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Compilation (2009​-​2016)

by Traverton

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1.
BFF 03:25
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Say no more Could upset me if you tried Trail it back to you Without force you have been warned Unwanted feelings building up Let's tackle one more round I'll make you want it Free as a bird, admiring you, head tilted high Can't fight this urge, dangerously need you Souls coincide, they will never die I'm your shadow, always You rest assured, I'll never let you walk away Now we are best friends You're part of me, we're teamed for life, I'm here to stay Strings are tied Best friends forever Well sought, we have been sworn With might we read our thoughts desired, and all else entire You seem unnerved to prove it, uncensored view I'll give us both the right of way, and merge from two Won't lose sight, but don't you push me in a corner Such demise if breeched within our sacred ring You rest assured, there's no such thing as parting ways Now we are best friends You're part of me, we're teamed for life, I'm here to stay Strings are tied Our lives are sewed, our bond is born, no branching out Best friends forever
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Matter With You 03:02
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You've got nowhere to go Tumbling down and you wonder why Just somebody to use And for long, so long, I let you Now things are a blur the challenge that you face alone It folds out, you're about to choose Secure what you allow It's the matter with you, it's the matter with me Skim right past the grind Resolve’s yet to be shown There is no compromise You’re so clever, enthroned With ease you hide what’s behind the cloak Your patience a fuse For long, so long, couldn’t get through Raising your fur But precious moments come and go Dish out what’s left from the muse Your notions overcrowd It’s the matter with you, it’s the matter with me Truce could keep me alive It’s all we’ve got to show
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Tightrope 03:09
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Your show, run it to the ground Can’t wait on the thrill a minute more Let yourself take the abuse Can’t think with a crowded mind Freaking out Walk fast on the broken glass Well it won’t matter, you’ve proved it before Find some other way Slow down, try to breathe in You’ll clearly fall apart You’ve got to choose Take it day by day Stand still, just defeat it Tightrope, can’t stop Only thing you’ve ever known Always on the go Looks like you’re digging your own grave This life will knock you out Ask for it, you got it You’ll see what comes around You live it, you bleed, you need it Cries horror story Already unsteady Good sense thrown out the window Burn out in 4, 3, 2, 1 Take credit and the blame Well it won’t matter when you hit the floor
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Disaster 03:33
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I need new photographs An image to stay with me Can't seem to stir away from held memories It's merged into nothing Switching that dial to end them The surface to something new Silent waves on your radio As we now set the pace Questions damage both our worlds And I have lost all trace, where I stand You're a disaster waiting to happen You are the master of my miseries You are the true face of my miseries A mental telegraph Relating unpleasantries Keeping my distance from these old stories I'll give it till morning And start this life from its stem Emerging from left out clues Will glue back every shattered bone
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Stupid Little Secrets 03:20
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Should have read all the signs, thought we had best of times That had made me the fool, living it through and through Now this soul's running free, did you know? Don't feel the need to persuade you, Surfacing from this lie I don't wanna free us, I don't wanna heal us I will never cave in, I will never break No bribe, you may be so bold Just how low will you go? Make it so, let’s just break it down Enough with your stupid little secrets Who do you think you are? And when you're ready to go, I will have simply moved on Now it's my turn to play, I’ve got nothing to prove Like you’d know Shielded from remarks you throw, you're just too late My own butterfly has armed wings to testify You, you're sensational, irreplaceable I'm infected with your heart's gold You, quite phenomenal, had me hooked right from the start So let's just forget it, I've already left it I just couldn't care 'bout your stupid little secrets You, you're sensational, irreplaceable I'm infected with your heart's gold You, quite phenomenal, had me hooked right from the start A firm hold Did you know? You, you're insatiable, unexplainable I'm injected with this lie's cold Here, I'm disposable You never played your part, yet I’m still loathed
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Always The Same 03:36
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You’re getting by, you play it cool You’re clearing out all that is best, a threat to you Thread’s in your mind, cut it soon Set your path without the traces You found your mark, in for the kill There is no hiding, face it Watch your guard, that is the thrill So, you’ve just made yourself the fool It’s what you say now Why don’t you leave us alone? So, you should blame somebody soon It’s what you do best yeah It’s always the same. Must be hard here at your throne The king at last and no one knows but you alone Wore out your ties with everyone Your contradictions prevail, a favorite to no one at all
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Survive 03:33
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Lashing out, compensate I'm not one of the fools That's one for your diary You couldn't want it more, your dignity’s at stake Hard to swallow So wrong it hurts but I’ve bled before Don’t feel the need to fight it Lead the pack where you go With said conviction you show You’re too weak to follow Don't you know this is all for me? Don’t you know this all about me? Let it uninstall It's so nice to be home No change of heart to soothe you Rid of you forever now I'd sure like to see you survive alone Your voices think it through, indeed complete you Not a trait you were hoping for Up to you, always you to decide Well I’m not going to take the rap this time I thought you knew me In i zoom, I remove and consume Everyone knows it’s true Good things for you a chore You’re the noose I’m breaking from
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Automatic 03:34
