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Love & Fidelity
04:39
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It started with an empty smile,
Couldn’t see a thing in those eyes and I,
Guess I know that it’s been awhile,
Had a lot of things on my mind and,
You always said it should be easy,
Everything is meant to rise,
Sometimes the foolish seem so wise,
You were lost when something found me,
But I would give it another try and I,
Didn’t know I could get so ugly,
I never meant to make you cry and,
I used to think this would be easy,
Everything is meant to rise,
Sometimes the foolish seem so wise,
Said a word, sounded like forever,
And now I can’t remember,
Said a word, sounded like forever,
Sounded like forever,
I should have known it might sound crazy,
All good things come to die and I,
Laid to rest in a winter garden,
But you can see it in my eyes and,
I know it won’t be easy,
But it’s worth another try,
Sometimes a fool can be so wise.
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2. |
Redcoats
04:04
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The redcoats are coming and they’re coming for you,
Ain’t it such a drag no one knows what to do,
The redcoats are coming and some of them are wearing blue,
A stranger coming asking, doesn’t know you by name,
Twisting up some words like it’s some kind of game,
A stranger coming asking, ‘cause he’s got someone to blame,
And knocked out, got shot once, can you feel it?
Just a little longer and I’ll break for you,
Knocked out, got shot twice, can you feel it?
And I’m breaking for you,
If life’s a joke don’t you think that I’d know it?
Well I guess that I laugh sometimes,
If life’s a joke don’t you think that I’d know it?
Well I guess that I laugh sometimes,
Well I guess that I laugh sometimes,
Working undercover looking for the street crime,
Can’t ever decide who should do the hard time,
Been working undercover on someone else’s dime,
A hungry civil servant is humming a tune,
Signed something heavy, now he’s going home soon,
Got it all done and it’s not even noon.
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3. |
Rubber Man
03:57
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I’m a rubber man,
Bouncing each time into the wrong hands,
I’m a rubber man,
Bouncing each time, looking for some good land,
And I could never wait for tomorrow,
Taking every second I could borrow and,
What does it mean to seize the day?
Trying not to let the time slip by you,
Want to see a glimpse of forever,
Want to see a glimpse of forever,
Want to see a glimpse of forever,
I’m a ball of string,
Careful each time, tying up the wrong things,
I’m a ball of string,
Made into a necklace, for someone’s wedding ring,
And I’ve seen the future in a vision,
A little lost with every indecision and,
What does it mean to seize the day?
Trying not to let the time slip by you,
Want to see a glimpse of forever,
Want to see a glimpse of forever,
Want to see a glimpse of forever.
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4. |
Bright New
05:09
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Pay me no mind,
It’s something else you’re looking to find,
And I heard you talk once, you couldn’t say it,
Did your best not to explain it,
An awful lot always goes unsaid,
And if I had the right words,
I couldn’t say them here,
You’ll have bright new days to come,
Even after all we’ve said and done,
But I’m never gonna last alone,
No I’m never gonna last alone,
No I’m never gonna last,
Alone,
Pay me no mind,
I’m really not too far behind you,
I won’t keep you waiting, not like before,
I know you only wanted more,
You were sweet on me,
I always knew that,
And if I had the right words,
It could change things for us.
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5. |
Still Memories
04:58
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Another night but it feels like two,
Can’t find the sunrise,
A little whisper and I think of you,
Sometimes I can’t hear it,
I take a walk just to kill some time,
There’s no place far enough,
Something tells me to think this through,
But I never really mean it,
I hear your voice like a slow parade,
Each step is a mile,
There were times that I walked with you,
The hours felt like minutes,
It feels like a memory,
Just not quite mine,
I’d offer my advice to you,
But you were never gonna need it,
Some nights I’m in the room with you,
When time is just an alibi,
I think of all the things I’d do,
To try and do it right,
I can feel your fingers through my hair,
Just this one time,
Haven’t found a thing in this life,
That quite compares,
Sometimes a little darkness drifts,
When heaven is on my mind,
I see a little light in you,
Even if you don’t see it,
Your love was a gift to me,
And still I can feel it,
Could’ve given my soul to you,
But you were never gonna need it,
A little piece still waits for you,
If ever you should need it,
Some nights my skin glows,
As my blood flows.
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6. |
Girls
03:38
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I love my girl,
My heart is hers,
But my first love has my soul,
My girl’s so fine,
All mine, all mine,
She don’t know me like my true love used to,
Sometimes beside her in the night,
I think this stuff,
With a ruler I can measure everything up,
It don’t mean nothing,
Without something to compare to,
There just seems to be just one thing in the world,
You got a lot of trouble with,
You and me, well, we both know what it is,
Now I’m waiting, waiting, waiting for the sun,
Now I’m waiting, waiting, waiting for the sun,
Now I’m waiting, waiting, waiting for the sun,
Now I’m waiting, waiting, waiting for the.
