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We are made of light and strings
We are made from the empty
We are made of words and things that we cannot see
We are made of the tide and the sea
We are made of a heartbeat
We are made of time and things that we cannot see
In the sky there’s a lullaby
And you cannot hear it till you close your eyes
These are the dreams that are waiting for us
When you sleep there’s a melody
It will play in you the way it plays in me
These are the dreams that are waiting for us
We are made of plans and grief
We are made of what could be
We are made of frequencies and things we cannot see
The truth is what we have learned
Is the truth is a little bit turned
There is truth in light and in death
And in the darkness of birds
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Murder Ballad
04:43
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I never thought I’d have to have this talk with you
I never thought that this is what it would come to
In the middle of the desert in the midday sun
You with a shovel and me with a gun
Remember you asked me if I trusted you?
You said “Babe, if you trust me, I’ll make your dreams come true”
“All you gotta do” you said “is watch the door”
Then you walked in the diner and yelled “everybody hit the floor”
You broke my innocence and you stole my pride
You took my emotions on a daredevil ride
You told me you loved me, that was a boldfaced lie
But you got what you wanted, you made the innocent cry
This thing it went as well as these things go
“Gimme all your money” you say and they do as they’re told
But the girl behind the counter, she was calm and cool
See, I was looking at her when she smiled at you and then I knew
But baby this is not my first rodeo
Before you came to town I was a one-man show
Did you really think that I would take the fall
You two lovebirds, you don’t know me at all
I didn’t want to have to have this talk with you
And it’s funny that this is what it would come to
No I didn’t want to have to hear you plead for your life
I just wanted you to listen as I told you why
Why I broke her innocence and why I stole her pride
Why I took her emotions on a daredevil ride
And she told me she loved you and boy that is why
Well is this what you wanted? No no no no
Well I got what I wanted, I made the innocent cry
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Undertow
05:46
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Bring yourself to the lakes, to the streams, to the rivers
Cleanse yourself in the Name, be set free, be delivered
Have you seen the magic in the water?
Making jewels of broken glass and jagged stones
So bring your trouble to the water
She’s making jewels of your broken heart and your jagged bones
But underneath the waves, the current keeps a shipwreck down
Ghosts and souls are swept by the undertow
Underneath the waves the hurricane and raindrop drown
Don’t you know the water has trouble of her own
The water has trouble
Baptize them in the lakes, in the streams, in the rivers
Cleanse their souls in the Name, be set free, be delivered
Have you seen the magic in the water?
Making jewels of broken glass and jagged stones
So leave your trouble in the water
She’s making jewels of your wicked heart and your devil soul
But underneath the waves, the current keeps a shipwreck down
Ghosts and souls are swept by the undertow
Underneath the waves the hurricane and raindrop drown
Don’t you know the water has trouble of her own
The water has trouble
But isn’t she beautiful?
So peaceful and so beautiful
So precious and beautiful
Isn’t she beautiful?
Underneath the waves, the current keeps a shipwreck down
Ghosts and souls are swept by the undertow
Underneath the waves you change from lost to found
Oh but don’t you know the water has trouble of her own
The water has trouble of her own
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Sick of the Radio
03:22
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The simple progressions and cliché confessions
The wisdom of teenage obsession
I’m sick of the radio
Depression in major keys, impressions of minor pleas
Skimming the surface of simplicity
I’m sick of the radio
Cuz it sucks me in
It swoops me up high and slams me down low
It sucks me in
The words are so sly and I am so slow
I guess I should know better
Because I am the trendsetter
I change one little letter and the whole thing is new
Clever is my greatest invention
I strive and thrive on the tension
I hang onto that suspension and it all comes true
If you want it to
Do you want it too?
Am I still talking about you?
Cuz every song is about you
Every word is about you
Every thought is about you
It’s like they know how we used to go
How we came to close
I’m sick of the radio
Cuz it sucks me in
It swoops me up high and slams me down low
It sucks me in
The words are so sly and I am so slow
I am so slow
I’ll buy what they’re selling me
Do what they’re telling me
Give when they’re pushing me
I’m sick of the radio
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Pull
04:56
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Get down, disappear into the scenery
And wait for it
You’ve got your eyes fixed on what you need
And so you wait for it
It’s your chance to advance and find some clarity
You said you wanted to
Man up, this is your opportunity
It’s right in front of you
The target’s getting bigger, your finger’s on the trigger
But you are too afraid to pull
You know you got it coming but boy you just keep running
Cuz you’re too afraid to pull
You’re waiting for a sign but this time you gotta find
Oh, the force to pull
The target’s getting bigger, go on and pull the trigger
And baby, feel the pull
Lined up in your sights, you can see it clear
Just how it should be
The hammer sees the pin and you lock it in
And it will set you free
There’s a stranger and she’s waiting in the chamber
And you’ve got the key
Times up, line it up and then you breathe it in
And freeze
You are all talk and your words won’t bring it down
I knew just exactly what you would do
And I bet that you’re glad I did nothing too
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The Other Way
04:42
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Plant me in the ground
To grow where I am found
I suppose I’ll stick around
Or I would sail away
Nowhere would I stay
Another ship, another day
One will go, another will stay
How will they know if they should have chosen the other way?
