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Go West
04:28
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If there was a calm before the storm I can’t recall
Tryin’ to get home just can't remember how
Cold sweat of searching for something familiar
Unsteady with doubt, I’ll follow the river
Waiting for a sign that I should go
But all I got’s red flashing lights how could I know?
Go west, go east - It’s all the same to me
Always missing the boat and the plane
I’ll try my luck with the bus or the train
A sure footed run won’t help with the swim
useless jumps from the highest limbs
Go west, go east - As long as you go easy on me
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2. |
Blood Moon
04:16
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Blood drains into a lunar tide
Puddles pooling into the sky
The cycle spins – shake the water out
A second skin started by a drought
They say it’s the end of things
Prophets, blood, smoke that stings
On the corner a man’s telling me
Stories of home and what will be
Drown your trouble in the lake tonight
Change is coming - see it in her eyes -
Water’s rising - the boat is filling up
A lost horizon spilling from a cup
How far until we reach the shore?
How deep is the ocean floor?
Knots learned to sail this ship
Tie weights that are the end of it
To the right of Venus, the prophets of doom
Cornerstones of a rounded room
Time to cash in, with darkness commune
24 months and a quarter ‘til soon
Vapor of smoke and the planets humming
Catch the last breath of what we’re becoming
What are we becoming?
Did you wake up to see it align?
Eclipse what’s near, blacken the sky
Who’s the witness, the tick of a clock?
Time’s a compass, stumble then walk
The sun will sing your favorite tune
Rings on trees, a hush in the room
South locks eyes with east and then
The end begins and happens again
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3. |
That's Fine
03:06
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If it’s the elusive groove
that hangs in the balance I don’t mind
I’ll sing and play the way I write,
Don’t mean to be callous but I find
That you’re so eager to take the scenic route
But truth comes easier between the one and the two
Dress me down three lines or less,
Do you suspect I’m inclined
To take the scars over the arms,
Peel the layers one at a time?
But I’m always directed to the obvious question
Why do I feel the need to stay so protected
Because of course it's easier to take the scenic route
But I'm so goddamn eager between the one and the two
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4. |
Hands Up
06:07
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Hands up, white flags in the air
My heart is beating me
Waiting for you to meet my glare
my mind is losing me
Criminals long before
Climbing through broken windows.
Convicted long before
“Refusing to disperse”
Criminals long before
Burning down a city block
Convicted long before
Stepping off of the sidewalk
And they'd handpicked the jury
And paid for a judge
Said, "make a deal," with fury
And who are the criminals?
Calm on the sea of "progress"
But on the inside of the wave
The undertow pulls the oppressed
Back against the wall of the cave
Bodies tossed with disrespect
Trying to shed our fears
Nothing's balanced no one's checked
Throwing canisters of tears
Can’t breathe, can’t shed this skin
The street’s the safest place I know
No wrong place wrong time situation
Best case, wrongs are exposed
Yes I know I should back up
But my heart is beating me
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5. |
Angel Dust
03:02
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Furnace breath shakes the fringe
On that old throw
And the cobwebs on a dusty angel’s nose
My house is haunted now
By the things that used to be
By the breath of you and me
Seems like the veil is thinner these days
Pictures on the walls
Ghosts roaming the halls
Mold, memories, and rust
Words spoken in anger and lust
Blow the dust off that angel and wait
And maybe three wishes I can make
Or God will finally shake you awake
Seems like the veil is thinner these days
Need to burn this place down
But then what would we do, dear,
With the pieces of souls
That long to live here?
No, all I see are specks of blood
Live and life and work so hard
I can’t believe how willing you are
Lies and promises never kept
Duck tape, nails, and cigarettes
This is a risk you cannot assess
So many times you’ve dug in your heels
Stopped me in my tracks
Now you know how it feels
Seems like the veil is thinner these days
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6. |
We're Doing It Wrong
04:23
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I looked up and there he stood
Staring out at the water, the sea
I walked away I was afraid
I don’t think he likes the song we sing
Good God, what have we become?
So my father’s not your father
what’re you gonna do, how will you sleep?
Kill your sister? Jail your mother?
