1. |
The Gift
03:35
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All of this is about
the things you never said out loud
the things you left in doubt
until you forgot how
The words come awkward and slow
even ones you were supposed to know
but spellings a spell make, they don't
like sows that never sow
Then you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had
All of this is about
the way your tongue gets tied up in your mouth
all the thoughts you can't get out
without a broken vow
The curses snuck under your breath
you didn't know what to expect
the friction of syllables connecting the atoms' shibboleth
Then you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had
You thought you never had
a legacy lost in time
You were facing down foes
when you grew the rose
you brought the magic back
When you found the gift
you thought you never had
somehow it fits
so fragile and ironclad
A code that you don't remember speaking
and a true home, open and new
now you found the gift
you thought you never had
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2. |
Haunting My Dreams
02:45
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I saw you there
the barest suggestion of a ghost
a whisper in the snow
I saw you there
in a window reflection on the wind
You're haunting my dreams
I'm losing sleep
I feel you creep
you burrow deep
I saw you there
a photo in a book from long ago
I found your hair
a wisp you left on my pillow
I saw it grow
You're haunting my dreams / I'm haunting your dreams
I'm losing sleep / you're losing sleep
I feel you creep / you feel me creep
you burrow deep / I burrow deep
I've been waiting, been waiting
I can't tell you how long,
how long I've been waiting
for this moment, this moment
how I hunger for it!
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3. |
End of Days
03:09
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The white hairs I don't mind on their own
but they remind me of what's to come
sometimes you're a little slow
unsteady on your feet but you still run
I need you to be
the exception to the rule
prove everybody wrong
I need you to beat the odds to a bloody pulp
Our days together have one end already
let's leave the other untied
two ends would be one too many
so let's just go on forever
I'm unprepared to ever give you up
I lost my chill indifference somewhere years ago
despite all the mounting evidence
the friends and foes and family I've seen go
I need you to be
the exception to the rule
prove everybody wrong
call the laws of nature out
One end of days is plenty
two ends would be too many
one end of days I hope to leave you with
the only one I want to remember
O denial has saved me so much grief
please don't take it away from me
I don't know any other way to cope
O denial has saved me so much grief
please don't take it away from me
I know I've deluding myself
but don't disillusion me
I need you to be
the exception to the rule
call the laws of nature out
ever is too soon for the inevitable
I don't want to see you decline
every trend line implies an end
our days together have one end already
the other I'm not ready for
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4. |
Hell Hath No Fury
02:58
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Everyone's an unbeliever
in someone else's eyes
so many claim ownership of heaven
there's no consensus where we go when we die
If there's one thing I think I know for certain
it's if I don't go expecting anything
I'm guaranteed a surprise
it's a consolation prize at least
I'll spit in the face of whoever
rigged the game by not
telling me the rules
Hell hath no fury
it's not even a dull experience
you won't even feel numb
hell hath no fury
hell can't hold a grudge
hell's no place to judge
but if there's hell below
then we're all gonna go
and I hope to see you there
oh I'll see you in hell
Scorned woman burning hotter than a forge
those who wronged you would be rightly afraid
don't delay, get your revenge today, don't let him escape
back to the bosom of oblivion from which he came
Hell hath no fury
just a cold indifference
no customer service at all
hell hath no fury
hell can't hold a grudge
hell's no place to judge
but if there's hell below
then we're all gonna go
and I hope to see you there
oh I'll see you in hell
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5. |
Reality Check
03:22
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My thoughts
are taking me off course
off the rails
and down in the weeds of course
in the shallows, in the shadows
I've got theories no one would believe
I just need a reality check, would you be?
I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
I'm lost
in the funhouse, in the mirror maze
in the echo chamber
the breadcrumbs
that were supposed to lead me home
they got snatched up
I just need a reality check, would you be?
I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
Let's take it apart and put it back together
when we fix it we can make it better
I'm just trying to be worth your effort
if I ever make it out of the desert
I missed connections in the correction pages
I've got to sift my silo with patience
but I haven't been in school in ages
what happens if I lose the tools it takes
I just need a reality check, would you be?
I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
I just need a reality check, would you be?
I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
I just need a reality check, would you be?
