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City Blocks
04:40
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empty tables in empty rooms on city blocks where silence looms
fast asleep under emergency lights while volcanoes run the streets at night
but i'm alright
from the moment you're caught
picking sides for the war
you lost
distance as comfort, it's overdone
this isn't a game but we'll call it one
fast asleep under emergency lights
floating along with the sea level's rise
but i'm alright
from the moment you're caught, picking sides for the war, you’re lost
now more than ever
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2. |
Happening
03:39
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this is blackmail, this is tragedy, this is empty but it's happening
and you don't get away so easily
like a house fire doused in kerosene, this is messy but it's happening
and you don't get away so easily
this wasn't what you had in mind when you said we'd be alone
just you and i and all the ghosts we've kept since we were born
and no one's talking to you, they just pass through on their way
we're well beyond the pleasantries, the courting phase and all
this is blackmail...
the endless whine of modern age without the dry wit
vulnerable, not impossible, look who you're messing with
there's no use in running when each sting feels the same
you're staring off to outer space, you're faking it and it shows
keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer
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3. |
Suitcase
04:44
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look at me, i'm running out of space
i need your help tonight
i'm in a funny place trying to get things right
and you know that it's not as easy as they make it look
and you know that we have to make so many choices
look at me, i'm rolling up my sleeves and taking them head on
it's something that i need, tell me it's not wrong
and you know that it's not as easy as they make it look
and you know that it's times like these i fall apart
look at me, i'm totally exposed, there's nothing left to see
it's not the life i chose staring back at me
and you know that it's not as easy as they make it look
and you know that it's times like these i fall apart
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4. |
Elsewhere
04:37
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marching to the shelter
you know there's something wrong
this place they're calling elsewhere picks up where we left off
playing in the dirt so no one's getting hurt, you're put under the spell
how tight they keep the lid on
living hand to mouth
my heart's a ticking time bomb
won't someone crack the chest and pull it out
taking out the old to make room for the new, be careful who you tell
come take me home
there's no place i'd rather go
and truth be told, expectations are so low
no one's getting better unless everyone is better (we never saw it coming)
everyone has secrets, all faithfulness aside
be careful how you keep it when there's no where left to hide
playing in the dirt so no one's getting hurt, you're put under the spell
taking out the old to make room for the new, be careful who you tell
come take me home
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5. |
Panic Button
06:15
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i'm begging your pardon, i'm asking you please
give me the strength that i need
i'm having these visions, these unwanted dreams
give me the strength that i need
a creature of habit all duct tape and panic
i melt away into your hands
try for a quick fix, a race to the finish
i melt away into your hands
silence is the first step to heartbreak
the less you say the more that they can take
a campfire song forgotten easily
a wide eyed bone collector's come for me
i'm begging you pardon, i'm asking you please
give me the strength that i need
i'm running on empty, it's harder to breathe
give me the strength that i need
silence is the first step to heartbreak
the less you say the more that they can take
a campfire song forgotten easily
a wide eyed bone collector's come for me
i'm walking with my back up againtst the wall
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6. |
Modern Memory
04:05
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desert island, make a list
replace conveniences you might not miss
but don't count us out yet, patience...patience
a single word you can't take back
a subtle insult you might grow to regret
but don't count us out yet, patience...patience
sometimes your holding on to everything as long as it falls at your feet
and i will sit here shivering and making up more stories to cover up when there's nothing left
to see
spend the night inside my head
the day your picking up the pieces left
but don't count us out yet, patience...patience
sometimes your holding on to everything as long as it falls at your feet
and i will sit here shivering and making up more stories to cover up when there's nothing left
to see
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7. |
Reunion
04:42
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the situation's worsening
a half-hearted rebellion
now we're chasing our own tails, displaced
there's no room for the both of us but the door's locked
there's no way out
you're guarding all your secrets, and black spots
if only these walls could talk
dirty dishes line the sink and countertops
dust on the piano kicked up in heel marks
there's no way out
an open invitation to meet me at the station
it's our way out
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8. |
Human Shield
04:30
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we sit across the table while history repeats itself
so young and so clever, the perfect storm
i'll hold you when you're scared, if that is what you're after
i'll be your human shield, if that is what you're after
we're holding on for more, drawing our lines into the sand
we're holding out for more, what it is we may never know
no one can blame you, you're just the messenger
no one can blame you unless(until) you see it through
i'll hold you when you're scared, if that is what you're after
i'll be your human shield, if that is what you're after
it's all inside your head, you're chasing after lovers
it’s all inside your head, you’re chasing after lovers and chances are that nothing will ever be
enough
and love is all around
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9. |
Between the Lines
03:45
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i know so little about you, but you've got a good face and i have an artist's eye
and if we stay here forever, all our time gone to waste
we're so easily satisfied
my mistakes washed away by the sunrise
i don't need all the answers, it wasn't that kind of kiss that'll blow the world apart
and i don't know what i'm doing, my mind is playing its tricks
we're so happy here in the dark
my mistakes washed away by the sunrise
we look each other up and down, we've been here before
in a year we'll be right back around
forget about the love and hate and all the signs we're living
close your eyes and start again
i know so little about you, but that won't get in the way 'cause I have an artist's eye
still, I'm too busy to be here, there's not a second to waste and you won't keep me satisfied
my mistakes washed away by the sunrise
we look each other up and down, we've been here before
in a year we'll be right back around
forget about the love and hate and all the signs we're living
close your eyes and start again
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10. |
The Pilot
04:19
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let's not make this harder than it is
the same mistakes we made when we were kids
the difference is that was a million years ago
it turned out just like you said it would
we lived our lives in quiet neighborhoods
where time goes by at speeds that will make your head spin
controls our out i'm flying blind
past the trees and city lights
before i vanish out of sight
this might take every ounce of strength
a wave goodbye, a walk across the plank
will i make it home before the lights go out, before the room goes dark
controls our out i'm flying blind
past the trees and city life
the vapor trail i left behind
before i vanish out of sight
before you go, let's just talk about it
controls are out i’m flying blind
past the trees and city lights
the paper trail i left behind
before i vanish out of sight
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11. |
Wild Side of Youth
04:15
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lonely one, i chase you ‘round the fire with our wet clothes on
i've never seen this wild side of you
wounded one, no one's gonna see us when the light is gone
before the fog of war gets to you
you're sounding sorry living on a pin wheel
you're sounding sorry, tight-rope walking toe to heel
little one, everything about you makes me want to run
you're capable of anything
and you're sounding sorry, but everything you said was a lie
shapes that line the photographs (our bodies grow and then collapse)
a turning head a belly laugh (all we know will never last)
colors fade out in the sun (staring up into the sun)
something dangerous and fun
lie in bed, no one will get hurt if you can just pretend that life goes on without you
you're sounding sorry...
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