1. |
Our Own Song
03:18
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I'm having a hard time imagining
The soul in this here machine
There's too much chrome, there's too much sheen
There's too much processing
Give me a brush, give me some paint
I want to color it lush, paint against the grain
I want to be able to give the still some life
I want to be moving you moving me
Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along
No one way to harmonize when it's our own song
Our own song
I look around me, all I see seems drab
Flowers wilting, situations seem so sad
Milling and mulling, dragging their shoes
Nobody appears to hear the music like I do
I want to get them to listen to what's in front of them
I want to put a beat to their step
If you want these gifts you've gotta open up
How else am I to share this sunshine?
Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along
No one way to harmonize when it's our own song
Our own song
Sunshine's such a lovely sight
Permeating all you'll find if you've got open eyes
Happiness, well that's just a state of mind
It's your choice if you let it fall behind
But it's so beautiful on this side of the green
I'll share a dance if you'll just share your feet
I'll share a tune if you'll just share your voice
I want you to hear the music that I hear
Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along
No one way to harmonize when it's our own song
Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along
No one way to harmonize when it's our own song
Our own song
Our own song
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2. |
He's All About You
02:43
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Seaside sunshine and shooting star glow
The bright center it all calls home
Inside a warmth gold garden grown
Open the curtains, the stage has shown
Curling smoke and a slow reveal
Ballerina with a footloose heel
Sparks ignite an electrical field
Poor fool's heart her song did steal
Out into orbit, out past the moon
Out of his head when he lays eyes on you
He's all about you
Flower fragrance melting all sense
Enthusiasm erupting in dance
Laughter to shatter that final defense
Red radiance and he's out of his head
Out into orbit, out past the moon
Out of his head when he lays eyes on you
He's all about you
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3. |
Doomsday Season
04:04
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Technology is such an amazing thing
Blurring the boundary between man and machine
But Science isn't content with mere adaptive AI
Cold metal death shells need to house independent minds
Because if there's anything that Hollywood has taught mankind
Synthetic sentience can only lead to a land of sunshine
A toast to the machines that rose up and went nukeloose on Earth
May you find anything left in the rubble of any worth
So here's to you and here's to me
Here's to the end of humanity
We're just in time for the doomsday season
So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm
We kept our eyes to the sky for as long as we could see
Calling collect to anything that might enjoy Brandenburg Concerto Number Three (Number Two!)
But what if they've been hanging here all this time?
Living at the bottom of the ocean as some kind of oily slime?
They'll be brought up by salvage and oil operations by mankind
The ensuing bodysnatching is sure to be an apocalyptic good time
A toast to the little green men spontaneously repopulating the Earth
You'll agree an apology's in order to one Fox Mulder
So here's to you and here's to me
Here's to the end of humanity
We're just in time for the doomsday season
So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm
The Mayans totally tried to warn us
But that thirteenth b'ak'tun kinda sneaks off on you
At the time it seemed a bit ridiculous
But you can feel the rumbling in R'lyeh from here
And not all that is dead stays dreaming
A toast to the Great Old One for devouring believers first
Here's to hoping there's something left of the Earth
So here's to you and here's to me
Here's to the end of humanity
We're just in time for the doomsday season
So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm
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4. |
I Want To Go Back
04:20
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Do you remember 1992?
Before you had more than the weekend to look forward to?
Trying all you could to stay home from school
So you could spend all day playing Super Mario
Summer used to mean so much
Pavlov's bell on the ice cream truck
Taking your bike through that wooded shortcut
Taking your time 'cause where's the rush
Where did it all go?
Why did we have to grow?
I want to go back
Do you remember 1998?
Before you were forced into the daily punch-in, punch-out, punch-away?
That's when I discovered that my mind was made
I had popped in "Stunt" and you pressed play
Growing up used to be a mystery
Adults doing all their adult things
Never knowing what their affairs would mean
Now you know it's such a tiring scene
Where did it all go?
Why did we have to grow?
I want to go back
But you can't live your life in the past
Time travel's a scrapbook at best
You can't go back, no you can't go back
Time moves too fast for that
Where did it all go?
Why did we have to grow?
I want to go back
Where did it all go?
Why did we have to grow?
I want to go back
But time moves too fast
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5. |
Get Out
04:12
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Half the time I need an alibi
Helps me avoid all the questions why
The whole truth, I swear it hurts
But then again, I guess it could be worse
Live to fight another day
At least that's what they all say
I don't fight much anyway
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can
Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can
I know I'm a coward at heart
Confrontation makes me fall apart
Hear that cracking in the contramure?
Oh wait, that's just me under pressure
Breaking down all of these walls
I think I'm headed for a fall
Unprepared for the next squall
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can
Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can
I wonder where it was that I went wrong
Maybe it was my mum's over protection
Maybe that cause is just displacement
But you can't tell me that you've never done that before, too
Jealous of heroes on TV
Why can't that ever be me?
