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Been A Long Time
06:15
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It’s been a long time since I had that good time drinking. It’s been a long time since I made love to you, yeah I’ve been dreaming. It’s been a long time since I felt like a child.
How did I lose it? Oh how we lose it. Well, you get to choose it... every time.
It’s been a long time since I ran the race and won. It’s been a long time since I stared into the sun. It’s been a long time since I put this house on fire. Oh, desire. Well you can use it.
Oh yeah, we can use it.
I recall when the summer came and it was good; good enough to be free.
Now I wait for the sun to go down and in my haste I know that each new day is chasing after me. It’s a sign that I’m losing the game and in a way I hate to admit that I’m changing. Well, I’m changing. When nothing seems fun, you're burned by the sun. I am too. Well I am too.
One: you asked to stay. Two: you pushed me away. You said, “son, it’s all in the wrist”, but there’s something you missed. I Think you take all that you know, search for some unknown and if you win; you might find your way back home.
You can’t take what’s yours living in the past, look for something new. You can’t carve your path following behind, and we’re all waiting on you. On you.
It gets lonely because you’re the only one that will hold my hand. Well, I ain't complaining, I’m just saying you’re a long way from what I had planned. It’s been a long time since I put my arms around you. You’re one of the few, you’re gonna tell me the truth. Now I owe that to you, Gonna give back to you.
You can still make me laugh because you’re my oldest friend, some things never change. We were built to last, it’s easy to forget when you’re focused on that pain.
You can’t take apart everything that was, everything that is. You can’t break your own heart doing it alone; well it takes two to give. You can’t wish the well holding on to coins you had planned to throw. You can’t live a dream forgetting how to dance, refusing to sing. We won’t leave you now; you’ll never be alone, the center of our ring. We can show you how to walk away from this; show you how to leave.
You can’t take what’s yours living in the past, look for something new. You can’t carve your path following behind, and we’re all waiting on you. On you.
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2. |
I Feel Lucky
05:18
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Well I’m happy and I feel good… but I’d feel nothing if I could. I guess I’m lucky that I’m not alone, and it’s pleasant just sitting at home.
I’m not taking; not taking any chances this time. I want to get that feeling tonight.
But it’s slow to come. And when I need it so bad; that’s my time… but I’m patient, yeah I’m straight. Such a restless wait.
Then something comes between us. Oh it’s cloven; a wedge to clean us.
It’s always the same thing: Bombs drop; that bell’s gonna ring.
Now I see the shortest path to you: well it’s through this dream, gonna face my truth.
I feel my head explode to the roof. My feet the floor, my heart the proof.
But all I can feel is your hooks in me and I don’t know what else to do. It’s only natural to start sinking.
And how can I get out of this? Bend before you break your wrist. But it’s all we’ve ever known, so it’s easy. Easy.
Even though it’s simple to avoid, my decisions deceive me.
It’s that same thing that leaves us feeling estranged, like there’s nothing between us.
Then sometimes we get lucky: A mirror breaks; we can see that it’s ugly… but it’s the truth.
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3. |
It's Something
05:00
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Too long, too late. Much too long to wait. We’re done, oh we’re done. There’s nowhere left to run. The end, thank God. So wipe that stupid look off of your face.
I know you’ve had enough; you feel like you’ve been beat. And forget all those things that I know you do; little lies that slip right through your teeth.
Sometimes your beauty comes through my window and fills up the room. Then oh so suddenly cloudy, but we’re angry so that’s what we choose.
Everybody knows it’s time for you to leave. Everybody thinks they know just exactly what you need. I can give you one good reason why my friend: Your life must just seem so much more interesting to them.
Down the hall, to the left. To the roof, I gotta catch my breath. Smoke a J, test the proof. Now just a taste, more words to say.
I came here to feel something different than today, and I want to be real but I can’t with you standing in my way.
We’re gonna have to ask you to sit down. We’re gonna have to ask you to relax. Why can’t you see that we’re just trying to help? It’s just to protect you if not from yourself.
But I don’t want to sit down, I don’t need to relax. I was doing just fine right before this attack, but I’m glad you’re here to witness what it’s like to be totally free.
