1. |
So Long, Sweet Lime
02:09
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Grease up your palms to carry the weight,
But your hands are too dirty to hold a clean slate.
More lion than lamb is second nature to you,
We know you'd rather prey on, than pray to.
Rather hold my breath than bite my tongue,
& keep like a secret within a collapsed lung.
It takes a firm grip to keep the lips sealed,
But these hands have been idle for so long they've forgotten how to feel.
You don't always get exactly what you want,
But sometimes exactly what you deserve.
Try to take back control of the life you choose,
But you can't make reigns out of a noose.
We offered you shelter but you took our support,
Like the crack of a whip on the back of a horse.
I swore I would smash apart my own hands if I dared hold on too tight.
Yo don't always get exactly what you want,
But sometimes exactly what you deserve.
We stand paralyzed by fear,
Like statues without control,
Of whom perches on our shoulders,
& make our limbs their homes.
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2. |
Bachelor's Son
02:22
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Is it a stain or a heart on my sleeve?
What do you have left that's been left just for me?
Unholy one what have you done,
You can be a real bachelor's son.
Film noir in a colour scene,
We could be the same bad dream.
The roots extend 'till I can't breathe,
And choke goodwill right out of me.
What can I prescribe to a medic with no patience?
This is broken heart surgery,
Lay your autopsy on me.
Not quite shipwrecks in the night,
More like strangers at first light.
No need for sleep or goodbyes,
I carry my baggage under my eyes.
The roots extend 'till I can't breathe,
And choke goodwill.. Dead.
Who can stop us?
Who will weed us out?
You were the seed that shook the forest,
And I'm still shaking.
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3. |
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
04:03
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You don't need a cross to crucify,
You don't need word to tell a lie.
You don't need a cross to crucify,
You only have to let the truth out..
Let our voices put shame to thunder,
Put shame to.. thunder.
I'll add it to the list of things I'll never understand,
Out here on the fringe we do as the frontier demands.
We are not holy we are ghosts,
We linger on to haunt your homes because we can't stand to be alone.
The vice heaven is the vice of god,
The wealth of man is unconditional love.
The vice of heaven is the wrath of god,
'Cause fear of god is what we're so proud of.
Such sacrifice for makeshift love,
For makeshift.. Love.
I'll add it to the list of things I'll never understand,
Out here on the fringe we do as the frontier demands.
We are not holy we are kings,
We are cowards who renounced our thrones & abandoned our posts when war beckoned.
If from dust we came than to dust we shall return.
Don't need a cross to crucify.
Don't need words to tell a lie.
Don't need a cross to crucify.
You only have to let the truth out.
Let our voices put shame to thunder,
Put shame to.. thunder.
I'll add it to the list of things I'll never understand,
Out here on the fringe we do as the frontier demands.
We are not holy we are men.
One more coin to the wishing well,
One more coin to wish you hell.
If from dust we did come than to dust we return.
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4. |
Russian Doll
01:48
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"Too bad she won't live, but then again.. Who does?"
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5. |
Last of the Great Apes
02:25
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So what's worse; being caged or being the cage?
I'm not sure there's that much of a difference.
We're all animals we've just learned to dress it better.
Under blank faces & broken dreams we resist the urge to hunt.
I never knew how far I could sink until I tried to swim,
I swear I saw things in you that drew parallels in me.
Everyday I grow sicker of the fucking fantasy.
Breathe in,
Choke out.
So what's worse; being caged or being the cage?
I'm not sure there's that much of a difference.
We're all animals we've just learned to hide it better.
Under blank faces & broken dreams we resist the urge to hunt.
Lover I'd be a coward with or without you.
You know I'm right.
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6. |
Carry On, Infinity
06:34
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When she moves we can only watch,
Unrequited.
When she moves we can only watch,
She knows what it is to be loved & what it is to feel..
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
& though our blood runs cold..
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
I'll stay 'till the ice dissolves.
Though you pull the wool over me,
I can still see.
'Though you pull the wool over me,
You may have the body but I have the imagination.
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
& though our blood runs cold..
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
I'll stay 'till the ice dissolves.
When she moves we can only watch,
We can only stop & stare as the rot sets in & we can't take any more.
When she moves we can only watch,
She knows what it is to be loved and what it is to feel..
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
& though our blood runs cold..
I know it's winter outside but I still see summer in you.
Stay till the ice dissolves.
Just like the feast right after the fast,
We'll know nothing of want any more.
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Grin & Bear It Essex, UK
Five guys from Essex who at one point or another have listened to punk music.
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