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v1
do you remember those autumn nights
when mountains of leaves and october breeze would play?
back when the world was cooler, water bluer
long before the fire from the sky came and swept us away...
pc
where were you? we called your name a thousand times
where did you go, and why'd you leave us all behind?
chorus
we're never gonna run away we're gonna stay and fight another day
we're never gonna run away from this mess
we're gonna learn to take the blame for all the bloody shame we caused
through love and hating those who ran away from their mess
we're never ever gonna give up on our chosen play,
we're gonna stick it out and watch the sun break forth slowly
we're never gonna run away we're gonna stay and fight another day
we're never gonna run away
and where were you?
v2
as we wade through the dust of our lives
claiming rubble as treasures of memories gone
we march to the silent, still beat of our hearts
that keep us in unison, carrying on
pc
where are you? did you fight through the fires of judgement to rise again?
where are you, and will you ever return to deliver us?
no.
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2. |
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v1
fifteen miles to the county line
flashing lights and sounds fuel this broken world
in fifteen minutes he'll be out of time
god, please let this endless road somehow bring him back to life
pc
dont let go
dont let go
v2
fifteen years he's blamed himself
blind and wrong, pushing much too strong, and he was
fifteen steps past his limit, babe
now he's fifteen breaths from throwing fifteen years away
pc
dont let go
dont let go
chorus
countless years spent half alive
contemplating to survive
questions fill their desperate bones
the terror & wonder of the unknown
v3
sixteen years, she told herself
pressured by the expectations placed upon her long, brown stare
sixteen times she's bled for help
no one ever seemed to notice till she almost wasnt there
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v1
up all night, i wait for you, i wait for you, i wait around here
if you’re lost and scared, i’ll wait for you, i’ll wait for you, i’ll wait around here
your timeless soul could never be contained; to another place or time you’ve disappeared.
see, hopelessness is not my favorite game, but for you i’ll wait around for a thousand tomorrows…
chorus
when have you gone? please don't leave us here to fend for ourselves.
how did you go so far alone without turning back home?
please set us free, bring us to the place where wrongs are righted
how could we have been so foolish?
v2
unprepared, you called for me, you called for me, but i wasn’t there--
i left you hangin’ once again
and like a fool, i baited you, i baited you, so cruel and unfair...
just never knew quite how to love your timeless soul
could never be explained; there’s no year or date could ever hold you down
and desperate angst is now the chosen play of my ruined chanced redemption for a thousand yesterdays…
v3
Now, i miss those countless moments, countless highs, and countless chills that warm the core of all i am
i so wish you’d known i would have waited for you, i’ll wait for you, i’m waiting right here--
looking up and reaching out for your timeless soul may well be birthed again,
but it’s just not the same as knowing who you were
and now i wait with only memories, trying to see your face as tomorrow slowly turns to today…
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4. |
Spin (Acoustic)
02:30
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v1
explain again to me just what i have to do
to try to make you see things from my point of reference
so turn it up and get lost in this song
chorus
so spin around and tell me that the day ain't over
we got one song on this playlist left to play
flip up and down and let the world just get turned over
as long as it's with you
v2
explain again to me just why you're so confused
and while your world is filling with unanswered questions
just turn it up and get lost in this song
chorus
so sit on down, i'll be the chair at your table
take a rest and i'll be there for you
singing you a song if you would be my mic and cable
and i'd sing it loud for you
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5. |
Smile (Acoustic)
03:07
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v1
smile for me tonight
show me that you care
even if you fake it
go ahead and hate it
just smile through gritted teeth
shine your light on me
even if it's dimming
this is only the start
pc
it's not because i'm lonely
you're one of few that know me
and knowing that should be enough
cause i want you so badly,
if only you would have me
then maybe things wouldnt suck this much
v2
go on, look at you
and everything you are
maybe it's not perfect,
but maybe you deserve it
come here and look at me
accept all that i am
you have no need to worry
about breaking my heart
pc
see i could pen no chorus
that holds the answer for us,
but i will not lay in defeat
so i offer up these verses
for better or for worse
and pray you'll feel my melody
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6. |
Purgatory (Acoustic)
03:28
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[Verse 1]
Never thought it'd end as sick, lying here like this;
a pool of my reflections softly flowing from my wrist...
Flourescent lights we breathe, steady and unseen.
You're fading so much faster, so I'll try to make this quick...
[Chorus]
We'll meet in Purgatory... catch me when you go -wont let you die alone...
We'll meet in Purgatory, flesh and bone
[Verse 2]
Years cannot contain, nor decadence sustain this quest for undeniable associative depth.
And as life fades to gray, nothing sparks a flame - but fire burns much deeper in a mind that's gone insane...
[Chorus]
We'll meet in Purgatory... catch me when you go - wont let you die alone...
To Hell with pride and glory. We'll will our hour of judgement through rending of flesh and soul.
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