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Serpentine
03:50
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Lyrics:
Walk with me into the cold
Our shoes will scatter the dust like snow
I'm not the man you think you know
Behind the scenes
I'm selfish and shallow, uncaring and cold
And I will always be brooding and alone
It seems, no place for me, no home to call my own
Because you are the rabbit and I am the snake
I'll lie and steal and slither away, just to hide my face
until I drain the life from you
And it tears me apart at the seams, I will bend and I'll break all the rules that will keep you from me
And I'll move so soft that you won't even hear me leave
I'll move so soft that you won't even hear me leave
I wanted nothing more than your heartbeat to mine
Those hazel eyes reflecting the light
While the fireflies they circled at night
And I watched one as it burned so bright
Until it met its fate that night
A spider's web, all struggle and fangs and venom to eat away its insides
And I watched its light flicker on and off as it kept from choking
Some days I am the spider, and some days I'm just trying not to break apart without my blood
It tears me apart at the seams, I will bend and I'll break all the rules that will keep you from me
And I'll move so soft that you won't even hear me leave
And those hazel eyes will haunt my dreams tonight
And I'll move so soft that you won't even hear me leave
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Ghost
02:17
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When I woke up last night, I thought I saw your alabaster form coalescing in the shadows of my bedroom walls. And in the autumn rain, I swore I heard a voice call out your name. And in the park I swear I saw your figure, stark and sweet. But in this duo, honey you know, the ghost is me. I guess I'll always be empty and hollow for all eternity. So hear me rattle the chains on my legs, and hear me shake the bars on the windows while you sleep. And heed my warnings: I swear I know what's best for you. And you say you don't trust me, well I guess I don't trust me, too. And I thought that maybe for one night in 10 of my years, that I could get to sleep at night without these pills to guide me there. And I still need these pills to sleep at night, so come closer and hold me tight 'cause I will disappear before your eyes.
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Polaris
02:49
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And I swear that every creak in this house, it sings to me in frantic tones.
fractured reflections in shattered glass match broken records in my head
Maybe I won’t feel this way one day, when I put this fear to bed
Cuz I’m terrified I will wake up one day, tired and alone, and realize
The reason that I’m stuck in this place are choices of my own
And I can’t shake this fear of disappointing those I love
And maybe one day they won’t find my name on the tip of their tongues
And it feels so wrong, at the end of your rope baby
You thought I was strong
But I can’t find my feet
Until I shake this fear and exorcise these ghosts
But I swear I will get better for those I love the most
So dance in the firelight, maybe we’ll find ourselves in the flickers on the trees at night
Where our constellations meet the skyline
And the stars above will chart their courses through the sky
So by comet trails and asteroid belts, I will chart mine
But it feels so wrong at the end of your rope, baby
You think I am strong
And I will find my feet
When I leave this place
And rubber meets the highway
And maybe when those state lines change, it will be a new day.
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50 years
03:13
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Look for me and you will find me, I'm a ghost i haunt where you met me. i spend a lot of time wondering just how long i'll be remembered when I'm gone. 50 years at most, then i'm gone, everything that i once was washed away on the beachfront like I wasn't even there at all. I spend a lot of time asking myself how I can steal the stars back for my eyes. Because to be honest with you, I haven't felt like myself in 3 whole years. I spend a lot of time figuring out my chances of dying alone, because I can't accept who I see, in the mirror staring back at me, oh no. 50 years at most, then i'm gone, everything that i once was washed away on the beachfront like I wasn't even there at all. So come closer darling, and listen to me rave, i'll tell you all about the plane in an atlanta hangar waiting for me, and come closer darling, i swear there's nothing left for me here. 'cause i was your matchstick love, you light me up and i burn out. and i swear, you won't miss me at all.
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There's a snake in my room
Yeah, he lives in my dresser.
I don't have the heart to kick him out.
He speaks in my voice and he tells me the heartsick secrets I keep to myself.
He says "You don't know how to love, and god forbid nobody knows how to love you, too."
I can't tell the difference between his lies and his truths.
But I can hear the planes roaring to life overhead.
And every single night their engine din draws me from bed.
So let the acid rain wash over me in a flood of chemicals.
Baptize me in oil, I don't need this blood anymore.
My heart will hiss with steam and my lungs will fill with smog.
Ask me all about the boy who wished for wings and got it wrong.
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