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Stateless
03:02
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a citizen of the modern world,
a citizen left undone
a citizen with no stone unturned,
enemy number one
a lack of any race or creed,
desperate for disdain
a citizen cares in quiet despair,
lacking all but name
drop the flag I’m American ready
these deviled eyes pan slow and steady
raise the flag for the stateless one
i’ll pump my fists and fire my guns
despite the rise, despite the fall ,
despite what he has heard
a genius rendered motionless,
his work thus undisturbed
a genius lacking race or creed,
a citizen no more
the wolf is tamed by social shame
and rests outside his door
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My World
03:28
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This morning mirror chews me up
and stares me in the face
It’s not the art that draws me in;
it’s me put in my place
I’m fixed upon the image
that’s covering my tracks
I’m fixing all the winnings,
and burning all the maps
It’s truth without the baggage;
My world without the strife
A prize without the fighter;
A simple shot-of-life
The lullabies that keep me safe-
are those that make me cry
I haven’t seen a sign of life,
and haven’t wondered why
I take this chance to start anew
and lull myself to sleep
I haven’t seen a sign of life
and have
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All These Faces
03:52
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Ever since the world began
Ever since I knew
Of every breath I’d ever draw
I’d draw them each for you
There’s a comfort in the solace
If solace ever comes
But I am lonely in the meantime
And I’m lonely on the run
All these faces, pale and long
Where have all my best friends gone
All these faces faint and strong
Where have all my best friends gone
How’d you get the best of me
How’d you get me wrong
How’d you sort it out and keep
It quit for oh so long
It’s time I turn myself around
And face it all alone
I’m finally at a loss for words
And I am finally home
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One Time Friend
05:53
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Stay with me – One time friend
I don’t ask much- You just be there ‘til the end
Stay with me - This one time friend
I swear that we’ll make it - Make it ‘til the end
I find it so hard to make it through the day
To know that misery will find another way
I find it so hard to stay true to the heart
To know that another day is just a brand new start
With each new beginning comes a sort of view
Daylight breaking no time to see it bloom
But in your distant eyes, I see my dreams come true
Each new beginning teach us something new
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By Your Side
03:16
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Lyin back on the porch
Big ol’ Cass by my side
Wonderin’ just what to do
To pass the time
Soaking up all the rays
Think I’ll go for a walk
Kinda lost in a haze
Conversation’s lost
Don’t wanna go
Just want to stay here
By your side
Left all alone
Leave this sinking ship behind
Evening comes
No surprise
Find myself downtown
Wanna be
On my own
Nowhere to hide
Overworked
Under paid
When’s my life gonna start
Going down
This empty road
Seems always too dark
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Tell On Me
03:45
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Be the first to cash it in
Be the first in line
The pot of gold, so it’s been told
Has sailed its last goodbye
Forward onto yesterday
My hearts against the wall
Some lean and some may stand
Some may rise and some may fall
Tell on me and I’ll tell on you
I’ve heard enough to get me through
Tell on you and I’ll tell on me
I’ve heard enough please let me be
Hallelujah a child is born
To carry on the name
Yet another page is turned
As history plays it’s game
He’ll dare to dream of the wounded night
When mother nature sang
A story ended and one began
When the ship’s bell finally rang
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7. |
The Ghosts
02:52
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Try to bite your tongue off…
then let them bite your soul
Stick yourself in silence and put it all on hold
Shatter all your senses and shatter all your pride
These million dollar phone calls…
mean million dollar minds
Beg and borrow with all their might
‘Cause all these Ghosts can’t get it right
Beg and borrow for all them bombs
‘Cause all these Ghosts can’t right the wrongs
All this empty freedom… and all these empty cues
All this truth forbidden,
through all these workin’ blues
All these fractured voices,
and all these precious souls
Pick up all the pieces
and get lost within these roads…
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8. |
Thinkin' About You
03:58
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I’m so tired and I’m so alone
Haven’t been to see my for oh so long
When are ya comin back? she said to me
I’m going crazy now with this misery
Just thinking about you - Ya you
I’ll be coming home real soon - Ya soon
Why don’t you come down and rescue me?
Oh this dreaming now is oh so strong
And this feeling now
Has done nothing but wrong
I don’t know - I really don’t
How to get these hard feelings out
Cause they’re all about you
Ya you-I’ll be coming home real soon
Ya soon - Why don’t you come down and rescue me?
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When My Baby's Beside Me
03:35
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Don't need to talk to my doctor
Don't need to talk to my shrink
Don't need to hide behind no locked door
I don't need to think
'Cause when my baby's beside me,
I don't worry
When my baby's beside me, all I know
When my baby's beside me,
I don't worry
When my baby's beside me, all I know
Read all my books and talked about
Listen to my radio
Been in school and dropped right out
Tryin' to find out what I didn't know
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