1. |
Distance
04:06
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who told you pull yourself by such a frayed line
who told you to live alone
who told you that these arms close like vices
who told to let go
come like children and sleep in the shelters
taste green my only hope for you is peace
who told you cut the chords and snip the vines
who told you you're much safer to sleep
oh how long will you keep your distance
you'll bite your lips before you're chewed
we are but drops in the sea
just a grain on a beach
we're all branches of a vine
and i'm a stitch in a blanket
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2. |
First Name
05:04
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take this in
breathe it deep
this is all you have
it is all you can keep
cause it all falls apart
it all will burn
you'll have what remains
while the river turns
loosen your grip and try to recall
my first name
can you give everything
would you give everything
or have you forgotten what it all means
so what is it you have
is it all you've ever wanted
leave me
oh you can leave me with nothing
for we are only but a moment
where is beauty held
trees are growing through your city walls
oh where is beauty held
tell me where is beauty held
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3. |
Drain
04:41
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there's nothing left for you here in this room
you've taken all you can for me
this well's run dry for the very last time
so leave and close the door behind you
hang your head down
let the ink drain out
all that is black
will be washed away
and when he picks your head up
they will fill it with light
oh you will glow so bright
you will glow so brightly
you've been asked to leave
so what is it you want from me
oh you hold so tightly to the leaves
bury your fears bury your fears
can't you see your garden's drying
but you'll dig up the dead dig up the dead
until they're dust
i'll lie awake till light pokes through the trees
till the birds and crickets sing
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4. |
Thread
06:11
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oh you shameless hypocrite
open up your mouth
and watch the maggots pour out
it's not the body that decays
it's the beauty in your soul
it's not the body that decays
you can watch your pretty words
wash away with you now
i will pull the thread that holds this heart closed
you'll sew the knit to hold your own
i'll take a step (save ourselves or save each other)
in your direction
you'll take a leap (save ourselves or save each other)
away from your home
all i know is what you've told me
just a handful of lies
oh what can be made true
cause in time i'll embrace you
oh what can be made true
but for now i am quarantined
oh these pocketfuls of rocks are anchors
be free
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