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Dorothy
03:30
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Dorothy, come quick I may have lost all my sense
To swim through the color of your eyes
If there's something I missed could you give me the gist
So I might recover with time
And leave all this worry behind
Was there a letter you wrote that could show me the ropes
Of how to progress through the tide
Or a story you told I haven't quite known
Something to rare to find
To help me ease my mind
So I can chase the wind
For us to meet again
Or just face within
My own design
Won't you tell me a joke to see if I still have hope
Of ever surprising your smile
If that isn't the fix, then I'm all out of tricks
We'll just smoke it out with denial
Yeah we'll see if that works for a while
Before we chase the wind
For us to meet again
Or just face within
My own design
Oh Dorothy, I've spent much more than I've lived
And I can't keep track of the grid
But I love you regardless and hope this is harmless
To watch me slip closer to the edge
But we can't always end up ahead
When we chase the wind
For us to meet again
We'll just face within
My own design
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Sunrise
04:03
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We crumble one another
Let it slip right out from under our drunken breath
And I can't stand the substance,
Always looking for the something worth repeating
But I have got a branded heart
It's scarred from all your sly remarks, too quiet now
And etched out on the canvas lines
My fingerprints can't tell a lie, I'm leaving
But oh, that sunrise today
But oh, that sunrise today
Standing with the sweet abyss
My feet surrender to the bliss of silence
Searching for a better worth
We find ourselves so absurd, come tomorrow
But I don't fear the loneliness
The longing for your parted lips won't quit
So I cut into these blackened lungs
And take out all my tangled love to give you
But oh, that sunrise today
But oh, that sunrise today
I have seen the shadowed walls
Crack upon your darkest thoughts and tumble
Watched the empires surge
Into the camera's bright burning light
Flood the gates of welcoming
With bows and gifts of offerings, in spite
Of all your careful silhouettes
Dancing with the knives and nets, let's rejoice
But oh, that sunrise today
But oh, that sunrise today
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New Dawn
02:56
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You got off from your dead-end job
But it won't be long before you break
You carried on like an old country song
But it won't be long before you fade
But you're not all alone
But you're not all alone
You went out to try to stomp new ground
But it's much too loud for you to face
Everyday you got another choice to make
But all you see now turns to grey
But you're not all alone
But you're not all alone
I can feel the same way
Burning sun, stay with me
Keep the lights on
Open your eyes, open them blinds
See the new dawn
What's the reason why
Can you tell me the reason why
What's the reason why
Can you tell me the reason why
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4. |
Evermore
03:41
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I take it now with a grain of salt
Rinse my mouth out with alcohol
Standing straight to greet the new face
I bang my head against the wall
Close my eyes while you're still speaking
Counting words like they hold some meaning
Feel assured that you are different
But you grind your teeth as you fall asleep
Still blows my mind into disaster
After all this time, I don't know what I'm after
Waking up from the slow parade
But I can't move it any faster
But I wish you well, my sweet reflection
And I wish I could bring you direction
But coldness comes without remorse
And it adds my name to its collection
Feel the waves bring you back to shore
But you rather sink than swim evermore
The sun it sets into conclusion
And you're not sure what you're fighting for
And you're not sure what you're fighting for
And you're not sure what you're fighting for
And I'm not sure what I'm fighting for
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5. |
Trials
04:07
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All is seen together
Lost in dreams, or under the weather
I might know you better once you talk
Can you count the numbers
All the trials ended with errors
Have you called your mother to let her know
I can still remember
Desert sun scatter the embers
Do you know the measure of just how far they've gone
Taken like an insult,
I read twice back the results
And bottle up the capsule to let it blow
I rewind all my growth
Leave behind things I've known
Fed up from the toothache
I retire back to my old ways
And stare into the blank of a crystal ball
I might have an answer
Were it not, for all this banter
So fire up the lantern and let it burn
Looking over my shoulder
At the truth, mighty beholder
Who's gripping at the smolder of my open wounds
What could be the reason
I'm so fond of finding treason
Carry me with the seasons and let me bloom
I realize I'm the joke
So I set upright things I broke
He who wrote the scripture
Will dissolve into the picture
So take notes from the lectures you have learned
I rewind all my growth
Leave behind things I've known
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Wilt
04:35
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Where'd everybody go
In the coldness of this night
Feel like I'm getting old
My patience out of sight
Stared at a spinning coin
Reflect in my eyes
Does anyone have a choice
Is time really on my side
Maybe I'll wilt away
Maybe I'll wilt away
Maybe nothing stays the same
Sat in a tub of ice
Felt it melt all to the floor
Keep telling you I'm fine
You keep asking if I'm sure
Baby. I wilt away
Baby, I wilt away
But don't let me know you're afraid
Crawled into a hole
Wrapped a blanket 'round inside
And buried my old soul
Let me lay here for a while
I just want to wilt away
I just want to wilt away
I just want to wilt away
I just want to wilt away
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Shelter
04:03
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Steady heartbeat
Just aching to be free
Patience, my young little child
Hold tight to those wings
And stay here with me
Anchor your heart for a while
And take all you can
Not everything will come back again
And keep your eyes open
Cherish your love until broken
Bury your warmth, safe shelter
From winter
Deep like the leaves to the ground
And float down the stream
With the sun and the river
Breathe in with the passing of sound
And give all you can
The moment won't happen again
And hold your hands open
Filled with the love and words spoken
Oh little bird,
To give back to this earth
All you have taken is forgiven
And when you return
To show all that you've learned
Carry me on through your wisdom
And be all you can
Not everything goes as is planned
But keep your heart open
Cherish my love until broken
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