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Don't Ask Me Why
03:35
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Found another bird today
Lying dead on the driveway
35 this week alone
A tiny pile of tiny bones
Something oozing through the soil
An ancient rage is nearing boil
And I don’t, I don’t want to say it
Do I have to say it?
Found her by the window in a watery stare
Pages lying everywhere
She don’t know what to call this pain
Cause she don’t know what I found in the rain
Please don’t, please don’t make me say it
Leave it behind, don’t ask me why
Don’t ask me why
Just leave it behind, don’t ask me why
Don’t ask me why
Under the stairs I found a light
We leave tonight
We leave it behind
Just leave it behind, don’t ask me why
There upon that virgin ground
We’ll start again with what we’ve found
And if the spirits grow angry and they curse the land
We’ll poison the well and leave again
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Keep It Safe
04:24
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Come quick, come quick It’s lapping at my doorstep Come quick, come quick It wants the only thing that I have left They wanna drink it up And spit it out Wanna break the cup Then scream and shout, scream and shout Keep it safe, keep it safe Somewhere in silence, where no one can trace Keep it safe Out there, out there You fit, nowhere But they’ll try and try, to squeeze it dry They’ll lift it up and break it down And they don’t know why, they don’t know why So keep it safe, keep it safe No one can know the hiding place Keep it safe Your kingdom for their piss and cum You’ll pay the price, but it’s not enough, it’s never enough Your kingdom for their dirty rag Would you give it up and know that you can never get it back In a white washed room There’s a man in suit And a four leaf clover is on review And he runs his red hand through his money hair He’ll rape it, he’ll scrape it, he’ll take it with nothing to spare No, he don’t care You gotta keep it safe, keep it safe
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Modern Boy
03:37
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I put the bomb in his hands In the back of the van Walked him through the plan, once again I said, here are my years of toil All the nights burning the midnight oil It all comes down to boil in the final play I’m sorry if it makes you ill Have you taken your pills If you sit very still, it will go away Modern boy, I’m sorry bout the way it is Modern boy, I’m sorry bout the state it’s in Modern boy, my legacy, here it is Don’t ask me, I won’t even try To explain the when or why Everything has to die, eventually With the freedoms that we throw away Comes a price that no one can pay It was coming down to this day I know you see Modern boy, I’m sorry bout the way it is Modern boy, I’m sorry bout the state it’s in Modern boy, I don’t know where to begin I wish you could have seen me Everything so clearly Long before the burning tree I wish you could have seen me, seen me
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Call It What You Like
03:32
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You’ve seen the dust You’ve seen the rain You’ve seen Jesus come back again But you don’t see me You’ve known the world in the black and white You’ve known the play between wrong and right But you don’t know me See I am the thorn in your side I am the shadow behind your eyes You can call it what you like Call it what you like A calling from the God Almight Call it what you like You can call it what you like But I’m still waiting here alone tonight After the flood the rivers appeared And you sent the dove, to see what was near But you don’t see me, standing right here You see, I am the song you once sung I am the rope come undone And you can call it what you like Call it what you like A vision from the light Call it what you like You can call it what you like But I’m still waiting here alone tonight Yeah I know there are souls to save I know there are roads to pave I know there are lives to mend But don’t you know I’m one of them Call it what you like You can call it what you like But it’s all the same Call it what you like You can call it what you like But I’m still standing here alone tonight I’m still waiting here alone tonight
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The Promise
03:34
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People drive past slow The mailbox over flows You just can’t do it all in one day Swallowed all my pills Tried to ignore those credit card bills Made myself a dinner in the microwave Then I got down on my knees and I prayed and prayed Sang the national anthem out of tune They say if I just keep going All my dreams will come true So at least I’m one step closer to the promise Found my keys in the fridge again Can’t recall where all the years went The creeping feeling just won’t go away So I got down on my knees and I prayed and prayed Swore myself to the red and white and blue Father John said I would get to heavens gate And he would usher me through So at least I’m one step closer to…. At least I’m one day closer to the promise I remember when the tv show came on And I saw what I could be Everything that I am owed For being born on this side of the road At least I’m one step closer to the promise
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Kids Play
03:23
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I don’t mind, if I’m never enough I don’t mind, if you call my bluff I don’t mind, if you don’t like what I say I don’t mind, come what may Kids play, that’s all we’re doing anyway That’s all it is at the end of the day I don’t mind, not knowing the truth I don’t mind, if I got no proof I don’t mind, if I can’t remember the game I never could anyway It’s all, kids play All of the hotwheels on the freeway All of the souls we thought we saved All kids play The same shoes and the same day Over and over again Kids play, what do I see when I look through the frame There’s no one to blame It’s all just kids play
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Asleep at the Wheel
03:54
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Hands are numb, headphones on Blackest page before the dawn Of all the roads and all the feet All the friction and all the static heat It could have been anyone You were asleep at the wheel That’s what they told me Asleep at the wheel Hissing tires, catching pave The sound of approaching, top 40 wave Back to back we both face the gun Even the bubble boy and his only son Could have been anyone You were asleep at the wheel God knows what in your bloodstream Asleep at the wheel I don’t blame you, blame you You were trynna live up to the dream I don’t blame you, I was there too We are broken gears in a failed machine It’s a wonder we can even breath Asleep at the wheel We are asleep at the wheel And I don’t blame you
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Even the Bird
03:28
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When its ready it will appear The path will clear, the noise will fade When it’s ready the call will be heard There’ll be no words to say Even the bird knows the way home Even the dark knows the light Even the bird knows where to go And so will I There are pages to write on There are pages to burn There are lines to hold strong There are tides to turn But even the bird knows the way home Even the night knows the day Even the sun knows when to show And i’ll know my way, I’ll know my way When it’s ready it will appear The path will clear, the noise will fade
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