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Do You Remember?
06:02
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Do You Remember?
I sang myself to sleep inside a bunker in the basement
Looking for a little peace while a piece of me was dying
I could hear them celebrating upstairs, screaming from the balconies
“This time we’re sending all of them to hell! Every Goddamn one!”
They called out from the twisted wreck
“We brought this on ourselves!”
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
We built an altar to the saints that suffocated slow
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
The men in masks are holding hands
Inside their hands they’re holding stones
Speaking in tongues, screaming my name
They know my name, I don’t know why
There’s a light that flickers off and on
It sends the servants running to the fire
Another sacrifice to keep it shining bright
Another sacrifice to keep it burning
They called out from the twisted wreck
“We brought this on ourselves!”
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
We built an altar to the saints that suffocated slow
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
We brought this on ourselves
They suffocated slow
We’ll burn this to the ground
We’ll do it all again
They called out from the twisted wreck
“We brought this on ourselves!”
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
We built an alter to the saints that suffocated slow
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
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2. |
Over Before It Begins
04:17
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Over Before It Begins
All those people that I’ve lost are still alive
But somewhere out of site, burying themselves
A voice turns on inside that says, “You have to make it right
There must be something you can say, if you try”
Make it clever, make it count
But when I say the words out loud
I know it’s over
It’s over before it begins
“I’m here to do what I think is best”
I say to myself curled up in bed
I’ll find some phrases
Find some melodies
Find some kind of truth
I’ll find a way to reach you
I’ll make it clever, make it count
But when I say the words out loud
I know it’s over
It’s over before it begins
And in the end this is only for me
The only way it’s ever been
The only way it could be
And in the end this is only for me
The only way it’s ever been
The only way it could be
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3. |
Half A Block To Go
03:44
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Half A Block To Go
I want apple butter, picnic and wine all the time
But nothing turned out like I planned
What happened, man? Man, what happened?
I don’t know
I want to go home
Sad incessant second guesses clawing at my mind again
I’m analyzing every word, questioning my every step
I made it this far, now these insecurities keep creeping in
They gather round and smile at me like old familiar friends
Half a block to go until I get back home
Half a block away but it’s miles before I’ll know if this was worth it
They say if you’re alive it’s better to smile, so I’ll try
Tomorrow when I’m leaving I’ll stop myself from thinking, where did I go wrong?
I know I had some reason for doing what I did
There’s a reason that I’m in this place
I wish I could remember
Remember what it is
It’s only half a block to go until I get back home
Half a block away but it’s miles before I’ll know if this was worth it
All this time spent moving forward
Going backwards in my mind
Looking for a piece of something lost
Terrified of what I’ll find
Half a block to go until I get back home
Half a block away but it’s miles before I’ll know if this was worth it
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4. |
Smiling And Alive
05:01
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miling And Alive
The full moon shines, the table is set
Drinks are poured and poured again
Our voices rise and fall while the soothing warmth sets in
I thank God for all my friends and this strange, beautiful island
Through the open window, we can hear the waves and feel the wind
We’re smiling and alive in the dead of night
We float on and on and on, aimless and continuous
Into bars and out back doors while the ocean roars in the distance
We can hear her calling, constantly, persistently
We’ve got to answer, we’ve got to leave
Soon we’re running down the street
Smiling and alive in the dead of night
Our feet hit sand, the moonlight hits the water
We run as fast as we can
Ready to embrace the ocean like our oldest friend
We dive deep beneath the surface into the cool black beneath
Rising and falling with the waves
Swimming ecstatic and free
Smiling and alive in the dead of night
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5. |
Outside Of This Tragedy
04:09
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Outside Of This Tragedy
Don’t tell me what you really think
I don’t think I can stand to know
There’s no answer to these questions I have
No name for these extinct emotions
I’m happy to be outside of this tragedy
So close and so far away
Indignant and undone but untouched
So when you leave, will you remember me?
Will you please, please just remember me?
Now I’m falling asleep with my eyes wide open
My eyes wide open all the time
I’m trying so hard
I’m trying so hard
I’m not trying anything at all
I’m happy to be outside of this tragedy
So close and so far away
Indignant and undone but untouched
When you leave, will you remember me?
Will you please, please just remember me?
This hope you have will build you up
Build you up to break you down
This hope you have will build you up
Build you up to break you
When you leave, will you remember me?
Will you please, please just remember me?
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How Much Difference Does It Make?
The thrill is gone, you’re leaving town
Wrestling fear and full of doubt
But you got the bottle and you’ve got the crown
There are some things you can’t live without
Who can say who’s to blame?
And how much difference does it make?
You lost so much, now you’re losing faith
I’m watching from a distance
I don’t know what difference I can make
I’m calling out your name but you can’t hear a thing
Who can say who’s to blame?
And how much difference does it make?
Wide awake
I’m wide awake
And how much difference does it make?
So when you’re lost in your mind what will you find?
Are you afraid of what you love or in love with what you’re afraid of?
Can you navigate this fall from grace?
Do you know?
How much difference does it make?
Can you find your way?
Can you find your way home?
How much difference does it make?
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7. |
Anything You Want
02:52
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Anything You Want
Anything you want baby, you can have it
You can cut my head off like John The Baptist
We can sleep together on a burning mattress
I don’t give a fuck man, whatever the plan is
We can come together like a new messiah
We’ll kick the heathens out, Goddamn pariahs
We’re dancing in the street, setting cars on fire
Because we don’t have to answer to these cowards and liars
There’s a price to pay but you can’t define it
So lose yourself in the mindless violence
Hold your head high while you watch in silence
And say it for yourself, this is what you wanted
Say it for yourself, this is what you wanted
It’s all over now baby, no surprises
There’s nothing left in that life you haunted
So say it to yourself, this is what you wanted
Drinking black whiskey in the fiery furnace
I’m talking about faith, not a thing can burn us
Saving our souls but it’s not on purpose
Because God only knows that it’s barely worth it
There’s a price to pay but you can’t define it
So lose yourself in the mindless violence
Hold your head high while you watch in silence
And say it for yourself, this is what you wanted
Say it for yourself, this is what you wanted
It’s all over now baby, no surprises
There’s nothing left in that life you haunted
Say it to yourself, this is what you wanted
There’s no fantasy
No new horizon
We’re running circles
We’re killing time here
So beg forgiveness for the sins of your past
And keep living life like it’s going to last
Say it for yourself, this is what you wanted
It’s all over now baby, no surprises
There’s nothing left in that life you haunted
Say it to yourself, this is what you wanted
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Without You
I’d be lost without you
Desperate, confused
Talking with nothing to say
Begging for some kind of truth
Without you
What would I do without you?
I’d be strange without you
Alone in my room
A cellophane insomniac
Staring at the silver moon
Without you
What would I do without you?
Nothing Is Over
Nothing is over until we decide it is
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John Nolan Charlotte, North Carolina
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