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Count the Miles
03:57
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There’s a crack in the pavement
There’s a fissure in the road
You look on with amazement
At the trash that could turn to gold
It comes down to placement
When you’re stuck in the shape you’re in
You can feel it slither
Underneath your skin
And that truck is moving faster than you think
I saw myself inside of…
You’re a fresh disaster
And you don’t have the guts to leave
Got a poisonous adder
Slithered up inside your sleeve
And this shit just keeps getting better
The bouncer won’t let you in
And the safe needs cracking
But you lack the discipline
And I won’t let this go without a fight
I saw myself on the passenger side
Count the miles before the break
Watch the world disintegrate
See the devils in the pines
Out beyond the exit signs
You don’t need a big surprise
So take the wheel, I’ll be your eyes
Opinion rich and dollar poor
He don’t live here anymore
I used to see him out at shows
Chasing whispers of your ghost
Trace the turnpike to the sky
And take the wheel, I’ll be your eyes
There’s a glitch in the matrix
There’s a shiver up your spine
It’s a matter of semantics
And you’re losing every time
But it don’t seem to matter
To the priest and the reverend
Getting away with the murder
Was easier than the sin
And that truck is moving faster than you think
I saw myself in the driver’s seat
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2. |
Snowman
03:07
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Tear down the powers that be
One snowy day
March through the frozen tundra
Until you get your way
‘Cause everyone seems so disenchanted
With what they get for what they pay
But we all like taking chances
It’s just a game we play
I would like to meet the snowman
In the morning sun
And ask him if he’s moving
To where the water runs
‘Cause everyone drips into the ocean
When the job is done
No need to cause commotion
Just be what you are
Be what you are
Be what you
Are, a pig in the sty
Are, a deer in the headlights
Are, a fish that is fit for the fry
Well I hope this letter finds you
On better days
‘Cause you know the past will blind you
If you don’t look away
‘Cause everyone slips into the ocean
Once we all get paid
No need to cause commotion
Just sleep where you lay
Sleep in the bed that you made
Sleep where you lay
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3. |
Ash
02:46
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You lost my trail in the waterfall
So call of the dogs and free them all
Draw a circle of blood on a busy street
Try to convince me, there’s life inside of everything
I climbed this hill to see it all
I recuse myself from making the call
You’re around for the sound but you cannot see
I’m down with the devil cause the devil is me
I walked this trail over and over again
Turned every rock found in this land
Built a castle of stone I could defend
Don’t you know it was the drought that got me in the end
I burned this town, now it’s ash and nails
And a bunch of shit on which the fire failed
You’re around for the sound but you can’t believe
I’m down with the devil cause the devil is me
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4. |
Thrift Store
03:29
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Oh, it’s on, it’s off
It’s the same
We’re not breaking in
We’re breaking out today
It’s not half as bad
As you thought it would be
‘Cause the metal taste
Is sugar-free
Don’t you know
It’s always been so hard for me
To say
Everything must change
Happiness can be arranged
But it’s gonna take a part of you
I thought I saw you down
At the corner store
Then I realized you’re not
24 anymore
It’s just someone else
In a leather skirt
With piercing eyes
And a heart full of hurt
And you drift into a parallel universe
And you say
Everything will change
And happiness can be arranged
But it’s gonna take a part of you
Out on a limb
That snaps in the breeze
We’re not giving up
We’re giving in to everything
It’s not half as hard
As you thought it would be
To keep my picture stored
Deep inside
Your memory, memory
Words, collapsing into poetry
You say
Everything will change
Happiness can be arranged
But it’s gonna take a part of you
To give away
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5. |
Feels Like Years
02:37
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Feels like years since I’ve been home
Feels like something here is gone
And all the ribbons that I won
Don’t amount to nothing
I don’t mean to make this tough
Or cast a spell that I don’t trust
Just to shake off all the rust
And make myself feel better
But yeah, I still have your keys
And I can drop them off
Whenever you need
I think we’re in the same boat
Trying to tack a narrow moat
And it the wind would cease to blow
We’d both be good for nothing
I think you’re stuck here like me
Trying to sink in a salty sea
Not everyone can get that deep
So please don’t take is so hard
I don’t need to say goodbye
Just ask the mediator why
The sleeping dog was left to lie
