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That Rueful Year
04:05
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Cleveland
05:06
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back at the bar it began with a joke
you were teasing the Brit about his rum and coke
and his attire
you were quite fond of the woman he later described having met at the bar
well, that's the woman you are
and this is his way of expressing his faith in you, Cleveland.
She told the Brit to sing like his heart was about to explode and you don't know what to do about it
I said I will; I count myself lucky to have found a friend in you
coz I've got an old soul too
and this is my way of expressing my faith in you, Cleveland.
being here with you is like breathing fresh air after being locked up in an attic for an age
The Brit proposed that they should go on an adventure
They appeared to be on the same page
To what extent is this a book about the end of days?
I went to the garden of love
There were tombstones where flowers should be
and all the priests in black gowns walking their rounds were especially leery of me
As they should be, because I've got faith in you, Cleveland!
So I asked the pastor: do you have an opinion?
Does it happen to involve persuading people they've got demons in them and that they're full of sin?
blood alone will save their souls'
I know those people and they're pretty fucking cool
In fact, my cornerstone's my faith in them.
Your assurance to me that bleakness has not overcome us made me smile but you're still trying to win me over; ok, well I'm doing so in style
This song's about my faith in Cleveland
no not the place
Cleveland's a person I embrace as a cornerstone
we should each find our own.
She said "I'm not in for an emotional venture but I'm glad you're in the world," to which the Brit said "whether or not we go on that adventure, I'm glad that you're in it as well, and this is my way of expressing my faith in you, Cleveland."
and that faith's a cornerstone.
and that faith's a cornerstone.
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Autumn Cannibalism
04:27
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I'm going to kill you with kindness
If I don't disgrace you, will the human race still approve?
Ah, c'mon, let's spare the Rodman
I'd rather spoil the child than the soil that supports life
I believe in the weight of your world
Here's a heap he can't possibly hold
But I can feel it, heal it
Hold on
Wait
I'm already being held
for crimes of compassion
How'd this last one look from where you are?
I'm never gonna bite the hand that feeds me
to the wolves
I just commit me another
I'm gonna take on the world
Take it on my shoulders
Make a bolder stand for the overwhelmed
I'm gonna turn up the heat
Turn on my friends
Yeah, I hear that deceit's a turn on
Excuse me man, I just don't understand why you choose that path of sorrow
How do things look from where you are?
I'm never gonna bite the hand that feeds me to the wolves
I just commit me another
As they're laying down the gauntlet I'm letting down my guard
Well, I've got news for you bugaboo
I've got my sights set on your heart
As they try to cancel the cancer with a bond to pick, perfectly pure, my educative answer is this killer score
As they try to cancel the cancer, it's like I said from the start
as I commit my crimes of compassion, they're tearing me apart
Excuse me man, I just don't understand why you choose that path of sorrow
How do things look from where you are?
I'm never gonna bite the hand that feeds me to the wolves
I just commit me another crime of compassion
How'd this last one look from where you are?
I'm never gonna bite the hand that feeds me to the wolves
I just commit me another
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Going to the River
04:38
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Rosamond
05:05
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People say you're too far gone to care about anyone else
I don't want to believe that
They're all saying that it's wrong that you care so much about yourself
There's nothing really wrong about doing that as such
It's just that if you go too far that way you'll fall
There'll be no one left to catch you
Rosamond was oh so fond of pretty things like diamonds
but did she have fun?
I don't suspect so.
I'd be happy to pay for your clothes and jewelry
All of that's a show
Show's don't fool me
It's a pretty good one so I won't put you off but what's happening offstage
I would rather live this out than talk about it
so stop acting like it's the end
Perhaps everything hinges on you
Perhaps I'll singe my wings again
Perhaps I'll singe my wings again
People say you're too far gone to care about anyone else
I don't want to believe that
They're all saying that it's wrong that you care so much about yourself
There's nothing really wrong about doing that as such
It's just that if you go too far that way you'll fall
There'll be no one left to catch you
I'd be happy to pay for your clothes and jewelry
All of that's a show
Show's don't fool me
It's a pretty good one so I won't put you off but what's happening offstage
Stage Left, Stage Right
I'm right this time, believe me
Stage Left, Stage Right
I'm right this time, believe me
Stage Left, Stage Right
I'm right this time
Did Rosamond have fun? I don't suspect so,
but if she reached to the wings she'd fly.
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Stick to Your Guns
06:51
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you've been doing things your own way since you were young
Now you've begun to realize that you should stick to your guns
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Firebirds
06:22
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no you're not broken yet
and that's because you're a firebird
it takes one to know
live in the open, never forget it's so
your fierce eyes shine bright just like sapphire
firebird, please learn to let go
because your cradle is my sepulchre
why don't you come out and seize the day?
carpe diem
if you see them
won't you show them
the way
build yourself a nest in a branch of oak and heave out your last breath there
freedom's but a hair's breadth away
sometimes the hardest thing to swallow is that they can't even tell this isn't a swan song
oh no, the kestrel's coming
another full fivehundred years
just keep it coming
just keep it coming
keep infusing frankincense
you fill your nest with cinnamon scents
I can feel the force of your renewal
firebird, yeah, you've gotta leave your nest or you won't know
that you're one of us, firebird
because we have met it will be better
yeah, we're birds of a feather, firebird
it's not a case of learning to the letter
but of breaking out of fetters
you've already learned
I need you to see that if you burned any brighter you would be a significant risk to them
don't make me insist again
come on firebird, now build a nest not an arsenal
firebird yeah, you've got to leave
burn the nest forge a new beginning
I need you to believe that you're a firebird
firebird yeah, she helps me see INFINITIES INFINITIES
I need you to believe that you're a firebird
this is kinda cool
carnivalesque
art is getting to be part of who she is
as it's getting kind of old is t getting kind of easier?
I know that it's hard to believe the last thing you need is a fuller arsenal.
I need you to see that if you burned any brighter you would be a significant risk to them
don't make me insist again
come on firebird, now build a nest not an arsenal
firebird yeah, you've got to leave
burn the nest forge a new beginning
I need you to believe that you're a firebird
firebird yeah, she helps me see INFINITIES INFINITIES
I need you to believe that you're a firebird
I need you to seize this chance to change your world
and if your days are numbered here know there will be infinite others
another full five-hundred years
And Then Another
And Then Another...
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