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Bound
04:20
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I'm forced to watch
Reflections of monotone spoken from my lips
& what's bottled up
I release with the help of liquid love
So I douse my blood in silver skies
To keep a darkened sunrise frozen in time
I'm always bound to a self destructive wake
Some nights I wanna runaway but I know that I'll just stay
& I think you'd chase me wherever I'd end up
& it still pains me to say that I want you to stay
Oh can't we wait
For the problem to address itself and fade away
Cause we're picture perfect
Let's not make anymore drastic changes to this life
But I know all that is, is my head lying
& I can't help but give into it again
I'm always bound to a self destructive wake
Some nights I wanna runaway but I know that I'll just stay
& I think you'd chase me wherever I'd end up
& it still pains me to say that I want you to stay
But it might be alright if you go
Although I don't think I wanna make it on my own
Oh I hope it's alright if you go
I can't stand the thought of being all alone
Have you heard a word I've said?
Cause I've been talking to the dead
But will you promise to fix me again?
I'm always bound to a self destructive wake
Some nights I wanna runaway but I know that I'll just stay
& I think you'd chase me wherever I'd end up
& it still pains me to say that I want you to stay
But it might be alright if you go.
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2. |
Broken Radio
03:30
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Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Have you seen a girl with brunette hair?
She's all I've got throughout despair
I wait for a response, it's always dead air
Don't know if it's insanity or hope but I hold on to this broken radio
The static's comforting enough so until we meet again
I'll remember how we used to look at the sky
Over the airwaves to broken minds
How perfect the world was intertwined to us
Nothing mattered outside our voices
Just you & me & tattered up life choices
We could talk forever if forever was real
Hello, hello, can you hear me now?
I'm getting sick of that dialing crunching sound
But I won't stop until she's found
Even if it's just to put her in the ground
While gazing at these sunbathed trees I swear natures claimed a part of me
Alone's the only way my thoughts are free
But you're always in them
I'll remember how we used to look at the sky
Over the airwaves to broken minds
How perfect the world was intertwined to us
Nothing mattered outside our voices
Just you & me & tattered up life choices
We could talk forever if forever was real
Are you still out there?
Are you looking for me too?
You're not any of the places that I swore I saw you
A vision in the faceless crown but there's no one here
& no one's listening for the call
Hello, hello, can you hear me now?
I'm getting sick of that dialing crunching sound
But I won't stop until she's found
Even if it's just to put her in the ground
Don't know if it's insanity or hope but I hold on to this broken radio
The static's comforting enough so until we meet again.
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3. |
Bitter-Sting in Apathy
04:02
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I'm the walking dead, yeah
A lively corpse
i keep the party going even after I'm numb
While talking to the mirror
I see the shadow of a man
The shallow of his eyes look happy enough
Hey preacher, preacher, pass me that bible
& show me the part where god's supposed to save us
Breath in that bitter-sting
& Watch it consume our suffering
Well don't you care?
Well no I don't care
I don't have a story just a messed up passed
Not much to leave behind except a dirty bloodline
Hey partner, partner, pass me another bottle
& tell me how we're supposed to save ourselves
Breath in that bitter-sting
& Watch it consume our suffering
Well don't you care?
Well no I don't care
Oh all my washed up drinkers
My crash courses
My failures
Don't worry, I'll see you soon
Well don't you care?
Cause no I don't care
Breath in that bitter-sting
& Watch it consume our suffering
Well doesn't anyone care?
Doesn't anyone still care?
Does anytime care?
Needles in my heart
The pins left us in the dark
We haven't got much left to lose.
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4. |
Letters
03:48
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I could sit in this lovesick tree forever
& watch the wind go by
Keep my pencil to paper & think of it later
All the times I fell apart
Jotted down between the stars
Showing my reflections below the line
Come together in time
So open me
I'm full of thousands of letters I never sent
So much is left unseen
Scribbled out I never thought I'd ever need it
I think of all the writing I've done
& all the good-byes I've sketched
Every sunset I boxed up to think of it later
Everyone I left behind
Disappear in time
So open me
I'm full of thousands of letters I never sent
So much is left unseen
Scribbled out I never thought I'd ever need it
Don't look back keep your eyes on me
We never got to that perfect ending
But the envelopes sealed, to help us heal
we can make this out to wherever we want
& my masochistic thoughts were etched out in lead
(etched in my head)
So open me
I'm full of thousands of letters I never sent
So much is left unseen
Scribbled out I never thought I'd ever need it
Don't look back keep your eyes on me
We never got to that perfect ending
But the envelopes sealed, to help us heal
we can make this out to wherever we want.
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5. |
Whisper to Me
04:23
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Whisper to me everything I can't un-hear
Make me believe that I've got nothing to fear
& take it all but don't ever give it back
I want to know what it's worth to you
& what you think it means
Cause I feel so used
I feel so worthless
I feel so weak
Whisper to me something magical
& tell me a story with a happier ending
& save my sorrys for the days to come
One more for me & for my sake
I wanna know why
I feel so used
I feel so worthless
I feel so weak
Whisper to me
One more time as I wander these woods
I think what scares me is that you won't be there to read these letters
So comfort me
With lies I've heard a thousand times
One more time
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6. |
The Tower of Infinity
03:46
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I finally got that letter
But I know it's not for me
It's for the man I wanted to be
& everything he wanted
Is encased in cursive lettering upside a spiral staircase
but you walk on through the steps
& these promises don't get better
They just keep on getting longer
& I'm trying to walk above them
So why are my feet still on the ground?
I remember once you said
To climb the tower of infinity you gotta bleed just right
You gotta live by all mistakes cause that's your life
it's the only way to keep your sanity aligned
Well I believed in something, isn't that good enough?
No they keep on coming back & wanting more
But it's all lies
Cause you gotta be someone to be something
I wasted all my time on a broken radio
But I remember once you said
To climb the tower of infinity you gotta bleed just right
You gotta live by all mistakes cause that's your life
It's the only way to keep things right
It's the only way to stay alive
Cause the tower of infinity burns tonight
& I know there's more
My body won't be broken
My soul is still me
It's the only way to keep things right
It's the only way to stay alive
Cause the tower of infinity burns tonight
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7. |
Hired Guns (bonus track)
02:50
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I'm making my claim of best two out of three
It's the best way to live this life
& as a liar you tell the best jokes
To the wish you weren't let downs of this year
Stay true to your shadows
(With weapons drawn)
& bleed out your conscious
(Just enough)
But always think of yourself
(Before others)
Your partners aren't your brothers
It's all just a game
& the winner gets to keep there heads
In the dark they cast puppets who pull string s& love it
When the pantomimist thinks he's got it figured out
At hear you know there's always been something
Or someone who calls the shots ahead of time
But no one's answering because you cut the line
But they already sewed a new one just in time
Stay true to your shadows
(With weapons drawn)
& bleed out your conscious
(Just enough)
But always think of yourself
(Before others)
Your partners aren't your brothers
It's all just a game
& the winner gets to keep there heads
In the dark they cast puppets who pull string s& love it
When the pantomimist thinks he's got it figured out
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