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See Saw
04:15
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All around me, all around
Taking places, all around me
All around me, all around
Trading faces, washing over me
Well you left me, where you found me
All around me, it cuts both ways
And if you found me, all around
Will you leave me, where you found me
Well you left me, where you found me
One of us will, will always leave
A see saw, turning on me
Cut me off, all around me
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it always singing, to hide what it could see
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it singing, to hide what, what it would
Be there, when you come back
Can you see it, on your lap?
All around me, all around me
Trading places, all around me
And when you left me, where you found me
One of us will, will always leave
A see saw, turning on me
Cut me down, like a fallen tree
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it always singing, to hide what it could see
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it singing
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it always singing, to hide what it could see
Thought it was a tidal wave, of the singing sea
Was it singing, to hide
What it could see
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Vultures
03:48
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You stand where you dig, you dig away
There are so many things, that’ll never be the same
And everybody searches, satellites in the sky
Everybody searches, for those failed reasons why
I gotcha
Where I found you
I gotcha
Where I want you
Saw a howl cross a wire, a howl that tries to connect
Skyscrapers soared where, slums they once slept
How come did I wonder, where did I wander and go
I gotcha you, where I found you
And there are vultures in the sky
They live on a lake of fire
A nursing home of denials
We live on a lake of fire
Typewriters bend, smashing on theirs keys
Held somewhere unnoticed, fingers moving so secretly
And do birds of a feather, really have a clone
Substance yourself in the warmth of the weft
And there are vultures in the sky
They live on a lake of fire
My country of denials
We live on a lake of fire
You’re, rope ragged at the edge, like black melodies
Dropping like a grenade, to our sideshow social feeds
Silent baritones in the dark, ringing in my ears
And if these walls could talk, would they sing or would there be tears
And there are vultures, in the sky
They live on a lake of fire
My country, of denials
We live on a lake of fire
Lake of fire
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3. |
DestroyHer
03:22
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Little by little, you tend to get a little lost
If you want a mother, or a father, glue back their divorce
And there is violence, in the silence, of the dark
Safety nets will cover us, but they will never last
They will never last
De-stroy-her
Destroy the boys who destroyed her
Be the weak, the commander and the chief
To destroy, to destroy her
Lighting up the sky’s, with all these peaceful bombs
An oceans and a lighthouse, keep each other stable and calm
We hardly scratched the surface, just the skin of ourselves
You mean something to someone, but you mean nothing else
De-stroy-her
Destroy the boys who destroyed her
Be the weak, the commander and the chief
To, destroy, to destroy her
To, destroy, to destroy her
To, destroy, to destroy her
To, destroy, to destroy her
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4. |
One More Time
03:41
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One more time, one more time to go
And in that moment, will we really know
That they are the one that you now call home
That was hidden, inside familiar clothes
You’ve got to care for somebody, a body you can never see
You got to care for it, even if its doesn’t care for me
This world can still be beautiful, it just needs to try
One by one we get better, one day at a time
Remember when you found them, and they blinded you like the sun
Sifting through all those, awkward silences
My eyes are raining signs, you’re the only one they draw
Do you need another or have you found the one that made you fall
When your heart is a mixture, of doubt and collapse
When you see your spark, fading on the map
Look into those eyes that stole you and now stare back
And in one moment things happen, and you never can plan for that
And all, my old ways, have been thrown, and buried in the yard
When you wait your whole life, waiting here for them
When you’ve found the one that you really want
Remember when we crawled, walked or maybe run
One more time is what you want, when you’ve found the one
One more time is what you want, when you’ve found the one
To lay there and realize, they’re the only one
And in that moment of you and them, and so on
One more time is what you want, when you found the one
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5. |
Perfect Robes
03:22
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Light of the glow, standing there in your perfect robes
In the light, of the glow, standing there in your perfect robes
And the wall is a coming, media says something, its OK to slaughter someone body else’s kids
Always drowning something, then they keep a humming, a lack of witnesses
Colonize suffocate, raid the raiders keep on wandering away
And if you’ve seen what you’ve seen, was it through someone else’s eyes, a screen
And the kingdom keeps a pumping, heads keep a thumping,
And if you don’t see it, then it can’t be a wake
Stop speaking in tongues, light as a feather, there’s a lack of choices to make
In the light, of the glow, standing there in your perfect robes
In the timing, don’t you know, standing there in them perfect robes
In the tied, of the tow, drowning on the ocean floor
And the daggers, that they stow, waiting for their friends, not to know
In the light, of the glow, standing there in your perfect robes
In the timing, don’t you know, standing there in them perfect robes and
Row, row, row, row, row your boat, gently down the river
Row, row, row, row, row your boat, I forgive ya
In the light, of the glow, standing there in your perfect robes
In the timing, don’t you know, standing there in them perfect robes
In the fighting, in the throws, always standing there and I got to go
In the timing, don’t you know, standing there in them perfect robes and
Row, row, row, row, row your boat, gently down the river
Row, row, row, row, row your boat, I forgive ya
I don’t know, know, know, know, know, know what’s with you
Row, row, row, row, row your boat, gently down the river
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6. |
Wire
04:23
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Collect all the stars that fall from the sky
An apple for an eye, and a heart on the mend
And did you worry, about a birthday cake
That came too late, still gave you a surprise
Well I don’t know
How this goes
But it stays the course
And moves real slow
And we’ll see
What will be
We constructed our
Own blackened sea
