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Trial and Error
04:01
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Paper flies in my soup
Face booked news, keep your chin-up
Feel the tearing of the page
Now the bard has flown this cage
Trial and error
Through flame and feather
Who dictates the turn of weather
Twist the boat, snap the tether
The body breaks - the spirit's free
We're left behind in the gravity
Trial and error
Through flame and feather
Oh, Trial and error
Through flame and feather
Fathom the weight
Drawing our shadows
Waiting on wings
To join the sun's travels
Trial and error
Through flame and feather
We come together
and join together
and sing together
and end together
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War of Love
02:59
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Can't see the clock behind
The flowers you bought were kind
Just hear the ticking, know that it's there
Behind the flowers, Know that you..
Care, care, care
Love me if you dare, dare, dare
Call your armies - prepare, prepare
For the war of love
If you dare
You stroke my head in bed
When i'm gone - not alive nor dead
Attend this wounded soldier's crib
This soldier who you crippled with...
Care, care, care
Love me if you dare, dare, dare
Call your armies - prepare, prepare
For the war of love
If you dare
Stride
With the pride
That fights
Inside
… still pops up
Care, care, care
Love me if you dare, dare, dare
Call your armies - prepare, prepare
For the war of love
If you dare
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3. |
The Sea
04:26
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Sand
Beneath my feet
I walk
Along the beach
Talk
Street
Walk
Feet
Feel
The heat
I see the sea
I see the sea
Wind
Against my cheeks
Salt
Between my teeth
Sand in my hair
& in my shoes
Oh, I bruise
Against the rocks
Against the rocks
Against the rocks
I see the sea
I see the sea
Alone
Over rocks
Little crabs
Scuttle fast
Fish
Swim
in the sea, in the sea
in the sea, in the sea
in the sea, in the sea
I see the sea
I see the sea
And it sees me
I see the sea
I see the sea
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4. |
Horse
03:38
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My horse has broken down
In the middle of the road
The flies are buzzing 'round
And it feels so cold
Inside
My house is burning down
The rhythm's up in smoke
Somebody call a policeman
'Cos this is no joke
Fire
Fire
Hey, you forgot what you wanted to say
Any old way
The rockets have been launched
They're lighting up the sky
With blood on my hands
I don't know which way to turn
Which way, which way to turn
Which way, oh which way
Fire
I'm on fire
Fire
Never the less
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5. |
You Are Loved
03:36
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6. |
Can We
03:26
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Apologize
For calling names
As I recall
You did the same
I think you'll find
We're both to blame
I'm still mad
You can tell
I really want
to wish you well
I can't keep going
Through this hell
Can we - work this out or tear apart?
Will we - heal the wounds or touch the scar?
Could we - get to where it doesn't hurt
Maybe - we should learn to open up our hearts
Could we
Maybe
“You burned the rice”
Well not to me
You call me twice
Just makes me freeze
Can't empathize
With the rage in me
I don't know just-a-where this comes from
Screwed up hurt & blaming someone
Pull my clothes on, go for a run
Get some air -breath- isn't much fun
I can tell
For you as well
Can we - work this out or tear apart?
Will we - heal the wounds or touch the scar?
Could we - get to where it doesn't hurt
Maybe - we should learn to open up our hearts
Could we
Maybe
We'll see
Just don't blame me
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7. |
Make What You Make
02:59
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There's chalk in the fork
in the road where you go
off to school to learn rules
taught by fools in dark rooms
& the chalk says,'just walk
walk away from it all
Pack your bags
Take a cab
& get out of this place
Cos you don't need chalk boards
Or playground fights
To get on with your life
You make what you make
You do what you do
You take what you take
& fake what you can't
You lie when you must
You move when you need
You carry your heart
Strapped here to your sleeve
You're walking down roads
You never believed
Would take you this far
Down laughter & grief
Sunny days shine
& rainy days weep
You can't keep awake
For falling a sleep
Indigo indicates
Time to go
Face your fate
Face the fight
Boxing hard and boxing fast
Try to make the moment last
Don't you realise
That this is the great!
You make what you make
You do what you do
You take what you take
& fake what you can't
You lie when you must
You move when you need
You carry your heart
Strapped here to your sleeve
Do you know what you do?
Do you even care?
With that look on your face
That look of dispair
You do what you do
You make what you make
You love what you love
& break what you break
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Outpost of Your Empire
03:54
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This may not make it hurt any less
But I tried to do my very best
I was there at your every request
I don't want to go on beating my chest
I soldiered on
Through blue & beyond
Till I was the only one
Standing at the outpost of your empire
Wondering what on earth I'm doing here
I was stranded at the outpost of your empire
Watching my breath freeze in the air
Deranged, outrageous
Estranged, courageous
Migrated, integrated
Underestimated what it was doing to me
Maybe I was just too easy going
I gave more than I ever could get
All of the boundaries out there were endless
I didn't know it was me who couldn't take this
I soldiered on
Black, blue & beyond
Migrated, integrated
Underestimated what it was doing to me
Standing on the outpost of your empire
Wondering what on earth I'm doing here
I was stranded at the outpost of your empire
Watching my breath freeze in the air
I just heard what you said to me
Just heard what you said
Don't you think I didn't hear what you said about me
I heard it loud and clear
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Your house may burn down
Your furniture is gone
Your prized possessions
May leave you forlorn
When you can erase
Every last trace
You'll find home's a feeling
Not a place
Home's a feeling not a place
Home's a feeling not a place
What ever you do, don't feel lonely
Cos, home's a feeling not a place
Not a place
Not a place
And the grieving process
That you're going through
Isn't a bad thing
Just a natural thing to do
When you can erase
Every last trace
You'll find home's a feeling
Not a place
Home's a feeling not a place
Home's a feeling not a place
What ever you do, don't feel lonely
Cos, home's a feeling not a place
Not a place
Not a place
Home's a feeling
Home's a feeling
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10. |
Grandes Plaines
05:07
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