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The Airlift
01:22
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You can see for miles up here
The river winding to the sea
I’ve never seen the sky so clear
Behind the moon, the galaxy
But how long till we get there
You know I don’t have all day
You only get one chance
To look at god and say
Here I am
Since you wanted me so bad
Do your worst
And let us say
Amen
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The lights are flashing black and blue
The boys are showing what they can do
Their limbs are twisted into unfamiliar shapes
And on their chests the lilies bloom
But surely a mistake was made
I’m not one of them, no
Get me out of here and take me for a ride
Hold me close enough to see through your eyes
Fuck the chaperones, let’s fly into the sky
Lift me up till I can’t feel the pain inside
The liquid dripping from above
The caring hand and latex glove
You send me farther from the cold and violent night
Why is it so easy to fall in love
But surely a mistake was made
I’m not one of them
Get me out of here and take me for a ride
Hold me close enough to see through your eyes
Fuck the chaperones, let’s fly into the sky
Lift me up till I can’t feel the pain inside
Get you on the road and let’s drive
Anywhere you wanna go, and I’ll take you there
Let the undertow get you high, don’t you know that I got you
Get you on the road and let’s drive
Anywhere you wanna go, and I’ll take you there
Let the undertow get you high, don’t you know that I got you
Get me out of here and take me for a ride
Hold me close enough to see through your eyes
Fuck the chaperones, let’s fly into the sky
Lift me up till I can’t feel the pain inside
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Darling why’d you run away
I just wanna play
I’ll keep you warm and dry
We’ll let the day go by
Read your favorite books
At the window take a look
Down at the busy world
Turn away and curl
Up, you don’t have to cry
I made you chamomile
If you don’t believe me
Just remember how it feels
To be a broken thing
Won’t you let me try to bring
You the peace of mind
You never could quite find
What could you be looking for
You couldn’t find inside my doors
Don’t you know I always win
And my patience is wearing thin
What a stupid boy
You know you have a choice
And either way it’s true
I’ll see you soon
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4. |
Answer The Call
03:14
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Beautiful machinery, laughing and dancing
Free of all anomalies, part of a master plan
Drinking in the scenery, always advancing
Dream of me when you’re all that’s left
Artificial energy, synthetic dawn
Futuristic memory, see what you want
Masochistic tendencies, suddenly gone
Silver and steel in my broken chest
When the hour has come
And we stare at the sun
We will answer the call, and she says
The body is all
Cybernetic poetry, deep in the forest
Safety and euphoria, eternal August
Heartbreaking and glorious, unnatural harvest
It’s just a dream but I did my best
When the hour has come
And we stare at the sun
We will answer the call, and she says
The body is all
When the hour has come
And we stare at the sun
We will answer the call, and she says
The body is all
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5. |
The Fall Of Icarus
02:47
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Put your body on the line for me
Make it happen finally
Remember when the sky would feel so close
Water flowing endlessly
The waves don’t even bend for me
I thought I had a friend in flesh and bone
But if the sailor heard my cry
He lost it in the world up high
I’m drowning in a swirl of green and gold
I look up at it one last time
The violence and sunshine
Where everyday is won and lost alone
Alone
And if the sailor heard my cry
He lost it in the world up high
I’m drowning in a swirl of green and gold
I look up at it one last time
The violence and sunshine
Where everyday is won and lost alone
Alone
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6. |
City Of Ghosts
03:30
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It’s a slippery slope
It’s a city of ghosts
It’s an evergreen glow
Forever unknown
It’s a beautiful world
Through an open door
Could I let myself go
Just a little bit more
I don’t step outside the station
I know the way tonight will end
Cus I can see the hand on the holster
Though he swears that he’s my friend
Cus it’s a slippery slope
It’s a city of ghosts
It’s an evergreen glow
Forever unknown
It’s a beautiful world
Through an open door
Could I let myself go
Just a little bit more
I close my eyes for a moment
And now I’m looking through the glass
The boulevard is wide and quiet
The streetlight glitters on the grass
Cus it’s a slippery slope
It’s a city of ghosts
It’s an evergreen glow
Forever unknown
It’s a beautiful world
Through an open door
I let myself go
Just a little bit more
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The Operating Table
03:07
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Medical Absolution
03:25
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Be careful what you seek for you are part of it
The river runs much deeper now than my architect designed
And despite your morning rituals and cardigan
I put your body on the table and dug farther in
And I found, every time, chaos
At the heart of it
You try your best to hide it with and avalanche of words
You turn the lights on brighter but you always dance alone
And despite your best intentions and good attitude
I took a razor and a flashlight and an afternoon
And I found, every time, chaos
At the heart of it
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And the hour has come
When we stare at the sun
And we answer the call
And she says
The body is all
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10. |
The Silent Thief
03:17
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Who could’ve told me
You take what you like for free
Who would believe me
You drift through the night like a leaf
I thought that you knew me
That we had a strange kind of peace
But early this morning
I noticed the strangest release
The walls are all falling
And nothing is where it should be
And down by the river
You’re sailing away to the sea
My silent thief
They’re shining a flashlight
Through skin and bone and blood
They’re trying to find you
They’re trying to hold back the flood
I thought that I knew you
That I could control you at least
But early this morning
I noticed the strangest release
The walls are all falling
And nothing is where it should be
And down by the river
You’re sailing away to the sea
My silent thief
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The Quiet Companion
01:30
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Took my hands off the wheel
And let it all go
We’ve gone too far tonight to say we’re lost
But we both know
But you pull us to safety
And turn up the radio
There’s bound to be a fight before
We reach our final home
But we know the game by now
And though our paths have split
We’re still the same somehow
The body and the wit
And if you were to ask do I want to live
I would say that it depends
But I know silence is all you give
And let us say
Amen
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