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Movers/Shakers
04:49
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Movers, Shakers
Makers of the scene
Takers, Fakers
Looking so serene
Talent merchants
Pawning off their wares
Headless honchos
Dealing with no cares
I could see the writing on the wall
And it spells the end
If only we'd bend at all
Movers, Shakers
Makers of the scene
Takers, Fakers
Looking so serene
I could see the writing on the wall
And it spells our doom
If only we knew of gloom
But we cannot find the room
Instead we take the path less traveled
Never settle
Strive to be less ordinary
Fight and struggle
Strive to be a luminating source
Choices made are never wrong
So long as they're your own
Take a chance to make us stronger
Keep on fighting strong
Movers, Shakers
Makers of the scene
Takers, Fakers
Looking so serene
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This Beautiful World
07:24
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Sing to me a soft melody
Something simple
Right now I don't feel so strong
Recall to me those fond memories
The ones that matter
Right now I just need an escape
So help me
To swallow this hollow
Let it all in
No sorrow tomorrow
Let it begin anew
Compromising
It's a struggle
Self-actualizing
My mettle's not sinking in
Sterilizing those who try to dream
Was it always this way?
I can't recall
When did this beautiful world become so small?
And I know there's something greater
A utopia to call my own
And I know that I can make it
But I don't know if I have the hope and strength to go alone
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Your Finest Hour
04:39
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Walking in a daze
I'm always so amazed at how much we forget to see
Our lives are such a maze, a self-induced craze
So caught up in the world of me that we forget
Empty faces just passing all around
Open spaces, just faces in a crowd
Random places, amazed by all the sound
Can we face it all?
It's always tough to see the possibility
that someone else may share our dreams
So focused on our joys
We're all just background noise
To someone else's silent scream that we don't hear
Try and take your finest hour
And it will surely pale
We always make a play for power
And let the ship take sail
Reflect and be
Obtain the key that opens all our doors
Can't you see it's all been done before?
We are so naive
To think that we're unique
It's nothing personally
Just my integrity that's slowly coming to the fore
No matter what the tee, or handicap we bring
We'll end up with the same old score
Try and make us prouder than before
Give and take, you're always taking score
Try and take your finest hour
And it will surely pale
Reflect and be
Obtain the key that opens up our doors
Can't you see it's all been done before?
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A Rae of Hope
02:38
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Helpless
05:10
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Looking for reasons when none will suffice
A change in seasons has made me think twice
I should feel like a temperate baby pool
Don't take blame for what went wrong
Feeling shameless all along
All these years of hopes and fears
Now just a song in my head
Now I face the truth with a clearer heart
All your moves revealed we were always apart
I have been far too giving to you
Drink it in, and piss it out like it was something new
Don't take blame for what went wrong
Feeling shameless all along
All these years of hopes and fears
Guess I was wrong
And as customary, I must pick the pieces up again
Taking love for granted
I never seem to face the greater truth
Your perspective's slanted
I can't place the words to say
I can only feel
I had so much love to give
But you just live
Helpless
Memory fading slow
I need to walk away from all this pain
Is this all I'll know?
I wish that I could be like you
Learning to always turn the screw
But I'm afraid that I was made like very few
Turning my back on life is something I refuse to do
I ignored the warning signs planted everywhere
I thought love could change your ways
But you remain
Helpless
I hoped better from you
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The Currents of You
05:46
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An absolute perfection of
Percepted respect, regard and love
And all I ever seem to see is intolerance
Wishing me the best
Just so long as my success
Doesn't match the currents of you
Although we share the same pursuits
While wearing vastly different suits
It doesn't mean that I have tried to mimic you
Wishing me the best
Just so long as my success
Doesn't match the currents of you
Cause nothing else would ever do
I've always believed
Respect each other as if your brother
I've only received
A colder shoulder as we've grown older, it seems
And it makes me wonder
Why I continue to give
When there's nothing left here for me
My respect is won by taking the time to relate
Instead of relating it all to yourself
In the foundation of my dreams
Your name is etched on several beams
Without support, the whole damn thing
Will crash and burn
Wishing me the best
Just so long as my success
Doesn't match the currents of you
Cause nothing else would ever do
It's not like I haven't tried
I recall that we once stood at the same place
Searching for open ears
Through it all, I cheered every step of the way
And shared in the laughter and tears
Or have you forgotten those days?
And it makes me wonder
Why I continue to give to the currents of you
And it makes me wonder
Why I continue to give to the currents of you
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A Deep Breath
02:35
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8. |
Air
04:53
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Another sunny day, say the voices in the hall
If only I could tell from this fabricated stall
Won't you please bring me some air
I remember thinking that there was something more
Promises unkept, stones left underturned
Amazing lives unled
Discarding what I've yearned
Just a life of laissez-faire
The wife and kids are well, according to her friends
If only I could tell
I'm too busy making ends to lift my head for air
I remember knowing that there was something more
Life is what we make
A lesson long to learn
So focused on an end
Forgetting what I've yearned
It's all so hazy
Reach your dreams by making lots of bread
Eat those greens
Six figures worth will surely get you ahead
I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I haven't done
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
What have I become?
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Meaningless Trip
05:54
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The timing is great
Let's celebrate a meaningless trip around the world
Try not to be late
Come celebrate our meaningless trip around the world
The timing is great
Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world
Try not to be late
Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world
It's okay to avoid the truth and run
Come escape now
When life goes astray, we rush to pack our bags and fly away
To avoid the pain
Let me say, it's undoubtedly more fun in our playpen
When life goes astray, just go pack up those bags and fly away
We'll make things well
Cause when life turns grey
You'll find us all far away
More time to play
With lighthearted minds far away
Enjoy your stay
Unburden your heart far away
The timing is great
Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world
This way to escape
Come celebrate our meaningless trip
Cause when life turns grey
You'll find us all far away
Enjoy your stay
Unburden your heart far away
Far away
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A Stark Reminder
02:38
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11. |
Poison the Root
06:22
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We're dissolving and devolving - what to do?
No resolving this revolving door that's loose
I see the doubt inside us
No hope for greater truth
It's up to us to try and poison the root
Stop conducting a destructive point of view
Start deducting this production line won't do
I see the doubt inside us
No hope for greater truth
It's up to us to try and poison the root
The glass is overflowing - step inside
Quench your thirst and swallow your pride
The ceiling's upwards-growing, enjoy the ride
Raise the roof and stay inside
Let's find a way to fix this from inside
And choose today to support a different side
It's up to us now to find a better way
If we don't, we'll be moving nowhere fast
Just do the math, just do the math
I'm requesting we invest in something new
Less congestion is the best that we can surely do
I see the doubt inside us
No hope for greater truth
It's up to us to try and poison the root
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Threatening to Unwind
05:06
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I don't now how to say all the thoughts that haunt me
They're better left untold
But I don't want to stay on this road to nowhere
So how do I control the unknown?
And everywhere we turn
There's a vivid memory of someone left behind
The unappreciated become unforgiving
It happens all the time
I should know
This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind
All that I've learned
We speak of second tries and then close our minds off
Before the first is done
Pavlonging to be jaded
Just a dash of cynic
We pass along our wrongs like precious stones
So write another verse and sing it loudly
No need to use the same old refrain
I hope that someone can change the way I feel
Take all this longing and make it something real
This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind
I can't recall which feelings were unacquired
This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind
Why make reflections of shattered minds?
I'll struggle on my own with these bitter memories
They're no one's but my own
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