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I Worried
04:11
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I worried a lot, will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction,
will the earth turn, as it was taught?
and if not how shall I explain it? Or shall I give in?
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better now?
Could I do better then?
Will I ever be able to sing, as the sparrows do it even though I am hopeless and desperate
Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it?
Am I going to get weak, sick and frail someday?
Suddenly I saw that worrying had come to nothing and I gave it up.
And took my old body and went out into the morning and sang
Why can’t I see in front of me?
Suddenly I saw that worrying had come to nothing and I gave it up.
And took my old body and went out into the morning and sang
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The things I wanted and left behind
It looked like everything I wanted was not right
And I was digging in the sand,
Building Sandcastles despite the wind
No better plan than this
All the wasted time, obsessive thoughts
All the moonless nights, awake and lost
Run towards a lie (it's a lie)
Escaping from my mind
Send me a sign
I am waiting
The things I wanted and left behind
It looked like everything I wanted was not right
And I was sinking in a lake
Drinking myself at night to death
No better plan than this
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3. |
This Shade
03:33
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Days like these are solely grey
The words are blades and my mood swings
I am too numb to see all your disdain
So what, so what is this shade?
So dull, the fog
The fog will cover me
(Everything is temporary
We’re just passing through
We have some questions and very few answers)
The wind swept me far out to sea
The undertow is taking me
In a free fall
So what, so what is this shade?
So dull, the fog
The fog will cover me
It’s all over me
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4. |
For The Hills
02:44
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Say goodbye to everyone
It's been a while and I need some time to make sense
of these draining days with you
I am what you are not
You are so devious
Now that things get worse
You’re the first to disappear
Say goodnight to everyone
I don't think twice, and it's kind of weird for me to say
I am what you are not
You are so devious
Now that things get rough
You're the first to run for the hills
Heavy as lead my mind needs peace
A charming harmony turns into noise
All the times
I just saved all the pain for myself
I am what you are not
You are so devious
Now that things get worse
You’re the first to disappear
For the hills
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Summer is here again
Avoid your feisty mates
Enjoy the silence and the cricket songs
The bedroom is so hot
Your sweat is dripping off
You fall asleep to the cricket songs
The sky is blue and high
The sun is beating down
Merciless
And the radio plays the tunes that we know
We dance to the summer songs
Once your mama came upstairs
she yelled, she screamed, her eyes were red
No more summer songs
The sky is blue and high
The sun is beating down
Merciless
Colors are all mixed up
We are stars that shine and burn
Where is the rain?
You whistle your favorite song
I'm always a little in awe
I miss the rain
I miss the rain
Emotions are all mixed up
We are stars that shine and burn
Where is the rain?
You whistle your favorite song
I'm always a little in awe
I miss the rain
I miss the rain
Where is the rain?
Where is the rain?
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6. |
A Secret Life
03:15
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When tears flow like the tide
I choose you as my guide
A secret life, on the other side
They saw us in the bar
They threw us down the stairs
They found us in a blood pool, almost dead
You and I
Are not confused
We're fallen angels
Lost and abused
Feel my pulse
I am ready and proud
Your kiss makes me alive
A fire burns inside
A Secret life with butterflies
It's always been the same
My love for you must win
Cause Small birds want to fly
My wings are wide
You and I
Are not confused
We're Fallen angels
Lost and abused
Feel my pulse
I am ready and proud
Can't stop now
It's too late
Can I trust the human race now?
All the miles I had to run
To get away from all the troubles
I just wanna be with you
To make love
Love with you
And my dreams come true
I just want to be as one with you
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7. |
How To Stay Awake
02:58
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I am gazing at the stars, I feel
Sensations that I lost
Growing up is not a big deal
Except when you got hurt
A million faces, big grins
Trying to hide their splitting skin
I am gazing at the stars, I see a leap into the void
Everything comes easily
Except when you got hurt
A million faces big grins
Trying to hide their splitting skin
Down on my knees when my skin bleeds
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9. |
It's A Prison
03:04
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What it looks so ordinary it might be not
Somebody did your dirty job
We must be extraordinary to stay on top
Or else we'd be at loss
Cause it’s a prison
It is a prison
Without the bars
Our lives are ordinary, we mow the lawn
Good news bad news feed us up
If there's nothing extraordinary we start to doze
We put our dreams on hold
Cause it’s a prison
It is a prison
Without the bars
It doesn’t seem so but it is a prison
Without the guards
Constructed lies, no evidence
We trust the screens more than our friends
Big brother speech
Performances
Morality is a crime to fight
Cause it’s a prison
It is a prison
Without the bars
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All That Could Burn
03:35
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When the air is thick and red, ask me what we are doing here?
Getting used to live in hell
All that could burn has burnt, steadily
Call me dear old friend,
Let’s talk about the end
The words won’t be the same as they were
Do you want to cry with me when the fire burns all that could burn?
Come to me my friend,
Let’s stay until the end
The world is not the same but we are
I blink with stinging eyes
and look above a blazing fire
Come to me my friend
Let’s stay until the end
All is lost
The time is still
I twirl around
Until I disappear
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11. |
Sweet Dry Raw
03:13
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Phantom Handshakes New York
Phantom Handshakes is a lo-fi, dream pop collaboration between Federica Tassano and Matt Sklar.
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