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Atmosphere
04:27
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I can't remember
when I've ever felt this cold
winter time set me free
turn my lead to gold
atop the tower
see my signal going through
I try to forget
all those things I thought I knew
winter time set me free
look at me looking back at you
my head is lost in the atmosphere
I can see your house from here
I can't remember
when I've ever felt this old
I was a young man
never thought I'd feel this old
more to come where this came from
let's get on with the show
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2. |
Head Over Heels
03:40
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3. |
Fool In My Heart
03:54
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We used to meet on Thursdays
Somehow it felt just right
In the week but not of the week
Anticipation running high
We could escape the world then
Our little time to steal
But there was no middle ground
An all or nothing deal
We never got the hang of Thursdays
Never got the timing right
Leapt in without looking one too many times
We hit the fundamentals
Gathered thoughts instead of things
Under the misapprehension
We were special and unique
I still recall that feeling
The day I lost my faith
Stood in vain upon your doorstep
Stripped of any words to say
We never got the hang of Thursdays
Never got the balance right
Played the tomorrow card one too many times
These days I worry more
About the way my time is spent
Don.t feel much like myself now
I wonder where I went
And my flawless memory
Stages an exclusive show
Of every Thursday that we wasted
Planting seeds that wouldn't grow
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5. |
Good Enough
03:44
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We Are One
05:14
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11:46 by my watch
my back breaks slowly
from going it solo
under the weight of the world
when I'm out of the loop
I can make more sense of things
get us to a higher place
and we'll understand
we are the calm before the storm
we are the answers
loose ends tied before we were born
we are the answers
no matter what it takes
we hold out till the weather breaks
so ask me what I'm thinking
cause I've got words to burn
and I don't want to waste them
talking to myself
we've tamed the land, conquered our world
but we stay up all night anyway
peeling back the layers
and counting the rings on our tree
11:46 by my watch
revelation time
and I'm trying to remember
what I'm fighting for
I don't know if I mean what I say
when I say I don't know what I'm hearing anymore
but those words sound so true
when they come from you
we are the calm before the storm
we are the answers
we are the sum of our parts and more
through our mis-steps and mistakes
we hold out till the weather breaks
we are one
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Nowhere To Go (demo)
03:44
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maybe you should think about the people that you leave in your wake
maybe you would realize what you've stolen
maybe you should consider giving more than you take
maybe you will learn from your misfortunes
do you think that other people see you this way
do you think that if they knew they wouldn't let you stay
no, no, no, no, no
it could have been so different but you'll never know
you have nowhere else to go
maybe you are too frightened to admit your mistakes
maybe someone else should do your thinking for you
maybe you should take back the promise that you intend to break
maybe there is really no way through
do you really think that people like you this way
do you realize they can see through every word you say
do you think that you know something I don't know
if i gave you the answer you wanted, would you go
now you'll never know
it could have been so different, but you'll never know
sold out by feelings you were too afraid to show
wandering in circles and you'll never find a home
there's nowhere to go
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Eye In The Sky
05:17
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9. |
Join The Club
06:29
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I don't see you anymore
long ago we lost the time
you don't know me anymore
I've been out of sight and out of your mind
we were brothers way back when
songs like these were just a dream
a muse that was our staff of life
day and night they could hear us sing
this time will be remembered
till the day that all are one
join up and hold on
to your piece of the song
these things have higher callings
no-name bands and mischief clubs
join up and hold on
to your piece of the song
I don't live for yesterday
time that's gone without a trace
you could say I've seen the light
it's all right, I've found my place
still I wonder, still I dream
I think about what might have been
remember when you ever hear this song
you're free to join in
god bless the bigger brothers
send my love to "bob & thus"
join up and hold on
to your piece of the song
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Sesame Street
03:24
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Sunny day
Sweepin' the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame Street?
Come and play
Everything's A-OK
Friendly neighbors there
That's where we meet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street?
It's a magic carpet ride
Every door will open wide
To happy people like you
Happy people like
What a beautiful
Sunny Day
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street?
