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Surface Water
03:50
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The moment I realized
I’ve been lying to myself
Nothing civilized
About being a fool in denial
A simple life ain’t no real life
I’ve replayed it all forward and backward
But it always ends up just the same
Nothing more than going through the motions
But expecting it’s all going to change
The surface water keeping still
Until the waves come crashing into the calm
It’s still good to be a lion
Even if you don’t get to wear stripes
It’s so trivial
Trudge your own path and watch them run
Keep on searching for meaning is the reason for being
You’re either adapting or you’re dying
The jungle ain’t forgiving
Got to hold your own to survive
A simple life, ain’t no real life
REPEAT CHORUS
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Guided by the Stars
03:28
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Where you’re going
I will follow
We’re not living
For tomorrow she said
Not coming home again
Through the forests
Over mountains
Chasing promise
No more counting the days
Until we make our escape
With you I find my peace
And you calm my worried mind
When I fall too fast from greater heights
I’m never flying blind
If we wander, who knows what we could find
As we stubble on, and rocks fall off the ridge
And under darkness, we are guided by the stars
No matter what, no matter where we are
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Between the Stones
03:48
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Baby it's not working, everything I do
I'm just trying to get your attention
Trying to make my way to you
All these inhibitions
There's so much that's in our way
And with all this lost potential
Let's not let it go to waste
I'm giving you all of me
I'm giving you all of me
I'll be waiting here dying for you to join me
Where the fire's burning deep within my bones
You can leave it all behind here in these foreign lands
Be like water flowing free between the stones
With everything I'm asking, it's a lot I know
It's impossible to trust steady ground when you're afraid of letting go
You and I have something dear they will never understand
Don't waste another minute come and take me by the hand
I'm giving you all of me
I'm giving you all of me
REPEAT CHORUS
And I know, yeah I've seen it
In your eyes
That devil may care wild hearted person
Throwing caution to the wind
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4. |
Be Free
03:10
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I’m looking for sparks in your eyes
To catch me off guard or by surprise
You outshine them all by far
With how beautiful you are
Believe me, it’s true
Unsure words fall from your mouth
Between the lines are shades of doubt
It’s not just the things you say
But the way in which you say them
That gives you away
Let go you might find something
You didn’t even know you were looking for
Be free tonight
Run like hell and dive right in
Let it be tonight
The end of fear’s where life begins
When the feelings right
You’ll never feel as good as you do right now
So you lay your weapons down and end the fight
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5. |
Get Me High
03:46
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Where do you go when I need you most
You fade like a light into the fog
Whenever you want you could swallow me whole
I always keep my fingers crossed
And I know, you could get me high
If only you'd look around to see me sometime
And I won't, let all the mistakes
Define where we're going now or take you away
You make it so hard to love you this way
Giving me so little to hold
You take what you need
And forget what you want
You're a fire in the blistering cold
REPEAT CHORUS
And what if I mean nothing now
After all that's been said and done
Are you satisfied being hollowed out
You're more than just anyone
What I should've said and what I already know
Is the ice is so thin inside my heart
You bury your head and shut yourself down
Afraid to set foot off from the start
REPEAT CHORUS
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Somebody tell my stupid heart to stop listening to my stupid brain
I've been losing sleep and losing track of thoughts that aren't totally insane
Preoccupied with this overwhelming obsession
That's taken me around in the wrong direction
And I don't want to live a life where I'm always wondering what else it should be
Spontaneous ambitions overwhelmed by responsibilities
In this challenge of the heart versus the mind
The heart should win the battle every time
And I don't see why I'm always standing in my own way
When all I want is to feel the blood rush through my veins
Raising fists in frustration, beating down my soul
Wasting time trying to fill in where there never was a hole
Somebody tell my stupid brain to start taking things to heart
Running circles 'round this track ain't no better than falling apart
'Cause if these thoughts don't get me anywhere
Then I won't find the heart to care
REPEAT CHORUS
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7. |
Be Free (Live Acoustic)
03:03
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I’m looking for sparks in your eyes
To catch me off guard or by surprise
You outshine them all by far
With how beautiful you are
Believe me, it’s true
Unsure words fall from your mouth
Between the lines are shades of doubt
It’s not just the things you say
But the way in which you say them
That gives you away
Let go you might find something
You didn’t even know you were looking for
Be free tonight
Run like hell and dive right in
Let it be tonight
The end of fear’s where life begins
When the feelings right
You’ll never feel as good as you do right now
So you lay your weapons down and end the fight
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