Until it died from sunburn
Yeah, I still have your keys
I can drop them off
Whenever you please
It’s gonna be hard to see this through
Scatter the ashes over you
I guess the innocence of youth
Oughta count for something
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6. |
Freezehead
04:33
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Open locks for me
I can read your eyes
Act like everything
Is something else
But I was here
And you were here
At a point in time
We were not anchored to anything
I could stumble, suffer too
But it wouldn’t serve
To change your point of view
Freezehead
I’m connected to you
If I’m dead
Then you are probably dead too
Cut the raft adrift
Watch the ocean rise
Act like every fail
Is the fault of someone else
But I was here
And you were here
At a point in time
We were way above the water line
You know I struggle
With déjà vu
‘Cause I’ve been here before
I know the fight we’re headed to
Freezehead
I’m connected to you
If I’m dead
Then you are probably dead too
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7. |
Between the Frames
03:39
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You want to stay here
You took the honey from the spoon
You found your way in
Through an unmarked avenue
Your singing is pitch perfect
But perhaps a beat removed
From the rhythm of the tune
We sing
Don’t tell me, it’s fine
It’s around me all the time
And now he’s dancing
With the fire and the fangs
Speed the shutter up
Catch the clues between the frames
It doesn’t have to be different
But it will not be the same
Cause the skeletal remains deceive
Don’t tell me, it’s fine
It’s around me all the time
A forge and a foundry
Of steel wine
Don’t tell me it’s fine, it’s fine
And now he’s spinning
Through the chambers and the tombs
Agitated and
Ready to exhume
A plywood coffin prophet
A minister of fools
In a kingdom ruled by ego and greed
Don’t tell me, it’s fine
It’s around me all the time
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8. |
First Breath After Mask
03:52
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Hey, is that you?
Like a satellite in the starry sky
My words have a way
Of getting confused
But eloquence is the first thing we sacrifice
I know it’s no one’s fault specifically
So I bite my tongue as hard as I can try
I walked out
Into the recess of my mind
And I tried to make sense
But there’s no reason, I can find
And now I’m almost home
Stop crowding me
I’m alone
I’m going to take this breath
As deep as it will go
I’m gonna try
To make contact with the other side
And halfway there
Everything is going to be sunshine blinding me
And now I’m almost home
Don’t squeeze me
I’m hollow
And it gets to a point
I think I might explode
And now I’m almost home
Don’t dive in me
I’m shallow
You’re gonna hit the ground
Harder than you know
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9. |
I'm Ok
06:01
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I went down
To a little town
On the river
I started to think
I could watch it sink
On the horizon
And I said your name
Backwards like a parlor game
And if the wind would catch the phrase
We could be blown away
I’m ok
If you’re ok
If you are
I can wash away
All my allergies
Of the moment
And hide my watery eyes
Beneath a new disguise
And by the time they realize it’s me
We’ll be free
I’m ok
If you’re ok
If you are
I can wash away
My anxiety
And the panic
And open up a door
Somewhere you’ve never been before
And if you dare to explore
It will become clear
My dear
It’s weird
But everything runs backwards from here
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10. |
On the Shelf
03:31
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Keep me playing guessing games with your heart
Keep me on the shelf, up with the bottle
Keep me running races back to the start
But try not to look so proud about it
I could feel the wind explope
Into radioactive isotopes
Mark my valor into the stone
Don’t forget to say I told you so
And it’s all the time
Looking for some way home
And I say
Keep me solving riddles under your thumb
Keep me riding coach through endless tunnels
Tie my rope around the setting sun
So one night it might drag me into heaven
Don’t stop while the pace is slow
A game of deaf man’s telephone
Feel the clues vibrate their clones
Psychic link to the catacombs
Where it’s salt and lime
It’s no place like home
And you say
I get so carried away
I’m tripping over my own feet
And I think it’s ballet
I’m the star of the show
Cause it’s the only role
In the play
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The Planes Brooklyn, New York
The Planes are a three-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY. Since their founding in 2010 by guitarist/singer Stephen Perry, they’ve earned a reputation for writing catchy indie rock jams, showing up to gigs on time, and taking that last drink ticket off your hands, y’know, if you’re not going to use it anyway and it would just go to waste. ... more
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