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Giving In
01:39
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Bleed, bleed, bleed until your veins are full of air
Quiet hands are folded in the peace of silent prayer
Kneeling down you rest your weary head no matter where
This is what it feels like giving in, giving in
Dig, dig, dig until the shovel's lost it's edge
Clawing at the rubble 'til your hands are burning red
Crushed beneath the concrete of a fate that stopped you dead
This is what it feels like giving in, giving in
Pray, pray, pray until there's no more words to spend
Crying out in anger for a life that had to end
Sink into their arms and wonder how it could've been
This is what it feels like giving in, giving
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2. |
City Man
02:54
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I've the feeling I've become a city man
Can't sleep 'til the bars let out at night
And I've grown used to starless midnight walks, the loneliness of business talk
I've become an East Coast city man
I've the feeling I've become a city man
I won't spill my heart without a fight
But that's not how I was raised, this country boy's seen better days
I've become an East Coast city man
Oh, I've become a concrete city man
But I'm begging for some honest conversation
I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep
So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
I'm begging, baby come and save me please
I've the feeling I've become a city man
I spend more time alone than in your arms
Though I try to call you twice a day, my voice alone can't feed these flames
And I'm scared to be a lonely city man
I'm scared I'm just a lonely city man
But I'm begging for some honest conversation
I'm but begging but I ain't down on my knees
'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep
So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
I'm begging, baby come and save me please
I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
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L.A. Rain
04:06
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LA rain falls like an angel on my window pane
She paints her tears across the interstate
And washes me away
Sweet LA rain, softly reminds me we're apart again
She'll keep on falling 'til it's 4am
And I'm too weak to pray
Somehow she knows exactly how I feel
Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels
Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane
Caught in her California rain
I'm wearing thin, she doesn't seem to care what state I'm in
Her rising tide against my tired skin
She forces me inside
Somehow she knows exactly how I feel
Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels
Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane
Caught in her California rain
When it's time for her to go she'll leave an open road
And the sun'll raise his head
But without that constant sound of her tears falling down
I feel lonelier instead
LA rain, she won't be falling 'til I call again
'Til I am furthest from my lover's hand
Somehow she knows exactly how I feel
Somehow I'm always caught beneath her heels
Somehow she knows that I'll be waiting on an outbound plane
Caught in her California rain
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The Raincoat Song
03:25
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I've got a raincoat on, it's holding off the storm tonight
Wish I could say the same for my heart but it's starting to lose the fight
And I'm so damn tired of lying, but I'm running out of time
To tell you the truth
You've got your favourite song, sitting tight with your headphones on
Bags are packed, you're calling a cab, got a ticket to send you home
And I'm so damn tired of lying, but I'm running out of time
To tell you the truth
Baby I love you
To tell you the truth
Baby I love you
To tell you the truth
Baby I love you
But I'm running out of time
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Colour Me In
03:22
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If I were a coloring book, you'd be the one who found me on the back shelf
You'd flip my pages wondering why no one else had tried me out by now
I know you see, you read between these lines so easily, so don't just leave
Colour me in, and start with my heart beat
Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe
Won't you colour me?
Now I'm just a little nervous as you're dusting off my surface with your sleeve
'Cause I've been closed, so unexposed, and there's a chance you might not like what's underneath
But I know you see, you read between these lines so easily, so don't just leave
Colour me in, and start with my heart beat
Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe
Won't you colour me?
I've found you're quite the illustrator now that I'm at your fingertips
Together we could illustrate my heart, and lonely lips
Colour me in, and start with my heart beat
Then breathe in, and fill out these lungs with the air you breathe
Won't you colour me?
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6. |
Hold On
02:00
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Smile
03:18
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I wanna start a pandemic
I'll just smile and everyone'll wanna go with it
Don't just stop and stare 'cos theres a comical gimmick
In the mimicry one smile can spread a mile and then overseas
On the breeze it's so easy if you try
And laugh a while
Take a step back
Open up your heart and use it
Whats the point if
you say you care and you can't prove it
All along I've
been trying to find a way to say this right
When a little action shines so bright
Forget it
All the words have hit the fan and found themselves shredded
Oh and the wind made sure we'd never stick to it
All the the things we said
Well a promise is a promise 'til the day that you're dead
Now I see you'd better act on what you say
Take a step back
Open up your heart and use it
Whats the point if
you say you care and you can't prove it
All along I've
been trying to find a way to say this right
When a little action shines so bright
Of course it's easier said that done
But that's no fun
Action - reaction - these words are distracting me
Why can't we act like the people we're trying to be
And save the words for the after-party
Prove yourself with the way you live your life
Prove yourself, make a choice and ...
Take a step back
Open up your heart and use it
Whats the point if
you say you care and you can't prove it
All along I've
been trying to find a way to say this right
When a little action shines so
Take a step back
Open up your heart and use it
Whats the point if
you say you care and you can't prove it
All along I've
been trying to find a way to say this right
When a little action shines so bright
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8. |
Astronaut
04:02
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I am an astronaut and I'm probably not the kind of guy you thought you'd see here
But I, I've seen the whole world and never a girl that looked like you
So I took a rocket here and magically appeared before you in a blaze of smoke & flame
And all I want to know's your name, and can I take you to the moon today?
'Cause it gets awful lonely up in space
And I could do with seeing someone else's face
Discovering each other in a brand new place
Yes it's true, you could be an astronaut too
I'll take a trip to Mars and I'll steal the stars to paint a picture of a different point of view
Then lay, gazing up at the earth, and know what it's worth to be loved by you
And you'll wear that dress that we made from the Milky Way and pearls from Venus that we found beneath the sand
We'll float back down, but before we land, I'll slip a ring from Saturn on your hand
'Cause it gets awful lonely up in space
And I could do with seeing someone else's face
Discovering each other in a brand new place
Yes it's true, you could be an astronaut too
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