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The Mailbox is Full
00:15
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Other Side
01:36
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YOU CAN’T KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING
UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE COMING FROM
THE STORY’S ONLY AS GOOD
AS ITS MAIN CHARACTER
I KNOW THAT I HAVE SOME TELLING
AND EXPLAINING TO DO
BUT EVERY SINGLE FAILURE’S REALLY
JUST A LESSON LEARNED
I FIND, I LAY LOW MOST THESE DAYS
JUST WATCHING MY WHOLE COMMUNITY
MORPH AND CHANGE
OH THE HISTORY IS FADING
YES I KNOW, I KNOW
MY HISTORY IS FADING
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3. |
Moonshine
04:00
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IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU
MYSTERIOUS
HE ROLLED BACK INTO TOWN
WITH WAR STORIES TO TELL
HE MET A GIRL AND SHE LISTENED WELL
SO HE POURED OUT HIS SOUL
HE SAID “I DONT LIKE WHAT MY CITY’S BECOME NOW
BUT ITS MY HOMETOWN”
SO THE LOVE STILL THE SAME
AND NOW SHE IS A PART OF IT
EYES SHINE BRIGHT LIKE THE HEART OF IT
SO HIS LOVE FOR HER
ALWAYS WILL REMAIN
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU
IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
THEY MET UP ON A LATE NIGHT
HEART RACING LIKE SOME RACE-BIKES
SW,SW-SWTICHIN’ INTO HIGH GEAR (HIGH GEAR)
HE TOOK HER ON A RIDE IN HIS SKYLINE
MOON SHINING UP ABOVE
SHE WATCHED THE RED LIGHTS ATOP THE SKYSCRAPERS PEEL AWAY
AS HE PUNCHED ON THE GAS
SHE CRIED OUT “DANGEROUS”
BUT DEEP DOWN SHE LIKED THE RUSH
AND THRILL OF IT ALL
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE
THINGS MAY COME AND THINGS MAY GO
BUT NOT MY LOVE FOR YOU
IF THESE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
AND ALL THESE MACHINES SHUT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
IF THIS CITY GOES DARK
AND ALL THESE MACHINES MELT DOWN
IM STILL HERE FOR YOU
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4. |
Downtown Elegy
03:58
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THE CITY DONE CHANGED
IT FEEL SO REARRANGED
IT FEEL SO VERY STRANGE
BUT THE FIGHT REMAINS THE SAME
TRYNA SURVIVE
JUST TRY’N SURVIVE
TRYNA SURVIVE
PEERING INTO MY SOUL
IT FEELS SO VERY COLED
BUT DEEP DOWN ALL THEY SEE
IS THIS HEART OF GOLD
MY HEART IS PURE
I AM SO PURE NOW
MY HEART IS PURE
FEELING VERY DIGITAL
I WANT SENTIMENTAL
SOMETHING I CAN FEEL
FEELING VERY DIGITAL
I WANT SENTIMENTAL
SOMETHING REAL
OLD MEMORIES COME TO MIND
LYING WITH YOU IN THE MORNING TIME
OH YOU USED TO STICK AROUND
LYING WITH ME IN THE MORNING TIME
YEAH WE USED HANG DOWNTOWN
BUT THE CITY DONE CHANGED,
CITY DONE CHANGED
DOWNTOWN
THINGS ARE REARRANGED
FEELINGS AREN’T THE SAME
YEAH WE USED HANG DOWNTOWN
BUT THE FEELINGS DONE CHANGED
WE ARE NOT A THING
DOWNTOWN
THE CITY LIFE IS TRASH
EVERYBODY WEAR A MASK
TODAY FEELS LIKE WE’RE LIVING IN THE PAST
SO MUCH ANGER, SO MUCH HATE
SO MuCH ANGER
EVERYBODY WALKS AROUND
NUMB AND DUMBED DOWN
ONE QUESTION
ARE YOU ENTERTAINED ?
‘CAUSE WE’RE DISTRACTED
SO DISTRACTED
FEELING VERY DIGITAL
I WANT SENTIMENTAL
SOMETHING I CAN FEEL
FEELING VERY DIGITAL
I WANT SENTIMENTAL
SOMETHING REAL
OLD MEMORIES COME TO MIND
LYING WITH YOU IN THE MORNING TIME
OH YOU USED TO STICK AROUND
LYING WITH ME IN THE MORNING TIME
OH YOU USED TO STICK AROUND
LYING WITH ME IN THE MORNING TIME
YEAH WE USED HANG DOWNTOWN
BUT THE FEELINGS HAVE CHANGED
CITY DONE CHANGED
DOWNTOWN
THINGS ARE REARRANGED
FEELINGS AIN’T THE SAME
DOWNTOWN
THE FEELING SO STRANGE
WE USED HANG DOWNTOWN
BUT CITY DONE CHANGED
OOH
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5. |
Keep Rising
04:31
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PEOPLE TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN
BEFORE YOU’RE EVEN OFF THE GROUND
BUT KEEP RISING, KEEP RISING
PEOPLE TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN
BUT KNOW THAY YOU’RE ON SOLID GROUND
AND JUST KEEP RISING, KEEP RISING
PEOPLE SAY THEY’LL DO THINGS FOR YOU
THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO
BUT KEEP RISING, KEEP RISING
PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WRONG
BUT WILL GLADLY HAVE YOU SING THEIR SONG
BUT KEEP RISING
JUST KEEP RISING
OHH
PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY ARE SMART
THEY WILL LEAD YOU ASTRAY AND CALL IT ‘ART’
BUT KEEP RISING
PEOPLE MAY MAKE YOUR LIFE HELL
AND ACT LIKE THEY ONLY WISH YOU WELL
BUT KEEP RISING
A LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD
BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SPECIAL ONES
THAT RISE WITH YOU
HAVE A SOLID HEART AND A CLEAR MIND
AND IN TIME YOU WILL FIND
THAT YOU’RE RISING
KEEP RISING
OHH
PEOPLE TRY TO BREAK YOU DOWN
BUT KNOW THAY YOU’RE ON SOLID GROUND
AND JUST KEEP RISING, KEEP RISING
PEOPLE TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN
BUT KNOW THAY YOU’RE ON SOLID GROUND
AND JUST RISE
HAVE A SOLID HEART AND A CLEAR MIND
AND IN TIME YOU WILL FIND
THAT YOU’RE RISING
YOUR RISING
A LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD
BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SPECIAL ONES
THAT RISE WITH YOU
OOO
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