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Arrow Up
02:34
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arrow up the day’s begun
light leaning in still skeleton
can’t wait to see clearly
rise your spirit’s weary and young
arrow up my dear take heart
this morning it won’t sting so sharp
ghosts of yesterday they linger only
in the shade and the dark
and maybe it will be a long long time
until you say that you are feeling fine
again and until then
loosen your tongue
and let air fill those lungs
arrow up your pain’s a gift
even when it makes you twist
you’ll find that agony can help you see
things you once would have missed
and maybe it will be a long long time
until you say that you are feeling fine
again and until then
loosen your tongue
and let air fill those lungs
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2. |
Lovin
03:26
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so it goes
no summer wind or white snow
just warm glow
and sweet scent of bees building honeycomb
if you ask
i’m not one who’s known to move fast
in my last
i stayed and ignored all the forecasts
take your time loving me
heaven knows
where you got such a grin and an eyeroll
take it slow
maybe it’s only a hand to hold
take your time loving me
are you sure
if i asked you how can a bird
feel so stirred
and still sit wings folded on the furniture
take your time loving me
now i know
there's more to what's here than might show
still this glow
is more than just me and you, you know
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3. |
Grandeur
02:45
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time to settle down
overtake and wrestle youth
limbs come undone
calmer older now
flight will only take you
closer now
shake this heart won’t break
wait up for the restless ones
fly close to the sun
fourteen ages past
think up think up think up
think up think up think up
real this change you feel
opus dei today today
this grandeur array
fade the dreams away
make it up with stronger words
and tender concern
grace such soft embrace
tend toward something burned away
see no decay
brief yet sweet relief
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4. |
Burn
03:38
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this is how it burns you out
burns you out beneath your flesh
you turn
still you find no rest
walking home tonight i see
there is still a light in me
panicked still you wait it out
and speaking through a softened mouth
your words
paint pictures in the air
walking home tonight i see
there is still a light in me
carry onward thankfully
and let the light see what it sees
fever dreams you breathe them out
and gripping tight to comfort now
relief
doesn’t even speak
walking home tonight i see
there is still a light in me
carry onward thankfully
and let the light see what it sees
lifting there’s a way to go
where trouble moves your aching soul
sing it slowly not too low
face the drummer even so
suddenly it pierces you
something new comes streaming through
and you
find you are now changed
walking home tonight i see
there is still a light in me
carry onward thankfully
and let the light see what it sees
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5. |
Hammer Fist
04:40
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coffee black no sugar
thought i remember you taking cream
in this diner i’m the amateur
amateur boxer stepping into the ring
i dodge the punch you ask ‘bout my mother
say you hope she’s doing well
i swing to miss ask gently ‘bout your brother
if you see some traces of his former self
lift this hammer fist
taking turns to dodge and twist
meet my eyes and split my lip
noble art of the backfist
still i’m taking hits
waitress comes and the round is over
asks us would you ladies like a slice of pie?
can’t she see i’m in my corner
with the menu and an icepack on my eye
lift this hammer fist
taking turns to dodge and twist
meet my eyes and split my lip
noble art of the backfist
still i’m taking hits
hours pass of stunted conversation
it’s leaving me sore and yet no bruises bloom
then i go forgetting hesitation
saying maybe we could do it again soon
lift this hammer fist
taking turns to dodge and twist
meet my eyes and split my lip
noble art of the backfist
still i’m taking hits
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6. |
Slow This Down
03:36
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let’s slow this down
it’s just the shout
until the high notes
peter out
your eyes are closed
hands held so close
i’m holding onto
every note
and the endless pull
is pulling me in
and i don’t want to say no
or simply jump in
when the endless pull is making me spin
i’m not giving up
and i’m not giving in
i don’t want to give in
so slow this down
we’ll let them miss it now
i stole some of the evidence before they
figured it out
i just need time
to let it unwind
and i’m not quite sure how not to
give in
when the endless pull
is pulling me in
and i don’t want to say no
or simply jump in
when the endless pull
is making me spin
i’m not giving up
and i’m not giving in
i don’t want to give in
when the endless pull
is making me spin
i’m not giving up
and i’m not giving in
i don’t want to give in
so slow this down
it’s just the shout
until the high notes
peter out
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