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Ether
02:58
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I was waiting by the station
I was invited, but I was wasted
I rack my brain to make an answer
Bob’s your uncle, mom’s got cancer
But that’s alright by me
If you can tell me what all this means
What does it mean
The first time that I saw snow
I asked my brother what makes trees grow
He said I’m sorry, seems I’ve suffered a relapse
I swear I’m not like this, but this time I don’t know
I don’t know
We gather round for total collapse
Burn all our ether, hold on to letting go
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2. |
The Lesson
03:50
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You’re not above me
And I’m not above it
Describe what you need
Bet I won’t cut it
Guess this is retreat
And what comes after
Your mind starts listing
Hide up in the rafters
You’ll never save yourself
They’ll come if you would only ask for help
I’m not afraid to say I told you
Come on with me and lay down on the snow
I need to learn
So here’s the lesson
We’re both on first
I’ll drown on second
You’ll never save yourself
I’m not afraid to say I told you so
Come on with me and lay down on the snow
Being kind is bad
Drugs are good
And you’re so mad
You’ll set fire to the neighborhood
Being kind is bad
Drugs are good
And you get so mad when you don’t feel like you should
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3. |
Coming To Terms
04:24
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I’ve been coming to terms
Got no time left to make no u turn
The glue set in
And I can’t change the space again
What’s this life about
and which possessions can I do without
Was there ever really any kind of line
Between the innocent and doubt
Slowing down the worlds turn
Then I can come to terms
With the way I always take the easy lie
It won’t be any different any other time
If the hammer’s hard to lift
And if we’re trapped indoors by continental drift
Nailed into boxes draped in velour white
Going home to savor Jesus easy life
Slowing down the worlds turn
Then I can come to terms
With the way I always take the easy lie
It won’t be any different any other time
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4. |
Porcelain
03:33
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Where have you been
I heard them talking about your kids
There’s a fire in your house
But nobody can see it now
And you don’t want to cry over them
So you bottle it up till when
We can have some beers
You’ll have better luck next year
Looks like porcelain
Gonna tAke me away again
Looks like porcelain
No where no why no when
Everybody knows
You don’t try and shows
You don’t lie and you can’t grow
We’ll reap what you sow
Cause there’s a fire in your house
Your lifeline is drenched in doubt
But nobody can see it now
Nobody’s looking now
Looks like porcelain
Gonna take me away again
Looks like porcelain
No where no why no when
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5. |
Mountain
01:45
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If I tell you no one else can know
If I tell you no one else can know
If I spell out the whole route
When you pry open my mouth
Just make sure you get the whole thing down
Just as soon as autumn comes
You’re ready for a change
Just as soon as autumn comes
The whole thing’s rearranged
We were young dumb simple sons
And we let our hair down when we won
The mountain says that we are never done
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6. |
Chasm
04:13
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Kryptonite is real
And there’s no wall that you can’t scale on your own
What’s worse than to feel
When the room is empty and you can’t turn on a light
Satellites can tell
You’ve gotten closer to them
It’s hard to breathe up here
There’s words I didn’t say
There’s words you didn’t here
Waste another year
There’s a chasm in the sky
But no one ever stops to question why
If you cannot resist
The wheel always turns and you’ll get pushed against the edge
None of us exists, no
Another satellite is reaching out her long sinewy arm
There’s words you didn’t hear
There’s words no one should say
Love another day
There’s a chasm in the sky
But no one ever every questions why
I don’t need to hear your words
I don’t need to hear you words
And I don’t need to question why
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7. |
Feel It
03:18
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It flows right out
I’ll be another kind of man
Here in the south
I don’t know if I can
You know the way
I get when I can’t find my doubt
You don’t have to play
Second fiddle on my cloud
I can’t feel it
I can’t feel it
I can’t feel it any more
I don’t have time
To figure out how these things work
I found a sign
That I should quit while I’m ahead
Made up my mind
My dirty habits I will curb
Standing in a line
Maybe I’m finally on the mend
I can’t see it
And I can’t hear
I can’t see it
It’s so far away from here
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Options
02:50
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Wash your hands again
You know how it feels
To be on the receiving end
The only thing that’s real
You wake up in the park
Your brain is full and loose
You wait for any spark
Somehow you lost your shoes
I wait for options
Not for problems
But guess which one comes through
Pills are what you need
You go throw them so fast
Undead at any speed
Coming dead in last
I wait for options
Not for problems
But guess which one comes through
Tv kills us all
We live in a shopping mall
I can guess what’s eating you
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9. |
The Nerve
03:29
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I’m not like your Uncles and aunts
And I won’t step on you
Cause that won’t make much sense
When I got out I get real cold
And if I get cold I’ll blow right through the toll
And let em drag me in
To live my days in sin
Read my letter and resign
Burn the records burn my mind
Hen burn me a cd
Hold me tight and leave a scar
I can’t believe you and me ever made it this far
Second chance is a myth
It’s just an accident
Yeah I saw the light
But I never saw it in that sense
If this is right
Then I’ll guess I’ll have to learn to be right
For now I’ll be alone too stupid and uptight
Read my letter and resign
I guess the choice was yours
It sure as hell ain’t mine
Hold me so damn tight you leave a scar
I can’t believe you had the nerve to steal my car
Yeah, I can’t believer you had the nerve to steal my car
I can’t believe you had the nerve at all
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10. |
I Am Not The One
02:19
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Please go away
Don’t be like that
Don’t waste your day
Please just be honest
I am not the one
I won’t waste away
No sin goes unpunished
In this game we play
You can see the loser too fast
Would you let me know
When I’m out of chances
What’s there to do
When words are this rancid
I am not the one
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11. |
Arrive Alive
03:03
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You’re right in time
A cold and muddy climb
Where’d the actors go
I just came to let you know
That you’re gonna get there
No matter where you go
We’re all waiting
For you to show
Arrive alive
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