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Angry Voices
04:03
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Another goddamn day of all the same things
Predictable, unchanging points of view
So meaningless to compound the frustrations
By blocking every point the light gets through
‘Cause nothing is, so black and white
Exists always in the gray
Blur the lines, between wrong and right
It won’t justify the need, you seek
I just wanna get away, from it all
Try to clip my wings just to watch me fall
But I’m not, coming down
Until I know for sure I won’t be buried by the sound
Of all these angry voices
When one of them is mine
Nothing's gained through drawn out conversations
When the art of listening is all but dead
So desperate to know all of the answers
You hear what you want but not what’s being said
Take a good look around, set your sights on
Something other than the cynics
And all the bullshit their spinning and remember
To be grateful and grab every piece of happiness
That you’re being given and keep on living
Just keep living
Take every piece of happiness that you're being given
REPEAT CHORUS
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2. |
Gets So Hard to Move
03:34
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I still hear my babies cries
At night when I can’t close my eyes
When I lose myself in nostalgic ancient thoughts
And my heart is aching but it’s so worth the cost
When it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
I know that I can’t choose
But it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
I’m not sure where I should begin
So I tell my secrets to the wind
In the hopes that it will carry them away
And return them back with answers gone astray
When it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
I know that I can’t choose
But it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
What’s gone is gold for fools
But it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
It’s all uphill when I refuse
But it gets so hard to move on, don’t it?
I know that everything will be okay
I can’t keep holding on for long this way
Time keeps marching on
Make peace and go along
Or get left behind alone going nowhere
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3. |
Let It Burn
04:23
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I had a vision that tore me to pieces in my sleep
You sat beside me than took me right off of my feet
In waking hours the luster doesn’t gleam quite as bright
But whenever you want you could light up the darkest of nights
This is only as hard as we make it, whatever may be
Take just what we need to the running car, out in the streets
We can’t stay here any longer
We’ve done all that we can in one place
All these feelings are growing much stronger
And they’ve outgrown the confines of space
So let’s say goodbye
Set this house on fire
And let it burn
You couldn’t know how you’d missed it after all of this time
Until it dawned on you suddenly while you were along for the ride
Some things that you knew now have somehow become unfamiliar
It doesn’t mean they were wrong but you need a little time to get it right
If we leave this behind we can make it, whatever may be
Keep driving until the horizon meets the sea
REPEAT CHORUS
One last look in the rearview at the rubble and ash
Forward on into a new life no mourning the past
Hand in hand, moving fast
REPEAT CHORUS
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4. |
Don't Look Now
03:19
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Are you always so dissatisfied
Playing victim to your own stubborn pride
While you pick apart the little things, and fuel the fires
Place the picture in a different frame
Look again and if you see it the same
It’s just a worn out tired point of view, in need of change
Don’t look now
If you get everything you ask for
Will it be everything you hoped for?
Dream a life you’ve got so well rehearsed
Makes it better till it makes it much worse
All depends what’s at the center of
Your universe
Compare yourself to each and everyone
Assume the worst and that the damage is done
That the world has got your number now
That you’re the one
REPEAT CHORUS
Don’t you know that the secret’s in the sound
That your heart starts making
At the moment when you’re feet touch the ground
And your hands start shaking
Not all that’s lost is meant to be found
When all it does is tear you down
Leaves you clinging, to the feeling
That’s somethings missing
REPEAT CHORUS
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5. |
Maybe I
03:55
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Maybe I should say yes a little more
Instead of giving in to feeling insecure
Who knows where this life could take me
Without the fear that it might break me
Maybe I should say yes a little more
Maybe I should let some of it go
Loosen up a bit and go with the flow
‘Cause holding on with this death grip
Makes for such a long and sad trip
Maybe I should let some of it go
If the chance of a lifetime
Should come falling from the sky into my hands
Would I be brave enough to
Take the leap in spite of what my mind commands
I just want to be able to say, oh what a life
Oh what a life, maybe I
Maybe I should cut myself a little slack
Give some credit instead of jumping on my back
I’m so quick to point a finger
Blame myself and let it linger
Maybe I should cut myself a little slack
REPEAT CHORUS
Maybe I should get out of my head
And start living the way I want
Remind myself no one gets out alive
So do the best with what you’ve got
Hold the past close to your heart
But don’t live for what’s gone
Every chance in this lifetime
Is a chance to hold the future in your hands
Will I be brave enough to
Take the leap in spite of what my mind commands
Maybe I should just get over myself and start seeing the bright side
I just want to be able to say, oh what a life
Oh what a life, maybe I
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Hello again, I know you’re there
I can hear you breathing
The warning signs were crystal clear
And I heeded every one
You still shot my plane out of the sky
Falling through the darkness to an open sea below
An SOS to come pull me through
And save me from the deep
I need you now and I don’t care
If you’re hiding in your own shadow
‘Cause this is more than I can bear
To take on all alone
You’re the lightning strike that touches down
Electrifying everything that comes into your path
And laying waste to anything
That’s not strong enough to hold
I need to feel your arms around me
Don’t put me back right where you found me
Assure me you’re not trying to let go
‘Cause I can’t shake this empty feeling
That justifies why I’ve been reeling now,
And for so long
In all the silence, it’s deafening
The trouble lies in all those little spaces between
In all the silence and in the space between
Say you know, say you understand
That I need you more than ever
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7. |
The Chase
03:57
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Keep the lights on
It’s gonna be a long night
Before the dawn comes
Board the windows
Drive the nails in so deep
To keep the storm out
Feel the tremble
Starve the fear and keep breathing in
The morning’s coming
But just surviving is wearing thin
And you’ll never know what it means until
Until the chase is on, when the chase is on
And you’ll never know what it really takes
Until the chase is on, when the chase is on
Moment of truth now
Make a move or fade to black
No signs of slowing
Swing the doors out
Take a step and trust your feet
To stay beneath you
It’s paralyzing
The little voices start creeping in
Time and pressure
Can crush the soul or bring you life again
And you’ll never know what it means until
Until the chase is on, when the chase is on
And you’ll never know what it really takes
Until the chase is on, when the chase is on
And you’ll never know until it breaks you down
Then the chase is on, and the chase is on
And you’ll never know until you makes you fall
Until the chase is on, when the chase is on
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8. |
Walls
02:44
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I used to skip church when I was in high school
Instead I’d go driving 'round in my car
I’d think about my life and what I was gonna do with it
This old engine can only take me so far
But one thing I know is for certain
Is I’m no good surrounded by walls
Yeah, I’m no damn good…surrounded by walls
The road less travelled is paved with desires
They’ll always try taking away
They say that you’ll end up with your tail between your legs
When you show your face back here someday
I’d rather die trying than live without purpose
Getting bruised by the stumbles and falls
‘Cause I’m no damn good…surrounded by walls
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9. |
Without a Fight
03:02
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There’s been so many times that I want to throw up my hands
With tears in my eyes just yell to the sky that I’m done
I’ve heard no so many times that I’ve lost count,
And I’ve lost more than I’ve won
Holding out hope that tomorrow will bring the sun
Reserving all judgement for success has many different looks
And I’ve learned that failure is a friend when you really need it most
Cause there’s always a lesson that must be learned,
And it’s no good chasing ghosts
But I’m dying for a reason to raise this glass for a toast
There’s a fine line between bliss and misery
And the rollercoaster’s taking me for a ride
It’s a fine line between loving and hating yourself
And sometimes I can’t decide
But I’m not going down without a fight
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