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Abroad
03:40
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All I’ve got are old instincts
But they’ve been useless now for miles
Since I left my homeworld
And I won’t be back there for a while
Searching for a source of comfort
Only finding sheets of endless ice
In the back row laying low again
Feeling tense
Hiding from their line of sight
But it’s clear that I do not belong here
One step at a time
Just avoid the gaze of their eyes
If I’m wearing a mask
I can’t seem to grasp
What it all means anyway
To be this caught up inside
All I’ve got are old instincts
All I’ve got are old instincts
Watch the pencil roll right off your desk
I hand it back
It sends electric shocks through me
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Is it safe to throw away a kingdom
To a killer who’s been sleeping with my crown
I am begging you to give it back now
It’s not your place to pass it around
There’s a city sitting your shoulders
And you’re sleeping on its crumbling bridges
I’m a visitor
I’m not one of your people
(I am nothing)
I am something less to witness this
You’ll never hear the way you speak to me
Like they scream at me
When I’m walking alone at night
You only see the things you want from me
Just like the rest of them
Just like the rest of them
You’ll never hear the way you speak to me
Like they scream at me
When I’m walking alone at night
You only see the things you want from me
Just like the rest of them
I am an object of your pride
You don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know
What it’s like
You don’t know
You don’t know
You’ll never know
What it’s like
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3. |
Atalanta
03:38
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I need a little headroom
Can’t seem to work it out
I’m looking for good places, places
To open up my mouth
The hunter holds the key stone
She’s seeking out her prey
Would you know if I meant it, I mean it
The writing’s in my name
I’m just a little sorry
But not enough to change
My mind is my up darlin’ darlin’
My target’s within range
But I’m running out of time
So I sharpen up my knives
Quit looking for a way out, a way out
Don’t you look into his eyes
But I’m not about to lose this focus
I’ve zeroed in on my aim
I feel the pressure building up, up, up
His guard has become my game
Not looking for a trophy
Won’t be bringing home his head
Promise I’ll be missin’ missin’
Parts of him instead
But I’m running out of time
So I sharpen up my lines
Can’t get the story wrong now, wrong now
If I look into his eyes
But I’m not about to lose this focus
I’ve zeroed in on my aim
I feel the pressure building up, up, up
His guard has become my game
But I’m not about to lose this focus
I’ve zeroed in on my aim
I feel the pressure building up, up, up
His heart has become my game
(Don’t wanna lose it)
I feel the pressure building up
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4. |
Natural History
04:09
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Your thin wrinkled t-shirt
Is the softest material
The weight of your body
Is a weight off of mine
And here in this museum
Displays filled with figurines
Your displays of affection
Harken to simpler times
And oh my god
Are you feeling how hot it is?
Charm and poise
Are melting away at my fingertips
With you a day at the museum
Is a parallel universe crossing my path
With you staring at fossils through glass walls
Says more ‘bout what’s coming
Than it ever did of the past
The mood in the gift shop
Is a phony uncertainty
Do I purchase this post card?
Do I let you inside?
And oh my god
Are you feeling how hot it is?
