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Bought and Sold
03:39
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BOUGHT AND SOLD
we roll our sleeves up
try try try try to do it again
I thought you’d come through
oh I sigh wake up do it again
we all are in debt to something or someone
so where you goin’ when you fall?
do you believe in anything at all?
I’d like to have known you when you were seventeen
the weight of the world didn’t mean a thing
so where do you go when you feel bought and sold?
where do you go in the end, oh the end?
we roll our sleeves up
try try try try to do it again
I thought you’d come through
oh I sigh wake up do it again
we all are in debt to something or someone
so where you goin’ when you fall?
do you believe in anything at all?
when you said “I need you”, well who was on the scene?
but we knew your words didn’t mean a thing
so where do you go, uh oh
when you feel so sold?
are we wasting time? do you think it up?
what do you tell your mind when it’s made up?
you’ve gotta slow down before you move on
you’ve gotta slow down before you fall asleep
we breathe the air to keep from sinking
“we’ve seen it all,” we said, we said
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Colors Collapse
03:07
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COLORS COLLAPSE
antenna stretched above the green disguise
I wanted the number to your numbers guy
they’re tracing hexagons beyond the clouds
the countdown we can’t count on cancels out
this part of me close to collapse
like color to a photograph
the promise of an early dawn
a flash of light to focus on
intentions tethered to the rising tide
the forcefield we can’t feel, the great divide
still searching for perfect words to telecast
time dilation in relation to the station of our past
this part of me close to collapse
like color to a photograph
a promise of an early dawn
a flash of light to focus on a while
we never sigh. we never roar
we never had enough to want some more
paint the sky to touch the shore
we haven’t had enough to want for more
and here we are
a falling star against the black
safe and sound
on the ground, we’re pushing back
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3. |
Zero Return
02:03
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ZERO RETURN
make your mistakes
it’s a short life
bruises add up
stay out all night
yeah yeah yeah yeah
off that ghost goes
yeah yeah yeah yeah
back to zero
we die, but in death, we rest our eyes
from flames that burn too bright
and those left must question why
and choke down goodbye
rewind the tape
and splice me in
enter / escape
rush in again
yeah yeah yeah yeah
off that ghost goes
yeah yeah yeah yeah
back to zero
we die, but in death, we rest our eyes
from flames that burn too bright
and those left must question why
and choke down goodbye
yeah yeah yeah yeah
off he goes
yeah yeah yeah yeah
oh oh no
yeah yeah yeah yeah
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4. |
Handwriting Police
03:37
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HANDWRITING POLICE
oh the effect of gravity
we are connected, you and me
we adore so temporary
like the sun we move on and on
we write problems down
the signals get crossed out
are we wasting time
I will never come down
you will never calm down
time to let me calm down
calm down
a reassessment of everything
broadcast transmissions lost or so it seems
here’s a story, “it’s temporary”
lessons learned and we move on and on
we write problems down
the signals get crossed out
are we wasting time
I will never come down
you will never calm down
time to let me
you’d say we’re not the same
but I know that we are
the way that the sun breaks the day
the way that the sun…
sounds the alarm
wake up everyone
we are unarmed
you’d say we’re not the same
but I know that we are
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5. |
Faking The Vapors
02:34
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FAKING THE VAPORS
mercury and bloodletters erase the pain
hollow points of bird feathers render us wings
we decelerate. yeah we drift for days
gasping for formaldehyde, these vapors fade
fever breaks
still, we ache
for shiver and shake
cut against the grain
distance keeping us estranged
fever breaks
still, we ache
vapors fade
still, we ache
for shiver and shake
these are the systems we devised
these are the humors we abide
these are the symptoms we design
these are the symptoms we survive
we are faking the vapors now
x marks the spot, touch your tongue to the paper dot
you clench your teeth before another drop drops
experience, you tend to get a sense of it
you never caught the scent of the extent of it
fever breaks
still, we ache
vapors fade
still, we ache
for shiver and shake
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6. |
Mind The Gap
03:25
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MIND THE GAP
my son, it’s time to tell you what you’re soon to find out
this world is not the oyster that the pearl sings about
you will begin to turn into things you hated
there’s books and guides to tell you how you should live your life
still, much will be decided with the roll of the dice
between the lines, you will find they’re overrated
cause it’s easy to believe when there’s a wind at your back
but winds will turn into knives at the drop of a hat
currents you know will not flow the way you wanted
the seas will all rise up against the bays and the sounds
and every day we’re losing more ground
faced with the same, will you still remain undaunted
this life’s not summed in metaphors
no one can tell you what it’s for
there’s this then nothing more
you’re not the future, you’re just young
don’t try to shape the age that comes
just try and have some fun
my father, you can’t teach me what I already know
stop calling out the endings at the start of the show
you can’t predict every twist that life comes up with
cause I don’t make these waves just to see you get mad
and they won’t break the way that you have
mind the gap
this generation casts
their curses back
mind the gap
we grow up too fast
not built to last
we can, but I bet we’ll break before we bend
in the end, we’ll say we saved them all
this life’s not summed in metaphors
no one can tell you what it’s for
there’s this then nothing more
you’re not the future, you’re just young
don’t try to shape the age that comes
just try and have some fun
oh my son
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7. |
Long and Gone
04:33
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LONG AND GONE
I’m no stranger to regret
there’s much that I’m not over yet
an essay on things not to say
if I ever want to sleep again
I don’t see any reason to
pretend this isn’t the end
I won’t blame you for leaving
if you don’t blame me for wanting you dead
we thought we had it all along but we had it wrong
we saw a chance and we took a shot it was long and
gone are the days that we could not stay away
and we find our lives proceeding much the same
keeping a list in my head
I must remember to forget
those memories, they get in the way
of getting through another day
I don’t see any reason to
(and I’m so sick of apathy)
pretend this isn’t the end
I won’t blame you for leaving
(I'm losing track of losing sleep)
if you don’t blame me for wanting you dead
(and cycling through sentences not to say)
we thought we had it all along but we had it wrong
we saw a chance and we took a shot it was long and
gone are the days that we could not stay away
and we find out nothing’s changed
and I will hold this note
until this feeling goes
away
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8. |
Clear Coasts
03:07
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CLEAR COASTS
up against the infinite
the sunny side / the dark abyss
and these paralyzing odds left unchecked
the bending bow that waves create
the crashing down / the breakers break
out of my depth / catch a breath / hesitate
this cynicism sets you off
out here the coast is clear
is this on? yeah, it’s on.
