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Intro
01:47
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Mask
03:27
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Follow the rainbow's eyes, in order to see the obvious me
Hidden among the lies, with so much to lose, well how do you choose?
From way up high there's nothing but lies
Merely a lie that severs the ties
From way up high there's nothing but lies
Merely a lie that severs the ties
Well, I've heard that one by one, a courteous mask is all we become
Like a worn out sun, whose use has gone now for everyone
From way up high there's nothing but lies
Merely a lie that severs the ties
From way up high there's nothing but lies
Merely a lie that severs the ties
From way up high there's nothing but lies
Merely a lie that severs the ties
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Slingshot Stride
03:07
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Walking around with a steady, slingshot stride
Never aware of what is meant to be or how to take advice
When offered up you throw your hands up high and say, "Leave me alone!"
But you're not in control
Trapped in a room you curse, swearing at the sky
Left with nobody else to blame but yourself because you are the
One who threw away the key that triggered your demise, so just leave me alone
'Cause you're not in control
To keep that wound at bay
You need to sterilize, so man up and cauterize
But fear gets in the way
Only to prophesize the future of our demise
Your ego in bloom and so apathy emanates
From every gaze that meets yours sweeping by
To keep that wound at bay
You need to sterilize, so man up and cauterize
But fear gets in the way
Only to prophesize the future of our demise
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Whisper
04:15
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Quiet voices that won't leave your head
Uncontrolled and best left unsaid
Parts you wish that you could shed
Shove in the ground and abandon for dead
So you hide
Conceal yourself with pride
And pray you don't collide
But why would you abide
Just take a stance and let it ride
Isolation, you're cut off it seems
Another outcast living off dreams
No signs of pity directed at you
Reclusive wretch; what else can you do?
So you hide
Conceal yourself with pride
And pray you don't collide
But why would you abide
Just take a stance and let it ride
It's just a whisper, nothing at all
But its effect is one that precedes your fall
Shoved in a cage and now your back's to the wall
The secret is out so will you stand tall or crawl?
Just take a stance and let it ride
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All or Nothing
02:41
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What's one more feather on the scale?
I'm sure that it won't make a difference
Your arguments are getting stale
God you seem vain when you feign indifference
We are all fighting a war
That we didn't even know we signed up for
We are all fighting a war
Thrown into the spotlight only when you fail
When you're just living life, no one cares
Taught not to think and never step beyond the rails
But kick down the door, it doesn't matter who stares
We are all fighting a war
That we didn't even know we signed up for
We are all fighting a war
We are all fighting a war (It's a matter of all or nothing)
That we didn't even know we signed up for (Make your choice, what are you living for?)
We are all fighting a war (We are all fighting a war)
We are all fighting a war
That we didn't even know we signed up for
We are all fighting a war
We are all fighting a war (It's a matter of all or nothing)
That we didn't even know we signed up for (Make your choice, what are you living for?)
We are all fighting a war (We are all fighting a war)
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6. |
Wallflower
03:39
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I wake up a ghost, believed in by some
But by the most, I'm the wisp of a gun
Shot in a room, silent as the night
Sucked up all too soon, never chanced to glow bright
To be honest I don't mind
It's not my loss that you are blind
Never thought to be, anywhere at all
Surprised when you see, branches in the fall
Clawing at the sky, fading into gloom
Everyone walks by, until the next time they bloom
To be honest I don't mind
It's not my loss that you are blind
To be honest I don't mind
Though it’s not easy to define
Every day you wait is a chance evaded
Pretty soon you'll seal your fate in
You will be so good at that nine to five
That you might forget you're even alive
To be honest I don't mind
It's not my loss that you are blind
To be honest I don't mind
Though it’s not easy to define
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Sweet Sally
05:08
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It's what you say with your eyes
The way you brush off the lies
You keep their hearts in your pocket
Just don't forget now to lock it
You keep 'em two at a time
They worship you like a shrine
And when they think that you want it
That's when you straight up and drop it
Down, down, down, down
It's an emotional high
Like pulling wings off a fly
An enormous assertion
Of a villainous person
What is love but a game? (Shot without any aim)
That you don't have any shame (Is never something you'd claim)
And when they think that you want it (That's when you know that you've got it)
That's when you straight up and drop it
Down, down, down, down
Quiet eyes are her disguise
Quiet eyes hide her lies
Lies will be her demise
Sweet Sally makes them cry
Do you know, do you know, do you know what you do?
Do you know, do you know, is it all about you?
