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Ships At Sea
04:16
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Ships at Sea
I waited and watched by the sea
I looked for you, you looked for me
still ships they pass, how can that be?
ships they pass, how can that be?
Out from lights that blinded you
Out among the stars that guided you
It's colder now with one
Than it ever was with two
Before you turn away
There's no shame like regret
Curse this modern day
This life is to....forget.
The single cloud that covered the sun
Ending all that had begun
When you think of it now, what would you have done?
When you think of it now, what would you have done?
Hands that hold precious hearts
Hearts that fold and fall apart
If we knew the end
Would we even start?
Before you turn away
There's no shame like regret
Curse this modern day
This life is to....protect.
I raced you up to the sky
The first to fall was the first to die
I wondered how, I wondered why
I wondered how, and wondered why
Hands that hold precious hearts
Hearts that fold and fall apart
If we knew the end
Would we even start?
Before you turn away
There's no shame like regret
Curse this modern day
This life is to....forget.
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2. |
Rider Ride
03:31
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Rider Ride
Rider ride from this home
A widower, at last alone
Take from me all I own
I've walked this earth through fire & snow
Not all conditions have their cure
Not all fates written are for sure
This hand is strong, this heart is pure
But this decision is not yours
Like Jonah in the whale
who kept his heart but lost his sail
i don't pray but i will
keep you safe when all else fails
We are all hearts and bones
The parts we love, we've carved in stone
But one day soon, the stone is gone
And all our works have come undone
Like Jonah in the whale
who kept his heart but lost his sail
i don't pray but i will
keep you safe when all else fails
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3. |
Devil In The Head
05:14
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Devil in the Head
The ice is thin, I think we'll all break out
I let you in but I still have my doubt
The wind that shakes the tree I'm in
I fall down
The ground that shakes beneath my feet
We fall down
I know I know devil in the heart
I know I know devil in the head
I know I know devil in the heart
I know I know devil in the head
You said I will, and I still hold to that
I love you still, and I still want you back
The wind that shakes the tree I'm in
I fall down
The ground that shakes beneath my feet
We fall down
I know I know devil in the heart
I know I know devil in the head
I know I know devil in the heart
I know I know devil in the head
A map that you found so long ago
You wear your love just like an arrow
All that you found, give tomorrow
A map that you found so long ago
Devil in the head, devil in the head, devil in the soul
Devil in the head, devil in the head, devil in the throat
Devil in the head, devil in the head, devil in the soul
Devil in the head, devil in the head, devil in the soul
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4. |
Crooked As Crows
01:56
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Crooked As Crows
ten, for your toes
as crooked as a crow's
nine, for the time
that i took off all your clothes
eight
i realized you were brave
the courage to fight
and the courage to stay
seven for the tatoo
you hide behind your back
flowers of our youth
we talk about and laugh
six
your heart and your lips
parts that i kiss
parts i would miss
five for the time we almost died
five for the time we almost died
four is your laugh
wide as the sky
i recall you chipped your tooth
you didn't even cry
three is your eyes
a gray/green sea
two for the day
that is just you and me
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2...1
we've just begun.
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5. |
No Return
03:05
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No Return
Our hearts will mend as best they can
If we give more than we get
There's no time quite like the present
Do it now lest we forget
I don't want to say...goodbye
Brace yourself for the coming storm
La la la la la la
If we make it through the winter
I believe we'll all get by
I don't want to say...goodbye
All we have is all we get
No return and no regret
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6. |
St. John
02:49
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St. John
Well who is puppet,
And who is master?
Hear this trumpet call all gamblers to their knee
To saint john of the cross
Saint of all bastards
Rubs his fingers and cries this plea
Would I were a sailor
On the high seas
Sailing through danger
In better company
Or better still a martyr
And you'd wear black for me
Wish I was the man I used to be
Who is master and who is the master's son?
Where have you been when it's been so goddamned long
To saint john of the cross, saint of all bastards
Cradles his hands and sings this song
Would I were a soldier in the great war
Or that I had the wisdom to know what it was for
Your love was a cruel mistress not easily ignored
Still I wish the man I was before
I wish I was the man I am no more
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7. |
Death At Last
02:24
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Death At Last
The day i was born the trouble started
Mum did die of a broken-heart
A sailor did I become
And sailed the seas by star and sun
And when the sailing it was done
I'd take to land where trouble runs
I had a wife, I had a son
I'd court the devil and drink his rum
On the land I was a fool
Drank and cursed and gambled too
The night was long and the day was cruel
I lived to die but I failed that too
One fine day in desperate need
I joined a crew for Barbary
The fiercest storm came right crashing
Through our bows southern bearing
Well I fixed my boot, I turned my ring
But I was lost until I heard you sing
We lashed our spines to the mast
And heard the maidens sing at last
At last, at last they sang to me
And as the ship went down at sea
Well I was glad and right happy
That death at last had come for me
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8. |
Let Me Down Easy
03:11
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Let me down easy
Let me down easy
Despite the trouble I've made
Let me down easy
When I go down in my grave
You could've done better
Like father like son
God bless the goddamned
More than anyone
So I let you down easy
Despite what you done
I let you down easy
When you go and when you're gone
It ain't all been
Sweet flowers and sin
Still I would come back
If you would let me in
So let me down easy
Despite the trouble I've made
Let me down easy
When I go down in my grave
When I down in my grave
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