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Alight
06:03
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There’s a light on the hill that goes on late at night
It lets us know that the doors will be open
And I’m told it’s a safe place to hide
But can they be trusted?
They speak with confidence
They say that they can be trusted
They dress in uniform
They tell you they can be trusted
What do you know of them?
Do you think they can be trusted?
The hillside teems with them
Do you think they can be trusted?
They have new clothes for you
Do you think they can be trusted?
Can they be trusted?
Light is on so the door should be open
But who are they?
There’s a light on the hill that goes on late at night
And the doors will be open
Can they be trusted?
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Anon
05:17
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Golden
As the hair and the light that frame your face
Dangerous
Are the avenues that lead from this place
Finally throwing caution to the wind
It rises high as a kite and starts to spin
Dangerous
Words can open up so much possibility
And on and on, anon, anon
On and on, anon
On and on it goes
Everyone is sorry for the life they chose
Up from the depths of your darkened room
Creeping in the corners when the day is through
I only cry when the clouds roll in
Finally throwing caution to the wind
It starts spinning like a rising kite
And disappears into the cloudless night
And it was a long night
From now until dawn is longer still
And I was a liar
For telling us both it wasn’t real
I pulled over to the side of the road
And hiked down to where the roses grow
Headed through the tunnel where we used to play
And stood above where the bodies lay
Dangerous
Are the methods by which we’ll leave this place
And it’s worth it
And on and on, anon, anon
Down by the water, we will meet
And retreat to the shade
To stare at the clouds through shaking leaves
Anon, anon
So pull your car to the side of the road
And meet me down where the roses grow
Head on through the tunnel where we used to play
And lay beside me in a shallow grave
It will be a long night
From now until dawn is longer still
And I am a liar
For telling us both it wasn’t real
Stare at the clouds through the shaking leaves
Quiet enough, I can hear you breathe
On and on, anon
As we lie beneath the dancing trees
Anon, anon
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Vanish
06:30
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We argue so predictably, I’m always in the wrong
I can only hold at bay my failures for so long
I’m not afraid of standing still
And letting good things come to me
But too long in one place and I
Contract assorted misery
It’s weeks since I’ve been into work
But still I leave the house each day
To cash in all my tapes and books
Guitars that I no longer play
And with the spoils, bought a car
Just like the one I drove in school
When everyone’s left for the day
I’ll pack a bag and steal away
And as the sunset in my mirror
Eventually disappears, so have I
A sudden change of altitude and the car died in the snow
A week after I got to town, I found work behind a bar
A young man takes a shine to me
He thinks that I’m a mystery
A puzzle he can figure out
So I’ll oblige him, naturally
So now we share a place downtown
A room above a restaurant
We both couldn’t be happier
Says I’m exactly what he wants
What they want from me is a mystery
They think that I’m much more than what they see
But I seem secretive when I just remain quiet
Not again, he’s pissed, he’s crying
He says “I’m scared that you’ll have vanished
When I open my eyes
As if I’d been kissing you goodbye all along”
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Crushed
03:43
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Blade on the wheel splits the grain in half
With edge sharp and pressure intense
A final crack and I am pulverized
And the voices pour over the mountain
Wanting, watching, waiting for you to come around
Sometimes I dream that you’re different
And that all this sadness couldn’t crush you
Yes, I’m ashamed that’s who I am
Say what you will, at least now I’m truthful
Thank you for showing me I’m capable
Capable of feeling this crushed
I never thought that this was possible
That it kills to love someone this much
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Unawake
05:09
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My eyes crack open to drink in the light
My dreams, unspoken, stay frozen in time
Next to you…
I lie, chasing echoes that ring through the night
For one fleeting moment, I’m brought back to life
It was you…
Unawake
Once again inside the walls
Of a house that’s no more
It was physical and it was meta
But it wasn’t metaphysical
It was natural and it was super
But it wasn’t supernatural
Underneath the Leonid, you burrowed under my skin
I lay beside a fire underneath a spire of smoke
Next to you, unawake
I wanna scale the stairs
And stare out the window
At the hills in the distance
And the trains that look so small
As day turns to night
And the homes light like candles
In a bed for a child, I fall asleep
I fall back to sleep
It was natural and it was super
But it wasn’t supernatural
It was physical and it was meta
Or was it just me?
Underneath the Leonid, you burrowed under my skin
I lay beside a fire underneath a tower of smoke
Unawake, next to you
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