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There's nobody sleeping here tonight
Take your old Bible off the shelf and hold it tight
Put on your best dress and come on down
The streets may be empty but they're dancing all around
The surface is burning
But here in the trenches we're keeping cool- we're keeping cool
There's holes in the life raft
You throw us a line but you're sinking too- you're sinking too
All crisis averted
Find peace on the way down and soon they'll see- and soon they'll see
The city's deserted
There's no one else left here but you and me- just you and me
The tides still rise at the end of the day
I hear Mother Courage and all her kids are on their way
Up on the hillside they're getting ready
Twisting the night away with Sacco and Vanzetti
Pedigree tremble
Weirdos assemble and I'm alright- and I'm alright
Throw your vanity back in the trash
And we'll stay all night- we'll stay all night
Ashes to ashes
A light grows in rubble- it's all too much- it's all too much
Long after the white cloud and after the dust clears
We'll keep in touch- we'll keep in touch
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Side by Side
02:29
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Here the mundane shallow lies
Though your eyes see the wild and the true
Four billion years go rolling by
And the Earth breaks its heart over you
Full of rage all morning long
But you crash at the end of the day
Caught up in the grace of now
While your future goes drifting away
One thing everybody wants you to know
One day your life will only need you to grow
A voice among the choir now
But it's not quite as pure as it seems
A lullaby sung out of key
To the tune of your wildest dreams
I'm a patient man, I know
But I'm not gonna stay here for long
You and I hang side by side
But we're just doing everything wrong
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So Far So Good
06:07
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Words you've broken and thoughts you've missed
Just in time for a day like this
You're not the only game in town tonight
You're not the only game in town tonight
We'll walk along the river and sit at the bridge
Where we can twist and shout forever
But nothing's a dream come true and I'll miss you too
But nothing short of darkness can end the day
Clouded vision and stolen hearts
Vanishing music and timeless art
You set the pace but we don't have to go
I'm losing face but you don't have to know
Dancing on the edge like you already fell
Remember, all roads lead to home cuz
You know you won't run away, you can't hide away
And who knows where to run to when nothing's real?
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Nothing Parade
03:07
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Save a little resilience to brave the storm
All virtue all strength comes in a different form
Like embracing the noise of a static world
And dreaming of silence when words escape you
Holding out for a deeper expression
A wisdom entangled in shadow and light
Moving further without your discretion
Finding the pulse if it takes us all night
And never admit what it's like to be nervous
And never accept what it means to be wrong
Drifting further away from a purpose
Discover your memories there were nothing all along
But I'd still never know which way to go instead
All the prayers in the pulpit won't raise the dead
I'll never make you proud but I could take you home
We're only a hundred miles out of Pittsburgh
You took a heart that I thought wasn't broken
And made it jump to the beat just the same
Never a word so sweet had been spoken
Since Garcia Lorca had risen to fame
Even a hawk couldn't get passed the river
It's better to breathe when the trip's getting rough
And if the gift's too big to deliver
Then you know the arms I bring will never be enough
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Nervous Monks Florida
Cerebral indie rock quartet from Broward County, Florida
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