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Heavy Water
05:19
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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
AND THE LIGHTS. GO DOWN
NO BREATH. NO SOUND
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Sleep
03:17
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SLEEP
TAKE SOME TIME TO TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE
FROM THE WEIGHT THAT’S LIFTED BY THE HELPING HANDS
TO THE TASTE OF DEFEAT
IF YOU’RE KEEPING SCORE BY THE SCARS ON YOUR ARMS
AND THE BLOOD ON YOUR SHEETS
THAN YOURE LOOKING AT THE PRICE
OF A SENSE OF SELF CONVICTION
BECAUSE WE’RE BEING LET DOWN BY THE CONCEPT OF DESTINY
BEING LET DOWN BY THE CONCEPT OF FATE
IT DON’T MEAN SHIT
IF YOU’RE GOING YOUR OWN WAY
AND WE’LL FALL ASLEEP, FALL ASLEEP IN EACH OTHER’S ARMS
IT KEEPS ME HONEST
WE’LL STILL HAVE HOPE
WHEN WE’VE RUN RIGHT OUT OF LUCK
CAUSE IT’S THE ONLY THING THEY COULDN’T FIND
A PRICE TO PUT ON
SO DON’T GO GIVING IT, DON’T GO GIVING IT UP
WE COULD STAND FOR HOURS
BEFORE WE EVEN START TO BLEED
WE COULD TRADE DEFINANCE
FOR AN EQUAL WEIGHT IN GREED
BURN AS BRIGHTLY AS THE FAINTEST STAR
THE NAKED EYE COULD SEE
LET’S CAST SOME LIGHT UPON THEM
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SMOKE, MIRRORS, & MISERY
LET’S TAKE A WALK TO THE BRIDGE DOWN TOWN
MAYBE SIT BY THE RIVER
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IF YOU’RE SOMEONE WORTH SAVING
MAYBE I’M WORTH SAVING TOO
BUT IT’S COLD IN THE WINTER
TURNS OUR HANDS TO SHADES OF BLUE
WE LIVE OUR LIVES IN THE GRAVES THAT WE’RE DIGGING
BUT IT’S LONELIEST AT NIGHT
YOU CAN’T SEE THROUGH ALL THE FIRES
SMOKE AND MIRRORS, AND MISERY
FOR THE LAST TIME WON’T BRING ME DOWN
I’M SICK OF THE FEAR, I’M SICK OF THIS WHOLE YEAR
AND I’M SICK OF THIS DAMN TOWN
CAUSE IT’S DONE NOTHING BUT BRING ME DOWN
THE WOLVES ARE IN SEASON
I FEEL THEIR PAWS IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD
THEY ONLY FEED ON RAGE AND FEAR
YOURE KNOCKED DOWN WHEN YOU’RE LONELY
I THINK YOU’VE CRAWLED AROUND FOR YEARS
IT’S HARD TO SPEAK WHEN YOU’RE NOTHING BUT EMPTY
BUT IT’S LONELIEST AT NIGHT
WHEN YOU’RE JUST TWO BIRDS ON A WIRE
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Into The Storm
04:12
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INTO THE STORM
I BELIEVE THAT OUR FEARS AND OUR TROUBLES SHOULD KISS
I COULD SURE USE THE SYMPATHY ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
I WOULD GIVE YOU MY SOUL IN A BOX TO BURN
MARK YOUR WORDS ON MY ARMS FOR MY VICIOUS AND RECKLESS HEART
IT KEEPS FALLING APART
I BELIEVE THAT WE’D MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MESS
I’LL WEAR YOUR OLD BLUE JEANS AND BABY BUY YOU A BRAND NEW DRESS
CAUSE WE CAUGHT A FEVER THAT BURNS UP THE BLOOD
HONEY THERE’S A HURRICANE THAT WILL SUCK UP THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE
INTO THE STORM
I SURRENDER MYSELF COMPLETELY, BABY WE’RE GONE
