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Fear City
02:24
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She said “good to see you, you’re looking well”
Well I might look alright, but I feel like hell
There’s nothing doing – nothing at all
Been on a road to ruin since you walked out the door
When you said that your love was no longer true
What the hell was I supposed to do?
Fear city
And I’m the mayor of this town
Nothing’s open
Nobody ever comes around
There’s no water since the river dried up
The artless daughters all can see I’ve had enough
When you said that you were going away
Tell me – what was I supposed to say?
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2. |
Badlands
02:52
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Walking out through these badlands
That I once called my home
Trying to find something I can recognise
Of what I once called my soul
The air is cold and I’m frozen still
Think I’ll go inside
But when the summer comes along
I’ll be moving on
To find my soul
A reason to grow old
I scan the backroads of my memory
Trying to find my way through
Searching for that sacred melody
That I lost with you
Well I could hardly believe
Those words that you said
But I suppose that you hit the nail on the head
Oh my soul, I feel like coming home
Oh my soul, I feel like coming home
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3. |
Long Time Coming
03:32
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Never sure just who I see
Staring back in my reflection
I’ve dialled into every frequency
But still can’t get no good connection
Feels like the way the wind is blowing
Could change the course of my life
And I’m so tired of walking
Along the edge of a knife
It’s been a long time
A long time coming
I turned on the radio
But no sign of life could come through
And I don’t give a good god damn
That I ever even loved you
Don’t think the pieces of this broken heart
Will fit together anymore
I watched the river of life and love
Flow right on out the door
It’s been a long time
A long time coming
It’s been a long time
A long time coming
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4. |
Silent Geography
03:09
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Well it’s a silent geography
That is moving you away from me
All the things that I was meaning to do
And I’ve been breaking all my promises to you
Well it’s a silent afternoon
Feeling kinda lonesome and blue
All the ways that you wanted to be free
And you’ve been breaking all your promises to me
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5. |
Nowhere to Go but Down
03:11
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A house on a hill
With no one inside
A door that opens
To an ocean on fire
Captain of these forgotten seas
Never really sure
If the wind knows everything
Or nothing at all
Nowhere to go but down
Nowhere to go but down
Like the morn a love was born
A diamond and a day
Like the night you cut the lights
Another polished stone is weighed
King of mine
Queen of yours
Hearts of black and blue
And when you thought you had nothing left to lose
Nowhere to go but down
Nowhere to go but down
Nowhere to go but down
Nowhere to go but down
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6. |
Darkest Shade of Blue
03:39
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Do you recall the time
When I was yours, and you were mine?
We didn’t have nothing else
Such a cruel trick of time
When the taste of love don’t age like wine
It’s a strange ol’ world
The darkest shade of blue
When you treat me the way that you do
Do you even know how hard I fall?
How’s it to feel nothing at all?
You hear a wildcat growl
Are you the hunted, or the hunter on the prowl?
It all begins to feel the same
A lonesome wind it blows you
Across the sidewalk, up and down the road
And just about anywhere it goes
The darkest shade of black
To feel the fear of you going ‘round behind my back
Don’t get so lost in those city lights
Don’t be so blinded by those stars in your eyes
Do you recall the time
When I was yours, and you were mine?
We didn’t want nothing else
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7. |
Random Rooms
02:46
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Every day it’s just the same again
Draw the blinds, let the sunlight in
Feeling ‘bout as lonesome as a boy could be
Since you walked out on me
Defeated by demons almost every night
My best laid plans couldn’t set it right
And I couldn’t melt your heart with one hundred degrees
Ooh-ee
Spending my time in random rooms
Walking down random halls
Tryin’ to find some peace of mind
But I don’t find nothin’ at all
I search the grounds of random towns
For some reason to stay
I take a good look around
And then I’m on my way
That old blue bird he’s on the ledge again
Haven’t you heard he’s my only friend?
He just don’t want me to set him free
And every morning he’s waiting there for me
The hand it strikes half past killing time
And you’ve let me know that you’ve had enough of mine
That loneliness will take you by degrees
Ooh-ee
Spending my time in random rooms
Walking down random halls
Tryin’ to find some peace of mind
But I don’t find nothin’ at all
I search the grounds of random towns
For some reason to stay
I take a good look around
And then I’m on my way
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How did I ever let you slip beneath my skin?
When I swore never again to let anyone in
Maybe you should have told me
That your needs from me were none
These games betray their name
You know they’re not much fun
Sweetest thing I’ve ever seen
My thoughts of you were almost always clean
We’re better apart anyhow
I’d just seep into your sweetness and make you sour
And every time I see your face
I die a little more
I wish that I had never seen you at all
Once there was a spark
A kinda shining star
Guiding you on your way
But nowadays it seems you’ve gone astray
And you reminded me
Of the warmest dream that leaves you cold when it’s done
I guess it’s not that bad
Losing something you never really had
Sweetest thing I’ve ever seen
My thoughts of you were almost always clean
We’re better apart anyhow
I’d just seep into your sweetness and make you sour
And every time I see your face
I die a little more
I wish that I had never seen you at all
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9. |
Slow
02:32
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Slow moving
Slow riding
Unspoken
Undeciding
I’m stepping out today
So tired, so tired
From one to another
You weren’t the only lover
To set my soul alight
So bright, so bright
I won’t make a fuss
I know the odds were against us
And now the silence comes in waves
To drown the things we couldn’t say
Was that your master plan,
Lying down to take a stand?
As surely as I fell into
I’m falling out of love with you
Slow bleeding
Slow dying
Hearts breaking
Souls dividing
Another lonesome night
OK, alright
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You say your life has all been a lie
Walking beside little ol’ me
Now I’m a rolling stone
And I ain’t going home
Wouldn’t even know just where that would be
I know our time has come to an end
I was counting up the stars
You were counting down the hours
A life full of dead leaves
And a death full of flowers
The sands of time
Have traced these tracks of mine
And left me behind back where they began
I know our time has come to an end
I know our time has come to an end
So settle back, and figure out how to react
When it gets lonesome
You know it’s gonna get lonesome
Dejected light is at war with dark splendour
And you still can’t decide
To which side you’ll surrender
I know our time has come to an end
The song won’t go on for you my friend
I’ll be sailing along, three sheets to the wind
I know our time has come to an end
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