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transliterate: ignition!
02:52
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lover does not translate to; partner translates not either
sunrise does not equate to; sunset a sore reminder
sleeping cannot sustain you; waking the pain burns brighter
fucktoy cannot castrate you; lovedoll the sole survivor
deep breaths, good luck, surrender; no air for breathing in our midst
romance a smothered ember; love songs for the apocalypse
such weight to perforate truth; why would we even bother
what need to separate two; tinder and kindling respire
combust;
addfuel --
& this is how we start a fire
take two sticks, rub em together
flint, steel, golden wool we gathered
hidden in my mouth to shield from the weather
why do we tan our hide to leather
lay our limbs out limp to be severed
flustered blindly we endeavored
devoured and left a cloud of feathers
this is how we start a fire
& this is how we stamp it out
cackle, shrapnel, wilting wires
here's what friction's all about
this is how we start a fire
& this is how we start a fire
& this is how we start a fire
go home and lay in bed with liars
...
take it back now, turn around, give it away
dont look back now, never gonna come around
Summer sundown, sentiment slithered away
Are those stormclouds here to stay, anyway?
And if god provided everything we needed
would we still be fighting over it?
Done harming one another, now ready to recover;
these flames will not be smothered again.
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fountains of ether
04:06
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i once was a prophet, i am now a dreamer
hot on the pursuit of a shallow redeemer
The Man always warned me against booze & reefer
but times such as these, no they ain't fit for neither
our primary concern lies with fountains of ether
stepped down from the pulpit, im taking a breather
& letting it out, to fill the whole room
ensnaring our souls in an untimely doom
mystics have confirmed, it's toxic behavior
a suitcase of curses for our lord & savior
abandon the histories instead just to savor
the fruits of empires built on backs & hard labor
& you can get lost in your own head for ages
every new day's a new stack of blank pages
you can write it all out, make all sorts of changes
but you'll never feel ready when life rearranges
so i slipped on my shoes and just started walking
it's better than sitting all by yourself talking
to no one at all, staring at walls
waiting for sunrise when wanderlust calls
& if i were so lucky to encounter a stranger
with circumspect eyes and a penchant for danger
how wrong would it feel, take off toward the horizon
i'd rather be nowhere than know where I'm going,
tonight
yeah, i know your type, what you seek is splendor
but can you find peace all alone on a bender?
no god up above gives a fuck for your gender
& heaven's not for you, you're such a big spender
if you wanna be saved, you've got to remember
you're never alone of the only offender;
so, you can continue to ache & descend, or
say a short prayer, take a knee, & surrender
so i stripped to the nude & entered the garden
beseeching the masters of fate not to harden
their hearts but instead, to grant me a pardon
...
so here I remain, all salvation pending
my self-absorbed actions just ain't worth defending
the story we pen here shall be never-ending
but all of these bridges could sure use some mending,
tonight
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joykill
04:21
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Flowers in a meadow, horses in a prairie, mermaids in the surf;
Forests full of faeries nursing tenderly just where it hurts.
Take a look inside, you'll find the light that you were sure had died.
Now open up your eyes. We're right here by your side.
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Hide my face & my name, keep me from all of the fame;
No, I don't want that shit either.
Tell me not to have shame, tell me I should have self-love;
How'd you know I'm a survivor?
& if love is a gimmick, how can anyone give it
Without being a liar?
Solution's never specific, you don't learn it you live it;
Just keep on starting fires.
Oh, well are you smug in disappointment?
Oh, can't help but notice you're avoidant.
Well unless you'd really rather die alone ,
I'd suggest you give your feelings a new home.
Oh, and nurture them, they are not poison.
Passion went to head, it left & filled me with dread;
I'm coming down with a fever!
Fury deep in the furnace, warm enough it might burn us,
Heaven knows I might leave her.
Just forget what I said, there's always room in my bed,
But who's the heavier sleeper?
Replace the ashes to urns, c'mon we all get a turn--
Our old friend Death is a keeper.
Oh, yeah there are ghosts in the vicinity.
Oh, may we find comfort in obscenity.
If you can make peace with your mortality,
Honor your body as a vessel for divinity.
Oh, our imprint lives on in infinity.
Nobody knows the way time flows when they aren't looking;
Want leaves a hollow place to fill.
Reconcile your separate selves and spend the night scrapbooking.
The ego is a joy to kill.
Oh, speak up, it's time to raise your voices!
Oh, tonight we speak in violent noises!
If you really think silence is a better way,
Watch your autonomy get steadily stripped away.
Oh, it's time to make some better choices.
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Flowers in a meadow, horses in a prairie, mermaids in the surf;
Forests full of faeries nursing tenderly just where it hurts.
Take a look inside, you'll find the light that you could never hide.
Now open up your eyes. We're right here by your side.
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gem glow
04:24
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[Verse 1]:
I'd like to tell ya 'bout a girl I know
She's got stars in her eyes & an irregular glow
She's privy to secrets no one ever should know
Her worries keep her up at night as the grow!
She puts on a smile just to hide them away
But they find her again still, day after day
She wishes she could just cry all her problems away
But she opens her mouth to sing--
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[Chorus*]:
We are the Crystal Gems!
We'll always save the day
And if you think we can't
We'll always find a way
That's why the people of this world
Believe in
Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and Steven!
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[Verse 2]:
She's born of fire, that igneous rock
The burning in her belly roaring all 'round the clock
She's startin' to fear her head's on the chopping block
She got so nervous she forgot how to talk!
But the passion inside helps keep the pain away
Gives her the courage to carry on for another day
Her heart of gold is hardly cold & she stands here today
Says, "I refuse to give up! I will not be afraid!"
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[Chorus*]:
We are the Crystal Gems!
We'll always save the day
And if you think we can't
We'll always find a way
That's why the people of this world
Believe in
Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and Steven!
*Lyrics listed under "[Chorus]" written by Rebecca Sugar. All other lyrics (listed under [Verses]) written by me.
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lua (bright eyes)
02:39
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I know that it is freezing but I think we have to walk
I keep waving at the taxis; they keep turning their lights off
But Julie knows a party at some actor's west side loft
Supplies are endless in the evening; by the morning they'll be gone.
When everything is lonely I can be my own best friend
I get a coffee and the paper; have my own conversations
With the sidewalk and the pigeons and my window reflection
The mask I polish in the evening, by the morning looks like shit.
And I know you have a heavy heart; I can feel it when we kiss
So many men stronger than me have thrown their backs out trying to lift it
But me I'm not a gamble you can count on me to split
The love I sell you in the evening, by the morning won't exist.
You're looking skinny like a model with your eyes all painted black
You just keep going to the bathroom always say you'll be right back
Well it takes one to know one, kid, I think you've got it bad
But what's so easy in the evening, by the morning is such a drag.
I've got a flask inside my pocket we can share it on the train
If you promise to stay conscious I will try and do the same
We might die from medication, but we sure killed all the pain
But what was normal in the evening, by the morning seems insane.
And I'm not sure what the trouble was that started all of this
The reasons all have run away but the feeling never did
It's not something I would recommend, but it is one way to live
Cause what is simple in the moonlight, by the morning never is
It was so simple in the moonlight, now it's so complicated
It was so simple in the moonlight, so simple in the moonlight
So simple in the moonlight
All lyrics written by Conor Oberst / Bright Eyes.
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