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Moon Phases
05:00
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as the moon it phases
i can see
red above the water
on the night where everything
all its colours rain above us
i'm still waking
i can see the light above me
i'm not aware
of the sun
i'm still waiting with you
the night they came down
a million blossoms in the forest
what does that make me
at the end of the day
by the final days of August
it still hurts me to say
i dream
i dive off the pier and swim out
i am floating through the ocean breeze
and i reawaken awaken awaken
as the moon it phases
i can see
red above the water
on the night where everything
all its colours rain above us
i'm still dreaming for you
the night they came down
a million blossoms in the forest
what does that make me
at the end of the day
i lived a failure
but i found my place in the world
waiting silently then i close my-
i die on the cliffs and drift down
i am scattered over ocean breeze
and i reawaken awaken awaken
warm light for a thousand centuries
we'll be floating in the sea again
tiny specks of golden
overflowing
i die on the cliffs and drift down
i am scattered over ocean breeze
and i reawaken awaken awaken
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2. |
Ends
04:12
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on our way
the body's lowered in the grave
it's after school
oh just a girl alone again
and what do we do when this ends
do we go back to the kitchen without him there
and what when I can't save everything
all the final things i carried
sent to the wind
to the wind
da da da da da
now what do we do with this end
do we go back to the kitchen without him there
when we couldn't save a single thing
all the final things i carry
thrown to the wind
to the wind
when you're by my side
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3. |
Dead
02:11
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dead dead dead dead dead body
in the room
he is not really there anymore
what'd you say to me
blood has stained the blankets
in the end he lives then he's gone
irreversible
time we had
and lost
call again
to hear silence
dead dead dead dead
i can't feel it now
at the time
suddenly i could see
the field again
where i appear in pictures
and in the trees
the form that haunts my visions
watching over
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4. |
Interlude
02:42
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5. |
Golden
04:52
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this time holding us back
locked in a moment
i will remember this
you pick up the phone
hair in the sand
reflecting off the sun
skin so golden
your silk of yellow muted tones
i'm beside myself
just watching
watching the sun fall
with your softly
motion refrains
this time i can't recall
what did i dream of so long ago
i've got it all
live, don't leave me alone
reach over and brush my hair
out of my tearing eyes
this time but it's not enough
how many times did we make it out
just barely
taste it still so sweetly
i know to savour it all up again
spit it out
in my hands
and resolve to make it all the best
feeling overwhelmed
craving..
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6. |
Next Day Coming Up
04:03
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on the next day coming up
we sat with him still
and looked at the birds on the rails
on the next day coming up
with his weakness he spoke
he wouldn't be able to see us go
and the answer is often
awaited by us
and to us it will never be granted
and concealed it remains
in the reeds of the lakes
and i realize i'll have this forever
to the ends of the earth
to the edge of the moon
to the frozen seas of the arctic bloom
just to listen to you
and to lose the regrets
and to know for sure it's ok
and you won't ever see them again
you won't ever see them again
on the next day coming up
we enter alone
and nobody needs to speak a word
and the answer is often
awaited by us
and to us it will never be granted
and concealed it remains
in the reeds of the lakes
and i realize i'll have this forever
to the ends of the earth
to the edge of the moon
to the frozen seas of the arctic bloom
just to listen to you
and to lose the regrets
and to know for sure it's ok
and the green of the grass
and the birds on the wire
and the lines of the laundry drying
and the first wedding dance
and the slam of the door
and the realization of what you've lost
and you wake to the sun on your face
and you wake to the sun on your face
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7. |
Fourth Gate
07:32
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a wild blown whisper rushes through the trees
from over the mountains
a thousand miles away
through golden blades of grass
thrashing in the wild wind
it hits you so suddenly
and then it's gone
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