1. |
Opening A Door
04:49
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i’m painting you a picture
with every thought i’ve tamed
of what i think it looks like to know
the reason for the rain
i’ve sculpted a man for you
with no need for a face
imagined you a body
that’s free of any shape
yet you haven’t got the slightest clue
and i don’t know what to do
i am drawing back the blinds so i can
look you in the eye
i am opening a door to let
the wind come pass us by
i am rolling up a sleeve
so i can hold you in the hand
but holding on to fleeting heaven
my palms will never understand
cause you always know just what to do
while i haven’t got the slightest clue
in every time, every place i find the scent of you
i forget a little more how to tell the truth
im so afraid i might tell you the truth
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2. |
Summer Moonlight
03:16
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We are under the summer moonlight
When it fades we must say farewell
We are under the summer moonlight
And we know that the sun will rise
Leaves may dull
Rain may fall
and the sky may snow
But even so
You hold me close
And the days they may feel like centuries
But we’ll be back in another year
We are under the summer moonlight
When it fades we must say farewell
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3. |
Don't Forget to Cry
04:55
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How have I grown these limbs?
Why am I here?
What makes me feel so small,
when no-one else is near?
Tell me my fortune
when will I die?
Come to my funeral
and don’t forget to cry
Tear out my batteries
Turn off my screen
Wipe out my memory
and you’ll erase me clean
Sit at my bedside
Say your goodbyes
Smile if you want to
But don’t forget to cry
Lungs and tissue
Hearts and bone
Real life animals
Staring at your phones
Ones and Zeroes
Sweet dopamine
Messages from strangers
Fill up your screen
as you dream
Blissfully
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4. |
Friend
05:37
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i, with eyes opened wide
trapped inside a paradox
a box i can’t break through
seeing there is you
someone i don’t know at all
but still i love
because there’s none else you can do
nothing you can run away from
that won’t come back to you
gone, faces looking long
now that summer’s swept you up
and took off with the dawn
did you leave your note
in the barren trees
and smell of apples in decay?
when the sun burns grey
and the hour hand stops its spinning
will you come back to stay?
your arms are made of sand
if the truth is ever-changing
then i won’t pretend
i want to be your friend
and drift away
like paper sailboats off into a storm
with only arms to keep us warm
i want to be your friend
i want to be your friend
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5. |
Extended Layover
03:37
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walking in the sun of chicago
dreaming of the moon in seattle’s springtime
friends say that LA is a ball and never really snows
where do i go?
lying on top of a small hill
you learn of the different ways the grass grows
you learn that the practice of learning never really slows
what do i know
august looks smaller and farther
weather is mild but people still complain
it’s just their tongues that are cold it’s just their eyes that rain
rain
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6. |
Waiting with a Smile
03:32
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Sometimes the night lets you lie, lets you lie
Once in awhile she’ll keep you up to realize
Everything you dreamt of ever since the age of five
Is just around the corner, waiting with a smile
It may be today didn’t go quite as you planned
But don’t be afraid if you need a helping hand
Cause just around the corner there is something you will find
Tomorrow’s right there waiting, waiting with a smile
And when the sun comes up you can cast your doubts aside
Jump right out of bed and say “it’s good to be alive”
If you’re wondering where to go then you’re heading the right way
Luck could come at any time, it could come in any place
As your journey takes you far keep goodness in your heart
And when you look up to the stars you’ll see how close you are
Someday you might even miss the glory of the climb
But your life is out there waiting, and it’s waiting with a smile
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7. |
He
04:27
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Have I seen you here before?
Can I go where you are going?
He walks
One foot in front of the other
Doesn’t think twice
How does he know the concrete won’t turn to ice
He sleeps
Two hands grasping each other
Mustn’t blink once
He cannot know she won’t let go
And what you left her on the counter
is only gathering flies
but no one wants to touch them
so we just let them fly, fly, fly….
into her ears, into his eyes
He walks
One foot in front of the other
Onto the ice…
I have seen you here before
I can see where you are going
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8. |
Champagne Supernova
08:16
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How many special people change?
How many lives are living strange?
Where were you while we were getting high?
Slowly walking down the hall
Faster than a cannonball
Where were you while we were getting high?
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova in the sky
Wake up the dawn and ask her why
A dreamer dreams she never dies
Wipe that tear away now from your eye
Slowly walking down the hall
Faster than a cannonball
Where were you while we were getting high?
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova
'Cause people believe
That they're gonna get away for the summer
But you and I, we live and die
The world's still spinning 'round, we don't know why
How many special people change?
How many lives are living strange?
Where were you while we were getting high?
Slowly walking down the hall
Faster than a cannonball
Where were you while we were getting high?
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova in the sky
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