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Shatter
03:30
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Here you feel alone
Here, the empty home
No one comes around
So empty, such a sound
Night sets too fast
Winter makes it last
You could be afraid
But I think you have a say
There you miss the light
There you grasp and fight
Place yourself in charge
Be what you are
Conditioned by an ad
Conditioned by a fad
Keeping you in place
The noise you have to face
Who is it the drives you?
Who is it the makes you?
Shatter the hound
Shatter the hound
Here you feel alone
Here, the empty home
You don’t know what you are
You keep yourself apart
No one feels the pain
Until the know the hate
Make everything the same
Your walls, a blinding frame
Phantom on the ground
Now it makes no sound
Dead without a trace
Never give it space
Imagination feels
Imagination deals
Keeping you in place
The noise you have to face
Who is it that drives you?
What is it that makes you?
Shatter the hound
Shatter the hound
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Dirty Knee
03:28
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Did you want to see me, did you see my sign?
You didn't want to shock me; I don't think you tried
I can't believe that hid you from your own smile
I love your smile
You told a dirty story, dirty to the knees
No one here holds you, holds like you need
No one here touches you like I really want to
I fell for you
I can feel how you, how you think of me
You can feel how I'm down on my knees
Dirty knee
The story is lacking nothing, the story is really raw
There is nothing in it, we will sit ‘til dawn
I could not hear what you were trying to pretend
You like to pretend
There were excited Tommies, the Kaiser is on the line
All the dandies coming, barflies in disguise
I cannot make out for anything; I can't kiss you at all
Your scarf is too high
I can feel how you, how you think of me
You can feel how I'm down on my knees
Dirty knee
I see all the candles, you have a tempting mood
No one here believes you, believes you like I do
I will see you under the white moonlight
Wisconsin night
No one is being happy, they're out making clouds
Only you can have me, having me laughing loud
I think I know how you see me and what you will do.
Who is the You?
I can feel how you, how you think of me
You can feel how I'm down on my knees
Dirty knee
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3. |
10th Lane Street
03:03
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Rolled cigarettes in the morning
Rolled cigarettes in the night
Getting tired of being asleep
Just looking for the sun
The people always crowding
The people always here
They barter like there is crises
What do they really fear?
Look inside, it’s clear.
You move up from the market
Walk up to 10th Lane Street
Get a little coffee brewing
Your senses skew your need
Be aware. It’s free.
Who will take a ride,
A ride on the road,
On the road that you need?
Who will guide you back,
Back to the place
Where you don’t need to dream?
This is bigger than your love.
Rolled cigarettes in the morning
Rolled cigarettes in the night
Getting tired of being asleep
I want to get it right
I’m looking for the sun
Feel the light in the upstairs flat
Leave your concepts at the door
All is because you are
Your ideas are all done for
Watch what’s watching
Who will take a ride,
The ride on the road,
On the road that you need?
Who will guide you back,
Back to the place
Where you don’t need to dream?
This is bigger than your love.
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4. |
Green Tea Lightning
04:39
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Green tea, lighting,
Find the place where you begin.
Summer storm, lights up the night.
The world disappears, she begs you invite
Consideration, you are past the sense of mine.
Subway station, Greyhound cold.
Don't watch the time on an endless road.
The ticking will only hurt your goodbye.
How can you trust anything at all
When you see the house and the crown fall
Down?
How do you know who to call
Everybody is chained to the cave wall
Down?
Tree has fallen, tree on the ground.
No one is there, does it make a sound?
Is there even a tree to be found?
On a field that breathes alive,
You wonder, are you seeing at all?
You watch all the rules fall away,
Everything tumbles down.
Test your sight, test your touch.
Take it away, it's really not enough.
Green tea, lightning,
The Major wants you to begin
Investigation, do you dare want to see?
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5. |
Headline Daze
02:23
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Mamma don’t cry
Daddy don’t lie
The kitchen is on fire
The road a quagmire
No one knows where the truth will settle
Sister won't stay
Brother out late
The ceiling collapsed
I can't read the map
No one knows how the truth will settle
What’s the story behind the news flash?
What are you twisting to get the big cash?
Mamma don’t cry
Daddy don’t lie
The house is on the fire
They polluted the wire
No one knows where the truth will settle
Where’s Lolita?
She’s on the run.
She’s got a story, it will never the sun
Sister won't stay
Brother out late
Foundation collapsed
Corrupted map
No one knows how the truth will settle
What’s the story behind the news flash?
What are you twisting to get the big cash?
