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est. 1991
04:20
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2. |
resolutions
05:41
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it’s been a tough year
now this last day and my last glass
is all I have
i’d found hope in you
a familiar feeling when I saw you
but you’re so far away
there's something in my heart for you
i can't seem to find the words
but if I don't speak now
tomorrow you could be gone for good
chasing desire
i danced the line for many years
burning in fire
for a chance to see you when the smoke clears
it’s been a tough year
but tomorrow i could start again
another chance
now i have nothing to offer you
except a thousand voices in my head
can't seem to separate them
are you a siren, is it attraction?
are you a habit, is it repetition?
are you a memory, is this reflection?
are you kindred, true affection?
so i drew a line down a page
to see what side you rest on
i let dreams bleed into reality
to place you in every room
chasing desire
i danced the line for many years
burning in fire
by chance i'll see you when the smoke clears
don't read into the silence
in this time have patience
you're safe inside my presence
so don't read into the silence
but i've been sweating blood
at the thought that you might turn away
until your words come back to me
reminds me that it's all ok
i'm not afraid of the unknown
where you can do immeasurably more
and i can't measure where we could be
12 months from now
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3. |
i drove down a road
07:19
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i drove down a road that wouldn't end
past the comfort of an inn where i stayed
at each milestone where i told myself i'd turn
another force compelled me to go on
i drove down a road away from town
a sinking feeling growing at each bend
for what terrors i might meet at the other side
but i so badly needed to uncover them
the road got narrower and rough
and the signs were nowhere to be seen
frightened but i couldn't stop
until i'd find what was waiting there for me
i came only to find me some solitude
enjoy the sounds of a distant farm machine
but a spirit awakened and draws me further still
away
i drove down a road i'd never been
crossing pastures stitched with trees
escaping a beast i've always had
but never knew
escaping everyone i love
far from the time & space i know
searching for something natural, instinctive, intrinsic
i came only to find a piece of solitude
enjoy the sounds of a distant farm machine
but a spirit awakened and draws me further still
away
eventually i came to a crossroad
a choice i couldn't make
lost and confused, i stopped the engine
and sat by a tree for a while
and then i returned
the mystery in my rear-view mirror
but it felt like something big had slipped through my hands
i don't know what it was
then i sat down to pour myself a drink
let it fade like a dream
inviting intoxication to forget
where i'd been
back to safe, sane and same
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4. |
heartsick
05:47
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speak to me
show me what the world has done to you this time
let me be the one to have the answers
make you safe
you leave me heartsick
you keep me at arms length
you make me anxious
when you are silent
do I take your hand and lead
or give you the space you need
give me a sign
you leave me heartsick
you keep me at arms length
you make me anxious
if I am hopeless
would you watch me lie in wait
or let this love deflate
would you release me
just whisper, I'll come running
your word my fuel
ignore me I'll go in hiding
your silence my frail
you leave me heartsick
you keep me at arms length
you make me anxious
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6. |
take a second
02:22
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7. |
another day swallowed
03:31
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the weight has come around again
your world is growing pale
now you don't know if you can comprehend
life beyond these bedroom walls
it's time to feel strong now
it's time to feel warm
it's time to feel sober now
no more spinning off course
you can serve each day your saviour
you can change another's life
but you'll soon be cold & lonely
paralyzed
by the non-intervention
of absent gods
another day swallowed
by darkened skies
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8. |
joy
04:23
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my love was hardly ever seen
expressed or self-considered
to see your end in life draw near
awoke my tears, discovered
in spite of hurt you may have caused
your life warrants forgiveness
for all your years of suffering
rest easy in the timeless
though fleeting breath impaired your speech
your heart desperate for rhythm
we heard your words of tender care
your love won't be forgotten
and while your time on earth expires
thus ends another chapter
the memories of you held dear
will stay with me forever
you leave now
you leave now
leave this place
you go now
you go now
leave with grace
you return to dust
trinkets turn to rust
my beloved grandmother
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9. |
may
03:14
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rhyb NSW, Australia
Prog rock songwriter, guitarist, & vocalist from Australia.
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