1. |
Cycle
04:18
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I have come to your altar
this time I will not falter
and i don't know what you intend
but i've stopped trying to pretend
that i don't care if the cold wind blows
as long as you're here with me
and i don't care if the storm won't go
it's easy enough to see
i don't care what people say
i am what i want to be
let us cast our roles to the wind
the two of us are free
i would shape the world for you
and i would be what you wanted me to
and you reach out to take my hand
and i finally understand
i offer me in sacrifice
and i am left to my own device
the king abdicates his rule
and i see now that i was the fool
all alone when the wind breaks in
wonder what you've done to me
storm breaks i go crawling back
you're my destiny
wait to hear that you love me again
reclaim lock and key
scene repeats beginning to end
our cyclic history
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2. |
Forgotten Days
06:35
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Maria wakes alone
She waits for the world to turn around again
she no longer dreams
she tells herself that all good things must end
she no longer sees in black and white
the world has all been painted shades of grey
she wanders lost and lonely
without her one and only
love is just a memory that slowly slipped away
but those days are long since gone
gone as maybe they should be
and i'm just a victim of myself
and what remains
of memories
of forgotten days
she has known the comforts
of fleeting moments
in a stranger's eyes
pure for just a heartbeat
before
the start of spoken lies
a dance, a want a kiss
feigning grace
in pretended harmony
she whispers oh so softly
between the high and lofty
if i said i love you, would you die for me?
still awake at dawn
she wipes
the unrepentant tears away
she slips through the doorway
without a thought for yesterday
perhaps she will remember
the way a hand once brushed against her cheek
but love is not the answer
for a nameless private dancer
if you look for nothing
you will find just what you seek
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3. |
She Waits By The Sea
05:02
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Wrapped up in her elegance
She watches the tide
she abandons her innocence
the unwidowed bride
and she prays for another
as she watches alone
and the lover she waits for
will never come home
will he ever be found
abandoned and helpless
a ship run aground
she shuts her eyes and pretends not to see
the world continually spinning
and i like to think that she daydreams of me
while she waits by the sea
the sun in her eyes the wind in her hair
the ocean her love waves breaking above
she bears herself when there's nobody there
the water laughs with the dreamer
but dreams are a luxury
she could never afford
and love is a weapon
a double edged sword
and the blood that it spills
is never enough
for the people it kills
and she measures the cost
all she lived for is lost
and she curses the god that made their fates cross
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4. |
Boatman's Daughter
03:50
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time goes slow
for a would be romeo
if she's gone he's the last one who will know
have you seen the boatman's daughter
someone said she looked a bit like me
back when i was given to young and foolish things
a heart full of ambitions i would wear the crown of kings
but kings and all their kingdoms are long forgotten now
and it doesn't really matter anyhow
walking in london and the streets are slick with rain
i thought i heard your voice the way you used to call my name
but i could swear to love you ten thousand miles or more
but it doesn't really matter any more
maybe all you wanted was a little space to breathe
but spaces turn to emptiness and wanting turns to need
and you can choose the color as long as it's still blue
and it doesn't really matter what i do
i get the impression that there's nothing more than this
a few offhand confessions and a package of wish lists
but all my wishes way back when are not my wishes now
and it doesn't really matter anyhow
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5. |
Give Your Love To Me
04:18
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No one in your movies
Could ever love you like I wanted to
All their diamond cigarettes
Seem to sprinkle ashes over you
But you can keep your dignity
If you just give your love to me
Sugar coated headlines
Make believing that you’re still the one
To win your heart’s desire
Caught within your grand illusion
But you won’t need that fantasy
If you just give your love to me
I know
You don’t really want my love
I know
There’s still someone you dream of
I see
That you don’t give a damn for me
I see
Your loneliness and your vanity
You got a brand new lover
Same old one just with a different face
Tortures you with roses
Ties you up with chains of silk and lace
And I wonder constantly
Why won’t you give your love to me?
Give your, give your, give your love to me
Give your, give your, give your love to me
Give your, give your, give your love to me
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6. |
Faith, Hope, and Love
05:33
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five religious icons sitting all alone
silver gilded crosses and figurines of stone
but i never saw god in any work of man
the road i took to get here was such a crooked line
i turned water into grape juice and grape juice into wine
but i never saw you in any divine plan
and even if i leveled every mountain
even if i calmed the raging sea
even if i crossed the burning desert
i know that you would not believe in me
I've known many martyrs but not too many saints
i've done color by numbers using spiritual paints
can you tell me what's the color of soul
blessed be the father blessed be the son
blessed be the mother when all is said and done
and you, you are the one thing keeping me whole
ave maria
ave maria
ave maria
maria
believe in me
you can always find someone to say they'll die for you
you can always find someone to say that they'll be true
and i don't understand faith, hope, and love
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7. |
XXXMas
03:20
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The stockings are hung
Chestnuts on the fire
Carols being sung
By a far off church choir
And if I may I'd like to share
My one Christmas desire
I've got a list, I've checked it twice
You can be naughty, it'll be nice
And I'll come sliding down your chiminey
Babe, let's unwrap all the toys
Lots of fun for girls and boys
And I hope that you stocked up on batteries
I don't want to get out of bed on Christmas
I only want the gifts under your tree
I'll kiss you on your mistletoe
Be your holiday ho,ho,ho
And we won't leave the house 'til New Year's Eve
Let's make that little fat man jolly
I'll deck your halls with boughs of holly
Would you like to lick my candy cane?
