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All We'll Ever Know
04:24
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Passing time again
Just like Abraham
Keeping an eye out for the promised land
When one day I realized
That everything I do does not require a prize
If someone had figured that out
Then no one would be so proud
To find out we only die because we grow
And that's all we'll ever know
Gently tied to a tree
Like the men before me
And the world takes back what it gave to me
And it all comes down to how I felt that day
When dad took me to hear the playful way
That someone tried to figure it out
But no one should be so proud
To find out we only die because we grow
And that's all we'll ever know
Would I rather have felt so sad?
Or would I rather have felt glad I helped
The world find a better way
To simply say
Today's a lucky day
For someone to figure it out
And no one can be so proud
To find out we only die because we grow
And that's all we'll ever know
That's all we'll ever know
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Oceans At Our Fingertips
02:43
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Who calls the shots?
Who makes us stop on this green earth?
We're all just dots
At our throats in a melting pot
But who calls the shots?
The oceans at our fingertips
Yet we stay here for another trip
I don't think life's one big ego trip
But I'll gladly take the biggest hit I can get
Talking in our sleep
Trying not to get in too deep
In this world oh so bleak
Straight from the heart
Don't mean much anymore
But some call it art
With oceans at our fingertips
Yet we stay here for another trip
I don't think life's one big ego trip
But I'll gladly take the biggest hit I can get
Yeah I'll gladly the hit
Oceans at our fingertips
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3. |
Rest Easy Speak Easy
04:26
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What time is it?
Does it really matter
What crime is it?
Just call me the mad hatter
Because I've been dreaming bout you
And I know you've been feeling it too
Yup
Been thinking that it's time to rest easy
Been having a hard time without you here with me
It's time to rest easy and breathe
Only in our dreams will we ever be
Only in our dreams will they ever see
Rest easy, speak easy
Don't question the tides of the sea
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4. |
Moon Is Shining
03:29
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The moon is shining down tonight
I can't help it if don't feel alright
I just wanna know why you gotta be so hard
Why you gotta be so hard
The moon is shining down tonight
But does it have to shine on all these dark fights
I just wanna stay and go on living my life
Why you gotta bring the light
The moon is shining down tonight (shining down tonight)
The moon is shining and it's alright (shining and it's alright)
The moon is shining down tonight
I can't help it if it don't feel right
But don't go down tonight
Don't go down tonight...
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5. |
Nobody's Home
02:56
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It's coming down
It's gonna blow
Everything's spinning unwound
All the things that I sow
Knock at my door I won't answer it
The bible told me to swear to it so leave it alone
Nobody's home
Sing along
Like they did before
What's right and wrong
Made by those who came before
No middle ground, no compromise
No time to waste, no time to be off tone
Nobody's home
Our cries bounce off the lifeless rocks
As we sit and watch the ticking clocks
Will anyone ever pick up the phone
Or is nobody home
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6. |
Endlessly Bound
03:28
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It's easy to love you
When I'm tied up like this
It's easy to hold you
But I find myself wishing for a twist (a twist baby, a twist without a list)
It's a long way down
When you're endlessly bound
Take a few from some old books
Maybe then we'll find a new outlook
Stuck in an endless circle
Of trying to remake the past
But how could we cut the cords
If we'd hit the ground too fast?
It'd be a long way down
When you're endlessly bound
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7. |
Broke & Broken
03:31
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With a gleam in your eyes you told me goodbye
And all I could say was "Hell, at least we tried"
And now I'm stuck here wondering why
It hurts so bad inside when I got a whole bunch of time to start a new life
I'm broke and broken is how I feel with you
Nothing's going right and now there's nothing else to do
And singing your love song doesn't sway you anymore
Now I'm knocking on your front door
Spending days in bed ain't no reason to smile
Unless you got a girl like I did for just a little while
But now I'm all alone
Waiting by my phone for someone to call me up and say let's try again
I'm broke and broken is how I feel with you
Nothing's going right and there's nothing else to do
And singing your love song doesn't sway you anymore
But now I'm knocking on your front door
I'm broke and broken is how I feel with you
Nothing's going right and there's nothing else to do
And singing your love song doesn't sway you anymore
But now I'm knocking on your front door
I'm knocking on your front door
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8. |
Monkey Man Machine
04:02
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What are words worth when no one's there?
Is there any sense in speaking up when no one's gonna hear?
You should've known by now I was only made to break
I'm not a work of art and there's no cracking this stone cold heart
But maybe someday I'll be more than just a monkey man
I'll be more than a machine
You won't be hoping praying wishing no more
No more
And you'll find what you're looking for
And that's not me anymore
While I'm taking all you give
When it's time for me to pay I just play the part
Automatic is not how I say I feel everyday
But just going through the motions seems to be the only way
For now you may be fine
But you know deep down you wish you could rewind
But maybe that's enough to make me see
That part of me wants to believe
That maybe someday I'll be more than just a monkey man
I'll be more than a machine
You won't be hoping praying wishing no more
No more
And you'll find what you're looking for
And that'll be me... the monkey man machine
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I hold my feelings ever close to you
But I won't give my heart out exposed in the blue
Now I won't be scared
I'll hold this world within my heart
And I can't compare this feeling to anything I've known
When it's simply just an either or
Or you wind up face first on the floor
And it's somewhere right out your door
From my youth to the present
I've faced the ups and downs
This mindless philosophy has got me
Rising above the old crowns
Soaring through reality
On a cloud made from my fears
Screaming out to tell the world
That it's fine if you never see clear
It's all somewhere right out your door
Somewhere right out your door...
Life's just one big egotrip?!
Life's just...
Life's just...
Life's just one big egotrip!
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10. |
Isn't It?
04:04
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Just like the men in the caves
Or the first ones to brave the waves
Hell I got problems and my aspirations
And I don't got the right information
She tells me it will work out fine
Don't question why, don't cross the line
Sad but it's true that it's up to you
No one else can help you through
Isn't it clear to you
What we all have to do
Isn't it just so obvious
That this war is within all of us
Isn't it clear to you that you gotta help yourself before I do
Then you'll know it's up to you
Finding something to pass your time
Maybe something like a rhyme or something like a crime
Or maybe helping all you see
Isn't that what you'd want to be
All this beauty all around
So much to be seen, so much to be found
We could wander and drift along here
But we'd rather just take the bus there
It's up to you...
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11. |
...The End
05:08
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If this is the end
Of time it's come at last
And round the bend
Who knows what happens then
But now we don't have to pretend
That we didn't want this in the end
But I'm just glad you helped me understand
That there's no one I'd rather have holding my hand
And jump into the end
Jump into the end darling
Jump into the end
Into the end...
The end
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Harrison's Van Phoenix, Arizona
Writing music and examining life in our strange and beautiful world.
All music is free. Mostly soft acoustic
music with all kinds of influences. I record what I can with a mic, acoustic guitar, random "instruments" I can get my hands on, and, of course, garageband effects :)
Also check out my former band from college, Northern Heights, linked here: northernheightsmusic.bandcamp.com
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