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all my friends, that live in my head
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all the things, I have not seen yet
Like a web, woven around a tongue
Candle burnt to the stub, and a secret surprise
Is life full of pain and woe
It resonates and glows, but still we’re paralyzed
Well we’ll see
If it’s meant for me
And all these words
Seem to be believed
Lets pretend
When strangers become friends
A mental note
Under house arrest
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all my friends, that live in my head
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all the things I have not seen yet
If we’re like a bird on a wire
Sometimes we have to fall
A baited breathe, forest fires
Missing all their lonely chords
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all my friends, that live in my head
And will the sun, shine down on me again
And all the things I have not seen yet
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7. |
Sons and Daughters
03:35
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Well we marched in deaths parade
We were uncertain where to lay the blame
We have come to accept we’ll fade
As we returned and turned to you
Close your eyes, to the lies, lies, lies, lies, lies
And impossible dreams
Just before we woke
We dreamt of other places to go
We have built hurt out of homes
As we returned and turned to you
Close your eyes, to the lies, lies, lies, lies, lies
Impossible dreams
All your sons and daughters will burn to death
And what will you do in the end
Will you close your eyes and pretend
That there is no future here
When your faults have become your fears
And it’s a sweetness to our ears
As you take so long to reappear
All your sons and daughters will burn to death
And what will you do in the end
Will you close your eyes and pretend
Your sons and daughters
All your sons and daughters will burn to death
And what will you do in the end
Will you close your eyes and pretend
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8. |
Dawned
03:25
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Why don’t you rest those weary thoughts inside your head
I know I use to be asleep, but I’ll lay her for a while
The best part of me is the part that’s all you
And if you leave will you take the best part with you
And did the dawn, finally wake up
Did the dawn wake up, when it dawned on me
They say you’re a shooting star, I think you’re more like a grave
They say you’ll go far, if you never come back this way
Well coyotes of the canyons are living on the pension
Feeding off their smorgasbord of their smothered joy
And when the ache is gone, you dismiss where you belong
You had me dead to rights, a portrait, a play
And did the dawn, finally wake up
Did the dawn wake up, when it dawned on me
They say you’re a shooting star, I think you’re more like a grave
They say you’ll go far, if you never come back this way
And how does it feel to get so shattered
And how does it feel to be so thrown away
And could you relax in all that matters
And still believe it was worth the wait
And did the dawn, finally wake up
Did the dawn wake up, when it dawned on me
They say you’re a shooting star, I think you’re more like a grave
They say you’ll go far, if you never come back this way
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9. |
Keys
02:40
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The robes we wear so secretly
Do you collect such childish things
No one ever sees you, we’re all suspects
Glued back together, but we’re still broken
Oh lord, what have I done
When I was found, I was hit and run
All these pictures, framed on the wall
Of people I don’t speak to anymore
And if I lye awake and the ceiling was all stars
If you’re gonna run, then you’d better run now
Butterfly lands on a chainsaws wheel
You can blame other people, but it won’t change a thing
Oh lord, what have I done
When I was found, I was hit and run
All these pictures, framed on the wall
Of people I don’t speak to anymore
A walking, pharmacy on legs
Skeletons and victims, of my shipwreck
The things you need, aren’t the things you’ll miss
A walking, pharmacy on legs
A walking, pharmacy on legs
Skeletons and victims, of my shipwreck
Pretend, Again
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10. |
Ryas
04:42
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I know why the birds sing
They are ravenous, distant, they are killers
I know why the birds sing
They are weary, and wise, leave nothing to chance
When it breaks like a bone
The promises, deployment, that’ll drain your blood
No need to hide you’re a bridge without a side
A shadow, fabricated, burned to the ground
Cause they’re rising up
Rising up
Rising up
And they still won’t say a thing
And the first superstar was Jesus Christ, his cross was the best,
Type of merchandise, prayers invent anything
And as you lay in this hospital bed, waiting for someone to give you head
If you don’t move, you’ll soon be dead, well that’s what they said
Cause they’re rising up
Rising up
Rising up
And they still won’t, say a thing
Its, getting crowded, in the city
And we’ve run out, of things to say
And all my worries, have turned into rivers
I’ve seen the mountain, it’s never shown me the way
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11. |
Stringers
03:28
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Dip your toe in, the, whirlpool
Dripping from the, morning frost
Keep it together on wings of Tasers
Dripping from the morning frost
There are stringers trying to be winners
Your reasons float on the seas
There are families trying to be fantasies
There is the homeless that no one ever sees
Cities are skeletons, of souls barely breathing
The debt they feel with every buy
And if you leave, the endless, possibilities
The door is locked but you can try
There are stringers, trying to be winners
Your reasons, float on the seas
There are families, trying to be fantasies
There is the homeless that no one ever sees
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Well your eyes, use to have meaning, now they’ve turned, inside out
Drifting, you become a whisper, that use to be, be a sound
Let it spill, out of your lungs, and fill, up your mind
And when, your not drifting, no whisper, is left behind
Cause we’re, all in, this together
We’re, all in, this together
You can hear the seasons changing, in one, single chord
Running from a dream, delays, growing old
Cause we’re, all in, this together
We’re, all in, this together
Cause we’re, all in, this together
Yeah we’re, all in this, together
And the higher up the mountain, piece by piece, the steeper the path
What, you take away, you leave behind it’s the cloud, that will never pass
Cause we’re, all in, this together
Yeah we’re, all in this, together
Yeah we’re, all in this
Yeah we’re, all in this
Yeah we’re all in this, together
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Kyle Jenkins Toowoomba, Australia
Kyle Jenkins singer/guitarist with alt-country band Suicide Swans releases his 2nd album LOVE LOST LOVE of folk based music.
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