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A Thousand Days
04:10
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I can't remember, the way you carried your name
I had a snapshot that I discarded out of pride or shame
"Time to talk it out, turn the thing about," So I've been told. I've taken such advice, at first it sounded nice, but now its getting old
I called you at your lover's home today, I felt that I should try
That's the voice it takes to stay my faith, somewhere inside
How I wonder, how I wonder sometimes
I can't remember, which one of us was to blame
The years surrender, to one September with a thousand days
"Keep your chin up son, your day is sure to come," these weary words. Emptying my glass, I wait for it to pass as the picture blurs
I drove by your family's home today, and saw your child cry
Held in our embrace, you dried his face, tight by your side
How I wonder, How I wonder what you are
Take the time to talk, Give it one more shot, or so I hear
I'm not certain that I'm right
But I've been putting up this fight for too many years
I call you at your family's home at night and sometimes wonder why
I can't seem to break this senseless faith in something gone by
How I wonder, How I wonder sometimes
How soon will we be alone again?
I'll take you, take you for everything
Don't shout, the children are sleeping still
We'll wake together I know we will
How I wonder, How I wonder sometimes
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Berkeley Square
04:03
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That certain night, the first night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
Angels were dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I may be right, I may be wrong
But on that starry night I'd swear
When you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The moon that lingered over London town
The puzzled moon, he wore a frown
How could he know, we two were so in love?
The whole world seemed upside down
The streets of town were paved with stars
A secret hush fell on the air
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The streets of town were paved with stars
A secret hush fell on the air
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
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The Red Room
02:42
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Stephen hands her a comb and brush. She preens her hair
Glancing sideways, she believes she's suspended in mid air
Do you love me? Yes, I love you like I'll never love again
Will you leave me? Yes, I'll leave you to be loved by other men
Please stand up. Please be good enough to turn around
Keep your lips open, knees apart, eyes fixed on the ground
Do you love me? Yes, I love you like the marks upon your skin
Will you leave me? Yes, I'll leave you in the hands of other men
She never wants to say goodbye
She tries, but she never wants to say goodbye
And all at once it all starts spinning round her head
Somehow, something seemed to be so clear
She holds her breath now just because she thinks she can
As if on this point she might make a stand
She never wants to say goodbye
She tries but she never wants to say goodbye
To all the strange things she's begun to understand
To all the red rooms and the irons on her hands
She never wants to say goodbye
She tries but she never wants to say goodbye
To all the red rooms and the irons on her hands
To all the strange things she's begun to understand
She never wants to say goodbye
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Shield Me
03:53
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Water in the wheel wells humming
Water on the windshield drumming
The heat in here is busting at the seams
The road is gleaming
I pull onto your cobbled lane
My bright headlights ignite the rain
The glare spills like a tongue of flame
I stop before your house again
I know you may not be alone
I know there's just a chance to catch you at home
I'll just wait outside and watch the window
And see if I'm not welcome at home
My vision clears with every beat
I step out on the glassy street
The water quickly soaks me through my clothes
Shield me from water
Shield me from this pouring rain
I see your shadow etched in light against the window pane
Water in the wheel wells humming
Water on the windshield drumming
The heat in here is busting at the seams
The road is gleaming
A flash and white noise fill the space
As raindrops spill across my face
As raindrops wash away all trace
I know I should be leaving
I know you may not be alone
I know there's just a chance to catch you at home
I'll just wait outside and watch the window
And see if I'm not welcome at home
When it falls i'll be cleaner
When it falls you surround me
When it falls the pain's receding
When it falls you'll take me home
Shield me from water
Shield me from this pouring rain
I see your shadow etched in light against the window pane
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Calm Without A Storm
03:38
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I try so hard, sometimes hard is not enough
I find I try to get by with a few part time jobs, but it won't pan out
My heart is failing me
I've come so far, sometimes far is not enough
I find I try to make a living with the gifts that I've been given
But it won't pan out
My heart is failing me
There is no palm without its pain
There is no throne without its thorne
There is no crown without its cross
There is no calm without a storm
I call your name, but a call can't bring you back again
Still I wonder, if you answer, can it still be the same?
