1. |
pennies on their eyelids
03:52
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Told you all there was something wrong
Taking from your newborn
Stealing from your kids
Grabbing what you lack
Pennies on their eyelids
Knock them into submission
Crush all questioning
Make them pray to heaven
See what it will bring
Told you all there was something wrong
Were the seizures really from
A heavy wooden swing
Or was it all the times
You knocked the kid around?
And all the doctor's visits
Must have also been his fault
Gotta keep that little mind
All gagged and bound
Oh no... he remembers
Told you all there was something wrong
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2. |
like it was candy
04:18
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Sitting on either side of the child
Reaching in and stealing little bites of his light
Popping them in their mouths like it was candy
Little one stumbles around confused by the hole in his chest
Another year down
How you gonna patch that hole?
Every time he reaches up to feel
You know they slap his hand away
"I expected just a little loyalty"
That's what they're guaranteed to say
Another year down
How you gonna patch that hole?
And if you try to bring it up
When you see their mask briefly fall
"You've got to tell me I'm amazing
Or don't you tell me anything at all"
Another year down
How you gonna patch that hole?
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3. |
your head
05:01
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Dawning of a
brand new day
Sunrise on the hill
and I just don't know what to say
Oh, how I long to say
Why can't this moment last forever?
Pull your head together
Pull your head
Holding you here
In my arms
Just for a moment
No helicopters or amber alarms
Smoke from the wildfires
Over in China
Is dissipating now
Let me kiss your hand
Oh, how I long to say
Why can't this moment last forever?
Pull your head together
Pull your head
The windows and the doors
Are all sealed
We're both locked and loaded
And the pantry is full
Take off the gas mask
To gaze at the moon
For a second I almost forget
That the end is coming soon
Oh, how I long to say
Why can't this moment last forever?
Pull your head together
Pull your head
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4. |
holding light
05:14
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Old man smoking a cigarette on a park bench
Yells out "Hey!" as I'm walking by
He seemed pretty harmless, so I said okay
I'll give him five minutes, then I gotta be on my way
I put my money in the wrong parking meter
I got a ticket all the same
Despite my best intentions
I've got no one else to blame
He said, "Are you leaving your garage door open at night
Inviting the whole world into your heart?
Stomping around with their muddy boots
Raiding your refrigerator, stealing your art?"
No! Not everyone is trying
To make this world a better place
No! Not everyone is yearning
To love more deeply every day
Don't ever feel remorse
Don't ever feel remorse
For holding light
In the presence of darkness
Old man smoking a cigarette at the stop light
Gonna clean my windshield whether I like it or not
It's dirtier now than when he started
I gave him a dollar, said "it's all I've got"
He said "Be careful what you wish for
You gotta focus on the lesson, not the pain
Not everybody's looking for peace
Not everybody lights the way"
He said, "Are you leaving your garage door open at night
Inviting the whole world into your heart?
Stomping around with their muddy boots
Raiding your refrigerator, stealing your art?"
No! Not everyone is trying
To make this world a better place
No! Not everyone is yearning
To love more deeply every day
Don't ever feel remorse
Don't ever feel remorse
For holding light
In the presence of darkness
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5. |
tell me i'm amazing
03:05
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Come and play the game with me
You know the one I mean
Tell me I'm amazing
When I say how hard it's been
I don't feel like growing
But I sure do want relief
This is just how I am
Hanging on to that belief
Tell me I'm amazing
I don't want to change at all
My fate is like a feather
On the ever-changing winds
Smart enough to see
That it all ends like it begins
I am thirsty, yes,
But I'm not as dumb as you think
You can bring me water
You will never make me drink
Tell me I'm amazing
I don't want to change at all
Tell me I'm amazing
Tell me I'm amazing
In my prison to remain
Same old story once again
And I'm not the one to blame
Don't you dare ask me to change
Recreate my past
Because it's everything I know
It's worked for me so far
Don't you tell me I should let it go
Don't need nobody helping
I'm fine just as I am
Just tell me I'm amazing
That the whole world is a scam
Tell me I'm amazing
I don't want to change at all
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6. |
preying for reign
05:28
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Providing the stimulus for your predictable response
Promise to fulfill your deepest needs and wants
Shiny new vehicle that you love to flaunt
The car is now long gone
But the payments still come around each month to haunt you
They're preying for reign
Shiny new truck with keyless entry
Driving on down to the food pantry
I think I need another flat screen tv
We only have three and this one's almost free
Gain control of hearts and minds
Watch them leave good sense behind
Selling heaven, selling hope
Another hit so they can cope
Attention-seeking behaviors
Emotion-based attack vectors
Just tell me I'm amazing
And spare me your moral lectures
They're preying for reign
Preying on our emotions
Preying on our greed
Preying on our fear
Preying on our need
For more views
For more likes
For more kicks
Preying on our need for another dopamine fix
Preying on my sense of urgency
Preying on vulnerability
Preying on every single opportunity
To leverage my emotions against me
We are the prey
Attention-seeking behaviors
Emotion-based attack vectors
Just tell me I'm amazing
And spare me your moral lectures
Cede control of our hearts and minds
Watch us leave good sense behind
Renting heaven, leasing hope
Another hit so we can cope
They're preying for reign
And we're handing it over on a silver tray
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7. |
special boy
03:13
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Don't try telling him what to do
Here comes Special Boy
A little bit better than me and you
Here comes Special Boy
The everyday rules don't apply
Here comes Special Boy
Get out of his way and don't ask why
Here comes Special Boy
Is it compensation
For a lack of relation?