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7. |
Only Ones
03:31
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Well I’ve been thinking all about you,
Even if I couldn’t see things through,
And I could tell you, tell you what I want to do,
What I want to do, I,
I’ve been alone for a long time,
Been walking steady on a clothesline,
And I could tell you,
Been running circles in my mind,
Been running circles in my mind,
This time let’s be honest,
You’ve got my word I promise,
And I don’t want to be a lost cause,
We wouldn’t be the first ones,
I know nothing can be undone,
We were just looking for some fun,
You know, we’re not the only ones,
Well I’ve been searching for a moment,
Sometimes I wonder if it passed us by,
I could tell you,
Some things, they never die,
No they never die, I,
I can see you in the mirror,
Looking at me with those scarlet eyes,
And I could tell you,
Now I see them all the time,
I see them all the time.
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8. |
Like Anything Else
05:26
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Well everything is some form of the past,
Like anything else it never lasts,
Step away from the fireplace,
Pay attention to the fire inside your head,
Find yourself some empty space,
Start thinking about what a wise man once said,
Tie up your shoes, you’re gonna lose,
Gotta have some way to get ahead,
Of everything, of everyone,
And never look back, never look back,
Stay on the attack,
Never look back, never look back,
Well everything is some form of the past,
Like anything else it never lasts,
I keep my eyes on you,
‘Cause I know if I blink,
It will all be gone,
I can’t stand the aftertaste of the cigarettes,
And the emptiness in the halls, in the halls,
I can’t stand to hear that voice, that happy voice,
When you called, when you call,
But I carried on, stepped in gear, had a good year,
I met you all, I met you all,
But I can’t stand the emptiness anymore,
The emptiness in the halls, in the halls,
Well everything is some form of the past,
Like anything else it never lasts,
Your polaroids stashed in your dresser drawer,
Just ink on paper, no nothing more,
But there are moments, I know, you can’t deny,
We look into each other’s eyes,
We relive every moment of those days,
Just for a second, it never stays,
It all brings me back, to those days,
Just for a second, it never stays,
Just brings me back to some form of the past,
But like anything else it never lasts,
Like anything else, like anything else,
Like anything else it never lasts,
Like anything else, like anything else,
Like anything else it never lasts,
I keep my eyes on you,
‘Cause I know if I blink,
It will all be gone.
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9. |
Rose
04:01
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It’s the winter, things are cool,
Ain’t no reason for a fool,
And I stand alone, with the fever,
Because I can, because it’s warm,
And the seasons are gonna change,
And everything we know is out of range,
And the tension grows from the pain,
When it pours it rains,
Because you’re gone,
I’ve seen a landscape come to pass,
And a rose grew from the blast,
And the men look to the sky,
Searching for something already in their eyes,
And the season, ain’t it something new?
A sea of darkness glows over you,
And we stand alone with the fever,
Because I can,
And because you’re gone,
Well I’ve seen the light, haven’t we all?
See the spirit rise before the fall,
We’re pretty good at the climb,
If we forget what we’ve left behind,
I’ve got the fire, let it burn,
Let it tremble, let it yearn,
No envy, no fear, this I’ve learned,
Because I can,
And because you’re gone.
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10. |
Break the Rain
05:46
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In the evening hours, as the sun goes down,
A calm wind moves through this town,
And in the distance, a southbound train,
I wonder if I’ll see you again,
And there’s a place some men are compelled to go,
It’s far away, somewhere far from home,
As I get a little further ‘round the bend,
I wonder if I’ll see you again,
And may you rest before the shadows,
And brighten up the day,
Don’t you know, it’s gonna go fast?
‘Til everything is in the past,
And we’ll be far away,
And we don’t stand so tall,
The blood and sweat and alcohol,
Tell me, is this how it ends?
Through love and loss and innocence,
Poets, praise, and hypocrites,
I think of you back then,
And I wonder if I’ll see you again,
A shallow light will break the rain,
And through the cracks in a windowpane,
I do my best to get out of its way,
And I hope that it may find you someday,
And nothing is ever as it seems,
And no one knows what any of it means,
The best I can do is count to ten,
And hope one day I’ll see you again.
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Death Party Playground Waterloo, Ontario
A wild group of hellion velvet ravens influenced by a rising 1988 Bruce Willis and the innocent contractors who lost their
lives working on the death star.
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