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Paper Homes
01:04
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We're holed up in homes made of paper
Behind those thin walls we believe we're safer
Through all of the lies we've told each other
'Til we believe them ourselves we all suffer
The truth isn't true until we see what's wrong
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2. |
Reign of Regret
03:17
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Regret, we know each other so well
We've become such dear friends over the years
The tears and the fear that I don't measure up
To peers and now here I am fettered, ah
Profit, we've grown apart oh so well
We've become so distant over the years
The value that I choose to place on my life
Misconstrued for where you would draw the line
Call me now and then and say
Let me know you're still alright
I don't care if we fight
Just let me know you're still alive
I won't pick up the phone and say
That I'm doing okay
When I'd be lying again
I'm always lying
No matter what you say I'm fine
And you can't prove me otherwise
No, you can't prove a thing
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3. |
He Followed Her
03:40
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Her face went bright red when he said it
And he said it with such eloquence
His words were dressed in their best
And when they left his mouth it became self-evident
That, oh, what a beautiful song he sang
That cut straight to her heart
And oh, what a wonderful verse that rang
To make walls fall apart, he sang
Through thick and thin I'll follow you
Through your darkest nights, and in all the strife
While lesser men would bend I'll follow through
It's your way I choose, and I don't plan to lose, no
Patiently he waited for her
And for her it was oh so endearing
Faithfully his resolve, it never swayed
No it didn't fade quite like he'd been fearing
That oh, what a horrible thing to do
To forget the promise he recited
And oh, what a terrible joke to play to leave this unrequited
Through thick and thin I'll follow you
Through my darkest nights, and in all the strife
While lesser men would bend I'll follow through
It's your way I choose, and I don't plan to lose, no
Through thick and thin I'll follow you
Through your darkest nights, and in all the strife
While lesser men would bend I'll follow through
It's your way I choose, and I don't plan to lose, no
Through thick and thin I'll wait for you
Through my darkest nights, and in all the strife
While lesser men would break I will follow through
It's your heart I choose, and I don't plan to lose, no
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4. |
Errant Era
03:38
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We live in a world where no one is honest
And "honest" is nothing but fabrication
Double-speak and false smiles fall on us
And on us falls the mark for eradication
Show how you can be so shameless
Through your façade you are far from blameless
I'll tear through your mask and make you see
That your evil exists
I can't believe you've become so faithless
Suffice to say that I've come to hate this
Every time I blink another lie
Crosses your lips
From their lofty thrones they watch as we break
And break we shall, fall to our own selfish pride
Safe from harm, atrocities catch our eyes
But our hands, no our hands cannot reach where they hide
Like a serpent you deceive and receive our vulgarity
With arms wide open
Like a servant to your own greed our lies feed your inflated ego
You've gone off the deep end
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5. |
Wake, O Dreamer
03:11
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They're coming for your neck
The axe comes for your head
i'm only hear to reflect past trangressions
They're coming for you next
And the ones you know best
Don't resign to fear and make an honest confession
Sleep's a funny thing
How the mind never slumbers
But dreams they give us wings
And voices like thunder
Each time I blink my eyes
A new shade paints the sky
When it goes red, will I be ready to face them?
Behind me I hear their cries
Their shouts, they cut like knives
I won't turn back for fear I can't outpace them
Give me structure, give me strength
Give me stability, I'm lost and I can't see
Give me patience, give me peace
Give me posterity, Let knowledge curb the pain
Sleep's the strangest thing
How the mind never slumbers
But dreams they give us wings
And voices like thunder
Our very essence sings
How our souls hunger
But we live our lives on strings
'Til we're torn asunder
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6. |
Wasted Life
03:48
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I'm not ashamed to live alone
But I've grown attached to all the things I own
So while you pass your judgment I won't
Pretend I'm something more than flesh and bone
The only way to live is to listen to the still small voice inside you
Let's leave a mark
Let's give them something to remember us by
They'll never say we wasted life
Scream at the stars
One million fragments of the sky can't deny
That on this pale blue dot we're brighter than their light
I'm not afraid to die, I know
We all have our place and time to go
But I'm so afraid for those left behind
Sorrow's leaving us is slow, oh you know
The only way to die is to die with no regrets
But I fear it's just too late for that
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Don't make me a promise you don't intend to keep
'Cause I'll dwell upon it and count it for a shortcoming
Show me a girl who won't lead my by the heartstrings
And I'll show you a boy who won't ever let her go
I won't ever let you go
If I say you're nothing to me
Please, darling, don't take it personally
You used me and when you'd taken what you wanted
You cast me away just like I'd been forgotten
But I won't let you forget
And if I say you're nothing to me
Please, darling, don't take it personally
'Cause when I say you're nothing to me
I never meant it and never will
'Cause when I said you're nothing to me
I never meant it and never will, I never will
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8. |
Arms Like Atlas
04:47
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You are your father's son
You carry the world with arms like Atlas
You aren't the only one
Whose shoulders are bent from heavy sadness
You think you're alone
But what you don't know
you've been among friends all along
I'm not asking for a handout
I just want this to be the way it was before
I never wanted us to stand out
I just need you to pick yourself up off the floor
You won't step in the sun
You bathe in the shadows, hiding your heart from us
The battle's already won
Yet still you wallow, when will you learn to trust?
