1. |
Privet Drive
02:09
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(Verse 1)
How did we get here?
How did he know?
How did we get here?
How did he know?
I told you I’d be there
I told you I’d show
How did we get here?
How did he know?
(Chorus)
I’ll take you home
I know you’ll feel like you’re abandoned
I know you’ll feel alone
But I’ll know right where to go
You’ve got my word that I will be there
To take you home
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2. |
Return to Sender
04:59
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(Verse 1)
Is that where your loyalty lies?
In your strides for a perfect life
You disowned your family so you could salvage your pride
The words you defend
They’re only paper thin
Your blood is thinner than the rope that you’ve been balancing on
(Pre Chorus 1)
Tell me how far would you go?
To justify your ego
To compensate for character
So pedantic and shallow
I’m not holding my breath for when
Your actions reflect a man
Who has done right by his family
Despite on where they stand
(Chorus)
So take your time
As you pull up on the roots
That lead back to what you left behind
It’s only right
For someone so holier than thou
For a saint who swears he’s so divine
(Verse 2)
You can play it off as pride
But I can see it in your eyes
They dress you like a bishop
But you’re a pawn in disguise
What they had you memorize
Turned out to be a lie
And you’ll never live it down
Because you know we were right
(Pre Chorus 2)
Tell me how you sleep at night
Do you tell yourself it’s alright?
Do you think about our mother?
And the pain you see in her eyes
Do you think of our father when
You see that the evil is deep within
And the walls you’ve built around yourself start crumbling in
(Chorus)
(Pre-Bridge)
I wouldn’t quite call you a God, no
And I wouldn’t quite call you a saint
You know you’re far from a savior
And even farther from a priest
(Bridge)
You are no God
You are no saint
You are no savior
You are no priest
You’re just a petty man
And I’m not quite sure that you really do understand
That our mother shouldn’t come to know
Not to set her watch to your letters home
You’re lighting matches upon bridges that were built out of stone
(Pre Outro)
Tell me what’s your intention?
Or would you rather not mention
Only a coward runs away
(Outro)
You are no God, you are no Saint
You’re just a coward and a fake
Just so that there is no mistake
You are no savior, you are no priest
You know you’re far from family
You’re just a ghost for all that is holy
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3. |
Obviously Always
04:15
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(Verse 1)
You’ll never know
The winters I spent by the sea
Thinking of your mother
And just how much she really meant to me
But I made this vow
An oath or a promise
To look over your shoulder
But still keep my distance
I wonder if he’ll see through me
I wonder just how you’re doing
(Pre Chorus)
So please
Just believe me
It’s okay to be young
It’s okay to naïve
Cherish every moment
Because it’s gone before you know it.
(Chorus)
So I’ll hide in the shadow
Using every instance to lengthen the distance
Wishing you well while praying to God
That you want me to burn in hell
It’s not what I want
But you know it’s the only way I can say
Of keeping the promise I made to your mother
That I’d always keep you safe
(Verse 2)
You’ll never know
Of the nights where I went without sleep
Of the nights where I knew that keeping this promise
Would be the death of me
But I chose this cup
That I willingly drank from
I dug out my grave
And I laid at the bottom
I hope that this makes you happy
I hope this is where you want me
(Pre Chorus 2)
So please
Just believe me
I need you to hate me and never forgive me
Take the grudge to your grave
That I hope you find at old age
Never get over the chip on you shoulder
Relive it over and over and over and over again
(Chorus)
(Bridge/Outro)
And then he asked
After all this time, after all this time, after all this time
And then he asked
As if I wouldn’t say, as if I wouldn’t say, as if I wouldn’t say
Always
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4. |
Hair of the Dog
04:57
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(Verse 1)
A ghost
A host
Of everything you’re running from the most
Maybe you should learn to run
If I have to learn to cope
I know exactly what they’re saying
I know that you’re alive
And you know that I’ve been waiting
For the day when I could see you
I made a promise to myself
And you know I plan to see it through
I wouldn’t chop this up to karma
I’ve got a score to settle
I’m going to haunt you
(Pre Chorus)
If that’s all you’ve got to say
Then I guess I’ll go and see you around
And if you think I’m blowing smoke
Then I hope you don’t plan on leaving town
(Chorus)
I dropped the ball
And took the fall
For a rat who thrived amongst us all
I never thought he would get this far
But it’s been too long
To right the wrong
Without a little hair of the dog
Before they take my soul and run
(Verse 2)
A chance
A glance
Did you really think it was a happenstance?
