1. |
777
00:25
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2. |
Dear Mother
02:54
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Vocals: Jeremy, (Jimi)
[Verse 1]
Only been a week since she left
(I’m still regretting everything
Thinkin’ about the person I've been)
Mulled over things that were said
(I’m barely finding reasons
For yelling all the ways that I did)
But I fear I'm starting to think
(These memories and melodies
will haunt my waking dreams ‘til the end)
And if the storm won't swiftly relent
(I'm sending out this letter
Once I got a better grasp of my head)
[Verse 2]
Mother says I’ll never see her again
(But I'm fighting every minute
To make sure that this is just a wait)
The undertow confirmed what I said
(That there's a girl who loves me
Even though we drove each other mad)
Mother I can hear what you say
(But I can't search the world again
I already found the perfect one)
When so much is left unsaid
(I'm sending out this letter
Once I got a better grasp of my head… Yeah!)
[Verse 3]
Mother says it's for my own good
(And though your heart is bleeding
You've learned another lesson you should)
But most will never find what they seek
(They take it all for granted
and settle on the way of the meek)
Can't help but to sit here convinced
(That there's a soul for everyone
And mine's back in Georgia again)
Everyday I rise out of bed
(I'm sending out this letter
Hope you got a better grasp of your head)
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3. |
Two Shoes
02:34
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Vocals: Jimi, (Otto)
[Verse 1]
Headed south again this year
Reason's never been quite so clear
A presence that I need to feel
The only thing that makes me real
and I'd pay any fare
For the message that I bare
To find a better way to say
I love you more than anything
[Chorus 1]
Two shoes
They remind me of me and you
all the things we do
and I hope you share my point of view
Two shoes
Now that's something to lose
Cause I remember bare feet
But the feeling fades away when our eyes meet
[Verse 2]
An angel that lives on the ground
A mouth that makes a perfect sound
only thing I know for sure
never been a soul so pure
And there's no more songs to sing
If in your ear I'm whispering
So lucky to have found my one
When the second spring has sprung
simply want you next to me
Perfect reason to breathe
For you I've got no fear to sing
I love you more than anything
[Chorus 2]
(I got two shoes
They remind me of me and you
All the things we do
and I hope you share my point of view
Two shoes
Now that's something to lose
Cause I remember bare feet
But the feeling fades away when our…)
Two Shoes
They remind me of me and you
And all the things we do
And I hope you share my point of view
Two shoes
Now that’s something to lose
Cause I remember bare feet
And how I can’t recall at all when our eyes meet
I’ll take the worst
I’ll take the best
For our two shoes
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4. |
Responsibility
04:24
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Vocals: Jeremy, (Jimi), [Andy]
[Verse 1]
Laying next to you
Trapped in what you've said
Your eyes can deceive you
A wise Jedi once said
So many things I can’t conceive
Not quite sure what to believe
The only thing I can perceive
Choking on the web you weave
[Pre-chorus 1]
(Listen now my little love
I've something to confide
And I can say for certain
That there’s no way back this time)
[Verse 2]
You might call it anger
But that's not what I feel
To watch it fall to pieces
All I know as real
You try to tell me some things
But the thing that I find strange
Is what you say and the truth
Are never quite the same
[Pre-chorus 2]
Tearing slowly at the seams
And bending what we know
Reality becomes a dream
Buried under snow
Listen now my little love
When all is said and done
The spring will always come again
And we'll reap what we've sown
[Chorus 1]
We stare through shards of glass (And they're)
Stained red with the past (Til they're)
Refracting how we see (Always)
Deluding you and me
[Verse 3]
Try to see it your way...
The noble thing to do...
You find yourself surrounded...
But that's your point of view...
