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Penelope
04:16
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That right hook you learned from your brother
Your tall tales keep you undercover
All of the boys they had their ideas
But they couldn't be more wrong
During gym you take off your glasses
But you won't flinch as you're walking to your classes
Your pretty eyes are fading away
And you say that it won't be long
Until your eyes will go
While your bones still grow
It's cruel irony
There's a world to see
A woman to be
Oh Penelope
I've known you since you were young
And when it's all said and done
We'll still be sisters in arms
And I won't let anything harm you
When your eyes will go
While your bones still grow
It's cruel irony
There's a world to see
A woman to be
Oh Penelope
Don’t give up on me
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2. |
Benedict Becca
04:05
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Becca was a long-haired friend of mine
Never made too much money, always drank the wine
She didn't have a clue
Just how hard the world would be
Her white picket fence and her family
Were miles ahead of you
Those long-ass nights while she waits to go to bed
With the L in her veins and the whiskey in her head
What else could she do
Sit and wait for the war to come to her
She slapped on the greens to ensure
That she could pay off her patriotic dues
Benedict Becca joined the Marines before 19
Benedict Becca started selling hoops but now she's joining the troops
Benedict Becca protest the war but now she guns out for more
Benedict Becca clad in camo
She drops all her flowers and picks up her ammo
Bang bang Benedict Becca
She thinks about home from time to time
As she looks out for Charlie on the jungle line
It's crazy there for sure
The same tarot cards, zodiac signs
Uncle Sam tells you to jump, how high
Becca come back to the shore
She turned and ran as the general looked away
To think I'm dying, they must be insane
She swam back across, and now it's forever more
Benedict Becca joined the Marines before 19
Benedict Becca started selling hoops but now she's joining the troops
Benedict Becca protest the war but now she guns out for more
Benedict Becca clad in camo
She drops all her flowers and picks up her ammo
Bang bang Benedict Becca
Bang bang
Benedict Becca
Bang bang Benedict Becca
Bang bang Benedict Becca
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3. |
Waiting on the Day
04:02
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Can't seem to hold on
Or the hold is too strong
I've waited so long, but it seems like yesterday
When our hearts were anew
Not complicated, unused
Your eyes were true blue, what else was there to say
It ain't hard to find
It ain't hard to catch
Darling make this feeling last
When you come from my door
I'll be at the latch
Waiting on the day
It doesn't matter at all
What time we have great or small
I'll always come at the call of "Baby come closer"
It was bad at the start
We've grown together, apart
You'll take this broken heart and break it all over again
It ain't hard to find
It ain't hard to catch
Darling make this feeling last
When you come from my door
I'll be at the latch
Waiting on the day
I've been waiting so long for an excuse
No hesitation at all, what's there to lose
If by chance your heart's still on the loose
Buy her Temptations, singing rhythm and blues
It ain't hard to find
It ain't hard to catch
Darling make this feeling last
When you come from my door
I'll be at the latch
Waiting on the day
Waiting on the day
Waiting on the day
I get you back
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4. |
To the Moon and Back
03:14
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To the moon and back
is the road I would take to be near you
There's no ship on earth
that could reach the depths of your heart like I do
When the day comes
and all the planets align in an orderly queue
We shall dance along
With the sun and the stars for light, year or two
I'm trying
I'm trying
I just wanna be loved
By every fiber of your heart
I'm all in
We'll watch this world spin
From the heavens above
You've had me from the start
All the stars will sigh
because they could not shine as bright as you
And they shall light the day we stroll
Down the Milky Way
I'm trying
I'm trying
I just wanna be loved
By every fiber of your heart
I'm all in
We'll watch this world spin
From the heavens above
You've had me from the start
I'm trying
I'm all in
We'll watch this world spin
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5. |
Live and Let Love
03:17
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When you were young, and your heart was open
Things went slow, it was easy to see
Three thousand miles, not one word spoken
She's long gone, and that's alright with me
Not gonna swear and shrug
Live and let love
In a dancing haze, got caught up in the moment
She's wide awake while I try to sleep
Those wedding bells, she went and broke them
Preacher remains, he's got another at three
Gone like the morning dove
Live and let love
Not looking for something sentimental
Although she knows that'll change
But something honest, something accidental
Away
Our race is run, finished somewhere in the middle
Name still reminds me of time gone by
But all I want from you is just a little
Sign to the road that proved so hard to find
Live and let love
Live and let love
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6. |
Old Flames
03:14
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On a January day
I was with an old flame
When I screamed your name
She faded away from view
When I caught a glimpse of you
Running off into the street
You didn't seem to have a plan so I grabbed your hand
Underneath that night sky
When I stared into your eyes
And I saw that secret that you held in your heart
The one that tore your whole world apart
Darling you got me tied
There's no remedy I haven't tried
To alleviate the fire
Being the only one I once admired
There's no turning back now
And there's no shame to take a bow
On a February day
I broke it with that old flame
I didn't feel the same
