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The Beginning
03:01
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2. |
Shadow Painted on a Wall
04:09
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Lately there's been talking on the streets
The tides are turning every way there is
The other day I saw a shadow painted on a wall
And I don't really know what year it is
Or how I'm stuck in the middle of all this
Well it don't take a genius to figure this one out
Silence breaks before you hear the sound
The sound which foretells the end of all you've known
Nothing's calm before the storm, or so I've been told
Lift me high above then let me down
Let me feel the splash down to the ground
One thing out of two shall crash
The Earth will shatter or it will be me
Lately there's been whispers on the streets
The air is heavy, filled with treason fuelled by grief
Doesn't every empire's turmoil
Come from those who were scorned?
The only thing you'll see then is a flash
The kind that hurts your eyes and leaves you blind to witness
The darkness lying inside your wretched head
And then you'll wonder where you are
Oh, my poor friend I hate to tell you: It's all you
I don't wanna be the kind to run
Run, run, run, when battle has begun
Maybe when all this has ended
Then I can start
Let me hear your voice out of the crowd
Let me know you're waiting past the cloud
Make a promise you can keep
And I'll be strong to see that day arrive
Find each other and walk to the light
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3. |
Little Things
04:27
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This place is downright hollow
I sing the lyrics to them songs of truth
But no one sings along
Done Here
I find no meaning
The words are spoken but the point remains
On a leash, they just don't care
So if I go
Don't bother waiting
I'm so far gone now
And heading further away
I crossed the woods
Sat by the river
Played music under the stars
That I don't seem to touch
It's the little things that mean so much
To me, what would you say now?
I've been away and back so many times now
The world goes on and on
I've fallen down
Then I rose to fly up
Just to keep on falling, falling again
Just to get back up
Woo Hoo!
So if I go
Don't bother waiting
I'm so far gone now
And heading further away
I crossed the woods
Sat by the river
Played music under the stars
That I don't seem to touch
It's the little things that mean so much to you
The one who's been living for someone else's life
Take no time to think twice
for this crazy balance is disguised as choice
So now I go
Don't bother waiting
I'm so far gone now, yeah
And heading further away
I crossed the woods
Sat by the river
Played music under the stars
That I don't seem to touch
I always triumph
Except for when I don't
One battle's over
Till the next one I'm misplaced
Now there's a place that I am going
It's been on my mind so long
It's time to make it real
I saved their ass
And I lost everything
For what it's worth
I don't regret one single thing
Now it's too late to stop me, don't try
My starlight's tried to take me there
But roads were swaying
(So much to do!)
But the little things
(They kept me going!)
The little things
(In a place so hollow)
The little things
They mean so much to me
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4. |
Secondhand Resistance
04:43
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Maybe I was born to be unkind
Maybe you'll be here after I die
Maybe it's a different world
Compact tapes and plastic phones, alright
Maybe you were made to rule the world
Truth is power, leverage, all in all
Rolling wheels or Rolling Stones
Follow Jack out on the road, alright
Come on, dance through a life
That's a shrine to the blind
Blind is justice, blind is love
Maybe blind is all we are
Maybe I'm the one who saves the day
Maybe you're a different kind today
Maybe you were made to see the light
Secondhand resistance can't be bad
You say what you want to Jack
Moriarty is on the run, alright
If their shades pass you by
You may catch their weeping eyes
Crying for justice, crying for love
Crying for all the world has done
And if you don't think twice
That's okay, we're still alive
Reciting lines of ancient poetry
That savor every sin
Maybe I'm the one who saves the day
Maybe you're a different kind today
Maybe I'm allowed to get so much more than I deserve
Or maybe I prefer the long way home
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5. |
Dusty Souvenir
04:23
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6. |
Drink With You
03:51
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I don't know if it's a win or lose
Lady Luck has got me playing dice with the Blues
And I don't know if it's wrong or right
I just wanna drink with you tonight
Came upon a crossroad with a heavy head
"Come with me" she told me "for to share your game"
Went along the levee and the whiskey bars
Strummed a chord for one-eyed freaks on Blues guitars
Don't it make you wanna die?
