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A Spanner In The Works
05:38
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Here to brave the cold
This wretched and cruel charade
A spanner in the works
A wash with resolve
A smile that ends a war
A touch that reverberates
Still, i yearn for more
Longing to burn
I will wait and endure
This winter's last stand
Will you come for me
Fragments, i recall
Parties and other things
The moments when we kissed
Stolen away by dawn
I've been waiting for signs
Been hoping for clues
I have little left to lose
Words never said
Tears never shed
A spanner in the works
Lurks forevermore
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2. |
The Backlash Comes
04:52
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Today your all time preferred author
Was someone's less than favourite daughter
She lacks remorse for her trigger finger
She aims at all those painted actors
No time for friends, they never bothered
She wears disdain like her coat of armor
As the ink dries, they want her number
When cynicism's all the rage
The backlash comes
Talent borrows, genius steals
Talent borrows, genius steals
Talent borrows, genius steals
And everyone deserves a stage
The backlash comes
The backlash comes
The cruelest maze, your younger years
An endless race to a silent end
She could have been your favourite author
Regaled with tales of neglected others
Empathetic and sympathetic
Surprise, it's all her heart could muster
Exasperated by pawns and fakers
For context has long left the building
She pines for charm but opts for loathing
When cynicism's up for grabs
The backlash comes
Talent borrows, genius steals
Talent borrows, genius steals
Talent borrows, genius steals
Talent borrows, genius steals
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Well i took my leave of those hallowed halls
Stripped me of my confidence
Still I'm not all sure of my right from wrong
But I can surely disappoint
That's why they call me brazen and traitorous
A libertine, alone to face the den
Stand tall and proud, one day I hope I might
Find a cause
So they'll cast aspersions on my family name
All the things long said and heard but true
Yet despite the shots, I plot, I plan
That house of mirrors will soon fall
I'm raising hell with my indifference
With the sinners, I will ride
All these well-thought plans strapped across my back
I'm scorn and fury's native son
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We came from places unknown
Big dreams, grand designs
All the danger and a lust for thrill
The night, it grins and it lies
Let's run and hide in the wild of the streets
That's just the way that it goes
They'll never know the burn inside
When the spirit and the heart collide
To be adored, we'll pretend
Pretty thing, let me see your scars
We're silhouettes in the end
We mean no harm, we're just kids
Silly things you used to do and you still want to do
Where have the lonely ones gone to?
Pen to paper and the lure of the dance
All we want is romance
That's just the way that it goes
Never care about the light of day
They'll never take our love away
Don't mind the poor jaded fools
Lost souls won't break the rules
Here's all they know, here they'll stay
Refrain
That's just the way it goes
When the spirit and the heart collide
That's just the way it goes
Lost souls won't break the rules
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We were told
If we're bold
If we'd broken the mold
A new course will unfold
But they lied
Still we tried
Sent out in the cold
Is it worth it
To ponder these
Famous last words of a generation
Have our thoughts turned to crimes
How will we find our way back
As the sand turns to glass
So many shards, oooh it makes you wonder
Did all this make us stronger
Oooh it makes you wonder
Promise turns to anger, only questions remain
As these lines that we drew
In the sand meant to hold
Was there ever a plan
It's the cross to be borne
Blame laid at our feet
Like we've been here before
Have our thoughts turned to crimes
So many pages we skipped
As the sand turns to glass
Too many shards, oooh it makes you wonder
Did all this make us stronger
Oooh it makes you ponder
All of this and nothing, won't forget or forgive
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A longing to share but a penchant to fear
Hidden behind such conundrums and phases
I need you to know, make it crystalline clear
I'm shrouded in armour, wear myriad faces
it's just a...slight case of overthinking
let's forget that this happened
I've written so long I don't how to speak
Secrets concealed in elaborate phrases
The bliss of a boy, the despair of a man
Spun out of time, head in too many places
A slight case of overthinking
Let's forget that this happened
Faint sound of a spirit breaking
Unloved and forgotten
Slight case of overthinking
Spent much too long pretending
No sense in comprehending
Is my time here soon ending
Wish i could be born again
Wish i could be born again
Wish i could be born again
Wish i could be born again
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Nothing changed, simply rearranged
Something precious, something stale
Gather close, let me share a tale
Of a life that was doomed to fail
Bonaparte, Mussolini too
It's our cross to bear to be tempted by the crown
All men break
The plain and simple truth
My domain, just a house of cards
A flawed foundation, a hollowed heart
Set a course, doubt, disgust remain
Once full of pride, now drink to forget
Lips that slip lead to panic fits
See the clenched fists now with a tantrum close behind
All men break
The plain and simple truth
We'll get what we deserve
All men break
Alexander and Caesar too
Legacy's the drug, there's a single end in sight
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8. |
The One That Got Away
05:32
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Dearly beloved
Somewhere, you're out there
The wind is your whisper
Enchanting and haunting
This is forever
Is this the end of me?