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
05:21
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o come, o come, emmanuel
and ransom captive israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the son of god appears
o come though key of david. come
and open wide our heavenly home
make safe the way that leads on high
and close the path to misery
rejoice, rejoice, emmanuel
o come desire of nations bind
in one the hearts of all mankind
bid though our sad divisions cease
and be thyself our king of peace
rejoice, rejoice, emmanuel
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there's no way this could ever happen
not after we've come so far
suddenly there is more interest
in crossing the line than raising the bar
it's now okay to be the bully
it's now okay to build our walls
it's now okay to find more ways
to separate us and have injustice for all
it's a strange old world we're facing
with the brave new one left behind
those who are willing to open their eyes
might be resistant to being led by the blind
to say that "now's the time to come together
and for everyone to heal"
it feels like having the person who shot you
ask you to pay the hospital bill
it's hard to displace the fear with faith
it's hard right now to believe in evolution
it's hard to see a silver lining
or take consolation in a silent minority solution
don't want to be a part of this brave old world
it's not okay to be the bully
it's not okay to build these walls
it's not okay to find more ways
and say that now's the time to come together
it's not okay to be the bully
it's not okay to keep building these walls
it's not okay to keep on finding more ways
to separate us all
there's no way this could ever happen
not after we've come this far
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14. |
Ricochet (single mix)
06:12
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I know that right now it's far too late
And you don't even know who I am anyway
I don't know or care who you are
I don't know why you did what you've done
I just wish I could take us back to the point
Before you hurt anyone
The uncrossable line keeps sliding out into the dark
You watched the line in the rear view and crossed into daylight
Only a moment for the chaos to subside
Into pieces reflective of your fractured mind
Taking a glimpse at a row of random survivors
Petrified and paralyzed
One voice coming up from behind you
One preying upon your mind
One voice that is trying to play on your sympathy
One solely to rationalize
All we want is to discover the answer
And you found a way to take it away
Leaving behind you only the sound of a voice
Being silenced by the sound of a...
Only so many times we can rise from the ashes
Before crossing the terminator back into midnight
Only a moment, and the pluralism divides
Into factions polarized on either side
Taking a shot at the remains of a civilization
Purified and cannibalized
One voice coming up from behind you
One preying upon your mind
One voice that is trying to play on your synpathy
One solely to rationalize
All that's left is to discover the answer
Well, you found a way to take that away
Leaving behind you only the sound of a voice being silenced
Silenced by the sound of a ricochet
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Evolution (single mix)
02:40
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spent too long stumbling into the fall
and blocking the doorway
afraid to say come in
and now i'm standing in front of it all
to say what i should say
and reconcile the things that i can't change
because i traded them away
for moments of madness
i've lived so many days
but sometimes i think i'm not even changing at all
so i'll watch over you when you crawl
and show you a different way
to make your place in the world
a generation may be what it takes to evolve
and give you the seeds to grow
and then you'll know the things that you can change
because you learned from my mistakes
and when the world turns the page on me
having seen my broken legacy
a snapshot of all i tried and failed to do
i hope that they'll see the better me in you
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16. |
Mr Serious (live)
08:43
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a cold dim flourescent morning in the 21st century
an eyeblink in the slow demise of shared reality
mr serious plants his flag and lets the trickle-down karma fly
and all the way to the roof of the world you hear his mighty cry
the truth is a virus
every day is april fool's
every night is halloween
dancing on the fault lines
heavy water runs through his veins
always been of two minds
always felt a little strange
joyous and pathetic and he won't let go
he's breaking out in hives
he don't need the chemicals no more
he's tripping on the truth of the times
the truth is a virus
every day is april fool's
every night is halloween
for mr serious
a cold dim flourescent evening in the 21st century
the heartbeat between how it is and how it used to be
mr serious paints his flowers and waits for the moon to rise
karaoke calls him out
gonna spill his guts tonight
the truth is a virus
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17. |
Solitary World (live)
09:37
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objects in space
ripples and waves
the fact of them speaks to me
so far so deep
look underneath
a sea of tranquility
don't be so quick to curse the darkness and the cold
the early silence is a home sweet home
all alone is all we've known
solitary world
no one's pride is justified
solitary solitary world
alien skies
splinter the eyes
louder the freedom rings
lost in the blue
from this point of view
we can see everything
if there's no grand design and nothing we do matters
then the only thing that matters is what we do
all alone is all we've known
solitary world
no one's tried to get inside
solitary solitary world
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18. |
Square One (live)
04:40
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we stand on the roof
we chase the big truth
the storms in the sky, they just pass us by
no regard for our youth
the fools who can't see
past the old used-to-be
we swear and we trust, that'll never be us
no not you and me
we fight the good fight
we hold back the night
but that's not how it feels, just wheels within wheels
through the flickering light
a lateral move
a spoke in the groove
will the time ever come when the war has been won
and there's nothing to prove
a hero's lament
a chance to repent
to make a new deal, hold on to what's real
and to say what we meant
with fond memories
and found families
when all's said and done, we're still on square one
and that's how it should be
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Sons Of Nothing Los Angeles, California
Singer-songwriters Thom Bowers & Matt Meldrum (along with a host of friends and collaborators) make music that bridges the gap between pop-rock punch and art-rock extravagance.
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