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After This
04:00
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after this who gets the rest of me
what if i can't tell what's best for me?
hearts will break at the thought of it
go on
i can't wait to get back on my feet
compensate like there's still nothing wrong
turns out we were trying all along
we can't wait until it's too late to go on
i can't wait to get back on my feet
i can't give until there's no rest of me
if i go down i'm not taking you with me
after this
i will be something else instead of me
so say goodnight with grace
say goodnight with grace some time
say goodnight with grace
i can't give until there's no rest of me
if i go down i'm not taking you with me
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i could see it in her face
a hit + run
under an ocean sun
she thought i knew “he was not the only one”
but a purist's mind in judgement is a funny thing
don't need to try when the ice gets thin
i just sigh and hold it in
said she wanted all of something (you can)
overlooked, he feels forgotten (hear it)
up the river, screaming profane, he says
closer certain father
feel the stillness dying
river current lying
screaming coward
it was a hit + run
can't take his place, he's a setting sun
under the gun he'll try to prove he is not the lonely one
father shows his teeth when he's on the run
don't need to lie when you just pretend it was never yer intent
sinking deeper, manic creature
a hollow trope, an empty preacher
squirming falling you can hear it
whisper
closer certain father
feel the stillness dying
river current lying
screaming coward
it was a hit + run
as i try to compromise
you can hear it
crying naked, i begin to let the water win
cause i can't hold you in
closer certain father
he's a setting sun
and yer not the only one
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3. |
Human Side
03:54
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there's a crack in the wall
at the end of the hall
yer combat boots have come untied
if yer small like a child and you swallow yer pride
humble yerself to the light
there's a crack in the wall
at the end of it all
make me wrong, it won't make you right
if yer small like a fly and you hover inside
humble yourself to the light
it gets so hard
i can't see at all i can't see at all
but i know the story i can tell it with my eyes closed
i can't feel at all i can't feel at all
you say yer never sorry i can see it where yer mind goes
give in to somebody you can let those tired eyes close
no need to bear resemblance to the ones that damaged you most
turn if off
voice of doubt
twist + shout cause they can handle it
climb out of yer comfort
yer control
bare your soul
and bring out that human side
there's a crack in the wall
at the end of it all
yer combat boots have come undone
that makes a million and one reasons to run
humble yerself to the light
it gets so hard
i can't see at all i can't see at all
swallow heaven
drink it up
crawl out of yer kingdom you can handle it
turn if off
voice of doubt
bleed it out
bring out that human side
oh no
here it comes
do you feel it?
start to shake
there's a hole in the sky
up in the sky
and we don't know what it means but i know that i'm terrified
what are you so worried about?
what's there not to worry about?
what are you so worried about?
baby don't worry
to live is to live in fear
baby life is sweet whenever death is near
bring out that human side
get free what you need too late to live in fear
baby life is sweet whenever death is near
put away that other side
bring out that human side
baby life's so sweet
to live is to live in fear
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4. |
Hold
04:29
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were you afraid you would set me off?
you would call me out
i would call you soft
with that certain air of arrogance that i confuse with confidence
love can be so critical
you can call it hard
you can call it soft
semantic parasitical
psychoanalytical
you can hold me to the fire
with a hand on the wheel
you can hold me to the wall with a blade
you can hold yer tongue and i'll still understand
oh you can
you can hold me
yer a martyr baby
yer overstrained
help me out would you?
could you explain?
about the heretics + hateful pricks
and what they've got to do with this
i'm unclear
will you rat me out?
will you force me clean?
i don't wanna make a scene
the match above the gasoline
the latch that holds in everything
you can hold me to the fire
with a hand on the wheel
you can hold me to the wall with a blade
you can hold yer tongue and i'll still understand
oh you can
you can hold me
the streetcar + the wire
the ember + the fire
you can hold me to the word that i relay
you can stick yer tongue at the queen and i'll stand by you
you can
you can hold me
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5. |
G-d Mother Fire
03:26
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fallen from grace
we're not what she thought we'd be
she takes me around and shows it all to me
and when she talks
says it could be different somehow
she wants to strike a match
start all over again
that's when she says
burn what's stuck in yer way
pillars ain't strong enough
burn it down to the clay
say with me say
burn what's stuck in yer way
yer out on the street
and the winners all cheat
show me you can say what you see
burn what's stuck in yer way
my mother comes in
she always could see through me
sees all the bullshit has had its way with me
and then she talks
says “no one signs up for this game
and i want you to know
you don't have to play anymore”
that's when she says,
“i'll what's stuck in yer way
if words ain't strong enough
we'll go get the kerosene
say with me say
burn what's stuck in yer way
and all you believe is setting you free
show me you can
say what you see”
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6. |
When You Stop
03:20
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you draw a sketch of yerself up in the sky
hand it to me with a look of defeat in yer eye
don't concern myself with how yer portrayed
i gravitate to the ones where yer looking away
so messed up on the feeling that you'll never change
i don't hesitate but i don't want to say what you need
when you stop you'll find out what yer running from
can't keep up with keeping up with the time
the loss of a light the trials of trying to survive
and i know that the pain that you feel is yer own
and there's nothing to say
but i wish i could take it away
when you stop you'll find out what yer running from
you say you feel
you don't believe in anything and it doesn't matter anyway
you say you feel there's no one listening
been hearing that a lot these days
when you stop you'll find out what yer running from
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7. |
Silent Type
03:40
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started out wanted to be the same
wanted to walk into the crowd
wanted american name
they said hey, don't be too quiet
don't you talk too much
they wanted me to mention
tone it down a touch it's a must
starting now
i'm going to be myself
even if myself is mouthing off to g-d herself
can't you tell?
