1. |
Burning Down
03:29
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In the end your innocence will fall apart
Fracture into fragments like the walls you built up
Fighting fire with your flame
Burning down all the
Lines in your way
Turn the heavens upside down if it fits your story
Boil the blood, you know they can't resist the dark
Fighting fire with your flame
Burning down all the
Lines in your way
Everybody bought it
Thought it was a game
That words are only words
'Til idle minds convert them to hate
In the missing words there is a silent demon
Spinning webs and theories out of lies and fear and doubt
Fighting fire with your flame
Burning down all the
Lines in your way
Fighting fire with your flame
Burning down all the
Lines in your way
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2. |
In The Way
03:39
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I was staring at the sunset
Wondering if there was an easy way
To forget why the sky looked like a
Blaze of burning trees a thousand miles away
And just enjoy the picture
There's something in the
Way there's always
Something in the way
I was standing on the shoreline
With my daughter wading, watching endless waves
I wanted to believe it all would
Be there for her kids to see one day
Instead of underwater
There's something in the
Way there's always
Something in the way
I listened to the lightning coming
Close as primal fear crept through my brain
I thought it seemed so natural
That simple distance keeps our doubts at bay
And yet, we play with fire
There's something in the
Way there's always
Something in the way
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3. |
Can't Go On
04:02
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I've seen change fall like wishes down the well
Bought and sold like the hope I dared to feel
Freedom's ring is just a story that we tell
But it can't go on
Turn away from the hell that's raining down
Fire from heaven falling on the holy ground and
Killing 'til there's peace like our fathers showed us how a war is won
It can't go on
Love is a fire
Let it burn in your bones
Let it light up your world
When the darkness is closing in
Love is a fire
Let it burn in your bones
Let it light up your world
Cause it's all that we've got
Breaking down your brother for the way he's made to love
You best decide to find some kind of shelter from above
'Cause the Bible in your hand sure as hell won't be enough
It can't go on
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4. |
It's Alright
02:52
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Looking around at the state of it all
The engine that drove us is starting to stall
Everyone's saying it could be the end
They're nothing to do but just go on pretending
It's alright, yeah it's alright
It's looking a lot like the end of the line
It's alright, yeah it's alright
We're just gonna live til we die
When words lose their meaning there's nothing to say
From every direction we're losing our way
Scouring the surface to dig up the truth
Can't help but wonder if we missed our cue but
It's alright, it's alright
It's looking a lot like it might well be time
It's alright, it's alright
We're just gonna let it unwind
One side gunning for people who've run out of hope
An empty nostalgia with fear in its bones
While the other sells stories about justice and peace
Then pockets the money while it all falls to pieces
There's nothing to do but to hand out the blame
Tune in tomorrow to hear who won the game
I wish I was certain it's all just a joke
But the punchline hits more like a punch in the throat
It's alright, yeah it's alright
It's treason to change it once you've made up your mind
It's alright, yeah it's alright
Keep telling ourselves that it's fine
It's alright, yeah it's alright
It's looking a lot like the end of the line
It's alright, yeah it's alright
We're just gonna live til we die
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5. |
Smoke
03:57
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Build your cold calculations like
Towers toward heaven above
There in the balance of everything
You pray that your numbers add up
Pray that your numbers add up
You say heaven is falling down
Crushing the world with its weight
But if push came to shove you'd keep
Holding the sky in its place
Holding the sky in its place
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
Tell yourself it's a story book
Built out of lies from the deep
But if these dragons aren't fairy tales you're
Selling your sons to the beast
Selling your sons to the beast
If you're holding out for perfect truth
Then there's nothing left I can say
Maybe there's something that's sacred in
Waiting to be swept away
Waiting to be swept away
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
If I knew every consequence
I might watch the world fan the flames
'Cause maybe the only redemption is
Burning the bridge to escape
Burning the bridge to escape
Burning the bridge to escape
Burning the bridge, burning the bridge
Burning the bridge, burning the bridge
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
So it goes
You say fire, but all I see is smoke
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6. |
Red Moon Running
02:57
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Come on boy now, don't you know
It's time you met your Uncle Sam
Tell me son now, have you heard
Of a place called Vietnam
Look alive boy, stand up straight
We'll strap you to an M16
Liberty herself could fall
If you're not there to stand between
'Cause there's a red moon running like a
Knife blade cutting down lines between good and guilty
If the stars aren't falling tonight
Then it's just a matter of time… 'til they will be
Make no mistake - the boys up north
Ain't fighting just to fly some flag
Twenty years and counting they've been
Dying to win their freedom back
Learn it quick - this enemy
Don't play the way your daddy learned
If war's a game, then we're the fools
Calling rules while the table burns
'Cause there's a red moon running like a
Knife blade cutting down lines between good and guilty
If the stars aren't falling tonight
Then it's just a matter of time… 'til they will be
The jungle humming in your blood
'Til fight or flight's the only law
