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Full Moon Blues
02:53
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Rise with the moon and light the night's first cigarette
Yeah, we'll come alive after another fevered sunset
No regrets, oh I'm sure that's what we'll tell ourselves
No reply no chance of that again (oh well)
Got the full moon blues
Gonna be a recluse
Got a damn good excuse
To have the full moon blues
Sink with the sun and wait for those familiar eyes
Face I think I miss, is it one that I would recognize?
But lately I've been dreaming far across the sea
Where we won't see the moon simultaneously
Got the full moon blues
Gonna be a recluse
Got a damn good excuse
To have the full moon blues
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Six-Sided Face
02:53
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Which set of eyes are they staring at me with?
You got a six-sided face, and I've only just met the fifth
I think I've done it now
I'm sure I've emptied out my mind
Sure that I've been wasting all my time
although it's running out
I swear, I've done it all before
Promises that don't mean, don't mean shit anymore
I'm feeling better now
I guess i'll stick around a while
Watch until i can't force another smile
Denial shows it's face one day
Watch the people try to find a way
How many eyes are you staring at me with?
You got a six-sided face, and I only just met the fifth
How many eyes are you staring at me with?
You got a six-sided face, and I only just met the first
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The Mariana Trench, Pt1
02:26
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A telempathic kind of being
Who lived a whole mile down
Self inflicted guilt and suffering
Taking shaky first steps on the ground
Out of the depths
Has it ever seen the sun?
Is it a threat?
Does it know the world's come undone?
We know that they won't understand
It calls out silently to you and me
Their empty minds see empty hands
Echoes emanating from the sea
Out of the depths
Has it ever seen the sun?
Is it a threat?
Does it know the world's come undone?
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Ego Vs. Id
03:26
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My ego's death but it's shadow remains
trying to revive my old disdain
when August comes, I'll change my name
secret's out, now it's all the same
My ego's dead, but it's still playing games
trying to drive me back to shame
when it strikes again can I complain?
when it was myself who lit the flames
Now I'm falling right out of my body
now I'm stardust, I am just a soul
now I'm learning the whole truth about me
now I swear I am gonna have control
Now I'm learning the whole truth about me
now I swear I am gonna have control
now I'm falling right out of my body
now I'm stardust, I am just a soul
My ego's dead, but it's still playing games
trying to drive me back to shame
when it strikes again can I complain?
when it was myself who lit the flames
My ego's death but it's shadow remains
trying to revive my old disdain
when August comes, I'll change my name
secret's out, now it's all the same
Now I'm falling right out of my body
now I'm stardust, I am just a soul
now I'm learning the whole truth about me
now I swear I am gonna have control
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When It All Ends
02:47
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Atmosphere is more than just a little warm
cools off with a thunderstorm
It seems like things won't be alright
The wind is getting violent tonight
Oh you know you see it
yeah, you see the end is coming
no, I don't wanna be around
Oh you know you feel it
sun is burning, there's no running
put me six feet in the ground
Now that ice is just a thing of the past
not sure how long we are gonna last
The planet turning green to black
seems too late to take it back
Oh you know you see it
yeah, you see the end is coming
no, I don't wanna be around
Oh you know you feel it
sun is burning, there's no running
put me six feet in the ground
when it all ends
When it all ends, I think we'll know
we were wrong, we were wrong
when it all ends, I think we'll know
we were wrong, all along
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Fermi's Paradox
01:33
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Where is everyone?
Where did all the neighbors go?
Will they share the sun?
Did they leave ages ago?
I don't know
I don't know
I think I know
I think I know
We've been looking for so many years
hoping that we're wrong about existential fears
All thru the emptiness no one hears
Ultraviolet signal just disappears
And after we've decided that it's a waste
Point our microscopes to another place
Maybe we can find out friends inside
37 trillion places they could hide
Are we really alone?
We're not really alone
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Inana
00:59
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Day Trippin'
02:10
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As I stare, start to look within
relive all my fears, and all my sin
moving on, it's time to begin
think I hear whispers in the wind
in your mind try to find your way
far away, far from dark dismay
you said one day, it'll be okay
for the truth, give it all away
I'm in another altered state
find it so relatable
I don't wanna wait
Time is so inescapable
I think I know my fate
I don't know why my hands are full
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Blind Hate
02:34
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Can you see thru all the lies
or do your idols hypnotize you
change harsh reds to understanding blue
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The Mariana Trench, Pt2
02:36
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This dirty air it hurts to breath
and I just want to leave
My feet are bloody on this dead ground
discreet signs I see all around me
It returns to the Mariana Trench
the ocean knows it won't miss the world above
it head's back to the place that it should dwell
waiting for a world it can love, oh well
I don't think that they can fix this much
but even if, would it be enough?
I don't think we'll ever choose love
It returns to the Mariana Trench
Saying to the world it's not fear it is love
it head's back to the place that it calls home
waiting for apocalypse to hit the world above
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11. |
It's Alright (I Promise)
02:33
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Thank you for all the times we had
and thank you for all the good gone bad
thank you, I was learning the whole time
and thank you for the best memories that I call mine
Thank you, I know that sometimes I sucked
and thank you for teaching me the right way to fuck
thank you, I'm just wondering how you been
and thank you for even trying to be my friend
and I know I'll see you again, in the next life
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Violet Dawn
02:39
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We're in need of a violet dawn
so everything can be alright
intuition will be so strong
we'll be protected by the light
might've been wrong all along
those little ways to find respite
even if it takes all night
I'm in need of a violet dawn
now the sun it burns too bright
unpleasant days and nights are gone
know things will turn out alright
lose track of time it won't be long
enter eternal twilight
still protected by the light
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