Everything We Used To Be (Limited Edition Cassette)
Cassette + Digital Album
Turquoise Cassette with on-body printed art - limited edition!!!
Includes unlimited streaming of Everything We Used To Be
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics
HEAVY WATER
THIS HEAVY WATER DRAGS ME DOWN SO I CANT SLEEP
THIS HEAVY WATER DESPARATE WAVES WASH OVER ME
THERES A COLD WIND BLOWING, AND THE RIVERS ARE RUNNING WILD
I HEARD MY NAME IN THE DARKNESS I SAW A FACE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
IT DON’T REST EASY ON MY SKIN WHEN EVEN WATER BURNS
WE TRADE OUR MIRACLES FOR SINS – EVERYBODY HURTS
AND I WAS BORN AN ACCIDENT AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN MY EYES
WE NEVER FELT LIKE WE WERE RELEVANT - EVERYBODY DIES
IT DON’T REST EASY ON MY BONES, YOU DANCING ON MY GRAVE
IT’S WORTH TWICE THE PRICE OF GOLD, EVERY SOUL YOU SAVE
CLOUDS ARE COMING OVER LIKE A HALF DRAW BREATH
AND THE FACES IN THE WATER SCARE ME HALF TO DEATH
GOD YOU KNOW I’M DYING FOR A CIGARETTE
BUT ITS JUST A WAY TO KILL SOME TIME
THE SCALES DON’T BALANCE AND THE WORDS ARE NEVER CLEAR
WE FIND THE GLORY IN THE FAILURE
MAN THERE’S PRIDE IN FEAR
ITS ALWAYS KEPT MYE RUNNING FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO KNOW
THE STARS DON’T EVER SHINE FOR ME
THE STARS DON’T EVER SHINE FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE ME
I FELL ASLEEP IN THE GUTTER. I WOKE UP BY THE CEMETARY GATES
I HEARD A VOICE FROM THE RIVER SAY
“WAKE UP, IT’S GETTING LATE”
SO WE’LL WASH OUR HANDS IN MISERY – WE DRINK IN DOUBLE TIME
IT’S GETTING LATE ENOUGH FOR DOUBLE VODKA COKE NO ICE
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