1. |
Parts & Pieces
02:07
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If we would’ve explode
In the restaurant
With our parts and pieces
scattered over the floor
Who would’ve know
By what’s left of us
Who we are and what
perfume you used to wore
—
If one of these days
We would disappear
And just rot in the foreign sand
Desecrating the holy land
A feast for worms
A final frontier
Never thought we’ll end up like that,
We had plans of becoming something grand
—
Would anyone care at all?
It doesn’t matter anymore.
—
If we would’ve explode
In the restaurant
With our parts and pieces
scattered over the floor
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2. |
Fives & Sixes
05:09
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It’s been a while since I’ve been around
I fled town
And I think that I saw you there
Standing on the edge of despair
You’re never at home, but always alone
Where did you go
Ever since I saw you there?
Standing on the edge of despair.
—
Come on, come on,
You’re at the end of the line
Come on, come on,
You’re stuck running away from your prime
Come on, come on
There’s much more to do
Come on, come on
It’s not me, it’s you
Come on, come on
You’re wasting your life.
—
I think you’ve drown in her makeup line
It’s not a surprise
But never did I saw you there
Standing on the edge of despair
Keep telling yourself that it’s all a lie
You’re bad at disguise
Because I saw you there
Standing on the edge of despair
—
Come on, come on,
You’re at the end of the line
Come on, come on,
You’re stuck running away from your prime
Come on, come on
There’s much more to do
Come on, come on
It’s not me, it’s you
Come on, come on
You’re wasting your life.
—-
Fives and sixes in your sleeve
Card is dead, it’s time to leave
—-
Oh how I wish I could’ve done more
But who’s keeping the score?
Ever since we saw you there
Standing on the Edge of despair
I acted like a coward, and skipped town
When you went down
When I saw you there
Standing on the edge of despair
Gave up without a fight
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3. |
Symmetry
03:04
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I’ve spent quite some time trying to figure out my life
Went into wrong places, tasted my share of limes
Created idols that weren’t worth a dime
Followed them blindly, every move repeated in a pantomime
And all the lines that don’t align
Months turn into years of wasted time
I tried my best to connect the splines
All tangled up and confined
In perfect symmetry
And dusk till dawn, in search of fake perfection
I caught myself in a mirror, I saw my own reflection
My empty eyes staring at me in rejection
Of what I am and used to be, of my projection
And all the days that passed me by
Months turned to years of wasted time
Missed out on each and every sign
That there was nothing hid inside
Of Perfect Symmetry
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4. |
Trapped In Squares
01:39
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I won't be answering your phone calls
I don't like the sound
Direct on snapchat, a tag on facebook
and i'll be around
I'll gather likes as if it's all I need
I gather them to make my life complete
My list of friends, pictures of me
is how I eat, and how I breed.
We're trapped in squares.
Trapped in squares and we can't get out
This is our life, it's what it's all about
Stuck inside of our picture perfect lies
We don't have lows, we'll show off our highs.
A simple selfie every now and then
I went to Spain, but I can't remember when
Nailed to the ground by the social network ties
instead of high fives we send out our likes
We're trapped in squares
I'm trapped in squares.
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5. |
Happy Eyes
02:04
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Put your best face on
Put your face on
It’s time to get up and meet the new dawn
You should try to be happy about it
or at least try to pretend
They’re waiting for you to fail
So come on.
Put your face on and start to move on.
You should aim to the top
or at least, try not to descent.
Your best shirt
Your best shoes
Ironed pants
Or whatever you choose.
A big smile
Happy eyes
Suck it up
Or find an alibi
Giving up
Doesn’t seem that bad
What’s the purpose?
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6. |
Steady Hands
03:23
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I used to have such steady hands
Now I can’t stop them from shaking
I don’t expect you to understand
It’s not a decision I’m making
I used to know how to crack a smile
But now you don’t see me smiling
You’re in my book and you’re on the dial
But phone calls still overlapping
—
But aren’t we all? Aren’t we all? Aren’t we all.
—
I used to have such steady hands
Now I can’t stop them from shaking
I’m not a book of sentiments
It’s not me, I'm often mistaken
—
But aren’t we all? Aren’t we all? Aren’t we all.
—
I used to have such steady hands
Now I can’t stop them from shaking
I used to have such steady hands
Now I can’t stop them from shaking
—
But aren’t we all? Aren’t we all? Aren’t we all.
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7. |
Vultures and Their Prey
03:44
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Heard your voice on the line
You sure know how to take your time
You showed your dominance
With no consequence
When things get rough between you and I
I don’t fight I just comply
A case of self-defence
In mid-air turbulence
—
Twisting wrongs to make them right
Who gave you the might?