Disarmed and rusted
Regrets, I have but one
Again, love is to blame
A question is raised
Another remains
Are you the one that got away
Damnation in comfort
And sealed with a kiss
The pillows have long grown cold
A war rages on
I fall on my sword
Such elegance and presence
A tug at the heartstrings
There'll be no goodbyes
This can't be the end
I'll bear my soul to the world
Was crippled by shyness
I fled when you called
Are you the one that got away?
Sought respite in silence
In song and in rhyme
Were you the one who should have stayed?
Dearly beloved
Somewhere, you’re out there
My dearly beloved
Forever and ever
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A Very Shady Character
05:05
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Dried-up tongue, he’s just a pretender
He creeps and hovers, a public offender
A scent so strong
There's no mistaking this very shady character
Game and swag
He lacks them both, such a very tragic character
Lines rehearsed, a perfected agenda
Seeks his courage through the eye of a bottle
Some might say
There's no point saving this droll and tragic character
Stone cold stares
It's all the same for this unrepentant character
One more night
One more drink
They won't know
The depths he's seen
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10. |
In A Darkened Room
03:41
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Subway ride gone to who knows where
Heed the call of the nighttime's dare
A painted smile is the grand design
If anyone cares
Is there an echo
Have i gone mad
If i were to scream, would I make a sound?
I dance to hits in a darkened room
I swing my hips in an empty room
In love with the roar of the streets tonight
There's no one around
Is there an echo
Is anyone out there
In search of disaster at a quarter to three
So goes another year
Wishing that you were here
So goes another year
Of looking for you, my dear
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She seeks her absolution
Through digital validation
Carefully constructed
A void is never filled
The hurt part of the deal
And every whim surreal
It's a gas, not so fast
Simple minds pressed for time
Simple pleasures come at a cost
There's no love, there's no trust
For every match, a hidden catch
He takes out his frustration
Through digital stimulation
Constantly rejected
A void is never filled
Faces start to blur
Rage grows with every page
It will pass, not so fast
Not so fast
Angle
Corner
Lights
Click
Fake it till you make it
Follow
Friend
Like
Dread
Fear of missing out
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Lazy Sunday afternoon
Those decisions we're to make
They can wait till dawn
Just another lonely day
To drink this sin away
Another hazy day
To push this shame away
Do wrap your hand 'round the glass
Snd tell me how
I won't grow old
Won't go home
Won't run in place
We have all night and the next
Come rest your head
Right on my chest
Stay forever
Dare with me
Please stay with me
Tell me all your hopes and fears
Spare me sorrow and the tears
And apologies
I'm not here to win or lose
I'm desperate to survive
This world so harsh and cold
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13. |
Optimistic (Bonus Track)
04:10
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In these darker moments, there's potential
Suicidal moments, confidential
What's there left of love?
Strike me from above, won't you help me?
What's the worth of love?
The sound of broken glass, please remind me
In these fleeting seconds, thoughts are harmful
Apologies and memories, not too helpful
You left me in a riot, optimistic
But then nature had a laugh again, too hubristic
Just a waste of time
A figment of the mind, is there purpose
Should space and time collide
Would you respond in kind, i'll be waiting
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