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We Want You Dead
00:59
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“We Want You Dead”
By: Brad White
We want you dead and we’ll surely get our way
But hey, I don’t mean to rain on your hit parade
But someday this will end
It’s all in vain for you’ll certainly pass away
But hey, it’s all just a game - we lose when we play
And we can’t change a thing
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Walking Down The Hall
03:19
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“Walking Down the Hall”
By: Brad White
I will leave this world like the front door at a boring party
I can see your soul - from the other side I hear you calling
Everything is old, but we feel like we’re the first ones walking down the road
And there’s so much we will never know
I’m sending you my love cause I wasn’t really using it for anything at all
It was a fire that I couldn’t keep lit
And everything I’ve done is like the work of a total stranger
Going through my stuff
In the living room and walking down the hall
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Aurora
04:07
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“Aurora”
Verse:
The days are getting long, the starlight ignites the shore
Ultraviolet songs play on throughout the dawn
Mist is lifted up and tossed back
At long last, they’re home
Restless tides will come and go as long as they want
Chorus:
Colors move and sail along
Covered clouds in blue move on
Verse:
The coast is beaming white, the sunburst converts the night
Heaven’s dripping down, the sides collide with us all
Resonating deep within our skin and our thoughts
Intricate designs fan out and soon they’ll align
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Home
04:17
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“Home” - Lyrics
I’ve rested at the bottom and everything goes up through me
I’ve listened to the silence - the only thing that speaks to me
You’re life isn’t contained, and everything you know is open
Our actions aren’t in vain, nor any word you’ve ever spoken
Home…
I’ve stayed behind and watched the others pass and be involved
I’m aligned with the stars as many disband and dissolve
Stop counting what you’ve gained and being after where you’re going
Nothing will be explained - to go against it leaves you broken
Home...
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Changing Tides
03:03
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“Changing Tides” - Lyrics
I used to feel alive with the changing tides - now I hide
Wound tight between your eyes is the world where I reside
And you’re keeping me safe for now, but you’re killing me, oh I know
I keep doing it just for show
Making the fast go slow
There is a tiny light stuck inside of every line
All waiting for a sign to brought to the greatest light
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Waves
03:57
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“Waves” - Lyrics
Verse:
We’re going down and our world forever burns like heaven
It’s over now - in a flash we’re severed all together
We’re only sound - the parts that make us are all breaking down
It’s not profound - a fact of matter, shattered, swirling round
Chorus:
Around like waves, we fall away
Bound to change like chains on hands
Out in the wild we open up our eyes
And in a while we fall into the tide
Verse:
Light bends itself, taking over so-called owners
Words fly from mouths - joy and curses, draw the curtains
Hands reaching out - grasping hold and letting go
We’re going down and our world forever burns like heaven
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