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Curtain Call
04:00
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Hold back tears as I sing your song
If life’s so short why is this day so long
Try to forget that you’ve done me wrong
Over again you state your vow
Seems you’ve won, go on and take your bow
Hold my hand as you hold me down
The black and gray thoughts on which you’ve prayed are breaking
What expectations do you have of me?
I’ve taken my last fall
Hold back tears as I sing your song
If life’s so short why is this day so long
Try to forget that you’ve done me wrong
The black and gray thoughts on which you’ve prayed are breaking
What expectations do you have of me?
I’ve taken my last fall
So many times I have dreamt this was over
This time I’m refusing to open my eyes
You thought you were helping but you were mistaken
You know now, go now
I’ve wasted all my days now
So I’m taking my own way out
I’ve wasted all my days now
So I’m faking my way
Hold back tears as I sing your song
If life’s so short why is this day so long
Try to forget that you’ve done me wrong
Lose myself if I could take it all
Breaking my heart as you break my fall
Once again it’s my curtain call
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Pressure
04:48
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Take care and take good cover
It’s over, far as I can tell
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
And in my darkest hour, I’ll never do it by myself
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
So tired of living in the front row
Endured and taken more than you know
Avoid the problems as you see them
Alone and crying for your freedom
Take care and take good cover
It’s over, far as I can tell
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
And in my darkest hour, I’ll never do it by myself
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
Never committed when you’re broken
Closed down as quickly as it opened
The truth about missing your season
Too old to lie about your reason
Take care and take good cover
It’s over, far as I can tell
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
And in my darkest hour, I’ll never do it by myself
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
Self-afflicted by design
Taking too long to decide
Never make it through this life alone
Take care and take good cover
It’s over, far as I can tell
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
And in my darkest hour, I’ll never do it by myself
From the pressure, unhand the pressure
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A Question
04:12
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Never in my life
Have I seen something so alive
Is there a meaning
To mine at all?
Sometimes life, it moves so fast, I don’t know why
Sometimes it’s better not to try
To call to mind who owes you what, who passed you by
My friend, you’re better off than I
Have I acquired
The will to take what is not mine?
Is it a question?
Am I wrong?
Sometimes life, it moves so fast, I don’t know why
Sometimes it’s better not to try
To call to mind who owes you what, who passed you by
My friend, you’re better off than I
What would I do if I could not do what I wanted to?
Even if you try to exchange the old for the new
Put my head down, erase all I knew and follow the queue
What would I do if I could not do what I wanted to?
Alive with the finite
Afraid to see what is not there
Asleep at a standstill
Now can you move on?
Sometimes life, it moves so fast, I don’t know why
Sometimes it’s better not to try
To call to mind who owes you what, who passed you by
My friend, you’re better off than I
What would I do if I could not do what I wanted to?
Even if you try to exchange the old for the new
Put my head down, erase all I knew and follow the queue
What would I do if I could not do what I wanted to?
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4. |
Take 'Em Out
03:22
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Dry your tears, come up for air now
I think you’ve worried enough
You’ve won the war and all your battles
And the fire that you’ve risen above
So take your head off the ground
And see the truth through my eyes
Are you ready to face the day now that you’ve come out on the other side?
And now you’ve risen above
And if the thoughts start to come back
Just take a look at the postcard and you’ll know you’ve got to take ‘em out
I don’t believe in the perfect season
Where all the flowers will grow
Another one of a different color
Another time and a place for you to know
So take your head off the ground
And see the truth through my eyes
Are you ready to face the day now that you’ve come out on the other side?
And now you’ve risen above
And if the thoughts start to come back
Just take a look at the postcard and you’ll know you’ve got to take ‘em out
Believe the truth
Believe in the lies
While another day goes by
Dry your tears, come up for air now
I think you’ve worried enough
You’ve won the war and all your battles
And the fire that you’ve risen above
So take your head off the ground
And see the truth through my eyes
Are you ready to face the day now that you’ve come out on the other side?
And now you’ve risen above
And if the thoughts start to come back
Just take a look at the postcard and you’ll know you’ve got to take ‘em out
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Nothing To Lose
03:30
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Confined to walking the line of the ones who came before
Good times have been left behind like photos on the floor
So sure it would all come to pass but you never were quite sure how
So clear, the reality of where the chips will all fall now
Gotta make a living somehow
Is it safe to go back to the place that you had once before, is it even there anymore?
You may find time is often unkind, but when all is said and done you’re not the only one
Less time to follow the road as the seconds turn into years
More and more of the ones that you know, not as happy as they appear
You go on because the meaning is there and for you it’s never gone
Now you can leave the day behind because the night is forever long
I know you’ve got something to lose but you know I’ve got nothing to lose so...
A feeling that you must allow
At the end of the day somehow
Is it safe to go back to the place that you had once before, is it even there anymore?
You may find time is often unkind, but when all is said and done you’re not the only one
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6. |
Road
03:04
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7. |
A Little Bitter
05:02
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It's The Only Way
04:53
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Wish You Well
04:00
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10. |
Too Far, Too Soon
04:41
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Everybody wants to go too far too soon
People think you're not good enough
Others think you're wiser
But everyone is wrong
If all of them would take their thoughts
And throw them down the river
Maybe you could sing your song
Everybody wants to go too far too soon
So what does that say about you?
Seize the moment, seize the day
Take anything you see now
Then keep it till it's gone
People want to pull apart
Everything you're saying
And everything you've done
Everybody wants to go too far too soon
So what will they say about you?
Say it now, just say it all
Big plans to wait for you to fall
You know I've waited long enough
Can't do it any longer
I've given you my all
Now it seems that all along
The faster that you're moving
The farther that you fall
Everybody wants to go too far too soon
So now what will they say about you?
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11. |
Getting So Old
03:11
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This is getting old
This is getting old
How I just can't seem to break through to the end
This is getting old
This is getting so old
I concede and let the unknown win again
And I don't know what the difference is
Between my happiness...and his
I'm feeling so old
I'm feeling so old
As I feel the bones crack under my skin
I'm feeling so old
I'm feeling so old
And I find hard to believe the shape I'm in
Still I don't know what the difference is
Between my happiness...and his
Do you have the time
If you go back what will you find
Would you redo, would you be kind?
This is getting old
This is getting so old
Cowering in my corner if the world
This is getting old
This is getting so old
Now all is said and done, my thoughts unfurled
And I don't know what the difference is
Between my peace of mind...and his
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