1. |
Taking Time
05:17
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give me the answers
to batten down the hatches
from all these questions
asking questions
in formal tongues
i'm looking outside
the ground is pushing bones
up to the surface
its belly is so full
let me take my time
let me take my time
i'm taking time
i'm taking time
was it always me?
could I just not see?
that this is where the path was meant to lead
was it always me?
could I just not see?
i'm sitting skipping stones
i'm sitting skipping stones
give me the answers
i need a grudge to pull me
through these questions
all these questions
on and on
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2. |
Bird Lady
05:35
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bird lady
these dull teeth breed local haunts
now i'm bored in this town
bird lady
but if balance should catch me
i'll empty my heart
if all that sound is inspiration
then why do you bar the doors
while you sleep in a building on fire?
well no one's crossing your threshold
the traps that you set burden you
while you sleep in a building on fire
you sleep in a building on fire
bird lady
these glass dreams they gather dust
while my madness shows them off
bird lady
if a conscience should find me
i'll graft it to my mind
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3. |
The Early Mark
05:07
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i've paid this toll for ten long years
all in the name of progress
and now i tread these crooked miles
to find a way out of here
dull life
dull boy
i missed the early mark
but I'm ready to roll
yeah I'm ready to roll
if constant promise holds all sway
blind horses lead the carriage
the toothless tooth will not guide me
i'll fight my way out of here
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4. |
Hissy Fit
03:26
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watch your tongue
you'd better mind what you say
ticking away each day
like its the last one
hold that thought
be sure to mind when you speak
and take nothing of what you see
except what's granted to you
watch your tongue
before it gives you away
hold the hand that feeds you
but don't let it come inside
i fell in love with that feeling but it turned on me
it put my life in a jar and set it out of reach
then said:
“nothing in this world is free
if this is what you need
you'd better beg and plead yeah”
bite your tongue
calm the thoughts in your head
picking and picking
the words to form
all the answers you choose
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5. |
My Neighbor's Tower
03:53
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if we're collapsing
if we can't run
just pull us to the exit
cause time goes quickly
it forgets your name
take all your teeth out
place them within
a lost cause
where rocks hit bottom
cause time goes quickly
it forgets your face
as the towers became a part of the landscape
the neighbors
living under their shadow
were sometimes doubtful
sometimes tolerant
often bewildered
if we're just shapeless
if we're all high and dry
just cut the tightrope
cause time goes quickly
it forgets your name
face
name
your name
your face
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