1. |
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She can’t help herself she’s gonna do it
Her hands are shaking
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find it’s peace
Until she gives it everything she thinks it needs
Sometimes it’s comical
Sometimes it’s dangerous
All the while she’ll stay obsessed
Until she finds everything she thinks her heart is looking for
She’s sitting on her hands cause she wants to interfere
When she hears all of your stupid plans
She’s knows just what, just what you need to do
And she’s chomping at the bit trying hard not to tell you
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find relief
Until she gives you everything she thinks you need
Sometimes it’s obvious
Sometimes it’s just enough
Sometimes it’s way more than you bargained for
But never more than what she thinks is needed
She knows but she can help it show
She’s got tendencies
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3. |
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Yesterday I thought all the answers would become evident
Now I wonder if there is any after all
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4. |
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I saw you heading towards the altar
So I followed along but not for prayer
I wanted to brush by your body
And run my fingers by your hair
Hey sister big boobs maybe we can get together
God told me to tell you to wear that tight sweater
I saw you dancing in the aisle
Yeah you really made me smile
You said the joy was in your soul
How I wish you’d swing around that pole
Hey sister big boobs maybe we can get together
God told me to tell you to wear that tight sweater
Do you ever wonder why I sit with you at the singles meetings
It’s so that we can hold hands when we pray
My hands are getting sweaty
my heart is beating faster now..........
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5. |
Sirens (4 Track Diaries)
04:06
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How long will I ignore you before it goes away
How long will I ignore you before it goes away
Will you darken my heart
Will you darken my heart
It gets easier every time I turn away
To not feel like I'm wrong I'll sing along
With the sirens as they lead me to destruction
I know there's no life without you
I know there's nowhere I can go
It gets easier every time I turn away
To not feel like I'm wrong I'll sing along
With the sirens as they lead me to destruction
And the songs we sing sound so much better to my ears than your voice
I'll make a choice to ignore you while you're calling me back home
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6. |
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There is no fear of God in their eyes
I feel like I’m one of them
They flatter themselves in their eyes
I feel like I’m one of them
Do you see me as a man after your heart
Or do you see me as one who curses your name
I feel like I’m one of them
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7. |
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Inside jokes and funny names
Watching each other circling the drain
Trying hard and getting nowhere
Pretending we don’t care
Laughing that somewhere
Long after we’re dead they’ll be playing our songs
Staying up all night long
Listening to Art Bell and trying to write some songs
Waiting for the new day
Moving past our old ways
Thankfully somethings never change
Like the light up ahead that never went away
Remember those shows when nobody showed
And we sang our hearts out anyway
Remember the time you fell down that hill
And I came tumbling after
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8. |
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Caught in between this world and the next
Loved ones calling from both directions
Is it selfish or is it selfless
To want to move beyond the temporal
Or do words like these have a different meaning
When you’re balanced between
The here and there
Does every riddle have an answer
Does every no have a reason
Is every childhood pain opened
Ready to receive it’s healing
When you’re stuck between
The now and the not yet
Does it all start to make sense
Is it bravery
Is it knowing
I guess we’re all gonna find out
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9. |
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I feel like one of the girls
Je me sens comme l'une des filles
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I sing about troubles cause one should sing of what they know
I sing about these times when the real me starts to show
I get disappointed in the way I respond
Thinking that I left these feelings behind
Now I'm praying for a change to come and get me out of
all this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
Yeah I blew it and yeah it comes as no surprise
That the real me is ready to bust out from inside
Ready to leap out and take the control
Nothing good can come from this troubled soul
Now I'm praying for a change to come and get me out of
all this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
No I shouldn’t be praying that I’ll be removed
I really should be praying that I’ll be renewed
And able to handle whatever life brings
And not being controlled by external things
Now I'm praying for a change to come and get me out of
All this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
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11. |
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Only when you know there's a way out
Can you dwell on things that seem so hopeless
Only when you know the mystery
Can you contemplate your own destruction
I Can Move
Only when you see your failures
Can you really see the not yet
Only when you throw your hands up
Can you really ever do anything
I Can Move
I'm only happy when it's all messed up
I'm only happy when it hits the ground
I'm only happy when it's complicated and wrong
Only when you look outside you
Can you see how you fit in
Only when you quit holding on
Can you ever really grasp anything
I Can Move
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12. |
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13. |
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A million reasons why I love you
A million reasons why I don't
A million reasons I should stay here
And a million reasons why I won't
A million little complications
A million small regrets
A million validations
A million things I want to forget
It's weighing on me now
It seems like that forever is a concept that will never be realized
I know you can shine without me
I never should have tried to illuminate your heart
It's better this way
Cause we both know that the only time
That this has not been contentious
Was the first time that our eyes met
Right before we said hello
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14. |
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Take the poison from my veins
Take the evil from my mind
Take the brokenness I am
Take the pieces as they fall
Take me from the path that leads
To nowhere but my own demise
Forsake me not for I am weakened
Shine down on me
Breathe your breath of life in me
Scatter all my enemies
Fill my cup until it overflows
Shine down on me
And the walls that surround are closing in
Like they never have before
Many are the ones to harm me
And they’re beating down the door
Will you rescue me in my time of trouble
Do not turn a deaf ear when I pray
Shine down on me
And never let me go
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Before it breaks
Before it’s over
Before it takes
What’s little left of my soul
I’ll try and shake off these shackles
I’ll try and break
Myself from this self-inflicted hell
Cause I know it’s the little things that arrest me
Don't mistake my silence
For forgiveness
I've never been one to let anything go
Gonna add it all up
You may have moved beyond but it’s my burden still
I know it's the little things that arrest me
Gonna mark the time by this miserable wall I build
I know it's the little things that arrest me
It’s the little foxes
It’s the cunning lies
It’s the paradoxes
It’s the hopeless tries
It’s the desperation
It’s the hanging on
It’s the feeling I get when all hope is gone
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16. |
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In my mind or so it seems are all my troubles, all my dreams.