THERE’S NOTHING BUT THE LIGHT LEFT FROM OUR EYES
AND THE INK THAT WE BLED FROM THE VEINS TO THE PEN
AND THE WORDS THAT CUT LIKE KNIVES
IN THE GROOVES OF 33’S AND 45’S
WE JUST GET CARRIED AWAY BY THE NIGHT
I’M NOT SAYING IT’S RIGHT
THERES A CERTAIN PRIDE IN DESPARATION
AND HOPE’S NEVER LOST IT’S ONLY ABANDONED
AND IM DOWN ON KNEES AND IM SPILLING MY GUTS
AND IM BITING MY TONGUE JUST TO TASTE THE RUST
AT THE BACK OF MY THROAT SOME DAYS
IT’S HARD ENOUGH TO BREATHE
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HEARTBREAK, RADIO, CARS AND RAIN
MAYBE TWO HEARTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
HOLD HANDS WHEN YOU’RE FALLING FACE DOWN IN THE RAIN
A FLICK OF THE WRIST AND A TWIST OF THE TONGUE
WE CUT OURSELVES OPEN TO LIVE WITH THE SHAME
WE’VE BEEN LIVING HAND TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH
WE’VE BEEN LIVING BEAT BY BEAT
I PUT THE RECORD ON REPEAT
HOLD FAST FOR A BREAK IN THE SHIVERS, FIND A POINT TO FOCUS
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE FEELING DESPARATE
CAUSE I’M DESPARATE TOO MOST DAYS
WE SPIN OUR RECORDS DOWN TO RIBBONS,
HOPE FOR SOMETHING BETTER THAN
HEARTBREAK, RADIO, CARS AND RAIN
AND IT ALL GOES DOWN AGAIN
LOVE WE’D MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MESS
YOU CAN CRY ME A RIVER – I’LL JUST TRY TO BREATHE
WHILE I DRIVE , YOU CAN SLEEP WITH YOU HEAD ON MY CHEST
I’LL KEEP A HAND ON YOUR SHOULDER. THE OTHER ON THE WHEEL
WE’LL KEEP LIVING HAND TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH TO MOUTH
AND WE’LL KEEP LIVING BABY
BEAT. BY. BEAT
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Spare Change
02:35
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SPARE CHANGE
LIGHTS COAT THE HARBOUR LIKE REFLECTIONS IN THE STARS
I’LL DRIVE DOWN INTO THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
THIS CITY’S MADE OF SMOKESTACKS STEEL AND OPEN HANDS
I CAN FEEL THE FUCKING RUST AGAINST MY TEETH
IF YOU SPARE SOME CHANGE I’LL CHANGE MY STRINGS
THESE ONES ARE OLD, BUT I’LL STILL MAKE THEM SING
MY CARDS ARE MARKED BY SOME DISTRACTIONS AND DEFEATS
YOU CAN ALL STILL CALL ME HARLEQUIN
AND THOUGH I FREELY GAVE UP MY BODY AND MY HEART
THE NEXT TIME I’M PAID I’M PAYING OFF MY SINS
AND IF WE BELIEVE ALL THAT WE’VE BEEN TOLD
BY CRITICS, CYNICS, FOOLS AND CENTREFOLDS
THAN WE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHOSEN FATE
BABY DREAMS CAN MAKE YOU LEVITATE
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Hold Fast/Hold Tight
03:34
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HOLD FAST/HOLD TIGHT
TEAR ME APART MY LOVE, AND START WITH THE STITCHES
BECAUSE THERE’S NOTHING WORTH THE CRYING FOR ROUND HERE
BY THE SCARS ALONG MY ARMS,
ANDBY THESE ACHING YEARS OF BASEMENT CHARMS
YOU CAN TELL THAT I’M A KILLER OR A FOOL –
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FOOL FOR YOU.
YOU’RE THE MEAN, MEAN REDS TO MY COCAINE BLUES.
