1. |
Closed Eyes (Intro)
01:23
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You're going to sleep better with closed eyes
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2. |
King of Autumn Leaves
03:40
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This isn’t the first time
You've spent your last dime
On some dollar wine
You go where the wind blows
Drifting like a shadow
Across the county line
And now you’re on your own in the town that you grew up in
Where a cold wind blows fallen leaves through empty homes
And the only sound you hear, is that whisper in your ear
“The king of autumn leaves has claimed his throne"
You never felt better
Love was everlasting
At least ‘till refinancing
Then you kissed love goodbye
But you kept your composure
At least until foreclosure
They repossessed your pride
And now you’re on your own in the town that you grew up in
Where a cold wind blows fallen leaves through empty homes
And the only sound you hear, is that whisper in your ear
“The king of autumn leaves has claimed his throne"
You never felt better
Once a proud part of the company
Once a proud leaf on the family tree
You’d seen that there tough times in the news
But you never thought that one day they would come for you
You’ve never felt better
And now you’re on your own in the town that you grew up in
Where a cold wind blows fallen leaves through empty homes
And the only sound you hear, is that whisper in your ear
“The king of autumn leaves has claimed his throne"
You never felt better
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3. |
It Wasn't Me
04:06
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Sometimes I wish that you had never met me
So we would never had to say goodbye
All the city lights illuminating
The shadow that your heart has cast on mine
All of the conversations in my head,
I wish that I could tell you
It wasn't me who hurt you
It wasn't me who left that night
All of the lights, the stars, when they go dark
You're all that I can see
It wasn't me
I can still remember how your tears taste
The way my touch sent shivers up your spine
Now all the city lights, no they can't save me
Can't bring me back the love I left behind
All of the conversations in my head,
I wish that I could tell you
It wasn't me who hurt you
It wasn't me who left that night
All of the lights, the stars, when they go dark
You're all that I can see
It wasn't me
Yeah my heart would pound
Thinking of where I was and where I could’ve been
That awful sound
Of marching drums that drowned you out, they shut me in
I flew too close to the sun and I got burned
Now I am falling back to earth
It wasn't me who hurt you
It wasn't me who left that night
All of the lights, the stars, when they go dark
You're all that I can see
It wasn't me
All of the lights, the stars, when they go dark
You're all that I can see
It wasn't me
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4. |
Vertigo
04:01
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Your lips are my addiction
The ground falls away as we kiss in moonlight
Our shadows intertwined
Trust in my intuition
Let instinct take hold
This moment is fight or flight, and we're
Way up in the stratosphere
It's harder to breathe up here
The life that you know is far down below
It's giving me vertigo
The life that you know is far down below
It's giving me vertigo
I've seen your scarlet letters
Your passions and pride, your moments in paradise
Your constellation eyes
I've held you in my sweater
As we soared to heights
That brought the world down to size, and we're
Way up in the stratosphere
It's harder to breathe up here
The life that you know is far down below
It's giving me vertigo
The life that you know is far down below
It's giving me vertigo
The higher that we climb
The more I fall for you
In love with how you move
Way up in the stratosphere
It's harder to breathe up here
The life that you know is far down below
It's giving me
Giving me vertigo
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5. |
Let Freedom Ring
04:31
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For every war that's fought
For every soldier shot
The shattered hopes of a dream deferred
The memories of the home they burned
For every bullet made
For every bombing raid
The seeds of hatred and vengeance sown
What would you do to protect your own?
So see how freedom isn't free
For every unmarked grave
For every trust betrayed
The price is paid in the blood we spill
As birds of prey come drink their fill
Whichever side you're on
You're never in the wrong
No your liberty requires sacrifice
The vigilance of your war-borne Christ
So see how freedom isn't free
"Let freedom ring"
But what does freedom even mean?
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6. |
Whispers
03:34
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I got no remorse for stealing from a thief
Her taken love was never yours to keep
And forbidden fruit never tasted so sweet
As when plucked from the garden of a liar and cheat
She speaks in whispers
Carving lines down my chest
She speaks in whispers
Wishing she never left
So if you hear you were never her best
Blame it on whispers
Blame it on whispers
'Cuz she lit my heart in a crimson blaze
Tore down my bed and built yours in its place
You took your pleasure right in front of my face
'Cuz you never thought I would ever do the same
But any love that rises from the ashes of another
Back to ashes will return
She speaks in whispers
Carving lines down my chest
She speaks in whispers
Wishing she never left
So if you hear you were never her best
Blame it on whispers
Blame it on whispers
Her whispers built up your love
And now they’ll tear it down
Her whispers might be soft
But they're a violent sound
She never could get enough
Of what was not allowed
And now she whispers so much
The truth cannot be found
She speaks in whispers
Carving lines down my chest
She speaks in whispers
Wishing she never left
So if you hear you were never her best
Blame it on whispers
Blame it on whispers
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7. |
This Is How I Disappear
03:46
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Entertained till I'm pacified
Eyes on panes till I'm glassy-eyed
Cuz I only feel alright
While drifting away at night
I can take a dive in my LCD
Live my life through the silver screen
Suspending my thoughts in dopamine
This is how I disappear
You can look into my eyes, but I'm not here
Stuck in bed
Barely moving for days on end
It's easy to play pretend
Always pressing play again
This is how I disappear
You can look into my eyes, but I'm not here
You can run, you can hide
But you can't escape your mind
You can run, you can hide
But your head is filled with spies
You can run, you can hide
But you can't lobotomize
You can run, you can hide
But you can't escape your mind
Can't disappear
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8. |
Out of Time
04:29
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Sing me a lullaby
And put me back to sleep
For I, I am a man
Who lives in his dreams
Coming unstuck from time
I'm following a stream of thoughts
Thoughts that lead nowhere
But still take me far away
From the same old day to day
’Til I find myself in the house of my childhood
Surrounded by those I once loved
Grasping my hands, they tell me they miss me
Reminding me who I once was
Oh I know it's here I belong
But when I wake up everyone's gone
Echoes of what has been
And what is yet to be
Collide, forming a door
That's just out of reach
And from the other side
Sweet voices sing to me
Their song calling me upward
Crying out to be saved
As the door disintegrates
And I find myself in the house of my childhood
But suddenly everything's strange
An older man's face stares back from the mirror
And blames me for what he became
Oh I don't know where I belong
But when I wake up everything's wrong
Everything’s wrong
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You've gone where no one else can follow
Somewhere where there is no tomorrow
In times of war
You were luminous
like a lighthouse in a storm
And as candles
Share a passing flame
In all those who loved you
Your light will remain
You were a beacon in the darkness
Reflecting how beautiful the world could be
And as candles
Share a passing flame
In all those who loved you
Your light will remain
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