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Crystal
04:25
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What’s precious inside me
Won’t let itself be known
To come out of hiding
Is to end up alone
No I won’t break down in front of you
Oh of all the stupid things to do
I won’t let you in
I won’t cross the line
I’ve been burnt too many times
I want to believe
Want to be alive
Look into my crystal eyes
Where a shout of joy
Is waiting to be born
Is waiting to be born
You slice me right open
A dazzling crystal blade
So thin I can’t feel it
So fast I can’t evade
And you cut right to the heart of it
And it only hurt a little bit
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Trick of the Light
03:38
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You’ve been forgotten
For months and moments
Enough to make me
Scream that I don’t love you
But when I’m driving
Alone at midnight
I scan the sidestreets
For signs of you
Can’t leave it alone
To think that you were right
It’s like you’re still here
In the corner of my eye
Tip of the tongue
Trick of the light
This expectation
Is my creation
I know it isn’t healthy
To dwell on this
Hallucination
The sharp sensation
Of hungering for
Something different
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If You Want Me To
03:15
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When I’m with you
I’ve got superpowers
And nothing at all to fear
I’m immortal
And I can move mountains
Delirious but sincere
If you want me to
I’ll place the ocean in your hands
If you want me to
I’ll charm the world with your humanity
Whatever makes you happy
When I’m with you
Nobody can stop me
And no one can take your place
I adore you
My love is a promise
You’ve already won the race
When I’m with you
I dream of forever
And how we’re already there
Time is motion
The drifting of planets
The wind blowing through your hair
If you want me to
I’ll melt the desert with your smile
If you want me to
I’ll map the stars to your astrology
Whatever makes you happy
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The Darkness
04:32
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I am the night
All your grievances and pain
Are swallowed whole
In the black of my domain
We belong outside
Walking bleary-eyed
Through the empty streets
Where the monsters meet
In the darkness
We stand alone
In a world of vacant cars
Let nothing change
Underneath these dying stars
In the status quo
Of the streetlamp’s glow
I will feast on you
As the shadows do
In the darkness
But I’m torn away
By the light of day
Stark and methodical
In this frame
Nothing looks the same
Landmarks of my daily life
Glimmer with magic by night
When you get tired
There’s a mattress on the floor
If you undress
I won’t pressure you for more
I’ll lay by your side
Still but satisfied
Counting phantom sheep
As the lonely weep
In the darkness
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Death Machine
03:53
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In the driver’s seat
Weaving through the steel parade
In our daily procession
Speed is liberty
While my mind is free to drift
In and out of aggression
Piloting a death machine
Peaceful and hypnotizing
Laying down to fall asleep
Stressful and worrying
Predisposed to ruminate
Over some nebulous fate
Get your priorities straight
In a quiet room
Lurk imaginary beasts
Rising as the world slumbers
What may never be
Ribbons drifting in the wind
Yet I can’t help but wonder
In the here and now
Let our hearts be undisturbed
By the blossoming chaos
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The Rot
03:52
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When did it happen?
The circling of crows
The love of a lifetime
Began to decompose
I wanted to touch you
Our fingers stained with rust
The chain that connects us
Corroding into dust
It’s like trying to hold onto
A moment or a thought
But it’s already over
We can’t deny the rot
The sting of rejection
I had to get away
Without exception
All things will decay
I suffer in silence
Knowing it won’t last
My memory eroding
Layers of the past
Do I still love you?
It’s hard for me to say
So I’ll cling to it lightly
Until it rots away
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The Serious One
03:35
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Why do you giggle when we talk?
You do that quite a lot
Why won’t you look me in the eye?
You’re not the shy type
I try your cell again
You turn the screen to show your friends
Yes I saw it
You have your fun
I’m your straight man
The serious one
I feel alive when I’m with you
So you must feel it too
Nervous and awkward and confused
I guess that proves it
I lean in for a kiss
You turn your head
Another misunderstanding
All in good fun
I can take it
The serious one
I know exactly where to be
To accidentally meet
Always in public but discreet
Enough to tell you
I love you don’t you laugh
It’s not a joke on your behalf
Now you’ve got me under your thumb
On the case
I’m the serious one
I’ve laid it on the line
And if I’m yours you must be mine
We can’t have you looking so glum
I’m the straight man
The serious one
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She's Made of Wires
03:30
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She hums underneath the covers
We share a bed but not a soul
She’s wearing a suit of armor
And her touch is always cold
But somewhere in that uncanny valley
We built a life, a sort of family
I almost convince myself I’m happy
She’s made of wires, she’s made of wires
She’s nearly perfect
Romantically superhuman
But she isn’t you
We’re mutually codependent
I’m both her master and her slave
Obedient and efficient
I long to see her misbehave
But I am her God, her one religion
This is the stuff of science fiction
Tells me she loves me with conviction
She’s made of wires, she’s made of wires
She worships my imperfections
This mess of blood and guts and germs
No matter how much I love her
We’ll never be on equal terms
I wonder if we could make her jealous
She’s not the type to be possessive
Just one kiss and she would get the message
She’s good at math, she’s good at math
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Wrath
03:11
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There’s something about our love
That makes us suffer
A scraping of soul on bone
It feels like punishment
Fanning the flames
Twisting the time frames
We’re diabolical
Doubling the dares
Caught in the crosshairs
It’s downright biblical
But far be it from me
To walk the holy path
And fail to stoke your wrath
There’s something about our love
That makes us tougher
A joining of jagged halves
It reeks of happiness
We’re getting cynical
Death is digital
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Cakewalk
02:46
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No one said it would be this easy
Winning me over by degrees
She sings happy songs in minor keys
And it makes me feel blissfully sad
Give me all you got
I can’t get enough
I can’t get enough of
Love in hard times
Obvious rhymes
Simple truths convincingly said
Don’t get worked up
Take a shortcut jitterbug
Put one foot ahead
It’s a cakewalk
When life is a one-sided contest
Every day brings another conquest
Fear the worst and hope for the best
But no future is truthfully bad
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11. |
The Darkroom
05:15
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I sense potential here
A certain tension in the air
Despair
And with a flash of light
Embrace the beauty of this night
Delight
Seen through a different lens
We could be more than friends
Strange developments
Happening too soon
In the darkroom
Dance in your Sunday best
Cast off the weight upon your chest
Express
Entrap me with a pose
A poem flirting in your prose
Exposed
Under a waning moon
The scent of madness fills the room
Perfume
We will remember this
Secure the moment with a kiss
Focus
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