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Good Morning
05:30
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Today is the first day of my life.
The sun will shine. The darkness fades for me.
Nothing exists except in my own mind.
That’s what proves my will is really free.
After all I’m only dreaming, and that’s what really matters.
I know I can make up my own mind.
Time will pass and seasons fade, but from now ‘til ever after
I know I can make up my own mind.
Let’s look back to younger days of innocence:
back before our lives had unfurled.
In the end we’ll always have our ignorance
to save us from the evils of this world.
(If everything is falling under, how can you still promise me?)
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2. |
The Invisible Man
03:26
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You called me and I feel asleep
on top of my piano keys.
I wish I’d slept more comfortably,
for pillows made of ivory
don’t quite give me the rest I need.
While I have your ears, also give me your confidence
that we’ll get out of this what we’ve put in.
Pressed shirts and pressures will eventually disappear,
and we’ll get out of this in the end.
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3. |
The Path
03:43
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I wish you good fortune for the path ahead
I hope you find a safe way home,
For the path is covered by the leaves of time and old age
Most get lost upon the way
Please don’t take the safest sidewalks,
For the forest has so much to teach
If you take a train to the new world
I’d love if you saved a seat for me
Keep in mind that
We’re children growing in a world of con-men,
And we’ve all told lies before
Please don’t give in, ‘cause we all deserve a second chance again
And we all can get it right
Please don’t take the safest sidewalks,
For the forest has so much to teach
If you take a train to the new world
I’d love if you saved a seat for me
And all I know is I will try my best, to find my way home
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4. |
The Departure
03:31
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It’s getting late, you should go home now
The artistry of this town leaves something more to be desired,
But I will be back for you
These stairs will never be wide enough for me,
For I am lost in everything
It came like lightning from a clear blue sky
If we never look out of our window,
A home will become a cell
I’m sure these walls are keeping secrets,
But from my view it’s hard to tell
These stairs will never be wide enough for me,
For I am lost in everything
It came like lightning from a clear blue sky
These stairs will never be wide enough for me,
For I am lost in everything
It came like lightning from a clear blue sky
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5. |
Over the Vacant Seas
04:41
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No I don’t understand you
But sure, I’ll play along
‘cause we’re all just musicians
Who can’t seem to write a good song
As you search through your sunken heart
You look to fill your vacancies
You’ll soon find you’re a leaf in the wind
Who’s drifting o’er the vacant seas
And a blind man can rest
While the healthy man’s crossed
We search through life’s beauty
We find ourselves lost
My dearest, we’re best never seeing at all
My dearest, we’re best never seeing at all
Just close your eyes and come back home
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6. |
A New Constellation
04:35
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I hold the world in the palm of my hand
With the moon on my shoulders each night that I stand
Some men find it heavy
I find myself at home
But where am I destined
Just where am I going?
My body kept forth, unknowing, unknowing
But I hold the world in the palm of my hand
And the sun and the moon are the best of our friends
Next to the ocean’s waves
And as we are nearing the entrance of summer
A new constellation is made
And she told me the meaning of living
In a language that I couldn’t speak
For a beautiful painting’s worth more to a blind man
Than it is to those who see
Go away from these walls
I’ll never turn around
I’ll never turn around
I’ll never
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Wake up, child
To the world you wish to know
In time, we will learn, and in time we all will grow
Go forth and look back not
There’s nothing there you can prevent
Today we’ll carry on, nevermore will we lament
My friends, I know, our ship will stay afloat
Any way the wind blows, our ship will stay afloat
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8. |
No I Know
03:13
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I know it’s not hard to believe (x3)
I know it’s not hard to see but have you never felt uneasy
Have you never felt unsure of what it is that we’re all frightened of?
Father will tell you that we’re all sinners only with hope to be
Molded and mended, forced to pretend these are life’s beautiful things
I know it’s not hard to believe (x3)
I know it’s not hard to see but have you never felt the strength
In standing on your own two feet, and I bet this is what we’re frightened of
Father will tell you that we’re all sinners only with hope to be
Molded and mended, forced to pretend these are life’s beautiful things
But something tells me this goes against all things I’ve come to believe
Doubt isn’t hatred love is not fear and I’m not an evil being
But father still tells me I’m just a sinner and there’s no hope for me
I’m spiraling downward I’m just a coward doing what I believe
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9. |
Knockin At the Door
03:37
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Does a heavier weight rest upon your shoulders these days?
Why do you run and hide when the world’s alive and beautiful? (it’s oh so beautiful)
And I just want you to open up
When there’s love knockin at the door
Does the sun sting your eyes? Does the world seem to burn too bright?
First steps feel so strange, but the winds of change blow strong (they blow strong for you)
And I just want you to open up
When there’s love knockin at the door
And I just want you to open up
When there’s love knockin at the door
And I just want you to open up
When there’s love knockin at the door
And I just want you to open up
When there’s love knockin at the door
...when there’s love knockin at the door
...when there’s love knockin at your door
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10. |
Out of My Mind
06:07
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I wait in the town square, crossed arms behind my back
I look to either side of me (I’m safe)
The working men are laughing and tip their hats as I pass
Nervously, I nod then look away
Then I go and I turn
Did I hear something outside of my own mind?
Then I go and I turn
Did I hear something outside of my own mind?
Hello, friend, it’s been some time
Is it not quite strange to meet you here?
My love, I have found you in this world we wish to understand
The wars never end here, so rest your arms and take my hand
We’re scared we will find it: the reason we exist at all
In time and with patience, the truth will find (guide) us
My love, I have found you in this world we wish to understand
The wars never end here, so rest your arms and take my hand
We’re scared we will find it: the reason we exist at all
In time and with patience, the truth will find (guide) us
...where we all belong
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11. |
Tell Me
03:30
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Tell me television set: What sad fate has everybody met?
Are we demons? Are we pure? Are we all diseased without a cure?
Should I live a life of fear? Should I have no trust for those secure?
Tell me where to place the blame
Give me his address give me his name
Tell me there’s still hope, Tell me there’s still room to grow
Tell me where can we go from here?
Tell me what can violence gain, Tell me why we play this backwards game
Is there any chance for the kids that have to grow and pay for the things we did?
Tell me there’s still hope, Tell me there’s still room to grow
Tell me where can we go from here?
Tell me what to learn, Tell me which books should I burn
Tell me somebody knows what’s true
Tell me which ones lie, which one’s pray and which ones pry?
Tell me that we’re all not the same
Tell me there’s still hope, Tell me there’s still room to grow
Tell me where can we go from here?
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12. |
The Actor & The Man
07:54
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We’ve played but a game of fiction and in that there is no shame
But our lives are such a gift that we ought not live them the same
Are we dancers on a stage?
Reading poems from a page?
It becomes distorted (our point of view) when we’re fighting over the truth
Give me your hands if we be friends and we shall restore amends
As we roll the credits screen
May I ask but one more thing?
Do the characters we’ve played
Distort our waking state?
Let us roll the credits screen
We’re reborn and we are free
We’re reborn and we are free
We’re reborn and we are free
We’re reborn and we are free
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13. |
Empty Room
03:39
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14. |
The Shuffle Kerfuffle
01:05
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Modern Day Satire Des Moines, Iowa
We've been a band for a few years. We were all friends in high school, so it works out well.
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