1. |
Your Heart Beating
06:22
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it was your heart beating out of control
as you crossed the finish line
for the last time
this is the furthest you have to go
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t get stuck between
here and your next dream
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t leave
without me
it was your heart beating out of your breast
it was your fists pounding
your legs bounding
you could never be at rest
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t get stuck between
here and your next dream
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to
say what you mean
it was your heated breath on my back
that let me know
you were preparing
for attack
it was your heart beating like the sun
that burned away my fears
of being alone
for all these years
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t get stuck between
here and your next dream
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to
feel for your heartbeat
like a battle drum
inches away
I could feel the thrum
It was your heart beating
time to my thoughts
I must hold onto
What I got
It was your heart beating
like a song
The last thing I was
Holding onto
It’s your heart beating
Out the truth
Every beat calms
The rhythm soothes
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t get stuck between
here and your next dream
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget to breath
no no don’t forget what
you wanted to be
your heart’s beating out of control
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2. |
Settlers on Mars
03:17
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hark
i hear you calling my name
‘cross the red desert planes
‘cross the crystallized refrain
on a sky ark
we sailed the ocean of black and stars
we choked on the habit of our cars
so we broke the orbit of the earth
and then we settled on Mars
love
we have colonized a new land
sowed the seeds with our hands
raised our young to stand tall and proud
work
you only get what you give
in this vast unforgiving place
you fight for the right to live
same
oh we haven’t changed a bit
moved ourselves around
moulded and paved the ground to suit our needs
inside we’re still weak
and corrupted
when we dry out what we have
it’s time to seek out more to grab
this never-ending quest
is bound to be our arrest
can’t settle for second-best
we settled on Mars
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3. |
Geometry
09:21
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flying down the highway
with you passed out in the back
90 k to montréal
and the heat is on the attack
we’re clockin’ 130
I got a sweat-stained shirt
the oil is dirty
we’re in a world of hurt
the ground is sinking away below us
and the sky is getting black
65 k to montréal
and we’re flying off the track
creeping through the countryside
as far as the eye can see
the power lines stretching out
all the way to the sea
the bothersome feeling
stealing away at me
that all this barren
land with out caring
ain’t the way it ought to be
if we could go back
to simpler times
would it change
the way we turned?
and have we really earned
anything of what we’ve learned?
all this messing
have we learned any lesson?
the sky gets blacker
and we keep undressing
in the grip of the wheels
i can feel the tension
of the coiled steel
and strained suspension
it all breaks down
to lines and numbers
gridded out
in the crack and thunder
geometry
and you and me
flying down the highway
in silent speed
flying down the highway
with you caressing my back
50 k to montréal
and we ain’t never coming back
it all breaks down
to lines and numbers
gridded out
in the crack and thunder
geometry
and you and me
we’re never going
to go under
flying down the highway
with you caressing my back
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4. |
We Have Lost Contact
05:40
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you and i, we used to click like a light
and if i ever believed
in a thing called a soul
and that two of these things
could together fill a hole
you certainly would have fit that mold
just right
now we have lost contact
from all the notions we held dear
and broken every unspoken contract
written in our tears
thrown away all our emotions
but for the fear
we won’t ever recover from what we have lost
we refuse to even acknowledge the true cost
this asphalt used to be green
it stings my shins and scrapes my knees
and shreds my jeans
and the skin in-between
this ravine where i loved you
used to be so clean
we have lost contact with the truth
in favour of a cheaper substitute
i have loved every crease of your skin
your dirty nails and quivering chin
like a fading memory of senses
we once thought of as sin
this anger has now carved me out inside
the asphalt meeting my feet
is the only contact that i don’t hide
anymore
we won’t ever recover from what we have lost
we refuse to even acknowledge the true cost
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i’ve counted the days
since we parted ways
and the memories get vague
but I don’t let
them go
i smoothed out the sheets
used to house your silhouette
used to hold your body heat
since the day that we met
and you know
this isn’t entirely for show
this insistence
the resistance
to nostalgic replay
if i knew just how
what i think I know now
it wouldn’t change that i’m alone here today
i’ve counted the days
since we parted ways
and the memories get vague
but I don’t let
them go
i spared all the knick-knacks you left
totems collecting the dust
bric-a-brac now all bereft
of the memories formed from our lust
embracing the furniture
that you chose to abandon
with the scars i am sure
that i had a hand in
i’ve counted the days
since we parted ways
and I don’t want to let go
but I must
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