Sometimes the story gets so dark I can’t turn the page. The list of things get’s too heavy; when bad advice becomes sage.
Well, it can be so quiet when you’re floating through the room without any mistakes. Everybody laughs when you joke, so you take it all the way. If only this could last, and a dream could go on all day. But the mood is gone, you can’t right your wrong, they’re gonna put you in your place.
Oh it’s sad. So sad. To let good love go bad. Bad bad boy.
Well they say I’m a fool, and they might be right. But I look out for number one; my only light.
I’d like to help you, but what can I do?
My fear is king, my beautiful gun, my undeniable truth: Fire!
Sons will burn the days to come and men in moons will swell the sea to fall.
You can tell everyone that it's nothing, but oh yeah… It’s something.
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4. |
In A Little While
05:25
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In a little while you’re gonna see it doesn’t mean a thing
But for right now I could take your head off clean
In a little while you’re gonna see just what I mean
But for right now, well i’m going for the throat
In a little while I could be your fucking superman
But for right now I can’t remember why we fell in love… Yes I can
It’s a joke how we still play these games
And you’re the only one I’d ever cause this much pain
Come on baby take a walk through your past; it’s a dream
You’ll remember but you gotta look fast; in a dream
The only problem is it just doesn’t last and it seems so unkind.
Well how we made it is a question I ask, and the truth.
I hid my memories in an old broken box for you.
Well come on baby we can stop if you want, but you don’t; no, you follow through
And so I hold on tight for a long long night with you.
Until now, this seems my cruel reality.
In a little while I’m gonna see I’ve been a fool
But for right now it’s just as easy to lose my cool.
It’s a pitfall that what I say is what I mean
And it’s clear now: when we fight it’s never clean.
Well every now and then we go this way to that place
It’s somewhere in between love and hate and that’s the truth
But when it’s dark and I’m ruled by fear, there’s a light of hope
I open up my heart and I see you
But still we hold on tight for a long long night.
Turn on the light, or let me out. I can’t take this pressure in my head.
Reverse the spell, cause I feel black; there’s a demon sleeping in my bed.
The stakes are high up on the fence; oh it’s never just black and white.
Well look at you; you're the same. You’ve got a way to wreck a perfect day.
In a little while she’s gonna be my sunshine
But for right now, this is the last time.
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5. |
On & On
04:24
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Well I’ve had things go so bad, then worse, then back to good.
I’ve spoken every theory, then been misunderstood.
To the wall with thoughts of greatness; none to find.
I know there’s lots to learn about wasting my time.
Open up and free your mind. Free it.
I’ve taken plenty of walks down certain my town streets.
I’ve trusted one or two, the kind we shouldn’t have to meet.
I’ve given up all my thoughts to those who would listen.
I’ve taken many in, and boy, you don’t know what you’re missing
Yeah, I guess I’ll leave you guessing.
In the middle of the night, wasted; that’s when I’m gonna do it just right.
Do it right.
So many restless nights I found myself here waiting.
The need to make it right is nothing more than fading.
So here’s to the way things were, or to the end, cause that’s where we’re headed for sure.
Look around and find the cure.
The feeling, it stays where it’s dark and quiet. No memory do I recall of when I was small and silent. Those days are gone. On and on.
Whatever the case, I grew just the same; those days turned into years. The way that I saw the world had changed, and it goes on and on.
Well I found my place to hide, and I hole up down inside
But just for a minute I daydream and it goes on and on.
The moment, it comes again; reflecting the light I bend, and I’ll always remember this way:
Of when I was young and vibrant, well I go on and on.
Well, that feeling it comes and there’s just no denying, and you know that I don’t stand a chance.
And so I wonder, “have I lost something good?” Cause of all the days not doing what I should.
I’ve been misunderstood. In the middle of the night, wasted; that’s when I’m gonna do it just right.
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6. |
Gemineyes
03:38
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There’s eyeballs in the wall, they often see me changing. I’m never quite alone; exactly perfect strangers. It’s a metaphor for something more and it’s just like anything you’ve ever seen.
It couldn’t be more un-appealing.