I know I didn't earn it, but c'mon, please
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can
Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can
I need to get out while I still can
I need to get out while I still can
I need to get out
Get out get out
Get out get out get
Out
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6. |
This Drink
04:47
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This drink has left a bad taste
But you've already missed your train
There's no one left here to frame
So you've no one but yourself to blame
The poison has left you stained
Last call, last stop, drink down the last drop
You don't hear a word that I say
You've got a thirst, and enough isn't ever enough
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
Your eyes turn the red that is all that is left of what you see
The drink makes a cleft that drips with your blood and your sweat while you dream
Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye
Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye
And you don't hear a word that I say
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
You don't hear a word that I say
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
It's after hours and the bar is now closed
The only ones left are insatiable ghosts
Even the flies have abandoned their posts
Out on the sidewalk a paper bag in your hold
When you'll be quenched God only knows
And you don't even hear a word
No, you don't even hear a word
That I say
Your eyes turn the red that is all that is left of what you see
The drink makes a cleft that drips with your blood and your sweat while you dream
Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye
Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye
And you don't hear a word that I say
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
You don't hear a word that I say
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
You don't hear a word that I say
Failing
Failing to keep the Devil at bay
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7. |
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Freaking out, it's my god given right
Stand my ground, fighting the good fight
I don't need to budge because budging is a weakness and weakness is a loss
And I can't let the other side win
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
Because I'm told I don't like you
Vehemence, there's no pitching compromise
Allegiance, every gun has got a price
I don't need to invest until I'm invested in by investors who will help me win
And I can't let the other side win
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it
Because I'm told I don't like you
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8. |
Don't Say It
03:32
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If you got something to say, don't say it
It's okay
If you got something at all, keep stalling
It's okay
I'm far from ready to hear it anyway
Just give me one more night
You could leave in the morning before I wake
Just one more drawn out fight
So I don't have to think things have changed
Just delayed
I know I can't convince closed ears
But if you could know how much I need you here
Your touch was enough to part the seas
Without it.. what's to become of me?
If you got something to say, don't say it
It's okay
If you got something at all, keep stalling
It's okay
I'm far from ready to hear it anyway
Call me a coward if you must
Or a child if that's even not enough
But it's a terror in itself when love runs out
I need it.. more than ever now
Just give me one more night
You could leave in the morning before I wake
Just one more drawn out fight
So I don't have to think things have changed
Just give me one more night
You could leave in the morning before I wake
Just one more drawn out fight
So I don't have to think things have changed
Just delayed
Until you come back some day
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9. |
How Do I?
04:30
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It's a tricky proposition even with the wine
We could lose our inhibitions but I can't shake this fear
Run the risk that I would lose the honor of your time
You're a miracle in bloom and I don't know what to do
How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line?
How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind?
Like you do mine
How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time?
How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light?
Like you do mine
How do I?
Crossing the divide while keeping limbs intact
It's a terrifying venture with uncertain navigation
But you draw me in with every note you breathe
Your smell is eversweet, your shape a constellation
How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line?
How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind?
Like you do mine
How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time?
How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light?
Like you do mine
How do I?
Inaction gets us nowhere and we're running out of time
If you could drop a hint here, I think that I could do this
How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line?
How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind?
Like you do mine
How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time?
How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light?
Like you do mine
How do I?
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10. |
ZD + Me
03:36
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This is a story all about the girl who stole my heart
She probably stole yours, too
Doe-eyed smilin' manic pixie dream girls'll do that to you
She was just under my radar until She was with Him
I quickly perked my ears
A chorus of angels couldn't compare to the voice I did hear
I shut my heart off for what seems centuries
But never have I known a song so sweet
She had to be made for me
Volume One, you've begun
Why did I let you play here?
Slightly vintage, highly addictive
And she'll always be ringin' in these ears
I'm pained to hear you sing of life so sad and lonely
So I saved a seat for you
Dry those bleary, pretty eyes, 'cause my bike is built for two
We'd sing and dance in the middle of the streets
But who wouldn't with someone so sweet?
(And someone so sweeter?)
Volume Two, no quittin' you
You're a love I have never known
You are to blame, but not for shame
My heart has finally found its home
Volume One, you've begun
Why did I let you play here?
