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Limbo
03:24
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Passing through the city of woe and pain
I know that it’s my fault that nothing’s been the same
I’m not the devil, just a part I played
And I’m so sorry that you got roped in
It wasn’t right of me to hold you hostage
"Abandon all hope ye who enter here”
So go on without me
I'll remember your face in case we meet again
I've seen great men fall from grace
And lesser men all the same
Where does that leave me? Without faith?
Without hope that I was ever worth the mess I made?
Frightened by every sound, every whisper
The black of night in the dead of winter
Reminded of those long nights
That car became my church on those long drives
Forgive me father for I have sinned
The demons knocked and I let them in
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
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Reaper
02:12
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It's on the tip of my tongue
Just like a melody you thought you knew
I'm not afraid of love, just loving you
But I'd like to try it if you want me to
You are the air in my lungs
You are the water that I flow through
But still I've got these damn hands
That won't do a thing if they can't hold you
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved
Secretly, between the shadow and the soul
So baby if you tell me that this love is gonna kill me
Please just feel me, is there warmth left in these bones?
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Cerberus
02:50
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No pain like leaving and no pain like loss
No pain like knowing that I was the cause
And it made me sad as hell to see you doing so well
I've learned all these words
And I still don't know how to tell you
I always catch myself checking the last door you walked through
I tore this whole thing apart to see what I could take from it
I know you've never taken things
You want the sun and it’s always raining here
Taking shelter in basements all year
This hunger eats me from the inside
Keep me safe and sound
I don’t feel safe without you around
And in the night I almost thought I heard you sing
But it was just echoing in the space above my bed
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Keeping Warm
02:23
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It's not the last time that I'll be back here
I swore I'd let you go but how could I let you go?
I have nothing without you
And I know that's just something that people say
But that shouldn't change a thing
Because it's not the last time that I'll be back here
I broke my hand holding on to smoke in the mirror
I lost my voice whispering my faults in your ear
So we sat there in silence face to face with our fears
I trust that you're happy
Because if you're happy I'm happy too
And I trust you won't miss me
I promise I'll see you soon
It's not the last time that I'll fuck things up
I'm just a bastard and I hate the way that I've become
It's so hard to accept that to you I'm a wreck
I'm losing touch with everything you said when you left home
So find me when the dust settles
Ill be keeping warm in hell
And let me know I was important enough to the story to keep me around
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River
01:43
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In a strange and foreign place i found you
Or you found me, I'm not sure
No matter how we got here
We were just victims of bad timing
Or maybe it was just stars misaligning
Maybe it was just God pulling strings
Maybe I just can't do anything right
Angry at the day as it turns to night
Angry at myself, angry at the world
Angry that we bear this cross
Angry that our hearts have to feel this pain
And angry at the pain I've caused
All the time that I spent thrashing my limbs, trying to swim
The water barely reached my knees
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Atoms and the Void
03:09
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We're not so different, you and I
But i feel distant all the time
That's not a lie, but I'm a liar
You’re the ghost of my mistakes
You’re the ghost of getting high
I am so afraid of heights
I am so afraid of fire
Does the soul die with the body?
Am I suffering by wanting what I can't have?
No one ever told me that the glass half full is still half empty
That’s just math, and i trust math to keep me happy
Or at least aware of what I’m missing
I've been missing you like crazy
We're just friends
Just good friends
Hell is a place on Earth and it looks an awful lot like home
Only you're not there and I've been sleeping all alone
Plastic to plastic and dust to dust
I guess I couldn't hear you over the sound of breaking truss
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Usura
03:52
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"Let fortune do as she will"
I’m just checking in to make sure you’re still well
I know you have a life outside the one I'm in
I'm so sorry that everything turned out like this
Our knees are strong, but buckle from the weight of another set of burdens
I really held you under just to break the surface
I feel like my branches are breaking away
Phantom pains in the void that you left in your wake
I’m okay, but it’s not really about me at all
And sure, I gave you all I had
But what does that mean if I expected it back?
It was just the rain that burned me
I’m not perfect but I swear I’m learning
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Lake Effect
03:06
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Go ahead and paint me as a fraud
The color really suits me quite well
I’ve been this way since winter fell
And even in the dark your silhouette is darker still
Because no light will shine on these indecent eyes
I heard the day you left it started snowing in the south
I'm not the man I thought I'd be by now
Seeing the way you love him makes me realize I can't love anything
I guess I got carried away in the heat of the moment
We burn in the heat of the moment
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Midas
03:18
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I refuse to cross this bridge
I burned it to spite you and protect my image
I refuse to leave this place
I've grown roots and branches with the intent of saving face
Take me for the fool I am
Everything I've touched with these unstable hands I've fucked
I watched you grow up without me to hold you back
So drive me to the coast to find a place to rest my bones
I can't let myself hurt anyone again
You want the truth? Everything is shit without you
Burdened by everything I miss about you
Don't worry, I'm still right where you left me
I've found a place to hide away until I forget why I feel so empty
Put on a brave face and act like everything's alright
So you've found your way?
I'm still looking for mine
I’m not saying that you're selfish
Just that I’m so fucking helpless
I'm not afraid to die
I'm afraid I'll never feel alive the way I did with you
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