1. |
Ascension
01:27
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2. |
Boundless
06:11
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How to live life like I'm almost out of time
keeping both eyes wide and always on the prize?
How to keep spirit when the fear peaks and reaches threshold?
Breathe deep and let it go
Weāll try until itās over
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll tryā¦
Until this thread wears out .. :|| x4
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll tryā¦
Until this thread wears outā¦
Got to go ā¦ gotta find relief
Give me something, anything
You got something low?
You got something sweet?
Cāmon, give me something, anything
Today I looked outside yourself,
and it was everything
Yeah, yeahā¦
What if we looked inside ourselves
and discovered everything?
Got to go ā¦ gotta find relief
Give me something, anything
You got something low?
You got something sweet?
Yeah, give me something, anything
And weāll try until itās over
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll try until this dream is over
Weāll tryā¦
Sparks in the night and Iām hearing shadows
Battles rage inside and Iād rather
distract myself from this
rather cover up than be remiss
Now if we run and hide our faces
if we lose our chance to face this
if we fumble and worlds collide
in separate sparks like flicks of light
amidst this vast midnight!
Right when we need each other the most!
Itās waiting for me
Itās waiting for you
Nowā¦Iām done
And now, weāre spread asunder
And we are cast in wonder
broken down and restructured
Yeah, we are...
And itās waiting for you!
It's waiting for you...
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3. |
Damaged Coda
07:27
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Damaged Coda
When the sun has set
and the burdens are lifted
from the shoulders of souls
broken down and neglected,
and the specters of ghosts,
grown and worn out humans
dissolve into mirages
and smokescreen illusions arise-
-by their confessions will they be known,
by their actions their wills be shown,
by our transgressions humanity is scorned,
but weāre all children of Her-
-extensions, born out of this surface
and the depths of all history still boiling here beneath it,
as brutal as beautiful, thus, all the more confusing;
yet, perfectly placed is our position here;
so, why are we refusing
this place, this moment, this time?
My God, you are alive!
You gotta own it, dial in, hone it,
regardless of impediments,
in the face of all hesitance,
etch it in stone, and trace it in the sediment,
beyond belief, youāve gotta know itās self-evident
-the surest way...
When everything you know you could be,
everything you know that you are,
all that you would dare to believe,
is all you are afraid to start!
Unfolding all the things that you know you could be;
how will we know how this whole thing plays out?
You might say itās too much to take on,
but I see that you are integral
You are integral!
Circling back to the start
Eat my mind and break my heart
Battered body torn apart
Circling back to the start
When everything you know you could be,
everything you know that you are,
all that you would dare to believe,
is all you are afraid to start
Unfolding all the things you know you could be;
how will we know how this whole thing plays out?
You might say itās too much to take on,
but I see that you are integral to it all,
You are integral to it all!
Circling back to the start
Eat my mind and break my heart
Battered body torn apart
Circling back to the start
Everything you know you could be,
everything you know that you are,
all that you would dare to believe,
is all you are afraid to start
Unfolding all the things you know you could be
How will we know how this whole thing plays out?
You might say itās too much to take on,
but I see that you are integral
You are integral to it all!
Circling back to the start
Eat my mind and break my heart
Battered body torn apart
Circling back to the start..
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4. |
Gemini
05:20
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Gemini
Brought him up as a King,
he had no need no thing
Who'd a thought heād be something?
Heād be Everything!
You probably never really learned a lesson
Go ahead, why donāt you use that trick on me?
But respectfully, now, now, with innovation
At least pretend to be concerned with me
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Oh, this blessed, sacred being
is so alive, and so full of suffering
Oh, this blessed, sacred being
is so alive, and so full of suffering
So full of suffering, so full of suffering
yet its beauty is bleeding light!
So full of suffering, so full of suffering,
so full of suffering, yet its beauty is bleeding light!
In its open way, unconditional
so, all that can see and can feel
For all spaces between, and all alive
thereās not one soul alive who can deny
You probably, you probably, you probably,
you probably never really learned a lesson-
Go ahead, why donāt you use that trick on me?
But respectfully, now, now, with innovation
At least pretend to be concerned with me
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Oh, this blessed, sacred being
is so alive, and so full of suffering
Oh, this blessed, sacred being
is so alive, and so full of suffering
So full of suffering, so full of suffering
yet its beauty is bleeding light
So full of suffering, so full of suffering,
so full of suffering, yet its beauty is bleeding light
In its open way, unconditional in its display
so, all that can see and can feel
For all spaces between, and all alive
thereās not one soul alive who can deny
their suffering...their suffering...
In its open way, unconditional
so all that can see, can feel its suffering!
You probablyā¦
You probably never really learned a lesson
Go ahead, why donāt you use that trick on me?
But respectfully!
