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Creatures of Spring
03:37
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Here was a cloudless sky, the color of an endless sea
Expand out before your eyes, and wash the clouds in your sigh
And there was the bright white sun, that shone from far above,
And gleamed on the ocean, and sang of a newborn love
It dances cross your face, so white
The sacred light of day
Oh, the glory of having this sight
I never want to leave
I sat among kings and queens, to pass the morning up,
And later they visited me, in the other world of my dreams
The creatures of the spring left songs spinning round my head
The melodies of birds that sing, as they flitted through the trees
And later all the grass will grow green, as the rains begin to fall,
And water will splash hard on my skin, but I won't care at all
Oh, the glory of being alive
I never want to die
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Sales and Fairy Tales
03:35
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You walked home alone again
Book open, pencil in hand
Guarded by what you don't understand
Like why people hurt you, and why it concerns you
As for me, I just wanted to drop by
Perhaps you saw it on the news today
The man who made it through the stock exchange
Who never tested his range, never defined his domain
Still he says be realistic, we're all just statistics
As for me, I just wanted to drop by
There are those simply chasing 'right now' who say
"I'll show you the world, if you show me how"
'Cause you know that only you know what to allow
Still they flirt with the vision of making your decisions
As for me, I just wanted to drop by
Streets are littered with those who try to impress
Who want to take you home then leave you, undressed
Who don't know the difference between cause and effect
And think that they're pleased, but don't know what it means
As for me, I just wanted to drop by
I don't want you to trust me, I want you to know
Because before I get the chance I may have to go
This was only meant to be a quick pit-stop hello,
So act on your mind, and leave me behind
After all, I just wanted to drop by
Yeah I guess I just wanted to say hi
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End of a Decade
03:53
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Standing at the end of a decade,
So quickly growing old and still feeling new
And in a single breath or two, I'll be far, far away from you
Floating in-between self-assurance and doubt,
Knowing things are only sure for a short while
Before they give way to some new fad or style,
And the truth that you knew becomes a shadow
And here we'll all be alone in this together,
Seeking illusions of glory we've earned
While our youth still burns, to our over eager minds
Everyone has the right to dream,
But does anyone ever truly pay their due?
We gain what they lost in the soul searching days of their youth
Seems like we all deserve a whole lot more
Than a handful of empty promises
When we've all been aiming for,
Aiming for the moon
You and I, we melt together
Wave upon a wave
The crashing upon the shore
We'll raise something of our own,
Bring the old one crumbling down
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Pandora
03:47
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You're as twisted as a tornado caught in a spiderweb
Of overgrown feelings, and rosy-red weeds
Secured by insecurity, you bet on your mastery
Of artificial success, and material greatness
Your knees are weaker than the reasons that you defend
Yourself, and all your lies recycled with your disguise
Barefoot you walk the line, is this what you had in mind?
Like a pin without a grenade you're helpless
Your shadow leads you circles
Pandora
Pandora
The wrinkles on the surface reminds you there's nothing left
As even your reflection has frozen knee-deep
You're an epic hero lacking pride, a moon with no control of the tide
Like a pin without a grenade you're helpless
Your shadow leads you circles
Pandora
Pandora
Recognize yourself,
Recognize yourself,
Recognize yourself
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5. |
Night Sickness
04:17
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Hello evening, find myself drifting along
Your soft and violent shores,
Your soft and violent shores
The shadows aren't so steep, the path of gods meet
To the rhythm of your song,
To the rhythm of your song
I feel the air, descend into me
Ascend into the setting sky,
Ascend into the setting sky
And in the stillness of the night,
The earth she shines a radiant glow
Of diseased, city lights
They burn into me
Oh, they burn into me
Oh, save me from myself
Save me from what I've become
I gave a promise to all living things
A promise that I couldn't keep
And in the stillness of the night,
The earth she shines a radiant glow
Of diseased, city lights
In the stillness of the night,
The earth she shines a radiant glow
Of diseased, city lights
They once were the stillness of the night,
Oh, they once were the darkness of the night
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6. |
In Winter
03:57
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Mistake
05:42
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Standing on the edge of what you want
Take your time, because mistakes can haunt
Am I something, or something to avoid?