I know you’re out there still, you’re taking names and calling roll.
Well I’m stuck here, so let me in.
I want to leave it all, I’ll say that somewhat quietly. You tiptoe through my head and wake up old anxieties. A little more than metaphors, but nothing more than say... anything you’ve ever seen.
It couldn’t be more un-appealing.
Just in case you take too long, someone’s there to right your wrong. You never learn it on your own; Gemineyes.
You’re so cool, and everyone should know. You never play the fool, I just can’t let you go
so let me in. You gotta let me in.
I’m an addict of the fun, I like it when it’s crazy. To keep it all inside; at least at bay, and maybe I’ll save it for something more but what’s in store has left me feeling hazy.
It couldn’t be more un-appealing
I’m the only one that knows, there’s more of me I never show and soon one day it’s going to get out. Gonna let it out.
You’ve got to know it’s very hard to hide. I can’t let go, no matter how I try.
It’s going to blow, and then I can’t disguise. It’s hardly ebb and flow, again; you’d have to see it through these Gemineyes.
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7. |
1000 Years
04:22
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Well I don’t care that I’ve been here before. Don’t know how many times I’ve walked through that door, and to tell you the truth; it’s pretty much the same.
I can see you’re still in love with me, and you gotta know; for you my will is weak.
Well I’m feeling it too, but I’m busy…
And plus you take all my time, till I leave everyone else behind.
That’s just the way it’s always been, for at least a thousand years.
Well oh my, look how you have grown. Your smile’s the same but your years now show that you’ve lived and you’ve loved and you’ve lost. No changes there.
Well, how am I? I’m fine. Just trying to live. You know, “money”; It’s a drag…
To get it takes all my time, till I leave everyone else behind.
That’s just the way it’s always been, for at least a thousand years; and a thousand more.
Well I can see now that you have changed. But I believe inside, some things remain.
It’s by your eyes that I ask you now, “If you want, could we please just escape from our lives for tonight”?
So drive, drive! Set us free. Now please, just one more time, that’s all I need.
A little piece of a secret memory; the way we change it to fit what we see.
I still believe it will all work out, cause here you are; let’s find out.
Is it true? Is it true? Is it real? Well, I don’t know.
Even though you’ve changed, I still feel the same; the way I did before.
For a thousand years and a thousand more.
Well I don’t care that I’ve been here before. Don’t know how many times I’ve walked this floor, and to tell you the truth; it’s pretty much the same.
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8. |
The Game
05:54
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Who’s ever had a day that sounded like a song?
No matter how you tried, you just couldn’t play along.
Well, the minor notes are strange and the return takes too long.
All of the formulas you used to use are gone.
Well I sometimes have a way with words that could steal a simple heart.
And the way that I feel now, it hasn't gotten me very far.
Well I’m good at nothing, but I can scream it out.
Let go of something that would make me want to shout.
All those times seem wasted now
because I no longer play the game.
And only when I’m gone will my life be claimed.
They’ll take from me a song; my harmonies.
My body will be gone, but my spirit remain.
So in some new kind of way I’ll reinvent myself.
And the novel of my past is just a book up on that shelf.
Well they’re mostly just some stories I don’t want to tell
Because all of my memories are yours alone to fill.
All my time seems precious now
Every moment must be framed
And as you play along you’ll understand the game
They’ll take from you a song; your harmony
Oh Robbie, they’re gonna call out your name with bright lights and fame.
When you leave, don’t be long. I’ll wait. My needs are nothing to me.
It reminds me now of the giving tree, and It gratifies.
So here are the keys that will open the door.
When the game bears its weight and you’re cut to your core
It's never too late to:
Go on dreaming, don’t let that go
Keep on pushing, just let them know that you shine.
Dare to be different. What can they do?
Give what’s inside away; it’s there to use, so share that part of you.
Take all the time you need to get this right.
You’ve got to focus your energy and look toward the light because it’s all around you
See without your eyes, the truth holds no fear.
You can feel without your touch when your heart is clear
And it’s clear
You will know this truth if you stay true
Perfectly part of life; perfectly you
Just as you are.
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