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The Architects
04:27
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I thought I saw you walk out in the daylight, from your bed
Climbed your way up the overpass to the market, head spinning
Staring headlong into patio chairs and doorframes, phone's ringing
Eyes widen imagining prints on the walls and tin ceilings
I don't know quite what you meant
Some things better left unsaid
40,000 times before
The life below you rose from bed
That was kind of you to say
There must be more
The old bell rings out for 6 in the morning, you're sleeping
My hands 10' towards the sky and I'm leaving for a while
Cheap graphic jobs and these uptight directors on the street
Peek through the curtains at couples in Hondas, start asking
Safe to say I don't know what we're getting into
Yesterday, saw your friends in a million shapes
Office lights had a charm that they almost never do
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B-Team
02:25
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Did you wait too long
Or would you take it in a heartbeat
I didn't play it that way
I wouldn't play it in the first place
Don't try so hard to please them
In the meantime, you decide to leave
And you can tell I'm getting worried with ease, until the well's dry
Quit kidding yourself, for just once
Quit messing around, or we're gonna be here till we're dead
I miss it but we don't go back
Only walking through the doors I haven't tried
I miss it but we don't do that just yet
The past is gonna give you a hand
The past has all the answers you're missing
Patterns coming into themselves
Pretty decent time for a picture
Think about it this way
You don't have to change anything
Walk in there, say so, and off you go
No two weeks, nothing
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City Talk
03:41
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Say it now
You don't need anybody else's help
But if you change your mind, they're right back where you left off
That doesn't make it better, yeah I know
But it's not supposed to
The sun is out
The window's open, cars are starting up
The kitchen is too cold, I need a coat
And you're here, so what should we do now
In the fall, on a weekday
Do you ever get the feeling that you're losing
How are you supposed to get back what you're missing
I just wait around until I'm sick of waiting
Take a step outside the frame and don't be late when
We'll take this from the start
I don't mind it
Can we take this from the top
How about you hold tight now
Tried too hard
The words don't come out just the way you want
Your story doesn't make much sense at all, but that's alright
It's kinda hard to pay attention anyway
Take this from the start
I don't mind it
How about you take this from the top
You look so tired
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4. |
Upwards
04:21
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Don't be scared of time because time is all I want to spend here
You like telling stories and I might be a good listener for once
I'd go on for hours about how this could not be better
But you know, and I don't need to explain anymore
So much to remember that I don't
No plans this morning, better get up on your day or something
Let's get lost in Jericho or Berlin
Okay
It's not my fault, I can't hold this till evening
It's gotta get out, oh no
It's all around you now
Just beat the static, we could go off in all kinds of directions and
Listen to the open air
Hopped a freeway, I'll be there
All in perspective, we could get up and leave here
Or stay, it's up to you, all for you now
If you're there, get the keys, I'll be down
Talked into something over the phone just last night
And now you've had your dinner out on the coast
Sitting on a flattened garden stone
The world makes sense to no ancestor
You shout at the debt collectors
People do as they decide
Will you let this take your time away
I spent years and can't wait minutes
What did you mean when you said this
Kick back at your summer cape
With the edison lights hanging over the kitchen sink
What should you do
Now that there's someone in the room
So ashamed to say
It's no big deal, don't point this way
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5. |
French Tokyo
04:46
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[instrumental]
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6. |
Just In Time
03:13
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Can't be outside on the deck with you
Fear of heights
The weather makes up its mind twice a year
Nobody's fault
It's just a lot at one time
It's not impressive
Kind of fucked up
(If you woke up somewhere else than where you fell asleep)
(I'd call you in the morning, we could walk it down the street)
What did you tell them
What did they say
Will you hear back from them anyway
They said it's fine
Out of their minds
Nobody thinks that
It's not the time
(If you woke up somewhere else than where you fell asleep)
(Would it make it somewhat worth it to walk out below the trees)
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Parc
03:31
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In the park along the bus line
In the middle of May
What are you carrying all this weight for
While you're laying in the grass this morning
Is it running through your head still
Over coffee and an hour's sleep
It's in the color of the sidewalk
And I'm afraid to look at what you sent me
It's something new, I could use it
Growing tall, talking's loose, and you can't wait to hear it
Hey I'm outside
It's real this time
Take this and run
It's yours until it's done
Too fast, too much to comprehend
A pair of knees are shaking
You turn to face the traffic lights
The ground is all uneven
A stairwell overlooking
The pavement you cross on your way to work
A place to sit and cower as
Light strikes your heart and makes you burst
Did I say it too fast
Or did I see you too soon
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Room For Error
03:43
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Whatever works I'm fine with, I'll be there in just a bit
The house is on the cul-de-sac, Just park along the fence
Someone else was talking but I made out what you said
Foreign leather carpet, escalator down to hell
You want it, then it's somewhere waiting for you on the shelf
Land must cost a billion something, think it's time we drove
I'm all set, I'm all for it
Something came up, it's important
How many different ways can I say it to you
Before you notice I say the same thing every day
It's not gone, go and find it
Didn't grow legs and start walking
Like you should've years ago
Three minute timer, that's all that I need now
It's been a while, I think that I lost count
How long ago do you think this city ran out of ideas
Whatever works I'm fine with, didn't mean to disturb you
I guess the walls are thin as hell
Who would've guessed, but ok
It's a joke, reel it in
Take your time
I think you're doing fine
Gonna go figure this one out
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