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Ludwig (demo)
06:32
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the street, never ever be - be the same, will never ever be
the check the people need, that they don't know they need, it bounced
the heart maybe was too full, maybe was no room and it split
the heart of the village - just stopped, just stopped.
this god, as if there was one, seems so cruel, seems so cold
- but maybe Ludwig's done all he can do, so there he goes...maybe some other lucky town
but, maybe we'll be blessed with his ghost...wont we be blessed?
- an honor we may even deserve, but maybe he deserves even better than us.
in 10 years or 12 we wont cry as we drift with no anchor, and no distinction
- just another village, and the good-will ambassador's just a legend, a local legend
-and we'll never know (not that we ever would) all the answers to questions outsiders thought they needed
in one or two years we wont cry anymore as we drift with no anchor of fantasy.
this town will never ever be, never be the same - will never ever be
this heart will never ever beat, will never beat the same - and it wont feel the same.
. . .
for 10 years or 30, the pure boy, eternal, honed his career - with precision
- a fashion plate, a diva, a debonair crooner, a glamorous mega-star... a puppy
one thing we know, he used himself as a prop to amuse everyone he Loved; and he Loved everyone
and he gave us answers to questions we didn't ask about judgement, and about Love.
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black aura red halo
05:37
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still in you
05:01
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possession
03:35
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there once was a king
who owned a brave queen
and i got beheaded
for airing what's wrong
i said rule your life
but you can't rule the world
it's just when you're weak
that it's so important to look strong
the queen came around
the king was not home
so i stuffed the furry beast
we had a lovely feast
the queen stayed around
and when we awoke
the queen was full of recollection
and sad at her selection
the queen came around
to the king's strange addictions
when i stuffed the lovely queen
with my convictions
there once was a king
who owned a brave queen
who went back to tell him
she thinks something's wrong
she said "rule your life
but you can't rule your world
it's just cuz you're weak
that you try to look so strong"
the king was confused
his toy has been broken
so he humored the weak queen
"things will be better again"
the king laid her down
exploiting her weakness
just then realised
where her ears had been
he said "you wait here
and don't you get dressed!"
then i saw the face
of all jealousness
i saw the king cry
then he went back to fight
he wont let her find her coat
and me, i've got this lump in my throat.
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5. |
Nameless
03:43
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galloping away
04:02
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grumbling
10:48
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things are moving
i hope everything turns out alright
feel it shifting
i hope we survive this disgusting blight
i hope to not witness an animal carpet
my mind's on that line; i hope we can stop it.
things are moving
but the pigs are just grabbing their next bite
earth is grumbling
those near-sighted people can't see right
i hope to be rid of that hideous face
the race at the finish-line; spirits embrace.
the round world is - rolling down carpeted stairway
it's stuck in a hole - which is way off the green and far from the fair way
i think we will crash, cause we're not being careful
- this is the last, so you'd best get a plateful.
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the light
05:39
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spooky
07:53
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i got my stove, got my fridge
'got a real nice view of the ridge
got my big bed, big blankets too
'can toss and turn if i want to.
tried a few times in 7 years
never got out of the first few gears
shifting down i wrecked the clutch
i took some rides but i haven't really tried that much.
that kitchen floor still wont come clean
the fridge is gross (well that's all me)
got games and toys and pretty things
& things to strum & things to ring.
'ain't seen your ghost in several years
ain't felt those pains, ain't had those fears
my blackened heart has peace and quiet
it's not disturbed by any thumps or any bumping Love riot.
i try to live without feeling shit
and i succeed, well a little bit
then of course a ghost reappears
-to get the shit from my eyes and ears.
i drank a lot, then didn't, then did
old tequila bottle mostly hid
didn't drink it; bought it for you
-cuz i'd get in trouble like you used to.
you made a first-class fool out of me
but i'm as blind as a fool can be
now, on my terms i waste my time
by my own terms i'm a victim of my own crime.
a ghost appeared to me today
a lovely sight to block my way
i cannot change the cards i'm dealt
i couldn't hide the way it felt.
you've got your Life, you've got your mom
you've got a little girl as fair as you
there's a man; you ride on his bike
i chose no wife, but a solitary life that i like.
i try to live without feelin' shit
here comes a ghost to ruin it
forever ghosts will reappear
-to reacquaint you with Love and fear.
i try to live without felling shit
and i succeed -well, a little bit
then of course a ghost reappears
-to get the shit from my eyes and ears.
your energy it came loud and clear
the last thing i could've felt was fear
your taste, it lingers on my tongue
your scent, it saturates my lungs.
i don't need spirits in my air
-not even ones with great derrière
-not even ones with Amazing hair
'not even fooling anyone -my air is there to share.
i try to live without feeling shit
and i succeed -well, a little bit
then, of course a ghost reappears
-to get the shit from my eyes and ears.
i try to live without feeling shit
here comes a ghost to ruin it
forever, ghosts will reappear
-to reacquaint you with Love and fear.
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