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always a little shaken but never quite stirred
usually on the rocks, a little extra kick preferred
just a little taste and they fall to the floor
always leave them breathless and begging for more
CHORUS:
there is no pressure here
be a little more than perfect
nevermind your fear
be a little more than perfect
just a pretty package, though it's empty inside
forget about the seeking when there's nothing left to hide
they will not be gentle no matter what they say
they will not collect you when your world's in disarray
CHORUS
this beauty has no face
just takes the form of what it's told
this beauty has no place
fits perfectly into it's mold
step in line, join the ranks of alteration
the easy to define in a cookie-cutter nation
CHORUS
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2. |
What Would They Say
03:33
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finding myself somewhere in between
the gentle persuasion of some dramatic scene
am i at fault? Did i somehow miss the queue?
what happened to the stories that i once knew?
CHORUS:
what would they say
if they knew that I'm a mess?
my consistency just walked out the door
these words are fragments of my consciousness
leaving me longing for more
setting the stage to fit what's in my head
the landscape of my memory, the lines that i have read
as part of me waits for the next curtain call
the other part just wishes the curtain would fall
CHORUS
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Big and Bold
03:49
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there is no explanation
there is no one equation
so don't even ask why love will leave
and if i could i'd conjure up
some remedy to fill your cup
and somehow make your wounded heart believe
CHORUS:
and you grab a hold and spin the wheel
and where it stops is how you feel
you'd risk it all for something big and bold
somewhere in this crazy maze
the twists and turns of endless days
there's always just enough love left to hold
there's always just enough love left to hold
deep within the heart there lies
a chemistry with someone's eyes
a spark that's undefined from you to me
the kind of passion in a dream
or of the opposite extreme
and when it's gone it's just a mystery
CHORUS
your lips are tainted with despair
as part of me still lingers there
you say there's nothing left in your reserve
but your heart will, like a fine wine
grow deeper, richer still with time
and flavored with the hope that you deserve
CHORUS
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No One is to Blame
04:29
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here i go again
trying to pretend i'm well
as bits of me lay scattered on the floor
i will collect them all
only to fall apart again
and i'll swear this time i'll be stronger than before
CHORUS:
So it goes that no one really knows
why nothing ever stays the same
we hold on to all we have, and when it's gone
we learn that no one is to blame
i could not forget you
even though you want me to
you're in the air, and i breathe you every day
there's a part of you
that shines in everything i do
and i will hold it high to light my way
CHORUS
why people come and go
we'll never understand and so
we must try to hold what is in our hands
there are things we cannot change
so instead we rearrange ourselves
to change only what we can
CHORUS
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Season of You
04:01
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snow is falling all around me
colored lights are on every tree
but all that's within me is gray
yeah, christmas is nearing
so why am i fearing?
i am loved, I am blessed
but still i'm a mess
don't look i'm tearing
CHORUS:
i wanna go home
i wanna go home
to a place i can call my own
try so hard to replace
that familiar space
then you walk in and i see your face
and i know i am home
it's bittersweet like the cold air that i breathe
it feels clean and renewed
but it's all skewed as soon as it hits me
that the holiday's changed now
every year more revealing
and in the words of this song
as i sing along, i am still healing
CHORUS
snow is falling and i am happy
i can live gratefully in the season of you and me
and i can laugh gratefully in the season of you and me
and i can love gratefully in the season of you and me
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Not Enough
04:28
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i have to wonder do they see
this fire burning deep in me
every time you penetrate my mind
this devilish laugh and cheshire grin
each hair that dances on my skin
are all an indication of
these thoughts of the worst kind
CHORUS:
oh, i'd be on my knees
begging for you
oh, how i love a good tease
like the way you do
try as you may to appease
everything is still not enough of you
come closer, babe, and then you'll know
that something fierce is brewing below
these images that flood my mind
that i long to make real
i'm lost for words, my mouth is numb
one whisper of my name and i will come
to your arms where it all begins
and i can show you what i feel
and i can show you what i feel
CHORUS
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Drink it Down
03:50
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suffice it say if i had my way
your words would turn you upside down
but that's not to say the very next day
i'd not wish you love all around
i guess in my way i've learned to just sway
and hold my heart above my fear
i don't break, i bend so
fair-weathered friend
no matter the storm i'll be here
CHORUS:
here's to the heartache
here's one for your sake
drink it down before you break
is that all you can take?
