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On The Hill
02:16
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I've been thinking on my throne
drinking from a cup that's filled with tears
I hid for hundreds of years
and now I'm sitting on a wall
staring at the dregs of light
and trying to catch them as they crawl
can you see me calling like an animal
I'm enraptured by the sun
and it's smiling at my fun
and keeps me hanging from its rays
I've been playing hide and seek
with the humble and the meek
and now I'm rising to a higher state
can you hear me laughing at heaven's gate
I was born and then I died
and now I'm going nowhere special
so I might as well enjoy the ride
as the inside turns outside
and I'm grazing diamond glazing
on the hill
moonbeam haze on a sunlight craze
will you turn my page scribble out my name
realise we're the same and it's all just a game
do you graze like a sheep
or defend what you keep
do you dream in your sleep
or avoid swimming deep
did I go too far
did I dream too long
I've been touched by a star
I've been blessed by a song
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2. |
Ancient Sadness
02:45
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the earth inhaled the fading sky
I was searching for a purpose
but all I found was another empty shell
I tried to move but I was numb
and the loneliness was howling
over stones that mark the places where I fell
is there a space for broken pieces in your web
I could steal
it's an ancient sadness I feel
there's something catching people's eyes
reminders from the wise
blowing smoke in through the space between ourselves
separation's bleeding souls
we will shelter from the cold
and listen out for voices crying in the wilderness
is there a space for broken pieces in your web
I could steal
it's an ancient sadness I feel
am I alone
do you recognise me
I'm the same as all the others
in this soup we breathe
we breathe
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3. |
Cardboard Cathedral
02:33
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thrown from the nest
the cave where we met
and I made me a name
sat there and stained all the walls again
friends came and went
made prints in cement
and I watch myself dry
a plastic gold clock
and an elephant god
waving all of his arms
I am taking him down
they begged me to leave
I'm struggling to breathe
I hang on
dismantling my mantlepiece shrine
we are breaking in two
I don't know how to talk to you
folded like blankets we're licking our wounds
in a room next to someone that died last night
I reach for the air where your body should be
would you recognise me
the armchair I bought
the desk with no drawers
the mask with dark glasses
henry the eighth and his wives
and she's miles away hooked to machines
and the humming of memories and dreams
the lord of the land ruined our plans
for one final meal
ploughed through the fields
and the patterns we made
treasures fade
buried so deep in my cardboard cathedral
I can't find a knife
we are breaking in two
I don't know how to talk to you
folded like blankets we're licking our wounds
in a room next to someone that died last night
I reach for the air where your body should be
would you recognise me
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4. |
Paper Bird
02:40
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paper bird embrace
cradled in a moment that you can't replace
is this the one you want so life can start again
and every piece will take a perfect shape
unfurl the petals as the ice subsides
we are crossing into silence at the other side of night
letters from our names are keen to see things through our eyes
in the softness we are watching the approach
in the end we are time machines
a long forgotten list in the writing of your hand
imaginary friends with heads of steam
rising from a table we once shared
unfurl the petals as the ice subsides
we are crossing into silence at the other side of night
letters from our names are keen to see things through our eyes
in the softness we are watching the approach
paper bird embrace
create another feeling that you'll have to chase
turn behind the curtain and the air escapes
wheels with minds of their own
wheels with minds of their own
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5. |
Notre Dame
07:02
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lines on the screen
what do they mean
I can't help you
who will be the first to blink
I can't help you
speckle on the floor
seaweed on the shore
lie back and relax
everything's arranged
open your hand
close your eyes
wait for takeoff
in darkness we will meet
haunted houses
in through the nose
out through the mouth
lie back and relax
everything's arranged
daybreak descends
we burst our banks
clinging to a straw
left a note so you can read my thoughts
whispers of release beneath mountains and valleys
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6. |
Swan
02:53
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rising
out of a veil of clay
what shall I wear today
chisel away the plane in relief
chasing
yesterday's trail of crumbs
mending what's left undone
sending me back to sleep
silence
holding her hands in prayer
is anyone hiding there
a song without a name
now you see now you don't
try to fling your arms around a ghost
wrapping empty boxes just for show
where does the soul go
the battle against the pain
is only a vain display
a version of my self that I made
childlike
together we'll turn from fear
tell me what I need to hear
help is on its way
now you see now you don't
try to fling your arms around a ghost
wrapping empty boxes just for show
I can't bear the silence
with my head deep in the shells
drag the man from dry stone land
and garland me with bells
swirl along the shoreline
intertwined and in the flow
spelling out a question mark
for them that care to know
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7. |
Caterpillar
03:03
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freak out
the corner of the wall's misshapen
rinse out
abandoned in a quiet haze
grow old
staring down the eyes of strangers
wasted
hounded by the day
falling
stumble round a spiral staircase
