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A New Joy
04:40
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I just couldn't explain
Why I felt so lost
And so afraid
And I have no God
I'm not looking for one to complete me
And I had love and luck but it wasn't enough to convince me
It started off slow
But day by day
From out of the dark
I found a new joy
When you're in that place
It's hard to see that things will change
But things will get better
They won't stay the same
I was cruel to myself
I was stuck in a rut
I would beat myself up all the time
I was looking for something
I didn't know what
So I'd drink just to ease my mind
Yeah it started out slow
But day by day
From out of the dark
I found a new joy
Now I take a step back
I can separate myself
See the day
Hear the sounds
Feel the taste
And kindness is cool
And people care
Hope lifts you out of the fog and into the air
I know
I feel
The fear inside me
Hope will rise
Will shine
Will keep those tears away
It hurt like hell
I couldn't go on
I thought
"Man, my chance has gone!"
But out of the dark
I found a new joy
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2. |
Lose Myself Again
03:29
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Lose Myself Again
I'm taken to another place
I see the world in a different way
Words jump out and colours change
Here we go
Yeah I lose myself again
And when it creeps up on you
You will know
Whispers and doubts in your heart
Start to grow
Lose Myself Again
And if I fall
I fall in deep
I can't think right
I can't even speak
Swallows me whole
And twists my brain
Here we go
Yeah I lose myself again
Every time it goes away
I just know it's coming back
I couldn't bare to say the name
And even though you understand
I lose myself again
And when it comes
It reminds you of the years
And all your hopes and fears
And when it grows
It can nuzzle in your ear
And choose the things you hear
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3. |
Side By Side Together
03:30
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I think back to the time when we first met
I was nervous but you just seemed so self assured
I think back to the time when we'd go out all night
We would dress up and get drunk and laugh and lose track of time
We'll always be side by side together
Far apart but side by side together
Old or young, side by side together
I know we'll be side by side together
I think back to the time we said we'd always be friends
Years will pass and not everything lasts
But we're here to the bitter end
Side by side together
Far apart but side by side together
Old or young, side by side together
I know we'll be side by side together
Oh my friends we'll sing it together
Just know that I think of you
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4. |
Boys Grow Up
01:51
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I'm trying to play the role
I gotta be all tough and take control
So I'm working on my handshake
I gotta lift weights
I gotta man up
I gotta look straight
You've got to pick a team man
Boys grow up
There's no inbetween man
Boys grow up
They said to grin and bare it
Boys grow up
You've got to be a real man
Boys grow up
But that's not me
I just wanna be free to have autonomy
They said don't be a pussy
Boys grow up
Keep it to yourself son
Boys grow up
No one likes a weak man
Boys grow up
You've got to put your foot down
Boys grow up
If you teach boys will be boys
And that girls are merely toys
Then how will these boys grow up?
And that girls are just display
To be used and thrown away
Things won't change because boys grow up
And if you tell boys to be straight
Like it's the only way
Then how will these boys grow up?
And if you teach them crying's wrong
And that silence equals strong
Then some of them will never grow up
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5. |
The Movement of Sound
03:27
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You feel alright
The beat of your heart
A ray of light
A shot in the arm
Your body moves
Goes up and goes down
From side to side
The movement of sound
I got signals
I got reactions
I got the message to move
Just vibrations out in space
And I got nothing to lose
Chorus
Listen and be free
Shake your limbs how you feel
I'm a creature
And I surrender
I got no say in this deal
Chorus
Don't you know that some people think it
Some people sing it out loud
Don't you know that home is a city
Home is a face in the crowd
Chorus
I feel like I've been hit by a ten tonne solar beam
That went through me like a hologram bull
When it spits it hurts
And when it hits it burns
Now i just feel so, so, so........
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6. |
I Don't Need Your Love
04:22
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Sometimes it's hard to carry on
It grinds you down
And your hope has gone
Stick to your guns
And hold your ground
Screw those creeps
What goes around
Comes around
You don't need their approval
I'm gonna dress how I want
Yeah I like it
I'm gonna love who I want
Yeah I like it
I can be who I want
Yeah I like it
Cause they don't own me and I'll tell them
I don't need your love
Doubt comes and goes
What have I done?