HEAVY AS THE WATER RUNS PUT YOUR HANDS AROUND MY NECK
PUSH YOUR FINGERS THROUGH THE NOTCHES IN MY SPINE
FELL ASLEEP IN EACH OTHERS EYES CAUSE WE WERE
BARELY BREATHING AND BARELY ALIVE
I WATCHED THE WORLD DROWN IN MY DARKEST DREAMS
AND I KISSED YOU WITH MY HANDS DOWN THE BACK OF YOUR JEANS
MY BABY LOVES A KILLER WHEN THE CLOCKS TURN BACK
THERE’S A STORM CLOUD COMING IN
AND IT’S ALL ALRIGHT
WORST COMES TO WORST WE’LL STEAL A CAR THEN DRIVE
TO THE FURTHEST POINT WHERE THE DAY COLLIDES WITH NIGHT
IF DEATH IS THE COST OF LIVING THEN I CAN’T STAND TO PAY THE PRICE
BUT IT’S ALRIGHT, HOLD FAST, HOLD TIGHT
TOW BIRDS IN A GOLDEN CAGE, I CAN’T SEEM TO STOP THE SOUND
OF METAL ON METAL AND BONE ON BONE
SEPTEMBER BREEDS DISASTER, SHE SAYS THAT AUTUMN BRINGS THE BLUES
AMERICAN GOTHIC, A GIRL AND A GUN AND A PAYPHONE
MY LOVER LOVES A LIAR WHEN THE CLOUDS TURN BLACK
IN THE ARMS OF A HURRICANE
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HEARTBREAK, RADIO, CARS AND RAIN
MAYBE TWO HEARTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
HOLD HANDS WHEN YOU’RE FALLING FACE DOWN IN THE RAIN
A FLICK OF THE WRIST AND A TWIST OF THE TONGUE
WE CUT OURSELVES OPEN TO LIVE WITH THE SHAME
WE’VE BEEN LIVING HAND TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH
WE’VE BEEN LIVING BEAT BY BEAT
I PUT THE RECORD ON REPEAT
HOLD FAST FOR A BREAK IN THE SHIVERS, FIND A POINT TO FOCUS
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE FEELING DESPARATE
CAUSE I’M DESPARATE TOO MOST DAYS
WE SPIN OUR RECORDS DOWN TO RIBBONS,
HOPE FOR SOMETHING BETTER THAN
HEARTBREAK, RADIO, CARS AND RAIN
AND IT ALL GOES DOWN AGAIN
LOVE WE’D MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MESS
YOU CAN CRY ME A RIVER – I’LL JUST TRY TO BREATHE
WHILE I DRIVE , YOU CAN SLEEP WITH YOU HEAD ON MY CHEST
I’LL KEEP A HAND ON YOUR SHOULDER. THE OTHER ON THE WHEEL
WE’LL KEEP LIVING HAND TO MOUTH, TO MOUTH TO MOUTH
AND WE’LL KEEP LIVING BABY
BEAT. BY. BEAT
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No Regrets
03:38
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NO REGRETS
I’LL GET THEM ALL WORKED UP WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT
AND THEN I’LL COME TO YOUR TEMPLE TO BREATHE FIRE
WITH RESENTMENT SPREADING FASTER THAN THE BRUISES ON HER LEGS
DON’T TELL THE TRUTH, BUT DON’T BE CALLING ME A LIAR
I’VE BEEN HANDING OUT THE BANDAGES SO LONG THAT I FORGOT
I’VE BEEN BLEEDING OUT MY SIDE FOR YEARS
AND IF YOU’RE KEEPING SCORE ON AGGERAGATE IM LOSING HALF THE ALPHABET ON SEEMLESS SUTURES, SACCARINE AND FEAR
CONTENTMENT BREEDS RESENTMENT
IM BOTTLING AND SELLING IT BECAUSE IM GODDAMN FULL OF IT
PICK A SIDE AND SAY YOUR PIECE AND SAY IT WELL
I’LL BE PAYING HER LIPSERVICE ON MY KNEES
AND IF IT’S PRAYING OR IT’S JUST A WAY OF PAYING OFF A DEBT
YOU CAN BET THAT YOU STILL BETTER AIM TO PLEASE