I like the spice in your eggnog
You lit a fire in my yule log
I'm going to teach you how to play those reindeer games
I'll be your rocket on the 4th
Spend Halloween under your spell
On Easter we can make like bunnies
But nothing's quite like the Noel
So give me some of that figgy pudding
Hey sugar plum, my soldier's wooden
You can turn my blue Christmas to white
So take the reins and guide my sleigh
This is my favorite holiday
But it ain't going to be no silent night
I'll stuff your stocking
I'll jingle your bells
Let's make the most
Of this Noel
And we won't leave the house 'till New Year's Eve
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8. |
Swingers
03:40
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Rebecca
I should have stayed with you
In the bathroom
At the bar
I never
Knew what I should do
In the backseat
Of your car
I tried to turn around
You said "stay where you are"
And don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
Don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
Rebecca
You know I wanted you
But I didn't
Understand
The camera
Flashing red and blue
Where you knocked it
From my hand
You said "Maybe I should
Take it like a man"
And don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
Don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
And we get lonely, lonely, lonely
We get low, low, low
But we go down, down, down, down
Swinging
Swinging
Rebecca
Where are you
Between the devil
And the sea
Sometimes
I catch a glimpse or two
In a worn out
Melody
And don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
Don't turn the lights off, baby
The lights were never on
We get lonely, lonely, lonely
We get low, low, low
But we go down, down, down, down
Swinging
We get lonely, lonely, lonely
We get low, low, low
But we go down, down, down, down
Swinging
Swinging
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9. |
Alcohol and Nicotine
03:38
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She sold her soul for the price of a ticket to new orleans
and a box of unrequited love
in a worn out t-shirt and a faded pair of jeans
she trades the passion for the drug
and she would always wake up
from someone else's dream
getting high on acetylene
she don't run on naked love
she don't need no gasoline
she needs she needs
alcohol and nicotine
the names the faces run together
the loves the lusts the well why nots
some were bad and some were better
but in the end that's all she's got
when will this come around again
and if she falls asleep in georgia
well, she dreams of new mexico
and though her father may have warned her
in the end she'll never know
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10. |
San Francisco
04:57
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I remember where we used to live
sharing one bedroom with all of your friends
we would talk until the morning brought the sun
close the shades and wait till night was dark again
then i remember what you used to say to me
it's not what you have it's what you give
and i would try to give you everything
hoping one day you would notice me
i remember the last day we spent as if it were yesterday
we both got all dressed as if we were going somewhere
i turned to you and saw how tired you were and i said just go to bed
you closed your eyes and never opened them again
and i remember what you used to say to me
it's not what they think it's who you are
so i would try to show you in me
instead i lost myself in you
I miss you
like i never thought i would
i love you
like i never thought i should
i wonder
what you would think of me
i
I remember how you kept me sane all those nights
you would stay and hold me tight
you would scare way the fears that hid in my bed
stop the sheets from covering my head
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11. |
Figure 8
06:25
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Kathleen starts her day
Around 8 o’clock
And she works a few blocks
Down at a local shop
And she spends her days
Just sitting in a chair
Staring at these lines
That seem to go nowhere
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll probably do it again
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll end up there again
And she said to them she wouldn’t do it
But she’s gone and done it again
And she said to them she wouldn’t do it
But she’s gone and done it again
And she’s red, and she’s red,
And she’s blue and she’s green
Hell, she’s all the colors in between
And she’s red, and she’s red,
And she’s blue and she’s green
Hell, she’s all the colors in between
She hangs her keys
Up on the wall
And she promises herself
Not to go out at all
But she sits and she waits for the door
Or telephone to ring
And she knows very well
Both won’t do anything
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll probably do it again
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll end up there again
And she goes to the window
To see if
Anyone’s looking in
I’m at the window
Won’t someone
Come see
How I’ve been
She tries to keep Her mind off him
By trying all her clothes
Which are no longer in
Then she moves to the front room
To paint on her nails
Spills the polish on the carpet,
Oh, she fails
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll probably do it again
And she said she wouldn’t do it
She’ll end up there again
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12. |
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I hear a wail I raise my vail
to take in this horrible sight
but you're not here you seem to disappear
when you coming home tonight
i've had a few i'm feeling blue
maybe i'm not quite right
but are you gone are you moving on
when you coming home tonight
hold me
is this not what you thought it'd be
hold me
what is it you want from me
i rearrange the pleasant and the strange
to keep my canvas bright
but colors fade like cards i played
when you coming home tonight
symphonies and fantasies will fade although they might
still remain inside my brain
when you coming home tonight
maybe i could say forever
maybe that would be too long
you taught me never to say never
even when you know you're wrong
what the hell you know it's just as well
i could never get my story right
but are you gone are you moving on
when you coming home tonight
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13. |
Diamonds
06:43
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If you want a little pressure
If you want a little steam
You’ve been drinking too much coffee
Using alcohol for cream
I won’t tell you no lies
I still get lost in your eyes
Now if you should buy me diamonds
Beautiful and cold
A bracelet made of silver
Or a necklace made of gold
It takes more than the toys
To separate the men from the boys
Lay a little bit of love on me
The way you move so gracefully
Lay a little bit of love on me, yeah
Lay a little bit of love on me
You come and go so easily
Lay a little bit of love on me, yeah.
I can feel you trembling
The rhythm in your hips
And though your mouth is moving
No sound escapes your lips
I think you know what I mean
Your signals yellow and green
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14. |
Canción de América
05:06
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Nunca tomar cerveza
Cuando me voy a cantar
Solamente liquor es
Que yo quiera a tragar
Por todo la noche tomando
En el sueno de mi via
Por todo el dia pensando
En la cara de me tia
Me gusta tomar tequila
Me gusta tomar el ron
Dame otra botella
Por favor, mi amor
Ya estoy sentado
Porque no puedo andar
Dame otra botella
Algo mas de tomar
Ella fue como yo
Perdida en amor
Nada mas de su vida
No puedes soportar
Paso todo el dia
Abajo de la calle
Y todas las noches
Siempre voy pa’ la baile
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