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Crosshairs
03:22
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Another night, ugly fall from grace
Same as it's always been, but not tonight, tonight is different
I climb the back stairs, find the roof, unzip the long black bag
Same as it's always been, but not tonight, tonight is different
We've been through this before, I've heard your arguments
I know your weak excuses, I can read your mind
And you feel you're justified, but I'll decide what's justice
This time your punishment will finally fit your crime
And when the crosshairs cross your face
Tonight is different
I know you're just an average guy with average problems
She runs her mouth, you have to set her back in line
And they say that right and wrong are always absolute
And they say revenge is wrong, but this revenge is mine
I hold the crosshairs to your face
Tonight is different
I swear, I hold the crosshairs to your face
I swear tonight is different
And when the morning casts its light upon your body
And when the law begins its show of great concern
There will be no flood of tears to wet your cold white brow
For every man attains the fate that he deserves
I swear
Every man attains the fate that he deserves
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Buried
04:11
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I'd like a moment of your time
I promise, this won't take long
You know I've tried to leave you room enough to breathe in
But there are questions I can't answer
Weighing heavily upon my mind
And if I were a drinking man, at least I'd have some where to go
I know we've talked this through before
I know it's time for me to roam
How did I end up being anchored
To this shipwreck of a home
Wrote pretty songs I can't remember
And pretty words that I can't say
And I don't know where I'll be, at the end of your day
Took down my trophies from the wall
I know the good old days are gone
And I set off to build my future
With a barbell and a gun
And if I've buried the boy I used to be
I know I'll be a better man
My world is on the lever
Now I need some place to stand
I know we've talked this through before
I know it's time for me to fly
How did I ever buy the bullshit
That I'd never age or die
Wrote all those pretty words I can't stand to look at
And pretty songs that I won't play
I've been a rock, for all these years
But now the time has come, to stray
So please be careful on the highway
And wear your coat when skies turn grey
Because I don't know where I'll be
At the end of your day
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3. |
Cipher
04:42
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Tranquility fades
I find myself restless
My thoughts are a burden
My mind is like an itch I cannot reach
Pacing my room
Wisdom is escaping me
I cannot find my faith
And I am weary
I had hoped that I might find a secret meaning
I had hoped that I might read your thoughts and find a larger Truth
I had hoped that one day, I might stand unchained
But I am losing light
I am awake
Everyone else is sleeping
I wonder what they're dreaming
I wonder if their world is grey like mine
I hear your voice
I can tell that you are smiling
I wonder, can you tell
That I'm afraid
There are days, when nothing feels impossible
There are nights like this, when I can't sleep, and everything is wrong
I had plans, to build a life worth living
But I am losing time
Jealous and vain
I watch you from a distance
I cannot force my legs to cross the room
Searching your face
No hint of what you're thinking
I cannot break the cipher in your eyes
When I sleep, I sometimes dream that we are closer
When I wake, I find that we are still apart
I had hoped, that one day we would stand unchained
But I am losing faith
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Trust
03:39
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I hope you'll trust me
I'm here to help you
I know it doesn't look that way
It's even hard for me to say
But won't you trust me
I've come to save you
I can't explain, there isn't time
But if you'll put your broken hand in mine
I'll pull you through
And you will see - I hope you will
That you can trust me
I'm not a good man
Please know I've tried to be
I've made a mess of all my plans
But I've finally found this place to stand
And not be moved
I'll make a difference
There's nothing left for me to lose
So I'm finally free to choose a life I've never known
I will be changed - I know I will
You'll have to trust me
If she believes in me
I might make something of myself
If she put faith in me
There could be stories left to tell
My second chance is gone
Wasted years ago
But if she needed me I'd change my ways
But no
She doesn't need me
I guess I see that now
She has a pistol and a phone
And the nerve to walk these streets alone
When light is gone
I would have failed her
I'm not the hero of this play
There's no sense in begging her to stay here by my side
She'll have to go, 'cause we both know
That she can't trust me
They always know, they always go
They never trust me
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Vapor
04:58
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You don't have a face yet
You don't have a name
I have nothing to offer
You have nothing to gain
I would die in your defense
You are everything to me
I'm so in love with this idea
Of everything that we could be
And I've been biting my nails
Since this afternoon
So many words in the language
Why does nothing ring true
I wish I knew where you were hiding
I wish everything were clear
Instead I'm stuck here with this headache
And the voices in my ears
I have the nerve to carry on
Please don't leave me here too long
I wish you stood where I'm standing
You could see what I see
Maybe I could give you my strength
And be the best I can be
But when there's darkness in my house
I wander 'round through all the rooms
Curse the poison in my head
Curse the shadows and the gloom
But there's a candle in my window
And I know you'll find me soon
When vapor clears
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