1. |
Silent Birds
04:17
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2. |
Nice Fight!
03:23
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I've got a plan but it just isn't working right
It seems like my eyes can only look behind
These days I'm struggling to pick the fights
That I have a chance to win
When will it end?
Will it ever end?
Let's just fight it out
We're screaming softer now
Let's just fight it out
Come on and kick me now
I've got a plan but I'm just not qualified
I've kept track of all the times you've made me run and hide
These fears of mine were never sympathized
So please don't start
It'll never end
If you begin
Let's just fight it out
We're screaming softer now
Let's just fight it out
Come on and take your bow
While I'm lying on the ground
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3. |
Grounded
03:28
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I'm face down
My eyes are covered
I won't make a sound
I won't be discovered
There's only one way out
But I won't take it from you this time
Dirt on my clothes
And cuts on my hands
I've got a running nose
And too many holes in my pants
I used to love it here
But I was only ever here cause of you
Underground used to feel so right, that's where I met your eyes with mine
Every time I tried to pick myself up, I remained there just to stay by your side
Even if it killed me, you know I tried
My body's been bruised
By the sticks and the rocks
I've got nothing more to lose
If I pick them all up
And throw them back on you
Like you've been doing to me, all this time
I'll draw them all in
And make lots of noise
I'll keep my eyes open
And I'll stand up with poise
I'll dig myself out
Of this hole that you've thrown me into
The ground used to feel alright, but that's where your eyes glazed over into mine
Every time I tried to pull us around, I had to let you go and start again
Hoping that one day, it'd matter that I tried
Even if it killed me, you know I tried
The ground doesn't feel so right
It's where we stopped seeing eye to eye
Sure, it's where we started too
But you can't change if you never move
The sky is looking beautiful tonight, just like you used to
The sky is looking beautiful tonight, cause I'm looking up
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4. |
Bite
05:04
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why is it that we wait when it’s just
just a rush to the bait?
we waste and waste away and just lie down
till we’re flat on the ground
why do we add all the glitter to the dirt
when it only makes it hurt more
we’re sick and sick of all the covered truth
we can take the abuse
“we’ve had enough
we will not stand for it, but we’ve let ourselves fall
they continue to rise, but we must stand tall”
-zippy synth solo-
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5. |
The Dry Earth
09:25
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It's just a little bit of mercy
Yeah you'll know what I mean
It must have spilled out of nowhere
It wasn't something you'd seen
No, it was just a little mercy
I know it seemed too abrupt
We just felt envy for the thirsty
We've overfilled our cup
I spilled it
We drank too fast and too soon
We were greedy for more
The reservoir's gone dry
We completely overpoured
We spilled it
We begged for the rain to come down
But all we got was mud
We prayed for the rivers to rise
But we ended up with a flood
It's hard to drink from the earth
When your mouth is full of dirt
You start to ponder your worth
When you're lying face down in the dirt
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6. |
Change
04:19
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I've seen the way everything can change
Staring at the end, coming back again
I've seen my friends lose hope and hide away
Because everything can change
And it will
Believe that it's good for you
It's been good for me
It won't stay far from you
That's not how it's supposed to be
I live with all my family
Even though most of them aren't here with me
I've got all my friends, losing faith in humanity
But anyone can change
And they will
Trust that it's right for them
It's been good to me
It won't hold off for them
That's not how it's meant to be
It's okay, I love all my family
Even though they aren't here with me
Cause it's how it's supposed to be
I have everything that's meant for me
It's okay
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7. |
Barely Human
03:55
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I know I'm like a paperweight
Useful when you need it to be
Removed when the wind stops blowing
Or removed when I start talking back to you
Pick me up, don't put me back down when you've got me
Take me with you before you decide to go without me
I think that I should be smiling
But my face doesn't like the way it feels
I know I should be happy for you
But it's too hard to accept what I know
Pick me up, don't put me back down when you've got me
Take me with you before you decide to go without me
You're letting me down, cause you chose to go around my back
You've already gone too far, and you've left me here to rot away with no chance to react
I'd stop you, if I could
You've put me down after you said it would be different
I'm lying on the ground, waiting for the day you'll choose to listen
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8. |
The Window Singer
05:10
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Single me out, I'm here
Singing to the window at 3 am
But I was there, 15
Wondering when life would leave me be
In my room, the rest of the house sleeps quietly but loud enough to know they're around
But still, I felt so empty
But then I grew up
Single me out, I'm here
Looking back on times I wish that I could renounce
But it's clear, it's better this way and I've made it out
Because I grew up
I've lived through enough
To know I can't make it up
I've lost a lot that I loved
But I've found
It's easier to love
When there's less to love
That's how I grew up
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