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Burn
03:03
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I’mma burn you up
Nothing’s gonna be left of you
I’mma burn you down
‘Till you’re deep in the ground
I'mma burn you up
Nothing's gonna be left of you
I'mma burn you down
Til you're deep in the ground
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
It’s always gonna be this way
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
Never gonna be any other way
Never gonna be any other way
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'mma burn you up
Nothing's gonna be left of you
I'mma burn you down
Til you're deep in the ground
Ill melt away
Ill melt away
Ill melt away
Don't give a fuck anyway
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
Don't give a fuck anyway
Don't give a fuck anyway
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
I'll melt away
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Mara
04:48
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I married a fortune teller
On a summery midday
Banana leaves of splendor
Cinnamon scent where she lay
But she’s carried away in a dream
Falling into visions of burning lights
I pressed her up to the screen
I lost her to darkened nights
In her eyes, there the sky birthed
Trails of sand that follow her tread
Where ancient tombs unearthed
Speak in tongues long since dead
And their legions climb the towers
In their wake lies a bloodied sea
And they hold her up to the King
Who refuses her return to me
So sought by priests, exorcists
I hide in the wisemen’s hills
I’ve tasted their ash on my lips,
And I’ve bitten on their bitter pills
But I ignore their warning
Mara beckons me by day break
Embraced by my own mourning
She pulls us into her black lake
My skin boiled, my blood churned
Falling through her bottomless pool
All the tips of my fingers burned
With Mara’s wicked smile so cruel
My hand reached for her veil
Her face turned away from me
Mara turned a shade of pale
And I longed to set her free
Into her throat I pressed
When her eyes met my gaze
Tears spilled onto my chest
I cursed my cowardly ways
I left her to sink behind me
She let go, she knew I could not stay
Now Mara is a legend of the sea
Whom they speak of even today
Mara, sweet Mara. Brilliant pearl
What kept us together drove us insane
And you smile like a little girl
As summery midday turns to rain
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Clock
04:44
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You’re late again for the 3rd time
They’ll probably have to fire you
Rinse your mouth out with wine
The boss is probably drunk too
I know you got debts
No honest woman could pay
But for today
The clock ticks away
The past’s a barbed chain
Stuck on what could’ve been
The future’s but a storm drain
That all petty struggles pour in
Friends turn their backs
And trains never wait
But for today
The clock ticks away
To whom should I be sold?
What demon must I praise?
And to melt into what mold?
What hearts must I raze?
And what lie should I tell?
Blood drawn at what well?
By day my mind creeps in the slum
Nighttime, my dreams pour into the seams of hell
Crawl on your knees over broken glass
And stick out your hands to deal
They’ll laugh at your bloody rags
Look at how sweet she squeals
Milk and honey, poverty
It’s a cruel twist of fate
But for today
The clock ticks away
Bodies wither and die
And love is always late
But for today
The clock ticks away
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Swimmer II
04:09
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Looking out for number one
No-one can stop me
I can hardly breath
No-one can stop me
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
Been working this stroke of mine
shining through the water
Been hungering since I was nine
shining through the water
You’re running through my mind
Shining through the water
The trophy strikes me blind
Shining through the water
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
Don’t leave me to drown in your wave
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Bobby
02:57
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My name’s Bobby, I live under your floor
My home’s your attic, my pain your reward
In the night time, I come charging at the Lord
Hedges falling to my sword
I’m not your dog, I do what I want
Bees in the bonnet, I’m a hostage to the wind
Can’t set my mind up to my own bitter end
At twenty-two, I was jailed up for a stint
Looking for some bucks to spend
Out here in the field
I've never felt so alive
Out here in the street
I've never felt so alive
My name’s Bobby, I live under a canal
Feast on rubber, drinking beers with my pal
In the night time, I come charging at the Lord
Hedges falling to my sword
I’m not your dog, I do what I want
Bobby’s in the field
I've never felt so alive
Bobby’s in the field
I’m so glad I’m alive
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Sugar Sick
03:48
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I could have it all
And still leave enough for you
Licking on the wall,
Poets die, kings fall
Mine it’s mine it’s all mine
Nobody's gonna change my mind
Mine it’s mine all mine
Nobody's gonna change my mind
Sugar sick
Sugar so sweet
Sugar rotting all my teeth
I could have it all
And still leave enough for you
Sucking on the wall,
Sticky syrup, free for all
Mine it's mine it's all mine
Nobody's gonna change my mind
Mine it's mine its all mine
Nobody's gonna change my mind
Sugar sick
Sugar so sweet
Sugar rotting all my teeth
I could have it all
I could have it all
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Train
03:25
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Oh the towns have been shuttered
And the outside howled and muttered
Sinking ships were drenched in foam
the watchers' fell on deaf ears
The rivers froze with salty tears
The night the trains roll on home
And the streets reek of trash
Their skin afflicted with a rash
Even the wisemen wear no clothes
They will peak to the skies
Mouths agape with worries and whys
Terrified of their own shadows
And all things living must reform
To survive the coming storm
Or else bargain with all they own
And they’ll come out with their hands
Saying “what are your demands”
The night the trains roll on home
All your soils will turn to ash
And the birds craw and laugh
As they fall down onto easy prey
And the worms feast on eyes
As we tally up their lies
And the accused fall to pray
Even the rats heed its call
the captain drapes sailors with a pall
For the boss has left him all alone
And the men who got their tickets late
miss the bell and stay behind the gate
The night the trains roll on home
Oh in their sleep they will stir
They rise restless and alert
the wives say you were only dreamin’
But in the streets they prowl
They greet with a hungry growl
You hear them train horns blowin’
Dancing serpents stir the crowd
and the cheering grows so loud
As lepers strip you from your throne
Yes the water in the palace beneath
Will rush to the edges of your teeth
The night the trains roll on home
And like sheep before the slaughter
You will cry and beg for water
And the screens will flash with all you’ve done
And like ancient royalty
Your possessions spill into the sea
And your names will be forgotten
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Brother
03:26
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He was a brother to me
He was someone in need
And though we never agreed
I was still sad to see him leave
Mom forgave you long ago
And daddy died last year
Now what you did was low
But the sun dries every tear
Come on home now, brother
You’ll always beat in my chest
Come on home now, brother
And I’ll lay you down to rest
I never really knew you
I don’t think anyone has
Too late to start things anew
No point to dwell on the past
Come on home now, brother
You’ll always beat in my chest
Come on home now, brother
And I’ll lay you down to rest
Come on home now, brother
You’ll always beat in my chest
Come on home now, brother
And I’ll lay you down to rest
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Puritan III
06:28
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Sun’s going down, and it’s time
old debts are catching up to us
When you’re drowning in wine
Your old friends forget what was
And every road seems closed by walls
maybe I walked down the wrong halls
if this living don't kill me
then I dunno what will
I drive to somewhere I’m not alone
Pretty women, I wish they was mine
Hungry hipbone, hollow cheekbone
Their breath sweet as dew on the vine
You can hear it when they cry
some birds weren’t meant to fly
That night in my dream, I climbed their fences
I tore down their statues, I buried their heads
I woke up with no feeling for what it should’ve meant
Gimmie TV to sleep
And a green pill to get by
Fill my head with glass eyes
So I’ll never know I've been sold a lie
'cuz all the world’s a flickering screen
that dies as quick as a child’s dream
if this living don't kill me
then I dunno what will
If this living don’t kill me
Oh I wonder what will
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