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This Whole Nothing
04:02
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It flickers in the empty space
It sparkles in the air
When nothing’s really there
I take this moment as a gift
Exactly as it is
And feel a subtle shift
This whole nothing is mine
Sometimes silence is fine
It’s fine
I lost myself a million times
To craving and to fear
Forgot why I was here
The voice you hear inside your mind
Is it really you?
Who are you talking to?
This whole nothing is the place where
We all live and it all happens
Sometimes silence is the answer
To the question are you happy
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The Next Thing
03:59
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Both eyes on my goal
To be truly happy
I’ll devote my heart and soul
Through the thick and thin
Herald my arrival
Life can finally begin
Fully satisfied
For fifteen minutes
Sunlight on my face
The reaching of a dream
Then the bitter taste
The lack of purpose
Something else to do
I cross it off and move on to
The next thing
Anxious and depressed
Reckless and relentless
Will life ever let me rest?
Stop and catch my breath
Take some to wonder why I’m
Racing to my death
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Dungeons
04:24
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Absorbing damage
Is the name of the game
From the claws of monsters
Or the heat from a ball of flame
Our strength in numbers
Is a roll of the dice
Played a thousand hours
And I think that I died just once
Or maybe twice
I live in dungeons, always did
I live in dungeons, like a kid
Dungeons, caves and halls
I live in dungeons, pits and falls
I’m well-respected
As a lord of the blade
Got a dozen guildmates
Always up for a late-night raid
Though I wouldn’t know them
By a name or a face
We fight like brothers
In a war with the Dark Elf race
In a dying age
I rolled a 10 in Wisdom
18 in Constitution
Fully immune to poison
But weak to Holy magic
So now you know why
I’m glued to my chair
And what you call real life
Just doesn’t compare
I bear no grudges
I live in dungeons
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The Outset
04:32
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Twisting in nature's beauty
You glide along so smoothly
When your blades are sharp
I watched you figure skating
But soon got tired of waiting
In the cold and dark
So I sent you straight to voicemail
When you called me on the phone
Another fifteen-minute message
There are things I wish I'd known
At the outset
I’ve got my share of baggage
Sometimes it's hard to manage
But I’m getting by
You were the perfect bandage
A lifetime’s wisdom packaged
In a stable mind
But apply the slightest pressure
And the cracks begin to show
You take delight in self-deception
There are things I wish I'd known
At the outset
I believe that people can change
But there are some traits set in stone
We are all victim to our habits
There are things I wish I'd known
At the outset
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Rogues
04:21
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In times of poverty, hunger, or distress
My virtue recedes
And noble purposes must be set aside
For practical needs
With cunning and a bit of stealth
We'll multiply our meager wealth
I promise not to break the law
Or risk our health
Will we cling to broken social codes
In a world where anything goes?
Take what's ours or dress in friar's robes?
Bleed like saints or smile like rogues?
I tend to hold myself unaccountable
For thoughts in my head
And if a bright idea suddenly appears
I'll follow that thread
Focus on this and nothing else
Do what necessity compels
And when this life comes to an end
Forgive yourself
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Juggernaut
04:41
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A candid shot
A juggernaut
Crack a smile just to thicken the plot
Bet you wouldn’t hang around with
Someone you didn’t think was cool
But ice will melt
And blood will pool
A parking lot
A juggernaut
Tie my tongue in a half-Windsor knot
Every night you're groping in the dark
For a promise I won’t make
It feels so warm
Can’t stay awake
I know I failed you, but I…
I know I left you to die
I should have screamed at the sky
That this is all I need
That this is good enough
A heavy thought
A juggernaut
Camping out on our burial plot
So I wrote a song to celebrate
What I didn't see back then
Dead to rights
Born again
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I Hardly Even Know You
03:14
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Another stupid lovesong
In which I do all my own stunts
Such a disappointment
It's like I'm running out of thoughts
And you may say I've lost my touch
But if you don't expect too much
Here we go...
Feeling strange but I like it
Pouring out like a faucet
Rushing forth to greet you
Running red like a carpet
Bleeding out open-hearted
Wouldn't it be nice to
I'm tired of feeling restless
You draw the air out of my lungs
A second adolescence
Teenagers tripping on their tongues
And you may say I've lost my mind
But I'm content to leave it behind
Give me a sign
Give me a signal
Want to be smart
Want to be careful
Now you're coming over
Loneliness is a virtue
Staying out after curfew
I don't have the nerve to
I hardly even know you
I thought I'd cut my ties with the mob
But now I'm back for one final job
I hardly even know you
Yes it's true
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Mages
04:25
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A glowing staff
And armor fashioned out of cloth
Manipulating space and time
With words and thoughts
The marriage of knowledge and wisdom
Arcane royalty queen of the kingdom
Swear my loyalty this incantation
Is a dedication to you
Mages, mages
Guiding light of the ages
Make me real
Tragic, tragic
They don’t believe in your magic
Make me real
Some will dismiss you
As a youthful fantasy
I felt the same until you
Showed yourself to me
A door to another world opened
With my faith in reality broken
From the ramparts I fell to the ocean
In slow motion I drown in you
Mages, mages
Turning history’s pages
Make me real
Tragic, tragic
I believe in your magic
Make me real
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Straightaway
04:06
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Spent our lives in foreign lands
Holding hands
Passport pages running out
Heads above the clouds
Eyes toward the sun
Having fun
Testing luck and tempting fate
Since our great escape
Kept a journal on cassette
No regrets
I'm still grateful every day
That you came my way
Trivial concerns
Hairpin turns
Chasing the horizon's end
Just around the bend
We lived out our bucket lists
And now here we are
At the final stretch
No more winding roads
One long straightaway
Death will pay all of our debts
Time forgets
Spread my ashes on the sea
Should you outlive me
Both feet on the ground
Slowing down
Chapter coming to a close
Roosting with the crows
I don’t want to scare you off
But if you must fly
I won’t clip your wings
When the hour comes
Tell me straightaway
I don't want to tie you down
And whether or not
You choose to come back
You will always be my señora
So if you must go, sayonara
When the hour comes
Tell me straightaway
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10. |
The Limit
04:52
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The fear of falling
And the promise not to fail
Pulling my worlds apart
Hand on my heart
Light the match
And leave me for dead
And everybody said
Isn’t she nice?
Sugar and spice
Just let me go
I'm stretched to the limit
And bones are bound to break
Is that what you want?
A fight to the finish
Will it satisfy the ache?
I watch it happen
I incriminate myself
Flexible as a lie
Reach for the sky
Twisted arms
And sadistic whims
Dislocated limbs
Picking a fight
On a Saturday night
What if I told you
That it wasn’t meant to be?
What if I told you
I won’t be here for the ever after?
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