1. |
The War of The Roses
05:45
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And by my soul, this pale and angry rose
Will I forever, and my faction, wear,
Til it whither with me to my grave
Or flourish to the height of my despair.
And peace, no war, befall thy parting soul
For your wrongs shall always ever equal mine
And shall send between the red rose and the white
A thousand souls to death and deadly night.
(La la la...)
We once flew a common flag
Until you poisoned my resolve
Your arrogance now equals your pride.
Couldn't let a moment pass when I disagreed with you
And you've demanded that our egos collide.
Well, your stubbornness hangs on
Because you've never thought you're wrong
About the conversations you won't let die.
So drag on the chains you carry,
Those relics of the past,
I hope that they will be kinder than I.
(La la la...)
My valor, my pride,
The hope I've inspired,
The war of the words that's consumed you and I.
The treason, the shame,
That's attached to your name,
I'll shoulder the blame until the last word has lied.
The walls you've been devising
Made of haunted memories
Have made you difficult to know
But one thing that's for certain -
You're insufferable and cruel
And one day you won't have anything to hold.
So keep committing your transgressions,
I'm sure they'll comfort you
When you're hanging up your photographs alone
Of a life that you once squandered, in the name of principle,
An empty king upon an empty throne.
(La la la...)
My valor, my pride,
The hope I've inspired,
The war of the words that's consumed you and I.
The treason, the shame,
That's attached to your name,
I'll shoulder the blame until the last word has lied.
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Took a six hour risk
To see if everything that we said was true.
Drove from Vermont
To your apartment
While nervously trying to stay cool.
Got there a little early,
Sat on the curb un-surely,
You had one last chance to back out...
You crossed from out of nowhere
Said "Oh hey - you look familiar!"
We left to grab a drink at Mad Mex.
Although the night was just beginning
We both knew we were winning.
A candle burning there at both ends.
Dancing in the Dark with you,
And feeling just your hand;
First kissed you in a basement bar
While we ignored the band
We went from "Hey - it's nice to finally meet you"
To "Hey - will you spend the night?"
From "Hey - I don't see a future"
To "Hey - we'd be stupid not to try"
And I wish sometimes
That I could shrink the world tonight
Now she's 200 miles away
But with me in my head all day
And speaking those unspoken fears
That's keeping my awake.
I'd tie a rope around the moon
Hang it outside of your bedroom
So we'd be closer staring at
The same giant white balloon
That is your heart.
That is my heart.
We went from "Hey - it's nice to finally meet you"
To "Hey - will you spend the night?"
From "Hey - I don't see a future"
To "Hey - we'd be stupid not to try"
We went from "Hey - it's nice to finally meet you"
To "Hey - will you spend the night?"
From "Hey - I don't see a future"
To "Hey - we'd be stupid not to try"
And I wish sometimes
That I could shrink the world tonight
And I wish sometimes...
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They made this world too big for two
'Cause girl, if you were all I know
I'd steal all the lights in Baltimore
And light my way back to you.
'Cause the road is dark
And the way is long
Like the world is saying we don't belong
Together - but we do.
Together - me and you.
A happenstance meeting in a picture frame;
The girl from Moscow without a name
Started a contest of letters that hasn't quit
And in the long run I think we're winning it.
It's been a long time,
And one time we met,
And a lot of things were left unsaid
- But I'll be back baby,
I promise, I promise it.
(Oh, oh, oh..)
I wish the world was the size of your bedroom
(Oh, oh, oh..)
And the only inhabitants were me and you.
They made this world too big for two
'Cause girl, if you were all I know
I'd steal all the lights in Baltimore
And light my way back to you.
'Cause the road is dark
And the way is long
Like the world is saying we don't belong
Together - but we do.
Together - me and you.
You're like a symphony - the score is in my hand.
But I'm a one man conductor without a band.
Listen to music that I wrote myself
About the girl who got it like nobody else.
It's been a long time,
And one time we met,
And a lot of things were left unsaid
- But I'll be back baby
I promise, I promise it.
(Oh, oh, oh..)
I wish the world was the size of your bedroom.
(Oh, oh, oh..)
And the only inhabitants were me and you.
They made this world too big for two
'Cause girl, if you were all I know
I'd steal all the lights in Baltimore
And light my way back to you.
'Cause the road is dark
And the way is long
Like the world is saying we don't belong
Together - but we do.
Together - me and you.
So tell me girl - what do you want from me?
A love of letters or some company?
'Cause you got me girl,
You got me on my knees.
