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Divine Comedy
03:22
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standing below the hill
meeting the animals of will
will Virgil lead me the straight way ahead
will leopards, lions, and she-wolves
kill me dead
comedy divine
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Beautiful Things
03:37
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The more a thing is perfect
The more it feels pleasure and pain
It is the finest of blades
That are easily blunted, bent, or broken
I want to make beautiful things
even if nobody cares
The hottest places in hell
Are reserved for those who in great moral crisis
Maintain their neutrality
And God knows
That's not me
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Don't Be Fooled By Charm
01:53
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I remain a figure
Easily demonized
It's easy to look down on
A girl with such dark eyes
But I don't have dark dreams
I am filled with light
The black sheep's skin
Is shining bright
Don't allow yourself to be
Easily fooled by charm
It's the most charming people
Who do the most harm
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Pink Galaxie
05:01
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If I were a swan
I'd be gone
And if I were a train
I'd be late
If I were a good man
I'd talk with you
More often than I do
If I were asleep
I could dream
If I were afraid
I could hide
And if I go insane
Please don't put your wires
In my brain
I could never calm you down
I could never turn you around
I could never bring you flowers
I could never turn you around
If I were the moon
I'd be cool
If I were a rule
I would bend
If I were a good man
I'd understand the space
Between friends
If I were alone
I would cry
If I were with you
I'd be home and dry
And if I go insane
Will you still let me
Join in with the game
I could be there when you're sleeping
I could be inside your dreams
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I Can See You Smiling
03:04
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I can see you lying
Hear you crying
All night long
I can hear you sighing
And relying
On the song
Of your own recognition
Of what is true
I can see you trying
You'll come through
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We Chose The Bomb
04:35
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Nothing dignified or wonderful
Ever comes from me
Lonesome, bittersweet
Is there still a real point to this?
Standing in an open field
Alone I watch the birds in the trees
And I wonder why I'm wondering at the sky
In the end nothing matters
Except laughter, except love
Forget your friends
Forget your lovers
Forget everything
We chose the bomb
Will there come a day when we define
The real meaning of life
I try to be nice
But they're not making it easier
Though the willow stands high
They cut her down; they make her cry
And they wonder
Why this world is going under
In the end nothing matters
Except laughter, except love
Forget your friends
Forget your lovers
Forget everything
We chose the bomb
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7. |
I'm Going To Break
03:22
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Time goes slowly
Take a breath
You'll find the fault in me
Every hour
Every minute
I think that I'm going to break
Don't hold back
Just take a shot
Then I will do the same
Easier than showing weakness
I think that I'm going to break
Kick me
Shove me
You don't have to let me in
Anything to keep the distance
I think that I'm going to break
I swear this time will be the last
Good intentions gone in shame
I could try to do things different
I think that I'm going to break
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New York
04:24
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I had to leave what I could not control
It began with my family
And came 'round to my soul
The grey skies behind me
They taunted and laughed
But I kept on moving
To much greener grass
In New York, such melodies
New York, my joie de vivre
New York, I'm almost home
I was not born on your shores
But I'll be yours
Through my indifference for people
I've been placed outside
Their society
But that's OK with me
Now I live in a ghost world
Enclosed in my dreams
And imaginings
And what I believe
In New York, such melodies
New York, my joie de vivre
New York, I'm almost home
I was not born on your shores
But I'll be yours
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Motherless
02:00
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Don't you know by now little girl?
She's never gonna stop
She likes feeling on top
And causing you misery
Mother said "you'd better leave me alone
Cause I have come to hate you
Don't ask me why
I'm only happy when you cry
Your eyes are too wild
I'll never treat you like my child"
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I Feel Nothing
03:15
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Memories Of You
03:05
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Waking skies
At sunrise
Every sunset too
Seems to be
Bringing me
Memories of you
Here, and there; Everywhere
Scenes that we once knew
And they all
just recall
Memories of you
How I wish I could forget those happy yesteryears
That have left a rosary of tears
Your face beams
In my dreams
'Spite of all I do
And they all
Just recall
Memories of you
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Days Are Over
02:13
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Days are over now
Seeds have all been plowed
False ones fell away
And you'll reap what you sow
I want to let you know
I think it's too late
I've cut the ties to your lies
And it's a damn shame
You were my best friend
But nothing of the flesh
Can last forever
It is a concept I refused to understand
Still, it's the end
And what was the point?
Create more pain upon pain
That's all.
I learned nothing from you
Except to expect that
Most people aren't true
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Syd Lane Woodstock, New York
Nature's patient, sleepless Eremite.
I live in a cabin in the Catskills where I record music in my home studio.
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