calling
I cried for help but no one came
break down
protect the core and check the filters
let go
I'm only passing through
we won't need to keep our clothes
and we won't even know if we're crying in sorrow
or ecstasy
with a rope round my neck I'm still heaving this load
dodging holes in roads
I'm in two minds about where I'm supposed to go
here I chose
and made it stay by stitching lines along the curve
liquid skin
a million mirrors in the light of breaking day
who cares and who's asking
stone face
tried again but no one answered
sit still
the ceiling's drowning out the birds
head slave
permeate the layers between us
free fall
get off planet earth
get off planet earth
permeate the layers
we won't need our clothes
I'm still thinking on my throne
where the clown's allowed to fester on his own
hello
hello
another hole in the road
crowns you king of all you know
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8. |
Intruder In The Past
05:35
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when did it all get small
when did it all get small
no one mows the garden any more
they boarded up the windows and the door
thistles are taking over
thistles are taking over
humans left the playground to the wolves
wild eyes bear witness to the thorns
squinting through a sieve
squinting through a sieve
the ice cream man is trying not to drip
but he's sure he thought he saw the curtain twitch
are we heading back somewhere
or making something new
how can you be certain that the sun will come
I repeat myself
intruder in the past
was it someone else
intruder in the past
all the bonds are breaking
all the bonds are breaking
flaking in slow motion till the spring
shadow on the wall invites me in
in for the long ride
in for the long ride
endlessly unsatisfied
they'll cast me out of town when the wind arrives
are we returning
was it something that we heard
how can you be certain that the sun will come
I repeat myself
intruder in the past
was it someone else
intruder in the past
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9. |
Plain Sight
04:48
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giddy in the drizzle
dropped and washed away
did I lose another day or is it morning still
deep beneath the grass
making little crystals in a jar
nothing ever lasts
fairy tales and sleep
rainbows on the ceiling
feet will lead us there
there's always talk of snow
the path is overgrown
we'll take the long way home
shadow of the cloud
come down as I rise
thought that I was heavy
I discovered I was light
single thread of spider's web
here and I leave again
which way will it go
I am slow
the door is open
remove these shoes
leave me in the sun so I might soften
empty space
outlined
moves on
scattered in an afterthought
but you're already gone
you're already gone
shadow of the cloud
come down as I rise
thought that I was heavy
I discovered I was light
thought that I was heavy
I discovered I was light
thought that I was heavy
I discovered I was light
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10. |
Fools
03:40
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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 here 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
did you enjoy breaking off my fingers
did you enjoy peeling off my skin
did you enjoy cracking me open
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11. |
Radio Fuzz
04:20
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in the silence of the shelter
I am melting by the fire
tired of fighting in the fallout
and I brace myself
what did the prophet say
now or on another day
will the aliens reveal themselves
from outside or in
I'd like to see you one last time
before it all ends
relinquish the hate we saved under the stairs
while there's time to work it out
till sky fills our view
try and keep still
adrift in disposable gloves
and the radio fuzz
will you hold out when you're all on your own
how long will you last when the cockroaches roam
up to your eyes in food and supplies
bottled water and dread
we wake feeling the same
heavy together rotating
in the aftermath of an accident with no witnesses
I'd like to see you one last time
before it all ends
relinquish the hate we saved under the stairs
while there's time to work it out
till sky fills our view
try and keep still
adrift in disposable gloves
and the radio fuzz
night sky window lights
lead the way to the sacrifice
how do we get there with legs and arms tied
hats on display just another strange day
so follow the black brick road
take someone's hand dots on the globe
we came here out of nothing
and nothing will do it again
I'd like to see you one last time
before it all ends
relinquish the hate we saved under the stairs
while there's time to work it out
till sky fills our view
try and keep still
adrift in disposable gloves
and the radio fuzz
tear out the heart
offer it whole
and let me leave it clean
searching for signs in the underworld
will you let me leave it
let me
and I'll try and keep still
try and keep still
try and keep still
in the radio fuzz
in the radio fuzz
in the radio radio radio radio fuzz
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12. |
The Fly
05:27
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we burned down all the candles
learning what to say
shook the earth with showers
mocking our parade
dying to be someone
dry the mist with rags
twisting through the desert
craters on the moon
smile like you mean it
hold me like we're born again
you're mouthing foreign words
the fly will find the dirt
soles are old on worn out shoes
one look exposes you
night bleeds the light
faint shapes in the sky
give me a pinch
don't let me sink
give me pearls to drown in
swim me in your wings
smile like you mean it
hold me like we're born again
you're mouthing foreign words
the fly will find the dirt
place your fingers on my eyes
and guide me
we'll break each other down
weed each other out
morning cracks the mask
let's be beautiful inside
it's a long way down
smile like you mean it
hold me like we're born again
you're mouthing foreign words
the fly will find the dirt
the fly will find the dirt
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