What the hell did I do
Does my heart still know what's true
Running off into the street
I didn't seem to have a plan, so you grabbed my hand
Underneath that morning sun
When I took it on the run
And I saw that secret that you held in your heart
The one that tore your whole world apart
Well darling you've got me tied
There's no remedy I haven't tried
To alleviate the fire
Being the only one I once admired
There's no turning back now
And there's no shame to take a bow
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7. |
Make Up Your Mind
03:19
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You're not the only one that time's got it in for darling
The clock is ticking for you and me
With every passing hour I see your eyes getting dimmer
I wish that you could see
Make up your mind
Make up your mind
We're losing daylight, losing time
Make up your mind
Don't waste my time
Make up your mind
We're losing patience, losing time
And I've come so close
Well you know, I've come so very far
But all the miles that I run
You push my back to the car
Make up your mind
Make up your mind
We're losing daylight, losing time
Make up your mind
Don't waste my time
Make up your mind
We're losing patience, losing time
Make up your mind
Make up your mind
We're losing daylight, losing time
Make up your mind
Don't waste my time
Make up your mind
We're losing patience
We're losing time
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8. |
Voyager
03:33
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Well turn on the autopilot, watch the sun rise and set
We have the answers to it all
Listening to all the people sitting there up at the steeple
Their universe, it seems so small
Our resources depleted, but please remain seated
The only alibi is greed
When we steal from our brother and we poison our mother
What sort of family are we
When it comes to survival he'll stand the test
Carry the message on his golden chest
Where do you think we are if I told you every leap was a step
Oh it makes me think we never left
Well the last nail is hammered in, we'll watch the dust settling
Just as vulnerable as we were before
The manics start to panic when no second life is granted
The pious say they should've done much more
When it comes to survival he'll stand the test
Carry the message on his golden chest
Where do you think we are if I told you every leap was a step
Oh it makes what will be left
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9. |
Through the Trees
02:55
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Through the trees flies bright light
Through the yawning of the earth a rumble sounds
Stones sprout up and take flight
As stones from the air come tumbling down
If this is the end, take me away
We no longer can defend our right to stay
And I don't know if what comes next
Will leave you in a state of disarray
As the sky croaked its last breath
As the waters below were driven insane
We looked above for quick death
As history prepared to purge our reign
What remains is nothing but the dust
If this is the end, take me away
We no longer can defend our right to stay
And I don't know if what comes next
Will leave you in a state of disarray
A flurry of fire and flesh is all that surrouds
As the pickets thrash and thrash
As I close my eyes and fall to the ground
I hear the sigh of a child's last sound
But I take solace, that some will come forward
Despite our quick departure
If this is the end, take me away
We no longer can pretend this is our day
And I don't know if what comes next
Will leave you in a state of disarray
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10. |
Lines in the Snow
04:31
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Cats in coops
Chicks under old bony fingers
Fling sister's hair band
Smile as mother gets mad
And shoves all the food off the kitchen table
Matt's athletic jacket
Eating ice cream cones in warm places with snow outside
Lines through candy land
Cardboard
Marker
Pines
Lines in the snow that I wasn't expecting
Adventurous kid
Trudging along
Not looking for anything specific
But knowing that whatever he finds
It will be cold and fantastic and new
It's not about some hard fought process of self-improvement
It's not about some ideal form of love
It's not about how people often end up feeling used
It's not about the way in which she gets me so confused
It's about survival
It's about survival
It's about all the things I have to leave unsaid
I don't find it easy to talk about myself
There are parts of who I am that I don't understand
Maybe it doesn't matter
Maybe it doesn't matter
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11. |
Where I Was Before
04:47
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I just wanna sympathize, but lately that's been hard to do
It's not that easy to synthesize what I need to say to you
My stomach is tied in knots and my batteries are drained
I can hear you calling me out, I can hear you calling my name
How are you doing, how have you been
How did I miss you my sweetest friend
You don't have to sit and say it's complicated
I know you missed me, and don't you agree
Do you know what you want, do you have what you need
You don't have to sit and say it's complicated
It feels like I'm going back to where I was before
It might be like a glowing trap but the warnings I will ignore
I can see you coming out and I know that nothing has changed
I can hear you calling me out, I can hear you calling my name
How are you doing, how have you been
How did I miss you my sweet friend
You don't have to sit and say it's complicated
I know you missed me, and don't you agree
Do you know what you want, do you have what you need
You don't have to sit and say it's complicated
When I looked through the noise, I could hear the voice
Telling me I gotta let it go, but I don't ever wanna let it go
As I look through your eyes, I could see your surprise
Telling me that I never know, but I don't ever want to let it show
Before you have to go, I'd like to know where were you
Before you have to leave, I'd like to see where were you before
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