every element of my own skin
that i keep keeping in
i just keep keeping in
i'll just be the silent type
i remember when i was the silent type
i guess i'll just be the silent type
i heard it loud that i could keep my place
long as i just play nice
long as i change my face
any case
not my fault that they fear for their lives
cause i bleed but don't die let it bleed
i don't try i survive
you know Lilith i'm a bit like you
i'd rather take the fall than be told what to do
as for you
i'll forgive but i'm not over it
i know yer day of reckoning just hasn't happened yet
til then i'll just be the silent type
i remember when i was the silent type
the silent type
i remember when i was
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8. |
Twenty Four Hours
03:12
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don't come after me
don't make this hard on me
it's time you let go of me
instead of those thoughts?
tell me patiently
how it was meant to be
say goodbye and go gracefully
question the habitual all our little rituals
and again and again and again and again and again
when you know you shouldn't do it
you're about to climb up to the second floor
here's a fire that you beckoned for
it's so easy not to talk it out
to put on something easy
when you know you're gonna do it again
i never knew you at all
never knew you at all
i guess I never knew you at all
never knew you at all
and again and again and again and again and again
i guess i never knew you at all
never knew you at all
and again and again and again and again and again
after twenty four hours
twenty four hours
you said never again
but then you climb up to the second floor
here's a fire that you're beckoned for
it's so easy not to talk it out
to put on something easy
when you know you're gonna do it again
when you shouldn't do it
you're about to do it again
oh you know you shouldn't do it
you're about to do it again
and again and again and again and again and again
and again and again and again and again and again
after twenty four hours
after twenty four hours
and again and again and again and again and again
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9. |
Repeat
04:30
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here lies a series of questionable decisions
wine bleed pill repeat
blame it on these points of contention
within with me within me repeat
how many hours until this is a memory?
breathe in deep repeat
how many times until the words lose all meaning?
i'm sorry repeat
but i got it easy i'm numb
i'm a facet of mass destruction
and it's my fault it's not my blood
but take the gun before i do something stupid
freeze
take the train to midnight
out of the spiral
to keep you breathing
forever denial
take it on like you can make a difference
push too hard retreat
you say it took thirty years to find some meaning
are you fucking kidding me?
well i got it easy i'm numb
i'm a facet of mass destruction
well what if i like playing dumb
it's so much more fun than finding distraction
please
take the train to midnight
best of Chicago
keep her breathing
forever denial
on the rooftop
gotta keep you smiling
better tomorrow
even if yer lying
i'm sorry repeat
breathe in deep repeat
sure is nice to do something good for once
sure is good to do something nice
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10. |
Raw
02:50
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i'm unchained
i am raw
let it go the tragic flaw
energized by you and i
freedom bells identify
words that we don't have to say
spelling secrets the one that got away
now we float alberta sky
we don't even have to try
i lay my cards for you to see
no poker face when you look at me
i was sure i'd scare you
with all my sin
all that monster
deep within
but steady hands + holding close
bruised and battered
i love you most
i never was just made of me
the falling leaf can't forget the tree
the rolling boil and that running steam
the hickory hardwood underneath
and all the lines in between
if it's too sour
gotta learn how to make it sweet
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11. |
I Am Water
04:09
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late night
it's dark and stormy
you start to sparkle before me
you talk, i am unable
find you on my kitchen table
you are water
you are blood
just like a moon
you bring in the flood
yes there are fires and there is death
and there is dying where the fire is met
but you are water and you are good
and you are evil and misunderstood
in the fire after death
there is living where the fire is met
she said the fire is red
see through my eyes
all the specks of dust collide
did you know that this was all underwater?
don't it make you feel you don't really matter?
but we coincide
we sit under the sun moon
to think this will all be gone soon
you ask me ‘how old is this sand?'
making a dove with your left hand
i am nothing
nothingness
not more important than anything else
i am ready to accept and unable to begin to forget
we are nothing
nothingness
never settle for anything less
she said the water is red
see through my eyes
all the specks of dust align
did you know that this was once underwater?
don't it make you feel you don't really matter?
but we coincide
i know you know that there are things that i know you know that you can't know and i know you know that there are things that i know you know that you can't own
you can't own the water
you can't stop the flood
you care for the water
or run for your life
you can't own the water
you can't stop the fight
you can't catch a fire
so run for your life
did you know that this was once underwater?
don't it make you feel you don't really matter?
don't it make you feel the ice start to shatter?
does it really mean you don't really matter?
or does it mean you feel you don't really matter?
what would you rather?
we don't decide
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