1. |
a king grieves
03:26
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hollow, moribund. suicide?
tomorrow, I kneel beside my only child
and bargain for my life
eyes closed
confused by triptophan
play alive
arms folded, hands tied in spirals round my throat like
“please just tell me why”
go to sleep
count your blessings
one for me
one for my tender love
my love
can’t sleep
with every blessing, the curse deepens
hold my tender love to my lead heart
my love
put me to sleep
with every blessing, the curse deepens
hold my ten
shallow, I’m breathing pressure from my chest
cuz there my tender lies
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2. |
cake
03:47
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I did good (sure did)
Did good, good god
I made sure
Sure thing, not that hard
I did good
Did good, good god
I made sure
Sure thing, not that hard
Once I did, they knew, good god
Cuz I did good, did good, not that hard
I turn the oven
Fetch my ingredients
Beat em down and heat em up, gotta
Get mine, cake time
Bake a cake I can teach you how
Gonna crack a couple eggs and trample couple flours
Need a cake got the taste for power just bake one
Cake’s done
I laid low
The line went dark
Hundred thou
My god, I made out
Once I’m back, they’ll have to factor that
Hundred thou
Not sorry, cash me out
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3. |
summon the sun in
03:44
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summon the sun in so go in power
pour me one
in a qualified mug
i’m on a quest to make something count
on second thought
a second cup if you don’t mind
i wanna feel like I could jump a mile
i wanna feel like I could climb a building
up high where the clouds don’t dare flying, it’s office hours
crack me one
sunnyside up
toast to what we could become
second thought
a second egg please darline
i wanna burst right out my shell
i wanna soar over all the buildings
gonna climb and the wind just lifts me higher and I can’t come down
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4. |
easy
03:23
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This is easy
I’m in love with you
So whatever you do
Do it easy
And love will be easy
This is simple
I don’t think about it much
But whenever I want her love
I just tell her so
Cuz love could be that simple
I bet you wonder where we go at night
Kiss goodbye, and life gets harder
Everybody works, each with our own type
Get through and you’ll find it easier next time
Next time a little less crying
This is simple
I don’t think about it much
But whenever I want her love
I just tell her so
Cuz love could be that simple
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5. |
bite down
01:40
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baby
you make me bite down
Jaw’s tight
Teeth are grinding to a halt
I’ll keep the struggle up
On the furniture and proud
So I bite down
Baby
I’ll holdyou
Arm’s up
Run in circles til we drop
Let’s get to dressing up
Someone in the mirror you’ll like
And I’ll bite down
You got tools got boots with heels on em
You got height that’s right so I bite down
You’re getting rude cuz you’re too cool to care
So turn, give us a stare, for rude babies everywhere
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6. |
open arms
05:06
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stone knees
cloudy eyes
ocean deep
mountain wide
sun rises
wind blows
sky opens
roots hold
open arms in the morning
open arms to the waking star
in the stone and the water
its heart beats alike
ocean deep, mountain wide
flowing leaves
rooted mind
hundred rings
thousand lifetimes
open arms in the sunlight
open arms underneath the ground
from the soil and the water
as the needs arise
ocean deep, mountain wide
open arms to the sunlight
but open arms to the darkest clouds
from the fire to the frost
flood or siege alike
ocean deep, mountain wide
when the heart slows
and the grounds frozen
however low the sun’ll reach in the sky
ocean deep, mountain wide
the wind will blow
and the clouds will close over my head
I will hold my arms out
sure as the sun, alive
ocean deep, mountain wide
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7. |
shift red
03:58
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star in the sky
what do you see
worlds around me
young light
who holds your heart
of all of these children
every one tells me
"in every rock on every shore,
beats the heart of our glowing sun."
when darkness surrounds
the hearts last beat
gaze fixed eastward
rise in peace
star in the sky
what have you seen
wars in silence
with every rise and inevitable fall
heaves the chest of their glowing sun
and as they turn to the desert and drown
shift red, smouldering out
rise in peace
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8. |
your lucky scars
03:40
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Along the length
Of your shoulderblade
The whole of your life extends
Run my fingertips across the seam
Balance on a razor edge of other possibilities
Rest my love, turn away
Brace for what comes next
I wonder what you’re thinking now
I wonder if we couldn’t have counted on your lucky scars
Short of breath
No regrets
Just keep her safe and warm
How many she’s left to take I don’t want to know
But every last breath is a miracle
Brace for the final one
I wonder if we couldn’t have counted on em
Cuz everything you are was in doubt
Until you got your scars
I wonder how we’ll pay the debt down
Promise that you’ll wear them proud
Our lucky scars
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