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Home
05:13
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The time ran short
Unhurried in it's course
Enduring in catastrophe
I find the thereafter in me.
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The Malvern Home
06:27
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Swing shut the blinds on a blinding day
I never saw the sun this way when
I was living in the Malvern Home
Now I’m living in a catacomb
The walls are lined with dust and bone
Doesn’t anybody live here?
Everybody dies here
Why am I alive here?
Why am I all alone?
I can see it from the window
Yeah, it’s just a stone’s throw
I used to call that place home.
Why did I have to go?
Thought I fit into that machine
Didn’t know it was just some stupid dream
Can anybody me get back to where I belong?
Can anybody help but pack together this broken home
Can anybody help me to see the truth’s been here all along
And that truth is
You’ve never seemed more at home.
And I’m drinking every night here
Running out of fight here
Running out of light here
Running out of life
Running out of time
Running out of money
Running out of my fucking mind
What am I supposed to do here?
Can’t avoid the view here.
Turn another screw here.
I’m living for rewind
Every day, I gotta wake up
Hoping for a shake up
Trying to fix my ache up
Wishing I was blind.
Thought I fit into that machine
Truth is it’s running better without me
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3. |
Glass
03:59
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Give me the sound
Give me the glass
Just turn it up
And make it fast
Turn your eyes to the moon
Whatever you do just make it soon
Because I'm
Waiting on tomorrow
For energy to borrow
And thoughts to take away
It's right there in your face
The glass is a new mirror
With reflection getting clearer
And mistakes to take away
Give me the bow
Give me the arrow
I'll be the seed
You'll be my sparrow
To protect me from the sting
Of the arrows that I sling
We'll fly off to tomorrow
where there's energy to borrow
And pain to take away
It's right there in your face
The glass is a new mirror
With reflection getting clearer
And fears to take away
Give me the pen
Give me the paper
I'll write a world
I'll make a song
I'll pick up the glass
it won't be long
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4. |
Cusp
03:57
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-instrumental-
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5. |
Jonas and Teddy
04:57
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Jonas and Teddy
Lived in their room
They talked about traveling
To visit the moon
So Ted built a rocket
For Jonas to fly
They packed up some snacks
And waved Earth goodbye
They flew past the city
Away from the cars
They flew past the mountains
And into the stars
And Teddy said “Jonas,
I think that’s the moon.”
And Jonas said “Teddy,
It’s just a balloon
The rocket flew faster,
With miles to go
239,00
Or so.
The wait took forever,
So Ted took a nap
Jonas drove on
With his his galaxy map
Jonas said “Brother,
I think we’ve arrived.
Unbuckle your seatbelt
and let’s go outside.”
Teddy said “Jonas,
You almost forgot
To put on your helmet
Like a good astronaut.”
They opened the door
And jumped out of the ship
They flew through the air and
They tumbled and flipped
They bounced over craters
And played in moon dirt
When suddenly Jonas said
“Look Ted, there’s Earth.”
They looked to the sky
And what did they see?
A giant blue ball
Full of air, land, and seas.
Teddy said “Jonas,
I miss Mom and Dad.”
If they knew where we were,
Do you think they;d be mad?”
Jonas said “Teddy,
It’s time to go soon."
They climbed in the rocket
Said goodbye to the moon.
Jonas and Teddy
Climbed back into bed
“We have to be up in an hour.”
Ted said.
Jonas said” Teddy,
Next time we’ll see Mars
And brother, I love you,
From here to the stars."
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6. |
Look Into the Light
07:10
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Praise and Warships
04:28
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Hallelujah
It’s another day of death
That’s what happens
When the god you pray to turns out to be deaf
Here’s a drink to those remembered
And a round for those we’ve lost
And another for our future we won’t change at any cost
Blaze and warships
while we stand linked arm in arm
Praise and worship
We’re addicted to self-harm
Safer public
Our republic stands
To watch with bated breath
As they fight it out on tv
While we shoot ourselves to death
We’re alone but still together
But we never find the way
To sympathize with neighbors
and appreciate today
Now in Texas
We assemble on both sides
Fighting for today
While we forget the souls who died
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8. |
This Is My Angry Song
02:09
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I take my medicine
Just like a big boy when i should
You don’t even have to cut that shit with juice or nothin’
It’s just 10mg
10mg of happiness
And I’ll be a big boy soon enough
It’s make me feel so good
Gonna make me big and strong
But I really don’t like to take it
So this is my angry song
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9. |
She Says
06:54
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She says
I’m going to have to break you down
I’m going to have to break your heart
I’m going to turn you inside out
He says
I’m sorry for the way I am
I’m sorry for the way I’ve been
But I can make this work somehow
He can’t help himself
Now she’s lost herself
They can’t find it now
She says that he
makes her want to be
on her own and free
And she takes his key
He says
He’s never felt more sideways
And he’s been a mess for days
Lost in a cloud of gray
He says
I never put you away
I’ll love you till my dying day
I’m sorry I’m this way
She says
I got a joker up my sleeve
So baby don’t you ever leave
Together we can fix this seed
Can’t ignore this now
They belong somehow
Never letting go
But he opens up his eyes
He’s crying all alone
He’s fed himself these lies
With a tight grip on his phone
He sits up in his bed
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10. |
The Wire
06:44
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A finger claws
A virgin thigh
That’s what the people
All think outside
She’s never known
A lover’s touch
But after two months straight of sweat
She knows enough
Her father screamed
Her mother cried
Her pastor told her
She’d be a bride
She ran away
She lives in debt
She’s waiting calmly for
What hasn’t happened yet.
She’s never thought
Of suicide
But when you want to keep your baby
and you hate the way it feels inside…
Into the city
All own her own
It took her weeks to make that money
And now it’s blown
She begged the doctor
He cast his doubt
And in the end
He threw her out
The clergy came
and shut the door
They wanted nothing from
a sinner and a whore
To her hotel room
Locks herself in
She cries out “God forgive me
For this sin”
But know this, Lord
And hear me true
I’ve got nothing left to live for
And I’ve nothing left to do…”
She sees the closet
She cracks the door
She blocks out visions
of the life she had before
She finds her coat
She slips it off
She sees the hanger
And picks it up
She stifles tears
And holds her breath
And then she drags her broken body
To the bed
She cups her mouth
She opens wide
Unfurls the wire
And lets it slip….
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