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Free
05:08
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A roll of paper to be free
Lay down my back and mindlessly
Jump in, lift off and break free
An obscure room to set free
That burning fever inside me
Jump in, lift off and break me
The man I see in sweat and bemoaning
He screams but silence engulfs him
And the bludgeoning of the blood in my brain
Draws me back down, he and I are the same
An empty head to feel free
Thoughts slowly dying inside me
Jump in, lift off and break free
An empty bed to make free
With my body's fantasy
Jump in, lift off and break me
The man I see, submissive in his will
Numb, hoping for something to feel
And the heat from the blood in my extremities
Draws me back down, he wishes he wasn't me
I lost myself to be free
I lost my mind to feel free
A steamy window to break free
From my own anomie
Jump in, lift off and break free
In a blur all I can see
Out of reach, beguilingly
A pair of eyes laid down on me
My witching hour company
Jump in, lift off and break me
The man I see with both hands on his head
He's rolling his eyes, shaking on the bed
And the sound of the blood still pumping in my ears
Draws me back down, he lost himself to be free
I lost myself to be free
I lost it all to break free
The cloud of whispers in my ears
Whelm my thoughts I have shut
My eyelids closed all I can hear
Is my reason breaking free
I lost my mind to be free
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Out on a Tuesday night, looking for cheers
We headed to town to have a little beer
We saw nothing
Not a living soul
Deserted pubs all along the streets
In this ghost town with no sign of a teat
To devour
At happy hour
'Till far in the distance we saw a gold lion
We could not help but feel some attraction
We sat at the bar where we saw animation
And we raised our glasses to our salvation
And we sympathised
Oh, we sympathised
But then it struck us like a leather whip
We had set foot in the fellowship
Nail polish
Pink Queen teddy
Transgender...
We were just three…
Straight men in a gay bar
Straight men in a gay bar
However hard you try
You can't tell them apart
Straight men in a gay bar
Straight men in a gay bar
However hard you try
No you can't,
No, you just can't
Tell the difference
Between a straight beer and a gay beer
We finished our drinks and ordered some more
Cause we liked the mood and the gay decor
We started playing
Looking for the signs
The bartender engaged conversation
He enquired about our later occupations
He said to us
In a whisper
“Guys, this is no place for beer appreciation
We all meet here for light recreation
I do know some place of your aspiration
Just follow the signs in that straight direction”
And we went along
Walked to the door
But then it struck us like the tower of power
We had set foot in the den of rubber
Mascara
Half naked men
Nipple piercings...
We were just three…
Straight men in a gay bar
Straight men in a gay bar
However hard you try
You can't tell them apart
Straight men in a gay bar
Straight men in a gay bar
However hard you try
No you can't,
No, you just can't
Tell the difference
Between a straight beer and a gay beer
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4. |
Bloody Abby
05:05
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You could picture it as a bad dream,
Tucked in my bed I was sleeping
It was late at night, I couldn't hear a thing
‘Till my placid slumber went off for a spin
Reality blurred
Feeling drowsy
My mouth slurred
This house is rowdy!
Bash!
Crash!
On the front door!
Smash!
Clash!
Breaking and entering!
Wake!
Up!
Tell me why!
Tell!
Me!
Why is there hair gel on the sofa?
Why is there mayonnaise on the walls?
The smell of anger in the bedroom, telling me
Run, it's Bloody Abby!
Out of fright I peeked down the stairs
Where the intruder had set its lair
There was a high heel shoe in the glass shards
And a bloody trail in the dooryard
My girl is mad,
Won't you roomie,
She got hurt bad,
Go check on her for me?
Bash!
Crash!
From the bedroom!
Smash!
Clash!
Redecorating!
Get!
Out!
Tell me why!
Tell!
Me!
Why is a man asleep on my rug?
Why can I feel the breeze on my face?
Yet another fight in a couple, telling me
Run, it's Bloody Abby!
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5. |
October Leaves
09:05
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October leaves fall down the track
I've walked with you, through joy and pain
No one in sight when I look back
October leaves, but the memories remain
October leaves, but the memories remain
Withered thoughts fly through my brain
So gorgeous in their wilted dress
And gather in a heap of unspoken regrets
October leaves, but the memories remain
October leaves, but the memories remain
But I won't let it blur the memories of your smile
Of the taste of your lips, and of the ochre in your eyes
I don't deserve your trust, and I'm afraid to give you mine
But I need you by my side, till the end of the line
Soon a thick haze will ripen the grapevine
And from the leaf mould, a new tree will grow
Together we'll go into our tomorrow
Though we will remember the bitter taste of the rain
October leaves, but the memories remain
October leaves, but my heart is still insane
October leaves, but the memories remain
October leaves, we could be as one, again...
