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Up To No Good
02:21
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I heard an angel came down here
But he was up to no good
He saw the dust on all the cups
And thought he was just so damn lost
But he was late for the party
Though he left so many nights afar
Here’s one to call home
I listen to the layers of the wall
I hear the sounds we made
It’s humming all the songs we wrote
That we forgot and got all wrong
They go so softly now
We’re going underneath this time
Take my hand we’ll have it right
I’ll know a certain way
I go back to the taste of it
And have it hold still
Wide open is the time now
Acting away
Well I just saw you walk that door tonight
And it’s been years
Well I just saw you walk that door tonight
And it’s been years
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2. |
Happy Place
03:22
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Let me go back to the start
I’ve only been gone enough so I can keep at play
Well I fear I’m now too old to keep track of your make
My scruffy beard grows greyer come the end of day
I carry no bags when the sun goes down
I hope I can throw me songs I’ve heard along the way
So come on and be back there with me
Back when we were in pain and happy to keep through
Wherever you are, whatever you say
Whenever the world kept track of everything we meant
From here on in I shall see all the way
And remember time and places and dreams to shake it all
But I don’t know how to walk without a map
And earth will smell like you, no
I care to hide from all the other pains
And I’m worried still but wait
I’ll go there, right there, under the world
I don’t know how I cracked the case
I now know why you turned away and caused this pain
But drugs wear off and heart’s forlorn
For now I will go sit there and cry the night away
I’m sure you’re still out there driving though the night
Oh but me I’ll just go sit there and cry the night away
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3. |
Please Don't Go
04:21
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It all comes down to this
Will I let me go?
Will I have you gone?
There’s not much to see
Come and ask me why
Come and have me try
Come, grab a raincoat
Let’s kiss again
Let’s cook some more
Let’s run through the rain
Hold hands again
Laugh on a train
I see you smile
How would I fail if I let go?
Would I care at all?
How could I wreck it on the go?
Don’t you know the words?
Come and ask me nice
Come and ask me twice
Be the one to try
It’s hard to let go
It’s harder to know
I will let the rain fall
And come back for more
I’ll come back for sure
And be the one to try
It’s hard to know
It’s harder to show
I see you smile
How would I fail if I let go?
Would I care at all?
How could I wreck it on the go?
I love you so
I love you so
Meanwhile ago
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4. |
The Ship
04:05
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They would cry some more
They would go from there
They would try for more
And that’s all there were
They would use the night
They would die away
There was a boat ashore
That had been moored for them
The captain told the men
‘You’ll be special in the end’
Fade out
Fade out
Fade out
There’s one in the midst
But he’s nothing new
He would strive to kill
All that’s left of him
He would grow to be
What his father was
Fade out
Fade out
Fade out
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5. |
Moonshine
02:24
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Half a year you’re gone
And I’m left to wonder where
Half a year was swift
And I’m left to wonder why is it that I care
Here comes the rain
I swear I smell your neck
I told you so
Now be gone with the moon
Half a year I’m drunk
And I’m left to wonder why
Half a year once more
And I’m left to wonder how is it that I can
Here comes the wind
I swear I feel your hands
There’s nothing more
Now be gone with the moon
Come to the bar and rest for a while
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6. |
Walk The Night
04:35
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There’s many more days to go by
To uncover the truth behind the past
Now there’s something that struck me as I stared
There, some words that I now keep in the back
What if I was holding on to a part of you that’s gone?
What if I was holding on to a part of you that’s gone?
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7. |
Dear Father
03:43
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I’m cold again and I can’t reach you
We got news you won’t know about
Oh I try
The world is wrong because you’re not in it
I hate the days for I forget you
Your voice
It comes about and I’m torn apart
I hate myself for getting old
I ride away from the young one you knew
I wrote this song for the old one too
I’ll keep it close for he’ll be farther
And a man you won’t ever know
I can’t cope
You won’t ever see
The face of your grandchild through time
And your wife’s who’s been so alone
I can’t cope
You won’t ever be
A way for us to grow through
And be old
Old and gold
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8. |
A Quiet Love
04:09
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I wish I could’ve done my best
Well before it may be late
I wish I could’ve told you then
Well done they said
Although a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
It keeps cold when untold
Now there’s no way you could remember me
God, you’re all
You’re probably in a hotel room
Worlds between us
My brother once told me go
You never know before it’s told
You know a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
It keeps cold when untold
I’ll be a stranger in this world without you
I swear I’ll stray
To tell the truth isn’t that good
It’s one of many ways to lose
Oh I know I’m supposed to tell it all
But I’m scared I’ll have to see you go
You know a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
Now I will fall
You know a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
Now I will fall
You know a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
Now I will fall
You know a quiet love’s warm when it unfolds
Now I will fall
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9. |
Hold Me Closer This Time
03:34
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Take my word for it then
There is little I will ask from you to come with
That would mean a lot and I’ll ask more on the way
It’s only you I wanna be with when I’m not alone
It’s been so many suns and moons
Come and we will right the wrongs
Come back and let me break the womb
Let me show you how I’m gone
Don’t look back and just cry
Keep the pace up, see the beauty wrapped in my eyes
Keep on clearing out and know there’s more on the way
Feast your eyes, just try and hold me closer this time
How’d it go?
Have we come back home yet?
And in the end will we just float there?
Won’t you give a damn here?
It’s been so many suns and moons
Come and we will right the wrongs
Come back and let me break the womb
Let me show you how I’m gone
Let’s get back to how things were
Pull me out from inside
Face me like we’re out there
Don’t just shut it down
Get it all from this stroll
Get me back to what I was with you
Get me back to what I was for you
Get me back to what I was with you
Get me back
Take my word for it then
I won’t ever find…
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10. |
It All Came Back
03:51
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Now that all is said and done
And buried deep, it’s dark
But when the sun felt good again it all came back
But when the cold, slashing breeze soaked in
It all came back
Because when I stare at it too long it hits the wound
So
Are you that kind of memory that will hold?
Or what if it’s a war you’re looking for?
Well I hope you catch me as I stare right through your soul
Deep
Because when I stare at it too long it hits the wound
Inside
Why don’t you hold me close so I can breathe?
Why don’t you hold me tight so I can breathe?
Why won’t you hold me tighter so I can choke?
Why won’t you hold me tighter so I can choke on you?
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11. |
What Once Was Gold
03:02
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I came all this way
To find it back
What lies by the pool
Summer ends now
Just remember this
And the time that we had
But babe, I’ll get to you
I swear I’ll find a way
If you're ever home
Think back to where we loved
I’m going this way
And there’s no turning back
I go where the sky is wide
I came all this way
So I’ll get lost
I won’t find my way back
But babe, I’ll get to you
I swear I’ll find a way
If you’re ever home
Think back to where we loved
If you’re ever home
Think back to where we loved
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