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17. |
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Maybe it's the weight of the world on my shoulders
Maybe it's the crushing hand of God
Maybe it's the fact that I'm getting older
And every second ticks away closer to the end
There's something more than gravity keeping me down
Maybe it's the lies that you told me
Maybe it's the way I don't forgive
Maybe it's the troubled times we've had before
That in my mind I always relive
There's something more than gravity keeping me down
Well I try to walk upright but it gets harder everyday
Either me or my surroundings bring me to my knees
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18. |
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Fear of wrong decisions
Contemplating all mistakes
Fear of moving forward
All the wrong steps you could take
Fear of the imagined
Keeps you from the truth
Fear of what's behind
The curtain you may never know
Why do we fear what means the most
Fear of being foolish
Who will watch you when you fall
Fear of dangerous ground
When you step will it dissolve
Fear of being open
To the reality
That will settle your mind
And open up your eyes
Why do we fear what means the most
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19. |
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I found trouble and sorrow
You found me a way out
I’ve known the depths of despair
You filled the depths of my doubt
It’s getting to the point where I can see
Your love for me is never failing
It’s getting to the point where I can see
Your path for me is so much better
Than where I’ve gone before
I’ve known poverty and sickness
You’ve known the blessings still to come
I see it only in an instant
You see it as it will become
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20. |
Stones (4 Track Diaries)
02:43
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How dark the golds become that once was pure.
The sacred stones are all poured out on the corner of every street.
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21. |
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A little confused about what I’m singing
Yes she was a girl
But not flesh and blood
Does it really matter
The pain is universal
When someone leaves who you thought would always be there
I’m always thinking about her
She used to sing our song so sweetly
You could hear her all through the streets
I heard a band playing on the corner
So I asked if they could play our song
They just laughed and said
They didn’t know it
Launched into something that I never heard
And everyone else sang along
I’m always thinking about her
She used to sing our song so sweetly
You could hear her all through the streets
I’m always thinking about her
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22. |
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There is no peace in staying still
There is no peace in running far
There is no peace in letting go
There is no peace in holding on
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
There is no peace in standing firm
There is no peace in wavering
There is no peace in contemplation
There is no peace in mindlessness
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
Inside I feel like I’m torn in two
No sanctuary is driving me insane
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23. |
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I’m a man whose known your wrath
I’m a man whose seen your scorn
It’s no secret you've turned your face from me
You cause me to dwell in dark
You wall me in I can’t get out
You even weigh me down with heavy chains
I’d tell you that it’s overwhelming but you don’t ever listen to a word I say
You’re a bear lying in wait you’re a lion hiding near
Gonna tear me into a million pieces
You have aimed your bow towards me
Gave me to my enemies
All day long they sing about my troubles
I’d tell you that it’s overwhelming but you don’t ever listen to a word I say
I’ll never forget how you made me drink the poison up
I’ll never forget how you brought me to the lowest hell
I’ll never forget how you leveled me the crash on crash
The one blow right after the other
Guess I better check my ways
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24. |
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Letting go of things that define
Letting go of truths I claimed as mine
But are only self delusions
It seems you're asking me to let go of what I understand
Enjoy the mystery while I’m holding your hand
But I’m no good at letting go
Of my biology
Or bad theology
That hurts everyone around
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25. |
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A million reasons why I love you
A million reasons why I don't
A million reasons I should stay here
And a million reasons why I won't
A million little complications
A million small regrets
A million validations
A million things I want to forget
It's weighing on me now
It seems like that forever is a concept that will never be realized
I know you can shine without me
I never should have tried to illuminate your heart
It's better this way
Cause we both know that the only time
That this has not been contentious
Was the first time that our eyes met
Right before we said hello
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26. |
||||
I found trouble and sorrow
You found me a way out
I’ve known the depths of despair
You filled the depths of my doubt
It’s getting to the point where I can see
Your love for me is never failing
It’s getting to the point where I can see
Your path for me is so much better
Than where I’ve gone before
I’ve known poverty and sickness
You’ve known the blessings still to come
I see it only in an instant
You see it as it will become
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27. |
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There is no fear of God in their eyes
I feel like I’m one of them
They flatter themselves in their eyes
I feel like I’m one of them
Do you see me as a man after your heart
Or do you see me as one who curses your name
I feel like I’m one of them
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28. |
