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But I (won't)
04:13
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I should say
but I didn't say
and I wanted
but I couldn't say
and now I can't
And if I could feel anything would be now
and if I could do anything after a while
but I won't
I should do
but I didn't do
and I wanted
but I couldn't do
and now I can't
And in my life I should turn it around
and in my time I should turn it around
but I won't
And if you would
in your heart somehow know
then a weight
would be lifted from my soul
but I have to settle for what's left
and should I find anything worth a shit
I'll let it go
I'll let it go
I should feel
but I don't feel
and I wanted
but I couldn't feel
and how I can't
and if I could wish my life away?
and if I could change would I change in anyway?
But I won't
What I should have
what I didn't
and I couldn't
now I want to
but its too late
And if you would in your heart somehow know
then a weight would be lifted from my soul
but I have to settle for what's left
and should I find anything worth a shit
I'll let it go
I'll let it go
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Jack has lost his crown and he calls for Jill to bring it.
Jill carries her sorrows in a pail that she fills.
The well has gone dry and there's no reason to visit.
Some falls leave scars that just won't heal.
Living in a memory of a lifetime of a lie
and there's only one direction and that's going down.
Red was fooled by someone that she trusted.
Everyone say, that she's the one to blame.
The wolf who haunts her dream has robbed her of her innocence.
But what she lost it seems is a guilt that she has gained.
Living in a memory of a lifetime of a lie
and there's only one direction and that's going down.
Gretel weeps alone, cause Hansel overcooked it.
all they tried to do, was find themselves some peace.
Some folks say they got what they deserved
but it all seems that we have a price to pay.
Living in a memory of a lifetime of a lie
and there's only one direction and that's going down.
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3. |
No One Knows
03:46
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No one knows, that I am here
No one knows that you draw so near
We are free holding in our arms
In your mind. In your mind you dream
Hid from view all in your eyes.
Hold close deep in your soul
all the pain that you hold so dear
shields you from all you fear
in your mind. in your mind you dream
Dreaming of times from before.
Waking to find that I'm still here.
drawn so that no one is near.
keeping the face of a lie
In your mind. In your mind you dream
No one knows that I am here.
No one knows that you draw so near.
We are free holding in our arms
In your mind. In your mind you dream
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4. |
Dark Road
04:02
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I have wandered long and lonely.
Where it is that I should go.
And all it is that I keep finding
Is an ever winding road.
Over hill and through the trees.
A darken road with covered leaves.
A shrine among the evergreens
There it is she waits for me.
Off the side and through the trees
A darken road with covered leaves.
I know where the dark road leads.
I feel the wind upon my face.
I hear the wind whisper my fate.
Recall a dream that draws me back.
Stirs a memory within.
To a time before I knew her name
The road I'm on is just the same.
I hear the crow call my name
Wishing I could sleep again.
A dreadful fear deep within
Maybe I'll find my way home.
Off the side and through the trees
A darken road with covered leaves.
I know where the dark road leads.
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Secrets
05:23
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Someday in the evening, I'm going to tell you a story about me.
It happened long ago but I'm not ready to tell you everything about me.
I grew up old. Didn't even know how to be young.
Spent all my time trying to hide. Looking back it all seems so sad.
but I really can't complain, because where I am don't seem so bad.
Deep down we all have secrets. Memories and shadows of pain.
The secrets we keep from each other. Are no worse than the lies we tell ourselves.
Somedays I remember. All the bad things I've said and done.
All the good days have faded from memory. Seems as if I've paid a heavy cost.
But its been a good trip round the sun. But I'd like to find all that I've lost.
Deep down we all have secrets. Memories and shadows of pain.
The secrets we keep from each other. Are no worse than the lies we tell ourselves.
One day, if I'm wise. Maybe then I'll understand.
Why it is we grow smart so slow. And live our lives looking back,
And if I never learn the reason. Maybe I'll find comfort in the fact.
Who we are has never really changed. Its just that we tend to forget.
Deep down we all have secrets. Memories and shadows of pain.
The secrets we keep from each other. Are no worse than the lies we tell ourselves.
In the quiet and the cold. Is really when I feel the change.
And all that's done is done.
You all mean the world to me.
I wouldn't change it for a dream.
To throw it away seems a waste.
Deep down we all have secrets. Memories and shadows of pain.
The secrets we keep from each other. Are no worse than the lies we tell ourselves.
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6. |
Reflections
02:47
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Ever there's a reason
to make yourself a believer
but you can't bring yourself
to say it out loud.
You know it in your heart
that you make it all dark
and you dress yourself for winter
when it's summer outside.
The love that you feel
is a very real fear
to let someone in
who might tear it down.
Reflections show
what we all know
and the truth inside
are hidden by lies.
Ever there's a season
to change your direction
but you can't find your way
from your front door.
You know it in your mind
that you're running out of time
and the face you show
is a safe place to hide.
Deep in your soul
a dark place to go
and you hold it all in
and hope you survive.
Reflections show
what we all know
and the truth inside
are hidden by lies
Ever there's a symptom
of your condition
but you don't want
any cure
All that you know
was put on for show
and all we've ever seen
was a disguise.
Reflections show
what we all know
the truth inside
was hidden by lies.
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7. |
Many Times
04:17
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Many times I wanted to know why
Many times I wanted to cry
Long ago I wandered alone.
Long ago I never, never knew
But I dreamed, oh I dreamed.
When I was a boy dreamed I was someone else
Dreamed I was a better man
Dreamed I was brave and smarter than all the rest
Deep down I knew. Oh I knew.
Fate had drawn me away
From a place I'd never seen
to help me make peace with myself some day
with a dream that would never, never be.
Someone saw me and said.
"Hey man, shouldn't you be dead?"
And I said, "Yeah man I should
And I'm grateful for all I have."
Long ago I wanted to know why
Long ago I wanted to cry
Many times I've wandered alone
Many times I've never never known..
But I dream oh I dream.
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