1. |
Constant Motion
02:57
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You're finally half awake
From your desperate climb
Was it ever high enough to escape
The passing of time
Every single hope you ever had
Was never enough to make you satisfied
With who you are
now how could you ever pull through
Muddle me
And bleed me clean
How can I ever see
Without that dopamine
A numbing breeze on your face
The flattening of emotion
The time that we waste
All while in constant motion
Appendix to burst
While livers cirrhose
Whatever comes first
We'll answer the thirst
Mannequins have as much to say
To those who cry out their name
Frozen in rigid posture
We remain exactly the same
A numbing breeze on your face
The flattening of emotion
The time that we waste
All while in constant motion
Movements unrehearsed
Diving in head first
Choices reinforced
Forever immersed
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2. |
Slower
03:52
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I feel aimless
Shooting for something painless
Holding onto a handle
But burnt both ends of candle
Try not to psych myself out even though
I know too well that when dust coats the frame
We won't feel the same
We won't feel the same
Won't you make it feel
Like you did before
But this time
Won't you go slower
Go slower
Just make it feel
Like you did before
But this time, this time
Go slower
Go slower
We were out of bounds
Skipping from town to town
Masking our growing pains
Hopping from train to train
I long for the bliss
That splits your world my own
To look you in the eye
Without my cover blown
Nor my intentions known
But if given the choice
Knowing all that you do
Would you lean into my voice
Admit you have nothing to lose
Try not to psyche myself out
Even though I know too well
That when dust coats the frame
We won't feel the same
We won't feel the same
Won't you make it feel
like you did before
But this time won't you
Go slower
Go slower
Can't you make it feel
Like you did before
But this time, this time
Go slower
Go slower
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3. |
Quarter-Life Crisis
04:04
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Breathe the way they told you to
It comes so naturally to you
Push until your eyes weep holy drops
Of promise
This bleak history
Will furnish your mind
To remind you what you
Left behind
Do
Be refined
Less
Be defined
Let us work until we die
For there's nothing else to do
Than bleed our wells dry
Of pleasures never consumed
Reserve yourself for the game is long
For those who play along
Remember what all this is for
As you close another door
You've done everything they've wanted
Ever eager to earn love
To honor the past
Is there any calling above
Do
Be refined
Less
Be defined
When all is done and we've given
All we could give
Is there any celebrating
A life not fully lived
Let us work until we die
For there's nothing else to do
Than bleed our wells dry
Of pleasure never consumed
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4. |
Saintly Whispers
03:13
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Bright lights hit your face and I can't believe
I've got this sick feeling only you'd relieve
And if you've got enough for the two of us
I can try to be someone you can trust
Heaven's in your eyes
And now you feel the heat
You can take what's been so bitter
Make it sweet
Saintly whispers I've rehearsed so well
Leave these tired beasts so softly quelled
Now it only takes a beat to make them dream
But a stutter or a murmur erupts in screams
Heaven's in your eyes
And now you feel the heat
She goes from black n' mild
To swisher sweet
What we'd give for a moment's rest
I suppose we can hope for the best
But why press your luck
If you've learned anything
It's to never trust your gut
Heaven's in your eyes
And now you feel the heat
Dance like there's hot coals
Under your feet
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5. |
DWOHL
03:36
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Driving without headlights
I missed all your signs
I thought I had come early
But it seems I'm right on time
I can see her clear
Now that sun is bright
All I ever wanted was you alone
In the soft focus of night
Sleep beside me
Just for one more night
Oh maybe you'll get it right
And maybe it's worth the fight
To stay awake cause
Nobody's dreaming of me tonight
Looking for a way out
Of another endless night
Would it be too much to ask
For a hint of your light
I'm crawling on my hands and knees
The way you like me best
Begging for your sanctuary
A place of rest
Sleep beside me
Just for one more night
Oh maybe you'll get it right
And maybe it's worth the fight
To stay awake cause
Nobody's dreaming of me tonight
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6. |
Should I
02:43
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Gray in a world of black and white
Like a broken motion light
I thought there was something there
In between the lines I could swear
Hope for a starved appetite
But enough to ignite delight
Enough to get through the night
Take a bite
I can't breathe the air
I can't see the stars
Away from all the crowds
Can we watch the planes make clouds
Words aren't coming so easy now
With all this silence on hand
Drew up a plan, wrote it down
Made a band just to drown out the sound
Of all the clocks that tick too loud
That mock the time I haven't found
To drain the static from my head
Spent another day in bed instead
I can't breathe the air
I can't see the stars
Away from all the crowds
We can watch the planes make clouds
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7. |
Ghost
03:31
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Skin on skin
The star that warms my earth
Close to knowing
But gone forever
We'll be strangers again
When we leave this place
So why not let go
Why not show your face
It's too late to sing
Too vacant to ache
Cause jet lag isn't the only thing
That's keeping me awake
I could have let you go
But that isn't your way
You're an angel here
So as a ghost I'll stay
Crashing down wet
To suffer the same fate
That has been set
Stone cold this day
Away from home
Lying in the coals
The hollow chamber
As empty as your soul
It's too late to sing
Too vacant to ache
Cause jet lag isn't the only thing
That's keeping me awake
I could have let you go
But that isn't your way
You're an angel here
So as a ghost I'll stay
It's too late to sing
To vacant to ache
Cause jet lag isn't the only thing
That's keeping me awake
I could have let you go
But that isn't your way
You're an angel here
So as a ghost I'll stay
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8. |
Another Trick
05:21
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Polluting your space
No it wasn't my place
It wasn't a fit but
I sang until you enjoyed it
Drank until I didn't care
How cold my feet were
Or for the blood taste in my mouth
A sweet metallic liqueur
I'm fine with the ache
I'll live when you're not awake
Gone, I melt away
Glow, I'll go away
I've mastered the art of a silent kill
Will I come and go
Could you ever know
I've got another trick
Fit for a lunatic
I'll make you disappear
I can make you all disappear
Living in halftime
The hours taboo
Will they love me
As I have loved you
Swallowing blades
The whole night through
Now they will see
I still bleed for you
I've got another trick
Fit for a lunatic
I'll make you disappear
I'll make you all disappear
It's not hard
Because you're gone
But because
You'll always be a part of me
No, it's not hard
Because you're gone
But because
You'll always be apart from me
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9. |
DWOHL (Alt/Extended)
05:13
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Driving without headlights
I missed all your signs
I thought I had come early
But it seems I'm right on time
I can see her clear
Now that sun is bright
All I ever wanted was you alone
In the soft focus of night
Sleep beside me
Just for one more night
Oh maybe you'll get it right
And maybe it's worth the fight
To stay awake cause
Nobody's dreaming of me tonight
Looking for a way out
Of another endless night
Would it be too much to ask
For a hint of your light
I'm crawling on my hands and knees
The way you like me best
Begging for your sanctuary
A place of rest
Sleep beside me
Just for one more night
Oh maybe you'll get it right
And maybe it's worth the fight
To stay awake cause
Nobody's dreaming of me tonight
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