Because she prays to another?
How do you sleep?
How long before it all turns on you?
Close my eyes and he’s still there
But history runs in circles taken the wrong way
He walks away, I am afraid
I don’t think he liked the song we sang
It’s fundamental, the root of all evil
Bodies deep as your belief
What if you’re right, we are all wrong
How can you be sure
Let some other God fight your war
Good God, what have we become?
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In Her Orbit
03:20
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She's got a lot of plates spinning
She does everything she can
To keep gravity from winning
To keep the upper hand
She just throws them into the dark
Like they never mattered
Blinds herself to the spark
And deaf to the shatters
Run over give that one a push
One more star in your crown
Close your eyes, make a wish
Don’t let them down
Pulling planets on a string in circles on the stage
Blot out the sun, now she's the king
Rings on! It's the new age
Sometimes she lays them down
In the blood moon’s kiss
Like she don’t even know them
Like some forgotten myth
Hiding gimmicks she can only know
Pull the string now, Watch them go
This bed of nails will call her bluff
This planet’s pull’s not strong enough
Don’t let me down
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8. |
Shame
04:55
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Lucky us, you found another soapbox
Forgive us we can't be your culture cops
Soapbox
Everybody thinks they're
Getting away with something
Everybody thinks they're
Getting away with something
But I just want to relate
What a rush, now you know what
What a fuss new religion makes you lick your chops
Cheeks flushed, race against time
But you can’t catch up, what a rush
Back’s up against the crowd, push ‘til they give up
Must be tough to care so much about the rest of us
Must be tough
I get it (It’s a shame) everything's fucked
What remains is part of that broken heart
I get it (It’s a shame),
I see you (It’s a shame) fucking stuck
Heart split in two, just like you
A ferocious child bride
Just precocious is lost in tides
Undercover, heartbroken
Lost her lover, chain smokin’
Fight fire with gasoline
Reform everything
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9. |
Brittle Branches
03:22
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You close your eyes, let out a cold goodbye
When did these feelings start decaying
What if you cried and reasons were denied
Please don’t make me cruel to be kind
Maybe we could bend together, sway like we’re a tree
But, for now, these brittle branches need some trimming
We promise change but it all just remains
I'll cover my eyes and throw off the reins
I don’t know why we’re so damn scared to try
And every intention gets lost in your eyes
I feel like I’ve been sleeping in
The sun’s running laps around me
But the room keeps darkening
So I’ll scrape the windowpane
Climb through the mud and the rain
It’s always the same, you try to explain, I’ll blame my brain
But it’s just blood that runs in our veins
I’ve seen the truth, what’s true isn’t always proof
The reason’s a secret we knew
I buried this view with tools I learned from you
Then I pulled myself out by the roots
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10. |
Hazel
04:32
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Mama, my heart is heavy
I know you told me
Arms and legs will grow if I go
I wanna stay home, I wanna stay small, I wanna need you
Mama, the weight I carry
You know I asked you where will our world go
Do you know
Pocketful of posies
Put ‘em in an orange juice glass
Make everything the way it was
Before we turn to ash
Mama let's close the gate
Mama we'll close the gate
Let's clear the clothes line
Throw sheets where the wind won't blow
We can go
Mama you helped me build these four walls
Don't let them fall
I'll play the quiet game
And the one where the blanket is the frame
Step outside just to hear you call
Outside the shade an endless fall
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11. |
Ouroboros
04:14
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The wind calls a/my name through the trees
Black birds flutter confused
Footsteps rushing through the leaves
Accuse me, the dirt’s on my shoes
The elephant in the room is stepping on my toes
The moon is a searchlight tonight
It’s not like I had any plans
I guess it’s easier to see in the light
That the blood’s on my hands
The snake in the grass is riding my coattails
Wearing that dead woman’s heels
They’re small shoes for this frame
Step by step I’ll learn to feel
Truth that puts this devil to shame
The hand that feeds me has a bitter taste
It’s all coming into focus
Yet, I’m still consumed
I couldn’t see with all that closeness
That I put salt in my wound
I am the elephant, I am the snake
I am the hand that feeds and I’m bleeding me
I am the snake
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