1. |
Semblance Song
04:43
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Like the dawn before the day
Like the drop before the rain
The ocean before the wave
The master before the slave
Like the dock before the sea
Like the chains before the free
The pack before the leave
and the much before me
I don't know where to go
All I know is what I've been told
Hole in the road
Tall tales grow
Like the seed before the tree
Like the straw before the weave
The pain before relief
and Adam before Eve
Like the spark before the flame
Like the wild before the tame
The thing before the name
and the wrong before the blame
I don't know where to go
All I know is what I've been sold
Rules to follow
Morals borrowed
Heavy load grows and grows
All I ask is that I'll let go
Break my mold
Leave my old
I'll put myself before all else
Change myself, I change myself
I'll be fine, I'll be fine
Wherever I side I'll be alright
I'll be fine, I'll be fine
All I know is what I've been shown
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2. |
The Knife
05:46
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Words whispered softly
Disguised as truths
Suggest a return
To the years of my youth
Everywhere I look
I'm given a dream
The faces on the screen
Tell me what to be
Criticize creation
Comes as no surprise
So here I wait
To go under the knife
Just give into the knife
This can't be right
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3. |
Pollyanna
05:37
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Why are you such a dreamer?
Dreaming your days away
Intentions bring nothing
So long they remain asleep
Your living worlds away
And time ain't on your side
It's passing you by
You're counting sheep in your endless sleep
But a sheep you will never meet
Don't go sleeping your days away
It's time to get out on your feet
Why are you such a dreamer?
Lost in your world of sleep
Your steps mean nothing
When you walk with invisible feet
Words and thoughts meaningless
When you've never lived a day
You're counting sheep in your endless sleep
But a sheep you will never meet
Don't go sleeping your days away
It's time to get out on your feet
Pollyanna, Pollyanna
Don't go sleeping and
Dreaming your days away
Pollyanna, Pollyanna
Why are you such a dreamer?
Dreaming your days away
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I've lost myself completely
Lost my step for good
Your hole's as deep as you dig it
And I'm just buried in mud.
When will I learn?
I'll always say I'm searching
I'm really just drifting off course
But you have come to find me
On my own front porch.
When will I learn?
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5. |
Five Days (Live)
03:07
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Five days till I
Sing you a lullaby
Still I go crazy
Wishing you were mine
All of this waiting
Has made me realize
You're the one I dreamed of
All of my life
Friday come quick
Bring her back to me
I'm optimistic
Yet still I'd rather be
Staring at the stars
Just you, me, and the breeze
Five days is a lifetime
Without you next to me
I want you more
Than anyone before
Can't wait make haste
Need you next to me
I'm all yours and more
You've come to set me free
I want you more
Than anyone before
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6. |
Dirt (Live)
05:37
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Isn't it strange how when neatly arranged
I'm in need of the most change
And it's hard to find what goes on inside
I lie to myself all the time
And dirt I'll remain
Till I'm in your place
Though not by my own accord
Cause my change fell short
Though you didn't abort
When this was something I couldn't afford
I couldn't afford, I couldn't afford
Taking my time, wasting my time
On things good and evil between
I'll have my gains and make my mistakes
Lord please humble me to my knees
And dirt I'll remain
Till I'm in your place
Though not by my own accord
Cause my change fell short
Though you didn't abort
When this was something I couldn't afford
I couldn't afford, I couldn't afford
But it doesn't matter,
It doesn't matter anymore.
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7. |
For Moment's Sake (Live)
04:27
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Moments fade like shades of grey
What happens now only happens today
But tomorrow falls like a drop of rain
Tomorrow's but an ocean of days
If our lips meet let it be forever
In sun and rain and all the weather
When the dust settles will it all still matter
There really is no top to the ladder
And you deserve more than a kiss for moment's sake
You deserve more than a kiss for moment's sake
Will it be, will it be forever?
I ask these questions when moments appear
The winds will blow, but also clear
And memories can always be held near
But when it's over do I have nothing to fear
The spark now lit could soon be gone
And brought into a brand new song
A road unending, a road so long
But does it really go on and on and on
Cause you deserve more than a kiss for moment's sake
You deserve more than a kiss for moment's sake
And the air in springtime brings warmth to my winter
The flowers are blooming now they seem to bloom with her
As the days grow long and the night loses it's hold
I'll hold to more than moments cause moments grow old
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8. |
Spaces (Live)
04:39
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The world doesn't care for me I'm in my own little world
Though I'm nothing but a lonely boy looking for that only girl
And I'm forced into mediocrity because I barely even try
Lord knows I'm so tired and I truly wonder why
Why do I let time slip away and am I even here
I fear that in my heart I know not how to be sincere
Though I ponder and I wander thru the spaces in my head
I'm certainly afraid of what lies ahead
So I'll dream about your beauty and I'll dream about your touch
But dreams are for dreamers and I'm bound to wake up
I'll write a little song for you wait for you to arrive
To come into my world honey make me feel alive
Oh I long for your presence and your hand held in mine
I'm wondering when I'll find you God please show me a sign
I'll be a hopeless romantic running thru a field
Oh a field full of flowers ones to you I'd never yield
Though I ponder and I wander thru the spaces in my head
I'm certainly afraid of what lies ahead
So I'll dream about your beauty and I'll dream about your touch
But dreams are for dreamers and I'm bound to wake up
I'd spend my whole life searching for your delicate love
Please dreams become reality, that I may find the one
And I'll dream about your beauty and I'll dream about your touch
But dreams are for dreamers and I'm bound to wake up
You woke me up
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