Am I your music, or just background noise?
Though I don't want you to see me as I feel this way
It's better for you to know, then just look away
Now I feel frozen in the choices I never made
As I long to let you know that you were no mistake
And the problems, forgive and forget
It's for others happiness, so I won't regret
So now I'm frozen, caught in this mess
It was meant to be for the better, if not the best
Though I'm allowed to breathe, I hold my breath
Though I know what I want, I only take what's left
And it may not seem right if it's not for myself
But I live for the happiness of everyone else
And I don't want you to see me as I feel this way
It's better for you to know, then just look away
Now I feel frozen in the choices I never made
As I long to let you know that you were no mistake
Know if you lose your breath, you always take mine
And if the night blows in, you make it shine
You give music a rhythm, and poetry it's rhyme
Reason for life in my hope to relive a smile
So I need you to see that the choices I made were for you
And I know that it'll work out, if you help me break through
Now I feel frozen in the choices I never made,
As I long to let you know you were you no mistake
No mistake
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Desormais
03:57
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You were a man, I thought I was too
So you laughed with a scent of french wine,
As you tied my shoe
You took me to the beach, 'til the waves had us trapped,
So I started digging for gold,
But you said to first find a map
It was eight years ago on the day of the great rise
They tried to cushion it a lot,
But the fact was you died
My hand told me more, than I could admit
As it couldn't cross your name off
A Christmas card list
The last time I saw you was as ashes in the wind,
So if instead I cry fire
Could I see you again?
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Exit Sign
04:12
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Cities flash past my eyes, like stars in some foreign skies
And the freeway passes on to some distance towns
We watch from the confines of car windows, the crumbling of factories
And ancient mill towns, the sights of forgotten dreams
I know I'm driving towards something, some dream of my own,
And I know when I find it, I'll call it home
But here I seem to be somewhere in-between
Who I am and who I want to be
And here I want to love everything I see,
But only to see it taken from me,
But only to see it taken from me
Remember those days of the summer, those holy august nights
That held infinity in an hour, made you feel alive
Now it's leaving all too fast, as quickly as the trees that pass
Driving through this country side we see our exit sign
These moments will fade like sunsets
Swiftly passing away
And day will drift into starlight,
But I can say when it all disappears, the memories will remain
And here I seem to be somewhere in-between
Who I am and who I want to be
But here I know I'll find the times we shared will never really leave me,
Won't ever really leave me
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Windchime
04:10
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And the breeze picks up from the ocean dew,
And climbs through the forrest to the mountain view
It turns into a wind to fly away in style,
And it runs through your hair just to make you smile
In your heart you feel the wind open a door,
It refreshes your mind to allow in more
And it trickles through your fingers as you lay in a field,
As it turns into the air you can't help but feel
And though the sun can't heat when the cold wind blows,
And the world only runs from the tornadoes,
The wind moves the clouds to bring the summertime,
For I am the wind, and you are my wind chime
Through the stormy night it works harder for you,
To force the storm on, and pull you through
And even when it's silent it's still in your breath,
As it whistles to your feelings and brings them the best
And though the sun can't heat when the cold wind blows,
And the world only runs from the tornadoes,
The wind moves the clouds to bring the summertime,
For I am the wind, and you are my wind chime
But you are more than dust in the wind,
You control the air that you let in
You think reality will always be best,
So you forget your dreams and ignore the rest
And the breeze decides you felt only air,
And failed to see how it truly did care,
And all that passed through the sands of time
Can't find the sound of that beautiful chime
And you may not see it when the cold wind blows,
Or when the world screams to help them below,
The wind moves the clouds to bring you sunshine
'Cause I am the wind, and you are my wind chime
I blow you a kiss, and you sing me a line
I blow through your mind, and you simply blow mine
For you are my wind chime
And the breeze picks up from the ocean dew,
And climbs through the forrest to the mountain view
It turns into a wind to fly away in style,
And it runs through your hair just to make you smile
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dear Roseena Portsmouth, New Hampshire
An acoustic duo consisting of Trestan Matel and Elizabeth Hopkins, dear Roseena emerged from Berwick Academy in 2011 and have since been all around the seacoasts of Maine and New Hampshire, eager to produce the best of their ability!
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