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Shelter
03:01
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He was seven feet at least
When we buried him like seeds
It’s difficult for kids to grow up
Under skies these gray
So some just don’t
And the ones who do tend to turn out
Wild, desperate and strange
So hold on to me
I have already
Lost too many
Friends
To wilderness and weather
So when the big one hits
And the waves crash across the coast
Keep close
To me
And together we will find shelter
I have already
Lost too many friends
To wilderness and weather
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2. |
Collapse
03:51
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I wake up while the sun is still colluding
With the moon in a southern sky
And even the bus lines are still asleep
But I don’t mind
I like walking
Yeah, I don’t care
I like the fresh air
There’s this guy at the site
Who claims to have seen bigfoot
And all the other guys
Say he is lying
But I don’t mind
I like his stories
And besides
The demons I have seen were so much worse
So pour the concrete
Into perfect squares
This is a new foundation
She says I am looking
“A little bit lived in,
Like a building about to collapse”
But this is the sturdiest I have felt
In years -- I swear!
I could be a good home
For her
So pour the concrete
Into perfect squares
This is a new foundation
Something solid
You can build upon
Two years in I sit
40 stories up
Broken bottles below -- below
And a coin in my pocket
That reminds me
I got so much further to go -- to go
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3. |
Crushed Ice
03:38
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Your sister heard whispers of the divine
In florescence
So she gathered every strobe light
She could find
And held a seance
You were coming through
(Obscured)
Like light through broken glass
You were coming through
(Fractured)
Like light through crushed Ice
I just wish the speaker would stay broken
It’s that cutting in and out
That really gets to me
And I swear I hear someone in the static
It sounds just like she’s singing
You were coming through
(Obscured)
Like light through broken glass
You were coming through
(Fractured)
Like light through crushed Ice
It’s just a trick of the light
It’s just a trick of the light
It’s just a trickle of light
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4. |
No Names
03:02
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We were
No names
Pressing our palms
Into wet cement
We were
Anonymous
But we were
Permanent
Doo Wop
We Were
No Names
Screaming at the stars
From the back of the theater
The couldn’t
Hear us
But we could’ve
Saved them
And time will zoom out
Until we are all too Small to see
And everything we have ever done
Will be erased
By city council or the rising sea
There may never be statues of us
But there will be warped wood
Where we once stood
And spilled our guts
As it all fades it away
I will remember you
I will remember you
I will remember you
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5. |
Arrow
02:29
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We did some damage
Cuz of course we did
That’s how these stories
Always start
Someone gets a cracked rib
Somebody gets a broken heart
It will get more complicated
Before it gets clear
But the sound of it
All coming together
Is the sweetest song you will ever hear
We did some damage
Well, we had to
No break is ever clean
Everything gorgeous
Begins as a mess
It will get more complicated
Before it gets clear
But the sound of it
All coming together
Is the sweetest song you will ever hear
Love was never a rescue mission
It was more a war of attrition
Everybody loses
Faith, Heart, or at least a limb
Time's arrow will sew all of our wounds closed
In due time
Time's arrow will sew all of our wounds closed
In due time
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6. |
Sweet Tooth
03:36
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I am becoming someone new
With each phase of the moon
Like a werewolf in slow motion
A little more ruthless
With each passing moment
I will be relentless
Like a tooth breaking skin for you
No matter how tough it gets
I will push through
It’s a strange thing
To feel yourself
Be rearranged
By the weight
Of this decade
A little less distinct
With each day
To feel powerless
Against its pull.
I will be relentless
Like a tooth breaking skin for you
No matter how tough it gets
I will push through
I was born in the first generation
Where they don’t replace
Your lost teeth
With gold ones
Hide your damage
Let your smile blend in
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7. |
Muscles
02:52
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I can’t turn calcium to shell
But I can turn anxiety into muscle
Just from lifting the heavy machines
My coping mechanisms have become.
I am so much stronger than
I ever wanted to be
But I still feel weak-kneed
Under the weight of my own body
I can’t turn sand to pearl
But I can turn my dirty thoughts
Into pretty words
I can protect myself just as well
As any other creature
I am so much stronger than
I ever thought I’d be
But I still feel weak-willed
Under the weight of my own mine
And I will fall
I will fall
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8. |
You're Ugly Too
03:38
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You say you are ugly
But I disagree
Besides beauty gets boring
Like a drawbridge
Or a cottonwood blooming
It gets old quickly
We were two nervous
Wrecks trying not to crash
On our friend's couches again
Just trying to collect ourselves
Enough to make rent
It never snows here
But last winter we
White Knuckled
Across black Ice
And as we slid
You held onto me
out of real fear And said
“Shit sucks but I am glad you are here”
We were two nervous
Wrecks trying not to crash
On our friend's couches again
Just trying to collect ourselves
Enough to make rent
I was domesticated young
Then let loose like a house cat
Into the world alone
Until I met you
Then I knew we would be family
I don’t know, guess we can just
Smell our own
And now we are searching for shelter
Together
And I will be
Tamed.
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9. |
Icarus
02:10
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It wasn’t as romantic
As those blue jean boys
Made it seem
In those songs they used to sing
In the 70’s
I didn’t have a classic car
And you didn’t have a screen door
But I had a bus pass
And 250 in hard cash
You used to say you would follow me anywhere
Yeah you used to be my shadow
You were the one who said
We would ride into the sunset
But now, you have fallen
Out of touch
I’m sorry, I had to leave
But in my defense
I asked you to come with me
It’s not your fault
You were afraid
But I was feeling brave
You used to say you would follow me anywhere
Yeah you used to be my shadow
You used to say
We would ride into the sunset
But now, you have fallen
Out of touch
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10. |
Dinner Dates
05:31
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We should have thrown out
Your grandfather's stereo years ago
Every channel is just static
Except for this one coming through
Crystal clear
Just too bad it's the news
I have got my reservations
But I am still collecting
Tin cans and paper plates
Just in case it all goes sideways
I will be your dinner date
For the end of days.
The broadcast
Is spitting apocalyptic talk
So we turned it off
And started getting dressed
We gotta look our best
Cuz whether it be
By bomb blast or camera flash
We got a bright future
Ahead of us.
I have got my reservations
But I am still collecting
Tin cans and paper plates
Just in case it all goes sideways
I will be your dinner date
For the end of days.
So when the big one hits
And the waves crash across the coast
Keep close
To me
And together we will find shelter
I have lost too many friends all ready
As it all fades away,
I will be your dinner date
For the end of days.
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