1. |
Lightyears
04:58
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chasing what we cannot be
aiming for perfection
blasting forwards towards our dreams
avoiding distraction
can you feel the thunder course through you
as it seems to slowly transform you
can you see the clouds descend around you
as the funnel comes to capture you
i’ll present you with a choice
do you want to hear your voice
or would you rather have vision
paired with indecision
we're traveling at the speed of light
past satellites
the stars so bright
lining the night
as we take flight
back to the start again
i think that we've been here before
i think we're bored
maybe some more
of your folklore
washed up the shore
back to the start again
you could say we're not prepared
wrapped within confusion
though we never can be scared
trapped inside delusions
every raindrop falling from the sky
functions as a signal from the sky
every ray of sunshine from the sky
spurs the cycle of life from the sky
i’ll present you with a choice
do you want to hear your voice
or would you rather have vision
paired with indecision
we're traveling at the speed of light
past satellites
the stars so bright
lining the night
as we take flight
back to the start again
i think that we've been here before
i think we're bored
maybe some more
of your folklore
washed up the shore
back to the start again
we're blasting away from the ground
making our sound
as we surround
the mental bounds
circling around
back to the start again
there's a chance that we're gone too high
we're gonna die
as we lose time
but we'll be fine
when you are mine
back to the start again
back to the start again
i think that we've been here before
i think we're bored
maybe some more
of your folklore
washed up the shore
back to the start again
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2. |
Drifters In Space
03:40
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when did we get trapped within this
the ebb and flow of the abyss
hold on as I recalibrate
too soon for us to celebrate
to my left I see you're soaring
to my right I see you're falling
nobody is here to judge us
maybe that's why I missed the fuss
baby
i’ll be the right guy
i’ll be the next guy
i’ll be the best guy
maybe
i’ll meet you halfway
i’ll see you halfway
i’ll beat you halfway
baby
i think this is it
i’m sure this is it
i know this is it
maybe
we're drifters in space
why am I so narrow-minded
once I step outside, I'm blinded
hold my hand, I need a tour guide
lean closer so I can confide
feel the beating drum of my heart
once you're here, the crescendo starts
my mind melting to legato
something else down there says hello
baby
i’ll be the right guy
i’ll be the next guy
i’ll be the best guy
maybe
i’ll meet you halfway
i’ll see you halfway
i’ll beat you halfway
baby
i think this is it
i’m sure this is it
i know this is it
maybe
we're drifters in space
and when it feels like we are toast
i’m gonna wanna hold you close
‘cause baby I can make my arms
the perfect size for your warmth
maybe it's somewhat hopeless
too hard to prolong this bliss
we can only get so high
we've gotta fall down from the sky
maybe
i’ll meet you halfway
i’ll see you halfway
i’ll beat you halfway
baby
i think this is it
i’m sure this is it
i know this is it
maybe
we're drifters in space
i’ll be the right guy
i’ll be the next guy
i’ll be the best guy
maybe
i’ll meet you halfway
i’ll see you halfway
i’ll beat you halfway
baby
i think this is it
i’m sure this is it
i know this is it
maybe
we're drifters in space
we're drifters in space
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3. |
Restlessness
04:27
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i cannot keep this bottled up inside
there's no one that can tell me what is right
can you feel it now
can't remember how
it used to be when we were running wild and free and on
we were restless before
can we go back once more
the beast awakening
just waiting to run free
the sweat rolling downwards
the smiles twisting upwards
innocence in the air
released without a care
there's a chance I've been reading the map wrong
what if land was marked as blue all along
can you see it now
can't remember how
it used to be way back when we had hopes and dreams and more
we were restless before
can we go back once more
the beast awakening
just waiting to run free
the sweat rolling downwards
the smiles twisting upwards
innocence in the air
released without a care
hard to believe the time went by so fast
within a flash, adolescence had passed
can you hear it now
can't remember how
it used to be when it was only them and me and you
we're tripping up the wires
and starting all these fires
convoluting the pace
destroying every trace
hammering with no goal
just trying to feel whole
embracing every fear
i think I need a beer
we were restless before
can we go back once more
the beast awakening
just waiting to run free
the sweat rolling downwards
the smiles twisting upwards
