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Hear Proud (feat. Prairie Nischler)
My old ways of doing things are dying now
My old ways of doing things are dying now
My old ways of doing things are dying now
If you yell and no-one hears you, does it make a sound
My old ways of doing things are dying now
I was never meant to be proud
I know that I was never allowed
Those eyes just stared right through me
I know it now
My old ways of doing things are dying now
My old ways of doing things are dying now
If you yell and no-one hears you, does it make a sound
My old ways of doing things are dying now
Tell me someone, knowing that it feels
Defeat isn't always a property, a prophecy
Now when you say things to me like that
It makes me want to visit you
My old ways of doing things are dying now
My old ways of doing things are dying now
If you yell and no-one hears you, does it make a sound
My old ways of doing things are dying now
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Mending My Own Wings
03:42
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Mending My Own Wings
They said to me "You're not invited,
To come to our party because you're absurd"
But all I wanted was understanding
And for sometimes to be heard
This was for me, a very harsh time
I always felt like I wasn't in line
They made me feel I was missing something
But now I'm leaving them behind
Because they would've been someone special
But I must always have the last say… 'cause
I'm mending my own wings
You know I'm mending my own wings
I always hated being the one
To be picked on when at school
I always felt like I lost something
When my soul had to prove I'm no fool
But with this pain from childhood
I'll no longer sing their old tunes
And with the strength that is growing
I no longer carry these old wounds
You know they could've made someone special
But I must always have the last say… 'cause
I'm mending my own wings
You know I'm mending my own wings
This is an affirmation
I'm no longer in Isolation
You know my strength is growing
And now my will won't be broken… 'cause
I'm mending my own wings
'Cause I'm mending my own wings
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Open Book Syndrome
03:57
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Open Book Syndrome
Fly to me, teach me and tell me your story
The bravado is strong when I'm encouraged
Come to me, with kinship and affiliation
This is a projection that I won't lie
I don't hold back
I'd rather be "neurotically deranged"
I don't hold back
I live the open book syndrome
Hold me back, I want to play the rescue
And be effective rather than bitter
Be the one, with affection and love
To show me perspective and keep me here
I don't hold back
I'd rather be "neurotically deranged"
I don't hold back
I live the open book syndrome
I won't hold back
I've been classified "respectfully insane"
I won't hold back
I live the open book syndrome
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I'm Waiting For You
03:51
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I'm Waiting For You
I'm waiting for you… I'm waiting for you…
To come into my life
To walk in through the door
I'm lonely without you… I'm lonely without you…
Make yourself known to me
Turn my light on before I sleep… now
I've walked down the hall
Imagined you were there
But it's just a dream
I'm falling around you… I'm falling around you…
So pick myself up… or I'll bend over
Crushed on the floor
Now I've walked down the hall
Imagined you were there
In this recurring dream
My memories are about you
My memories are about you
I've walked through your door
But you disappeared
Into a country garden
That I was once there
I'm waiting for you… I'm waiting for you…
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Too Many Snakes
04:48
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Too Many Snakes
Too Many Snakes, not enough ladders
Gossip mongers should be working for the tabloids
Too Many Snakes, not enough ladders
Built on Innuendo and backstabbing
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Too Many Snakes, not enough trust
It eats me up from the inside
Too Many Snakes, not enough ladders
They're all politicking for supremacy
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Too Many Snakes, not enough trust
You want me to work overtime… for what?
Too Many Snakes, not enough ladders
The opportunity you were meant to provide,
Still slipped us into the abyss
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Too Many Snakes, Too Many Snakes, Too Many Snakes
Come on little snake, say it to my face …
Say it to my face!
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Mystery Song
04:06
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Mystery Song
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
I'm never going to find out what happened
By looking in the past
And I'm never going to find you
By feeling only darkness
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
I'm never going to trace back
To what could or couldn't be done
To a place that was restless, in my mind
I was playing all the parts
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
I had a conversation
I didn't know where I was at the time
It was all a confusion
I didn't know what what was right, or what was wrong
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
Oh oh… I don't know what the answer will be
Oh oh… It's all a mystery to me
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Reminiscent (feat. Plum Green)
You'd never know I had a life before this
Where I wasn't so lonely
And I was sleeping next to you
But I was on her mantlepiece
And she was on my pedistool
I wanted to talk…
But my emotions weren't available
And now I'm afraid
I won't be able to feel again
But what can you feel?
What can you say?
All these years later…
All these years later…
It's all reminiscent
You weren't born knowing all the rules
I didn't know anything of that I know now
Ah… Ah… Ah… Ah…
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Fight Or Flight (feat. Prairie Nischler)
We are all living for the future
We feel our days will last forever
Atleast that's how we see it in our dreams
But with the seasons getting shorter
Our darkness is lasting longer
And that's why our lives are so extreme
It brings out…
The fight or flight response in me
The birds go into hibernation
And the light is disappearing
As we ponder the winter of mortality
The clouds are getting darker
The moonshine is lasting longer
And the seasons just seem to make me sleep
It brings out…
The fight or flight response in me
Still finding out what this life means
The feeling's grey like a hollow tree
I'm still fighting, what does this mean?…
They change the mood
The seasons change the mood
As we ponder the winter of mortality
It brings out…
The fight or flight response in me
Still finding out what this life means
The feeling's grey like a hollow tree
I'm still fighting, what does this mean?…
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Weight Of Expectation
04:29
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Weight Of Expectation
The weight of expectation… caused me to run away
(Caused him to run hard, caused him to runaway)
There were way too many
And they were all looking for something different
(Yeah they were all looking for something different, out of the ordinary)
She was walking towards me
But she was way too slow
I always try to protect the one I love
Because that's my nature
(That's his nature, yeah that's what he's like)
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I feel this mountain grow inside my heart and inside my space
(He's got a mountain to climb, he's got a mountain to climb)
I want to banish the lies, but the fear has got me shaking
(He wants to emancipate and break free)
I need to resolve my conscience and give it to her to decide
(Take the risk, come on, take the risk)
Even though I feel stuck, I must know I've told her the truth
(yeah that's right, yeah you know it is)
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Last Companion
02:37
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Last Companion
She was your last companion… like a Sister
Who became a Mother… who practised mothering
On her Mother… which is why she parents so well
For her Daughter… the circle of life
What can we say? You're punishing
The circle, the circle, the circle of life
When you burn all bridges, you're slashing down
The circle, the circle, the circle of life
She was an Interruption… she blamed everyone else
For her own behaviour, wouldn't look in the mirror
She'd had to burn all bridges down, without understanding
The damage being done to the circle of life
What can we say? You're punishing
The circle, the circle, the circle of life
When you burn all bridges, you're slashing down
The circle, the circle, the circle of life
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Brynie (feat. Plum Green)
(Translation by Mererid Williams)
When I was a young boy
I was taught about my ancestry
About the land of hills and valleys
When I read your story book
I smile at love
Because I feel at home
For a walk alongside your shore
I know the stars will be different
But my heart feels the same
Brynie!
Pan o'n i'n fachgen ifanc
Dysgais am fy llinach
Am wlad y brynie a'r cymoedd
Wrth ddarllen dy stori
Gwenaf ar gariad
O, am gerdded ar hyd dy draethau
Wn i fydd y ser yn wahanol
Ond bydd fy nghalon yn curo'r un fath
Brynie!
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