I will go or will I stay?
And how would I know I’d always wonder the other way?
Two ways you can go
One will guide you home
And the other to the unknown
Providence wants to hear your voice
She is making you think you’ve got a choice
But do you really?
Here we are somehow
The burden on your brow
But will you stay here with me now?
Find the strength to see it through
I guess that’s all we can do
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Liar and a Thief
03:30
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I make a wish and I grant it
That wish is second-handed
What is yours I will make mine
Just give it time
I am a liar and a thief
I’ll tell you anything I need you to believe
Are you afraid of what I need
You’ll never know because it’s easier to think
I’m just a liar and a thief
Is it the truth or are they just words
If you don’t know, you can’t hurt
The truth, I will make it mine
Just give it time
And I hate myself for it
You don’t deserve this
But I gotta get what I gotta get
The truth I will make it mine
What is yours I will make mine
Just give me time
I’ll tell you anything I need you to believe
Are you afraid of what I need
I’ll take your heart in my hands and take it with me
I’m just a liar and a thief
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Moses
04:05
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I can carry but I am not strong
I may be right but I might be wrong
I am here but I don’t belong
There’s got to be someone else
I am smart but I am not wise
Oh the horrors I’ve seen with these eyes
These lips have spoken many lies
There’s got to be someone else
Oh Lord I cannot see what you see
Oh Lord why would you pick me
I would start but I am too slow
I think I aged out long ago
Besides I don’t know where to go
There’s got to be someone else
I am brave but I got no nerve
I’d make the grade if I got the curve
I know that you want me to serve
But there’s got to be someone else
Oh Lord I cannot see what you see
Oh Lord why would you pick me
But the flame of the word
Burns within that tree
Oh Lord what do you see in me
I can speak but I am not loud
I would beg but I am too proud
You see, a follower cannot lead this crowd
There’s got to be someone else
Oh Lord I cannot see what you see
Oh Lord what do you see in me
Oh Lord I cannot see what you see
Oh Lord why would you pick me
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Closer to Gone
03:39
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Another year gone, another second passed
We’re driving headlong to the end
Another minute more, another decade fast
And it won’t come around again
Tick tock, the minutes turn to hours
Tick tock, into weeks
Fall asleep and dream
Another day over, another day closer to gone
Wide awake, you can’t sleep
The night is half over, another day closer to gone
Another dream gone, a good intention passed
And you’ll remember now and then
And what you meant to you never got to do
And it won’t come around again
Tick tock, the hours turn to seasons
Tick tock, then it stops
Fall asleep and dream
Another day over, another day closer to gone
Wide awake, you can’t sleep
The night is half over, another day closer to gone
Tick tock, the atomic clock it goes
Tick tock, everyday a little closer to gone
I’m stuck on the number
I make the calendar wonder
I’m stuck on the number
But inside I feel so much younger
Time is ticking away
And I am late
Time is slipping through my hands
And I cannot wait
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10. |
You Never Came
04:20
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A lingering memory, writing stories in my dreams
I was waiting
You were the enemy, you were bent on ending me
I was waiting
I stayed up all night
Waiting for you but you never came
Clutching weapons tight
Waiting for you but you never came
In the dark of night
You could have come and put me out of my misery
But you never came
You were watching me through the windows, through the trees
Watching and waiting
Is this the end of me? Is this how it has to be?
I was just waiting
I was hiding in plain sight
You had the cover of a dark night
You know me, I won’t put up a fight
Still, you never came
Morning light would rescue me
I am still waiting
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11. |
The Day the Devil Died
04:33
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The day the devil died
Was a long and sad affair
A shadow of himself
The mighty beast now weak and frail
A stranger by his side
And the pretty stranger cried
For his lost and lonely soul
For his lost and lonely soul
The day the devil died
In the air a wicked chill
As leaves depart from trees
And the days grow shorter still
A stranger by his side
She was someone else’s bride
But he saw what could have been
If she had belonged to him
The day the devil died
A little town in the midwest
As the pure salt of the earth
Pilgrimaged in their Sunday best
A stranger by his side
In her he could confide
That regret cannot make good
But he would change things if he could
The day the devil died
Heavy clouds were hanging low
Shutters closed and blinds were drawn
And the clocks began to slow
A stranger by his side
Through tears, she smiled at him and lied
“When you cross the great unknown
Oh, the glory you’ll behold
You will walk the streets of gold”
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