(Spoken word)
And though you summoned all the might you could muster
You couldn't shoulder the burdens that your life had put you under
It was only within that solitary struggle that you learned that
You couldn't pull that great weight by the sweat of your own brow
You'd elected for so long to allow the offer of aid to pass you by
That you'd begun to consider your reason for doing so in the first place
It was at that moment, at that last of your lonely wanderings
That you took hold of the outstretched hand, you trusted it, you let in
And you realized:
It is within our own most crushing defeats
That reside our greatest victories
Our greatest accomplishments, and our greatest of strengths
When we rely on one another, we lean on one another, and we love one another
Don't the carry the weight of the world on your back
This is not the way to make up what you lack
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9. |
The Chills In Your Spine
03:47
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That haunting feeling that lives in each one of us
My motivation to dive into hazy love
I am connected, but separate
That sinking feeling that drives my eyes open wide
And in that moment I feel your gaze meet mine
It's only transient, but I felt what you felt
When you left this place
I'm losing sleep
For what makes me
Different from you
Clock strikes two, and I can't move
Frozen in my own body, frozen in my own
No longer do the commands
Reach to the tips of my hands
And I'm worried that I can't breathe
I'm paralyzed and paranoid, petrified from heart to joints
I'm sorry if you're annoyed, by my oh so consistent noise
But won't you wake me UP!
Please wake me up, I don't want this
I'm lost to the world
I'm losing sleep
For what makes me
Different from you
And honestly
I'm on my knees
Asking you to shake me
Please hear my cries
Open my eyes
Say what I'm wanting to hear: "I am listening"
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10. |
Substance, Sustenance
04:19
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Influence my actions
I'd rather not be in control
Just forget, distraction
Plays the perfect role
I'll hide behind cerebral fog
Substance, be my deliverance
I thought life would be so much more (It's not alright)
Sustenance, please feed my avarice
And I'll just sweat you out my pores (I'll be fine)
Your judgment won't change me
I'll carry my own weight
Atonement won't save me
It's just another distant plane
So I'll hide behind cerebral fog
I am the prince with the serpent's kiss
I am alive in ignorant bliss
I am shadow within your heart
I am the oceans keeping you apart
I am the wolf buried in your skin
I am the drink which absolves your sins
I am your substance, your sustenance
(I am the anchor sunken in)
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11. |
No Crown
03:36
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I am not able to tell you what's on my mind
I understand you, just please do not cross this line
Just let me tend to the scars opened up again
And as you pray to repair me you'll see, my friend
That I'm not worth your time
Today I fend for myself, let no one rule me
I am not sent for a life licking others' feet
Please don't mistake this for strength, I just know my place
And if you follow, you'll find yourself far from grace
'Cause I'm beyond repair
Don't dare take me into your heart
Slowly, I will tear you apart
From the inside like a fine art
A hole in the shape of "me"
Don't dare, don't rely on me
I will let you down, I'll forsake the crown
No, don't stare, if you depend on me
I will let you down, a pauper deserves no crown
No crown
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12. |
Baby Steps
08:37
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Tell me are you happy enough,
Now that you're placing all your trust
Into the ones, who let you down?
And although you place the blame on us
You know we'd never make a fuss
Even if you run into the ground
Please be strong, know that I don't belong
Happiness is not mine to hold
Now I relinquish all control
To the ones who have all that I own
This isn't me, I swear it
I live my life vicariously
Bury my head beneath the sheets
Now I'll only be free in my dreams
This isn't me, I hate it
Now I know you're taking baby steps
To escape what hides beneath your bed
Though you never wandered far
From your mother's arms
it's sad to say the only lessons left
Come to us only when we take the test
So darling guard your heart
You're a precious work of art
Please be strong, know that I don't belong
Happiness is not mine to hold
Now I relinquish all control
To the ones who have all that I own
This isn't me, I swear it
I live my life vicariously
Bury my head beneath the sheets (under the sheets)
Now I'll only be free in my dreams
This isn't "free", and I hate it
You've spent all your life
Wishing someone will hold your hand
In keeping faithful to the lies
You think we'd never understand
Your apprehension's got your tongue
Tied tightly, holding your mouth shut
I didn't want to be the one
To tell you that it's time to run
I know you're taking baby steps
Quicken the pace, sing "Count me blessed"
My love, we're taking baby steps
Moving forward toward our end
Love, we're escaping certain death
But this is our day, our happiness
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