
it takes more than i have
to go all the way back
there’s no slack in the rope
so i dread the coming day
and push it away
unlike before
when i adored you
guided by the books i’ve read
onto a bloody field
the battle was here
but now it’s gone there
climbing up in to a dream
my head inside the clouds
above this small life
i look down upon
it takes more than i have
to go all the way back
there’s no slack in the rope
so i dread the coming day
and push it away
unlike before
when i adored you
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4. |
no news
04:08
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it’s just the way the wind blows
as you count down to zero
no news is good news
no news is good news
constantly divided
almost always undecided
no news is good news
no news is good
it’s just the birds migrating
the haters keep on hating
no news is good news
no news is good news
can’t keep the fire burning
your lovers stop returning
no news is good news
no news is good
you don’t stand a chance
and everybody knows it
it’s no fucking news
that you’re about to blow it
it’s all been done before
dissolves into a bore
no news is good news
no news is good news
i speak the incantation
it won’t fulfill my expectations
no news is good news
no news is good
you don’t stand a chance
and everybody knows it
it’s no fucking news
that you’re about to blow it
when you stop and choke
on words that you have saved up
it’s no fucking news
that you’re about to give it up
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5. |
disappearer
05:30
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you shoot the messenger and laugh at the actor
who has a piece of you in his final chapter
disappearer you were my friend
as i understood how it would end
you wish you had the time to lie down and rest
but every stranger haunts you with their requests
and your dream takes you down
to an empty part of town
disappearer disappear now
disappear oh yeah oh yeah
disappearer disappear now
disappear oh yeah
you fill your vacant heart with the sparrows feathers
and sit by window panes in the stormy weather
disappearer you were my friend
as i understood how it would end
disappearer you were my friend
as i understood how it would end
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6. |
entertainer
04:13
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go to sleep entertainer
though you hate it
kiss the ghost and fade
like the pages and the faces
you wait around for days to end
and watch the hounds as they defend
people stay the same
though the buildings change around them
you filled up with despair
as the air entered the vacuum
so did i
so did i
so did i
so did i
you walk out where the road descends
and push away the closest friend
you lie down let the years advance
as the kings crown is left to chance
you wanted to be touched
so you left the windows open
and drove the car into
that deep enfolding ocean
so did i
so did i
so did i
so did i
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7. |
soldier
04:03
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you were a soldier
every night
walking in shadows
out of sight
inside the movie
your hand was
on my sleeve
as we watched a man who
was dying from
a memory
losing my balance
falling like
a misflown kite
it doesn’t matter
if you’re high
you still take a dive
into a pool of
water all
the ripples tweak
you don’t come out for
seven weeks
feel like a freak
everybody’s driving off in different ways
i’m about to be erased
all this war is going on in the street
history is on repeat
you were the black sheep
with your friends
but that depends
on how many nights you’ve
spent alone
no telephone
the words here to calm your
mental scene
and its bad dreams
you’re writing a letter
that you will burn
trying to turn
everybody’s driving off in different ways
i’m about to lose my face
all this war is going on in the street
everyone will be released
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8. |
corner
05:18
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drink yourself into a corner
talk yourself into a blur
had an itch uneasy feeling
listen close if you are concerned
stacking up every reason
that i should have this heart of stone
felt alone through changing seasons
all the birds from the nest have flown
some go out quietly
no one around
some hold on hardly
turn into sound
ambulance without a siren
all the tracks covered up with snow
head hanging down inside a coffin
waving to the ones i know
some go out quietly
no one around
some hold on hardly
turn into sound
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9. |
giving up
04:10
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what’s the use in trying to feel
when cares will only complicate the deal
you try and run away
to be among the brave
but you’re stuck inside the past
your flag was at half mast
you follow in your father footsteps as a failure
but do you fail if you never dreamt of getting better
a fight that’s never won
a nation comes undone
but what was bought and sold
was never yours to hold
the billboards say you have a chance at being happy
but you know better than to think you’re business savvy
and on the highway
you’re nervous and afraid
‘cause you’re there when the sun
gives up for every one oh oh oh oh
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10. |
h.o.o.m.o.
05:00
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you thought that this time
things would be different
that they would be new
these means are supposed to
lead to an end
and then you’d descend
if this is it
it’s not much of an ending
except in that you know
you’re broke again
hold on or move on
these days it’s like you’re on
the edge of a feeling
and it would be good
if you could just get
a little more
than this would be over
but that’s the catch
there’s nothing there to catch you
as you go down
you’re falling to the floor
hold on or move on
and did you find
the answer to your question
as you’re breaking down
another door
you say that this time
things will be different
that they will be new
these means that you follow
lead to an end
and then you suspend
if this is it
it’s not much of an ending
except in that you know
you’re broke again
hold on or move on
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