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Lifetime Or Before
04:44
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Is this all we get? Is this all that’s left?
Scraps on the table won’t get wasted
And if there’s hope we’re gonna taste it
It's stacking up stacking up, up above me
To the left, to the right, gonna fall and crush me
Can't you hear this lion roar?
Help me in this lifetime or before
My heart is scattered wide
The pieces falling behind
A voyager without an anchor
I’m drifting in and out of danger
It's stacking up stacking up, up above me
To the left, to the right, gonna fall and crush me
Can't you hear this lion roar?
Help me in this lifetime or before
Get your palette ready
To paint a new perspective for me
I might wake and finally see
That you’re painting me free
It's stacking up stacking up, up above me
To the left, to the right, gonna fall and crush me
Can't you hear this lion roar?
Help me in this lifetime or before
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2. |
Long Days
04:14
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I’m thanking God for the window where my daydreams converge
Avoiding the inside where the shadows emerge
And the snow falls upwards on mornings like these
And the white clings to branches on what’s left of the trees
Oh, long days
These are long days
The solstice will tell you she’s queen of the light
And December is victor in a fight for the night
But these are long days
These are long days
Yeah these are long days
Oh such long days
And I’ll barter the clock
For a couple of hours
Just to buy your return
With my limited powers
I will wait
Long days, Ooh
Long days, Ooh
These are long days
Until you come home
Long days
When will you come home?
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Lyin’ on my back finding faces on the cielin'
Tryin’ to make excuses for the time that I am stealing
And I won’t justify all the ways that I am feelin’ today, whoa
Your comical appeal is the simplest illusion
And when the joke’s on me I don’t find it that amusin’
But I won’t be deceived by your wiles and confusion today, whoa
So push me on the playground
I swear that I won’t go down
You’ll hide behind your smile now
But soon you will be found out
You’ve singled me out as your object of affection
But if you’re gonna shoot me I don’t want your attention
And I won’t be a target for your fanciful invention today, whoa
And just so that we’re clear, I am trying to avoid you
And I don’t really care if its starting to annoy you
And I won’t be to blame if I can’t really enjoy you today, whoa
So push me on the playground
I swear that I won’t go down
You’ll hide behind your smile now
But soon you will be found out
I know you’re on the rebound
And huntin’ like a bloodhound
You’re swingin’ for the fence now
But boy you’re gonna strike out
Your infatuation’s elementary
I wish that schoolyard bell would just start to ring
Recess has become my worst enemy
But newsflash boy: I’ll never like a bully
So push on the playground
I swear that I won’t go down
You’ll hide behind your smile now
But soon you’ll be found out, whoa
I know you’re on the rebound
And huntin’ like a bloodhound
You’re swingin’ for the fence now
But boy you’re gonna strike out
So push me on the playground
I swear that I won’t go down
You’ll hide behind your smile now
But soon you’ll be found out, whoa
I know you’re on the rebound
And huntin’ like a bloodhound
You’re swingin’ for the fence now
But boy you’re gonna strike out
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4. |
Firelight
03:15
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I saw you by the firelight and in your eyes danced a flame
Secrets in the midnight unveiled by your steady gaze
Who could resist such a threat?
I don’t think I will regret
Sitting by the firelight compelled by your blaze
Oh, dance me with your eyes
Sing me with your song
Drown me in your flood
Oh, burn me with your fire
Quench my one desire
Ruin me with love
I heard you by the firelight and your words were a maze
Secrets in the midnight that lingered with every phrase
Captured in every breath
Whispers of intimate depth
Uttered by the firelight setting my heart ablaze
Oh, dance me with your eyes
Sing me with your song
Drown me in your flood
Oh, burn me with your fire
Quench my one desire
Ruin me…
I want you in the night
I want you in the day
I want you in the sun and moon and rain
I want you in the joy
I want you in the pain
Come let us dance our lives away
Oh, dance me with your eyes
Sing me with your song
Drown me in your flood
Oh, burn me with your fire
Quench my one desire
Ruin me with love
Ruin me...
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5. |
The Fight
05:39
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There’s a battle tonight
Its gonna cost a life
My will and the lies
Demand a fight
Shaking my fist
I’ve had enough, that’s it
The limit I’ve hit
Yeah, I’m gonna fight
Defeat is assured
But I’m taking up my sword
I’m going down
Yeah, I’m going down
Charging up the hill
And advancing with a yell, whoa
I’m goin’ for the kill
Yeah, I’m gonna fight
Defeat is assured
But I’m taking up my sword
I’m going down
Yeah, I’m going down
The clash will be loud
But I will stand my ground
I’m going down
Yeah, I’m going down
So I broke down the doors
Set fire to the room
And I found you
I found you
I tore through the guard
Ignoring my doom
And I fought you
I fought you
I fought you in the night
And you won
A fatal wound to pride
And it was done
I fought you in the night
And you won
And you spared my life
And it was done
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6. |
Wanderlust
04:31
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My heart beats on a bullet train
Runnin’ so fast can’t get off again
Rabbit trails around every bend
And I can’t untwist what’s crooked
Just a kink along a paperclip
Or a kite that’s twistin’ in the wind
There’s a ball and chain around my leg
The chisel and gang’s my only friend
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Drippy faucet pouring down the drain
And the hand runs ‘round the clock again
Just a letter that is never read
And I chase dead leaves blowin’ in the wind
Tie me up with dreams by the basketful
Like a smile that leaves the truth untold
Wrap my arms around paralysis
With a lock and key upon my lips
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Restless heart, oh
Don’t beat on down the road
Get lost on that lonely road
Restless heart, wait
You will turn into gold
You will turn into gold
In a fog these clouds keep rollin’ in
All I used to know seems so foreign
In the white-out I can hear your voice
To the right or left, I have a choice
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Am I lost?
