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He kept pretty much to himself
Mowed the lawn and ran the bar
Nothing ever really changed
Until she rolled into town
His eyes lit up
And he no longer frowned
To see winter after autumn leaves
Cover the ground
It’s funny really
How you can know someone
Yet not really know them at all
If the lights aren’t on at home
Doesn’t mean
That no one else is there
On Wednesday they called him
To tell him the news
To see winter after autumn leaves
Cover the ground
A screwed up letter
No longer found
Until the circus rolled into town
Because nothing ever really
Changes
The second edition
Contained of stories
Apply the pressure
Wet ink printout
Caution to remain
An absolute decay
Relax deep breath
Never to be seen again
What have you done?
Why can't you see?
The memory
The misery
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2. |
And I Took My Time
04:50
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We spread out and fall apart again
Like a full circle bends
We walk the same perimeter
Dragging the cold dark lake
The longer we look
The less chance we have
We offer no solution
In the morning we’ll try again
But instead no sign of life
The seasons show no clue
We’re caught in a cage
Drowning in the rain
The cause soon resumed
Flashlights paint the gloom
And I took my time
In the places that we didn’t stay
With people that I barely knew
I smoked a cigarette
Under a grey moon
Fell down to my knees
And fell apart, again
Crawling with my hands
Drenched in dirt
Tattered clothes and wasted bones
Unpunished by your fate
So I ran to escape
One foot in front
One foot in the dirt
Caked in mud
Run until the end
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Mirror
07:07
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We won’t reconcile, the cost of our debt
To flourish even a while, we can’t accept their grace
Open and simple, not ready for to look at ourselves
We manage our evils and hope that won’t stay
Lost and unequal, resorting to flesh
To satisfy our egos, we never regret
We try to escape but keep looking back
The darkness unfolds, accept its warm embrace
Close your eyes and take a deep breath
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4. |
Karen
04:39
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I never cared for myself
The way I did for someone else
Laying here on the shelf
Collecting dust
The way you did
The challenges I’ve faced
And the secrets that I’ve kept
If only you would look
I could reveal myself
Instead we’re drenched in mud
The grass and leaves
Covered in blood
I open the door
It’s the last thing I know
Our fear of being static
You put up very little fight
But still I feel indifferent
When I stab into your heart
You just laugh at me
Too late I say
Grab the blade and let it spin
Karen, I’m not so well
We almost made it work
You lay there with auburn hair
Wide eyed like fire
Without a care
You’ll miss me
Of that I’m sure
We’ll see each other again
Burn
Your way through
Everything you hold so dear
That way you can start
All over again
Wrestling another day
And another alarm bell
You win some just to lose it all
For us and all
We ever could have been
Worn out and ugly
We’ll start again
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5. |
Memorial
02:35
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Where is the witness that was
Promised for myself
The languishing currency of belief
Memorial cases wasted on the
Arrogance of youth
Combined with a total lack of agony
I’m covered in bandages
Of subtle courage
Wrapped in rhymes
Designed for farewell
Close the gate
Open the casket
Lay down the flowers
Before rubbing my face in dirt
The coffin collides
And the people remind me
Of the things I never said
I never really questioned
Or bothered to mention
Who was hurting themselves the most
Taken for granted
And left on the shelf
I implore you one last time Jacob
Will you stay
I could take your pain and misery
Away
But it’s too late, isn’t it
They already took you away
The trial was swift
The judgement met
Taking no chances on the distance
From your cell
The damage done
And the punishment dealt
You kept your thoughts only to
Yourself
The silence is deafening
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6. |
Sanguine, Sinking In
09:31
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I’m lying and staring
At a picture of myself
The rain is cleaning my skin
Washing away regret
Red lights
From the back of your car
Make the trees look awash in blood
I’m looking at my body
The pain was swift
I didn’t feel a thing
I never really guessed that
It would be like this
I will never forget
The look on your face
On your face
To which I climb the stairs
I never will forget the footsteps
The grin on your face
But they're not yours
And I'm already gone
You couldn't save me
If I’m honest I don’t think
I would have wanted you to
To see me floating away
High above
Goodbye
I’m close now and I forget
Who I am
Please remember me
Not how I was
As the body accepts
I float away
I never really guessed
That it would be like this
A misty
Lost middle road
Wipe away my bloody brow
Before you forget
The forest beats
Branches so grey
Your sorrow like a blanket around
My face
Let me go
Let me go
Wash it away
All the pain
Watch it wither away
Like you did to me
Wash it away
Wash it all away
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