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Let me shave your head and tear our clothes apart
Remember where we’ve been before the joy came in
Let me cut your nails and wash your hair again
Remember where we’ve been before the joy came in
Before the joy came in
Can we accept the senselessness of painful loss in our own lives?
What does it mean to be atoned for forty days in a row?
Let’s roll away the stone
Wear black jeans to church
Remember where we’ve been before the joy came in
Before the joy came in
Can we attempt to get over ourselves for forty days in a row?
What does it take to reconcile with the ones you’ve hurt the most?
In the throes of love
In the throes of love
In the throes of love
In the throes of love
I am on hold, you begin
Uncalled for, joy comes in
I am on hold, you begin
Uncalled for, joy comes in
For forty days in a row
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Bright Abyss
04:28
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yours is the bright abyss we stare into
I’ve checked left and right, there’s no way ‘round
if we jump we might not survive the crash
if we don’t, will we fall back into the same routine?
yours is the sun, the moon and the sky above
we’ve searched high and low for this kind of love
so I jumped and dragged you along with me
had I not, we’d still be driven by anxiety
accept my amazement
accept my lame attempts
look below, look above!
am I still not digging deep enough?
look below, look above!
am I still not reaching high enough?
look below, look above!
you will never write me off
you will never write me off
yours is the great promise we’re stumbling towards
you told us loud and clear to wait in the car
but we want to dance at two parties at the same time
there’s no real connection between our hearts and minds
it’s not your fault, it’s not your fault, it’s all on me
guilt is such a lonely state of being
hurt people hurt people and we’re no different
on circles of error we go round and round again
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Low Gravity Day
06:07
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I know you got this babe, you’re not half as afraid as me
I see lions and bears where you see a perfect place to pitch the tent
you know I love you and it must be love that brought us here
in the line for the waterslide, figuring out our next move
with all due respect, stop rechecking the locks on your door
what’s the worst that could happen?
we’ve got nothing to hide anymore
don’t want to bandage your wounds
let’s carefully drive a spoke into the wheel
there is so much I can’t undo
the deeper the cut, the longer we need to heal
my heart gets me in trouble every time my mind abandons me
there’s always some connection between the shit and the storm
it’s time you take your knives and use them for the greater good
instead of trying to fix someone who refuses to be moved
it’s a low gravity day
don’t want to hunt
don’t want to keep on chasing
I need more than just a little grace
I gotta feel the mountains tremble
it’s a low gravity day
don’t want revenge
slice myself open with rage
life is greater when you are here
can’t you tell the snow is melting?
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how can you move on with a monster on your back?
with its legs around your waist and its arms wrapped around your neck
how can you fall asleep when giant waves hit our boat?
could you please stop testing me, I have taken one too many blows
there is no other way than to wonder
the more we talk, the less we have to say
can’t you see what I’m trying to do here?
it’s as heavy for you as it is for me
how can you write straight with all of these crooked lines?
there are no grand endeavors that I can claim, I can claim as mine
are we bigger than our failures or did the monster become us?
with its finger on the trigger and its fire blazing in our lungs
there is no, no such thing as fake hope
what we’ve lost feels worse than what might come
bend all my desires to your glory
I’m as proud of you as you are of me
look what it cost you, look what it cost me
love is such a risky package deal
look where it brought you, look where it brought me
at ease with the chaos of our time
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ALL THE LEAVES FLY FOR US
You’re the branch I have been swinging on
You’re the ceiling I keep pushing away
To escape from the ties and holds
And finally stand on my own two feet
Finally stand on my own two feet
Make way, make way, all the leaves fly for us!
Swing high, swing low, I love you just because
We need new memories instead of near-certainties
To get us through these trying times in one piece
The world is full of people just like you and me
Our hearts are over there, but our lives are still here
You’re the air that’s keeping me afloat
You’re the principle column of my life
I carved my name into your bark
I never meant to do any harm
I never meant to do you any harm
I climb the tree, you steal the fruit
I take the blame for your damaged goods
I give my all to turn you around
I raise you up, you cut me down
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Bethesda
05:05
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everything great will be stamped on
everything good will be undermined
my fingertips follow the scars on your skin
my ears listen closely to what they want to hear
sadness rolls in like a heavy fog
stop saying you’re fine when you’re actually not
we dance around the open wounds
until angels trouble the pool
have you been truly loved?
has your soul been uplifted?
we can’t do this on our own
we can’t live beyond reproach
what dominates your heart?
delights you at the same time?
we are constantly redeemed
we are stewards of a mystery
hope allows us to keep pushing forward
happy, but only when things go our way
we have been granted a grace period
there’s a seat at the table for us
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