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Intro
00:42
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I used to fall in love with everything
Now I see an easy way out
I used to tell you that we’d make it out of here
In the middle of the night and never turn around
I was wrong about everything
I was wrong about me
I always thought if I could settle down long enough to breath
I wouldn’t end up hanging in your heart in effigy
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14th Street
05:21
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She left early Thursday morning before the sunlight broke the sky
She said "Boy don't cry today, my grace will never leave your side"
As quick as my eyes could see
The empty sheets that lie here next to me
Trumpets begged the painted scene
while the beggar’s insults wonder why
Love songs they break your heart, and tend to leave ‘em broken
A crack through pavement ain't so hard to find
Under the staircase of that old house off of Broadway
Into the mirror my body went, but my reflection stayed inside
I've got a hole in my chest that I used to breath in
You've got a name that reminds me of the places I used to know
There are no more words that I want to share with you
I just want to let you know you might not see me 'round here anymore
She said the night before she left
"If we make it out alive, the other side looks more like a parking lot in hell"
The first step is the hardest, but love is just a landslide
So hold on tight, hold on tight
Let the songs of the dead play all through the winter
Let the hearts of the fallen go out with the wind
We'll take one step forward and five steps backwards
Let the songs of the living burn out with the speakers
Let the songs of the dead play all through the winter
Let the hearts of the living burn out with the speakers
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Burning Wicks
03:02
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If I asked you a question, be sure to let me know
I’ve been dying to know for a lifetime
But never had the strength so here it goes
Do you love me now, and did you ever love me then?
Do you still count our lucky stars?
When you think about the cradle we built it on
Is it clear why it all fell apart?
I’ve been trying to ask you
About the times you left with nothing to say
You’d just walk out without a quiver or a doubt
A hesitation is why I would pray
And your stories they would never add up at all
The memories are bittersweet dust in my eyes all dried up
If you need me, remember I got nothing to call my own
If you see me, smile just turnaround and go
I’ve been trying to lie my way out of this one, so just go
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Worn In Souls
04:48
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I may not have been the best father, but I sure as hell was a good dad
I provided more to this family than you ever could have
Our hollow bones are left to wander beneath the shadows of our fathers
My faded tattoos are all but memories
as my grandfather clock is still ticking away
My family is gone, and my stories are lost one by one
Sitting on the back porch
on an empty night just like I've done for years
I watch the moon crying clouds of broken pride
surrounded by all her pain
I think back to a time, I'm at a crossroads in my mind
Four broken hearts, four broken lives
my guilty conscience sends her best regards
If I say I'm sorry will you at least forgive me for leaving?
The days pressed on, like falling rain
The lines beneath my eyes were growing deeper
The towers fell, and the moon collapsed
The ocean parted to make room for my soul
And I'm sinking now, after all these years
I'm dreaming dreams about eternity with you
With every step and every passing breath
These last fifteen years fade to white
I've got a lifetime of scars, covered up by all my stubborn pride
I'm getting so damn tired
Trying to watch this winding road with half shut eyes
So let me be, just let me breath
Just let the sun set over me
and if someday I wake up all alone, will you be there to guide me?
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5. |
Post Kingdoms
04:15
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I’ve got a pocket full of nails, to keep my coffin shut
To keep me out the cold, It’s going to be a rough one
I’ve got this old cigar box, full of memories
To keep me company, to keep me company
The winter comes too soon, the summer never lasts
Like a skin we’ve all outgrown just reminds us of the past
I followed you to the crossroads
But I must have got there late
I saw your silhouette in the distance
The golden girls escaped
So walk on this evening
And tell Mary, tell her not to wait
I guess a lifetime ain't nothing more than a heartbeat
But a heartbeat was far too much to waste
The sirens echoed on, down the line and through the night
We lit a fire in the yard that consumed the night’s disguise
Our memories have forsaken us, I thought you were an angel
That came to pick me up and away from all of this
The getaway we planned was plagued with vultures dressed as men
Like a cruel memory, take it all and set me free
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Sky Blue
03:44
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I was on fire, when the waves came and doused out my flames
I was too tired, to carry my bones to another shallow grave
About to retire to a bed made of nails on another quiet evening
Then I saw your eyes and I fell to my knees
We'll close our eyes, drift away,
letting go of nothing, holding on to dreams
If we hold our heads up toward the breeze,
we'll make a wish for wandering
Can we be saved? Even with the poison dripping through my veins?