innocence in the air
released without a care
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4. |
The Sky Is Falling
04:30
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maybe I'm just a chicken
but I think the sky is falling
if the world were to collapse
does that mean everything's ending
can you see the light peeking through
the clouds that once floated white
i can see that they're darkening
these drifting specks of water
do you think they mean anything
and I am tired
‘cause I'm still trying
to hold you up
to push you down
i’m sure as hell not Atlas
but it's you I'm still supporting
suspended on a thin wire
alligators below snapping
can you see your hope peeking through
for seven years I wandered
for seventy more I'm wandering
i haven't found the answers
but I'm not sure what I'm asking
and I am tired
‘cause I'm still trying
to hold you up
to push you down
and I am sick
‘cause I'm still here
to prop you up
to force you down
and it's coming
unbalanced
the one hiding
the one exposed
coming undone
unraveling
the two in one
the becoming
and I am tired
‘cause I'm still trying
to hold you up
to push you down
and I am sick
‘cause I'm still here
to prop you up
to force you down
and I am through
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5. |
Birdies
03:58
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a little birdie told me that
it's time to make an escape
to landscape
although we want to reach the sky
there's only so much we know
until it's no-go
i’ve heard
it all
before
now I'm bored
let's go away
take off today
we'll find our way
i’ll see it through
it's only me and you
so hurry and get in the car
‘cause, babe, I've got my eyes set
on the sunset
as it lowers into the ground
at least that's what it looks like
from this line of sight
i’ve seen
it all
before
now I'm through
let's go away
take off today
we'll find our way
i’ll see it through
it's only me and you
let's go away
take off today
we'll find our way
i’ll see it through
it's only me and you
take off today
we'll find our way
i’ll see it through
it's only me and you
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6. |
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lurking in the depths of your heart
questions lingering from the start
t hear many voices around
it's only me making a sound
i’m curled up in here
hoping you will appear
i’m in the atmosphere
where nobody can hear
in the absence of the wandering mind
i’m sure that you will someday find
everything that has come before
everything that you're searching for
in the absence of the wandering mind
i assure you you're not confined
in the feelings that you've dispelled
that your sanity has expelled
wasting away buried in cloth
sinking deeper into the broth
of the seven sins I have some
but of me they're less than the sum
i’m bottled up inside
after being cast aside
it's getting hard to hide
it's getting hard to bide
in the absence of the wandering mind
i’m sure that you will someday find
everything that has come before
everything that you're searching for
in the absence of the wandering mind
i assure you you're not confined
in the feelings that you've dispelled
that your sanity has expelled
in the absence of the wandering mind
i’m sure that you will someday find
everything that has come before
everything that you're searching for
in the absence of the wandering mind
i assure you you're not confined
in the feelings that you've dispelled
that your sanity has expelled
in the absence of the wandering mind
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7. |
Anchors
03:33
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when you said
you're gonna set me free
i guess I thought that it meant
you would release me from you
when I said
that's how I'd to be
why were you shocked to see
me running away like I do
i got my anchors away
it's time to pull them up
i’ll do as I want do
i will go where I will
i got my my sails away
it's time to set them up
i’ll piss in your sea of pride
‘cause I'm no longer yours
and they say
that chivalry is dead
well baby I promise that
i’ll still open doors for you
then they'd say
i’m a doormat to tread
well guess what I can still slam
that door back into your face
i got my anchors away
it's time to pull them up
i’ll do as I want do
i will go where I will
i got my my sails away
it's time to set them up
i’ll piss in your sea of pride
‘cause I'm no longer yours
drifting away
why should I stay
i’m going away
it's only me
i’m gonna be
forever free
i got my anchors away
it's time to pull them up
i’ll do as I want do
i will go where I will
i got my my sails away
it's time to set them up
i’ll piss in your sea of pride
‘cause I'm no longer yours
i’ll piss in your sea of pride
‘cause I'm no longer yours
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8. |
One Fell Swoop
04:24
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you come at me
with one fell swoop
although you try
