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Port of Call
04:22
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I saw the world outside
I thought I'd seen it all
I got the highest high
I fell the deepest fall
You say there's more to life
That there could be encores
I say there's more to life
I missed the curtain call
Avoiding condescending stares
From passersby
Passing me by
In the act of trying to live
Why can't I just dance in public?
I thought I'd seen it (all)
I saw the world outside
I swore I'd seen it all
Well I'm still standing here
I'm stuck in port of call
You say there's more to life
I guess that you were right
I've still not seen it all
You said I ain't seen nothin'
I guess that you were right
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Endless Purgatory
03:40
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You've been living life
Like a ghost from another time
You've only fucked up once
But you, you've served your time
I've been thinking of you
Back in days and times passed
It's like you're stuck in a painting,
A book, or a cast
And when the goosebumps hit
You're already in the past
The cold rush you feel
A reminder to live fast
WHOOOA
They say/People need a
Place to/Go back to
Sometimes/We can make it
For us/For me and for you
We made time stand still
On a Sunday
The clocks ceased and there was
Sunshine
And I've been wondering
What you're thinking
While we're stuck in
Endless Purgatory
And I've been wondering
What you're thinking
And I've been wondering
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Ghost Dance
04:36
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Our bodies steeped in saccharine
As the ghost dance takes up residence
Superseded by mindlessness
We can do a lot, we can't raise the dead
Some things are better left untouched
Some things are better left undone
I can't believe
That you're still trying
Unclench your hands
To live is to spoil
Linger and soil
Unclench your hands
You saw so many people die
I hope you're not dead inside
When you go to sleep at night
Do you hear the ghosts beneath your floor boards?
Do the dreams that you have
Take you to the places you won't see again?
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No Child Left Behind
04:08
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The air is heavy
I can feel your eyes widen, open
But I can't equate your pain
Empathy only carries me so far
Your daddy's walked out
But they say you're acting out
I can't believe you've come this far
His incarceration won't leave you walled in
Four walls, white halls will not shape you
Hang in there, young buck, it won't be long
Your teacher says that you just don't want to learn
She goes home to the suburbs
I can't believe they cannot see it
Won't they put on your secondhand shoes?
Eat some garbage for breakfast
Do the hair of your baby sister
Wait for open arms
Wait for someone to shape you
What if nobody comes?
What if this is as good as it gets?
I can't believe they haven't changed the system
They might feed you but they'll let you do
I wish you the best
It'll be you against the world your whole life
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Nick's Song
03:04
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The sheets are sweaty
Yeah we both know how
No nightmares, it's just dreams
Our bodies entwined like licorice
I can't help wondering
How much these dreams last
I feel so elusive
It feels exclusive
Lay calm and still
Let the night wash over you
When the night had overcome us
On that day so long ago
It served as a reminder
That we're stuck together
As our server told us
"It's closing time", we begged for more
But the snow would come and we burrow out
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Another Name for Home
04:48
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Come home
Because
This house when empty can't be called
Another name
Baseless
Don't turn your keys
Before you go
A book's pages won't turn
Without a desire to learn about
So don't wait up
Like a summary we can't go
Two kids, two heads
It's the quiet things that make us reflect
For some a warmth of harmony
For others, society that makes us ache
What do you feel in the silence of the night?
Well I'll say it, don't have to, but I'll tell you
Nostalgia won't carry you, and shouldn't have to
Well I said it, because I have to, or won't tell you
I'll tell you create your own life, and don't take mine
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