Wanderlust, wanderlust
Don’t beat on down the road
Get lost on that lonely road
Wanderlust, wait
You will turn into gold
You will turn into gold
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
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7. |
Voice of Silver
03:27
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Mountains rise as we descend
You own the climb with every bend
And in your eyes, a gentle whisper
Will suggest that it's still winter
Below the fall you place your hand
You’re reaching out to every man
And in your heart, a gentle rhythm
Will suggest that you'll deliver
You will come, you will come to us
And you will speak, you will speak to us
With your voice of silver
That washes out every doubt
You ascended as you spoke
We're on our knees and full of hope
We will gasp for air and light
As we grasp for your delight
You will come, you will come to us
And you will speak, you will speak to us
With your voice of silver
That washes out every doubt
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8. |
Tears
05:19
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Do my tears touch the broken or do they land upon my tissue
Just to dry up for the 100th time?
Does my heart reach the needy or is it beating
Just to see another screen showing a picture of a child?
Whoa, whoa
Do my hands feed the orphan or do they gather empty treasures
Just to burn up at the end of time?
Do my feet march for justice or do they shuffle through their ranks
Leaving shackles on the empty and deprived?
What if I lived my life so they won’t die?
Do my ears hear the mourning or do they deafen to their cries
Just to be tickled by what’s sweet and nice?
Do my eyes seek the hidden or am I blinded by a vision
That permits my ignorance to suffice?
What if I lived my life so they won’t die?
We all share the same poverty
We’re lost in our depravity
But if he can show us mercy
Then why can’t we meet the need
Of our brothers and our sisters?
Whoa, whoa
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9. |
End of Me
03:37
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You make me swoon
You give me something to lose
Tie a string ‘round my finger
Just to see if it lingers
You make me plead
You give me something to need
My withered emotions
Mark my hinging devotion
You could be everything
You could be my buried treasure
You could be the end of me
My greatest pain or my greatest pleasure
Too vast to measure
Once I was blinded and free
I cared less that I couldn't see
But the risks that we take
Oh, they shake me awake
And now I can’t get back to sleep
You make me pay
Oh, its costly to stay
If I reside in your village
Will I receive any privilege?
You could be everything
You could be my buried treasure
You could be the end of me
My greatest pain or my greatest pleasure, oh
You could be everything
You could be my buried treasure
You could be the end of me
My greatest pain or my greatest pleasure
Too vast to measure
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10. |
Dusty Roses
03:23
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It’s your shabby chic, vintage teak
Your favorite decorations
Are DIY and faded things
Chandeliers and porcelain
Your peony, puffy sheets
And whitewash woven carpet
Your table’s always set for tea
In your studio apartment
But one thing I can’t help but observe
Is you’ve got dead flowers in every corner
This fixation has me concerned
Get those flowers out and your life in order
Dusty roses are out on display
Singing melodies of ancient pain
You’ve got to throw those dusty roses away
And put new flowers in their place
And move o - o - o - o - on
And move o - o - o - o - on
You swear, one of a kind, big blue eyes
Your heart is his forever
But he is gone and in a song
With nothing left to sever
The ornaments of past romance
Have reached their expiration
These thorns are in your side
Why the hesitation?
One thing that you have to admit
Is if you throw him out, girl, you won't regret it
Dusty roses are out on display
Singing melodies of ancient pain
You’ve got to throw those dusty roses away
And put new flowers in their place
And move o - o - o - o - on
And move o - o - o - o - on
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11. |
Be Here
04:29
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Can I hear your song tonight
Your loving presence near
The quietness of your perfect love
That gently casts out fear
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Can I feel your touch tonight
That caused the deaf to hear
To lift the burdens of this life
And give me yours to bear
You will be here when I call you
You will say, “Dear, I am holding, holding you.”
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Will you hear my prayer tonight
My soul’s desire please meet
For the glory of the Son
To make my joy complete
You will be here when I call you
You will say, “Dear, I am holding, holding you.”
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
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12. |
Slow Motion
04:58
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Wait, put the systems on hold
Wait, gotta carry this load
Wait, gotta pack up my bags
Wait, gotta gather my past
To go, on the tracks I’ll travel alone
With the train’s whistle blowin’ in
Slow motion, slow motion
Take, gotta take it away
Bring the memories on that train
Forget all I ever desired
The images of a wanted life move in
Slow motion, slow motion
They will fade, they will fade, they will fade
They will fade, they will fade, they will fade
Away, away
Away, away
Slow motion, slow motion
Come take away all I know
Come take away all that’s left
Come take away all I know
Come take away and leave me in
Slow motion, slow motion
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