is that all you can take?
surprisingly, it all goes down
easily
i guess you could say
we'll both rue the day
when awkwardly we do collide
i guess we'll both sit down
and spew some bullshit
then do our best next time to hide
but don't get me wrong
you are in this song
so i do think of you now and then
but that's all it takes
is to admit one's mistakes
and hope not to make them again
CHORUS
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So Estranged
04:11
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you hold on so tight
with all of your might
to the only thing in life
that gives you the sense
you're not alone
but the harder you try
the more you rely
on the little lies and false pretenses
of someone's life you do not own
CHORUS:
and you will hold on through tomorrow
and you will wake to find nothing's changed
but how many more tomorrow's
must we be so estranged
you say that you've tried
and i know that you've tried
to set this part of me you fear aside
'cause it's easier to hide
you say that you're through
with breaking in two
and live your life by "what would jesus do"
but i don't believe he'd live like you
CHORUS
you hold on so tight
with all of your might
to all the pain in your own life
then blame mine and say it isn't right
but try as you may
to wish this away
and end will come
to all these games you play
and then you'll wish for yesterday
CHORUS
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Barefoot
04:17
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barefoot and pregnant just like the old west
where silence is a virtue, lay all your sins to rest
if estrangement or deviance is creeping on your face
you'd best be ordinary or deemed as a disgrace
CHORUS:
just forget those thoughts you had
they're better left unsaid
better leave those dirty dreams
somewhere inside your head
somewhere inside your head
a country united together in our pews
bearing our crosses
and spreading the good news
no more U.N. relations
they're stealing from our plate
we'll just deny all immigration
that'll "make our country great"
CHORUS
love and marriage are ours to legislate
two of the same sex cannot be true love
'cause they cannot procreate
and as for the women seeking fairness
who think they have a voice
we'll preserve rule over their bodies
as we take away their choice
CHORUS
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Unraveled
05:13
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as i stand at the helm
of something i can't quite steer
keep repeating this question
why am i here?
why did this come along now
in my life?
i could run along blindly
fall on my own knife
CHORUS:
is this it
and the only real truth that i've known
this cold-soaking desire
that's chilled me to the bone
that's left me unraveled
with my heart in my hand
a soul swelling of
a conception unplanned
i'm immersed in this feeling
absorbing it all
as the water keeps changing
i rise and i fall
drowning myself to death
looking into your eyes
slowly catching my breath
as we say our goodbyes
CHORUS
if i could i would tell you the secrets i keep
and maybe i should, maybe i should
for the thrill, don't you know that i'd dive in so deep
and maybe i will, maybe i will
maybe one day i will
CHORUS
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Zero Zero
03:55
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looking at you is much like looking in a magic mirror
deluding me with all the mystery within
we're getting nowhere
throwing fire and measuring who's nearer
we've lost the point somewhere
among which one of us will win
CHORUS:
anything could happen
just a long as one of us is the hero
anything could happen
if we start over at zero to zero
and i will gladly take the bow
and live as this is now
maybe we'll finally agree to disagree together
or take a pill to destroy long-term memory
if i could bury this away and let it rest forever
i'm sure the phantom, self-respect,
would end up haunting me
CHORUS
looking at you is much like looking in a funhouse mirror
distorting limitations, shadowing what's real
long live the sage whose muddled prophesy
is seen as clearer
i will not turn away nor live to see this heart congeal
CHORUS
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