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Wait
We're not ready to escape.
The weight of the world is in your mind
There's a weapon in your mind
Can't you feel the stars? They're on your skin.
You will sleep
A heavy sleep
And we will wash our hands in blood.
Space
Oh, the space that you can taste.
Can't you feel the weight? It's crashing down
With a little dying sound.
'Til all the policeman gather 'round.
You will sleep
A heavy sleep
And all the streets will run red with love.
You will sleep
A heavy sleep
And we will wash our hands in blood.
You will sleep
A heavy sleep
And we will reap our seeds from the mud.
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Sanguine Hill
02:24
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Took a walk down to Sanguine Hill
Where the body of my baby is buried still
But they won't let me see her, they won't let me in
Cause I forsaked her way back when
Memories of her silken hair
Drive me deeper into a deep despair
But they found the knife, yeah they found the gun
And that's the fate that the weavers spun
Now I'm here with a broken heart
I broke it myself, it was broke from the start
But if I were alive, instead of you
Then my spirit would rise to you
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We conjured up those ghosts
We covered up our tracks
While they were dancing with the ghosts of our imagination
We were dancing behind their backs
Dancing behind their backs.
We gathered them all up
We sent them to the court
We hired those crooks and we hired those liars
To make sure they're coming up short
Make damn sure they're coming up
Short
We strolled down to the store
Made damn sure our hands were clean
You know we made them false idols and sold them half price
Just to get our share of their green
Our fair share of their
Green
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Mystery Man Blues
04:47
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I got one foot on the pedal
My hand is on the driving wheel
And I don't know who is in the driver's seat
But he sure does look like me.
And he ain't gonna stop driving til I
Get back, back up on my feet.
I done broke a mirror
Seven years bad luck and a bloody hand.
But I'd rather bleed for nothing
Than to not know who I am
If I put it back together,
I might not know who is in there looking back.
I found a new hole this morning
In the bottom of my leather boot
But I've been wearing them for years
And I do not let others walk inside my shoes.
Makes me think there's someone else
Looking through the same eyes that I look through.
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We know things change.
We show it on our face.
Even though we've had better days
We can make a great escape.
We're living in a daze.
We know we're living in a haze.
Even though we've had better days
We can make a great escape.
I can't blame you for the changing colours of leaves.
We can make a great escape.
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I was there, at the instant of your death. I cried as you broke the fourth wall. I did not see a single tear upon your cheek-you knew you were in for better things.
Don't cry now, we're almost home. The pain that you feel is only temporary.
Do not shed a tear. We're almost there. If only you would come back here and get me.
Stand above your grave. Do lilies grow in Hades? The answer is as absent as your presence. The trees whisper the truth-this was not your early ending. But it seems that you've made an early exit.
I won't cry now. I'm almost home. I'll trade my body in for something new.
I won't shed a tear. I'm almost there. Would there be cause to mourn if I should join you?
Stand upon the bridge. Does poison taste like heaven? The river brings the answer to my soul.
"Listen to us child. Death is not given lightly, but we understand if you'd like to join the crowd.
Come over if you wish. We'll only tell you this. Mortality is a double sided mirror.
We do not shed a tear, or feel the pang of fear. And if you broke the glass it would be much clearer. There is one last thing we'll say, then we must be on our way. We do not often deal with flesh and bone.
But the lost soul that you seek is not fully out of reach. It rests nearby in a statue made of stone."
You'll be alright, darling. You'll be alright. Someday you will tell me all about life.
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