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Tough Luck
02:25
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My time assigned, the fears I have are on hold
Crystals aligned the scattering is controlled
Beams so strong are destined to come down
A written word and then a broken pencil
I thought I’d learn, I thought I had potential
I don’t need to be the one to try
When the going gets tough
The tough get going
Guess that requires knowing
You're tough
A second third is just a minute portion
Can’t come to terms, not with the full distortion
One can only grow to bend so far
They always say geniuses are all tortured
But I’m ok, blame it on my good fortune
Just don’t think about the other way
When the going gets tough
The tough get going
Guess that requires knowing
You're tough
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2. |
Securities
03:09
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We can settle down
In our own little place
Just outside of town
At least a bit aways
And, at least I'm safe
From the wind and rain
Let's hope that's enough
To keep us here in love
Symbiotic
or parasatic
Similar til
I get too sick
Friends I thought I'd keep
Sliding out of touch
Maybe I do sleep
Just a bit too much
But, at least I'm safe
From the wind and rain
Let's hope that's enough
To keep us here in love
Time heals all wounds
I'm unwinding
If I love you
What good timing
So I've given up
On my foolish plans
Things best left undone
Already had my chance
Well, at least I'm safe
From the wind and rain
Let's hope that's enough
To keep us here in love
Symbiotic
or parasatic
Similar til
I get too sick
Time heals all wounds
I'm unwinding
If I love you
What good timing
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3. |
Gold
02:32
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Yeah you glimmer
Sure you shine
I feel you swimming
Round my mind
But your anything but gold
Anything but gold
There’s a rumor
Pond picks size
I thought you grew more
Lensed lies
And your anything but gold
Anything but gold
Who'd remember
After all this time
Is that an ember
Or a trick of the light?
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4. |
Tamed
02:37
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I said I could be tamed
But why would you believe a line
I know I can change
But where would I find the time
At it far too long
You think I'd be done by now
Should be staring at the sun
If only I could make it out
I said I could be tamed
But why would you believe a lion
I know I can change
But where would I find the time
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5. |
Leave
03:13
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Take a break to fix yourself
Focus on your mental health
It’s a chance to stop and breathe
Can’t you tell it’s time to leave
It’s time to leave
Remember it’s no-one’s fault
We’re all sure you’re worth your salt
It’s okay to need relief
We won’t tell it’s time to leave
It’s time to leave
Let us know when you discern
The time frame for your return
Until then keep your receipts
Best of luck it’s time to leave
It’s time to leave
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6. |
One Thing
03:33
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I could not find no devil in the details
Nor playing in my idle hands
And though I might have dirt beneath all of my nails
At least I’ve got some peace of mind
There is just one thing
Left to do
Try to divine to the source of all my failures
God knows you’ll only come up blank
But still I think they’re not as bad as all yours
Even without one thing to thank
There is just one thing
Left to do
There is merit in trying to keep things simple
Even when at the cost of truth
The subtleties will end up stuck in limbo
An Occam's cut ignoring proof
There is just one thing
Wrong with you
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7. |
Punch
02:58
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Get on up, you can't survive
By thinking it through or taking time
I said get on up, you can't subsist
By putting it on your todo list
I said let on up you can't succeed
By measuring triumph by degrees
I said get on up, you can't surprise
By doing the same thing your whole life
Oh, if I haven't figured it out by now
Maybe it's not meant be
Frankly it wouldn't surprise me
Though I sure gave my best try
You can't deny
Something just aint right
So what's the point in lying
Get on up, you can't survive
By thinking it through or taking time
I said get on up, you can't subsist
By putting it on your todo list
I said let on up you can't succeed
By measuring triumph by degrees
I said get on up, you can't surprise
By doing the same thing your whole life
So, I gotta find something else
but how do you share yourself
when there's feeling like nothing to tell
Sure some thoughts you cannot shake
But why not make
The most of your mistakes
For just another night
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8. |
The Night
02:52
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You have to go out of your way to get by
The detour is further than we all had in mind
But by the time we finally decide
That turning back is better we all are so tired
But then there is the night
And afterwards the night
But finally there's night
There's only ever night
And is it worth it to walk a mile
In someone elses shoes if they aren't the right style
The experience is less justifable
When you can see the footsteps've been there all the while
But then there is the night
And afterwards the night
But finally there's night
There's only ever night
They talk about one day at a time
But anyone can tell you that the day is just fine
Daydream about untenable highs
It's easy to believe when surrounded in light
But then there is the night
And afterwards the night
But finally there's night
There's only ever night
But after all that night
Eventually there's night
And in the end there's night
And in the end it's night
The night the night the night
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9. |
Helicopter
04:39
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Helicopter
Parents want the
Best for daughters
And sons
There is only
A very lonely
Decade oh since
I had one
It’s gonna take some work
so I gotta be sure
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
I just need to take charge
After my time at large
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
Helicopter
Parents want the
Best for daughters
And sons
There is only
A very lonely
Decade oh since
I had one
The data does suggest
I've been to long at rest
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
And everyone supports
Me following this course
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
Helicopter
Parents want the
Best for daughters
And sons
There is only
A very lonely
Decade oh since
I had one
The peaks of the mountains
So clear at this distance
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
The worst is the approach
The daunting visage grows
I'm pretty sure I'm up for it
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10. |
Leverage
02:32
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They all say
That if you love
Something you
Must let it go
If it comes back
Well, then you know
I think that's why
We've stayed so close
You and I
Have come so far
The smallest wedge
Can tear us apart
It's who I was
And who you are
Let's put the horse
Before the cart
Can history
Really be just
The time we spent
Being an us
Start out with
A lack of trust
Now a lack
Of interest
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11. |
Closer
02:34
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It's good for exposure
It's better for a laugh
It's best to find closure
In the aftermath
Another photograph
It's hard to find relief
It's harder to forget
It's hardest to believe
It's mostly for the best
Cause what about the rest
It's weird to be alive
Weirder yet to find a friend
But weirdest is the feeling
That even in the end
I'd do it all again
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12. |
Another Ghost
03:19
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Found another ghost
She doesn't need me for a host
It's more than I can say for you
I know you said I'd be better off dead
But when's the last time you told the truth?
And after all that life
Who wouldn't want to be the wife
Of such a perfect catch as me
The question is whether I'll stand
Being caught again
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13. |
Be Long
02:17
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Feels like quite a while
since I set foot in the hall
Linoleum grey tiles,
and the posters on the wall
feature prominently
in my anxiety dreams
and after all this time I am left thinking
I won’t be long now.
The paperwork is filed
And about to be approved
I've come and sat and smiled
And wrestled with the truth
So I believe
That I am ready
so I guess right now there's no debating
I won't belong now
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14. |
Wait
00:59
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15. |
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I'm afraid what if I'm not the same
Wait ain't that why I took that break?
There're still days I don't feel like being awake
But hey there're also ways to remind myself why I first came
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16. |
The Sound
02:12
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You're always feeling cold
Especially at sundown
Another heart to hold
Another thing to find out
I never felt such joy
The way I do when you're around
Confident, cool, and coy
A second half finally found
Already made my choice
I almost say it out loud
Then I hear your voice
"Amazing Grace how sweet the sound"
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That Silvery Vagabond Corning, New York
That Silvery Vagabond blends surf-rock, bossa nova, & freak-folk, resulting in one uncanny groove.
The solo project of Paul Cueva has recently transitioned from bedroom beeps and bloops to basement bops and bangers.
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