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With Unfounded Hope
03:13
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My head is aching, just like your heart
I always thought I'd find some comfort in this art.
Those of us who live out on the fringe,
Will have the best view when self destruction begins.
Sadness talks gently, whispers in the air
But grief is speechless and death; she doesn't care
I am an addict and it strangles me
I am a sociopath and a lying cheat
I need help
Please come around
I hate myself
And who I am
With unfounded hope we beg for better days.
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Smoking spot
03:26
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I am desperate, I've buried everything for so long.
Will you be the grave robber to help me dig up and dispose of this
Meaningless emptiness, that occupies my earth.
Loneliness is next to godliness
My fingernails are caked with mud,
I've drowned in my head 1000 times
Pretending to have hold of this,
Conversation of exaggeration
I'm enveloped by my own wake.
Is there clarity beneath the struggle?
We're driving out to our favourite smoking spot.
Let's get high enough to talk about how we feel.
You said "Try and stay calm" as you brushed hair from my face
"I'll do you no harm" as we looked out at our place.
We drove so far, the cliff looked inviting.
As the sea crashed in the sound was exciting.
We're driving out to our favourite smoking spot.
Let's get high enough to talk about how we feel.
In that moment, we finally realised.
That we were so small and somehow felt alright.
You kissed my cheek and said you believed in me.
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Distant Shadows
03:23
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Hate is exhausting and so is this life.
You said my words sound pretty when they're drenched in wine.
Farewell Forever, I'll paint in a line
That I've drawn underneath this good health and good times.
We are but Distant Shadows
Innocent faces hide serpent's tongues.
They are so cold, they're cutting, venemous and fun
Kids with vertigo looking for heights,
Trying to trick our brains into feeling alright.
We're hiding our skeletons and we lie about where we've been.
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You wanted saving, desperate calls for help and all of those break-ins.
To fuel diminished health and to stop you from shaking.
The pills that never helped but they keep you from thinking.
I never knew quite what to do,
I'd rub your aching bones from black to blue,
Circulating the blood back to you.
I never knew quite what to do,
You still had your bracelet hung loosely from your wrist when I came to visit,
I could see your clenching fist with a stern and furrowed brow.
You said to me " Please never let me fade out"
I want my world to end with a bang, not with a whisper
Stay calm my worried friend
This is far from over.
Missing you is killing me.
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5. |
The Club With No Name
03:08
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Tread Lightly, Speak Dearly.
Four words that have wormed their way into my heart,
Sleep Nightly, Think Clearly.
My broken brain struggles with holding that down.
I never said thank you, but I always looked up.
To those that were there for me when I was growing up.
Here's what I took from that...
It's OK to lose and don't skate the mini ramp with holes in your shoes.
The paint was getting yellow from all of the smoke,
Smiles plastered these walls from all of our jokes.
We lost a lot of friends along the way
A puritan nihilist remembers all our mistakes.
Late into the night there'd be people sparked out.
We'd hold each other tight, never threw in towel
You mouthed out those words we heard them clear as day.
Well, brother keep smiling, this is how history is made.
I never said thank you, but I always looked up.
To those that were there for me when I was growing up.
Here's what I took from that...
It's OK to lose and don't skate the mini ramp with holes in your shoes.
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6. |
Witches Of Valias
03:27
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1581, smoked billowed high.
You could see it for miles and everyone knew why.
This innocent girl, with an unfair trial,
Burned as witch while, her mother looked on.
Sweetest dreams my little girl
Don't you trust anyone or anything in this world.
She knelt on the ground, the flames were all gone.
She sang softly her favourite song.
With tears in her eyes and regret in her heart.
I'm sorry darling but they were too strong.
You never looked back when they told you to stop,
You were the same as a child, so honest and headstrong.
I can't believe they struck you from this world,
I was so proud of you my little girl.
Well, take it from me.. You're in a better place
Away from evil mean and unjustified hate
God's gonna welcome you in with open arms.
I'll be joining you soon, now you're safe from harm .
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Je Vais Mourir
03:34
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My beating heart knocks on my ribs,
Drown my sorrows, burn my bridge
May my thirst also be quenched,
May this fire light my steps.
Lay me down and watch me dream
Of better days and sweetened tea
How the gravel grazed our knees.
I need an ending to feel free.
I am stronger than you said I was.
My self doubt is dead and so is God.
Home was just drugs and old breeze blocks
I am stronger than you said I was.
I didn't ask for comfort and hope,
I was sure that I could cope
I felt drained, fed up and so tired
I won't give the satisfaction to a fucking liar.
I am stronger than you said I was.
My self doubt is dead and so is God.
Home was just drugs and old breeze blocks
I am stronger than you said I was.
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Sobriety
03:47
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I didn't fall from grace, I didn't run from God.
The dull ache of time passing slowly is all I'm feeling.
We're caught out as we hold out.
Sobriety is my kindest friend,
You are absent from my home again.
I didn't fall in love, I didn't run for cover
Lady Luck already crossed my palm with stolen silver.
You never noticed us,
when we all needed more.
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9. |
Face the Faxe
02:47
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There's a certain eloquence to the way I stumble over my words,
Like an accidental ballet of the literary inept.
You said this tortured artist shit that I keep pulling
Is fucking pathetic,
I know I'm pathetic.
Hollow eyes as black as 4am
They're rolling in your skull.
Hell relies on abstract concepts that people even have the
Capacity to be good or the desire to be true.
You said this complex narrative that I keep writing
Is fucking pathetic,
I know I'm pathetic.
Hollow eyes as black as 4am
They're rolling in your skull.
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10. |
I Ruin Everything
03:20
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We were anxious in the mechanics of the night.
Twisted metal ravages the sky,
The cool sea foam it calms my worried mind
But the ocean tempts your wild side.
Forgiveness is already dead,
I ruin everything
I am the ghost of regret.
Feed me pills to keep me sane,
I ruin everything,
I am the ghost of your pain.
There are many nights where I've wanted to die,
Life is more than merely staying alive.
The forest is torn down by wildfire
To make way for spring, for love, for you, for night.
Forgiveness is already dead,
I ruin everything
I am the ghost of regret.
Feed me pills to keep me sane,
I ruin everything,
I am the ghost of your pain.
Tomorrow might be a better day,
I will hold out for that.
Forgiveness is already dead,
I ruin everything
I am the ghost of regret.
Feed me pills to keep me sane,
I ruin everything,
I am the ghost of your pain.
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11. |
I Was Uncomfortable
04:41
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I was uncomfortable,
I didn't wanna stay,
I felt immeasurable,
Anxiety mixed with pain.
You're wishing hard darling,
You're wishing hard that I'm OK.
You were uncomfortable
You said "Dan, can we fucking leave?"
You were not culpable,
Please do not feel guilty.
You're wishing hard darling,
You're wishing hard that I'm OK.
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