1. |
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01:07
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2. |
Part II
03:57
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this is all it takes
i'm gonna leave, i'm gonna leave you all over again
we're gonna dance on the vex of a fallen pin
you couldn't know me just yet
so long my everything
i'm gonna sink in the sands of another sin
i'm gonna drink away the state of mind i kept you in
i don't need anyone
i would do anything
baby, i swear
i would do anything
take my breath
i would do anything
but you're begging for a bloody part two
you could you be obvious, please?
how about a sign or two that i can read?
if i've gotta say it i will, sugar, pretty-please
i won't miss it again
don't it feel tedious?
don't it feel like i was lying?
well, i wasn't yet
whatever else i have told you,
i suppose i did
but don't it make you feel nice?
but baby if you end up alone
that's how you know that you did it all wrong
well, don't you cry
that's for all you left behind
(chorus)
you've got to take it all
i ain't first, i ain't the first to go down like this
to stand in line hoping for one more kiss
always the last to know
the verge of brilliance
i took a shot in the dark, it blew me straight to hell
i hitched a ride with the devil and all his friends
we're taking heaven tonight (we're taking in pills and powder and...)
baby, if you end up alone
that's how you know that you did it all wrong
we'll don't you cry
come on and live it like a lie
(chorus)
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3. |
The Pulse of the Empire
05:52
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4. |
You
04:44
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rearrange words
in the blueprints in my mind
rearrange the course
they will not see me coming this time
'cause I can breathe
in silence
and never let on
oh, and this orphan
isn't about to
let them drag him along
but I'll put what's left of faith
on the way you do it
the way you do it all
'cause it's not the crown
it's the mountain
I'm still bound to
the way you do it all
a little bit more
just a little bit at a time
slowly creeping back
to the trenches beneath the satellites
but I've grown out of rags
and I keep one eye on the door
and now on with ascent
let's get this old thing off of the floor
but I'll put what's left of faith
on the way you do it
the way you do it all
'cause I'm not the crown
I'm the prison
and faith seeps through
when I look up and there you are
I'll squeeze the life right out
of myself 'til I'm blue
and I'm defenseless against the fall
'cause it's not the crown
it's the mountain
I'm still bound to
the way you do it all
are you stuck?
if you are would like some help up
well, I know this stuff gets heavy enough
and my gestures they don't seem like much
are you lost?
I've been wanderin' for years on this road
I've been waiting but they're never coming home
well, I'm here, you don't have to wait alone
and sometimes that's just all you need to know
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5. |
What I Have to Do
04:30
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i walk the shore line
these are hard times
i remember the water blue
but the years have gone by
and i've watched the water dry
watched my people lose
i'll take my freedom from you
if that's what it takes, that's what i'll do
it's dog eat dog in this bitter fight
i'm a dog that's been kicked too much
you can only stand by while your future dies
for so long before you throw a punch
i'll take my freedom from you
if that's what it takes, that's what i'll do
you have to let your heart and your head make decisions
never one without the other
so i kissed my family twice each before i left
i knew my death would free them forever
i walk the shore line
it's disgusting how badly we all need the money
that's just the ways of this earth
when you've got close to nothing
you can see it coming
so you have to do something in return
i put my last six bullets in my father's head
he was rich man, but he like to pretend we were dead
so i ate the dog and i hid the money
wrote a letter to my wife
said "please forgive me, honey"
then i took to the road with my burdens and revenge
all packed away neatly, into the past we sped
and i will never see the daylight on this earth again
but at least i know my daughters will never be hungry again
and i'll take my freedom from you
if that's what it takes that's what i'll do
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6. |
Magdalene
08:40
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Where you come from?
Where you going?
I notice
Where you come from?
Where you going?
I follow too close
What's it taste like?
My blood and my life?
Do you suffer?
'Cause I don't suffer anymore
Where you come from?
Where you going?
