1. |
Fault
03:56
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Show me a fault in this circle, and I’ll show you a break in this cycle
You were born free of father’s sins
You were born free expectations
but you were left among the wicked hearts
“And I’m breathing but I’m barely holding on” you said
“And I’m speaking, but at least the words are still my own”
“Hold fast, hold tight or whatever cliche keeps you safe from yourself tonight”
Show me the cracked and broken limbs and I will show you
the weight you feel is not a burden you carry by yourself
You may never make it home tonight,
but my doorways always there for you to darken
Let’s not pretend that life is their spectacle
Let’s not pretend that love is their privilege
You may never make it home tonight,
But my doorway’s always there for you to darken
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2. |
Matches
03:13
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they say that
we’ve walked wrong
to give away these secrets
we sound the
words slower
to mask the vibrancy
they say that
we can’t
set foot on
these hallowed
hallways, that were never meant
for younger
limbs i swear
take the torch and set the bastards homes on fire
they say that
we’ve given up
on all these sentiments
that we speak in
hushed tones to
fill silent spaces
they say that
we can’t
set foot on
these hallowed
hallways, that were never meant
for younger
limbs i swear
take the torch and set the bastards homes on fire
I won’t be there // I’ve been fading slowly
I won’t see straight // my eyes are aging quicker
I won’t be there // I’ve been fading slowly
Strike the match
Burn my youth today
Set the flames, I won’t be the same child I knew
heart beats just the same, and I won’t change a thing
but I’m waking slower, in the warmth I know
heart beats just the same, and I won’t change a thing
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3. |
Bright Eyes
03:54
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We fail
On lost time
we curse
those bright eyes
We struggle
with close ties
Make sense
sleep still
break dawn
burn down
we curse
those eyes
To speak so much with so little said, I know
that I’ve been choking on these unheard words again
and to step forward and never reach the end
I’ve been stumbling on these unwalked steps again
To shout hushed words at the walls inside these homes
I’ve been failing at the simplest things I’ve known
I’m choking but I’ll never change
I’m stumbling but I’ll never change
and I’m failing but I’ll never change a thing
speak the softest faintest words so slow
curse the only road that takes you home
“I’ve been speaking so
I’ve been missing out
I’ve been burning ties
and spreading ashen lies
I’ve been reading more
and understanding less
I’ve been reading more
and trying to hide the stress
I’ve been speaking so
I’ve been missing out
I’ve been burning ties
and spreading ashen lies
speak the softest faintest words so slow
curse the only road that takes you home
speak the softest faintest words so slow
curse the only road that takes you home
So say “I’ve been just fine”
To say “I’ll be just fine”
So say “I’ve been just fine”
To say “I’ll be just fine”
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4. |
Second Stories
03:55
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once a you and once an i
I was pining for us where you stood, but you hold no candle to the dark
Setting flames to those around, won’t keep the body warm, but I’ll try, i’ll try just the same
I’ve been working on those second stories, second storey homes
and I pray the breaths I never took won’t betray the words I never said
I’ve been working on those second chances, second guessing you
and I pray the words that I never spoke won’t betray the breaths I held for you.
“Silent sound was the peace I found”
once a you and once an i
I was pining for us where you stood, but you hold no candle to the approaching dark
Setting flames to those around, won’t keep the body warm, but I’ll try, i’ll try just the same
Setting flames to those around, won’t keep the body warm, but I’ll try, i’ll try just the same
hope my feet don’t fail me now
hope the road won’t last too long
I’ve been setting fires all round town
You say
you say
That I speak too fast
you say
hope my broken blistered feet don’t fail me now
hope this winding road won’t last too long
for I’ve been setting fires all over this fucking town
and the ones that I can’t tend to and the ones that I can’t stop
won’t consume this lowly body, but it’s not the burns I fear
hope my broken blistered feet don’t fail me now
hope this winding road won’t last too long
for I’ve been setting fires all over this fucking town
and the ones that I can’t tend to and the ones that I can’t stop
won’t consume this lowly body, but it’s not the burns I fear
“Silent sound was the peace I found” line stolen from the MeWithoutYou song "The Ghost"
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I buried my feet
in the softened earth
in the homes we built
but I never sleep
I was waiting for the next big wave to swallow my body, tired and whole
and I brace my limbs
against these walls
and I choke back salt
and swallow these words whole
“I could never give you, what you needed”
“I could never be, what you saw in me”
and I was waiting
to see you next me
my chest pushed
against the sand
my body limp
grasping for land
but instead you floated
but instead you sailed
and left me here
and left me here
To say that I was amiss
to say that I was led astray
So I buried my feet
in that softened earth
and I went back to
those homes we built
and I’ve tried to sleep
But I never will
until I say those words
till I say these words to you
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we have struck flesh,
for we’ve been struck down
and we have hunted
for we’ve been hunted too
and we have killed
to punish killers
and we will eat until
one of us is consumed
we have struck flesh,
for we’ve been struck down
and we have hunted
for we’ve been hunted too
and we have killed
to punish killers
and we will eat until
one of us is consumed
I stood here
defiant and wrong
I stood tall
with a broken back
I stood here
defiant and wrong
I stood tall
with a broken back
we have killed
to punish killers
we’ve cut the knees
to mend the feet
we spread the plague
to cure the pain
we have killed
to punish killers
we’ve cut the knees
to mend the feet
we spread the plague
to cure the pain
and we will eat until
one of us is consumed
I stood tall
with a broken back
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