Slightly vintage, highly addictive
And she'll always be ringin' in these ears
Volume Two, no quittin' you
You're a love I have never known
You are to blame, but not for shame
My heart has finally found its home
My heart has finally found its home
My heart has finally found its home
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11. |
One On One
03:11
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You invite me to a party at a club and I tell you that I'll be there
But I leave out the part that I'm not big into parties
I grab a quick shower and grab a nice shirt and do up my hair
Take a deep breath as I throw myself to my wolves
Cut through the crowd to find you screaming with a smile
Greet me with a warm embrace before you recognize another face
I'll try to hide my awkwardness as you leave me stranded in a strange place
High five, goodbye
You're only the reason I came along
It's cool, I'm fine
I just do better when we're one on one
Lights out and dubstep up and everyone's on the dance floor
But I'm not that big into grinding with no-name women
I grab a hard drink and grab a quick seat and hang in the corner
Drop a deep sigh as I remember why I came
Cut through the crowd to find you in the middle of a mob
Greet me with a quick tug bailar before you recognize another face
I'll try to hide my awkwardness as you leave me stranded in a strange place
High five, goodbye
You're only the reason I came along
It's cool, I'm fine
I just do better when we're one on one
You're doing the rounds and you find me by myself
You ask me if there's something wrong
I don't wanna be a bother, don't wanna be your buzz kill
I assure you there's nothing wrong
But I was just wondering
Can I keep you for this last dance?
High five, goodbye
You're only the reason I came along
It's cool, I'm fine
I just do better when we're one on one
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12. |
West Wind Soul
03:30
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Gold leaf dreams dancing to our feet
The cool autumn breeze drift them from their trees
And I watch with you the grace of Nature and change
So bittersweetly, knowing we'll drift just the same
No matter the distance that you travel to
Just call on me and I'll find my way to you
Rain patter rhythm for our car melodies
Only a quarter tank left but we'll stretch it as far as we need
And when I swear I hear angels and then see you next to me
I can't think of anything better than our aimless adventuring
No matter the distance that you travel to
Just call on me and I'll find my way to you
Your restless soul begs for the spark of change
While the west winds begin to pull you away
You don't plan to return and I may act just the same
But if you want it enough, we'll meet again some day
No matter the distance that you travel to
Just call on me and I'll find my way to you
No matter the distance that you travel to
Just call on me and I'll find my way to you
Just call on me and I'll come to you
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13. |
Sellout!
02:52
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You loved us when we were young
Music and lyrics, made your brain turn on
A perfect mix of rock and pop and fun
You loved us when we were young
You loved us when we had no one
Poor and broke and on the run
Five fans, empty bars, and no sing alongs
You loved us when we were young
Practice makes perfect, we perfect our art
Progression evolution, a hit that hit the stars
Catchy hooks and licks, a million YouTube clicks
Now all your friends know who we are
You loved us when we were young
But we had to grow up, now we're no fun
Now our songs are better, so of course we suck
You loved us when we were young
You loved us when we had no one
But we made a hit, now there's so much other love
Knowing us is no fun when you're not the only one
You loved us when we were young
Money money money, inverse relation to skill
Scrapers to sellouts, we need to pay the bills
But we're just no good if we don't stay the sa-ay-ame
Only allowed to repeat that first album every show every day
O cruel fate
You loved us when we were young
We haven't really changed all that much
We thought it might be good to finally grow up
You only loved us when we were young
But we still love you
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14. |
You Only Live Once
05:00
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Wonder where we're going? Baby, we ain't built that way
Close our eyes and point at the map, that's the dream we'll chase
We don't need any logical reason, be put to sleep by any history
I just wanna do and do it with you, doesn't matter what to me
We just wanna lose our minds and lose all track of time
With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights
How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime
So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds
We've only had a peek, and the vision is crystal clear
We've only had a taste, and the hunger's already here
The truth of this addiction, it's something we fully understand
But the boredom of before is something we can't
Go back to
We just wanna lose our minds and lose all track of time
With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights
How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime
So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds
A day a dream we never dreamt, that's the way we want to live
Footloose and fanciful, exciting experience
Each sunrise a surprise, each new day a new journey
I just wanna do and do it with you, doesn't matter what to me
Doesn't matter just so long as
We get to lose our minds and lose all track of time
With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights
How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime
So let's lose all track of time while we lose our minds
And while we lose our minds, we'll lose all track of time
With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights
How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime
So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds
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15. |
Sunshine & Blue Skies
03:06
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Sing me a sunshine song that'll make my feet shimmy and skank
Because I'm tired of all these rainy day numbers with no saving grace
I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies
Nothing but blue skies
Play me that sunshine melody that puts a beat to the skip to my step
Because I'm in no mood to sing the blues that won't help me lift my head
I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies
Nothing but blue skies
I've always thought it kind of mad
Staying sad for the sake of sad
It's always made me glad
To share a little happiness
So let's share some
Dance with me a sunshine waltz that'll make us trip over our feet
'Cause I'm all for the kind of trip that can tickle us all so silly
I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies
Nothin but blue skies
Oh, nothin but blue skies
I've always thought it kind of mad
Staying sad for the sake of sad
It's always made me glad
To share a little happiness
So let's share some
Sunshine and blue skies
Sunshine and blue skies
Sunshine and blue skies
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