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Manners so robotic Once at peace so bitter Patience is caving, tolerance left behind Enough for one day Getting so frantic, can't last forever Why so neurotic? as if Collided, retracted There was no way to fight it Don't know what's right from wrong, always such a burn Seem so delighted, your life so recited It starts right now, it's what you're racing for Play along, for you it's automatic But you work every means to fall Believe what ain't so, put it all together once through And rub it till there's static It's where you belong Just count the times that you were wrong Play along, for you it’s automatic Lately I see that you are one sided What set it off? Mad, makes you tough, makes you rough Sad, cause you have no proof You reside outside my head Enlightened, yet frightened Use every wit to prime it the catch to every pun, conclusions are absurd Guided by such patterns, you'd think one would buy it It ends right now, your reasoning's branded poor The dotted lines that burst thus far This shrugging's getting quite monotone Your false validity raised the bar Pure reflection of you Given the notice to disregard You're surrounded
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Big Nothing 03:26
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You want it, find it, I guess you cannot find it You are so far from gone, move on from mild concerns The truth subsided, you won’t even try it No matter how, just take it out the door Two minutes is all I need It’s my penance away Incarceration is all I bleed Run right through me Accept what's done is done, will you ever learn? Run right through me Way out provided, you wouldn't even try it No matter now, just leave it at the door You took it just a tad too far All you needed was time alone It only left a bigger scar Throw it back to you You really don't know who you are You're still falling
10.
Is It Time? 03:06
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Can I ask this thing of you? I won't ask for much To relive a thing or two Thoughts I may have lost If I could fix you now and every heart you've touched In these arms you felt alone Clued in on what these signs would bring Is it time for me? I'll leave, I'll run away Would you come with me? Where we would never be caught Companion to the cold Take a long look at me now Staring at ceiling corners Light the candles here Weep as you prove me wrong I've not yet fallen I never wanted this to be the prime of my years Please just don't ever let me lose No matter what the cost And image of the past for you Through this letterbox Is it time for me? I'll leave, I'll run away Would you come with me? Hope is still not enough Would you come with me? Where we would never be caught
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Foxhole 03:24
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It's Saturday night Flattening iron religion Can we just talk about our makeup and your breakup How she's just a stupid bitch, what a witch Can you believe this? Twelve inch heals, they reveal Look at pictures that i took of myself I'm so sexy, with my pouty lips, polished fingertips I'm so obsessed with what he said, she said There’s a connection Oh my God, I laughed out loud I'm the queen of this digital world Send me a wink and a smile Let’s keep our private lives on hold Not now, I’m on the phone Revolve around me What’s self contained implodes You set it off, figure it out, said enough Can’t spend one minute alone A life so sorry I’m digging my own foxhole Please read my header, can you tell I’m hurt? Sooth me, I need a pat on the back, still intact Postings 1 and 2 and 3, they are my favorite Only my best friends understand me Even though I don’t know half the people on here Send me a message, like you give a damn My inbox is empty, I feel neglected Comment on my page, tell me I’m special, go. You are so sorry.
12.
Echoes From The Sea 03:48
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Somewhere, voices in unison run the same old story Who'd of thought that times with better days Would become the town's news We give, the hard work's never done There is no place to go Killer's on the loose I am slowly becoming somebody else How have I become my own worst enemy? Never gave myself a reason I don't want to be that long term remedy Don't wait for me, sail away Our shroud, I may have conceived this Play along, sail away Proven wrong the minute i believe it Watch us disappear, lined up numbers Cropped life right at your door Take first steps onto the runway I'll break every rule to pass through Full stop, curtains drop Odds are beaten Never involved, made it clear in my tone Case in point wears thinner You sure messed it up with style
13.
Tremor 03:27
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Took the highest toll Talk about a blow in the face Set your bet, the dice keep rollin Expect no warm embrace Snapping, cursing, teeth are grinding, jolt Go and play with needled dolls Who are you? I just don't know Sucker's road to pride Oh finally feel like i'm alive Rid me of all weaker ties Seeds grew destruction with no self-restore Prone to let go Those heroic vows you sow It tastes like trouble from the spout Tremor. Well had I known I wouldn’t have been so proud These poor acts primordial Greed from this treason, it's infectious to need Fast pace on slow, made it to pro Glare direct from the shroud All seem to want it, freeze, need to stop it A contradiction on rules You know how to treat it, but you won’t hear it There is no real way or how
14.
The Greater Evil 03:24
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It’s twice as bad, things unforeseen Reluctant to accept whatever the circumstances may be The guidance of different shades that’s led me for so long Would you help me stand? The curtains close to my body’s end Turn the page, many stories told In light of the predicaments, I fall on these darkened days Just lay down and brace yourself my love Play pretend, make it all disappear The worst is over now So go on and make yourself at home Get ready for another world I will meet you there Empty spaces on canvas is all Who would I be to let you carry the weight of my silence? The grown-up steps I longed for I can’t give you to someone else Empty, on and on Just lay down and brace yourself my love Play pretend, make it all disappear The door is open now It’s so beautiful, it’s like I’m home Time to let go, just let me go I will meet you there

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Traverton are an Ottawa-based duo formed in 2009 who are still actively recording. This compilation covers works from the 2009 release March For Mercy to the 2016 Tightrope EP.

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released November 27, 2016

Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Written by Butch Gerald
Melissa Denyse Welch: Vocals
Butch Gerald: All Guitars & Bass, Drums, Vocals.

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