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5am, wake up at the crack of dawn
Walk past the shower, put your old rags on
Take a smelly break from the fatherhood
Take the truck out for a drive in the neighborhood
Put the bin in the back and your back in the seat
Watch out for the juice that runs underneath
Think about the wife, how she loves the smell
Hands in the trash!
Oh yeah!
Hey! That kid, drug dealer, has killed again
Raped a couple kids and a dozen men
Strut his stuff to your niece and strangled her dog
Drew some 88s on the synagogue
We walked in on him as he was about to huff
He spit on the cops as they put on the cuffs
On the trial, kid's gonna need a serious defense
Put on your suit!
You're gonna do what you're paid for!
You're gonna do what you're paid for!
Yet another day making gravy again
Numbers pouring down like digital rain
Breaking the world, siphoning its money (Money! Money!)
It's a jungle of smartphones in Broadway
Lost millions on a trade on record labels
A story of cash going down to truffles
Gotta see the boss and break him the news
Down on your knees!
You're gonna do what you're paid for! Hey yeah!
You're gonna do what you're paid for! What you’re paid for!
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7. |
Greatness Of The Sun
11:54
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First breath, first heartbeat of a lesser rebirth
Since all that stood was doomed to fall
My weary feet
Forever scar the dusty earth
Life frozen in a bog of peat
That dries and cracks and shatters
From now on I'm all that remains
A faint footprint in the soil
I know everything comes and ends
And I've witnessed it all - Have I
Lived to be thrown in a pit of
Rubble and bones, memories
Run uphill, climb up the wall
Skulls crack under my feet
'Till I find myself
Beholding the greatness of the sun
Beholding the greatness of the sun
Don't look back at what was said and done
Just the new life you see beneath the sun
Marching through the ruins of Man
I feel it, I fear it
I struggle away from the pain
Flesh and bones lacerated
Haunted by the shadow of Wolf
Claws out, teeth in
Behind my back, as I crawl
A thousand voices screaming - Have I
Survived it to wait for the wounds to
Heal again, feel again
Look away, leave desolation
Far behind my steps
'Till I find myself
Beholding the greatness of the sun
Beholding the greatness of the sun
Don't look back at what was said and done
Just the new life you see beneath the sun
First breath
First heartbeat
Of a greater rebirth
Since all that fell was left behind
I'm weeping, under clear skies
New life
Flourishing
Overwhelmed
I have found myself
Weeping, under clear skies
The rock in the stream
Softened by the ages
Though polished and dimmed
Forever shines and glazes
Weeping, under clear skies
There's a tree by the barn
Struck by the lightning
And on top of its crown
A flower, blossoming
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Architects
24:22
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All of us, young sailors, are forced and bound to head towards the tower
Straight into the stream, away from the reefs and the swell, we seek
A last look of guilt
At the collapse of a common dream
Turned my head away as I saw my ideals shift to grey
A sudden attraction for the heights urges me to climb the lesser
Dominants bow their heads, pride slithers behind the meek
Soon desirable
To the Architects caste
I'm building a home to salve my demons, seal the lair
A chain of holds light up along my climbing route
Gears from a contraption leading up to the golden peak
Forget your empathy
For those who stumbled
Their role to play will be their price to pay for having lazed in the stairs
Short-fused reactions
Hurried decisions
The forces above won't give up so easily
Colliding egos
Elusive heroes
It's a dog fight, teeth out, getting ready to rush
But time is of the essence, and the Reaper strides with the youth
And the youth strides with it, planning the next parricide
The structure is fragile
The edifice must stay sharp
In sight of the next mass murder, the impotent will fall
Cruel air lacking
The peak is withering
Promises of my ascension drops me out of my depths
A herd of pretenders
Signs of a bending arc
Is this the cost to bring the unreal to reality?
It's pillared by slavery
A tried and tested machinery
An industry of the millions
In the hands of fathers and sons
They bomb the land with vanity
To blast away simplicity
A message to men and wives
For an appalling way of life
(All that stood was doomed to fall…)
Crushed by the weight it could feel its joints failing
Fattened by greed, fattened by pride
I stand there, unmoved by their grief
I turn away, freed from old beliefs
I reach out to the world down below
I leap out, spread my wings and go
Pressure's building upon the last workhorses
Soon…
They'll soon feel the anomaly
Pack their things and leave it be
After a rest by the glimmer
Which returned them to earth
If you look over there, you should have quite a nice view
These ruins belong to you, to me, to all of us
To a fading spirit, liberated
Liberated, but too feeble to endure
I can't believe I'm down here
When will they chase me?
Are the rules the same? Is Man the same? Is there Man out there?
I'm weeping
Under clear skies
I'm weeping but I know I'm saved
With no prophets, I'm saved
With no one, saved
First breath
First heartbeat
Since all that stood
Was doomed to fall
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