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The Stranger
04:54
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You don't need to know who I am
You don't need to know my name
Just fall asleep with me
Till I forget my pain
I don't want to call it love
I barely want to call it sex
Just grant me some of yourself
Till I forget my--
Hear me out...
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2. |
Narcissus
06:04
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I'll never, I'll never look at you the same
Ever since the day we tried it
Everyone, they would tell me that it wasn't good
But I don't know, I kinda liked it
We never knew the world was such a funny place
When we were young
You are me, you are me and I am you
I repeat what you are saying
I just hope, I just hope that you feel the same
But I can't tell what you are thinking
I won't ever be alone again
Because I'm the same as you
This world, this world is a scary place
But I feel safe with you before me
If you're gone, if you're gone then where am I?
In a bubble made of stone whose walls are coming down
When I reach for you, your body fades away
I never knew the world was such a funny place
When I was young
All corrupted by what I know
Just the ripples of innocence
Just the ripples of memories
Just the ripples of you and me
I'm too terrified to be alone again
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3. |
Groupthink
06:16
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The hardest part of the day is waking up
But maybe not for you
Some echo-chamber viral lies
Cast to every unplugged ear
So ain't it tough to fall asleep?
All my friends think you're great
And they're driving me insane
It's a party I'm not invited to
But I will stay just as long as I need to
There's no place for me here...
So how much do your bosses pay?
And how much do your masters pay?
We'll spend that cash on guns and things
So the bad guys don't get away
The hardest part of the day is waking up
I hate your fucking face. I hate your fucking laugh.
Were you laughing still when you poisoned their waters?
Were you laughing still when you blew their houses down?
Let's sit around blowing bubbles
And filling them with hot air
It's a party I'm not invited to
But I'll pretend whatever you want me to
So we'll let slip a great war
And we'll not care who dies
Let our partisan take the wheel
And steer us to demise
I've become a pair of eyes...
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4. |
Floor is Lava
01:56
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When everyone has left the building
I'm still gripped in chitter-chat
To keep the black knight at bay
To keep the demons in their cage
What kind of monster would I be if I had let up long ago?
What kind of monster would I be if I had let up long ago?
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5. |
Growing Pains
04:15
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How long has it been?
Who's counting anyway?
Who called the executioner?
What have I done, or have not?
What would you say I'm guilty of?
Blink and you miss it
Just one blink...
If I had the chance, it's probably gone by now
What I wouldn't give--
Never mind
Do you ever look at a photograph
And think to yourself:
"I am over time"?
Go get the executioner
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6. |
Rabbit's Foot/Albatross
03:30
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Seems like a storm is coming
Seems like a storm is coming for me
We tied the house down
We're stocked for weeks but starving now
Stumbled down the rabbit's hole
Cut clean through the rabbit's foot
Looks just like an albatross
Feels like there was no warning
The home we built just fell apart
To stare upon the pieces
A jigsaw puzzle cut all wrong
Stumbled down the rabbit's hole
Cut clean through the rabbit's foot
Looks just like an albatross
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7. |
Savior
03:19
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Right in the middle of chaos
She saw the world was upside-down
Waiting for someone who would save us
She learned that we are on our own
(Spin me a story, maybe
Make me a king
Throw out your worries, baby
Take us away)
Prescription bottles running empty
Her nails are clawing through her skin
She prayed for someone who could take her
But still the sky won't let her in
(Spin me a story, maybe
Make me a king
Throw out your worries, baby
Take us away)
It never happens like the movies
Her answer sheet was full of blanks
Another lifetime to recover
Another fairy tale awaits
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8. |
Heart of Gold
04:13
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He's here, he's there, he's everywhere
With a heart of gold
Whenever you need him
His gut, it bursts, it folds, it hurts
With butterflies
When he asks the questions:
"Who am I? Who are you? Who is anyone
In this foreign place where no one is needed?"
"Do I blink? Do I think? Do I breathe at all
when you're far away pulling someone else's strings?"
He was made to serve...
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Chatterbox
05:47
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Think of something to say
To pass the time, to fill the space
It shouldn't even really matter
Don't you tremble. Don't you bite your tongue
Keep talking
So I'll think that everything's alright
Keep talking
So that we can fill this empty night
Do you still have the bit you took from me?
One less thing to commit to memory
What are the words that I can say to you
To make sure that you'll remember me?
Keep talking
So I'll think that everything's alright
Keep talking
So that we will never end this night
Whisper in my ear
To tell me we won't fuck up again
And seal it with a kiss
A toast to my ignorance
Did you mean the things you said to me?
How much should I keep? How much should I burn?
It shouldn't even really matter-- wait
That's not what I meant
Where'd I put my words?
How many times do you repeat yourself
When you're all alone with someone else?
What were the words I could have said to you
To make sure you would remember me?
Keep talking
Till I think that everything's alright
Keep talking
So that we can save this empty night
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10. |
Rain Dance/Scrap Metal
06:42
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(Live another day, you live another day, you...)
Wake up in a bed that's not your own
Wonder how it all could go so wrong
Questions, lights, and strangers flowing through
They buzz like flies with empty words
We are scrap metal turned to rust in the rain
So I pray for rain, so we can stay here forever
(Live another day, you live another day, you
Live another day, you live another day--)
I know that's not the thing you want to hear
I know that all your pain won't disappear
I wish I had an answer or two to give
But I have an ear and it's all yours
We are scrap metal turned to rust in the rain
So I pray for rain, so we can stay here forever
(It's okay to cry...)
It's okay, what you're feeling
I've been there, too
Let's not hope for fair-weather
Just know we're in this together
Well I'm glad you're here, I'm glad you're here
The squeaky hinge, it gets the oil, but
Please know you don't have to squeak for me
I have an ear and it's all yours
We are scrap metal turned to rust in the rain
So I pray for rain, so we can stay here forever
(Live another day, you live another day, you...)
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Vante New York, New York
Just a dude from New York who's been composing music and writing stories for a long while. I like to be weird and experiment, I hope it translates to something pleasant and/or digestible as I continue to develop my work. Please enjoy :)
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