you cannot bring me down
i’ll never be
the low you stoop
and when I die
i still will run this town
can you feel the wind blowing you
can you feel my spirit gunning for you
tracing your every move
and everything you do
yeah, everything you do
it's rather clear
though I'm not tall
i’ll always will
be towering over you
it may appear
that I may fall
after the kill
it's something I'll undo
can you feel the wind blowing you
can you feel my spirit gunning for you
tracing your every move
and everything you do
yeah, everything you do
‘cause everything is falling
and everything is coming
and everything is waning
and everything is coming
‘cause nobody is listening
and nobody is waiting
and nobody is feeling
‘cause nobody is waiting
can you feel the wind blowing you
can you feel my spirit gunning for you
tracing your every move
and everything you do
yeah, everything you do
can you feel the wind blowing you
can you feel my spirit gunning for you
tracing your every move
and everything you do
yeah, everything you do
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9. |
Forests
04:20
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every day is a mystery
of when will I finally see
beyond all of these things blocking me
every single time I'm wondering
about these dreams that I'm dreaming
and when will they be manifesting
if a tree were to fall
and if it were to crush me at all
would you even
notice me
if I were to scream out
and if I were to try to shout
would you even
notice me
everywhere I'm seeing these lines
so that I cannot count the times
helping me to ignore all the sighs
everything is melting into
shapes and sound that resemble you
i can't tell what's false and what is true
if a tree were to fall
and if it were to crush me at all
would you even
notice me
if I were to scream out
and if I were to try to shout
would you even
notice me
if a tree were to fall
and if it were to crush me at all
would you even
notice me
if I were to scream out
and if I were to try to shout
would you even
notice me
if I were free falling
and if you could hear me tumbling
would you even
notice me
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10. |
Winter's Coming
04:30
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as the nights are turning long
brown and red fade into white
i can see into your eyes
i can tell that something's wrong
blistering into the light
winter's coming
everything fades
everybody's
waiting for you
to come down
winter's coming
everything changed
everybody's
waiting for you
to come back
disappearing in the sky
turning itself inside out
i can hear you try to shout
i can tell that you will try
trying to break through the doubt
winter's coming
everything fades
everybody's
waiting for you
to come down
winter's coming
everything changed
everybody's
waiting for you
to come back
winter's coming
everything fades
everybody's
waiting for you
to come down
winter's coming
everything changed
everybody's
waiting for you
to come back
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11. |
Manifest
03:51
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greetings
from the old world
we come in peace
a long
story unfolds
in bits by piece
i see
something I want
my manifest
don't you dare taunt
my destiny
and the world's
mine to conquer
it's yours to give up
thank you
i’ll take what I want
you'll get what you got
gathered
round this table
prepared to feast
sticking
to the fable
‘fore heading east
i’m full
of excitement
my manifest
my monument
my destiny
and the world's
mine to conquer
it's yours to give up
thank you
i’ll take what I want
you'll get what you got
let's take a moment to give thanks
to the things in the world that help shape
who we are
our people
our passion
our drive
our vision
our dreams
our ambition
and the world's
mine to conquer
it's yours to give up
thank you
i’ll take what I want
you'll get what you got
and the world's
mine to conquer
it's yours to give up
thank you
i’ll take what I want
you'll get what you got
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12. |
Endgame
05:04
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in this wasteland
there's no war for you fight
anymore
there's no people standing around you
there's no one there to see your might
anymore
in this darkness
the only thing we need is light
all in all
even though there are no clouds above
the sky somehow still isn't bright
all in all
rebuid
the world
around you now
once more
we need
your strength
to become whole
again
in this context
there's new meaning to the dawn
for us now
when we can see our shadows again
all our sadnesses may be gone
for us now
rebuid
the world
around you now
once more
we need
your strength
to become whole
again
rebuid
the world
around you now
once more
we need
your strength
to become whole
again
to become whole
again
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Stephen Liu
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