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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.
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2. |
Belong
03:25
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You don't have to be afraid
Just thought I'd let you know
You don't have to be afraid
You see, this love will never die
The chilling signs have us gasping now each time you breathe
What our poisoned minds believe
I don't want to be the one
Walking outside the lines
I'm sick of being a slave to this dark cloud
I don't want to be the one
The perfect alibi
You’ll never know the meaning of this fear
It doesn't have to be today
But self-destruction needs to go
A tender heart that can be saved
You see, this love can never die
I don't care what was said, it's all irrelevant
We’re here now, refuse to leave
No need for heroes
Look deep inside of you
But melancholy’s strong, there are tough times ahead
We’re back to zero
Things I will guide you through
Since there is no other place I know you'd rather belong
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3. |
Amy
04:06
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So it begins, the ladder falls
The darkest sun, docility holds broken dolls
A deeper need, through night it sailed
No conscience breathed, obedience came crashing down
We adhered to our sins
We had to run away
I wish I could be there
But I can never find the words to say, love
It has to be that way
And I would rather see them
Embrace a life that I would have betrayed, love
It has to be that way
I don’t want to be your scar
Your strength gives in, becoming frail
Grieving’s done, this reasoning has ruined it all
A simpler deed, the past exhaled
No patience streamed, a saddened tale
Your basic fear, it sees in
We had to run away
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4. |
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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5. |
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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6. |
The Game
03:47
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Without a second more
Pick scattered pieces off the floor
I will make it
Will send self-pity on its way
I'm done grinding teeth
Target aiming forward
Too many tries, it’s a price I cannot pay
So unclear and beyond this self control
Faith implied, window hope from your front door
It’s all a game, what future is proposed?
Knowledge now has all been used
Change, plainly up to you
Momentum lends its jewel
Yet we all back away
Noted by the fooled
It's your choice to choose, just one's self to delude
Discard the past
These whispers loud
So wound up, excuses won't cut it
It's high noon, wrong town
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7. |
Drifter
03:23
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I’ll never reach the road
Took strength to sound the bell
The yonder brings its sad blue
Touch the ground
Shout it out
My views on how I pegged the world
There is so much to know
Throw anything my way
Shifting, not what I choose
I lived a lie to earn the truth
Still many miles to go
Drifter
Seems like it tore right through me
Climb hordes of chipped rock, faith locked
This allowed, screaming breaks the windows
Leave the ground
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8. |
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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9. |
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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10. |
Action Reaction
03:09
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Condone this ceremony, impending doom
No break-through
A sense of utter glory with all to lose
Crazy mishaps
Would it kill you now to listen?
Thoughts worth saving
You think you've got it rough
Conduct a rhyme without the knowledge
Lots from which to walk away
When will you learn?
There’s no real winner here, you see
Rid of this mental tragedy
Win all your tiring battles
Action-Reaction
No gain from rivalries you seek
Patience of mine will now exceed
Becoming hard to handle
The masses tread your runway
Soon, a real lesson
Nothing’s meant to stop it
Silent vow’s on hold for self’s sake
Tells you what to do
Check in, won't you?
Just ease in
Why won’t you learn?
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11. |
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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12. |
Would It Kill You?
03:21
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Think you own the world but it's chipping away
All you are owed, out the window
Thought I could deal
My heart pinned to the wall
Into formation, a zone
So greatly done, watch your eyes glow
Without a care, you just have it made
Feel the way I feel
Would it kill you to say hello?
This just doesn't seem that real
Is chance well on its way?
Throw it back to you
Our thoughts are to fold since we've nothing to say
What I’ve bestowed, mental arrow
A face made of steel, no dimension at all
Lasting senses erode
A light will dawn, with a might’s grow
It’s only fair your said glare will fade
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13. |
Jolt
03:29
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Top your prime, mold it by the pound
So in tune, push forward heavy loads
Won't drown, I need it so
Press play, I'm good to go
Hit the ground
This place is burning now
I'll take my chance, the goal is cued
Here we are, trapped in a world with a maze of its own
Plight has me caught in a whirl
Seal your pride, the worst will settle soon
Had no clue, how did i make it through?
Wised up when sure things felt so wrong
Locked up in this room
Don't even know what i'm running from
Offside and all messed up
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Butch Gerald Ottawa, Ontario
Hi. I'm Butch. I play stuff. I write tunes. I record. Yay. The end.
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