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Become Alive
07:06
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Become alive, come alive, come alive come alive
Hey
Do you have some lightning in your fingertips to shock me awake?
Hey
If you ain't here to pick me up I'm prone to make mistakes
Because I know I'm lost without you
And I'll fall asleep in the street
You've got energy abundant
And I need you to help me
Become alive
No
Never gone a day without the feeling that I'm gonna implode
So
Look up at the sky to watch a star explode
Because I'm so damned lost without
I'm like a dead man still on his feet
If you are I near I know that I'd become alive
Become alive, come alive, come alive, come alive
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I came to the city
not long ago
a grey and frigid day
when no one was around
A house full of travelers
the masters gone
away on holiday
tiptoe without a sound
An unfamiliar place in winter
but this room has memories
I put my bag down by the photos of your father
and hope I don't disturb the peace
Don't let me kill your plants
don't let me overstay my welcome
Don't let me kill your plants
let's just pretend I never came
Cause I understand that this is not my home
We went to the restaurants
they glared at me
but recognized your name
they wish you all the best
I walk through the empty streets
No need to stop
cause they all look the same
so easy to forget
Everywhere we go we're lonely
Were there people here before?
And I'm so envious that you can see your mother
I think I'll just head out the door
Don't let me kill your plants
don't let me overstay my welcome
Don't let me kill your plants
let's just pretend I never came
Cause I understand that this is not my home
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Climbing the Pyramid
03:34
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A long day, a long drive
longing to be done
A done deal, a done drive
you don't know when your time is up
He hasn't eaten in days
all of this bullshit for minimum wage
How long until he gets paid?
Until he can say:
"I quit, I'm sick of it"
Talking in his head
What break? For god's sake,
when he retires he'll be dead
They said the job would improve
he gets the feeling that he's being used
What if he makes a mistake?
No more can he take
Like climbing up a pyramid
Like climbing up a pyramid
With no sight of the top
He's just a slave to the king
(we're all a slave to the king)
but he's the builder who made everything
let's drive this car through the door
the boss can't ignore
We're climbing up a pyramid
we're climbing up a pyramid
we're climbing up a pyramid
And don't tell me that you're okay
if you're only stressed out all day
maybe it's you who's been played
We're climbing up a pyramid
we're climbing up a pyramid
we're climbing up a pyramid
no sight of the top
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Runaway
05:46
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I'm gonna be a runaway
I'm gonna be a runaway tonight
I'm gonna be a runaway
I'm gonna be a runaway tonight
Because the walls are crawling with the monsters
that remain so out of sight
I'm gonna be a runaway
I'm gonna be a runaway tonight
I walk in the sunny days
hid when the rain comes down at night
It's better if I move along
it seems I'm always running out of time
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I think I'll be a stowaway
I think I'll be a stowaway tonight
take a locomotive train
going to fast to hear your last goodbyes
Decide directions in due time
just flee from all the things I didn't like
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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5. |
A Better Man
04:52
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I never told your lies
I never made you cry
did you?
I could have slept around
I could have had another lover
in a different town
No one said otherwise
your friends convinced you
that I wasn't such a reckless guy
I tried to be a better man
for you
I tried to be a better man
for you
I made the plans to say
that we should run away
we two
Your love is in the past
turns out that we can't last
no good
I tried to be a better man
for you
I did the best that I could
ever do
And you say you need to chase the sun rays
it's all you ever needed
but I had no idea
Sit down
I can't believe you're gone now
I followed the instructions
but I am just a pawn to all the fates have planned
I tried to be a better man
for you
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Derek Dupuis Salem, Massachusetts
Derek Dupuis dreams of draping delicious dew on our drab domain. He dares, he dances, he dabbles for you!
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