1. |
Stuck Here In The Future
04:10
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How many times did the 60s end?
How many deaths did the music die?
How many ways did the moment lie?
Well none of that was real first time
Maybe nostalgia is wasted breathe
Maybe nostalgia is all we got left
How come all these white men scream about the good old days?
Makes me think the old days were never that good anyways
Now we've been chasing
Something that never happened
If everything was so great back then
How could we let this happen?
But I know we're never gonna be
Like those people in the picture
Yeah I know we're always gonna be
Stuck here in the future
False gods on a reunion tour
Stole all their moves from people who died poor
Might remind you of the first time you got high
Well none of that was real the first time
‘Cuz we've been chasing something that never happened
Everything was so great back then
Well I can hear the devil laughing
But I know we're never gonna be
Like those people in the picture
Yeah I know we're always gonna to be
Stuck here in the future
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2. |
Belong (Water Is Life)
03:48
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I don’t want to have to be afraid that I don’t belong
I don’t belong somehow
I’ve spent some time trying to find my way
On the path of shadow
But none of that matters now
Cause every time that I cross that bridge
I feel so thirsty
It burns so deeply
While the protectors fight to save us all
Now we must show
The world’s not sleeping
Now who’d turn their back on their own mother?
You can’t put it back once you turn black the water
I heard ‘em tell you that you that this ain’t your home
That you don’t belong
Well they are dead wrong
We need you now more than ever before
Yeah we need your song
We need your wisdom now
I know a change is gonna come our way
And it won’t be long
It won’t be long now
Amid the dogs and the pepper spray
While we stay strong
Yes we belong here
Now who’d turn their back on their own heart?
You can’t put it back once you extract the dark
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3. |
The King
02:11
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You're the king
Of your own
Stupid little thing
Yeah you're the big fish
And you push your way around
This rising swamp
But you'll never find out
Just what it's all about
And you'll always be the king
Of your own
Stupid little thing
You’ll never find out
Just what it’s all about
But you’ll always be the king
Of your own
Stupid little thing
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4. |
In Darkness
03:28
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There’s a shot fired in the dark
But it’s world apart
From us
We’ll turn the TV on
And pretend that nothing’s wrong
But there’s a wolf loose in the park
And she knows we’ll never stop
Believing
In darkness
We believe
In darkness
It’s so much closer than we thought
The faintest echo in our hearts
Believing
In darkness
We believe
In darkness
Well someone made that gun go off
And the powder needs the spark
From us
We’ll turn the TV on
Something scary just for fun
‘Cause there’s a wolf loose in the park
And she’s as peaceful as the rock
That falls
From a high place
Tumbling down
Towards the highway
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5. |
Infinite Play
04:28
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Somewhere
And for no apparent reason
Nature
Is putting on a show
For no one
For no one
Yes this universe so undeniably playful
Light dances on water
And blood spilled
I've seen it in the dogs and the birds
Seen the smile of
Infinite play
The dead comedian alive in jest never-ending
And most excellent fancy
Well oh oh oblivion
I've seen it in the dogs and the birds
Seen the smile of
Infinite play
Right here
And for no apparent reason
Nature
Is putting on a show
For everyone
For everyone
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6. |
Effort
04:25
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Always thought I’d hear from you again
Felt this freight train come around the bend
With so much effort in the wind
It’s in our eyes now
Yeah it’s under skin
Well all the things we tried to never be
Were always there inside of you and me
You can call it a bad design or destiny
Baby if all these tears we cried
Were meant to be
We pour our blood into the earth
We push that boulder for all it’s worth
So when the truth comes rolling down
Are you gonna let this pain define you now?
Well all the things we tried to never be
Were always there inside of you and me
You can call it a bad design or destiny
Baby if all these tears we cried
Were meant to be
Oh why can’t we try
One more time?
Well all the things we tried to never be
Were always there inside of you and me
You can call it a bad design or destiny
Baby if all these tears we cried
Were meant to be
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7. |
The Sound of You
03:07
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I see a little bit of blue
Breaking through the clouds
And when my time is through
You know I’ll always be around
See that blue
Breaking through
And I hope you know how much I love the sound of you
I like those footsteps coming down the hall
Or when the car pulls in and the key is in the lock
Tell me dear of all the things you saw
‘Cuz I need only hear the sound if you
I need only hear the sound of you
Something moves now
In the air
And it proves that we were here
We are here
When you laugh
You speak the truth
And when you cry
There’s a light shining through
When I feel like I’m going down
I need only hear the sound of you
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8. |
Mean Bone
02:31
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I got a mean bone in my body
And sometimes he speaks for me
Even when I wanna speak right
It comes out sideways
Yeah I got a mean bone in my body
I'm fairly certain that it's there to help me
To strike in subtle ways at foes
It's like I blacked out and then forgot it- who you were my friend
Thank God not all my bones are mean
In truth I wish none of them were
Maybe if it hadn’t of been so badly broken
It would have healed right...
So I got a mean bone in my body
But that don't mean I don't love you
I'd never wanna put myself above you
It's just a foolish thing I do
Yeah I got a mean bone
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9. |
True Refuge
02:11
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True wisdom
Is the kind you can feel
The body knows when it’s real
But I haven’t felt it in a while
Spaced out and numb
Coasting in a white lane
The reflex of shame
No I’m not feeling very wise
I drink when I choke
I make terrible jokes
I’m scared and I know
I should be
What I’m looking for…
Oh, the smoke and the flame
Somebody gave it a name
True refuge
True refuge
A reunion of sparks
Oh true refuge
True refuge
Is here and now
For all of us
True wisdom
Is a pain you can hold
Until away it goes
But I haven’t felt it in a while
True wisdom
Comes whenever it may
At the end of the day
I haven’t felt it in a while
Well I drink when I choke
I make terrible jokes
I’m scared and I know
I should be
What I’m looking for…
Oh, the smoke and the flame
Somebody gave it a name
True refuge
True refuge
A reunion of sparks
Oh true refuge
True refuge
Is here and now
For all of us
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10. |
Bánh Mî
01:56
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Holding a sandwich
From Vietnam
In Central Park
Talking it over
Do you wanna stay?
Stay with me
You look down and stare at bánh mi
No love better than this one
No one
No one
Lord look down now gaze upon me
No life better than this one
No one
No one
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11. |
Was A Boy
03:49
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When I was a boy I had a dog
And that dog he was mean to me
But I still loved him even when he would bite
I guess that I thought he had a right
When I was a boy, I had a friend
And that friend told me I was no good
I still loved him even when he made me cry
I guess that I thought he was right
When I was a boy I had a bird
That bird, she would sing to me
And I taught her words like hello and good night
And then one day she took flight
And now I'm a man, and I got a dog
And that dog, he's a good boy
And when we roll we're like our own dog pack
And I always know he loves me back
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