I swear I don’t want to see it.
I swear I don’t want to see it.
I keep marks out of your sight.
It’s the fire I won’t ignite
I swear you don’t want to see it.
I swear you don’t want to see it.
—
I don’t ask where you were last night
Try to stay out of your sight.
It felt prominent
And so imminent.
You take it with such delight
Looking at me from such great height
As if you’re a monument
Far too opulent
—
Twisting wrongs to make them right
Who gave you the might?
I swear I don’t want to see it.
I swear I don’t want to see it.
I keep marks out of your sight.
It’s the fire I won’t ignite
I swear you don’t want to see it.
I swear you don’t want to see it.
—
One day I’ll run away
All the vultures wait for prey
One day I’ll run so far away
One day I’ll run away
All the vultures wait for prey
One day I’ll run so far away
—
No one will ever know
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8. |
Barcelona
02:58
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Maybe New York could be our answer
Maybe LA, or something else
There is a place for us to settle
Maybe Asia? Place your bets.
Barcelona?
Hm...
Sun soaked streets
with laid-back beat
A perfect place
for you and me?
In warmest nights
when no one sleeps
No time to waste
Let’s take a leap.
Barcelona?
Hm...
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9. |
Shut Up & Drive
03:43
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Don’t doubt, don’t even blink
Let’s go until we sink
This might be our last chance
So drop a final glance
And let's go to the next big thing
With never-ending spring
Don’t try, it’s do or die
So wave your hand goodbye
—
Shut up and drive
Shut up and drive somewhere
Let Born To Run to play along
Shut up and drive
Shut up and drive somewhere
We’ve waited far too long
—
This windshield sings an anthem
Of ever chasing phantom
That follows you right now
It’s fear and it is doubt.
I see him from time to time
Unspoken paradigm
Don’t let him get to you
We’re on the verge of breakthrough
—
Shut up and drive
Shut up and drive somewhere
Let Born To Run to play along
Shut up and drive
Shut up and drive somewhere
We’ve waited far too long
—
I see him from time to time
An unspoken paradigm
(3)
So shut up and just drive
We’re almost past daytime
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10. |
Secret Windows Admirer
05:08
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Awkward silence after fish and chips
I'll sit quietly and look around
And if loose lips sink ships
I'll be the last one to go down
Countdown to imminent disaster
I'd watch the clock move slower than a snail
I know you're here and waiting for an answer
Don't set your goals to inevitably fail
It would kill me to tell you that I will let you down.
It would kill me to lie to you, but that's what I'm all about
There's only so much lies I can make
There's only so much lies you can take
It would kill you eventually. Somehow.
Sometimes i get lost in curves of your hips
Can't help myself but to stay down
And if my life follows any sort of script
I won't swim, I'll likely drown
Countdown to imminent disaster
I'd see you hide your face behind the snow white veil
I know you're here and waiting for an answer
While I'm like a dog chasing its own tail
It would kill me to tell you that I will let you down.
It would kill me to lie to you, but that's what I'm all about
There's only so much lies I can make
There's only so much lies you can take
It would kill you eventually. Somehow.
I'm a secret windows admirer
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11. |
The One About The Train
03:23
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A ten minute ride between Lorimer and Essex.
A crowded train at 8 in the morning.
I see myself squeezing into the carriage, struggling to get a grip of something more solid than this guy's standing next to me shoulder.
I can smell he had onions for dinner last night.
I wonder what's his life's like.
I wonder if his job is interesting. I wonder if he likes it.
I wonder if he has a girlfriend. Or does he settle for a dog faithfully waiting for him to come back home from a hard day's work.
I shake my head. Skip a track, trying to put my noise canceling headphones a bit deeper to separate myself from the subway noise.
It's a short train ride. Ten minute walking distance as I leave the station. I'll shut down the alarm, if I'm the first one in.
I probably am though.
I probably am.
(What am I doing here, if I could've been home safe?
What are we doing anyway?)
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12. |
Ten Thousand Candles
05:35
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Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand faces slightly lit
All so angry and afraid
Some of them speechless, but what’s to say?
Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand flares that no one lit
On the edge of razor blade
Broken down and betrayed
What good are the protest songs
If no one wants to sing along?
What’s the point of standing strong
When you stood up for something wrong?
Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand faces, one heartbeat
Some won’t find anything to eat
While others won’t have roof to sleep
So sing that anthem, darlings, sing
Another cog in the machine
There’s no surrender, no retreat
Ten thousand faces, one heartbeat
What good are the protest songs
If no one wants to sing along?
What’s the point of standing strong
When you stood up for something wrong?
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