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Only when you know there's a way out
Can you dwell on things that seem so hopeless
Only when you know the mystery
Can you contemplate your own destruction
I Can Move
Only when you see your failures
Can you really see the not yet
Only when you throw your hands up
Can you really ever do anything
I Can Move
I'm only happy when it's all messed up
I'm only happy when it hits the ground
I'm only happy when it's complicated and wrong
Only when you look outside you
Can you see how you fit in
Only when you quit holding on
Can you ever really grasp anything
I Can Move
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29. |
||||
I sing about troubles cause one should sing of what they know
I sing about these times when the real me starts to show
I get disappointed in the way I respond
Thinking that I left these feelings behind
Now I praying for a change to come and get me out of
All this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
Yeah I blew it and yeah it comes as no surprise
That the real me is ready to bust out from inside
Ready to leap out and take the control
Nothing good can come from this troubled soul
Now I praying for a change to come and get me out of
All this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
No I shouldn’t be praying that I’ll be removed
I really should be praying that I’ll be renewed
And able to handle whatever life brings
And not being controlled by external things
Now I'm praying for a change to come and get me out of
All this mess I find myself in everyday
I’m praying for a change to come and get me out
Get me out of all this, out of all this, out of all this mess
|
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30. |
||||
Letting go of things that define
Letting go of truths I claimed as mine
But are only self delusions
It seems you're asking me to let go of what I understand
Enjoy the mystery while I’m holding your hand
But I’m no good at letting go
Of my biology
Or bad theology
That hurts everyone around
|
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31. |
||||
How dark the golds become that once was pure.
The sacred stones are all poured out on the corner of every street.
|
||||
32. |
||||
A million reasons why I love you
A million reasons why I don't
A million reasons I should stay here
And a million reasons why I won't
A million little complications
A million small regrets
A million validations
A million things I want to forget
It's weighing on me now
It seems like that forever is a concept that will never be realized
I know you can shine without me
I never should have tried to illuminate your heart
It's better this way
Cause we both know that the only time
That this has not been contentious
Was the first time that our eyes met
Right before we said hello
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33. |
||||
She can’t help herself she’s gonna do it
Her hands are shaking
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find it’s peace
Until she gives it everything she thinks it needs
Sometimes it’s comical
Sometimes it’s dangerous
All the while she’ll stay obsessed
Until she finds everything she thinks her heart is looking for
She’s sitting on her hands cause she wants to interfere
When she hears all of your stupid plans
She’s knows just what, just what you need to do
And she’s chomping at the bit trying hard not to tell you
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find relief
Until she gives you everything she thinks you need
Sometimes it’s obvious
Sometimes it’s just enough
Sometimes it’s way more than you bargained for
But never more than what she thinks is needed
She knows but she can help it show
She’s got tendencies
|
||||
34. |
||||
Caught in between this world and the next
Loved ones calling from both directions
Is it selfish or is it selfless
To want to move beyond the temporal
Or do words like these have a different meaning
When you’re balanced between
The here and there
Does every riddle have an answer
Does every no have a reason
Is every childhood pain opened
Ready to receive it’s healing
When you’re stuck between
The now and the not yet
Does it all start to make sense
Is it bravery
Is it knowing
I guess we’re all gonna find out
|
||||
35. |
||||
I feel like one of the girls
Je me sens comme l'une des filles
|
||||
36. |
||||
She can’t help herself she’s gonna do it
Her hands are shaking
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find it’s peace
Until she gives it everything she thinks it needs
Sometimes it’s comical
Sometimes it’s dangerous
All the while she’ll stay obsessed
Until she finds everything she thinks her heart is looking for
She’s sitting on her hands cause she wants to interfere
When she hears all of your stupid plans
She’s knows just what, just what you need to do
And she’s chomping at the bit trying hard not to tell you
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find relief
Until she gives you everything she thinks you need
Sometimes it’s obvious
Sometimes it’s just enough
Sometimes it’s way more than you bargained for
But never more than what she thinks is needed
She knows but she can help it show
She’s got tendencies
|
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37. |
||||
She can’t help herself she’s gonna do it
Her hands are shaking
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find it’s peace
Until she gives it everything she thinks it needs
Sometimes it’s comical
Sometimes it’s dangerous
All the while she’ll stay obsessed
Until she finds everything she thinks her heart is looking for
She’s sitting on her hands cause she wants to interfere
When she hears all of your stupid plans
She’s knows just what, just what you need to do
And she’s chomping at the bit trying hard not to tell you
She’s got, she’s got, she’s got, she’s got tendencies
And now her heart won’t find relief
Until she gives you everything she thinks you need
Sometimes it’s obvious
Sometimes it’s just enough
Sometimes it’s way more than you bargained for
But never more than what she thinks is needed
She knows but she can help it show
She’s got tendencies
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Mike Indest New Orleans, Louisiana
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