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Into the Abattoir
03:47
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The pavement scorched my naked feet
But I didn’t dare to slow
No I was on the run, who knew what from
Or even where it was I’d go
Well you said that we’d last for a thousand years
But love you didn’t even try
Your promises fade like November rains
Into the holy abattoir we call the sky
Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am
I wish that you would make amends
But inside I know that you didn’t ask for the life
You were sent
So you’ll slither and hide but you won’t know why
‘Til you’re scared to even make a sound
Taking solace in the drink and then pour down the sink
All the anxious doubt that you’ve drowned
And I wish that I could lend you a helping hand
But you know how much that hurts
So for the father and the boy, who your pain they enjoy
I wish them nothing but the absolute worst
Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am
I wish that you would make amends
But inside I know that you didn’t ask for the life
You were sent
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2. |
Waiting to Move
03:57
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I was crawling away, asleep at the wheel
Collapsed at the side of the road
Were you running away from the smoking battlefield?
Were you gonna leave me in the cold?
No I’m not waiting to move
You’re standing here looking for me
But I won’t go running to you
Why did you close your eyes when the sun turned off the light?
You cashed in your chips and ran away
But now you’re back once the book’s been closed and the time is right
Or was there something more to say?
No I’m not waiting to move
You’re standing here looking for me
But I won’t go running to you
I said I won’t go running
But I can’t stop running
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
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3. |
The Final Cut
02:55
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You’re a nine to five job
You're a butcher that's been slain
You’re a high-brow low-life midwife
You’re a cross that's up in flames
You’re a leper that’s been euthanised
You’re an ass that went lame
You’re an alcoholic mom
Who's drunk on cheap champagne
Don’t you love that you made
Made the final cut?
The movie’s playing forwards
Now the door's been shut
Don’t you love that you made
Made the final cut?
The scars have been healed
I even pity you somewhat
You’re a bible-beltist preacher
You’re the spit that’s out of spite
You’re the raging, fucking lunatic
That Congress can't indict
You’re the shit beneath my boot
You’re a J without a light
You’re a carcass to me now
You're just a character I write
Don’t you love that you made
Made the final cut?
The movie’s playing forwards
Now the door's been shut
Don’t you love that you made
Made the final cut?
You're older and you're sorry?
Well I couldn't give a fuck
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4. |
Orchid Children
04:48
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Their hair was long past their shoulders
And they were dancing in the mud and the rain
They were swimming in their victory flush
That they started washing down the drain
They were deaf in poetic ecstasy of love
Holding hands and singing We Shall Overcome
But now they’re doing lines on an old McDonald’s bag
With Jack and quaaludes to keep them numb
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
Their story’s clichéd, it's boring
They heeded their commercial vices
Just for an easy shot of dopamine
And the rising cost of cutting prices
Although they once were caring people, tried to change their worlds
They were swallowed up and chewed right out again
Continued in that cycle and then jumped off the bridge
Just for a footnote and a flash on CNN
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
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5. |
Long Blue Jets
05:26
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I stopped myself and I looked across the sidewalk
It was hazy out and the sun had sunken low
And starlight was shrouded by the city
But the moon, it gave your hair a golden glow
I said hello and what a nice night, or so I think
Well my mind was racing and I don’t remember well
But did I think that I walked with an angel?
I didn’t know, but I knew how hard I fell
And the morning comes and we get torn away
Reach for the stars, cuz we long to stay
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
And like the birds on the hill perched on your windowsill
I know that we are both stripes in the sky
Riding these long blue jets
Well there was snow on the ground when I met you on the bridge
You said the water danced, and I said it was bound to freeze
And then, that’s when I saw what’s between us
How we laughed and talked and loved and lived with ease
Well the morning comes and we get torn away
Reach for the stars, cuz we long to stay
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
And like the birds on the hill perched on your windowsill
I know that we are both stripes in the sky
Riding these long blue jets
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
Riding these long blue jets forever
Riding these long blue jets tonight
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In the company of friends, she keeps a dress rehearsal smile
Small talk seems so normal after a while
‘Til she found herself another lover living left of the dial
Who she thought would someday tidy up and meet her down the aisle
But she was falling faster
And he couldn’t catch her
No matter what she wanted him to say
Was it I love you to wake up to?
Or affection to publicly display?
