1. |
Raining
05:08
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it hasn't stopped raining for a long long time
another storm rolls around just as I'm getting dry
"it's just noise," he said, "you'll get used to it in time"
but ti won't stop raining, lord, why, oh why
will it not stop raining?
it hasn't stopped raining for a long long time
i start to wonder, "will i ever see the sunshine?"
wish I could reach ip and just part the clouds
let some light down for those of us without
make it stop raining
a young girl told me once life is pain
she was only ten years old, my heart would never be the same
i couldn't lie and tell her she was wrong
but to look deep in her song, and to see the light beyod
'cause if it's not alright, it's not fuckin' done
so as the rain falls down I know I'll see the sun
when it stops raining
i won't stop dreaming 'till it's my time
like a wise man once said, once you stop it's time to die,
dreams for me, dreams for my girls
give my last drop of blood to give them the world
'cause if it's not alright, it's not fuckin' done
so as the rain falls down I know I'll see the sun
when it stops raining
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2. |
Voices
04:26
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pick up the guitar
play a few songs
it will help
"i dont know"
oh dear
there's voices in here
oh dear there's voices in here
but isn't that normal?
the internal tug of war
always debating to get up off the floor
"is it still worth it? is it too risky?
what if there is no point? i'll just disappoint"
but there's always a reason
just one good reason
to get up off the floor
and do it all again
go outside
go for a walk
and get some air
"my legs hurt. i don't know. and i don't care."
oh dear, there's voices in here
but you gotta keep moving
or you won't move at all
and it's always gonna hurt even if you don't fall
and it's always worth it
failure the next open door
it took all the falls to keep getting off the floor
there' voices in here
sometimes they're all i hear
isn't that normal? that isn't normal
there's voices in here
sometimes they're all i hear
isn't that normal? that isn't normal at all
oh dear
there's voices in here
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3. |
What Does it Take
04:59
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What does it take, what does it take
to write a song that's not sad
how do i forget al the wrong and the bad
what will it take to put it all in the past
what does it take to write a song that's not sad
living in these times people want a happy melody
after putting forty in they just want to let it be
need a tune to pick them up and put em where they want to be
why can't I write a song that's just a little happy?
What does it take, what does it take
to write a song that's not sad
how do i forget al the wrong and the bad
what will it take to put it all in the past
what does it take to write a song that's not sad
What does it take to let it all go?
Start all over again and take it real slow
what will it take to put it in the past?
what will it take to make a pain that won't last?
what will it take for me to stop fucking up
every time I get ahead I go and chop it off
what will it take for me to learn from my mistakes
stop repeating failures that should have never been made
what will it take for me to keep my mouth shut
every time I open it I wish I had not
every time I say to myself how'd I make it this far?
two nights later, and I'm right back behind bars
What does it take, what does it take
to write a song that's not sad
how do i forget al the wrong and the bad
what will it take to put it all in the past
what does it take to write a song that's not sad
Living in these times, people want a happy melody
And I just tell 'em well honey that's just not me
Lining in these times, people want a happy melody
That's when I tell 'em well honey that's just not me.
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4. |
Laugh or Cry
09:19
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if you can't laugh you will cry
'cause when the road ends you die
a cold hard fact you can't ignore
this time is yours, this time is short
you're here for more
than just singing the blues
or wearing out your shoes
pacing floors always looking for more
the answer is right here
just look inside
where peace resides
make use of your time and what you can do
always know the plan is not what you planned to
there's only so much in this life you can control
change the only constant
gotta let it go
and just accept that there's little we know
and sometimes, sometimes you gotta take it slow
sometime you gotta let it go
if you can't laugh you will cry
'cause when the road ends we die
cold hard facts you can't ignore
make use of your time, this time is yours, you're here for more
put some good out in this world if you can
with al this darkness, we need light across the land
desperate soul-less, pillaging the earth
destroying land in exchange for worth
that's worth nothing six feet underground
and one day, that's where we're found
if you can't laugh you will cry
'cause when the road ends we die
just cold dead folks laying on the floor
what will you leave behind when you go?
hope fully more than a pile of bones
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5. |
Road Rage
05:35
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I probably shouldn't go driving alone
when there's no one else there
and you cross that line
all distracted on your phone
and there's no one to stop me there
from running you right off the road
and just ending it all
just ending it all
it's best that i stay near my kids
they are the best reminders why I should live
probably the reason that I'm still here
despite the man times
that i lost the ability to steer
and just lost it all
yeah i lost it all
thinking before you act is much harder once you've snapped
and knowing that you might just go back there
sometimes you're already there
and not one soul was aware
that they crossed that line
and got caught in the snare
it's clear that I'm best off alone
these two girls are the best i've done
i do believe in the notion of love
but also how it's known to burn just as it's known to cut
and i bled it all
yeah i bled it all
sometimes there's nothing left to give
you find more peace alone in this short time that we have to live
they say it's better with someone else
but in my time I've always done so much better by myself
so i bleed it all
yes i bleed it all
thinking before you act is much harder once you've snapped
and knowing that you might just go back there
sometimes you're already there
and not one soul was aware
that they crossed that line
and got caught in the snare
sometimes you're already there
sometime you're already there
one crosses that line and gets caught in the snare
well i'm already there
yeah i'm already there
I crossed that line
and got caught in the snare
i've been in a cell for things i never did
i fought for the basic rights to see my kids
but without the love they'd have never been there
i crossed that line
i crossed that line and got caught in the snare
I probably shouldn't go driving alone
when there's no one else there
and you cross that line
all distracted on your phone
and there's no one to stop me there
from running you right off the road
and just ending it all
just ending it all
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6. |
Forward
04:44
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