Love might be all we've got left to guide us
Here I am, a whisper in the wind, always here beside you
Here I am, that feeling in your stomach, that fire in your heart
Here I am, looking over your shoulder, holding your hand
I'll be here to guide you through the cold days
The reasons I stayed, were clear enough for liars
And strong enough for thieves
I won it all, digging through the sand, crawling through the dirt
My only sin was missing out on evenings from so far away
But I promise that two hundred miles is only for today
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7. |
White Knuckle Flight
06:03
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I was alone standing in the kitchen
I got the postcard back from home
He says it's been a while since he's seen me
Oh how much his boy has grown
I was alone when I got the message
The cool came racing through my veins
Dads been sick now for quite a while
It's funny how time can take our things
I was alone sitting in my bedroom
Trying to contemplate my day
Thinking about why I should go home
It's funny how life gets in the way
So I got my paper, I said I miss you all the time
I hope to see you before the summer
You're in my prayers and then I signed
And I'm here for the fallen
And I pray for the scarred
And I sing for every single person who ever touched my heart
And I cry with the angels
And I danced on the moon
And the seconds I spend dreaming I only dream of you
I said goodbye to my father in the early spring
I was amazed how many clouds this town could bring
I still kind of wonder, was he ever scared?
Did he know somebody was watching?
Did he know somebody was out there?
My body is floating, and I'm still kind of cold
That the world could take a spirit that I hardly got to know
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Lucky Coins
03:50
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Now I can’t tell the difference between sinking ships
And holding on for life
She said I’m just another train wreck
Speeding through the station, ripping through the tides
And I wanted to believe with all my heart when I was young
That the hero gets the girl, when the credits roll its done
But everyone who’s walked out left my body where it hung
Hanging here waiting for you to come back home
I used to need you more then ever
But when I look into your eyes
I’d see another future, with us burning up inside
That place was full of ghosts, the phantoms came to life
I thought I could save us, but I had too much pride
So wont you stitch my heart up with a piece of you inside
We’ll forget about it all after tonight.
I heard a screaming in the distance
chasing ghosts up and down the 5
A conversation going nowhere, sinking anchors
A thousand sleepless nights
And who am I to sort the right turns from the wrong?
I was always gone or leaving, I could never sit too long
I heard it through the grapevine that our lucky coins were gone
Just stupid souvenirs from a chapter I wrote wrong.
I was always gone or leaving, a hundred miles past my patience
All those nights we spent like children
Going on and on and on and on and on
Just going on and on and on and on and on
Just going on
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The '98 Collection
03:50
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I know its hard to let go, so I’ll let you float on home
There’s no more love, there’s no hope where I’m going
You’re better off not waiting up for me
There’s more no left for beggars here
There’s no dreams for miles
My crooked eyes can’t see the horizon
And my last drink was a couple hours ago
And I stumble home after a long day of working
And I stumble home to an empty bed tonight
With a deep breath in you’ll find a reason
With the curtain call and closing we’ll unite in harmony
And This is the last dance, and it’ll crumble mountains
The power of the ocean will raise the path beneath my feet
So wont you dance with me?
I know its hard to stay strong when the world is full of crooks
The lights get dimmer everywhere we look
Every time I see you stumble I want to hold you in
And if I stay on-board and we’re sinking, let me go or let me swim
And after all that we’ve been thinking
That we might not make it through
If I get caught up in the middle, was it good enough for you?
Hold the match up to the window and let all the light shine in
A flickering to calm you, in a world that seems so dim
And I stumble home after a long day of working
And I stumble home to an empty bed tonight
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The Angry Lisas Portland, Oregon
These songs are about fumbling through life, deciphering the ugly parts, and navigating the smoke.
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