Why do I care?
Where did I go wrong?
What the hell am I saying?
I'm gonna write a sonata
Cause I like it
I'm gonna sing out of tune
Cause I like it
I'm gonna dye my hair blue
Cause I like it
Cause they don't own me and I'll tell them
I don't need your love
And in the end you'll be standing tall
Your head held high
No regrets at all
Let them scream and shout
Tire themselves out
You don't need their love
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7. |
A Journey Across Town
06:42
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8. |
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I work out and I got a haircut
Made a big entrance but nobody cared
What's the point in trying?
Got a new shampoo
But I still look the same
Oh no!
A made a death cult
But nobody joined
What's the point in trying?
In these times
Where time is money
And money is time
I don't want no excuses
Telling me why
I want it now
I want it faster
And smarter
And harder
And bolder
I want it, I want it, I want it,
I want it now!
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I never thought I'd go back
I wake up terrified
You know it's suicide
But it's...
Into the unknown again
What's your game boy?
You never thought you'd go back
I don't trust your eyes
You wake up terrified
You know we won't get out of this alive
But it's into the unknown again
If you'd seen what I'd seen boy,
You wouldn't act so cool!
Floating for years
Floating in motion
Nothing to think of
Nothing to fear
Sleep again
I dream of sleep
Into the unknown again
Wind blows hard
And it whistles non-stop
There's no light
Just a thick grey fog
That glides over rocks and melts into dark
This is something that just needs to be fixed
I'm going back to LV-426
Into the unknown again
If you'd seen what I'd seen boy
You wouldn't act so cool
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10. |
Running Out of Time
04:30
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Life goals gonna get you down
They're going places
While you're hanging round
And a voice rings in your head
And if you listen to what it says
It tells you that you're
Running out of time
You're getting left behind
Girls get told they need to find someone
Settle down now you've had your fun
Another milestone with a list
All the things it said you've missed
All the girls are told they're
Running out of time
You're getting left behind
Don't get me wrong
I had my plans
Some pressure's good
Yeah I understand
Sometimes it goes to far
And gets too much
Makes people strange
Makes them quick to judge
And yes you know it's true
That life ain't always smooth
And life ain't always easy
Hurry up and wait your turn
Send me away so I can return
And there's moments
When the back and forth
Makes me wanna smash my head through a wall
Running out of time
You're getting left behind
Don't get me wrong
I had my plans
Some pressure's good
Yeah I understand
Sometimes it goes to far
And gets too much
Makes people strange
Makes them quick to judge
And yes you know it's true
That life ain't always smooth
We're not all the same
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Is this the end?
My final goodbye
The final breath in
And the final sigh
I know that it's sad
But I've made up my mind
It's too late now
We've run out of time
And when your heart is breaking
And when your hands are shaking
No, please don't cry
Cause when your heart is breaking
And when those thoughts are taking hold
You've gotta break free
And let go
Life must go on
Day after day
I know it feels hard
But you find a way
Memories survive
Thought some you'll forget
Life should be lived
And without regret
And when your heart is breaking
And when your hands are shaking
No, please don't cry
Cause when your heart is breaking
And when those thoughts are taking hold
You've gotta break free
And let go
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12. |
Gotta Move On
05:28
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This isn't revenge
This is even stevens
I take a step
So you take one too
It's simple math
ABC
2+2
Elementary
It's not an attack
But you've gotta admit
We've gotta Cher and
"Snap out of it"
We gotta move on
Don't hold on so tightly
You'll get left behind
We gotta move on
Don't hold on so tightly
Let go of your pride
God knows I've got it wrong
A thousand times before
We're all just human
We've got our flaws
But sometimes things change
We've gotta adapt
We gotta move forward
No going back
We're not all bad
Just set in our ways
Creatures of habit
A bit out of date
We can work together
Work side by side
Move as one with open eyes
It's not rocket science
Or brain surgery
It's bread and butter
A-B-C
One step at a time
Bit by bit
Tables turn
Let's snap out of it
We gotta move on
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