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Our friend takes drugs every day
and she contemplates life when she plays
so hard
upon the piano keys
But the melody just will not stay,
it moves around the pillars
and fades away, like light
just at the end of day
come in, find a place to lay your head
take a moment
no one’s going anywhere
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
Go on, read the lines out loud,
your voice will have to do it
without the power
the guards keep changing
at every hour
Go on, sing the lines again,
your voice a little louder
at the sound of them
you’re here
but how long has it been?
come in, find a place to lay your head
take a moment
no one’s going anywhere
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
We would have healed Babylon
but she would not be healed
we would have healed anyone
tell me how you feel?
“I’m a wheel within a wheel.”
come in, find a place to lay your head
take a moment
no one’s going anywhere
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
yes, I swear
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Is there something wrong
with your body?
The Temple, not what it was?
you could ask around
you could ask around
ask anybody
See what they’ve learned
It’s one of those things
yes, one of those things
just one of those things
you know
the presentation went badly
no one seemed to know
can your body be a lie?
or is it something more holy
like we were told
It’s one of those things
yes, one of those things
just one of those things
you know
the kids are on their own
the kids are on their own
the kids are on their own
the kids are on their own
It’s one of those things
Is there something wrong
with your body?
Maybe you’ve never been told
sometimes they want to help
but their help is the one thing
that kills you the most
It’s one of those things
yes, one of those things
just one of those things
It’s one of those things
yes, one of those things
just one of those
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Fur / Ticker Tape
04:10
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The last speech that I heard
Didn’t mean a thing,
Not a thing to me
The one who hung the earth
upon the waters
What should I believe?
Should I believe?
The last word that was said
Heavy and dead
a fur on a king
The one who hung the curtain
of the cosmos
What is left to dream?
Is there a dream?
Oh, the headline says it all
“The lowest circle isn’t all that far”
In any story, it’s the hardest part
Oh, the ticker tape speaks to me
“In this world there is misery”
With this world,
let me make my peace
The last song that was played
A serenade
A pretty little thing
The one who tore the curtain
top to bottom
Can you hear the strings?
Can you hear the strings?
The last breath that I have
It has to last
For all of eternity
The one who closed the gates
upon the garden
Open the gates for me!
Open the gates for me!
Oh, the headline says it all
“The lowest circle isn’t all that far”
In any story, it’s the hardest part
Oh, the ticker tape speaks to me
“In this world there is misery”
With this world,
let me make my peace
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The albatross is just
what I had in mind
a letter or number or color
will do just fine
when I was young,
I never did think twice
when I was young,
I never did think twice
the necklace will teach you
what this world is like
the necklace will keep us
all in line
The albatross flew around
three times
capturing our hearts and our minds
you made a gesture in plain sight
you made a gesture, started a fight
the necklace will teach you
what this world is like
the necklace will keep us
all in line
The albatross looks asleep
but not alive
write my number down
while there’s still time
before we go to bed, we say goodnight
waking up we say good luck
and then goodbye
the necklace will teach you
what this world is like
the necklace will keep us
all in line
the necklace will teach you
what this world is like
the necklace will keep us
all in line
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Oakleigh Woods
in the high heat
in a quiet park
in some fantasy
Oakleigh Woods
a dead-end street
a modern house
a gothic dream
I hate being lost from the start
I need a better map and a chart
I’ll make my way into the heart
this time
I will find
Oakleigh Woods
the kids outside
Chelsea Downs
oh, run and hide
Oakleigh Woods
the ghosts at night
the carnival
and the flashing lights
I hate being lost from the start
I need a better map and a chart
I’ll make my way into the heart
this time
I will find Oakleigh Woods
I hate being lost from the start
I need a better map and a chart
I’ll make my way into the heart
this time
I will find
Oakleigh Woods
Oakleigh Woods
Oakleigh Woods
Oakleigh Woods
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It’s funny how you were romantic
so idyllic, so close to tears
now it’s all disappointment
disappointment everywhere’s
crowds and amusement
all amusement, so unprepared
in a minute
just a minute
it’s all a young frontier
You knew I’d write a song about it
a song about it with all my friends
you had a chance but then you blew it
then you blew it when this began
your ideals, they meant nothing
they meant nothing
when you gave in
Saramago saw it coming
saw it coming in Blindness
What do you want to go back for?
What did you leave back there?
Why open up closed doors?
Now we can get somewhere
It’s sad you cannot see it
you cannot see it, you didn’t know?
all your life has been rehearsal
dress rehearsal for the show
crowds and amusement
all amusement, for so and so
in a minute
just a minute
it just goes to show
What do you want to go back for?
What did you leave back there?
Why open up closed doors?
Now we can get somewhere
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There’s a moment
For the right words,
the best thing to say
You have to try it.
The hour is late,
what is true will remain
Patience is sacred
Let’s not ruin it by haste!
Every moment lasts forever
Unless the tape is erased
Unless the tape is erased
The tape is erased
Come back, come back with me
“Eat your heart out”
That’s the spirit!
You’re going to say what you think
All the sorrows of unbelievers
All the spilling of ink
A little harder
Oh, the impression you’ll make!
All the world is too much with us
And the curtain is raised
And the curtain is raised
The curtain is razed
Come back, come back with me
There’s a moment
For the right words,
the best thing to say
You have to try it.
The hour is late,
what is true will remain
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Woke up in the wilderness
covered my face with gold
the color of tenderness
the color of health, I am told
packed up my bewilderment
tied a knot I know
opened up the furnaces
built for when the trumpet blows
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
there used to be a road right here
there used to be a gate that closed
arm yourself with memories, dear
carve your name into the post
the birds are high up in the air
the sound down in the valley grows
compass isn’t very clear
can’t we take it nice and slow?
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
the Palisades are fine this time of year
we can spend the night out here
around the fountains like before
maybe everything will be alright
maybe I can just touch your side
when the wolves are at the door
(they’re at the door!)
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Come on! Come on! My Lord!
Woke up in the wilderness
covered my face with gold
the color of tenderness
the color of health, I hope
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Maybe it’s best if you just take it back
Maybe we don’t get another dance
Maybe you thought we could,
but we just can’t
Not every story has a second act
Not every story has a second act
So maybe it’s best
if you just take it back
Maybe that’s the end of our romance
Maybe we don’t get the ring of brass
Not every story has a second act
Not every story has a second act
Not every story has a second act
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