Tis too much to say goodbye
I don't know if it's a win or lose
Lady Luck has got me playing dice with the Blues
And I don't know if it's wrong or right
I just wanna drink with you tonight
700 dollars plus some hundred more to go
It's good to be the king and feeling high and low
Come on Robert Johnson, let your own muse show
I've been away with nowhere to go, then I'll know
When I'm coming out again
Walk me through and help me out again
I don't know if it's a win or lose
Lady Luck has got me playing dice with the Blues
And I don't know if it's wrong or right
I just wanna drink with you tonight
I just wanna drink with you tonight
I just wanna drink with you tonight
I just wanna drink, I just wanna drink
I just wanna drink with you tonight
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7. |
Nightcap
04:37
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I know I'm not allowed to say the things I've said before
I know, but I don't recognize this ugly face no more
But you are not to blame for this old heart
"I know it's late" you said "but I could really use that drink"
I'll take up on that offer, it'll give her time to think
I'm sorry but I can't think anymore
"Don't let my features blur" you asked "now that we've drunk too much"
Don't worry, you're entitled to my senses for the night
I feel I've squandered everything but those
Stain my soul
When I lose it all
If I'm greedy bite me bloody
If I'm sorry drive me frantic
Come and take me on
When I lose control
I'm not shy, I'm not resistant
You're depraved, let's go the distance
I don't have a goal
I just want it all
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
Intoxicated crazy girl, the end is drawing near
You kiss me, pushing me to think of where do we go from here
But I'm sorry, I just can't think anymore
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8. |
Mr. Poly
04:35
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Mr. Poly, can you move your mouth?
Is it me, or are you frowned?
The other day you passed out on the floor
People talk, well they don't know
No one knows about your enemies
Your trotted tears and long dead bliss
Maybe it's the child in you or the old man in my soul
I feel I've gathered more than words can hold
And then you whispered 'bout a girl
That was the truest thing I'd ever heard you say
Something in your wistful eyelids made me see
Maybe she was your only friend
Mr. Poly, I have been around
I've seen a lot, I've cried aloud
I've been a loser and a victor, been a time and space collector
Bathed my sins in blood and alcohol
But when I hear you talk about her I think of some forgotten laughter
Takes me back to things I thought I'd lost
I mused over some thoughts unwritten as I lay down all drunk and beaten
Wondering if such things may come again
And then you told me "Bravo son
That was the purest thing that you could ever say"
Oh Mr. Poly, still I'm whimsically insane
Maybe I don't get someone
Mr. Poly, I have turned my back
Countless times, imagine that
Now I know this funny little game
Is just a means with no end
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9. |
Decadent Intimacy
06:55
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My term of surrender is a delicate present to give
But what can I say when you don't seem to care what it is?
Bitter grace
Gone without a trace
My make and believe is my own misadventure tonight
The only thing left when I talk to myself and I type
The only illusion is time
I'm not gonna go, you just might
The night has a purpose to rob hesitation of me
And you should've looked when she stripped me for your eyes to see
If you only knew what you had
If I only knew what I had
I'd keep you from turning and gleefully boarding a boat
You say it's too late, and I ask you "Hey, when was it not?"
And now you're off to a new start
You thought I was leaving. You are
The night has a purpose to serve, and we did our best
Outside of the window the world burned but we didn't care
A decadent intimacy
Was painted with pleasure you breathed out
The rationalization you plundered, well, I can see past
A reason or two in your eyes on a clumsy last dance
But time's ticking out with the clock
It may be illusive, but trust me, I'm not
I'm not your malevolent asshole, though I sure ain't the best
The night had me stripped when we lay close, why didn't you get it, hold it, make it your own
Now the sun is coming up
You're up in the clouds and I'm still stuck
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10. |
Partly Fantasy
04:26
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I'm flirting with a peddler
She's a fortune teller
Said she's gonna take me far from here
Then I'd forget your laughter
Run off forever after
The sky's the limit, but atmosphere's my goal
Yes, I am a sinner
But baby, you're my winner
Maybe I can tell the right from wrong
Outside the season's turning
Inside my heart is yearning
For something real to find me on the way
Maybe you're allowed to see
The future I neglected
When I told you long ago, that day would come
I may be gone forever
Or is it just December?
When I bended over backwards to be free
So get me on with a kick
Kick me out on the street
Kick me out with an orange juice and a pack of booze
'Cause this life is imitating art
And art's another word for denial
When I'm all alone again
This is neither life or death
It's somewhere in between
A purgatory I have kept in store
A million cars, one million stars
Won't get me where I'm going
'Cause everything from this day on is partly fantasy
Let's talk about this condition
It's truth and also fiction
It's music, novels, paintings on the wall
Your heroes are complaining
They think you're just observing
But they're already dead enough to not have to care about you
You, who turned your back
On the promises you made
Were you even brave enough to try?
