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The Mapmakers
04:09
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The night disappeared, and it took our inhibitions
along for the ride, and all we had to drink was a
half empty bottle of wine you found lying on its side
in the cellar downstairs, where the darkness danced with the whites of your eyes
And I won’t worry, this is all behind us now
Just take my hand, just say no more
It scares me useless, the thought of the rising sun
Creeping over the dawn, judging us for all the rights we’ve wronged
Days disappeared, oh the buried our memories
under their collapse, and all we had to do was
circumnavigate around the traps we’d laid into our own maps
stumbling our way through the course of events that led us to relapse
And I won’t worry, this is all behind us now
Just take my hand, just say goodbye
What scares me useless is the thought of the rising sun
Creeping over the dawn, judging us for all the rights we’ve wronged
The night disappeared, and oh, it took our inhibitions
along for the ride, and all we had to drink was a
half empty bottle of wine you found lying on its side
in the cellar downstairs, where the darkness danced with the whites of your eyes
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In hindsight, we probably shouldn’t have said about half of the things that we did
But I never had you pegged as a liar, and you were too weak to insist
And maybe defense was our strongest advance in tearing down these walls
But a passing glance in a sea of seduction just won’t hold me over at all
You’re so cold
You’ll have to lose your mind to win this war
But I’m not sold
You’ve always worn insanity so well
So don’t go forgetting who’s pulling the strings, you know it’s too easy to stay
Though thousands before you have tried to subdue her, a legacy lies in her wake
And you’re only speaking the words that you know should’ve parted your lips when you asked
“I never loved you and you’re just another and now it’s too late to go back”
But jealousy’s got a way of distorting the past
and filling the holes in your memories with false pretense and fading facts
And we can stay a while here, we can shoot the shit and laugh at all the
indiscrepancies that held us back, but the question stands
Can’t you see me? Can’t you see me? Can’t you see me? I’ve been waiting here all along
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The Middleman
04:21
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Decisions, decisions, make up your mind
Oh, allow me to infer, y’know we’re only growing further all the time
And I’ve got a sneaking suspicion your alibi won’t pass
But it’s true, y’know, I’ve only got to answer the questions you ask
Oh, you’ve got it all mapped out
Don’t you go turning us around
You’ve got it all mapped out
It’s only a matter of time
Now, tell me just what you expect me to do
Oh, to tell you the truth, we’re really not supposed to say this out loud
But you’ve got yourself such a beautiful face
It’d be such a disgrace if you had to go covering it up from now on
But you’ve got it all mapped out
It’s only a matter of time now
You’ve got it all mapped out
Don’t you go turning us around
Decisions, decisions, make up your mind
Decisions, decisions, make up your mind
Decisions, decisions, make up your mind
Decisions, decisions, make up your mind
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4. |
Titan
03:40
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You wrap your hands around my neck and slowly start to undress me with your eyes
You said, "This place is just a front. They'll all be gone by last call. So will I."
With no one looking onwards, they'll be leaving far too fast for us to see
I'll wake up tomorrow morning and find all of my belonging packed neatly in boxes and labeled for delivery
Would you say you're afraid? Oh, I fear it's too late to say
When characters become caricatures, you've only yourself to blame
So you'll put on a happy face, play pretty girl for the cameras
I'll be lurking in the corner. I thought I told you it never was
A choice this generation left for me to make
You're putting on more pressure than I even know how to take
So tell me what I already know
For all your faults, I never thought you'd stoop so low
Mascara hides what I know your eyes can't help but show
It's all your fault, and I never thought you'd stoop so low to be alone
So just let me be the first to say
In spite of everything, I hope everything's okay
It's only a waste of the future's potential to dwell so much on the past
So if you're ever in need of a smile don't hesitate to ask
Soon enough you'll find you've forgotten all about
The restless nights you spent and the frantic life we chose to live without
And it's all pointless now, but I could go on and on
Oh, I'll be back before ya know it, yeah I promise you won't even know I'm here
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The Counterparts Brownsville, Texas
Some of us used to play punk, and the rest of us used to play instrumentals. All of us used to do Muse covers. Now we play seasonally.
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