Does he somehow believe
That he deserves to grieve?
And if this is the case
Is the smirk on his face
Rebellion against himself
Or contempt for everyone else?
Special, he's so special
Special Boy, yeah!
Though it breaks my heart in two
Here comes Special Boy
I watch knowing there's nothing to do
There goes Special Boy
His mind is made, intention set
There goes Special Boy
To interfere will bring regret
There goes Special Boy
Another generation
Filled with resignation
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8. |
sea of betrayal
04:22
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Since early youth he had a thirst for truth
Yet he still throws his bucket overboard
To pull it up and drink when he's thirsty
From the salty, salty Sea of Betrayal
You can taste all the lies
Though I've never met you
Broke my heart all the same
Abuse your power over the vulnerable
Talk your way out of the blame
Degree from Ivy League
Your clothing fits you well
There's a place for you in politics
A place for you in hell
They claim to see what's best for you and me
Then they make their living off our backs
Machine without a soul; keep us all under control
And everybody claims to have the facts
You can taste all the lies
In your face, all the lies
Since early youth I've had a thirst for truth
Yet I still throw my bucket overboard
I pull it up and drink when I'm thirsty
From the endless salty Sea of Betrayal
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9. |
son of dracula
04:29
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I hung out with the Son of Dracula
I hung out with the Prince of Pain
I hung out with the Duke of Darkness
He was raised on wind and rain
Son of Dracula goes to therapy
Well of course I've got these bites on my neck!
The Old Man's gotta get his life force from somewhere, don't he?
He loves me!
And I should be grateful after all he's done for me,
Always keeping me safe from the dangerous world
I know no one can be trusted, only him
Let me tell you about the Old Man
He always had a smile for all of his friends
They all thought he'd be there til the end
"What a perfect family" they would say
But they didn't see what happened at the end of each day
He's not concerned with wrong or right
Emotional incest in plain sight
Always making sure he don't get caught
At the drop of a hat he can act distraught
It's time again for Dracula Bingo!
How many traits can YOU find?
Never sincerely apologizes!
Possessive and Jealous!
Belittling and Patronizing!
Denial and Gaslighting!
Stalking!
Competitive!
Passive aggressive!
SMEAR CAMPAIGNS!
FLYING MONKEYS!
Mirroring!
And projecting all of his evil onto you!
I hung out with the Son of Dracula
I hung out with the Prince of Pain
I hung out with the Duke of Darkness
He was raised on wind and rain
Tell me a story
You want a story?
I'll tell you a story
"You want some attention?
I'll give you some attention!"
Woman fast asleep
Alone in her home
Man sneaks in the window
Gonna take all that she owns
He grabs all of her jewelry
Takes all that can be found
He bumps into a table
She wakes up at the sound
She finds him at the window
And with a smile and a wink
He disappears into the night
And all that she can think
Is "I wonder if he likes me?
I wonder if he'll call?
I wonder if he loves me?
Or cares for me at all?"
I hung out with the Son of Dracula
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10. |
the confidence man
05:24
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Look in the mirror
A little bit clearer
Don't let Chupacabra
Get any nearer
Daybreak as I gallop from the sunrise
Under a sky of golden blue divine
I've got to see all corners with my own eyes
I love this world, I'm gonna make it mine
His kindness and trust
Was leveraged against him
His innocence was leveraged
Look in the mirror
A little bit clearer
Don't let The Confidence Man
Get any nearer
Midday, countless hopes and dreams lie broken
Wary, weary, leery and bleary-eyed
Broke his head against the truth
Broke his heart against his youth
A ship of fools abandoned and capsized
Look in the mirror
A little bit clearer
Don't let Chupacabra
Get any nearer
Sunset, calm gaze remaining steady
Though a gentleness remains in those eyes
Wooden spikes and garlic at the ready
As the parade of This Year's Hopefuls marches by
A human skin mask to disguise
The lifeless dead stare in his eyes
A human skin mask to disguise
The lifeless dead stare in her eyes
Beware Chupacabra
Beware The Confidence Man
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