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Rust On My Eyes
03:14
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There’s a hole in my vision
There are scars on my eyes
What I see isn’t naked ambition
Just a way to get by
There’s a tear in my thinking
There is rust in my mind
I forgot how to be by myself
I forgot to survive
Arrogance isn’t burning forever
It doesn’t eat all my time
There’s a hole in my thinking
There are scars in my mind
What I feel isn’t sure that I’m certain
I can’t feel I’m alive
There’s a tear in my vision
There is rust on my eyes
One thing I think I believe in
I have run out of time
Arrogance isn’t burning forever
It doesn’t eat all my time
There’s a chance I won’t see my tomorrows
I know I’m not alive
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it's dark outside and i can't sleep
and i can't find my keys
it's dark and i've got nothing i want to keep
save me
my feet are cut and i can't sleep
and i don't know how to believe
my eyes burn and there's nothing to see
it's dark inside and i can't sleep
there's no such thing as relief
my hands are numb, my fingers bleed
save me from myself
i can hear your voice try to soften me
i can feel your breath when you sleep
you take up the bed, kick me in the head
it's the only time i'm at peace
save me from myself
it's dark outside, i can feel the stars
i imagine i am the moon
you become the sea shining back at me
it's the only time i'm at peace
save me, change me from myself
blackened metal
follow the river in to the trees
watch the stars fall
set fire to your dreams
empty sockets
follow the river in to the street
hear the sky fall
whispers like a piercing scream
shadowed buildings
scattered focus in the light
powdered lungfull
bleeding under the night
broken ribbons
tendrils welcome the cold
silver beacons
lead us in to the fold
take away my eyes
fill them with water
winter steals away my lies
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The Crow
04:00
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When I woke inside my grave
All I could see was a little bit of grey
I spent my life playing the game
Now I spend the nights stalking my prey
A venging angel burning inside
From crow-like dreams, nowhere to hide
I rise again- A second birth
To thunder-sighs, lightning and earth
If I could find a way to burn away The pain inside my head
And then I heard a whispered scream lost in the dark
A captive child that hits the mark
The devil's night inside my head Inferno burn to wake the dead
On hallowed ground I make my stand
The crow descends within my hands
The legend grows from hellfire
Damnation flows from my desire
And then I lost my soul trying to save
The memory of all you gave to me
I rest my head, return to the grave
Last rites I hear, you comfort me
And when I find a way to burn away The pain inside my head
I'll find you again
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Feed Me
02:32
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I hear them everywhere
I hear them everyday
They are inside my head
Filling me up with information
Tell me what I want to know
Tell me where I should go
Tell me who I am
I hear them telling me what I want
I hear them telling me who I am
I hear them in my head
I hear them giving me my information
Tell me what I want to know
Tell me where I should go
Tell me who I am
They are making my decisions now
They are telling me where to go now
They are inside my head
They give me my information
Tell me what I want to know
Tell me where I should go
Tell me who I am
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5. |
Something Else To Fear
04:28
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A broken detective, and I won't make her look at me
A single directive, and she won't walk me through this place
But I need to, and she won't keep me at this pace
But I need to, and I can't force her
Don't you give me something else to fear
Don't you give me someone else's fears
A distant reflection, and she won't look me in the eye
A feeble deception, to fight or stand or learn to fly
But I need her, and she can take away my fear
And I need her, but I can't force her
Don't you give me something else to fear
Don't you give me someone else's fears
Someone else's fear
Don't you give me something else to fear
Don't you give me someone else's tears
Don't you give me something else to fear
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Be Alive
03:42
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try to be clever, try to be alive
write something biting,
write something deep
convince them you know something,
relate a piece of your life
give them something to talk about,
give them a ride
talk about god and her promises
talk about love and its demise
cry about injustice and bleed
cry about hope and be free
show them how smart you are
show them the truth (as you see it)
open their minds to the truth (as you know it)
open up their lives
break your promises,
break down the lines
break up the wise,
break away from your pride
talk about god and her promises
talk about love and its demise
cry about injustice and bleed
cry about hope and be free
And be alive
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7. |
Another Little Sunrise
03:15
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Here's another little Sunrise for you
You made it 27 years and the sky is still blue
Did you think you'd get something that you couldn't use?
Another tie, another sock, another poster of some joker that can't lose
Did you want another Star Wars toy?
Did you want another G.I. Joe?
How about a big birthday cake?
And a pile of presents to tear through
Every year that goes by, it gets better because of you
Every day that goes by, I laugh at something new
Did you think that we wouldn't remember you
Give and take, to celebrate another day with you
Do you remember when you were five?
Did you think you'd hit twenty-two?
So many crazy things we did
And here we stand and we're looking so confused
Here's another little Moonrise for you
The day is done, another year starts anew
It's your birthday, Shawn, a party to ensue
Cut your hair, brush your teeth, put on your dancing shoes
Did you thank your mom and your sister too?
Who do you think came up with this party ruse?
Did you think we'd ever stay so young?
Another number to add, another life begun.
Happy birthday Shawn, the party's never done
Happy birthday Shawn, from every everyone
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Misanthrope
03:37
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Follow me and fade into the sea
I swallow belief – you need to believe
But you can’t believe in me
I want you to scream into the night
I want to be right – you put up a fight
You can’t mess around with me
I’ll drain away all of your pain as I watch you bleed
I’ll burn away all of your pride – you’re empty inside
You cannot decide if what you see is real
If what you feel is now – if what you need is me
I’ll cut the ropes and pull the strings – the terrible things
You cannot believe in what you need to dream
I’ll peel away all of your faith – swallow all your needs
I’ll melt away all of your life – you’re empty inside
You cannot believe that what you see is real
That what you feel is now – that what you need is me
I am the Moon, the Sun and Stars, the Earth and Sea
You’d better believe that what you need is me
I am the dream, the cause and effect, the need to deflect
The burning desire that what you fear is me
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9. |
Too Familiar Eyes
03:09
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you - you tell me something true
and then you change your mind
you don't know what to do
you don't know how to lie
it's something that you do
to tell another side
you hate the way you hide
from too familiar eyes
me - you tell me i'm all wrong
you don't believe my lies
no matter if they're true
you don't suspect the lies
will tell you something new
or learn another life
you hate the way i stare
with too familiar eyes
don't you tell me - can't you tell me
what to do
you can't hear me - you don't see me
i'm the fool
hit me where i can't defend you
what a tool
change my vision - break my reason
don't dismiss me - don't forget me
only you
you
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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey
Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more
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