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Lovers
04:58
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A tranquil heart with steadfast momentum
Is beating to the pulse of a languid drum
The ample court of a union in recession
The woman with her spirits resting under his thumb
The world is ours and the world is for lovers
With their blazing hearts and their halcyon desires
She’s running out of steam; there’s a hole in her pocket
Racing through the canyons of an absent resolve
She’s seen it before and it happens every evening
Too young to regret but too fluid to dissolve
He tries to contend with all the crimes she has forgiven
Closer in succession to their shrinking exchange
He opens his fist, giving credence to the moment
When her grip is slipping and she cannot remain
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Into the Violet
06:53
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Love is a beacon
Burning brightly in the dusk
It wavers with you
And the object of your lust
With tepid abandon
You air your promise to the wind
We all know the answer
A recollection from within
You’ve seen all the pitfalls
You know I’ve got my limits too
But none of it matters
I’ll find my way back home to you
So into the violet and out of the blue
I know you well; you’ve seen it too
Into perception and out of the way
Nothing more for us to say
A way of survival
Close ourselves off to the world
For no other reason
Let your precious thoughts unfurl
Hope for the future
Don’t forget about the past
Remember the present
Try to make the moment last
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No Surrender
05:56
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Passing through your cycling thoughts
They’re just words on paper
They don’t have to mean too much
Chewing on the soundbites spent
Picking up on phrases lent in passion
It’s an endless task
I sold my fortune down the river
In a basket made of paper
Just to hear your voice
Raking at the splinters left
From a messy breakup
You don’t have to tell me what you need
Looking from the outside in
Passing judgment on a whim
They say it but they ain’t got a clue
I left that cloak and dagger business
For the path of least resistance
Just to calm the noise
Temporary distance felt
In each other’s absence
But it really isn’t very far
The results are glacial now
You’d be a fool to question it
But you never put up that flag
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Chasm
08:46
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I was standing at the chasm of a dream
I was searching for a reason in the seams
And I was hoping that you’d get to the answer ahead of me
Another unavoidable encounter with an empty plea
I could hear your sigh a thousand miles away
If it’s fated for tomorrow, then what good is today?
And I was bracing for the words that I knew I’d hear you say
Another unavoidable encounter in a silent place
I suppose I saw the writing on the walls
“If you feel like starting over, don’t ever stall”
And I was hoping that you’d listen closely when you heard the call
Another unavoidable encounter with a broken fall
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