Quiet eyes
Behind those bright, baby blues (Shiny, pointy-toed shoes)
There’s just another excuse (That's right ‘cause running's no use)
And when you know that you've got it (That's when they think that you want it)
That's when you straight up and drop it
Down, down, down, down
Quiet eyes are her disguise
Quiet eyes hide her lies
Lies will be her demise
Sweet Sally makes them cry
Do you know, do you know, do you know what you do?
Do you know, do you know, is it all about you?
Quiet eyes
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8. |
A Precarious Nature
05:12
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All manner of things, circle around my head
And their lines hazy, I don't feel well
Can somebody fill my glass up? I'm slippin'...
So very afraid, of living...
An elliptical line, it's no wonder we can't walk straight
So clearly defined, well I can relate
Can somebody fill my glass up? I'm trippin'...
So very afraid, yeah
Just to survive
Another day to be alive
Just tell me why
You don't ever wanna die?
When there's nothing left to name, what'll happen to the game?
The ones who lost aren't any worse off
The rope that keeps us all together
Is starting to wear, to wear and fray
Once it's gone I don't know whether
We'll diffuse apart, or deposition and stay
We're all fighting
Just to survive
Another day to be alive
Just tell me why
You don't ever wanna die?
The ceiling's unstable, pretty soon the weather might just come in
Unbridled exposure, a mother's kiss
Can somebody fill my glass up? I'm wincin'...
So very afraid...
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How can I explain that there's nothing left to gain
When rage has come to claim you
Hypocritical, I know, but I still told you so
Just let it wash away
Take a breath
Release that stress
It's not that bad
No matter how it goes
Don't let it overflow
Never let it show
Don't ever let it go
Don't let it overflow
Never let it show
Don't ever let it go
Mysterious in a way, well it commands and you obey
Directing how you feel
Just unfocus a bit; realize you can control it
Don't let it run away
No matter how it goes
Don't let it overflow
Never let it show
Don't ever let it go
Don't let it overflow
Never let it show
Don't ever let it go
Take a breath
Release that stress
It's not that bad
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10. |
Black and White
06:07
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And it starts the way we all expect
Boy meets girl, you know the rest
It's what comes after we are never told
That fatal flaw is getting, is getting old
It's not to say there's no way around
The falls you'll take leave something to be found
Storms coexist with all spectrums of wonder
Without a mess the canvas has lost all of its colour
So we do it again, and again, and again
We make our jokes, then we hope it all just goes away
We debase and deface to help pretend it's all ok
We make our jokes, then we hope it all just goes away
We debase and deface to help pretend it's all ok
So convinced it will be alright
Tragedy ends when you turn on the light
It's hard to learn the world is not forgiving
It's hard to see the tight rope we are living
We can't erase the mistakes and the pain that goes along
With what we make when we take a chance and it all goes wrong
But there's still time, always time to react before you're gone
Take it up now, before your will is no longer strong
So we do it again, and again, and again
We make our jokes, then we hope it all just goes away
We debase and deface to help pretend it's all ok
We make our jokes, then we hope it all just goes away
We debase and deface to help pretend it's all ok
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11. |
Streetlights
05:00
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From this window I see
Endless streetlights fading
I feel alone as the night, it starts to fade away
Off in the distance the sun, it ends its masquerade
I know that soon I'll be safe and sound
The light will blossom and then take root in the ground
But for the moment I'm scared as my thoughts start to unroll
No one is there and I think I might just lose control
Lost, all alone I am lost
Far from home I am lost
Getting scared 'cause I'm lost
No one's there I am lost
All alone I am lost
Far from home I am lost
Getting scared 'cause I'm lost
Help me out, I don't feel right
I need a hand, it's just one night
The dark, it used to scare me now it's not so bad
My mind, it is a big place but it's all I have
Help me out, help me out, help me out
Help me out, help me out, help me out
Why would you leave me I’ve got nothing left
Just stuck here in the darkness all by myself
My fears are all around me, I just watch them grow
My world’s a vicious cycle and all that I’ve ever known
Help me out, I’m going down
I need a hand, but no one’s around
The dark it used to scare me now it's all I have
Comfort in the darkness, a friend at last
Help me out, help me out, help me out
Help me out, help me out, help me out
Oh please, help me out of this unending cycle
Oh please, help me out of this unending cycle
Oh please, can somebody help me
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The District Heat Calgary, Alberta
Based in Calgary AB, The District Heat is an indie rock band with a sound that has been described as “bluesy rock with pop sensibility”. Their driving guitars, dynamic rhythms and rich vocal harmonies echo the energy that cascades from the stage at every one of their shows. ... more
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