They made this world too big for two
'Cause girl, if you were all I know
I'd steal all the lights in Baltimore
And light my way back to you.
'Cause the road is dark,
And the way is long,
Like the world is saying we don't belong
Together - but we do.
Together - me and you.
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4. |
To Hell, And Back
04:51
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Drove you home through the mountains;
You turned down the radio.
Said "Honey, when you graduate,
Where you gonna go?
Out West to the mountains,
Somewhere with your Dad?
Up North where the air is clean?
Or does your fortune lie
Somewhere in between?"
Felt your honest gaze and an unasked question
Sitting on your lips.
Said "Darling, to be honest -
I just don't know yet."
And you were quiet,
And you said it quietly
"Are you waiting
On me?"
(Oh, oh, oh...)
Said "I don't know
What our future holds
But I'd like to belief
That our hearts will stay this close.
So don't be afraid that
The love that you made
Will somehow fade away
'Cause I'll wait for you.
Yes, I'll wait for you."
(Oh, oh, oh)
To be honest, I had it planned
That I would follow you to Hell, and back
- to New Jersey, Moscow, or Connecticut.
But I'm scared of a future
Where I don't look back -
I just jump in with empty arms
Where you're the only thing
I'm counting on.
Said "I don't know
What our future holds
But I'd like to belief
That our hearts will stay this close.
So don't be afraid that
The love that you made
Will somehow fade away
'Cause I'll follow you.
Yes, I'll follow you."
(Oh, oh, oh...)
"I don't know
What our future holds
But I'd like to belief
That our hearts will stay this close.
So don't be afraid that
The love that you made
Will somehow fade away
'Cause I'll wait for you."
"Yes, I'll follow you."
(Oh, oh, oh)
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5. |
Brave New Girl
03:11
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Where you think you're going in the cold, dark night?
You act like somebody came and showed you the light
Well, there's nothing out there for you, my dear
So stay at home, stay alone - just stay here
I know you're eager to see what the world's got to give
But it's madness out there to see if you can live
Without everything you've known in the palm of your hand
I'm sorry sweetie - there ain't no promised land
(Hey, hey)
Just stay at home tonight
(Hey, hey)
You know you'll be alright
Running away with boxes weighing down these wheels
I've gotta do it now while I still know how it feels
To be young, and in love, and crazy for you
And if things go down, then, I'll go down too
I'm too old to be scared; I'm too young to retire
I wanna say I'm brave - not that I am a liar
These fortunes I've been told are too sad to be true
And I've got the radio playing my favorite tune
(Hey, hey)
You know I'll be alright
(Hey, hey)
I'm gonna leave tonight
With a little bit of luck, and a heavy heart,
We'll see Pennsylvania coming like a light in the dark
Took all of my love and my courage here
And it's all for you, for you - my dear
Hey Momma - don't you cry
This is how every child begins their life
By being brave and scared and moving on on time
And willing to leave a Lone Star behind
(Oh, oh...)
(Hey, hey)
Just stay at home tonight
(Hey, hey)
You know you'll be alright
With a little bit of luck, and a heavy heart,
We'll see Pennsylvania coming like a light in the dark
Took all of my love and my courage here
And it's all for you, for you - my dear
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6. |
For Once, Then Something
02:37
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For Once, Then, Something
BY ROBERT FROST
Others taunt me with having knelt at well-curbs
Always wrong to the light, so never seeing
Deeper down in the well than where the water
Gives me back in a shining surface picture
Me myself in the summer heaven godlike
Looking out of a wreath of fern and cloud puffs.
Once, when trying with chin against a well-curb,
I discerned, as I thought, beyond the picture,
Through the picture, a something white, uncertain,
Something more of the depths—and then I lost it.
Water came to rebuke the too clear water.
One drop fell from a fern, and lo, a ripple
Shook whatever it was lay there at bottom,
Blurred it, blotted it out. What was that whiteness?
Truth? A pebble of quartz? For once, then, something.
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7. |
Heavier Things
05:04
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All my wild years are sticking to my bones;
I'm little more than a knot trying to come undone.
A black-hearted furnace trying to light again,
It's a question of how - not a question of when.
I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
Well, this record stopped spinnin' a few years back;
I could probably fix it, if I just get it back on track.
The needle's worn down to barely a nub -
Pressed down too hard on everything it's touched.
I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
It's a race to the end, but I'm far behind;
Didn't run at the gun 'cause there ain't no finish line.
