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This Old World
03:08
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The 6 o'clock news got you singing the blues
You're so overwhelmed you don't know what to do
But hide in your bed and pretend that you're dead
Oh but won't you look outside?
The leaves on the breeze blanket the streets
Every step is crunching beneath eager feet
Children are playing and the world is changing
Nothing remains the same
This old world ain't so bad
There's magic tricks and funny gifs of fluffy cats
Even all the things that make us sad
Are beautiful
So call up a friend when you're stuck in your head
Go for a walk and come back to your breath
Look at the world like it's made of gold
So precious, so pure
Smile at a stranger and hold open the door
These little acts of kindness mean so much more
All these drops all add up
To make the world a better place
This old world ain't so bad
There's magic tricks and funny gifs of fluffy cats
Even all the things that make us sad
Are beautiful
This old world ain't so bleak
With all your friends you get to share some tasty treats
And have a dance party to some funky beats
It's a miracle
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Simplify
03:44
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All the books on my shelf that I will never read
All the pairs of nikes that will never be on my feet
See the shirts and shorts piled up in a heap?
And all the cups and dishes soaking in the sink
Simplify, simplify
There's too much stuff in my room
What they say true
What you own can end up owning you
Too many gadgets installed on my body
A smartphone overload has left me empty
This 5G cyborg missing humanity
I'd find this all funny but my firmware's updating
Simplify, simplify
There's too much tech in my head
What they say true
What you own can end up ending you
Life is tough with all the stuff
Demanding me to do something about it
The first world problems
You and me got em
I crave more space and there's only one way
Crunching the numbers and making a budget
My Amazon wishlist? I'm sure I can fudge it
The once shiny things are starting to rust
The goal posts have moved, I have to adjust
Simplify, simplify
There's too much stuff in my room
What they say true
What you own can end up owning you
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The Room of Night
04:27
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In the room of night
We're digested by the beast
Darkness is a hunger
That swallows everything
The glow of distant homes
Like tiny islands on the sea
Can we cross the chasm
Between you and me?
There's too much room
In the room of night
We're so comfy being bored
Our heads too full of emptiness
To sail to distant shores
Secure in little nests
With all our pretty things
There's no need to worry
If there's no time to think
There's too much room
In the room of night
We pray for revolution
At last the Messiah comes
To rewrite the constitution
We didn't lift a finger
We merely cast the ballot
Are we surprised to realize
We're swirling down the toilet?
There's too much room
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4. |
Thank God
02:37
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Raise your cupped hands to my lips
So I may drink of you
Whisper your name into my ears
So I may sing of you
I've been a wayward son
Who's strayed from the path
I see the light of your face
Will always brings me back
Thank you, God
For all your mercy
Praise you, Lord
For all of your love
Has carried me through hard times
And is calling me home
Thank you, God
Praise you, Lord
Lay me down on a golden bed
So I may dream of you
Raise me up beyond the clouds
So I may be with you
When I meet you there
I’ll finally see
I'm no longer bound by shackles
I am truly free
Thank you, God
For all your mercy
Praise you, Lord
For all of your love
Has carried me through hard times
And is calling me home
Thank you, God
Praise you, Lord
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Smash the stained glass
Wood frame up in flames
All in the name of freedom
Then sweep up the mess
And pretend to forget
All in the name of freedom
Keep chasing more
Bigger houses, smaller phones
All in the name of freedom
Live forever in clouds
Without a care for the ground
All in the name of freedom
Welcome home, Mr. President
Back to business as usual
Like the last four years
Were just a bad dream
Weary bones feel
Older than their years
All in the name of progress
We work til we’re broke
And decay like compost
All in the name of progress
Welcome home, Mr. President
Back to business as usual
Like the last four years
Were just a bad dream
Welcome home, Mr. President
Let’s right this ship
With the same old script
To make a few folks rich
Call me a cynic
But I’ve seen it before
When we pin our hopes
On old white men
And in the battle for the American Dream
It seems that dream
Isn’t for everybody
But I hope this time
It’s different
Welcome home, Mr. President
Back to business as usual
Like the last four years
Were just a bad dream
Welcome home, Mr. President
Let’s right this ship
With a few new scripts
That’s all we wish
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6. |
Half Moon
03:34
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Half moon on the rise
Cast your sideways smile
Unsettled uneven
Longing for completion
Though the night is lonely
And I'm searching for a friend
I look up and wonder
About the secrets in your head
Half moon through the trees
Bathe me in your sea
I shiver for shelter
Kneeling at your altar
You're always on the run
In this tango with the Earth
Though you grin I wonder if
The separation hurts?
Half of our faces catch the light
We show our pretty colors
Half of us hidden away
Even from ourselves
The shadow side we cannot see
We hardly know it's there
The aching in our marrow
Isn't going anywhere
Half moon for a day
You rise and fall away
Descending into darkness
Or towards full display
When you find your rest
Out there in the spheres
Who will be there with you
To wipe away your tears?
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7. |
Keep It Innocent
03:50
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Keep it innocent
She's too young for me
But the curves beneath her tight white shirt
Make me forget she's 17
Don't do nothing that you'd regret
The hunger pangs
Of this human need
An animal lust I cannot trust
This fruit I dare not eat
Don't do nothing that you'd regret
I need to think with my head
But I've got two minds about it
The one upon my shoulders
Is pulling on the reins
When my lower instincts say
Wouldn’t getting laid
Feel great?
Don't do nothing that you'd regret
This would have disastrous consequences
Don't do nothing that you'd regret
This would have disastrous consequences
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Tightrope
02:51
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Bite my tongue and swallow my words
Eyes roll back like rolling dice
Gamble with God just to stay alive
Something growing in the back of my mind
Seize my body, plot the fall
I'm somewhere else, nowhere at all
My life on a tightrope
Feet follow the thin line
Hope not to trip, slip
Who will catch me if I sway too far
Who will catch me
Catch me if I fall?
A soundless fury chokes on pride
Call 911, an emergency
Strapped to a ride called surgery
It's all in my head, there's nothing to fear
Says the scientist who concocted me
With volatile brain chemistry
My life on a tightrope
Feet follow the thin line
Hope not to trip, slip
Who will catch me if I sway too far
Who will catch me
Catch me if I fall?
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9. |
Keep Going
03:43
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Rivers on concrete
Cresting down drain pipes
Flowing towards some unknown
Umbrellas blooming
Like gardens in springtime
Each of us longing for home
To be cozy and dry
Like hot apple pie
Bleary eyed from sleeping in
To roll out of bed
Without a care in our heads
That's what keep us going
Crossing the oceans
Sloshing in rain boots
Ships passing by at night
Brake lights with red eyes
Glaring, each drive by
Has one tired soul at the wheel
To be safe and warm
Like baked chicken parm
And a beer to wash it down
To crawl in to bed
With no texts to send
That's what keep us going
When everything slows to a stop
And the weight just drops
After working myself to the floor
To feed these mouths
I know why I gotta keep going
But sometimes I wonder how
To know there's a feast
That's waiting for me
For all of us at the end
Cause we can depend
On loved ones and friends
That's what keep us going
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