No, it’s not that tall an order, buddy
No, no, no, just
How was your day, by the way?
She was lying in the bathtub with the water running thin
And the pills on the windowsill looked like they wanted to take a swim
With the lines of the years of silent pain cracked along her skin
And the moon beamed down, mocking them with its patronizing grin
But she was falling faster
And he couldn’t catch her
No matter what she wanted him to say
Was it I’m there for you when you’re feeling blue?
Or sentiments that border on cliché?
Oh, it’s not that complicated
No, no, no, just
How was your day, by the way?
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7. |
Plastic Cars
05:46
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Out of my head, see the world from a bird’s eye view
And the bustling city comes alive, well it looks at you
And if the sky is a landscape, then I think I’ll stop and stare
And the small plastic cars and the small lights, they scuttle everywhere
The skyline is breathing
Its heart is beating in the streets tonight
The pride that was your guide opened wide, and now it’s easy to dismiss
You see we’re all on different journeys, but it’s the same trip
One by one we awaken to the shaking of the Marlborough trees
And nothing is up, down, or sideways, it’s just what you choose to believe
The skyline is breathing
Its heart is beating in the streets tonight
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8. |
Loyalty to the Past
06:07
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You and me, we started off much the same way
Heard something on the radio that made us think
But you flew fast for the freeway to find and follow fame
While I stayed after class, my nose all blotched with ink
But you found success, excess was waiting to make a mess of you
Did it hurt when you heard you were just the bait
To someone else’s catchy hook?
Is that all it took?
Cuz now time is sweeping you away
Oh, I knew that it would happen someday
The earth keeps spinning but you seem so unaware
Of the changes that took you from here to there
The only world you see is through a broken looking glass
And a loyalty to the past
So you buy into your own mythology
Like some half-assed self-fulfilling prophecy
And keep churning out archaic formulaic hits each year
But tell me what’s the point of living if you refuse to evolve?
Diffuse or dissolve, but you’re scared you’ll disappear
The earth keeps spinning but you seem so unaware
Of the changes that took you from here to there
The only world you see is through a broken looking glass
And a loyalty to the past
Did we distract you from your heated pool?
Have you fallen far enough to feel a fucking fool?
Or are you still swimming in a sea of denial?
I’d say your twenty years of fame haven’t aged you well
But will I fare the same? It’s too early to tell
So I’ll just face the mirror and force a smile
The world keeps spinning but you seem so unaware
Of the changes that took you from here to there
The only world you see is through a broken looking glass
And a loyalty to the past
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9. |
Roll Up Roll Out
04:45
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A sweaty basement made of stone stays alight
While it’s night outside in Boston
The smoke clings to the air as we go down the stairs
We take our coats and toss them
I didn’t know what to say on the way
I felt my tongue a little tied
Am I just another fool who noticed you
And started running blind?
The music’s getting started now
Should I hold your hand? But I don’t know how
Wish I could hear you but it’s too damn loud
Roll up
And roll out
Show up
Let’s go out
Now we’re dancing in the dimly lit house
I look at you and you at me
Your eyes outshine the neon lights
That drape around the pillars painted green
And beneath the ivy forest on the stage
The Twisted Oak fills the void
And for just an evening there’s a freeing
Feeling of the song and the soul being joined
The music’s blasting in our ears
We drink the songs that were planted here
In the Garden as we’re breathing in the atmosphere
Roll up
And roll out
Show up
Let’s go out
And at the end of the show we say goodbye
I probably could’ve kissed you if I tried
But the heat from the house is gone
And left my feet cold
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da
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Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
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Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da da-da-da-da
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10. |
Goodnight, Love
01:05
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11. |
Dreamchild
06:06
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Dreamchild nestled in a small woollen blanket
It’s the end of an age and the dawn of a new
Rest your head gently on a pillow of earth
And begin preparation for another one, too
Goodnight, love
Goodnight, love
Your silhouette beckons me with an outstretched hand
Remember when I said that you should stand up for you?
Well it’s far too late now, goodbye, Dreamchild, goodbye
This song has finished playing and the book has been read through
Goodnight, love
Goodnight, love
Falling, sinking, going home
Falling, sinking, going home
Falling, and I’m sinking, and I’m going home
Falling, and I’m sinking, and I’m going home
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