Just keep track of those heroes
'Cause one day I'll join them, watch
It's all part of this role we like to play
I wish somebody told me a better way
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11. |
Spinner
06:41
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Yesterday you got up on your feet and learned to walk
But tonight your feet can't walk at all
Wasn't it last season when you dropped dead where you stood?
Come tomorrow won't you sell your soul?
When the path starts radiating colors, that's your queue
Right now all you see is black and blue
Don't you drop your backpack, all you got is all you are
If I did know any better I'd hold on to mine
All hail, the King is dead
Free wine and cigarettes
Consumer's notice: Tread with care
Our Lady proudly stands
Takes care of all your friends
If you ain't got one that's a shame
Rain check for those who wait
Enjoy the masquerade
There's nothing I can say
When you spin me like a bottle and you drive me insane
Where we are now's nothing but the place we'll all end up
Maybe we are nowhere anyhow
Suddenly the lights die then I see your future home
Oh you look so lovely, then you're gone, you're gone and you're gone - gone
Then the lights reappear
I see them bones and scream
"Doesn't matter" she shouts, "you'll forget"
A mirror cracks and breaks
Spills blood all over the place
I'm fine, hello, now, where are you?
No proper dialogue
Takes place in real time
Time bears no essence
When they spin me like a record and I start, start playing
No other sacrilege
Looks good in retrospect
I finally know what I believe
I know what's left, what's right
The fourth dimension kind
I'm not lost but I wander on my own
The choice of being free
Extracts a heavy fee
I'm good, I'm bad
And I'll spin around the world starting tonight
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12. |
One Head and a Tale
05:26
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Coins, they have a few heads and some tails
Who am I to lead this pack of heroes?
What it is you seek? The truth
Well, half the truth is lies that you believe in
Now half a bottle's empty, that's our flame against the dark
So take my hand before we're both extinguished
Rebels, rogues, or traitors, the same
We picked the road but chose no better way
Warm homes, they've turned cold
Now I'm finding words I thought I'd never spoken
Look up, can you see the same old stars as me?
Or something else entirely
Oh say, can you see the sky wouldn't lie to me
Unless there's nothing else to find
Me, I just got one head and a tale
Flip me fair, I just might share
The ending or at least some chapters
Written about you and me
And I won't have to run around
And fight to save the day
I'll be saving night time instead
I'll be saving night time again
Look up, suddenly I don't see anything
We're somewhere else entirely
Oh my, please believe, the sky wouldn't lie to me
I guess there's nothing left to find
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13. |
Songs of Truth
06:13
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Blood came out dripping
He was nailed down to the floor
Set out to break your chains
You'll end up rattling more
They didn't even flinch
When he took that final blow
They didn't really care, well they don't know
He's alive, he sees the truth
Maybe you can see it too
Those who loved you, crucified
Keep the monster satisfied
First they called her traitor
'Cause she didn't praise their flag
She raised her middle finger
And then lit the whole place up
They didn't even ask her
Why she'd done the things she'd done
"Cast the first stone" said the judge
But she's alive, she sees the truth
Maybe I can see it too
Ask her name and meet her soul
Paint her shadow on the wall
Who are you reaching for
When praying to your God
If He was really listening
I'd picture him quite sad
See, I'm the one you crucified
But I got out just in time
On the run and out of mind
I'm alive, I see the truth
Maybe they can see it too
Will they know about all I've done
Before I stop caring as much
Will you break your ball and chain
Spread your wings and fly away
Or will you go back to look
For some imitated truth
(We're alive we see the truth)
(Maybe they can see it too)
(We're the ones who draw the line)
(First to run but last to hide)
(We're alive we see the truth)
(Maybe they can see it too)
(Call our names and greet our souls)
(Paint our shadows on the wall)
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Thannos Athens, Greece
Extending beyond his Athenian roots, Thannos experienced his own (partly) fantasy journey as his music unlocked adventures that ultimately sparked more music! From underground dives to open-air concerts, his sometimes unconventional songwriting made him recognizable by a small yet fierce amount of music lovers. ... more
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