If you want to know the truth
Than I’m sorry in advance
Your eyes are so familiar
If they can see anything at all
I hope they’d see I’d never hurt her
You know your father was a good man
And I’ve been chasing death
Just so I could see his face again
And should they want my soul without a body
Then I hope you hear these words
And carry on my memory
(Pre Chorus 2)
Call me a murder
If you think that I’m a man who’d go and run
And if you want to test my luck
Then I guess you really are your father’s son
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
If they were angels
Then I’m the sinner they were sent to protect
How do we know the love we lost every really loved us back
If they were angels
I’m a sinner, and I refuse to repent
I want to shed the blood they claim they found all over my hands
(Chorus)
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5. |
Minutes and Moments
05:01
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(Verse 1)
Who ever said
Hard times will find a way to bring you home
Has never been so desperate to face them alone
Bear the weight of the burden of my enemies
The family I had
No they didn’t want this
The family I found
They’re too good to deserve this
The family in reflections
Never get me anywhere
(Pre Chorus)
If you want to kill me quick
Then there aint no better time than this
If you want to kill me quick
If you want to kill me quick
Then I aint got no qualms with it
That is if you want to kill me quick
(Chorus)
Mother, Father, can you hear me now?
I’m sure you’re anything but proud
I’ve exhausted every exit out
And now the only thing that’s standing tall
Is my lurking shadow of a doubt
(Verse 2)
Who ever said
Growing old is a gift that is an honor to know
Doesn’t know of a life where you die when you’re told
Where the minutes lack the moments
That you thought you could control
The guidance I had
Never foretold this
The guidance I found
Always avoided the notion
I was being raised for slaughter
In a cage that they had made
(Pre Chorus 2)
You know I was just a kid
When I learned of what you did
You know I was just a kid…
But that kid grew to be a man
Who fully knows and understands
Of the coward that you are
And the coward that I am
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I came here alone…
If you want to take a show
There aint no better time than this
And if you want to take a shot
You better pray that you don’t miss
Please leave me alone
Please leave me alone
I swear to god he’s relentless
Just leave me alone
He’ll burn down every bridge just to get to me
Just leave them alone
Just leave them alone
It’s me that you want
So just leave them alone
They don’t deserve the pain and the suffering
(Chorus 3)
Mother, Father, time is running out
It’s just a matter of patience now
And as I’m falling to the ground
I’ll crack a crooked smile so he’ll know
That he’ll never live it down
(Outro)
You should have killed me when
I was a younger man
You should have killed me then
I am the boy who lived coming to die, he said
I am the boy who lived, and who’ll live again
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(Verse 1)
I am the one that’s out of sight
The one that’s out of mind
I am the one you deemed unequal
On that dark October night
I am the flicker that you see
In the corner of your eye
And you’re the reason why my parents
Don’t even know that I’m alive
(Chorus)
I could have sworn that riddles were supposed to be clever
If you didn’t know until now, better late than never
(Verse 2)
I am the one you overlooked
The one you undermined
I am the arrow that missed the mark
That my bloodline set so high
I am the cigarette you need
But couldn’t seem to light
And you’re the water I will drown in
That is trapped beneath the ice
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You know I’m not in the business of
Taking these words you say to heart
And it would seem that your wick is running out
And your puddle of wax is creeping up
To the pale blue flame you radiate
Which neither heats, nor illuminates
I am the gust of wind you so desperately have been trying to evade
(Outro)
Is this what you call “so clever”?
Did you think I wouldn’t know better?
I saw you coming a mile away
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7. |
Catching Smoke
03:50
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(Verse 1)
I confide in lies
I am the life in the words you speak
The facade to your disguise
I don’t really care to live
But I don’t really want to die
And I’d settle for the truth
If it’s something I could hide behind
As you can see this is the problem that I’m facing
I’m running after something but I wouldn’t call it chasing
I’m pacing, I’m racing
These thoughts are suffocating
I’m breaking from the stress of overcompensating
(Chorus)
So take a breath now
And hold it close
Don’t let it go, you can’t let it go
When you look to the sky and say
To hell with every prayer you’ve ever known
Don’t call me a ghost
I’m like catching smoke
Are you gonna choke? Are you gonna choke?
