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Nowhere
04:45
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NOWHERE
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I was looking for a reason
I was searching for a way out
I was waiting for the season
I was holding onto all my doubts
And now the walls are closing in
The fever’s running hot
I was talking to a good friend
And he said he couldn’t understand
How a total stranger could hate him
Could it be part of a just god’s plan?
And now his fragile mind is waiting
for answers that will never come
Until, of course, his mind’s sedated,
it seems the dead have all the fun
If being alive is all I’ve got...
chorus x2
It’s gotten me nowhere
It’s gotten me nowhere so far
It’s gotten me nowhere
It’s gotten me nowhere so far
bridge x2
It’s gotten us this far
It’s gotten us somewhere
We’re off to a good start,
if we could just get there
chorus x2
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2. |
Don't You Ever
03:44
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DON'T YOU EVER
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Don’t you ever
wonder why
they don’t tell you
the things you need to know
before you die?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Don’t you ever
bury me
under dark clouds
in shadows meant to
shroud the sounds of peace
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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A BULL IN HIS VERY OWN CHINA SHOP
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Ready to run
Fire the gun
Wave the flag, do whatever
Not gonna win
Do it again
Make it a sin to blow the whistle
It’s not a war you want,
you want destruction from within
chorus
He’s a bull in his very own china shop
He‘s a bull in his very own china shop
He’s a bull in his very own china shop
He‘s a bull in his very own china shop
Making his way
Starting his day
Weaving his webs or whatever
Playin’ the song
Singin’ along with his hand on the button
It’s not a culture war you want
because that’s not the flag you flaunt
chorus
He’s a bull in his very own china shop
He‘s a bull in his very own china shop
He’s a bull in his very own china shop
He‘s a bull in his very own china shop
Gettin’ paid
Got it made
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4. |
Down That Hole
03:50
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DOWN THAT HOLE
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From the untrained eye,
they’d likely look away
From the long-forgotten men
who’ve gone so gray
By the time they tried
to track the old ones down
They’d be ghosts and gone
from this ghost town
chorus
I can’t keep my eyes from looking around
I can’t keep my mind from feeling down
I can’t keep my mind from falling down that hole
I can’t keep my eyes from looking around
I can’t keep my mind from feeling down
I can’t keep my mind from falling down that hole
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5. |
Surrender Three
05:27
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SURRENDER THREE
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Bathing in wasted light, we are
Defined only by the sounds our voices make
Two and two surrender three
Til it’s only me again
Our toys, awake, come stumbling through
hazy hallways in our memories
Lock the door and ask yourself,
“What are we but a collection of these?”
A shadow folds itself between two planes
chorus x4
Sooner or later, it must be done
Our dreams were broken toys that lay
among the trails sprung endlessly from there to here
Trampled by all of the feet
that hurried to and fro in lurid fear
A shadow folds itself between two planes
chorus x6
Sooner or later, it must be done
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6. |
Bound
03:14
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BOUND
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We’re joining hands tonight
So they know that we’ll put up a fight
We’re taking up defense
And we’ll be there in whatever tense
I’ll die instead
If it means you believe what I said
Bright faces glow
You’re bound to know
You’re bound to know
I’ll take it all in stride
‘cause you know I’ve got nothing to hide
I’ll never leave your side
‘cause you know I’m along for the ride
I’ll lie in wait
If it means we’ll have food on our plate
Our love will grow
You’re bound to know
You’re bound to know
I’ll keep my secrets tight
If it means that we’re winning the fight
Quiet down below,
They’re bound to know
They’re bound to know
I’ll lie in wait
If it means we’ll have food on our plate
Our love will grow
You’re bound to know
You’re bound to know
I’ll keep my secrets tight
If it means that we’re winning the fight
Our love will grow
You’re bound to know
You’re bound to know
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7. |
Out of the Dark
03:56
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OUT OF THE DARK
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High and mighty, oh you were so sure
As you dig your feet into the floor
High and mighty, yes you were so sure
But you sure ain’t mighty no more
I can’t say it’s all for naught, for naught,
‘cause that would mean we didn’t learn
I won’t say it’s all for nothing,
though nothing’s what I got in return
Lost my balance on the tightrope high
in a freefall to the bottom line
Pushed the envelope to watch it fall
Watch them take what has always been mine
Straight into my heart
Straight into this heart of mine
and out of the dark
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8. |
Rhododendrons
05:05
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RHODODENDRONS
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How can he make it last
when all that he knows to do is hit the gas?
Gone and erased the past
because I didn’t understand how to contain the blast
Well you could have all of this and even more
Well, what are you waiting for?
chorus
Again, you’re moving on,
but you’re never too old to learn from
something new, something true
‘cause you’d rather be loved and live through
You’re a man with a plan
and you know that you’ll get there in time
Somewhere new, somewhere true,
‘cause you’re never too old to learn
from something new
How can he make a change
if he can’t break the spell and rearrange?
How can he take the fall
if he never even bothered to climb the wall?
What I’m made of, you soon will see,
when I get bored of the same routine
chorus
bridge x2
It’s been so rainy in my room
the rhododendrons have come to bloom
chorus
Somewhere new,
somewhere true
Somewhere new,
somewhere true.
Somewhere new,
somewhere true.
Somewhere new,
somewhere true.
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Drew Hackney Chicago, Illinois
DREW HACKNEY has been playing music since his only instrument was his little vocal cords and his only gear was a handheld Fisher-Price tape recorder. Since then, he's been in tons of bands, leading to the formation of a solo project, in which he just creates musical frameworks and his incredibly talented friends fill in the gaps. For fans of Warren Zevon, Ben Folds 5, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd. ... more
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