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The Early Birds
04:32
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we took the last train home
across the river as children we used to float
'til our bodies got tired
the water got cold
now the night has found us, you can't find your keys
so we crawl through the window and bruise all our knees
and i loved every moment
bed-ridden for weeks
put your fingers in my mouth and never take them out
heard there's thunder and clouds, but it's nothing to worry 'bout
heard there's sunlight 'bove the trees and grass it's gotta reach
so bring it down on my face and the ground underneath
let it pour through the window
on our eyelids while we sleep
fill my ears with your darkest secret
and i'll fill yours with the promise i'll keep it
and we will be early birds
the movement of lips before words
be the whisper you wish you heard
if only you'll let me be yours
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2. |
I'll Be Right There
04:49
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if there's no such thing as coincidence
tell me, sweet heart, what is this?
that wakes me up in the morning
keeps me warm in the night
you can not tell me it don't exist
despite my efforts, all my thought out plans
something's happened between us, time has linked our hands
and now i'm calm in the morning
dream of you each night
and i'm gonna tell you just as soon as i can
and if you were here with your face to mine
i'd whisper sweet little secrets to you all the time
i'd wake you up in the morning
hold you close in the night
and i'd make you certain that everything is fine
honey, don't be frightened, don't be scared
should the sky start fallin'
i'll be right there
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what's the worst that could happen?
you might fall in some dirt before you start laughin'
you might lose some time, you might bend your spine
but the answers will come as soon as you stop askin'
and when the plot unfolds, if it's heavy and cold
i promise you this: you won't be alone
and if the hand that you're dealt doesn't suit you well
it can be our secret, i won't ever tell
like little devils, like little demons
that know where to find you, in bed not sleeping
and they make your back ache, they make your bones shake
honey, that's just bad dreamin'
and when you open your eyes, turn 'em back inside
you can watch your tears scatter, what 'em run and hide
you can tear them down, throw them away or underground
and no no matter what happens it's something lovely you've found
it's something lovely you've found
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4. |
When The Walls Cave In
03:36
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don't take me home
and if it's gone i don't wanna know
if i lost something so dear
in all those years spent growin; cold
so just hold me close
i ask so little and you know
you've got it all to give
but you don't, no, you don't
and there's a bird caught in the frame
i think he's singing my name
but he's lied so many times right to my face
so put your car keys down
i ask so little, just stick around
you can make the time
and i've got some shit that i need to figure out
when these walls cave in
i guess i'll pack my bags and then i'll begin
it's a long hard walk
but i'll do it and i'll do it again
there's a bird free from his cage
the song he's singing's the same
and you've lied so many times right to my face
to my face
yeah, you've lied so many times right to my face
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I Wanted To Stay
03:43
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at the moment i'm about to shout
you put your hand over my mouth
you said, "you'll wake the neighbors
you're gonna make 'em hate us
you're gonna wake your best friend"
but he's not sleeping, oh no
honey, i don't like this weather
tell me what it's like in the desert
"there there are eyes to see
and i've got breath for you to breathe"
well, god damn, that sounds
like just what i need
my bags are packed and i'm runnin' away
but what will happen when all this fades?
so many memories i've been trying to save
god, don't let me forget how i wanted to stay
and how you wanted to stay
and how i wanted to stay
and how you wanted to stay
and in the silence
i can't tell the difference
between your breathing
and the window letting the breeze in
and i'd listen to find it if i thought it mattered
but i know now that it
it just doesn't matter
and i hope when morning finds you
she's got a gentle touch
and i hope the dirt we do
it doesn't fuck you up too much
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Kitty (Pt. II)
04:45
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i had a dream i was young again
and you were too
and i was so in love with you
but you were indifferent
and you were cold
i guess you did not change as you grew old
and you cut my fingers
and put my voice on the rocks
and now i can't talk, i can't talk to you
still want a drinking problem?
still got black hair?
oh, i wish i was there, i wanna comfort you
now you're a green light burnin'
across the bay
i see you every day, i see you every day
oh, darling, if i had money
a whole lot of cash
now, tell me, would you come back? i bet that you'd come back
i guess i tested your patience
and i guess you tested mine
and every time a little piece of me died
oh, kitty, are you still married?
and are you still in love?
or did you give up? i hope that you gave up
so, we won't sleep alone
but we won't sleep together
i've learned that no one is perfect
that you couldn't be better
and in the city lights
i'll kiss you goodnight
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