IF YOU’RE JUDGING BY THE BRUISES ON MY HANDS WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH I SPEND MY TIME ON BATTERING A WALL
AND IF NEUROSIS SUITS ME BETTER THAN A JACKET, I’LL TAKE THAT
I’LL JUST DRINK AND SMOKE TO STOP ME FEELING COLD
PICK A SIDE AND COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
NO RETREAT AND NO REGRETTING
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Bright Lights/Burned Out
02:55
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BRIGHT LIGHTS/BURNED OUT
I WANNA SPILL MY SECRETS LIKE AN OPEN WOUND
DOWN MICROPHONES IN CROWDED SMOKEY ROOMS
BABY YOU AND I ARE THE REAL TRUE MYSTICS
I’D BELIEVE YOU IF YOU READ MY PALMS
ILL WRAP YOU IN MY SKINNY, SHAKING ARMS
AND IF YOU PUT DOWN ODDS ON A LOSER LIKE ME
THEY’D GIVE YOU AN EVEN SPLIT
BRIGHT LIGHTS/BURNED OUT
BITTEN TONGUE, SHUT MOUTH
STEAL A CAR, DRIVE SOUTH
BRIGHT LIGHTS/BURNED OUT
THEY TOLD ME I COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTENDER
THEY TOLD YOU YOU COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING REAL
THEY TOLD US WE HAD FRACTURED YOUTH
THEY TOLD US HOW TO FEEL
BABY YOU AND I ARE THE REAL TRUE RENEGADES
WITH SHARP AND SPARKLING EYES
SHE PROMISED ME SHE’D RATHER LIVE THAN DIE
BRIGHT LIGHTS/BURNED OUT –
CAST THE LONGEST SHADOWS
BITTEN TONGUE, SHUT MOUTH
WE DON’T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.
STEAL A CAR DRIVE SOUTH
BRIGHT LIGHTS/BURNED OUT
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Reckless
03:36
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RECKLESS
RECKLESS HEARTS JUST LIE IN WAIT
AND HOPE FOR SOMETHING MAGNETIC TO TRY AND
LIFT UP THE ACHE OF THIS
MY LOVE IS AN ANCHOR
THAT ALWAYS DRAGS YOU DOWN
FROM THE CURVE OF MY PALM DOWN TO THE BALLS OF MY FEET
MY BONES ARE ACHING FOR YOUR SUMMERS’ HEAT
AND IM COLD STRUCK STRUCK STILL AND TERRIFIED OF ENDING UP ALONE
AUGUST SHIVERED TRIED TO TEAR US APART
I FOUND A MESSAGE IN THE METAPHOR OF TATTOOED HEARTS AND IVE GOT WIRES AND FEATHERS, INK AND COCAINE BLUES BENEATH MY SKIN
YOU CAME IN LIKE A HURRICANE BLEW HOT AND COLD
AND DRESSED UP TO THE 9’S WITH 3’S AND 6’S 18’S STITCHED INSIDE YOUR SOUL, WHEN YOU ASKED ME FOR REDEMPTION I SAID BABY I JUST
JUST CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE NEEDS SAVING
YOU CAN HOLD ME DOWN ILL TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT
WITH RECKLESS HEARTS AND BLEEDING MOUTHS
FROM THE WAY THAT MY HANDS HAVE BEEN SHAKING
I DON’T THINK THAT IM ALRIGHT NOW
CAME TOGETHER LIKE THAT THE CREST OF A WAVE
BECAUSE WE WERE, SICK OF THE SILENECE SICK OF
DIGGING OUR OWN GRAVE
A LIFE LESS STABLE – IS THE COST OF MOST ORIGINAL SINS
GOT A GIRL WITH A TROUBLESOME MIND
FELL DEEP FAST AND HEAVY IN MY SWITCHBLADE EYES
CAST A LIGHT OF REFLECTION WHEN SHE SAYS THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
I SAY THAT MEANS THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE.
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