1. |
At The End Of My Life
03:05
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at the end of my life
when i'm heading toward the light.
if it's at all possible
i'll find my way to you.
i'll find my way to you.
when i'm living in
heaven or hell or underground.
if my eyes can see anything,
they will be looking for you.
i'll look for you when i die.
don't know if it's true
all the things that I've heard about dying.
but if i never get to see you again,
then i guess there's a hell
i mean, i really don't want to believe in hell
but if i die and you're not by my side
then i'll cry, and i'll curse this new life.
but if it's at all possible
i'll climb right out of that fiery pit.
and i'll find my way to you.
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2. |
Hey Up There
03:10
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hey up there can you hear me sing
i'm trying to send these words up to you with wings
i see your flowing hair and your white wings
you must be an angel or at least that's what you make me think.
you fed him when he was looking for a meal
you smiled at me, and i liked the way it made me feel
why can't you just stay?
why don't you come on down and stay around
when i see you i hear music, it's the most beautiful sound
when i was swerving on the road you took the wheel
how do you love me? please just tell me how you feel.
you fed him when he was looking for a meal
you smiled at me, and i liked the way it made me feel
now, i'm locked up, please sneak in and find the key
if they question you then just tell them you're hear with me
i can't believe you'd do all this just for me
you stole the key from the guard, and then you set me free.
you fed me when i was looking for a meal
you smiled at me, and i like the way it made me feel
you helped me when i was in a jam
you smiled at me, and then took my hand
why can't you just stay here?
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3. |
Guardian Angel
02:00
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there must have been an angel watching over me
my guardian angel was watching over me
i wasn't born with faith
and i'm honestly not much of a fake
i make mistakes everyday
that will make me pay
but if there's a god that's trying to warn me
or apologize for those times he ignored me
he better speak to me in a language i can understand.
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4. |
Used
03:24
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used by you
used by him
used by her
used by them
we should all get used to it.
saw a lumberjack, man
with a saw in his hand
lied to the forest
calling it his friend.
saw a raindrop, man
with a storm in his hand
promises good things
but brought disaster to this land.
used by you
used by him
used by her
used by them
we should all get used to it.
saw a thirsty man
with desire in his hands
just wanted to feel better
and ended up killing another man.
why'd you kill that man?
used by you
used by him
used by her
used by them
we should all get used to it.
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5. |
Wake Up (Check Yourself)
04:35
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wake up everybody knows your fine
you can't lie down and fall asleep every time.
now, stand up on your own two feet today
do what you can to feel ok.
knowing life's a process of wasting away.
come back from hell
don't kill yourself
good things come to those who recognize.
now, that you can see
take what you want from me
good things come to those who take what they want.
wake up everybody knows your fine
you can't lie down and fall asleep every time.
now, stand up on your own two feet today
do what you can to feel ok.
knowing life's a process of wasting away.
stay away from hell
don't start to question why
good things come to those that deserve it in life.
now, that you can see
take what you want from me
good things come to those who take what they want.
but, karma will make you check yourself again.
get up
no, you don't have to feel this way.
wake up everybody knows your fine
you can't lie down and fall asleep every time.
now, stand up on your own two feet today
do what you can to feel ok.
knowing life's a process of wasting away.
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6. |
Loyal Bonds
02:38
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i just can't accept that i'll never know
and that everyone at some point will have to go.
i know i should probably talk to someone,
but i've been busy wasting my time
worrying i'm not making the most of it.
i always invest my happiness in shit that won't pay
while i'm surrounded by loyal bonds that i continue to alienate.
you don't have to watch or listen to me
this songs my own personal therapy
i'm sorry if it seems selfish, but I'm singing for me.
so, i'm just floating down this stream feeling defeated,
cause every time I try to stand up and get in life's way
it beats me down and puts me back in my place.
so, i'm singing for me.
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7. |
Two
02:49
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i love everything in sight
and can never choose what is right
i wish i could be a falling leaf
at least then i could let the wind decide for me.
i've been trying to spread around all of this light
truth is, i'm dark inside.
my brain's been split my whole life
i live one life through my left eye and another through my right
every decision is an intersection, every choice a war
and i'm just trying to get out alive.
i've been trying to spread around all of this light
truth is, i'm afraid to die.
the truth is that i'm dark inside
that truth is i'm afraid to die.
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i found my light, but it burned out
i can't rely on anything for anything length of time
i followed many different roads
but always end up just alone.
(remember you left for a reason)
i kept you hanging around like the moon in the sky
not even conscious most of the time
cause i'm afraid of what i might find
if i remove you from my life.
i'm not scared to commit
but i just won't do it
i'm afraid and if i were you
i would've left me a long time ago.
(remember you left for a reason)
i kept you hanging around like the moon in the sky
not even conscious most of the time
cause i'm afraid of what i might find
if i remove you from my life.
one day i realize
there's more to this life
than just what's inside my head
and then i'll forget and end up right here
where i found my home: confused, alone, trying to figure out life.
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9. |
Hard To See
03:11
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i wish i never knew of your name and life
it's been four years
i wish i never got to know you back then
it's been four years.
i've lived, i've died in my head, in my mind
regrets haunt me over something that
probably wouldn't be worth it
it's hard to see, with out opening to experience it.
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10. |
Young Man
03:15
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they left everyone
they were so young
i am scared, and it doesn't seem real to me.
young man, why'd you have to go
and two followed him into
a place inside our heads that we can't understand.
i pray for you that your god wasn't real.
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11. |
Lesson Learned
04:43
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there's a lesson in the clouds
enjoy this moment, cause things never stay the same
even if you long for yesterday.
and rain learns a lesson from the clouds
as it falls to the earth
every time a cloud dies, it makes way for new birth
it's a lesson learned
another corner we've turned
everything is fuel to burn.
now, a tree learns from the rain drops
as it does the same thing
it let's go of what was inside making room for new life.
it's a lesson learned
another corner we've turned
everything is fuel to burn.
everything is fuel to burn.
when i'm done with this body i'm in, i'll let go
and as something else somewhere else,
i'll have a fresh new start again.
again, again.
cause we all can see
life's a circle connecting you and me.
it's a lesson learned
another corner we've turned
it's a lesson learned
it's a living we've earned
everything is fuel
everything is fuel
everything is fuel
everything is fuel to burn.
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Ben Hughes New Jersey
"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record
immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."
-Nick Tate, WXPN
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