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First Breath
04:12
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How long's it been
since I've seen the sun?
Only horizon
'cause I've just begun.
I'll be my witness,
there are no more.
I can remember
if I reach the shore.
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Trials
06:58
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I'm gonna sail tomorrow
Gonna sail away
I have to leave my sorrow
You know I can't delay
I have my paper to write on
Even though I don't know what I'll say
tonight
My eyes all worn
Come by and waste some time
Our time faltered
What's yours is yours and also mine
I thought I could go
but then I reached the plateau
'Cause I'm blind
Blind
I just can't reach it
There's no where else left to go
I've got to sail tomorrow
find a way to survive, there's no way
There's no way to go with them
Just biding my time everyday
I'm not serving
If I'm gonna survive then there's no way
Coming with me
I just pray that someday we'll okay
I thought I could go
but then I reached the plateau
Because I'm blind
Blind
I just can't reach it
There is no where else left to go
Open carefully
Let them down softly
Come with me
We are fine
We must come to the conclusion that we may never become what
we have dreamed
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Mind
06:12
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I don't mind
Close my eyes and I slowly drift away
I am free to choose if I will stay
Deep within I know it will decay
I don't mind
While in a world
Nothing seems as it was
once before
Nothing's come of it
I won't lie
To you or myself
I can't deny
Exactly how I felt
To be free
in another world
I don't mind
Live my way
It's all sold
To be free in your heart
You have to find another way
I don't mind
Close my eyes and I slowly drift away
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4. |
Just Play
03:12
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When I was young I barely knew you
but then you came in like a fire
For once I felt like I knew truth
I had all that I would require
And you were there all of my days
And you I would just play
As time went on I got to know you
You told your secrets to me
I thought that we would travel the world
But none of that ever came to be
There were times that I felt betrayed
but even then we would just play
As I got old you nearly left me
as my thoughts drifted other ways
But through it all you've never left my side
You'll be there 'till the end of days
And now as night falls I feel okay
'cause you and I will just play
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5. |
Bell Curve
04:12
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I tried to stand tall
I listened to it all
but I know
yeah, I know
you never, ever heard a thing
I remember from days gone past
I never thought this would last
Now I know
You'll never grow
The bell curve has taken you
That's all you'll ever know
Brainless
Mind too slow
Left side of the bell curve
Give me peace
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6. |
No Words
03:53
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Instrumental
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7. |
The Choice
05:32
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In the night the darkness grows
crawling through my world
I had to see the falling light
but I don't want to see no more
I stranger speaks of fearful lies
spreading fearful warnings
but the fear he seeks to spread
comes from self-taught mourning
He tries to seek, to justify
This can't be how it is
Confusion, doubt within his mind
And now the choice is his
In the morning the mirror breaks
shattered memories lost
And we see that those who wait
Will find the truth within their hearts
'Cause there's a choice that we all make
each and everyday
The end result is all the same
but we must find our own way
I can see the burning, churning
deep within his soul
And now I fear the world will wait
to see which way he'll go
He tries to seek, to justify
this can't be how it is
Confusion, doubt within his mind
but now the choice is his
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8. |
Now Is The Time
03:53
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War inside
more whimpering
you're too far gone
Poor soul, you're dead inside
dwell upon the things you've undergone
I extend
but no one can deny you
False pride but not defeated
Not sorry, but miserable
Cold, blank, bleak
You hold it in like a remedy
Blood, ire, fear
A song of dread is your melody
Now it's time to kill
Kill all the wounds and the memories 'cause it's time to dance
A line in the sand
'cause I ain't going back
I've come to understand
I'll fend off all attacks
Another weapon
but whether we'll see the light
It's got to happen
Someday I'll make it right
I've run away
and I'm never coming back
So far away
to another world
Don't try to follow
I ain't going back
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9. |
Another Hideaway
04:24
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Never thought I'd see another war
Are we safe?
Will you stay another day?
I know you're feeling rather poor
What's to say
I don't know what to say.
I know the reason's unsure
but I've got to say
take it slow to another day
You don't sing anymore
Did it fade?
Forget the war, I got to say.
Didn't want to see another war
Didn't want to see another hideaway
You and me will hit the highway
You and me will live for another day
We will see the end of it all
We will sing for the world
And what I've seen beyond all this
We will live another day
So promise me in your heart
Don't let your thoughts turn to gray
Remain here and now in this world
Promise me that you'll stay
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10. |
The Hill You Die On
06:03
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Things get lost along the way
You were gonna save the world, but not today
And when you said that you were going away again
I shook my head 'cause we both know, my friend
That the cross you bear
the things you swear
your never-ending warfare
will ground you to this place.
Your lack of grace in a constant chase
to nowhere
Here I am waiting on you again
I can't but help but wonder if I've overspent
Could it be me in how the way things turned out?
Just give me a sign 'cause I'll be fine, I have no doubt
I don't see another choice
'cause I could scream until I lose my voice
As you slowly lose your mind in time,
I hope you realize that it's not worth fighting for.
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11. |
Calm
04:27
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Feeling dust inside my bones
I just want to be back in my home
My head is tired, my eyes will break
All this work I've done is for our sake
Before I sleep, I sing this song
Just remember to keep your calm
Wonder is overtaking me
As I close my eyes, now I see
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Neil Howell Missouri
My influences are too vast to name; I love rock, metal, alternative, classical, folk, and everything in between. And I want to make it all. I follow my instincts and hope to produce something new and yet totally familiar. I hope you can find something here that you like. ... more
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