Your constant gaze
Is a fire ablaze walls of marble and brick
And oh my god
This reserve that I’m holding
Well it seems that I must let it go since I’m certain
My future’s unfolding
If I stop in the halls of mammals
Perhaps I won’t fall for your glamour
Your knowledge of biomes
The names of these old bones
But oh no, no, no, no, no
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5. |
What It Is
02:56
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I notice the books that you’re reading
You come ‘round the same time each day
I’m nervous to strike up real conversation
But the system it tells me your name
When you cross the room
Wish that I knew
What it is, what it is
What it is about you
That keeps me afloat
Pulls me in close
What it is, what it is
What it is I don’t know
The closer you’re standing the better
I feel my chest pounding within
The back of your neck is a black hole
I’m helpless as it drags me in
You see me peering through rows of tall shelves
I know
I’m hiding behind a stack of books
You catch me sneaking
I stare when you’re leaving
But I just pretend it’s you who looked
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6. |
Time to Go
01:15
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I think it’s time
For me to go
Back home tonight
You stop taking breaths
Through tears
And I know what it’s like
For the first time
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Know Me
03:38
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At first I thought it was all in my head
That what I’m feeling can’t be real
But now I get the sense that you will not see me
For what I am
Is it the way that I speak
The affirmation you seek
‘Cause I see you’re listening
But you don’t understand
No you won’t understand
Is it the sound of my voice
That makes you drown out the noise
‘Cause I see you’re listening
But you don’t understand
No you won’t understand
I’m searching for the water
But I’m running into concrete walls
I keep busting my head on a pile of bricks
Trying to get you to know me at all
Must I get down on my knees
If I grovel and I plead
Well it’s a sight you’d like to see
But it won’t do anything
I am a sum of my parts
And you’re already whole
Baby won’t you tell me
What it is I need to do
To try to help you understand
A woman’s point of view
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8. |
Veil
01:59
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That you’d refuse me my reality
There lies the fault in your duality
I only wish that you could see in me the truth
That I am both your shadow and your reflection
There is a darkness deep in me
I cannot let it go
But if you asked me to cross winter
I could bear the snow
You look at me and see a woman
A veil that is more strange to you
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9. |
Can't Tell You
03:46
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If I’m being honest
I know that, I know that
I can’t be honest with you
I’m hiding something
I know that you’ve noticed
But is it my place to keep the truth
From you baby
I’m staring at the ceiling
And I’m wide awake
There’s a secret on my lips
My volition starts to break
As I lose another hand
Playing “what will he say?”
But I can’t tell you
No, I can’t tell you
I keep on lying
I know that, I know that
It’s wrong but I’m afraid
To show you every part of me
To loosen the threads between
Your world and mine
Oh baby
What will you think of me
When I let go
Of all of this control
Will you still love me
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10. |
Leave It
03:02
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I’ve waited and waited for
The sun to call me back where I came from
For some kind of sign to let me know
That I am right to leave it
All behind, all behind
If only it was ever that easy to leave it
All behind, all behind
Watch the wanton glow behind your eyes
And wish that I could know
What it is that makes you tick
What makes you not want to do
The same for me, same for me
If only it was ever that easy for you
To do the same for me
Try to refrain from
Counting the days, hun
I’ll board a plane one
That’s bound for stars I’ll leave it
All behind, all behind
If only it was ever that easy to leave it
All behind, all behind
Try to abstain from
Your sweet embrace, hun
Passing sensations
Won’t give escape from
Ways that you prey upon
Daily frustrations
Was my time wasted on this
Well soon I’m gonna leave it
All behind, all behind
If only it was ever that easy to leave it
All behind, all behind
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11. |
I'm Yours
03:56
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If I’m grasping at straws for an anchor
Then your whisper’s a weight to my skin
I’ve been sinking my hands into solid ground
You’re the dirt and the sand soaking in
It’s impossible
To forget the way I feel
When I’m with you
When we touch
It consumes me
I can’t stop it but I know
I am so sure
Just want your love
‘Cause I’m yours
‘Cause I’m yours
‘Cause I’m yours
Are you mine too?
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12. |
Time 2 Go
00:48
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Every desperate step
You take
To make me stay
Hurts like hell
But your hysteria
It paves my way
To a clearer head
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13. |
Sleeping on Trains
03:35
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I can’t relate to your inclinations
The sound you make
(When you’re dozing off)
And if this wait is too long for you
Then baby let’s find another way home
You’re fast asleep on the train again
You’re useless when it’s past 2 AM
You can’t rely on me
Can’t rely on me, no
Please don’t rely on me
I watch your face in relaxation
It makes me ache
(And honey I’m tired too)
I know it’s late and we’ve
Still got ten stops to go
But I’m counting alone
You’re fast asleep on the train again
You’re useless when it’s past 2 AM
You can’t rely on me
Can’t rely on me, no
Please don’t rely on me
Don’t rely on me
Why are you doing this to me
You can’t rely on me
Won’t you stop doing this to me
You can’t rely on me
Why are you doing this to me
You can’t rely on me
Won’t you stop doing this to me
You can’t rely on me
To stay awake
Watching your tremors
The way you shake
My cheeks are flush now
And it’s a race
To find my own way off this train
Get off
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