1. |
No One Ever Told Me
03:29
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nature hates an empty room
or so they say I say won’t you please have me in?
grant me passage
expected detours
take you to
the most wondrous places
row after row
dead ends lined up like
bottles, bottles on the wall
staring so brightly
giving so little, so little in return
no one ever told me
it would be like this or that we’d end up here
no one ever warned me
it would be like this or that we’d end up here
pinpricks of golden light
filter through merely to shine on us
something out of nothing
there’s magic in the air and we’re taking everything in
is it time to make a stand?
what’s wrong and why can’t you see?
is anyone listening
the silence has always been so dear to me
no one ever told me
it would be like this or that we’d end up here
no one ever told me
it would be like this or that we’d end up here
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2. |
When You Stop Bleeding
03:01
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the world is going mad
unholy fire filling up the sky
everyone’s broken
everyone’s soaking up pain
put your helmet on and lace up your boots
sabers are rattling around
shields are raised and everything we once held dear
is being reappraised
run while you can, run while you can
cause if you don’t they’ll have to come and carry you away
please run while you can
cause if you don’t they’ll have to carry you away
when you stop bleeding
you’re either healing or you’re already gone
when you stop bleeding
you’re either healing or you’re already gone
I wanted to tell you something
but if you ask me I won’t recall
I wanted to tell you something
but if you ask me I won’t recall
I wanted to tell you something
but if you ask me I simply won’t recall
I wanted to tell you something
please don’t ask me I don’t wanna recall
I wanted to tell you anything
please don’t ask me I don’t wanna fall
when you stop bleeding
you’re either healing or you’re already gone
when you stop bleeding
you’re either healing or you’re already gone
when you stop bleeding
you’re either healing or you’re already gone
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3. |
Take the Wheel
03:03
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we’re leaving now
and our bags are packed
it’s been like this since the dawn of time
we’re leaving now
there’s no turning back
it’s been like this since the stars first shined
we’re hearing sounds
in the silence
we’re hearing true for the first time
we’re seeing things
that have been hidden
yeah we’re seeing clear for the first time
driving along the emptiest roads in the empty places
but our heart is full
a piercing wind that seeks our warmth
pull the blanket tighter
you’ll be all right
a thousand miles
of golden silence
but you never escape the vibration and the hum
ten thousand miles
still means something
time to go and hide before the winter comes
maps in your mind and maps on the walls
they beckon to you
to come come come
maps in your mind and maps on the walls
there’s a reckoning due
time to run run run
there’s a creeping cold
rolling in like a fog
throw another log on
you’ll be all right
there’s a creeping cold
coming for your warmth
throw another log on
you’ll be all right
I can’t see the road before me
if I ask you to steer will you take the wheel?
I can feel the monsters coming for me
would you take a look and tell me if they’re real?
It always feels like your breaking new ground
but you’re reminded it’s been done before
you’re hoping that you’ll still hear a new sound
but your feet still dance to that well worn score
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4. |
The Road is My Only Home
03:09
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the sun is hanging lower
and these days are getting shorter
take your heart and seek shelter
as these nights grow ever colder
and the road is my only home
and I’ll be coming home soon
and the road is my only home
and I’ll be coming home soon
sorry I’m not shiny and new
‘cause the airs so uncertain here
I’m so sorry I’m not shiny and new
this is all guesswork for me now
feeling broken battered
and you know these wounds will heal
and you will wonder if it matters
what is there left for the feel?
these calluses won’t hold
no matter what I try to do
and these calluses won’t hold
despite the trials I put them through
once again I’m at the end
once again I’m at the beginning
once again I’m at the end
once again I’m at the beginning
and I will rise again
only to crash only to crash
only to rise
once again
only to crash only to crash
only to rise
once again
only to crash only to crash
only to rise
once again
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5. |
We Are Explorers
03:40
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Let’s be wanderers
we’ll live by the sea
we’ll gaze at starry skies
camp beneath the trees
let’s chase the northern lights
hunt down hurricanes
we’ll wander through the woods
and the mountains will know our names
all the energy
is streaming towards us now
tendency towards entropy
how much will we allow?
