1. |
Roads
06:05
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I feel the ashes swirl around me
I’m covering my eyes
I’m looking down on dried up soil
Been walking on for miles
Abandoned houses
I’m waiting for a sign of life
I’m waiting for a guiding light
No hills or valleys
And as I walk these roads I find
A wasteland of an empty mind
Why is there no end in sight
As all these years are passing by
Memories of better days
Are slowly fading into grey
I feel the ashes all around me
Covering my lungs
I’m gazing into fallen skies
I’m always on the run
Close to the ruins
The remnants of an empty home
Forgotten people left alone
No roof or shelter
And as I lose myself I find
Reflections of a broken mind
Why is there no end in sight
As all these years are passing by
Memories of better days
Are slowly fading into grey
Why is there no morning light
As all these clouds still paint the sky
Memories of brighter days
Are slowly fading into grey
The seasons change
Their bones they shake
With no place to go
And they still walk alone
They need a change
To rearrange
The pieces of
A world that slowly fades
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2. |
Fake Doors
03:42
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The silence drowns
Our world like underwater sounds
The sky above
Without a motion in the clouds
I’m washed away
All of my thoughts have gone astray
Within the bay
As empty shells without a name
Suddenly the story folds
Of a world we used to know
Not a lesson to be taught
The curtain falls, we come undone
My inner sense is gone
You swear you’ll be okay
While we await the sun
To shine on our mistakes
Your headlights shut
And turn their back before the dark
Caught up in thoughts
Like we would never walk this path
So hide my notes
Deep in the cupboard to your toes
Right where you know
They’re far too close to let them go
Suddenly the story folds
Of a world we used to know
Not a lesson to be taught
The curtain falls, we come undone
My inner sense is gone
You swear you’ll be okay
While we await the sun
To shine on our mistakes
Suddenly the story folds
Of a world we used to know
Not a lesson to be taught
The curtain falls, we come undone
My inner sense is gone
You swear you’ll be okay
While we await the sun
To shine on our mistakes
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3. |
Exits
02:10
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4. |
Hard To Know
05:05
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It’s hard to calculate the risk
It’s hard to know what could go wrong
It’s hard to know if you’ll be missed
And it’s hard to know if you’ll stay strong
But I know you
You’ll break through
The walls in you
It’s hard to calculate the risk
It’s hard to know what could go wrong
It’s hard to know if you’ll be missed
And it’s hard to know if you’ll stay strong
But I know you
You’ll break through
The walls in you
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5. |
Interlude
01:24
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6. |
Why We Are
03:42
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Whitened scars on our faith
Hidden marks of mistakes
Are all we’ve built
Are all we’ve kept
When you call out my name
We run out of our frames
I always will
Hold on again
And all the streetlights in the water
Like a window to the stars
Why we are
And the night air’s getting warmer
As we wander in the dark
Why we are
Whitened scars on our faith
We can mend our mistakes
With all we build
With all we save
And all the streetlights in the water
Like a window to the stars
Why we are
And the night air’s getting warmer
As we wander in the dark
Why we are
Tomorrow awakes
When you call out my name
I always will
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7. |
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Out in the open
Cut off from any other soul
The wood is creaking
The helm is turning on its own
My boat is leaning
Oh would I dive to reach the shore
I can't be silent anymore
Silent anymore
Feel me shout
Hear me calling out
Carrying what’s left
The easy way out
I’m sick of losing what I found
So I’ll keep you safe in sound
Taking what is left
The easy way out now
As your door’s closing
Now is the time that I let go
No grand delusions
No longer swallowed in befores
All good solutions
Concede they're harder to ignore
I can't stay silent anymore
Silent anymore
Feel me shout
Hear me calling out
Carrying what’s left
The easy way out
I’m sick of losing what I found
So I’ll keep you safe in sound
Taking what is left
The easy way out now
Hear me, hear me calling
Can we take this chance and
Will we see the shore so
Keep me coming closer
Have we found the answers
Ending where we’re starting
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8. |
Your Arms
05:57
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Forever and ever ago
I thought that I wasn’t alone
We made some mistakes but I stayed
Safe in your warming embrace
Every time I realise
What you mean with that look in your eyes
Your promises make me forget
That I’ll do something and I’ll regret
That I always lived in disguise
That I always stood by your side
I hope there is some other way
But you’re all that I have so I’ll
Fall into your arms again
Crawling, calling out for help
Drowning in the bitter scent
The bitter scent of innocence
Every time I realise
What you mean with that look in your eyes
Your promises make me forget
That I’ll do something and I’ll regret
That I always lived in disguise
That I always stood by your side
I hope there is some other way
But you’re all that I have so I’ll
Fall into your arms again
Crawling, calling out for help
Drowning in the bitter scent
The bitter scent of innocence
Every time I realise
What you mean with that look in your eyes
Your promises make me forget
That I’ll do something and I’ll regret
Every time I realise
That you mean to be truthful inside
I can’t close my eyes and forget
That I’ll do something and I’ll regret
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9. |
Sleep
04:32
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It’s 3:00 a.m.
I’m staring back at my reflection
Facing all my imperfections
In an endless room
It’s 3:00 a.m.
In a fight with without directions
Pulling back from all distractions
As I follow through
I felt too close
To let it go
This haunted house of ghosts
When you lie in bed at night
And you can’t find sleep
Thinking ’bout the times
We used to meet
It’s 4:00 a.m.
I’m losing sense of my devotion
Letting go of every notion
That I thought I knew
It’s 5:00 a.m.
As I try to stay in motion
Leaving traces in the ocean
I will fall into
I felt too close
To let it go
This haunted house of ghosts
When you lie in bed at night
And you can’t find sleep
Thinking ’bout the times
We used to meet
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking on your own
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking all alone
When you lie in bed at night
And you can’t find sleep
Thinking ‘bout the times
We used to meet
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking on your own
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking all alone
When you lie in bed at night
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking on your own
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking all alone
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking on your own
And it won’t be long ’til the morning comes
As you’re walking all alone
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10. |
Gone
04:20
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I’m thinking back to the life I’ve never had
All the words to myself I’ve had to break
I’ve been waiting for something new to come
That’s giving me a place where I belong
I’m looking back through the rear-view mirror now
The road behind is so hard to figure out
You always told me it doesn’t matter
But in the end will it be much better
And you told me not to be afraid
To look forward to what lies ahead
Am I gone now
Did I take a step too much
Am I getting out of touch now
I’m thinking back to the life I could’ve had
Promises to myself it’s gonna end
I’m chasing something I still cannot describe
Makes me feel like I’ve been left behind
Isn’t that what I’ve always wanted
A final place I grow close to again
With new streets I’ve never walked before
And many faces I’ll still get to know
And you told me not to be afraid
To look forward to what lies ahead
Am I gone now
Did I take a step too much
Am I getting out of touch now
Coming, going, never knowing
And you told me not to be afraid
Coming, going, never knowing
To look forward to what lies ahead
Coming, going, never knowing
And you told me it will be alright
Coming, going, never knowing
To keep looking for the perfect sight
Coming, going, never knowing
And you told me not to be afraid
Coming, going, never knowing
To look forward to what lies ahead
Coming, going, never knowing
And you told me it will be alright
Coming, going, never knowing
To keep looking for the perfect sight
Coming, going, never knowing
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11. |
Into Grey
06:43
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The seasons change
Their bones they shake
With no place to go
And they still walk alone
They need a change
To rearrange
The pieces of
A world that slowly fades
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