1. |
Now Or Then
03:16
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chalk nose a dozen days ago
numb and senseless in your face and lips
could you feel what made those bloody fists?
eyes red and raw like pavement kiss
were you sleeping on a concrete bed?
wrapped in magazines you've never read
you ask what difference does it ever make
when the city will not give you peace
now or then
you can't come down
you won't be found
when did you lose the trail?
out on your own
i'll take you home
i cannot let you fail
you always told me i was hard to trust
but then i found you here covered in dust
you know i've always tried to be a friend
oh i won't let you lose your way again
now or then
you can't come down
you won't be found
when did you lose the trail?
out on your own
i'll take you home
i cannot let you fail
you can't come down
you won't be found
when did you lose the trail?
out on your own
i'll take you home
i cannot let you fail
now or then
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2. |
Lion Lamb
02:57
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in the ruby glow of the parking lot
full of dashed hope and wasted
he's fighting sleep, afraid to dream
as morning breaks, he's reeling
he's had enough
baited by luck
his feet have traveled through fire
he's had enough
ruined by lust
treading through muck and mire
no place
no home
no place
no home
old bills stacked high on a rocking chair
piles of clothes and beer cans
in the daylight he leaves the curtains drawn
it's such a chore to move on
no place
no home
lost in the unknown
no place
no home
the world has left him alone
no place
no home
no place
no home
he's had enough
baited by luck
his feet have traveled through fire
he's had enough
ruined by lust
treading through muck and mire
no place
no home
lost in the unknown
no place
no home
the world has left him alone
no place
no home
no place
no home
the world has left him alone
credits
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3. |
Peninsula
03:14
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in this tiny house
all the windows frozen
i'm never alone
when the tv's glowing
as i lie awake
while my thoughts are turning
i fight for sleep
but my nerves are burning
up all night (all night)
and terrified
when i hear the chimes
of the clocks at midnight
i count down the hours
and i pray for daylight
i'm up all night (all night)
at terrified
up all night
and terrified
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4. |
Brothers
03:44
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in those summers spent with daniel
getting loaded on cheap gin
combing the streets in search of trouble
how i miss those days with him
so brass and young
oh we were blood bound brothers
tied up and strung
steadfast to one another
now he's braced for another winter
his mind is ready for tryst and trial
the house will rattle but he'll keep the doors locked
until his candles all die out
so brass and young
oh we were blood bound brothers
tied up and strung
steadfast to one another
daniel
where did you go?
so brass and young
oh we were blood bound brothers
tied up and strung
steadfast to one another
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5. |
Godsend
02:51
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it's just the things you do
you make it true
you wanna run and play
you make a sunny day
you're a godsend
you wanna have a look
you open every book
see a tear in your eye
you don't know why
you stay up every night
and wash in candle light
see a man on the street
you wash his tired feet
you're a godsend
it's just the things you do
you make it true
it's just the things you do
you're a godsend
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6. |
Never Enough
03:37
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close my tab and take me home
i've had more than enough patron
it was all i could do to stand
at the sidewalk where you flagged a cab
oh the buildings seem taller than heaven
the dashboard clock read 11:11
in a sea of plastic men
i awoke outside my door again
when is it ever enough?
no it's never enough
it's never enough
i wear the grist of years
like a badge upon my shoulders
i get by day to day
slave to a screen and routine gestures
sad bastard, overweight
it's been years since i was pissing clean
still pander to tanqueray
when i feel like feeling anything
when is it ever enough?
no it's never enough
it's never enough
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7. |
Witness
03:40
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i was driving for miles into daylight
driving somewhere far enough to feel safe
far enough away from the city
far enough to feel free from this place
my pallor was the skin of the moon
white devil in a pitch black room
i wanted to know why the world
kept falling free
and out from under me
out from under me
my days are endless circles
out from under me
i keep the lions fed
out from under me
my nights are cold and aimless
out from under me
without you in my bed
looking deep into the eyes of a ghost
why'd i leave you when i needed you most?
i wanted to know why the world
kept falling free
and out from under me
my days are endless circles
out from under me
i keep the lions fed
out from under me
my nights are cold and aimless
out from under me
without you in my bed
you wanted a witness
a reason to end this
you wanted a witness
a reason to end this
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8. |
Covered In Dust
03:34
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woke up
covered in dust
needle in my arm
broken bottles on the table
no light
through smoke drawn blinds
black lung
blood drug
take me outta my mind
are you there
white mare?
lead me craven
vile and bare
to no pain
no hurt
i'll float the lonely river to her
if i go tonight
if i lose the fight
in this burning bed
i will be dreaming of home
woke up
covered in dust
no sun in my sky
no blue in my water
black crow
come feast my eyes
bleed red
like diamond shine
in the murder
nightmare
i bear
i'll face you
oh i swear that
feet clay
in the fire's wake
i'll meet the man that made me today
if i go tonight
if i lose the fight
in this burning bed
i will be dreaming of home
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9. |
Heartbeats
03:40
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dizzy reeling
lost all feeling
drag a crutch when rooms are spinning
pulling, churning, me into the pot
under needles and masks
neon mountains falling flat
bright white in the sky
take me to you
heartbeats, your body a drone
oh so clever to think that it’s your own
no sleep, pin pupils, atone
in fear of knowing what hides behind what’s shown
air is burning
pores are spitting, blood is boiling
run the water
till the pipes heaving, choking dirt and rust
in this hospital bed
i won’t sleep until I’m dead
bright white in the sky
take me with you
heartbeats, your body a drone
oh so clever to think that it’s your own
no sleep, pin pupils, atone
in fear of knowing what hides behind what’s shown
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10. |
Divide
03:14
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i let you in
that day my friend
against your will
at wits last end
i cannot fix
what will not bend
i'm tired of trying
you had nothing
to lose, to prove
maybe one day
you'll see the truth
in spite of all
you put me through
the love i keep for you
i could not comfort you
no matter how i tried
i will not follow you
where we divide
if you come back
to me intact
can we begin
where we turned back
i could not comfort you
no matter how i tried
i will not follow you
where we divide
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Soft Sleep Washington
"There’s nothing like a nice surprise from musicians you love. Guitarist Tony Ruland, from the now-defunct KEXP favorite The Lonely Forest, has taken a loose collection of artistic impressions and, with help from Erik Walters (Silver Torches, The Globes) and Andy Park, has crafted them into a dreamy collection of indie soundscapes, releasing them in the form of his new project, Soft Sleep." - KEXP ... more
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