suspended in time
hanging in outer space
dreaming of the sublime
longing to embrace
uncertainty reigns
much is improbable
randomness is everywhere
everything is possible
we are explorers
we journey to a distant sun
always we’re remembering
trying to overcome
we are passengers
being carried along
just where we don’t know
but we hope that we belong
we’re wrapped in darkness now
but it feels so safe here
we’re swimming in the blackness now
but there’s nothing more to fear
warm glow that emanates
let’s us know we’re ok
warm glow that emanates
let’s us know that we’re ok
we are explorers
we journey to a distant land
always we’re remembering
trying to understand
i’m looking for a beacon now
something to light my way
i’m looking for a signal now
I know there’s a better way
i’m looking for a beacon now
something to light my way
i’m looking for a signal now
I know there’s a better way
we’re wrapped in darkness now
but it feels so safe here
we’re swimming in the blackness now
but there’s nothing more to fear
we’re swimming in the blackness now
but there’s nothing more to fear
we’re swimming in the blackness now
but there’s nothing more to fear
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6. |
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please stop pulling at the sutures
but I’m only guessing
we gaze at our hazy futures
I’ll always seek your blessing
looking through our telescopes
with darkened lenses
we make out figures and shapes
our feelings overrun our senses
colors all look different today
as steam rises and swirls into clouds
your hands are beautiful and strong
your hands were made to be held
hands outstretched
so close and yet so far away
want to live right now in this space
want to see what it might become
want to live in all the golden moments
we want to be overwhelmed
when are you going
when are you going
when are you going
to love again
when are you going
when are you going
when are you going
to love again
all these roads have been leading me to you
these hands were made to feel and to hold onto
all these roads have been leading me to you
these hands were made to be held and to heal
your hands were made to be held
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7. |
Shine
01:38
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so bright now
but I can’t see anything
so warm now
but I can’t feel anything
burnt out stars
they are collapsing
burnt out stars
look like they’re still shining
shine the light
sunbeams scattering
shine your light
please let the color into this place
don’t need much
but remember that I’m flesh and blood
don’t need much
here in the blackness of this space
no energy is lost
it’s merely a transformation
where has it gone
it’s a mystery now
a mystery now
free dark matter
pour it out into the clouds
free dark matter
pour me out into the clouds
where has it gone
it’s a mystery now
a mystery now
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8. |
Meet Eternity My Friends
03:16
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don’t be afraid to stare
‘cause when you blink it’ll all be gone
don’t be afraid to care
‘cause it means that you belong
don’t be afraid to stare
cuz when you blink it’ll all be gone
don’t be afraid to care
cuz it means that you belong
I need to be held right now with as much force as you can bring
I need your arms around me now and don’t let go for anything
friends so close and we realize that we’ve been changed
somehow all our molecules have been wildly rearranged
I need to be held right now with as much force as you can bring
I need your arms around me now and don’t let go for anything
we’re flying faster now
open road is all we see
I want you by my side
when we meet eternity
we know that we will see you again
the only unknown is time
but that we’ve ever parted at all
sometimes feels like a crime
we’re flying faster now
open road is all we see
I want you by my side
when we meet eternity
we know that we will see you again
the only unknown is time
but that we’ve ever parted at all
sometimes feels like a crime
I want you all by my side
when we meet eternity
I want you all by my side
when we meet eternity
I want you all by my side
as we meet eternity
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9. |
Our Last Days Redux
02:54
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Our last days have come
in more ways than one
I’ve really made a mess of things now
it’s the end of our golden age
we’re moving on
yeah we’re moving on
yeah we’re moving on
yeah we’re moving on
how do you finally let go?
how do you escape from the undertow?
how do you finally let go?
how do you escape from the undertow?
we live to live in the in-between
we want to try to realize
we are not what we seem
and we know one day we’ll rise
I feel your warmth when you hold me
I’ll pick you up when you fall
I feel your ache in my bones
I feel your absence most of all
I feel your warmth when you hold me
I’ll pick you up when you fall
I feel your ache in my bones
I feel your absence most of all
my love slipped out the back door
while I sipped coffee on the stairs
my love warned me not to rush her
the signs were everywhere
I feel your warmth when you hold me
I’ll pick you up when you fall
I feel your ache in my bones
I feel your absence most of all
(repeat til the end)
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10. |
Back in Time
03:23
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I wanna go back in time
but the past keeps getting in my way
I wanna go back to where it began
I promise I’ll find a better way
I wanna go back in time
to where I met you at the start
I wanna go back to the first time
when you captured my heart
I wanna go back in time
before you knew about pain
before the storm clouds had gathered
and soaked you with the poison rain
And I will build a time machine
to take us from this mess
now that you’ve shown me what’s possible
I can’t settle for anything less
I wanna go back in time
to when you dreamed of holding my hands
I wanna go further back in time
when we wandered through the empty lands
but if we could fix it then
why can’t we fix it today
I wanna go back in time
but the past keeps getting in our way
cause I believe in us
even though we’re improbable
cause my heart still beats for you
everything seems possible
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11. |
You & Me & the Sea
02:43
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It's ok now my darling
It's ok now my love
It's ok now my darling
It's ok now my love
let's wander to the ocean
let's roam along the shore
let's wander to the ocean
there's no telling what's in store
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