1. |
Forever
03:40
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The only place I wish to be
is right here by the olive trees
where birds are singing endlessly
Unaware of what they need
Violent eyes are circling
I wish that you would tell me things
about our dreams and what they mean
‘cause I know that we won’t be here
forever
Forever
Spend my mornings by the trees
‘cause I’m not who I thought I’d be
a selfless man with dignity
who knows the flame and what it needs
Late at night I’m wondering
about where you are and how you’ve been
and now the sun is late again
I know that we can’t pretend
forever
Forever
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2. |
2017
03:13
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You called me up when your mind was on the run
I thought the sunrise would heal it
And when you laughed I could feel it in my bones
I should have known you were bleeding
I fear the rain and the thought of going home
I did not know death was calling
And when you drowned I could feel it in my lungs
I always thought you were floating
We tore it apart
and built it again
when we were alone, mmm
A couple of years
before it went down
I was never around, mmm
I think I just grew
away from a few
of your uglier sides, mmm
But when I look back
I know you were tired
I know you were tired
Five years of grief and the world is burning up
I don’t think you would believe it
The sky is gray and they blind us with their guns
I fear the moon when I’m dreaming
We tore it apart
and built it again
when we were alone, mmm
A couple of years
before it went down
I was never around, mmm
I think I just grew
away from a few
of your uglier sides, mmm
But when I look back
I know you were tired
I know you were tired
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3. |
Lost and Safe
02:53
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4. |
One Day at a Time
02:33
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Walking in circles in streets that I know
Searching my mind like I’m surprised that you’re gone
Slow down
Old friend
Give me some years and I promise I’ll grow
Out of my shoes and my colors and tones
One day
at a time
I’m floating out with the boats by the shore
You are that someone I try to ignore
One day
at a time
Your taste for hatred is blowing my mind
Come by my place when you learn how to drive
Slow down
Old friend
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5. |
Why Are You Dreaming?
03:46
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Why won’t you come by and read me
with your eyes
Drive your feelings into the winter
of your mind
Why won’t you come by and shiver
for a while
Drive me to another wasteland
then let go of time
Wasn’t it a perfect day to kill?
Yeeeeeeaaaaah
Oooooooh noooo
What are you doing?
Why are you dreaming?
Why won’t you come by and melt down
on the floor
Look me in the eye and break down
what you saw
Violent men in suits that reek of greed
and despair
I don’t know what you meant when you said that I look like someone
that you knew way before when your mind wasn’t always tired
Wasn’t it a perfect day to kill?
Yeeeeeeaaaaah
Oooooooh noooo
What are you doing?
Why are you dreaming?
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6. |
You Might Remember
04:00
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7. |
All Things End
04:24
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Cloudy days are blurring out my sense of time
And you didn’t see the yellow fog in the morning light
Hanging out in parks and drinking cheap red wine
From a paper cup, while I lie about what I did last night
Slipping in and out of my reality
While you talk about how you dream at night
how the sunlight blends and how all things end
I clean my face to calm my nerves
I hold my breath and swear I’m going to change
and then the feeling fades
I clean my face to calm my nerves
I slip and slide away, while you stay the same
Like you’ll never age
Cloudy days are blurring out my sense of time
But my mind is clear when I’m fading out in the atmosphere
Sometimes all I want is to be swept away
To another place in another time
another place, another time
I clean my face to calm my nerves
I hold my breath and swear I’m going to change
and then the feeling fades
I clean my face to calm my nerves
I slip and slide away, while you stay the same
Like you’ll never age
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8. |
Blood Moon
02:43
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I’m in a crowded corner
by the kitchen sink
and people start to notice
I haven’t touched my drink
The room is getting darker
The sky is turning pink
They never knew your name around here
All of this time
Living a lie
Where was your mind?
Why did you dive?
Blood moon
My blood moon
I’m in a crowded corner
The moon is on its way
And people love to gossip
And talk about the rain
But days are getting longer
There’s nothing left to say
They never knew your name around here
All of this time
Living a lie
Where was your mind?
Why did you dive?
Blood moon
My blood moon
I’m dreaming of a daughter
Got nothing left to lose
A father should be patient
A father knows the youth
But days are getting longer
There’s nothing like the truth
They never knew your name around here
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9. |
Morning Grief
01:17
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10. |
Now That I Know You
05:11
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Thought I was ready
my bad
Why do they blind me
like that?
When I was only
a child
I would tell stories
and laugh
mmm
Now that I’m thirty
I’m tired
You wanna know me
but why?
Why does the spring go
by so fast?
I’m feeling heavy
and jagged
Truth is I’m only
a man
And I feel angry
about that
But I got to know you
at last
I got to know you
at last
I got to know you
at last
I got to know you
at last
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11. |
How Did I Wind Up Here?
02:52
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Another day goes by
another naked night
and I’m searching
How did I wind up here?
I never realized
I was moving
And who are you to draw the line?
you’re better off somewhere new
this place will be the death of you
and you, you knew, you knew
I’m gonna wash my feet
I’m gonna face myself
but I’m yawning
Why do I look so tired?
I never saw the signs
now I’m stalling
And who are you to draw the line?
but when I dream, you let me down
something’s wrong, I don’t belong
with you, and you, and you
Another week goes by
another naked night
and I’m driving
This town is all I have
I should have realized
I was drowning
And who are you to draw the line?
you’re better off somewhere new
this place will be the death of you
and you, you knew, you knew
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