1. |
Fallen Rise
04:31
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gather all ye travellers
unravel all your wares
lay it on the table
with your worries and your cares
fire will dry our raincoats
and liquify the walls
teachers made us tremble
with their tidings of the fall
of the fall
of the fall
hungry congregations
are rising from the tomb
hosts of wounded warriors
re-enter every womb
it’s everybody’s birthday
it’s time to cut the cord
to suffocate creation
is a waste we can’t afford
deliver me from enemies
and perils of this night
I’m perishing in memories
that mask the path of flight
I caught in my reflection
changing shadows of my sight
squeezed between the creases
I am aching for a voice
dancing on the mountain
dribbling like a freak
do you have a question
for the wizard at its peak
he’s got a book of secrets
in a hat he likes to wear
he’ll give you strange new chemicals
and fix you with his stare
deliver me from enemies
and perils of this night
I’m perishing in memories
that mask the path of flight
I caught in my reflection
changing shadows of my sight
squeezed between the creases
I am aching for a voice
I am aching
aching for a voice
I’ve battered all my bridges
built houses out of sand
stories that were written
didn’t end quite as they planned
I’ll settle for a vision
of valleys in the shade
peaceful place to hold me
and let the rest just gently fade
gently fade
gently fade
gently fade
take my hands
I’m too shattered to be saved
I fled in all directions
when they told me to behave
lead me on
I am leaning on the edge
spinning dreams of death
will you forgive me
will you forgive me
will you forgive me
will you forgive me
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2. |
Outpost
03:41
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once we had landed
nothing was the same
stranded on the surface
vital organs all replaced
tethered by a drip-feed
drifting unconvinced
dangling from a headache
a distant bag of skin
I climb high buildings
stumble morning glory
weightless waking
stutter from the wreck
you could make out every wing
from our outpost on the ridge
are we still waiting
after all we’ve seen
gravity will grieve me
fill another host
I can’t escape the memory
I can’t be there again
lost and found
counting down
palms around a candle flame
why do I stay
I’ll get away eventually
if I ripple too far
will the centre forget me
will the centre forget me
you could make out every wing
from our outpost on the ridge
are we still waiting
after all we’ve seen
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3. |
Fool
02:17
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mother’s gone
left us all alone
naked and bewildered
all the children moan
trading faces
in the undergrowth
running away
try to find a way home
throw me a line
send me a boat
I’m frozen on my own
why don’t you give me your coat
floating in space
and there’s nobody here
do you hear my voice
or do you share my fear
dappled sun
on a box of jewels
reflecting light
on a sea of fools
there’s a dog at the door
chasing his tail
used to be young
but he’s increasingly frail
dog wants a bone
but the bone isn’t cheap
and he’s lost in a maze
and he can’t find his way
for the mist in his glass eye
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
nobody here
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4. |
Dragon Bounce
02:38
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walking in a circle
can you give me a light
walking through the city
people picking a fight
knocking at your window
can I see you tonight
ruffle all my feathers
I’ll be feeling alright
I went to see the doctor
and he said the pain’s inside my head
fire breathing dragon
breathing fire underneath the bed
heart’s still beating
but the rhythm in my soul is dead
casting into shadow
all the love in everything you said
the love in everything you said
the love
there’s love in everything
trying my best
to make the best with what I see
running into trouble
trying not to faze me
do you believe in a time you fell free
running through the meadow
or climbing up the tree
I went to see the doctor
and he said the pain’s inside my head
fire breathing dragon
breathing fire underneath the bed
heart’s still beating
but the rhythm in my soul is dead
casting into shadow
all the love in everything you said
the love in everything you said
the love
there’s love in everything
tried being cool
but I can’t play it out for long
tried speaking to you
but the words are coming out all wrong
paint you a picture
of the thing in my dream
things are only ever pictures
of what they seem
I went to see the doctor
and he said the pain’s inside my head
fire breathing dragon
breathing fire underneath the bed
heart’s still beating
but the rhythm in my soul is dead
casting into shadow
all the love in everything you said
the love in everything you said
the love
there’s love in everything you said
the love
the love in everything you said
the love
there’s love in everything
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5. |
Sage
04:14
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there’s a cloud on the ground
in this meadow of mine
skeleton temple
and ash-blackened vine
come down from your mountain
and sit by my side
unwind the coils
of my evergreen mind
what will you do
with the things that you bought
if those things are true
that the holy men taught
some will be punished
and some will be saved
when the universe burns
and we fall to our graves
why don’t you come
to the circus of fun
if the thought of darkness
frightens you
if it frightens you
worlds are colliding
within a glass frame
continually changing
while staying the same
hold onto your treasure
and make it last long
one fleeting moment
and then it is gone
there’s a cloud on the ground
in this meadow of mine
there’s a cloud on the ground
in this meadow of mine
there’s a cloud on the ground
in this meadow of mine
there’s a cloud on the ground
in this meadow of mine
one fleeting moment
one fleeting moment
and then it is gone
one fleeting moment
one fleeting moment
and then
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