Too swept up in a moment that I can't escape,
Why can't I leave? I can't really say.
I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
A white shadow colors every step I take and
The monster underneath my bed are keeping me awake.
There's room in this house that I won't even touch -
Seeing what's left of you would probably be too much.
I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
A struggle to say whether I share the blame;
It doesn't even matter - the outcome stays the same.
I need to put the past where the past should stay,
Start walking forward, so I could away.
I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
Well, the times are changing and I can't hold on.
It's for the best, so I'll keep on keeping on.
Into a moonlit desert, and the great unknown,
Every step I take I should have took years ago.
Cause I'm just trying to find a home for who I've been
'Cause I've moved onto heavier things.
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Been waiting for an answer
That I don't think will come my way.
Just a busy tone on a telephone.
You're too busy to say anything
'Cause it's too much time to say you're alive -
For anything at all.
You're so convinced life will pass you by
If you're honest with yourself.
So don't say anything
If you love me.
Don't say anything
If you love me.
Probably asking too much
For a sure sign of your affection
'Cause you're a little loathe to touch
Anyone who pays you attention.
But you don't get to say how I feel;
You can only react to the hand you're dealt
And I don't know
If you really don't have the time
But if you don't -
Don't worry,
'Cause I won't
Hold up your inventory.
I'm just waiting for the sky to fall,
Waiting for the next unmarked disaster.
Waiting for the sky to fall
'Cause I don't think I deserve any better.
It's a product of my over-imagination,
The distance, and your independent nature.
I just don't want to be
Something to fill up a shoebox of memories -
I'd like to be
Just a little more than I think I can be.
I'm just waiting for the sky to fall,
For the next unmarked disaster.
I'm just waiting for the sky to fall,
'Cause I don't think I deserve any better.
I'm just waiting for the sky to fall,
For the next unmarked disaster.
I'm just waiting for the sky to fall,
Cause I don't think I deserve any better.
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9. |
Halfway Home
03:06
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It's hard to die an old man;
It's hard to die alone;
It's hard to die when no one cares;
when you're far away from home.
It's hard to be all by yourself;
It's so hard not care.
It's so hard not to think about
Whoever left you there.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
It's hard to live an old life.
It's hard to live so cold;
It's hard to live so honest;
To live how you've been told.
It's hard to be a memory;
It's hard when you're awake.
It's hard when you remember
everyone you hate.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
Well, it's so easy to crawl
Inside a bottle and die -
To black out all your memories
When you've been left behind.
So pour another glass, and
Drink your problems all away.
The only way we're making progress is
Through every bottle drained.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
So bring them to the bar,
We know they won't get far,
'Cause we're halfway home.
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10. |
Goodnight, Gorgeous
05:24
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So goodnight, Gorgeous.
You fall asleep so easily.
Ignore the war that's taking place
Deep inside of me.
'Cause while you dream your dreams
I'm crushing mine
Beneath the heels of my feet.
So, sleep on Gorgeous, sleep on
'Cause tonight is all -
You're all I'd ever need.
Started writing a letter
My hand scrawled out "Dear Gorgeous,
There's something buried alive that
I cannot afford us.
See, I've been toeing the line
From an easier time
Where I didn't come whole,
I came intertwined
With a child's desire to be liked an admired
So I come to you not as myself.
I'm a little awkward and a bit uneasy
But you know me better -
You see right through me.
And I
Just want you to sleep.
So goodnight, Gorgeous.
You fall asleep so easily.
Ignore the war that's taking place
Deep inside of me.
'Cause while you dream your dreams
I'm crushing mine
Beneath the heels of my feet.
So, sleep on Gorgeous, sleep on
'Cause tonight is all -
You're all I'd ever need.
It's not that I'm dishonest,
I'm just confused.
Too scared to play myself, although,
I've got nothing to lose.
I'm trying so hard to make you fall in love
That I'm regretting every word that pops out of
My mouth, and I'm not lying to you -
I'm just trying to discover the truth.
I'm a little awkward and all self-doubt:
How to let my true voice come on out?
'Cause I'm scared, so scared,
That you won't love me back.
So goodnight, Gorgeous.
You fall asleep so easily.
Ignore the war that's taking place
Deep inside of me.
'Cause while you dream your dreams
I'm crushing mine
Beneath the heels of my feet.
So, sleep on Gorgeous, sleep on
'Cause tonight is all -
You're all I'd ever need.
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Geoff Peters New Haven, Connecticut
Geoff Peters is a singer/songwriter from Carlisle, PA.
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