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[Verse 1]
With every door bolted down, we shelter in place
The fear of the unknown on my face
The curtains are all drawn tight, no light in the dark
We carry this burden in our heart
With all the chaos outside, we quietly hide
Away from the gathering storm
We stay impossibly still while they shoot to kill
Your hand in my hand is warm.
[CHORUS 1]
Even if our last day is done, you know you are the one always.
Even if they pull us apart, you will be in my heart always.
[Verse 2]
The room is so quiet now, as shots ring out loud
Our prayers are rippling through the crowd.
We may have run out of time on this finish line;
The roll of the die is set.
But when I look at your face, I find there's no trace
Of sorrow or of regret.
[CHORUS 2]
Even if they black out the sun, you know you are the one always.
Even if the crowds run and hide, I will stay by your side always.
Even if this day is our last, I'll take joy in our past, always
Even if this song is goodbye, let no tear dim your eye, always
Even if our last day is done, you know you are the one, always
Even if they pull us apart, You will be in my heart, always
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August Children
04:16
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August children live their lives on backs of gold
Warm in comfort while the world outside is cold
They never have the time to rest inside their mind
They're pushed into the pool unwillingly
August children never wade through flooded streets
Always ferried place to place on silken sheets
But soon enough they grow, no way for time to slow
They're ready to invade your industry
CHORUS
[Who] Who will you decide to be?
[Who] When the chips fall, where's your vision?
[Where] Where will your story lead?
[Who] And what will be the right decision?
August children live their lives so carefree
While others have to learn to fight on bended knees
From shelters they emerge, without a single urge
To lift their hands and work unselfishly
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Shadow
03:36
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I search the pages for the names
Of acquaintances who played our games,
Looking for some proof that I've not yet passed away.
And now the women come and go
Speaking of some Michelangelo--
Not the mutant ninja but the painter of memes.
I hear the mermaids on their rocks
Singing songs of love on their Tik Toks
They can't monetize me so they don't sing to me.
I nap between my lunch and four.
Kids' dismissal time, I'm out the door.
But then I remember that they've all moved away.
CHORUS
Where did the time go? It just ran away from me.
Where did the love go? It just sank into the sea.
Now there is nothing but the shadow
Where your pillow used to be.
Where did the time go? It just crept away from me.
Where did the love go? You gave up so easily.
Now there is nothing but the pictures and
The fading memory.
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Nevermore
03:55
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Whispering certain lies, you're wrapping it in surprise
Everything runs in twos, I'm running, running without you
Focusing on the sane, I'm trying to limit pain
I pretend all is fine, but you were not -- you were never mine
[Verse 2]
There is no space for me, you live in my mind rent-free
Discarding all disguise, you're now revealed as the lord of the flies
I can't believe I fell into your circle of hell
Split me down to the core, the raven says: "Baby, nevermore."
[CODA]
The raven says
The raven says
The raven says: "Baby, nevermore."
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Moment of Peace
04:54
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In this moment of peace, you are holding a gun
All festivities cease, you're a hero to none
You were loving to me, but were spiteful to everyone
With one royal decree, you behead all the fun
Your emotional fee an unmentionable sum
You were precious to me, but you answer to no -- no one
CHORUS
So we struggle in vain,
Never twisting the chain completely
Where is this promise of peace?
In this liminal space where our souls come and go
No one dares show their face, we all go with the flow
Yet you once had the grace to protect me from every blow
You can't find what you've lost, all hands searching in vain
If you learn it's been tossed, the whole kingdom's in pain
Never counting the cost, now it's me that you've lost
And the cycle begins again
CHORUS
So we struggle in vain,
Never twisting the chain completely
Where is this promise of peace?
Day by day we collide
Till the songs kept inside bleed freely
We fall to ground piece by piece.
Day by day we collide
Till the songs kept inside bleed freely
We fall to ground piece by piece.
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Grant Them Wings
05:04
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Keep them safe in your love;
Grant them wings to come back home.
There is no one else to guide them, they're all alone
Even as they travel through strange lands.
Shelter them from the storm;
Be their warmth throughout the day.
And even as the nightfall comes, may you light their way--
For they are ever in your hands.
By your side they travel.
On your grace they depend.
Be their light in darkness till we meet again.
In the desert, you provided manna
In the raging storm, you calmed all the waves
In their trials, may they find
The prayers of the faithful that they left behind
Are lifting their burdens from their care.
Keep them safe in your love;
Grant them wings to come back home.
There is no one else to guide them, they're all alone
Even as they travel through strange lands.
Shelter them from the storm;
Be their warmth throughout the day.
And even as the nightfall comes, may you light their way--
For they are ever in your hands.
By your side they travel.
On your grace they depend.
Be their light in darkness till we meet again.
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