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Peace For A Song
02:30
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I grew up in a bottomless pit where I only ever learned to get away with it
Sitting there with nothing I could do but sit
Till I dove into my head headlong
Forth and back
Cut me a little slack
Everything is pointless and wrong
Out and down
Don't you run me out of town
Just 'cause I'm trying to buy some peace for a song
I'm only trying to buy peace for a song
I made up for a life full of sin by giving everybody this handsome grin
So high up that I jumped right out of my skin and I scattered all over the place
I went up and I floated in space after cutting off my head to spite my face
I disappeared without a trace and I was never heard from again
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As We Do
02:29
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In some old ruins
Echoed my voice
Dead combat whispered
Like we were toys
And in the ocean
We laughed and played
Admiring patterns
The water made
Friends old and new
As we do as we do
May our meetings hold us nearer
May joy reveal us like a mirror
I went to visit
The dying queen
The oldest being
I'd ever seen
The woods were haunted
The mud was slick
On moss and lichen
Our breath was thick
May our hearts grow ever lighter
May our minds grow ever brighter
May our delight be comprehensive
May we revel in our friendship
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Garden
02:28
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When we get out on the street
I will kiss you on the cheek
Ghosts are all light on their feet
And there's still time before we peak
So it goes
When you hold a rose
We love all those
Me and the one I chose
Plant us in a little garden
Where we can see the sunshine
Stretch and reach out
Drink deep and feel fine
Standing by a stand of trees
While we dream of different days
We appreciate the breeze
Wandering around the ways
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Float
03:11
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It does seem like I'm dreaming
Out on a blanket of art
The sunlight is gleaming
I have opened my heart
We will build and share this universe
And kindness cannot reimburse
Through all that's better, the same, or worse
I will float through this life with you
It appears I am nearing
That old proverbial crest
Clouds are finally clearing
With you I am my best
What about diminishing returns
No matter how hot it burns
We needn't worry
Walking in the sand
With your hand in my hand
Not in a hurry
Your hand in my hand
I believe we are lifting
Just like the rise from a dive
With my love I am drifting
In these waves we're alive
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Pick It Up
04:29
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Parapet
Lest we forget
Propose the union of opposites
Crack shot aim
A favorite game
Seek out what's better than it gets
Mind blown
New wind stands you up
Show us what we could be
Ceramic
You take your pick
Learning a different way to take care
Color light
For appetite
Look in and tell us all what is there
Shake the tree of life and see what falls
And if it's good just pick it up
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Sleaper
03:24
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Everything comes true
Meanwhile the freaks take wing
The hills are rolling soft and blue
Shadowed by the shape soaring
Maneuver wisely slick projectiles
You savvy scheming former exiles
And return safely through
The gates of the waking world
Everything comes true
But still the air feels real
Magic gestures and shows you
Purpose more than to reveal
Look before you sleep
Careful not to go too deep
I may have gotten lost in fields of black
But every time I have come back
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Wherever You Live
02:03
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The world is swaying in the wind
The breast to which my hope is pinned
Despite the weight we are under
There is laughter and wonder
A warm day with our hearts out
Some shade and a moving mouth
Any games we play will make our day
I feel so grateful and so high
I am so happy I could die
So I say thank you
Supposed half-truths to be told
If there's sugar, I am sold
And I heard there would be rocks
A little smoke for the voice box
A sweet swim and the lake's gift
Be home wherever you live
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