There is no palm without its pain
There is no throne without its thorne
There is no crown without its cross
There is no calm without a storm
There is no harm in hoping
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Blackout
04:22
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I find I'm spinning on my back across the floor
I try to stay still but there's no stopping
I feel your gravity wake in my blood
I reel across the room and blackout, this is love
One of these days I'll hollow out my whole heart with my hands
I will take these broken bones, rebuild myself a man
Take these fetters, I'll hammer them together for a soul
But I'll be lost with the coming of your first breeze
I try to run away, a pack across the town
I hide, desire is a heartless hunter
I feel the trajectory mapped in my blood
I wheel around your feet and blackout, this is love
One of these days I'll hollow out a pencil with my hands
I will take a fountain pen and build myself a mast
Take these letters, I'll stitch them together for a sail
But I'll be back with the coming of your first breeze
I find I rocket through the crowds above the ground
I'd lie in wait for you but can't stop moving
I yield to the roaring that's been coursing through my blood
I kneel, give up my ghost and blackout, this is love
One of these days I'll be watching while and apple hits the ground
I will wait till the earth accepts the seed and takes it down
Somewhat better I will understand why gravity is law
And I'll be lost with the coming of the spring season
Desire's only chemistry and Love a form of gravity
Neurons twitch and flicker like the box that switches traffic lights
My soul is a black snake a boy lit on the sidewalk
It curls a twist and spitting sparks tills ash across the ground
One of these days I'll hollow out my whole heart with my hands
I will take these broken bones, rebuild myself a man
Take these fetters, I'll hammer them together for a soul
But I'll be lost with the coming of the blackout, this is love
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Only Gray
04:17
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Patterns cross the floor with cars, as I slowly draw the blinds
I'm wondering what you've come here for. You know this light hurts my eyes
And I see only gray, It's not clear I'm lying
Patterns formed from words still fall, sentences spiral down
The conversation carries on; steel strikes stone without sound
My rest comes with the tearing of an eye. In a pause to blink it dry
Sleep comes fast. And I wait to hear the drumming on the walls
The soft light in the halls will still burn when I have passed
I will be waiting for darkness at noon
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Waiting
05:11
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We are watching, waiting for a sign
We are listening, listening all the time
We are waiting. You'll drop your guard
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Wedding Ring
05:22
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Wedding ring, Broken Bed
Empty Bowl, I've lost my way
Wedding ring, Broken Bed
Empty Bowl, I've lost the thread to my way home
Never want to wear a wedding stone
I Never want to make a house a home
Never want to watch a family grow
I Never want to feel this anger slow
Never want to say what I've been shown
I Never want to hear you use that tone
Never want to harbor rage at heart
I Never want to find I'm back to start
Wedding Ring,I never want a stone
Broken Bed, I never want a home
Empty Bowl, I never want to be alone
Lost the thread to my way home
So hard, so dark, never now
Never want to wear a wedding stone
I Never want to make a house a home
Never want to watch a family grow
I Never want to feel this anger slow
Never want to say what I've been shown
I Never want to hear you use that tone
Never want to catch a cradle's fall
I Never want to need to brace these walls
Never want to search for what I've lost
I Never want to have to pay that cost
Never want to share the things I've found
I Never want to break through broken ground
Never want to bury earth that's bare
I Never want to swear I'm breathing air
Never want to have a course to stray
I Never want to fell a need to stay
Wedding Ring,I never want a stone
Broken Bed, I never want a home
Empty Bowl, I never want to be alone
Lost the thread to my way home
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Untitled
00:41
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The Affordable Floors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Affordable Floors formed in 1981 and performed with acts including Shriekback, The Hoodoo Gurus, Til Tuesday, Human League, They Might Be Giants, Sinead O'Connor, The Posies and Trent Reznor, before taking a hiatus until the 2018 collaboration on their upcoming new e.p. Every Broken Heart Will Mend. ... more
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