between the tickle and the cough
three cheers for the insincere
and we carry on as if the end’s not near
the king, the crown, so pomp and proud
these arms surround the heady crowd
are they on task to protect or collect?
the wrinkles of experience
the lessons learned that time imprints
I caught a glimpse in the black staring back
this cynicism sets you off
out here the coast is clear
is this on? yeah, it’s on.
between the tickle and the cough
three cheers for the insincere
and we carry on as if the end’s not near
and it’s here
yeah, it’s here
these storms inform our warmest approach
these stones intone our own clear coasts
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9. |
Satellite Runners
04:35
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SATELLITE RUNNERS
the lights on the stereo
the long way home
the things that we fight about
seem pointless now
from the schoolyard into the grave
are we not afraid?
we keep breathing
or sinking
if you want a fight then you throw the first punch
and I’ll send satellites
down to your blanket life
floating just beyond the constellations
and I’ll send satellites
down to your wasted life
come on you know where we are
we’re not afraid of anything or anyone
are we not afraid of anything? or anyone?
are we not afraid?
and if the planets don’t collide
then we’re lucky to be alive
and from the schoolyard into the grave
are we not afraid?
and if you never see me again
then you know just where I am
I’m breathing or sinking
I’m sinking again
you’re sinking again
and I’ll send satellites
down to your blanket life
floating just beyond the constellation
and I’ll send satellites
down to your wasted life
come on you know where we are
and you wanted more than they know
and you wanted more than they show
and you wanted more than they know
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10. |
A Billion Leaves
03:54
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A BILLION LEAVES
I can’t erase your magnetic mind
you can’t take back the things that you said
the things that you did
points on a grid
you’re just a phantom, a ghost
you’re just someone I used to know
I used to notice
you’re running away
I wanted to tell you
you keep it down while
you’re more than your words
you wanted a change
I wanted to show you
I’ll keep it down now
you’re more than your worth
I wanted a run-through
before I left the atmosphere
we’re just set up to lose
it’s overtaking you
and we cash out tonight, alright
I’ll go down with you
we’re going down now
you’re running away
I wanted to tell you
you keep it down while
you’re more than your words
you wanted a change
I wanted to show you
I’ll keep it down now
you’re more than your worth
we can’t control it
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11. |
Bending Negative
04:16
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BENDING NEGATIVE
I’m not afraid of the photographs
the pushpin portraits embellish the past
"you’re washed out," you said
"you’re watered down. you water everything down"
we take offense as our first defense
the divine hand hands out happenstance
we’re throwing shade at this bright expanse
I know you know this song and dance
you’re still upset your silhouette’s inside out
outside the lines, you’re still inside
you’re still upset your silhouette’s inside out
outside the lines, you’re still inside
any pro can con us all
with a promise big or small
and the halogens come crashing in
dissolving our resolve
we’re out of phase in the almanacs
disrupt the future to distort the past
conceal your fortune in the parallax
this light refracts you might come back
upside down
you’re still upset your silhouette’s inside out
outside the lines, you’re still inside
this light refracts you might come back
you’re still upset your silhouette’s inside out
outside the lines, you’re still inside
this light refracts you might come back
upside down
pinch yourself to approach empathy now
waste your dreams on all your enemies
and this compromise intensifies
we’re shifting shapes as we atomize
and losing focus in magnetic eyes
we saddle up and rattle off a lot of little lies
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Oh Condor Dayton, Ohio
"Too slick for lo-fi, too ambitious for slacker rock and too fun for shoegazing"
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sometimes Tim gets all dark and moody and makes electronic/industrial records. Turn off the lights, and slip into some leather pants for the full effect.
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