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5. |
Horizon
05:01
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We came to face our most
soul-rending faults
We're purging our hearts out
bearing our souls
.. now here we are:
Standing at the brink
of civilization
with forecasts looking bleak
for our own extinction
But itās not over
You know we get wiser
Yeah cuz the right time is all of the time
to get bolder
to get wiser
you know it's not over
the right time is all of the time
to face our most
soul-rending faults
purging our hearts out
bearing our souls
now here we are
standing at the brink
of civilization,
forecast's looking bleak
for our own extinction,
and while we're arguing
over how to treat symptoms,
a storm does face us,
Turn to the horizon
Storm does face us!
Turn to the horizon!
'cuz the right time is all of the time
to get bolder
to get wiser
You know it's not over
cuz the right time is all of the time!
We came to face our most
soul-rending faults
We're purging our hearts out
bearing our souls
.. now here we are!
Standing at the brink
of civilization,
with forecasts looking bleak
for our own extinction,
and while we're arguing
over how to treat symptoms,
a storm does face us
Turn to the horizon!
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6. |
Island
03:25
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Island
Here we go!
Drop me on this island
and leave me with no way out of-
- *this* is my message to you:
*indecipherable*
Give it your all
And make it strong, make it pure
They're gonna try to shut you down
but you know, you give it your heart
give it your soul, like: "I'm on fire!"
I live alone here on this island
with no way out of-
- *this* is my message to you:
*indecipherable*
We can talk
Talk, talk, talk, talk, we can talk
Talk, talk, talkā¦ Give me a sign!
Talk, talk, talkā¦ we can talk
talk, talk, talkā¦ Give me a sign!
They're gonna try to shut you down
but you know: give it your heart
give it your soul, like: "I'm on fire!"
Give me the fire, and leave me
with no way out, this is my msg to you:
Iā¦
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7. |
Life Vest
03:19
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8. |
Loose Ends
05:29
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Loose Ends
Up late, got these loose ends
Iām caught in the bendsā¦
you know how this goes
When it's cold and grey
must I go? Must I stay?
I do not know
what in the world needs to be,
but this life canāt always be easy
for us, nor anyone else
Yeah, you know how this goes
you shot an arrow in my heart
that left me bleeding
Maybe I should, or maybe I shouldnāt
Maybe I could, or maybe I wouldnāt
Iāll just keep it within
or maybe I'll plant it
and watch it grow into something more
cuz Iām scatterbrained
under the waves of a crashing world
And Iām torn between
slow speed and the goal
Iād like to take my time
Donāt know what you want from me
but this life canāt always be easy
for us, nor anyone else
Yeah, you know how this goes
you shot an arrow in my heart
that left me bleeding
Maybe I should, or maybe I shouldnāt
Maybe I could, or maybe I wouldnāt
:||
Would you believe that Iām still alive
Would you scream itās a lie
if I stood here just fine
Would you be surprised
if I asked you to please believe
I didnāt come to hear to die
Iām building a home
and Iām wishing on this last petal
Just so you know, Iād like to take my time
getting to know this soul
Iām just tying up these loose ends
So I can take my time,
and it would be just fine
if you lay down those arrows.
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9. |
Lost and Found
04:47
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Lost and Found
Take me back to that night
Where did I go wrong?
Take my hand, let go the rope
Iāve been gone for way too long
and I must say:
Baby, Iām ready for your everything
Iāve been lost, lost for miles,
taking my sweet time, living out of style
Sailing for that place, dreaming of that day
It's been kicking around my head
long since yesterday
Sweeping cobwebs out of dark places
and racing demons of my own creation
just wading and waiting
pretending for a living and risking it all
with my oh my procrastination
oh my everything is lost-
- and found
Indeed, thereās a sound that wakes,
deep inside, and shouts: Iām alive!
Take me back to that night, Iām alive!
Iām alive!
Take me back to that night
Where did I go wrong?
Take my hand, let go the rope
Iāve been gone for way too long
and I must say:
Baby, Iām ready for your everything
Iāve been lost, lost for miles
taking my sweet time, living out of style,
sailing for that place, dreaming of that day,
it's been kicking around my head
long since yesterday
Sweeping cobwebs out of dark places
and racing demons of my own creation
Just wading and waiting, pretending for a living,
and risking it all with my oh my procrastination
oh my everything is lost-
- and found
Indeed, thereās a sound that awakes deep inside
and shouts: Iām alive!
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10. |
Open Eyes
05:34
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Open Eyes
Hear me!
What is Love my darling, can you tell me please?
Is it quite convenience, help you with your needs?
Is it not for being all that we can be?
Is it not for healing? Can you heal me?
I understand, you must want a sacrifice.
Well baby, here I am
with my bleeding heart exposed,
and itās ripe for the taking!
Why donāt you hear me?
What is Love my darling, I just need to know?
Is this a coupleās dance, or a one man show?
Is it not for being all that we can be?
Is it not for hearing? Can you hear me?
Pouring myself out here for all that Iāve held back
from your haunted mindās attacks, Iām screaming-
and the silence is killing me.
And itās healing me now. Somehow itās filling me up,
and itās rolling me over, and turning me back around again.
We come along these bends in life.
Does it matter how or when they arrive?
What kind of space did you have in mind,
but the very space weāre in all the time?
Will you respond in kind?
Will you react, or will you reply?
