1. |
LOOKING BACK
03:50
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when the leaves change I can smell it
it’s in the air
and the night time gets so silent
that I’m barely aware
that the chill started creeping in
and the past stayed in the past
cuz the future always begins
while I’m still looking back
when you talk I can hear it
it’s in your voice
when I listen you can see it
I’m afraid, yet poised
when I rise, I can feel it
the light, it grows
and now I don’t even notice
now it barely shows
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2. |
THOUGHTS EXIT
01:21
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how the hell am i supposed to tell
the difference between
intuition and emotion?
do i try to consider too much?
or is it that just that
others just don’t think enough?
THOUGHTS
EXIT
THOUGHTS
EXIT
some people tell me that i talk too much
some people tell me that i need to speak up
some people tell me that i…
some people tell me SPEAK UP
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3. |
SHOULD I EVEN CARE?
03:26
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4. |
REWARD SYSTEM
02:52
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any job becomes easier with
a little incentive
any week seems a little bit shorter
when you think about the weekend
we crave comfort
we need to relax
we all work so hard
we crave comfort
we need to relax
come on, give us a reward
anyone who pays rent understands
that money’s gotta come from somewhere
but we all know the result of
all work and no play
look what happened to the Torrance family
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5. |
WRONG PLACE ALL THE TIME
03:08
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i hate the heat in the summer
i hate the dark in the winter
i’m always tired when i’m working
i’m always restless when i’m sleeping
when will i be
in the right place
at the right time?
wrong place
wrong time
wrong place all the time
a morning person at 3am
i eat healthy when i’m scared of dying
i dropped my heart and soul
into the seemingly least lucrative rabbit hole
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6. |
SCENIC ROUTE
03:19
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7. |
BAD NOSTALGIA
02:20
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how can I say this sans cliche
a platitude about the good old days
maybe a poem for the times gone by
something reminiscent of American Pie
ain’t it a shame that we can’t go back
ain’t it a waste to ask questions like that
ain’t it a travesty the way things are now
don’t think they’ll ever seem how
we’d rather they’d be
what if I told you nostalgia’s a hoax
built in the brains of us sentimental folks
it eats away at the here and now
but we convince ourselves it’s better somehow
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8. |
FAINT LINES
02:45
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FAINT LINES MAKE UP THE WHOLE OF THE MAP
STARS NEVER SEEN DUE TO LIGHT POLLUTION
BELOVED AREAS INFECTED WITH GENTRIFICATION
LAWS THAT NO LONGER SERVE THEIR PURPOSE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR OWN UNIVERSE
JUSTICE NEVER SERVED
AUTERS ROBBED BY FORMULATING HACKS
MONEY BEING USED TO OBTAIN POWER
UNNOTICED CRACKS SPLINTER IN COLD WEATHER
CONVENIENT OPTIONS ARE ALWAYS THE MOST EXPENSIVE
THE LEAST EXPERIENCED PEOPLE GIVE THE MOST ADVICE
FACTS BECOME CLOUDED BY ENTERTAINMENT
ARTISTS FORCED TO PROCURE ADVERTISEMENTS
CITIZENS DRIVEN BY SUBLIMINAL MESSAGING
GENUINE COMPASSION DEEMED TOO RADICAL
CYCLES REPEATING, CYCLES REPEATING, CYCLES
MAYBE THIS TIME IT WON’T BE SO BAD
I’VE GOT TO TELL MYSELF THAT
BOY HAVE WE GOT SOMETHING FOR THAT
WE’LL DRAW NEW LINES IN THE SAND
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9. |
THROWING PUNCHES
02:43
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a long list of complaints
no solutions
static mass, no motion
no sign of evolution
but I swear, it’s the last time you’ll see me here
no, I won’t let myself be controlled by fear
this is not the time to cower in the corner
so get off the ropes and start throwing punches
a long list of goals
but no action
a perfectly capable vessel
with no traction
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10. |
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we’re near the end
yet I still long for something,
I need closure
can you recite
these words I wrote
so I can believe in something
must I confirm
every detail to my skeptical mind?
I must admit
The company you keep is far more pleasant
...and now I feel so much better
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Sleepwalking New York
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