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Friend of foe?
I never know which way to go
I’m full of holes
Masked remorse
What’s good was never good enough for me I suppose
I wanted more
Much more than I ever deserved, like us all
Fate gave me gold but I turned up my nose and laughed all the way home
It’s a feeling you know
Your winnings are never ever enough for your throne
You’ll never be whole
There’s nothing you have that can’t be sold and forgotten
The matter of fact can still make you smile
Even the richest amongst us die
Even the meager survive
I don’t care what you think
Sometimes my life makes me sick
Even if our sun burns brighter than yours ever will
I’ll never get my fill
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For You
03:05
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I’ve got a lot to give you
I’ve got a lot to see
I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and I’ll
Make it some time for me
If you could hitch a ride over
That’d be real swell
I’m leaving in the morning
I’ve got some songs to sell
And I can’t believe you’re leaving
Who are you to speak?
I’m emotional right now
You better tone it down cause
I’m Trying to take it easy
I don’t want to fight
I’m waking up each morning
I’m staying up all night
Do you even notice?
What’s the difference then?
If I’m me I’m living
If I’m dead you can win
And I can’t believe you’re leaving
Who are you to speak?
I’m emotional right now
You better tone it down for me
And I don’t want to live this way
It’s all for you
It’s all for you
And I don’t want to live this way
It’s all for you
It’s all for you
I can’t believe you’re leaving
Who are you to speak?
We get so emotional sometimes
Better tone it down for me
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Ghosts
04:03
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Will you see my shadows tail
When I whip it toward you
If the spine is crooked and pale
And the light has left you
Hear me when I speak
A million miles and a million words
All of it at once
I aim to please the inner flame I could never when I breathed
Will you walk while asleep
Into the night where we’re waiting for you
Cross the river with your bare feet scraping
Hear me when I speak
A million miles and a million words
All of it at once
I aim to please my inner flame so hear me when I speak
A million miles and a million words
All of it at once
I aim to please my inner flame
Will you walk alone
Into the night
Where we wait for you
Cross the river
With your bare feet scraping
And your finger nails
All rotted in salt
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Esper
04:05
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Knowing isn’t half bad
(It’s all bad)
As living for yourself
(You live for no one else)
Facing that moment all alone
(That moment comes true)
In the dark of your head
I wish there was something
But I know that there’s not
All is gone when you say enough
And the rain pours down your cheeks
Something in the wind can speak
A solemn prayer can keep you whole
And even if you grow
Forever you’ll know
It’s all for naught
Savor the envy
Savor the pain
Savor the torment
Savor the shame
Of course you’ll savor the moment
Savor the blame
But nothing else matters when you’re in love
Never say good bye
Never say I’ve had enough
Never say it’s too late
Enough is enough
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Swimming Hole
03:30
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Let’s all head to the swimming hole
Where I know you wanna go
You know we’ve been waiting all summer for you to come home
And now that you’re finally here I’ve got nothing to say or share
I need you so bad when you’re gone
And I don’t expect you to understand
While the leaves are turning greener
I don’t expect you to hold my hand
Your thumb is getting cleaner
And time is drawing nearer
Take me back to the swimming hole
Where I know you know I’m whole
I never get to feel the cold on my feet
It starts to grow out of control
I can’t take it when I’m alone
Bring them to the swimming hole
Where we’ll drown every soul
Before they even know
We’ll be gone and on our own
Bodies buried in a hole so deep
Nothing’s gonna stop me now
Nothing’s gonna turn around
Nothing’s gonna change
And I don’t expect you to understand
When my nose started bleeding
And I don’t expect you to hold my hand
When the nightmares start coming true
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Cold Venom
05:21
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Oneironaut
11:56
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I lick my teeth
But they’re not there
I fall beneath the unaware
I look at my hands
Like I was told
And all the color flushed from the world
And I was floating not high above
I picked my feet up and I was off
Out through the window out to the world
In search of no one and nothing at all
No one was out there they were all gone I was alone
All alone the only hero I’ve ever known
Inside a worm hole that’s dead and cold
On pins and needles
Rob me of my slumber
Tear me from asunder
On pins and needles
Make me not believe it
Or everyone will see it
Lost inside my home
In the forest that I know
When all the vision is washed away
All the stones can grow
Somewhere in the back yard
A ladder to the stars
Carries me high
Sliding through my open doors
And where I land is silence
My breath is invisible
And in the coldest moments
My eyes twitch and bring me back
To pins and needles
Rob me of my slumber
And tear me asunder
On pins and needles
Make me not believe it
When everyone can see it
Welcomes and wishes don’t do the dishes
A flare is a snare from the coffee pots dare
You live in a suit of aluminum foil
A gaslight of salt from the tales of your toil
I’ve whispered and waited but played like I’m dumb
Dumbfounded and crowded with egos
And needs
And giving myself to myself
I let go
And then all the more invisible I will grow
Until one day I phase out
Nothing is left
The trail of mortal is all but a theft
When I've filled every once
And drank every shot
And stole every note
And planned every plot
And beat every foe
Everything I’m not
Then I’ll look at myself one last time
For the truth
I’ll remember the hands of my dream from my youth
And I’ll stand by the doorway to heaven and hell
And call for the angles to whisper and swell
Then up from the canyons and cannon ball smiles
And down with the tears and the crocodile bile
We are the meaning
The travelers too
The only one inside of your head is you
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