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The Ravages of Time
00:57
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The Devil in the Details
03:26
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Break the back of normalcy
Realize what we've got
Should I lie to you and tell you that I'm happy?
Keep pretending that I'm sorry when I'm not?
Bear the brunt of your sympathy
Meet your gaze with a wink
I left some money on the table just to be here
Ceiling fan diplomacy and drown in drink
You didn't play the part
You didn't write the scene
The devil in the details
Skin-tight blue jeans
You make me happy when I'm down
Tide me over 'til you're around
Bend the daylight in my hands
Broken pieces, strange demands
Set the table for the angels
Have my hands on anything that I can take
I felt the minor-key descent into the darkness
I thought for once I'd know exactly what to say
Hired the new au pair
You wouldn't stand in line
You couldn't get me off
The ravages of time
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3. |
Laugh It Off
03:34
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Here comes the tension and the headaches again
The peace of mind I thought I’d find was all pretend
And now the truth
I'm not a prophet, not divine
Wish I could have the proof in no uncertain terms this time
But I won't beg and plead
Won’t rip holes into my jeans
Kneeling at the altar of you
Lay your head on my shoulder
I was born to ignore you
We have been here before, you and I
We'll laugh it off I'm sure
In the confessional we sit side by side
The words come tumbling out, a year’s regrets
My tongue untied and at your feet
The distance between lust and love is narrowing and bleak
Low-hanging fruit left to rot on the vine
But I won't hope and pray
Can't find religion in a day
Hoping for some space in your mind
We’ve answered this time
Pins and needles run through my spine
The first and the last
I didn’t mean to make you nervous
But I’m too polite to ask you
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4. |
Close
03:27
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Conversation taking chunks out of me
Backed in a corner, head pounding
I was alone, and I'll never be
Swimming with sharks as they surround me
The backbone of love is the feeling
Where the kids are alright but their parents are reeling
Close your eyes
I'm wide awake
Any day now
Anyway
Resurrection is a curious thing
Can't remember when I stopped breathing
I was alone and waiting to be
Burned at the stake, hanged from the ceiling
The backbone of love is the moment
When the damage is done and I missed all the omens
Sell my soul, dig this hole
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5. |
Strawberry Blonde
03:01
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The lights were dim when we walked in
Glasses clinked, the drinks weren't cheap
No conversation, static grew
An ordinary evening, so predictable, polite
That I could not believe my luck when I saw you
We danced eye-to-eye, spirits soaring so high
Now floating like feathers on air
We kissed in the corner of a crowded floor
All possessed by this devil-may-care
You and I will never meet again
So tonight's the night, I won't waste your time pretending
This is any more than a moment, we'll live it then it's gone
We dove in side by side, our clothes still on
The colors seemed to melt into the rainbow of the disco ball
A floating black hole, collapsed star
Played from unfamiliar speakers, we still knew the song
We recognized it and fucking sang along
We deepened our trance, we continued to dance
The crowd pulsed, it beat like a drum
Pulled into the current, we moved ‘til it blurred
All or nothing was better than some
The lights came on and the realization flickered
In your blue sky eyes, the cloud cover moved in quicker
We walked out the door, smiling as we turned to face the night beyond
It tastes sweeter after you, strawberry blonde
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Melancholy melodicism par excellence.
The Queen and I are:
Andrew Ledford
Austin Gibbons
Robbie Pruett-Vergara
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