I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
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6. |
The Lucky Ones
02:40
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I was all alone
running out of hope
tying up my rope
and then they found me
I was looking down
lost inside a crowd
I had to get out
and then they found me
and then they found me
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together we will ascend
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together beyond the end
I was out of friends
when they took me in
then I was home again
and everything made sense
We saw the light in the sky
and it told us everything
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together we will ascend
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together beyond the end
We know we cannot die
we can feel the prosperity building
flip a card, roll a die
this could be our last chance to live
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together we will ascend
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together beyond the end
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together we will ascend
We are the lucky ones
we are the lucky ones
together beyond the end
together, together, together beyond the end
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7. |
Still Smelling Smoke
03:31
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I don't know where this road goes
the memory grips me
like nothing before and I can't ignore
the scent of soap that was never mine
tell everyone else that I'm fine
maybe hope is overrated
Well my eyes don't see so far
straight to the part where we'll be fine
I'm still smelling smoke, trying to clear my eyes
they don't see so far
straight to the part where we'll be fine
still smelling smoke
but I don't know if it's fire
They tricked me again and again
sent me in circles
and filling out forms, I don't know what for
I don't know where to begin
where my footsteps came from
I've hidden a list too well from myself
The passing days take souvenirs
trophies of their prey
I stay awake, remain aware
try to find what isn't there
The passing days take souvenirs
trophies of their prey
I stay awake, remain aware
try to find what isn't there
Well my eyes don't see so far
straight to the part where we'll be fine
I'm still smelling smoke, trying to clear my eyes
they don't see so far
straight to the part where we'll be fine
still smelling smoke
but I don't know if it's fire
The passing days take souvenirs
trophies of their prey
I stay awake, remain aware
try to find what isn't there
The passing days take souvenirs
trophies of their prey
I stay awake, remain aware
try to find what isn't there
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8. |
Prophesied Rider
03:02
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When will these feelings reach you?
What do the dead speak about?
Who is searching for the ultimate flavor?
Chateau attacking
Egos engaged
Mirrored movements
Opium ceiling gaze
Rooms share passages
Make-up paradox
Prophesied rider
Arrogance chambers
Why has my time stopped?
Who stole her smile?
What does the warrior fight for?
What secret dwells within the heart?
How can I get used to the cool body?
Why did the memories disappear?
What's waiting at the end of evolution?
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9. |
Ninety Miles
03:05
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I can't hear the gods out in the desert
ninety miles between temples stretching towards the heavens
I wasn't prepared to be forsaken
hiss of an exhale, no breath taken
God every god has a sacred four letter name
some speak in tongues, others in numbers mundane
I wasn't prepared to be forsaken
hiss of an exhale, no breath taken
Ninety miles, ninety minutes
crossing the wasteland, crossing the Styx
in a space out of time I follow the signs
faith alone guides my way
Ninety miles, ninety minutes
through the wilds, through the wilderness
I hear a voice, a whisper in the void
drawing me close like a torch in the night
The distance takes a toll
I'm so tired my eyes want to close
I don't know the words for where I am
I wasn't prepared to be forsaken
fate of an exile, no offense taken
Ninety miles, ninety minutes
crossing the wasteland, crossing the Rubicon
in a space out of time I follow the signs
faith alone guides my way
Ninety miles, ninety minutes
through the winds, through the hinterlands
I hear a voice, a whisper in the void
drawing me close like a torch in the night
God every god has a four letter name
some speak in tongues and others in numbers
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10. |
Impact Scripture
02:43
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I'm a veteran of the latest world war
we haven't accomplished what it was we set out for
The culture is leaving us behind
the discourse is thickening into a dense fog
But the postcards that I sent back home to the family
got forwarded at least twenty times
and our folk art is never far away
the impact scripture will insulate our minds
I'm a settler in contested territory
trying not to develop a taste for the cuisine
I keep my armaments behind me teeth
got to know the latest scores for my team
But the postcards that I sent back home to the family
got forwarded at least twenty times
and our folklore is never far away
the impact scripture will barricade our minds
I'm an orphan of the anthropocene
an endangered species or so I believe
Borders run across city blocks
I avert my gaze to stay in my domain
But the postcards that I sent back home to the family
got forwarded at least twenty times
and our folklore is never far away
the impact scripture will terraform our lives
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11. |
Year Stealer
05:14
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I can tell who you've kissed
by the stain on their teeth
and the hitch in their breath
Then you turn up the dial
and they all but disappear
for a while
We used to run in the same social circles
But I've been telling everyone what you are
Now no one is taking your excuses,
you used up your goodwill
when you drove your hooks into your marks
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
Year stealer
I'm counting down your days
Rebreather
I know you'll never change your ways
I'm counting on it
Now you've changed up your style
To run with a younger crowd
who don't recognize they're in your thrall
They peacock the nostalgic appeal
of era they never lived
when danger was real
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
Year stealer
I'm counting down your days
Rebreather
I know you'll never change your ways
I'm counting on it
An entire generation of my family line
toiled for your benefit and yet you took their lives
My parents aunts and uncles narrowly escaped
but you planted a seed in them
to reap at a later date
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
I can never hope to be as immortal as you are
The closest I can get is to get far away from you
Year stealer
I'm counting down your days
Rebreather
I know you'll never change your ways
I'm counting on it
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
It's you or me even though
I am no worthy adversary
Year stealer
I'm counting down your days
Rebreather
I know you'll never change your ways
I'm counting on it
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Spiral Island is Nick Davies. Currently one fifth of Gentle Brontosaurus. Formerly of TL;DR.
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