And when you say you know itās not right
will you at least say so with open eyes?
Why donāt you hear me?
Pouring myself out here
for all that Iāve held back.
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11. |
Polarity
04:26
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Polarity
Itās the real deal when itās on your side,
you know the real deal when itās on your side,
youāre so sure itās real when itās on your side
You know, you know itās real
But youāve stolen, youāve stolen,
youāve stolen my pride
(weāll blame anything on the outside)
Itās the real deal when itās on your side,
you know the real deal when itās on your side,
youāre so sure itās real when itās on your side
You know, it must be real
Your frustrating ways, your polluted mind-scape,
youāve chosen your side, now Iāve chosen mine!
All on you! My sacrifice...
Do you empathize with the hypnotized?
Do you sympathize? Do you realize
how we waste away our time,
how we waste away our lives?
You know I would be lying
if I told you that Iā¦
Itās the real deal when itās on your side,
you know the real deal when itās on your side,
youāre so sure itās real when itās on your side
You know, it must be real
And now youāve chosen, youāve chosen,
youāve chosen to blame everything
on the outside...
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12. |
Talk to Me
05:00
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Hey baby,
soon weāll walk right out this place,
get in the car, and drive on back home
Nothing but the wind and the sound of road
About to be free to unwind our own way-
because weāre hiding part of who we are sometimes
gotta stop and let me know who you are today,
right now, this very moment, shed your shell,
and tell me who you are, who you are today
And talk to me, talk, talk to me
talk to me, tell me whatās on your mind
Talk to me and let me know
I know itās been a long time
and Iāve been trying to find my own way out
had to get back into life
had to go inside-out
had to lean into doubt
had to look within
when anything felt missing, and listen,
Iām telling you why
you can put your all into this world
and it might still spit you out
but I bet youād have a better chance
starting today rather than tomorrow
Yes, thereās gonna be risk,
and you know that itās gonna be hard,
itās the only way to find out who you truly are
Talk to me, talk, talk to me
Talk to me, tell me whatās on your mind
What's on your mind, what's on your mind...
I don't need to know, just tell me your fine
Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me!
Tell me what's been on your mind,
Talk to me let me know,
I know itās been a long time,
I've been trying to find my own way out
Had to get back into life,
had to go inside out,
had to lean into doubt,
had to look within when anything felt missing,
Iām telling you why.
You can put you're all into this world /
and I'm telling you why...
it's our time.
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13. |
Temple
04:54
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Temple
Both Alive and Forgotten, come away from that tower,
the highest spireās inside you, in fact, what do you aspire to?
And why are we so patient, replying with typical lies,
excuse, and hesitation? Why, oh why must we row
these boats down the river flow
while tearing āem down, crushing them up
breaking apart to the pieces weāre made of
Donāt you know where this goes?
Completely lost and insane here, you meet me with same old fears
Entreating me to stay clear, Yet, you meet me like a storm
As we row these boats down the river flow
Weāre tearing them down, crushing them up,
breaking apart to the pieces weāre made of
Donāt you know where this goes?
Time out, what are you waiting for? Donāt you see what this means?
:|
Weāre lost in time, weāre lost in timeā¦
Both Alive and Forgotten, come away from that tower
The highest spire's inside you, in fact, what do you aspire to?
And why are we so patient, replying with typical lies,
excuse and hesitation, why oh why must we row
these boats down the river flow
while tearing them down, crushing them up,
breaking apart to the pieces weāre made of
Donāt you know where this goes?
Time out? What are you waiting for Donāt you see what this means?
Time out? What are you waiting for? / What this means to me?
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14. |
You
06:32
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You
You read my mind
and said the most beautiful things
and I mirrored them right back to you
feeling blessed, yes richer than wildest dreams
because we were One together,
we weathered a many storm of the century,
I know it sounds crazy but itās true:
a spark set it off and we were One
As above, so below,
unbeknownst weāre in Heaven
Thought I saw you
[We were] Singing under starlight
How I found you, this storyās left untold.
It was like you read my mind
Thought Iād found the Truth
Thought I needed something more
Hoped youād seen our maker
Hoped youād be my savior
but was it right
to set my sights outside
when itās already Heaven?
So I mirrored it right back to you
was a sleepless endeavor,
could go on forever
dreaming of ever with You
Singing under starlight
Healing by the sunrise
When it broke into sight
was like it revived for the first time
and we were in Heaven
A spark set it off, we were One
Until I fell from Grace
And left so much undone
[we were] Singing under starlight
Healing by the sunrise
and a thousand faces
weāre opening their eyes!
Thought I found you
sleepless on the porch,
singing under starlight
healing by the sunrise!
Like for the first time
when I opened my eyes,
it was already Heaven.
And I had forgotten
No, donāt have to look outside, anymore [anymore]
Donāt have to look outside, anymore [anymore]
I believe in our Unity
I believe in your Majesty
You are Divine
You let them know,
until this earth is done
until the sun comes to claim this home
until the stars blink out of night
shattering the known
until the sun comes to claim this home
until the stars blink out of night
until the very earth is done
shattering the known.
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