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Kentucky
03:13
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Saturday night and we drove home fast
We were so happy we started to dance
She was laughing because we were home
I was laughing when she started to glow
Going to be with my baby tonight
Going to stay close and hold her tight
Your mind drops the overdrive
You've nothing to say, you know you're alive
Who thinks thinking thinking makes truth
It doesn't go anywhere past your tooth
No one will even hear your voice
Or all your scribbles, it's silly choice
Come with me under the tree
Let's sit here, you and me
Nothing to worry, nothing to be
We are laughing loud in Kentucky
See the stars and the moon shines bright
Into the cosmos, beyond our sight
All these things are coming from you
Everything here is what you choose
You created all the characters
Populate the world with your pictures
Come with me under the tree
Let's sit here, you and me
Nothing to worry, nothing to be
We are laughing loud in Kentucky
Sunday night and we drove home fast
We were so happy we started to dance
I was laughing because we were home
She was laughing when I started to glow
Going to be with my baby tonight
Going to stay close and hold her tight
Come with me under the tree
Let's sit here, you and me
Nothing to worry, nothing to be
There is no place I want to be
I want to stay home in Kentucky
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7. |
Old Greek Road
04:18
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Road turns right
Road turns wrong
Direction set
You think it’s long
On and on
Cruel and upset
Where are you going to go where there is nowhere to get?
I am there for you; you are there for me
Everything is happening like it’s supposed to be.
Road runs high
Road runs low
All the pain
Nowhere to go
You set the answer
When you are going to die
You can’t escape by giving up your life
Hold my hand, I am holding yours
You want to be a rebel then open up the door.
Satisfied
You will never be
Smile to the world
It will never set you free
You carve a fantasy
Out of your needs
Your dreams will betray you, we all get to leave
Break your daze
Break the sound
Pushing boulders that roll right down
All your coin and your cleverness
Turn away, it won’t give you rest
Hold my hand, I am holding yours
You want to be a rebel then open up your door.
Break your daze
Break the sound
Pushing boulders that roll right down
All despair and your emptiness
I’m in your heart, leave all the rest
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8. |
Graphite
04:21
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I don’t know why you want to be a king
I don’t know why you want to wear a ring.
Fall fast, your face is worn
All pain, desire born
Luggage sits on top of your head
You never put it down, you never forget
All weight, falling down
Need keeps you ever bound
All weight, heavy load
You become the thing you own
Nothingness shines
Diamond arise
Burn away, pressure fades
Burn the stick, nothing stays
In the script, puppet play
Shine through the child’s game
Graphite to diamond blade
Cutting through illusions made
Nothingness shines
Diamond arise!
I don’t know why you want to be a king
I don’t know why you want to wear a ring.
Fall fast, your face is worn
All pain, desire born
Nothingness shines
Diamond arise!
Nothingness shines
Diamond arise!
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9. |
Onion
03:36
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So many places,
So many places we’ve been,
And back again.
So many faces
So many eyes bright
You see them all
It’s like taking a fine afternoon
Want to save it but it’s gone so soon.
Nothing will stay
You were silent,
Silent by the fire
Strength at night
You were speaking
Speaking words without a voice
I feel your light
No one wants to see their disguise
Digging deep and we think we’re going blind
It’s really not that bad.
All the dreams,
All the dreams fall away
I am glad
Through the smoke,
Through the haze
You start to see
You are free
It’s like taking a fine afternoon
When you realize there is nothing to do
Peel the world away
Peel the world away
So many places,
So many places we’ve been,
And back again.
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10. |
Lady You
04:20
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People grow old
It’s what we’re told
Everyone dies
When they believe in the sky
Some days you’re still
The quiet a thrill
Your lover comes by
You’re flying so high
You can really see who you are
You can really be who you are
You can only be
The Lady is in town
She is always around
Would you attend
To her love with no end
Off of the ground
Silence the sound
Above all distress
Feel her caress
You can really see who you are
You can really be who you are
You can only be
I’ll follow you, my Lady True
By your side, I’m with you
You have a smile that melts the day
You have a heart that leads the way
She kisses your cheek
What more do you seek?
She touches your hand
Now you understand.
You can really see who you are
You can really be who you are
You can only be
I’ll follow you, my Lady True
By your side, I’m with you
You have a smile that melts the day
You have a heart that leads the way
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11. |
Shatter (Milo Mix)
03:28
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The Royal Blue Appleton, Wisconsin
The Royal Blue is a 3-piece Garage Rock band based out of Appleton, WI. An eclectic mix of alternative rock, folk, blues, garage, 70s punk and power pop.
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