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Fool's Gifts
03:26
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There is blood under my nails,
Seems this fight for Heaven's staged in Hell.
But you fools,
Look what we've been given!
Oh, you fools,
Don't leave it all behind!
To many sleepless nights
Have left bruises on my eyes,
But I'm no fool:
I still see what I've been missin'
Well, I'm no fool,
But I'm slipping past the line.
We'll pick it up where we left off;
We can't give up cause we've been thrown off.
You've got it in you like we all do.
Oh you fool,
Don't you see what you've been given?
There may be poison on our tongues
And dust is filling up our lungs,
But we're not fools:
We will take what we've been given.
But we're not fools,
We will take what we were born with.
We were born for this.
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2. |
The Orchard
02:55
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Apples in the Orchard,
No money on our minds.
We share the same tortures,
We see the Divine.
Why don’t you join us,
Eve?
Why don’t you join us?
We would be so pleased.
I’ve got a story,
And it’s mine, oh it’s mine.
But I’ll share it, do implore me
If you, if you’ve got the time.
Apples in the Orchard
No money on my mind
Free me from my torture
I beg you oh Divine
Why don’t you join us,
Eve?
Join us, away from fear,
And know why it’s alright.
Yes, there are tigers
And yes there are bears.
Yes, we’ve got secrets
But we keep them out of your hair.
Why don’t you wander away with me?
We’ll be fine I swear dear,
Just let me rest my head on your knee
I’ll beg and I’ll whisper and I’ll tell you of my tears
Just join us in the orchard while you’re here.
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3. |
Strays
05:52
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Days are getting colder
It's Friday afternoon
I lay my head upon your shoulder
I best be going soon
Autumn, and cafés and clichés
I want to love you
But your heart is papier mâché
It's papier mâché
You walk me down the avenue and call me Pretty Thing
You watch me and you learn as you listen to me sing
You watch me as I'm dancing, dancing away from you
Watch me as I'm dancing and tearing your heart in two
You'll be my stray cat and I'll be your baby doll
'til I grow tired and throw you out into the cold
You'll be my stray cat and I'll be your baby doll
Oh I, till I throw you into the cold
Autumn, and cafés and clichés
I want to love you,
Yeah I want to touch you
But my fingers are razor blades,
They're razor blades.
You'll watch me dancing,
Dancing away from you
Watch me as I'm dancing
And tearing your heart in two
You'll be my stray cat and I'll be your baby doll
'til I grow tired and throw you out into the cold
And I want to catch you but I'd only worsen the fall
And I watch you crumble with so much love in your eyes
Yeah I watch you crumble but my hearts coated in ice
Days are getting colder.
It's Friday afternoon.
I take my head off of your shoulder;
I best be going soon.
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4. |
Down By the River
03:40
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Down by the river you wash me away.
And I’m leaving for a new path; I hope you find your way.
But don’t call on me the sunshine of our loving days past,
And don’t tell me that you wish those days had never passed.
Starlight breaks all over your face,
And your withered fingers can barely hold my weight.
But you tell me you’ll love me forever my dear.
Oh, don’t you wait: I’m here
I fade into the sunset that makes your worried mess
So you carry me meticulously from your broken nest.
And I know that you struggle with seeing the light.
Oh, just keep up your fight.
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5. |
Tornado
03:46
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You tear up the world;
Wherever you go:
You’re like a tornado,
So I’m letting you go.
And between us two
I know what you say
Isn’t always true.
You’re letting me down
You’ve stolen so many crowns.
I don’t understand why
I let you in
But now, I’ll pay the price.
I’ll clear the ice,
I’m letting you go.
And whatever you want
I’m sure it’d leave me distraught:
You come and you take
And in your wake
You leave havok
No one to see what’s really behind
Those beautiful eyes.
All those secrets
(let me tell you)
Aren’t always lies
And I, I know, you’re like tornado
So I’m letting you go
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