When a steady hand’s needed the most
(Verse 2)
I believer you’ll see
Inevitable death is the only thing staring back at me
It’s quite alright
No it really is fine
The company is nice even if it’s just a waste of time
Death is rather clever
Death is rather witty
And maybe if I speak low he’ll never hear me
Or maybe if I speak loud I’ll buy some time
Until the day he comes and I lose my mind
(Chorus)
(Pre Bridge)
Oh, if I can say
Oh, if I can say
It’s such a beautiful day
Oh, if I can say, oh if I can say
It’s such a beautiful day
To die
The skies a lie
I’m a victim of my pride
I’ll never run and hide, I’ll never run and hide
And I know better than
To pray for the day when I can leave this all behind
I was made a joke
As I gave the most
To the father, son, and the Holy Ghost
But look who is laughing the most
(Bridge)
They say the Gods
They don’t reply
To the prayers that come from where we lie
(Outro)
I guess death is the only thing
That will ever be there watching over me
Color me shocked, I would have never have known
I was made a joke
As I gave the most
To the father, son, and the Holy Ghost
So tell me now
Just who’s laughing
Laughing the most
If I can say
It’s such a beautiful day
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8. |
Kill
04:24
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(Verse 1)
And still I couldn’t see
Without a vile of your memories
Just who you were
And what you did for me
I should have been wishing for a sign
But instead, I wanted you to bleed
But I guess that’s just how it goes
Maybe its better I didn’t know
You were the only reason I stayed alive
And ever had a chance to grow
(Pre Chorus)
I wish I would have known
Oh I wish I would have known
I got hung up on the words you said
When it wasn’t personal
(Chorus 1)
Jesus Christ
Why did I have to be the one to survive?
I swear to God you’re more deserving
Of a second chance at life
Jesus Christ
How did I fail to see it all those times
You hid those moments in your memories
You shared the night you died
(Verse 2)
You weren’t supposed to see
The darkest corners of my memories
Why I pushed so hard
And why you broke with ease
Why you set your eyes to kill
And why you wished the worst for me
I took the shots because I knew that I could
I set the bait because I knew that you would
Take every chance to swing
To make me pay for every word
(Pre Chorus 2)
You know you have your mother’s eyes
You have your mother’s eyes
And I stared at them
Right until I died
You know you have your mother’s eyes
And you have your father’s pride
And despite the words I said
Your ignorance had saved your life
(Chorus 2)
Jesus Christ
Don’t question why
They gave their lives so you’d survive
Stop pretending you aren’t deserving
Of a second chance at life
Jesus Christ
I had to hide
Any good within my life
You saw those moments in those memories
I shared the night I died
(Bridge)
All I heard him say was “kill”
All I heard him say was “kill”
All I heard him say was “kill”
All I heard him say was “kill”
I heard him say “kill”
And now all I’m left with is this insurmountable guilt
I can still hear him say “kill”
I can see you bleeding still
I still have the vile that your tears had filled
(Chorus)
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9. |
Left Ear
03:56
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(Verse 1)
I will never be as free
As when I was younger
I will never be complete again
Until I am under
The dirt in the woods
In the spot where we both stood
You caught every tear of our mother
Every mumbled word of our father
(Pre-Chorus)
I don’t know if I recall
The last time I saw my own reflection there for what it was
No I don’t know if I recall
Anything else prior to the moment where I watched you fall
(Chorus)
This is what I get for
Killing time on the floor
Staring at my reflection
A window into perfection
That’s just out of my hand
Yet it stands where I stand
Every mirror is a reminder
You were the better part of me, brother
(Verse 2)
The grass will never be as green
As it was that summer
The sky may come off as it’s clear
But then I hear the thunder
It sets a chill
It always will
For the times that I would kill for
Back at Hogwarts
(Pre Chorus 2)
I would give anything to fall
In your place
And in your honor
So you could carry on
My reflection’s smile cuts it close
But it lacks a certain kind of brightness
Only found in yours
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Every mirror will always be the one
The one the head master would lock away
From everyone
The one that depicts all our desires in every way
The one I look into, but I never see a change
(Outro)
Did I mention the ear?
Did I mention the ear?
I could have sworn it was there
My reflections left ear
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10. |
Swanson's II
00:05
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Calling Back Kelly Cleveland, Ohio
A band from Cleveland, Ohio.
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