1. |
This Drive
05:11
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always up for the hunt
can't help yourself
another day, another prey
never age again
dispossess, dispossessed
left with *nothing at all*
gonna be younger tomorrow
left with a shadow of a shadow
this drive, this drive, this drive
is it ever enough?
steal my dance, steal my dance
steal my soul and grace
this drive, this drive, this drive
man you can't help yourself
always up for the hunt
you've found a prey
so called friends
will make you pay
you call my name and I walk away
being loud (give it all to me)
being late (as long as it is free)
better to be in jail than lonely
this drive, this drive greater than the rest
you set your bait and you make a mess
it's not enough, you can't help yourself
oh well you're late of course
none of this, it wasn't yours to take
so stiff
relief
lost your youth for a moment
it's fine
get mine
AAA from DNA
don't sleep
just dance
being loud doesn't make you right
you're sore
no more
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2. |
Rumbling
03:40
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phone call after phone call
your voice is rumbling in my head
a million words made of concrete
unshakeable places built on crumbles
I'd love to catch a breath
I'd love to catch a thought
raise your voice for mirrors to mirror and mirrors to break
you hold me tight between your words
hey, listen listen (hysterical butterflies)
hey, listen now (did one ever show you how)
you're all kings and we're to vow (without a compromise)
your golden words always apply (at any given time)
hey, listen listen (hysterical butterfly)
flutter all the while
oh so important and so urgent
flutter all the while
fill up the blanks
every matter is yours and you won't allow what you cannot tell
there's no virtual limits to your hold
as long as you can label you're in control
raise your voice for mirrors to mirror and mirrors to break
raise your voice for silence to break in more pieces of silence...
hey, listen listen
hey, listen now
can't you hear it from afar?
growing shorter and collapsing
hey, listen listen
flutter all the while
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3. |
The Sandbox
03:55
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as far as the eyes can see
dancing with a breeze
sunlit leaves on pearly sand
tides within tides (tides within tides)
the air is salty so am I
you wouldn't believe how it feels now
I wander on my own a while
this time, I take a full breath and it's fine (tides within tides)
here's to first times
jasmin scents all over town
let it go
bring a river to a flow
all in good time
let it go
jasmin scents all over town
feet and hands in the sand
bring a river to a flow
let it go
it's as good as it gets
high times of humble measure
walk walk and look around
seeds growing on the sides
a city and its dusk
walking is reason enough
jasmin scents all over town
let it go
bring a river to a flow
feet and hands in the sand
(tides within tides)
so glad that you came
it's been a long climb all the way
let's paint a canvas for a dream
oh hand in hand let's partner up and shape the scene
it's as good as it gets
let go and bring a river to a flow
I wander on my own a while
this time again, I take a full breath and it's fine
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you haven't slept
today's the day
I pack my things
it's quite a mess
blood from a stone
I won't ever go back
my fantasy on track
give it more time
it comes apart, I'm running through a fire
I've found a way, my impulses prevail
you haven't slept
you're out of phase
your phone is off
you hit your head
it's quite a mess
you step away
blood from a stone (no no)
I won't ever go back
(oh well) I made my move
I go my way
it comes apart, I'm running through a fire
I've found a way, my impulses prevail
it comes apart in line with my desire (I will let you go)
I go my way not leaving any trail
it comes apart, my impulses prevail (I will let you go)
you've mistaken a project for a feeling
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5. |
All in good time
02:52
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(from deep down)
(my bad blood smudges around)
(I'm safe from harm)
(on my own, in my mind)
(I arise)
(beaming and sublime)
I'm safe from harm
on my own, in my mind
let it breathe, worth a try
I'm not quite here, am I?
I'm safe from harm
on my own, in my mind
from deep down
my bad blood smudges around
'til I'm on the ground
feels like I'd never get up
I arise
beaming and sublime
I'd rather rest at home for a while
curtains on the mirrors
no weight on my shoulders
takes both more and less time than you would think
such a sight
the moonshine is sublime
ups and downs
but most nights are bright
no one to decipher
nothing to deliver
let time
all in good time
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6. |
Say
02:48
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whatever's meant to happen always does
I left a piece behind
it's slipping through my mind
a look over the shoulder
I turn around
I hold my breath
I won't walk on the lines
I don't have to stay
day by day
I'm fading away
I don't have to stay
listening but who's in charge?
I don't have to stay on the lines
already fading away
you don't have a say
you sing to me a lullaby
your absence is intoxicating
"see you tomorrow", that's a promise
I push the button one last time
day by day
I'm fading away
I don't have to stay
when it's pouring down on the lines
let the storm in, the the birds sing
reveling until the day breaks
let the storm in, let the birds sing
what are they saying when it rains?
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7. |
Father Mother Sand
03:18
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I'm a lone wolf by design
used to being left behind
I am nowhere to be found
Father Mother Sand
your hands revealed what is now one big tree
painting with colors that are not yet me
a voice invoking familiarity
the way I dream
healing the roots is what you're looking for
the branch you're on does need you more
a kiss on the finger
a bridge for the time being
Backbone
I'm tied to your freedom
I can love with no reason
Backbone
I have a home
it's a tree, me
(we crossed a line, we stepped away)
newspaper collector
a gig on your shoulder
a nap in the car
I keep an eye from afar
the sun in your head
the sounds of your garden
a nap in the car
I'm fine with who we are
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8. |
Inflorescence
03:37
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it's on your mind, it's past your door
better shut it off before it finds your core
echoes of your blood, spreading roots
they stay there and stare, watch you fail
it bounces, bounces, but it's not its home
echoes, here, there, and every hole
empty comforts, selfish efforts
it is safe to get it right
it will be okay
look at you, you've come a long way
you've spent the day on speakerphone
it's not what you say, it's how you're saying it
you close your eyes and then some more
look at you, you've come a long way
you've come a long way
it's your own tale
one day at a time all the way
from self to self, becoming one
it will be a blast, not a mirror of the past
the self of selves, yourself today
if you wander on your own a while...
(you've come a long way)
(it's your own tale)
(one day at a time all the way)
all in all, making the right call
nothing outdoes what you do today
it will be okay
(you've come a long way)
(it's your own tale)
(one day at a time all the way)
rise up
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9. |
A Third Wall
01:25
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another broken mirror
icicles in a tin can
time stops and circles back
so much of a brother
a friendly looking thief
what's left but a dream?
that is just another story
the wheel stops spinning
the curtain calls
you've been rehearsing
for the wrong scene
you're not onto something
you're only forgetting
that is just another story that you tell yourself
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10. |
Oversaturated
05:16
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I am listening
can't be bothered
this is too much
half forgotten
I am resting
windows opened
this is too much
can't be bothered
are you listening?
paying attention?
all that matters doesn't matter
tiny giant can't be bothered
can't remember, did it matter?
this is too much, this is too much
all that matters doesn't matter
tiny giant can't be bothered
can't remember, did it matter?
tiny giant, tiny giant
this is oversaturated
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11. |
Barely
03:54
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set in stone
an end of your own
what a curious tale
just keep hiding it well
it wasn't supposed to break
but it did anyway
barely has a shape
is green the color of your eyes?
it's taking a toll
you're at war in your head
you can't fix it all
still you keep trying...
it wasn't supposed to break
but it did anyway
barely has a shape
is grey the color of your hair?
you can't fix it all
but you try anyway
it's not supposed to end
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12. |
Star Kids Home
03:02
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[instrumental]
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Anthony Altaras Genève, Switzerland
Sipping green tea in comfy pajamas.
Also making music.
New album ‹Backbone› out now.
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