1. |
New Arrival
04:37
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Later, when I'm further down the road
You may stop and wonder how I took the load
Don't ask questions
They get us nowhere in this life
Don't ask questions; you don't need it
Don't take it all to heart
It'll only hurt you in the end
In time, the ragged dogs will howl
And I wonder what they're crying at
They're in denial of where they really are
Could you tell me, please, how I get on the next star?
And I don't suppose you know where I'm going to
And I don't suppose you know what I'm thinking of
How could you when I haven't even given you the map to my soul?
It's going nowhere, I'm taking control
And what is all this madness that you've given me?
You're making it much harder to see
And if you really knew who to turn to
Would you go and see them in your time of need?
Are you just pandering to things you think you ought to?
Is this how we're going to leave it?
I don't think so, I'm gonna go
No I don't think so, I just want to go home
You better just wait around
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2. |
Save This Child
01:23
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Save this child
For they cannot help themselves
Save this child
Before they become someone else
Before they turn to something else
Save this child
The one without a name
Save this child
Who took all of your blame
Stepping out into frame
To keep from going insane
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3. |
Snake Charmer
04:18
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I can hear voices come inside
Deep from my head
"Hey, snake charmer
When are you coming home again
To rid us of our pain?"
Inside my cave, all life goes away
I take it with me on these troubled days
Can't you see I am permanent?
Here is where I stand
This is where I stand
(Hey, snake charmer)
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5.30am, another nightmare
Sometimes just one second of comfort
Up for air
And back down into your mind again
Paddling, you're just paddling
Only ankle deep
You don't know what it's like
How can it be so difficult
To get out of a maze you built yourself?
Submerge it in water
See if you float to the top
Remind yourself
Of people you met once
Convince yourself
They must be doing so well
That you can't help but hate their guts
Paddling, you're just paddling
Only ankle deep
You don't know what it's like when you're
Paddling, you're just paddling
Only ankle deep
You don't know what it's like
6.30am, another nightmare
Settle in for a nicer dream this time
"Good morning, darling
Did you sleep well last night?"
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5. |
Liberty
01:30
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This is a futile exercise in futile exercises
But I just have to set the record straight
I think it's only fair that I should let you know
That I'm okay that you let me go
I understand
I was immature and I'm sorry
For taking the liberty
I was trying to do the best
With what I had left of me
And I took the liberty
Oh liberty
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6. |
Miracle Cure
02:18
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My heart is slow and heavy
I've forgotten how to calm it down
I've lost my way with words
Got out of the habit of talking
And I feel right now
That I've let myself down
'Cause nothing in life is a miracle cure
My heart is quick to worry
I don't know how it got this way
And I'm looking for something
That'll keep it at bay
But you're not the answer
'Cause you're a human being
And nothing in life is a miracle cure
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7. |
Love You
03:59
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I dreamt about you last night
I dreamt that I was at the bottom of a well
You may be ten years older
But to me, you still look nineteen
I'm using simple chords
So that my message isn't misconstrued
I love you
It's the start of the day
And I never want to go away
From where I am
Inside your head
Inside my bed
Inside your bed
I'm using simple chords
So that my message isn't misconstrued
I love you
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8. |
Scariest Thing (A Dream)
00:55
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The scariest thing in the world
Won't happen tonight
'Cause you can't come back
'Cause you can't come back
I sure as hell hope you don't come back to haunt me
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9. |
Almost Faceless
05:26
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I feel like I'm staring through everyone
Like a ghost
But it wasn't so long ago that you all knew my name
Can I jog your memory?
I'm just sat on the floor
Outside your door
Hoping you'll come out and play
Someday I'm sure you will
Almost faceless, almost famous
Leave no trace of how you found us
No earthly way to save us if you tried
I'm the fool, the hopeless dreamer
I'm aware I don't know how to play it cool
But I've been stitched up
And made to look like a freak
Almost faceless, almost famous
Leave no trace of how you found us
No earthly way to save us if you tried
Almost faceless, almost famous
Leave no trace of how you found us
No earthly way to save us
But maybe next time
There was no hello and no goodbye
But you can't say I didn't try
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10. |
The Silence & I
04:41
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The silence and I
We have agreed
To keep each other company
Until someone
Who I consider worthy
Comes along and breaks through
And I don't want to die alone tonight
And I want you and me to be all right
And I don't want to lose my whole life this way
The silence and I
Read between the lines
But we've never found that spark of hope
We just sit here
Playing this borrowed guitar
This song is probably stolen too
And I don't want to die alone tonight
And I want you and me to be all right
And I don't want to lose my whole life this way
I wish just once I'd be the one you turned to
Out of everyone in your world
And if I walked out of it tomorrow
How would you feel?
How would it make you feel?
The silence and I
We have agreed
To keep each other company
This is
Where I go
When you are not around
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