1. |
Prelude
01:50
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There was a streetlight
Shinin’ in my room
It would flutter and flicker
Sometimes burn out too soon
The shadows on my wall
Would play tricks in my mind
I don’t wanna know what’s real anymore
I feel so disinclined
Through the cracks in my window
I thought I saw your face
Like a lonesome whisper
Your soft dress waves
You wrecked me out of my reverie
I was stuck in this place
Every now and again my mind goes wild
Can you stay a while just in case
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2. |
Are You With Me
03:30
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Is there room for two in this adventure a’new
Could our hearts beat in the same time?
Can we both forget all of our regrets
Turn the page and write a new line
This town is crumblin’ down
We’re just rats up on the rafters
Till the ceiling hits the ground
Let’s ditch these dead end dyin’ dreams
Sew up our second hand hearts
Before they fall apart at the seams
So are you with me?
The west wind blows are you ready to go
Do you believe in a promise land?
One wehre I’m not broken and you’re outspoken
Close your eyes and take my hand
Are you with me?
Are you with me?
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3. |
Lowpoint, IL
04:07
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I skipped the highway and broke out on these back roads
I was runnin’ hot and always breakin’ down
When I finally stopped to ask for directions
The only place left to go was this little town
Take a right at wrong decisions
And a left down loser lane
If you missed all the signs that led you hear
It’s a dead end to complain
When you’re finally feelin’ bad enough
For yourself, poor boy
You have reached your destination
Lowpoint, Illinois
I met a man he said “let’s find the problem”
Popped the hood and shook his head as he took a look inside
Engine’s blown wires crossed all the heads almost busted
I had to swallow my pride and ask my buddy for a ride
I got myself stuck
Could you come and pick me up?
Brother, I’m down on my luck
Could you come and pick me up?
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4. |
Mirage
03:02
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Softly cuddled by the window
My eyes are stuck outside
Watchin’ all the taillights fade
Out on the 405
Between nowhere and infinity
We sold our souls to this city
Crossed mountains and a desert plain
Thought we’d almost gone insane
She said “This is it Moments that we’ll miss”
Kiss me on the floor
We ain’t kids anymore
We got ourselves a new place
Postered poets on the walls
Now we’ll get real high and say goodnight
To the shadows in the halls
Tonight you feel so far away
What can I do to make you stay
You’re like a mirage in my mind
Over and over and over in time
She said “This is it Moments that we’ll miss”
Kiss me on the floor
We ain’t kids anymore
(As the light fades from the room
All that’s left is doom and gloom
Dust was floating in the air
Where you were once just standing there
Like a mirror slowly breaking
The color in your face was shaking
Flicker, flicker, fade away
Come see me at the dawn of day)
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5. |
Down To Dust
03:29
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If you find me
You will find me with a light that has grown dim
You’ve been drownin’ here
Darling don’t you fear
Sometimes you gotta sink before you swim
If you call to me
You will call upon a crumblin’ mountainside
Between the days you’ll dream
Of what the night redeems
Bury the heart that was your guide
These bad nights are only borrowed
We’ll give ‘em back to yesterday tomorrow
Chasin’ dreams that’ll bring ya down to dust
Only changin’ gears breaks up the rust
If you hear me
You will hear a whisper from between the lines
You’re awake and afraid
Chasin’ down the words to say
There’s too much dust on this light to make it shine
Too much dust on this light to make it shine
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6. |
Stranger
03:43
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It’s always quiet just North of town
I’ve got the heat on with the windows down
There’s just somethin’ in this time time of year
Makes a man wanna disappear
After work hit the corner store
Wake up face down on my apartment floor
Started drinkin’ with my buddies when I was thirteen
Back then it didn’t make me feel so mean
I feel like a stranger in this place
One step away from a fall from grace
Always dreamed I’d go out like Dally Winston did
I was never really that tough of a kid
Drivin’ into town better check my speed
The cops sit between the prison and the factory
One’ll steal your hands one’ll kill your name
It’s a quicksand town we all sink the same
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7. |
Yesterday's Blues
04:04
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Beneath the flickering of stars
I’m still wonderin’ just who the hell you are
Beneath the shattered screams
And the broken dreams
In the shadows of this bar
I always wanted more for you
Even if it meant that we were through
I could take a knife
From our past life
And wrap it in scars for you
Inside the burnin’ pages of my mind
There’s still a rough draft of our love left to find
You’re the rubble
I’m the wrecking ball
Our destiny designed
It’ll be a long night
That’s nothin’ new
I put up a strong fight
It didn’t help me through
I was stuck on the past
Tryin’ to make it last
I got lost
In yesterday’s blues
I know I left you feelin’ cold
Colder than the hotel room
Where we cranked the AC up
Poured out our last bourbon
In those cheap paper cups
You were always a lie I could believe
Leave the lights pull back the sheets
Turn off both our phones
We’ll start up the fire
That’ll burn down our homes
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8. |
Souvenir Song
03:44
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Another souvenir song
Check one, two is this thing on?
Seeems the spark that was my start
Was just a short in the line all along
Another souvenir song
Another token tour date
My friends are comin’ they’re just late
I know I said that I would call
But after all tell the kids not to wait
Another token tour date
Another missed out memory
Load in starts again at three
Still chasin’ down a crowd
Hope you’re proud to see my name on this marquee
Another missed out memory
Another ragged tale to write
Four copies left to sell tonight
It was never about the money
Ain’t it funny how it all seems so contrite?
Another ragged tale to write
Another drive into the dawn
Will you remember me when I’m gone?
Right now I’m like a painting
On the wall barely hangin’ on
Another drive into the dawn
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9. |
Coup De Grace
03:46
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I didn’t ask for this blood in my veins
It was pourin’ out of a dirty glass
From the man who shares my name
A curse crept in and cast itself into my heart
We don’t talk about it
Till the walls are fallin’ apart
I didn’t tell you I was slowly givin’ way
To the lonely years and the ancient fears
They carry such a heavy weight
I’m destined to drive around with tears in my eyes
Made it to the top of the mountain
Just to fall off the other side
Now my eyes carefully close
To a song on the radio
As the blade slides slow
Over the lump that’s in my throat
I’ll tuck myself into the throes
As the water overflows
The pair of shame and guilt
Are slowly paralyzing
The water is rising
It’s up the my chest
The water is rising
It’s up to my neck
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10. |
Postcards
04:32
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Dear Mom and Dad
Things aren’t so great here in the city
You said it’d be a breath of fresh air
But it always smells so shitty
Thanks for pushin’ me into debt
For an education
Now I’m a number to a stranger
Gettin’ strangled by stagnation
Anyway, I’ll give this all a rest
I’m wishin’ you the best
Dear hometown friend
Remember when we were always free
Now you’re waiting for your TV
To tell you who you’re supposed to be
Congratulations on your new sense of disdain
Did you trade in all your passion
For a free pass to complain
I’m glad that we got this all addressed
I’m wishin’ you the best
This is the last of a dozen postcards
I have left to pen
If I could just afford a stamp or two
You could write me now and then
I’m practicing pretending
It’s desperate I suppose
I shed the skin I grew up in
Ended up in the same clothes
To whom it may concern
There’s come cash hidden in the dresser drawer
It’ll help pay for the mess I guess
And the bloodstains on the floor
Once I found a fleeting sun
Flashin’ in my eyes
I lost a fight to the vacant night
I never got to see it rise
Thanks for lettin’ me get this off my chest
I’m wishin’ you the best
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