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Closer
03:17
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I'm sorry if I seem somewhat distant
I've been preoccupied
But I swear I want something intimate
And you can satisfy
If I'd just take a few steps closer
Up to the edge
I fall, you set me into motion
And oh, I'll never reach the bottom (of you)
I know my trust has been somewhat absent
I'm cautious to a fault
But you have offered something permanent
And I am taking hold
If you'd just take a few steps closer to hold me too
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2. |
Sunken City
05:32
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I've been floating with my hands draped over the sides
Slowly tracing the ripples passing by
And drawing shifting diagrams explaining my intentions of diving
A carefully constructed tale of bravery and sailors cunning
But I feel out of my depth
I've got lead shoes on my feet
I take a tentative steps
And then I'm never seen...
Waves crash in to drag me out to sea
Cartwheels and pirouettes, carried off by a band of thieves
I'm crying out for help, I'm gasping up for air
I can't keep on treading water, I'm descending into the deep
See I've resisted the call to a deeper life
So contented between the surface and the sky
But just below the tumult there's an empire we'd almost forgotten
A sunken city filled with buried treasure, it's sat there waiting
If we allayed all our fears
And dropped ourselves like a stone
We'll put our backs to the stars
And face the great unknown...
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3. |
We Are Not Animals
03:34
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They take, take, take until we just give in
'Coz all we are is automated skin
With a leash around the neck, a ring stuck through the nose
We do just what we're told
We drain ourselves to get the produce out on time
But you push too hard, yeah you push us out of line
Where's the sense of worth? Where's the heart of grace?
We've had all we can take
It's no wonder we're all in this mess
When our best efforts are never blessed
But we are not animals, no
We make our case but you don't care what we say
When all is done, well you'll still have your way
What's it gonna take to throw a spanner in the works?
We'll watch the engine burn
It's no wonder we're all in this mess
When our best efforts are never blessed
But we are not animals
And we will not take the fall
Coz we are not animals, no
It's not that I'm bitter but something here has to be changed
You've locked up the cage but the creatures inside won't be tamed
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4. |
Amidst Mud and Mire
04:38
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I found myself in an unfamiliar field
Where the earth was barren and crows had gorged themselves on seed
I glanced around, and as I glanced I tripped on the dirt
And from my hands and my knees I swore and I cursed at the ground
But there amidst the mud and the mire, a scintilla of something precious
Enraptured my eyes
As I sifted through the dirt, something looking like a pearl was left there
Yet from something of such size came the knowledge this would somehow change my life
With jealousy, I pushed it back in the ground
And left it waiting 'til that which possessed me could be possessed
From there I ran to enquire of the farmer, claiming only that wretched meadow
And bargained a price
And in my conviction, prizing nothing above my treasure
Allowed him all else
Oh what joy I feasted on as I made my way back to that blessed site
All my cares were swept away as I gazed upon that pearl that gave me life
Every mystery unveiled, every hue a brighter shade than it once was
In my palm a nebula, and all that's left to do is stand in awe
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Anagrams
04:51
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There is a geyser inside
A pressure that starts to rise
Crescendo then fade to white
Rewind the tape then start again
Stonefaced, I know you are
And flint against flint makes sparks
Dichotomous counterparts
If you back down then I'll forget and we'll move on
But I could've made things better
And spared myself the shame
If I had taken the time to understand
Instead of jumbling the letters
The cadence and the pace
I'm reading your words as anagrams, it's so embarrassing
There is reserve in you
A deep well that's out of view
Of wounds trained in subterfuge
I should've known it all along
Piece by piece, row by row,
I will get this straight, oh
Fill the blanks before I write my own conclusions
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