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Year Away
04:10
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When this all falls apart, we'll only see your heart
No more staring at the screen, it's time to really be seen
So what will you have to say after a year away?
What’s been lost, what’s been found, are you just kicking time around?
How’s your heart, how’s your head, did you lose a friend?
I didn’t call, didn’t reach out, though I swear I was concerned
But information, it gets lost
And we all pay the cost
This might be our last shot
Time to give it all we’ve got
So what will you have to say after a year away?
What’s been lost, what’s been found, are you just dragging us around?
How’s your heart, how’s your head, did you lose a friend?
You didn’t call, didn’t reach out though I’m sure you were concerned
‘Cause I was lost, I was fine, I was petrified
I stayed in, lost track of time, the walls closed in I nearly lost my mind
I walked out as the streets had begun to burn
Did my best, tried to learn, listened close as they shared every crime
I was alone and moved home and stared at the screen
Believed almost anything, spread lies, got sick on only pride
I was judged, I lost touch and learned how to cope
Lost a friend to the rope, held onto hope with all my might
I held on to you
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Not the Same
03:50
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The unmade calls, the falling walls, losing track of the seasons
The dreaded talk, the secret flaws, don’t give ‘em all your reasons
The missing chord, that river thawed, you thought you’d skate away on
You tried so hard and missed the mark
And now you came back swinging
‘Cause it’s not the same, it’s not the same, it’s not the same I know it
It’s not the same, it’s not the same, it’s not the same I’ll show you
The hissing of the summer lawns, and all that space between us
Not asked for and not deserved but you want to grant forgiveness
The things you’ve done, the things you’ve seen, there’s really no comparing
You’ve given all that you can now, don’t get lost in old feelings
‘Cause it’s not the same, it’s not the same, it’s not the same I know it
It’s not the same, it’s not the same, it’s not the same I’ll show you
It’s not
I’m not the same, I’m not the same, I’m not the same I know it
I’m not the same, I’m not the same, I’m not the same I’ll show you
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Old Friend
04:20
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When we were younger and together all the time
And I could not tell yours from mine
I knew I had to draw that line, it’s now or never
Like a boulder rolling down a hill,
You can’t stop it with all your will
I know there’s love between us still, though it is hard to feel
Old friend, you’ve been good to me
I won’t need anymore of your time
That mirror, has shown me everything
Couldn’t be anymore clear
I’m not nothing without you
I knew one day I’d be leaving
Love is passing with the seasons
I don’t need you, old friend
When I was silent and so insecure
I’d give you every sentence, never say a word
I thought your life was mine to live, and would be forever
But like a wave coming in off the sea
You can’t keep it now from taking me
I know there’s endless light to see
And I’m not nothing without you
I knew someday I’d be leaving
Love is passing with the seasons
There’s a distance and I like
I don’t need you like I did then, old friend
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Last Drop
03:50
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I’m calling out like a radio
I’m reaching out like a vine
I’m peeking out of the blindfold
And moving on like time
I don’t know what I’ll find
But I want to find love
As if it were the last drop and nothing ever lasts forever
As if it were the missing part of a piece that holds it all together
I keep you like a habit
I stick around like a ghost
I wanna run out and catch it
And disappear like smoke
When I can’t feel your love
And I want love to feel
As if it were the last drop and nothing ever lasts forever
As if it were the missing chord of a song that’s written for each other
I speak of freedom then stand behind the line
Give myself more reasons to settle for just fine
Maybe I don’t know what I’ve got
Better run run for love
As if it were the last drop and nothing ever lasts forever
As if it were the missing part, a piece that holds it all together
As if it were the missing chord of a song that’s written for each other
As if it were the last stop, too far out to come back ever
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Daffodils
03:43
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All of my memories come and hover all around me
Tears of grief comfort me like a lullaby caressing
Sing me a melody I will lean in, I will lean in
And paintings of poppies I am leaving, I am leaving
While daffodils are blooming in the field
Yellow to remind us how to feel
Wilting to remind us this is real
While she moves closer to the veil
Hold me here lovingly in this moment or any moment
Waiting to fall asleep I won’t forget, I won’t forget
I will love you the same as anyone or any living thing
Here for a lifetime or even a minute
While daffodils are blooming in the field
Yellow to remind us how to feel
Wilting to remind us this is real
While she moves further through the veil
Keep your heart open wide
You never know your time
Keep your heart wild
True flower child
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6. |
Smile With My Eyes
04:01
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After all that has been said, after all that has been done
Thought I was the only one of us still here in Los Angeles
Not many places left to go, not many places left to hide
I’ll smile with my eyes, we’re out here saving lives
Like it’s no big deal
I’ll give up the fight, pull you back to the other side
What matters now?