And when I read right through the lines
The one thing that I always find
It always leads right back to you
But I pretend to not know who
Doing all that I can
To give you all that I am
[Pre-chorus 3]
(Listen now my little love
I'll give you piece by piece
I’ve given all I'll ever be
I'm bent down on my knees
If I could tell you one thing
A truth to set us free)
[Alt-Verse 1]
(I want to say that it's all okay
I wish it could all just go away)
[Alt-Chorus 1]
Can't take much more
You'll find out for yourself
[Chorus 2]
We stare through shards of glass (When they're)
Stained red with the past (‘Til we're)
Begging to be free (From the)
Ghost of you and me
[Alt-Chorus 2]
Can't take much more
And you'll find out for yourself
[Outro Verse]
[My voice is raising slightly
And I'm pacing back and forth
Frustrations mounting nightly
Yet you're staring at the floor
Here you are so far away
Drifting further your own way
Foreshadowing the grapes of wrath
When what will be will come to pass]
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5. |
Endless Night
05:11
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Vocals: Jeremy, (Jimi)
[Verse 1]
There was a night
That could never end
The sun had vanished
Not to be seen again
The Earth still turned
and the stars were there
but the moon stood cold
It didn't care
[Chorus 1]
Oh long night
Only shade
Please, Sun, Come Home
[Verse 2]
The Sun had left the moon
One turn of the globe
The horizon came
And nothing shone
But the moon had a plan
It came from the stars
He would bring light to it all
Set fire to his heart
[Chorus 2]
All that was
Begins to fade
Please, sun, come Home
[Verse 3]
The moon tried and tried
Giving all that he had
If the moon could shine
Maybe she wouldn't have
Gone to the place
All good suns go
The only place
That she'll call home
[Chorus 3]
Oh long night
Only shade
Please, Sun, Come Home
All that was
Begins to fade
Please, Sun, Come Home
[Bridge]
[Verse 4]
(The moon sought the sun
He had to know
Because the moon refused to shine
On his own
When all that could be said
When all I could write
Is please bring an end
To this night)
[Outro]
All that was
Still remains
Please, Sun, Come Home
No sunshine
End of days
Hear me, Only Sun
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6. |
Tick Tock
03:40
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Vocals: Jeremy, (Jimi)
[Verse 1]
Light pours through the door
I wake up drenched in sweat
If I could find the answer
I still ain't found it yet
My head burns hot
I can't break free
From the madness and the torture
Inflicted on me
[Verse 2]
Bide my time until the echo fades
As the pollen claims the fields through which I wade
Seas grow calm, the air turns black
Metaphors of how I can't get back
Space fell flat and hell it froze
as the petals fell from the rose
All because (You're not near)
Candles burn (And no one's here)
[Verse 3]
But if I could for you I'd part the seas
Calloused hands they'd dig through sands of mystery
If I could ask just one clue
I'd do what I have to do
(If I could just forget)
[Verse 4]
Yet here I stand
in all that was left
I had to get lost
to find my way back
Reborn from the ash
I bare grapes of wrath
With a lion's roar
I'll be free at last
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7. |
Cut Sling Load
04:41
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Vocals: Jimi, (Jeremy)
[Verse 1]
Little children like to play pretend
To free themselves from reason and consequence
One point of view, no blame and never shame
No pain and cover from the rain
Myself, I just can't stand the thought
To play along as something that I'm not
To sing a song that's not quite what I mean
So every now and then I have to scream
[Chorus 1]
(Bent down on one knee)
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
(All good things must end)
My sweetest friend
But I swear to God
The sun could rise again
[Verse 2]
Remember when it sprouted from the seed
The love, the roots that binded you and me
And how for you you needed me to bleed
And then the blood got on the leaves
When you took all that I believed
You made me grovel, beg and plead
If I could lie the refrain would be
"I don't know what I want or what I need"
[Chorus 2]
(Bent down on one knee)
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
(All good things must end)
My sweetest friend
And I swear to god
The sun shall rise again
[Verse 3]
When I could, I'd watch you in your sleep
Struggling with secrets that you'd keep
If demons are real then they yearn for you
Truth be told I could feel them too
And so I tried my best to tread
The lies and all the things you said
And though it seems I was mislead
I could see the shadows in your head
[Chorus 3]
Bent down on one knee
When I remember how it could be
It’s there I beg once more
For you to call me yours
All good things must end
My sweetest friend
But I swear to god
The sun shall rise again
[Verse 4]
Though my soul is destined to erode
And though I've never loved no one more
I'll quoth the raven "Nevermore"
When all there is is “Cut Sling Load”
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8. |
Dear Father
04:32
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Vocals: Jimi, (Otto)
[Verse 1]
Back again, so much to say
Though the reason isn’t here today
All for one, the one for me
So blinded that I couldn't see
It's all a lie, it's all a sham
All a part of Father’s plan
I’m waiting on my judgement day
There’s gotta be a better way
[Verse 2]
You wanna see a better world
Well you just can't go and let it be
I know in this I'm not alone
Drowned beneath the raging sea
I cry, I beg, I plead and sing
To whoever's listening
Every man must pay his fee
Or what will be will have to be
(I could show you the answers if I had your time
Still you might not see
So denied
Gouge my eyes)
[Verse 3]
You think you got it figured out
Well my friend, I have my doubts
You think that you have found what's right
Shrouded by your serpents slight
Don’t know you, yet you know me
You’re living in your fantasy
Kingdoms fall for pride or shame
But in the end it's all the same
(So denied)
Figure it out
If I could
I would
Fix it
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