I follow too close
Like a deer caught
in the headlights
I will be dropped by what's approaching in her eyes
Like a deer caught
in the headlights
I will be the one that's abused
Her face is smothered
She faults the other
But she keeps the covers too close to breath
And sense desire
Quickly shoots the lights out on me
You're doing better
Yeah, do whatever gets me to you
Yeah, do whatever gets me
Feels like I finally found a friend
in the misery of self-defense
There will be no chance at blood again
I'll keep away from Magdalene
Awaking sober
she will know her
her ties to me have been rearranged
and taken forward
They promised there would be nothing stained
Feels like I finally found a friend
in the misery of self-defense
There will be no chance at blood again
I'll keep away from Magdalene
Like a deer caught
in the headlights
I will be dropped by what's approaching in her eyes
Like a deer caught
in the headlights
I will be the one that's abused
Feels like I finally found a friend
in the misery of self-defense
There will be no chance at blood again
I'll keep away from Magdalene
Your necklace cuts me like a sin
Tight 'round my neck
and stuck with pins
One fall and I will breathe again
I'll keep away from Magdalene
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7. |
Ryan Adams & Cigarettes
04:51
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i could paint the moon
and i might as well 'cause i'm already there
show you what i can do
and leave a couple hours to spare
orange swirls the sky
and i dream this scene every night
in the blackest of hearts
there's still the slightest hint of light
so i can squirm all i want
and i can put up a pretty good fight
but it's just one of those damn fine nights
with ryan adams and cigarettes,
wild irish rose in the white and red,
thorns scattered everywhere
pulled loose,
yeah and maybe even you
he's a mess and a half
got a stutter and a smoker's cough to match
takes his time when he's shy
wears the rips in jeans like the fire in his eyes
oh, he's a mess and a half
but there's nothing he can say to make me mad
through the smoke and the wine
i see a look in his eyes that thinks he'll never be sad again
i can squirm all i want
and i can put up a damn good fight
but there's just something i can't deny
it's ryan adams and cigarettes,
wild irish rose in the white and red,
thorns scattered everywhere
pulled loose,
yeah and maybe even you
i see the world in spin
and my eyes are trying hard to get out
i cannot feel my lips
as i lay against the sky on the ground
hell, as drenched as i am
i can feel my life coming back
the bullets pass the train
and i dropped you just a little bit of slack
i can squirm all i want
and i can put a damn good fight
but i'm afraid you just saved my life
with ryan adams and cigarettes,
wild irish rose in the white and red,
thorns scattered everywhere
pulled loose,
yeah and maybe even you
i could paint the moon
and i might as well 'cause i'm already there
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8. |
Picasso's Mind
05:16
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Dropped from the atmosphere
and there's a pillow to ease your fears
blinding is what you are
all of the colors you've seen through the years
you spent them along the way
here comes another umbrella day
a window painted blue
you see my gaze staring back at you
living in picasso's mind
aww, there's a hint of a gray man hid
press yourself to the world
well, you're the paint so color us in
and the dolls that came alive
they march in honor of adeline
she walks in the mirror clips
and spins away in a yellow mist
a table of two for one
streaks of red fills the air she splits
there was something she saw that night
man, nothing's been the same since
living in picasso's mind
lord, there's a hint of a gray man hid
press yourself to the world
aww, you're the paint so color us in
living in einstein's mind
there's a madman approaching the ledge
the power to rule the world
man, you can take it right over the edge
and the white wash walls come crashing down
oh, and all are appalled and losing frown
yeah, they're losing frown
and the light of dawn will soon be here
all the white wash walls come crashing down
pardon the darkness and all the tears
yeah, we spent these years getting all but out
and we're all but out
you took off your under-slip
revealed to me the pink and peach
i'm under the sky alone
the rain is paint falling on the beach
blinding is what you are
but you've been gone for so long i've reached
the end of a masterpiece
it's all been done from memory
living in picasso's mind
lord, there's a hint of a gray man hid
press yourself to the world
aww, you're the paint so color us in
living in einstein's mind
there's a madman approaching the ledge
the power to rule the world
man, you can take it right over the edge
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9. |
Pleasant Penny Fortune
03:18
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i gave away everything i own today
caught a penny in my pocket and ran away
all i need is something good to happen to me
so i'm walking off the years, dying steadily
so i'm walking off the years, dying steadily
i hope you brought a rain coat
happiness doesn't come to you without a fee
oh, i hope you brought a rain coat
you will never stop the raining so go on with it, please
you will never stop the raining so go on with it, please
there is sun with every lightning that is striking on me
i wake up from a nap and
can't believe where i am
i laid my head in the sand
i wake up from a nap and
i'm still here
god, you must be seeing some kind of plan
i keep waking up and damn it i'm the same sick man
i can't feel for too much longer
'cause i'm feeling it bad
chorus
i hope you brought a rain coat
every moment is unexpected and i pray for the next
i hope you brought a rain coat
i see a break in the clouds and it's scaring me to death
you will never get this close again without being kept
you'll eventually be forever in a garden of rest
chorus
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10. |
These Pillars
03:22
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There's a light at the end of this tunnel and it's you, good-lookin'
There's a cure for all the girls that have broke me in two, you're medicine
Nothing comes easy, but nothing's as easy as love
So take your place apon this faith I'm rebuilding
A smile and a wink is all I need for these pillars
There are questions that will never found no matter how we ask them
But if never means forever with you then I'd rather them go unanswered
Nothing comes easy, but nothing's as easy as love
No one can break my heart like you can so never start
These promises hold their own
You will never be alone
So take your place apon this faith I'm rebuilding
A smile and a wink is all I need for these pillars
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11. |
The Wait
04:34
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12. |
For The Millionth
06:06
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13. |
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The Violet Fire Lexington, Kentucky
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