Is it no big deal?
I say too much then not enough
When everyone’s asking how I’m holding up
If there’s nothing left to lose, I’ll be holding on to you
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Shifting Sands
03:51
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Faded away, bit by bit and day by day
Fell through the cracks, now I’ll never get it back
The maple leaves, let the lake have the oak tree
It doesn’t belong to me
The shifting of sands
Home slipped through my hands
Breaking my heart
All that I’ve known
All I thought I had is gone
Just look what they lost
Now it’s time to pay the cost
Never belonged to us
The shifting of sands
Home slipped through my hands
Breaking my heart
Lake Michigan
Used to be where I thought I’d raise my children and grandchildren
Where I thought I stand with him in sacred union
But now it’s just a place I grieve, know I took for granted
As if there’s some other version on some other planet
But there’s no other one, there’s no other one
The shifting of sands, home slipped through my hands
Breaking my heart, Lake Michigan
Breaking my heart, Lake Michigan
Breaking my heart, Lake Michigan
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Valley Green
04:06
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Do you believe my love that we could be strong enough?
Walk down far enough, to see the both of us?
And in between and at the edge of that valley green
What has been lost on me? What am I missing?
‘Cause I thought that you were making it all up
And that I’d just run right out of luck
Please convince me ‘cause love can be hard to see
When you choose misery, when you have been running
Please come get me
‘Cause I thought that you were making it all up
And that I’d just run right out of luck
Yeah I thought that I’d been cheated right out
So I kept on looking all around
Now it’s you, I wanna believe
Now it’s you, I wanna believe
Do you believe my love that we could be strong enough?
Walk down far enough, to see the both of us?
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9. |
Watch It Like A Show
04:36
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Hold me closer, you are all I need
Drop my shoulders, you are my relief
How can you tell me, go back to reality
Now I’ve found you, everything has changed
‘Cause we’ve burned down everything we know
Ignored the fires and the floods and the overflow
And sit around and watch it like a show
Oh no, tell me it’s not so
Tell me it’s not true
Hold me closer, you are all I need
Drop my shoulders, you are my release
How can you tell me, go back to reality
Now it’s happening, nothing is the same
‘Cause we’ve burned down everything we know
Ignored the fires and the floods and the overflow
And sit around and watch it like a show
Oh no, tell me it’s not so
Tell me it’s not true
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10. |
Endless Sound
04:48
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The light has changed and some of us have lost our way
What will you say as they look out on the drying lake?
We’ll fade out slow, but quicker than we had been told
No greater courage shown than living like you won’t grow old
The water is hotter, the mighty thaw
The current’s reversing, the last are lost
What once were clouds rolled out and all have turned to smoke
Fire came through town and took it down before they woke
Are you not afraid? You risk it all just to get paid
Then give no thanks, she’ll give you more than you can take
You’re given every reason, you pay no cost
We’re losing the seasons, dry heat or frost
The water is higher, the islands fall
The current’s reversing, the last are lost
No storm can take me down
Endless light, endless sound
No man can take me down
Endless life, endless sound
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