No rocket's glare to light your way
Now who's to say where the crosshairs fall
'Cause there's a red moon running like a
Knife blade cutting down lines between good and guilty
If the stars aren't falling tonight
Then it's just a matter of time
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7. |
Passenger
03:45
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Darling, I'm a passenger caught inside the rhythm of your train
Laying on the rails just to feel your lighting humming through my veins
And it seems like a dream as your wheels draw close
'Cause I finally lost my grip, but I can't let you go
Baby, I am burning at the pyre that you built inside my soul
My mama told me not to play with fire but now it's out of my control
So I'll sweep up the ashes and blow away the smoke
'Cause i finally lost my grip, but I can't let you go
Now you know I'm trapped inside the hourglass of who I used to be
Counting down the minutes til I finally find a way to make you see
So I'll keep on believing the lines I wrote
'Cause I finally lost my grip but I can can't let you go
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8. |
Fine Line
03:05
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The world is waiting on my move
And I can't decide
Whether I've got something to prove
Or I'm just here for the ride
'Cause I feel like a little boy who is
Trapped inside a full grown man
And I'm sure I would lose my voice
Just trying to make you understand
'Cause I don't know if the world is getting warmer or if we're just cold
Oh, I could try a little harder but I
Know I'd just be rolling the dice
Only assholes and heroes make a difference
And there's a damn fine line
I used to think it was a game
And maybe I could win
But every time I tried to play
The rules changed again
And then one day I finally noticed
That no one's even keeping score
And memories are subject to their moments
Yeah, the good guys always won the war
And at this moment, I'm coming or I'm going but it's all in where you stand
Oh, I could try a little harder but I
Know I'd just be rolling the dice
Only assholes and heroes make a difference
And there's a damn fine line
Oh, I could try a little harder but I
Know I'd just be rolling the dice
Only assholes and heroes make a difference
And there's a damn fine line
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9. |
Where It Begins
04:06
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Brother don't you know
Brother don't you know
Violence is the end you're meant to seek
Boiling in the blood that runs beneath
Sister don't you see
Sister don't you see
You were born and baptized in the flames
Fear and guilt are burned into your brain
Father don't explain
Father don't explain
All of your regrets and broken hopes
Bottled up like marrow in your bones
Mother make it end
Mother make it end
Break the cycle right where it begins
Save us from these demons trapped within
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10. |
Ozymandias
03:05
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Maybe I was waiting for some kind of coronation
But I'm not sure why
Now my luck's run dry and it's done
I could go on praying but there's nothing else to say
'Cause it's an honest lie
To believe this fight could be won
And these long desert sands stretch far away
I was sure I had it but the looking glass, it shattered
And it cracked my faith
In the clean escape I had planned
Broken and I'm battered but it doesn't really matter
Cause it's just a game
And it's all checkmate in the end
And these long desert sands stretch far away
It's a certain self-abuse between the needle and the noose
That lets a man live on
When every sacred bond is destroyed
So I stand among the ruins and reflect upon the truth
That all I built is gone
And now my final song is just noise
And these long desert sands stretch far away
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11. |
The Sound
03:37
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Staring at the clock and counting down
It's ticking talking through the crowded air
And drawing all the thoughts inside my brain
A simple, sacred metronome
A siphon, sipping down the moments
A constant proof that nothing escapes
And I can see the whole world
Melt away, melt away in the sound
I feel the fractures growing wide
And I'm falling through
As all my reasoning unwinds
Beneath the truth
In the waves, we toss and turn
And pretend our words protect us from the fall
But in the end we will return
To the earth, like we were never here at all
We're digging deeper
We're digging deeper
We're digging deeper
We're digging deeper
And I can see the whole world
Melt away, melt away in the sound
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12. |
Stars Above
04:22
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The days are running fast from me
As I chase these broken memories
And my mistakes are playing on repeat
And I am half the man I was
The lines I'm tracing aren't enough
Though I try, I just see stars above
So when I finally make amends
Repent for all my weary sins
In the end, don't let me fall again
Amen
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13. |
Devil In The Darkness
05:18
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There's a monster in the shadows
He's just waiting for his chance
To raise his puppet strings like gallows
And make the whole world dance
There's a devil in the darkness
He just hums his quiet tune
An ancient siren across the waters
Singing sparks to light the fuse
He is breathing in the hatred
And the fear inside us all
Can't you see him gaining strength as
We load our guns and build our walls
As we're walking through the valley
And we stand amongst our demons
Can't you hear them calling loudly
Out for sweet revenge
There's an answer to the violence
That is coursing through our veins
Let your love fill up the silence
And watch it fall away
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Ian Galipeau Keene, New Hampshire
I write songs about ideas and characters I find interesting. I've always been fascinated by the grey areas in life, and writing music is one of the best ways I've found to explore the nuances.
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