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Take It On
05:05
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Gave it up for a trophy wife,
Wondered what he learned from life
What led you so astray, how do you feel today?
Skin and bones, a young boy, just skin and bones
Would you covet what you had when you feel it when it's gone
And you take it on
And you're taking your time
Call it flight
Call it what you want
I'll call it sight
(Korean)
Fallen from a secret son
Dropped out, one and done
Chains annulled and without weigh
Run the town under sedate
Precious stones, just all those precious stones
At what age did you decide monetary ruined our lives, fuckin' blind
And you take it on
And you're taking your time
Call it flight
Call it what you want
I'll call it sight
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Smoking Gun
04:09
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There were lilacs all in a bowl
When I left her all alone
Lilacs along the nape of her neck
She said let it grow, let it grow
And I whispered I'd let it go again
Father said you better damn be sure
The pills in the taxi, linked the arms in the bed
Don't mind the sound of silence as it echoes through your head
There's no gesture quite like a hopeful laugh
No regrets like living through an open glass
I've only ever tried to bribe my past
My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
On your back how did you learn to always get what you wanted with no return
Without a price to pay
Floating dribble from her jaw
A faint grasped scent of vanilla
A note scribbled on her bed in blood
I tried to make it look like she killed herself
But then again she was hanging out
Well, she could never have her way
My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
On your back how did you learn to always get what you wanted with no return
Without a price to pay
My heart is gone, a smoking gun
It can be amber before it's dust
It can be gold before it's lost
And alter speaks, I hold his hand
Out of reach, but here I am
My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
Let it grow, let it grow, she said
Take your hands off that barrel
'Cause I hope it lets you too
My heart is gone, a smoking gun
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3. |
Mississippi
03:00
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I've been down to sweet Mississippi
Where your mother was a whore and your father was hippie, hey
At least from now you've learned to keep it to you
Instead of waving red flags and stomping on petunias
It's a funny thing that the sky always changed you
To another being, creature, like your mother-father features
But lately it's hard to kick you out the door
'Cause the feelings that you give me are close to never bored
But we've been drowning to the beat
We've been doomed to repeat
You've been holding onto me
And I've gone now to let you be
To be alive
Now I've been bunkered down in a metropolis of Asia
Where we always hide in bushes and never show our faces
It seems like a city made of angels
Is faking plastic whores and doctors plastic faces
Freedom rings, from the skyscrapers
But your freedom don't mean that you should be pushing papers
As cheap as it comes you just can't blame it
'Cause a war's still a war and addictions are in flavors
We've been dancing to the beat
We've been doomed to repeat
You've been holding onto me
Now I've let go to leave you be
To be alive
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4. |
May
04:32
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Where did you go?
I've been hoping for a stranger to walk through my door
To which do I owe?
For keeping rogue teachers out in the cold
Appraising the nine on the floor
Who would pick up the pieces, oh what a chore
But why did you follow me around
So lay down, oh sweetness
Rest your head from weak bliss
Close your eyes and alleviate this place
Remove your feet and float into space
There's no way, no say, no game
Take this time on your own
A couple don't mean too much in context of mourn
Don't keep it away from the glow
It's better to flush rabbits out than to hold them whole
But nobody followed us around
So lay down, oh sweetness
Rest your head from weak bliss
Close your eyes and alleviate this place
Remove your feet and float into space
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5. |
Wait Down
07:07
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Just a fly on a wall
The movements I feel them all
With juxtaposed will, I fall with the kill
Didn't you know?
No time, no change, no mind
You drove your car through the vines
You jumped out to fall, your knees are not made of stone
Don't you fret
It's all in what's good
What's good isn't what you should
Wait down the faithful
Nothing's gonna last forever
See I've never stood a chance
My head changes for the dance
Of twists and turns, slashes and burns
I guess it's the way
Don't you die
A drought for a dime
But we will fall together
Wait down the faithful
Nothing's gonna last forever
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Graeme Klayh Seoul, South Korea
From Canada. Lives in Seoul. If you enjoy acoustic things, you've come to the right place.
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