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1. |
To Stay
03:18
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a new day came
was gonna turn the page
& act my age
yeah yeah
I thought of you
what I put us through
I think I need a talkin' to
yeah yeah
If you want me
I'm here to stay
took the easy way
lost all I gained
and that's the price you pay
yeah yeah
we awoke
as daylight broke
all our secrets spoke
yeah yeah
If you want me
I'm here to stay
ooo
in the dark of day
ooo
when the sun slips away
ooo
all I want to say
is come home
If you want me
I'm here to stay.
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2. |
Bittersweet
04:04
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tell me something bittersweet
all the secrets
swore you'd always keep
swore you'd always keep
take me back there
remember when
we lost our footing
where the moonlight bends
where the moonlight bends
If you wanted
I would come
If you asked
I'd answer thee
lay you down
make it easy on you
there's nowhere to be
she said honey,
where have you been out there
without me?
far too, far gone
the heart within me
all those nights that never end
falling, flying
then daylight comes again
the day has come again
meet you out there
on the edge
a 1000 oceans separate our beds
still raging in our heads
and if you wanted
I would come, yeah
If you asked
I'd answer thee
tell you something
bittersweet
all the secrets
swore I'd keep
she said honey,
where have you been out there
without me?
with you,
all along
the heart within me.
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3. |
Tarred and Feathered
03:40
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pray for the dawn
sweet indifference
may I move on
cold remembrance
cant go back
probably for the better
her angel wings
tarred & feathered
couldn't make the sun
now it doesn't matter
take me back
fall with you forever
the sage burns
the nights yearns
the wheel's turn
down a one way track
so I'll unlearn
what's been earned
take my turn
down a one way track
wait for the dark
pockets empty
dug up the yard
filled my enemy
remember when
that used to matter?
no changes
only the weather
the sage burns
the nights yearns
the wheel's turn
down a one way track
so I'll unlearn
what's been earned
take my turn
down a one way track.
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4. |
Fan the Flames
03:42
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I've been keeping my heart closed
I should let it out sometimes
you should be the one who sees
I should be the one not so sorry
remember you in that black dress
jealousy and peace of mind
kept you at an arm's length then
now you couldn't pay me not to fight
but time takes all the reasons
and the seasons laid to blame
and ain't it funny, honey
in the moment,
you don't feel the same
might be a lie
what we lost and what we gained
if the world was burnin' baby
you,
you'd just fan the flames
holding onto long goodbyes
keeping up with all my tricks
did you find a new way to rise?
did you find a new man to call you his?
always wanting more than my part
asking questions to the dark
are you coming home soon?
never knowing why we do those things we do
& I know I made it hard
holding pieces of my heart
asking you to form the shards
into a brand new start
but time takes all the reasons
and the seasons laid to blame
and ain't it funny, honey
in the moment,
you don't feel the same
might be a lie
what we lost and what we gained
if the world was burnin' baby
you,
you'd just fan the flames.
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5. |
December Rose
03:08
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stars above
ground below
field to flesh
earth to bone
fly your flag
court your ghost
what we had
December rose
the final night
open arms
eye to eye
heart to heart
I kept your name
upon my skin
soft as rain
yet soaked right in
now where I'd find me
you're beside me
even summer knows
a December rose
got wound so tight
buried in bed
afraid of flight
walk instead
find your trail
back to the start
where the leaves
did depart
stay the course
court your ghost
what may come
December rose?
& when I find you
I'll remind you
I always chose
my December rose
even summer knows
my December rose.
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6. |
Bloom
03:09
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da-da-da
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7. |
Waiting Wings
02:31
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you raise
foothills to mountains
took the sun away
where in the shadow
I did fade to grey
now I'm giving up the ghost
the one you came to know the most
with both eyes closed
and your song
my compass rose
wind to
these waiting wings
I've come through
these fallow seasons
without you
for all these reasons
honey, I need your love tonight
you connect
the streams & rivers
that I run through
always comfort when I come to
wherever I may roam
only ever had the one home
you on my hip
me a swan song resting on my lips
wind to
these waiting wings
I've come through
these fallow seasons
without you
for all these reasons
honey, I need your love tonight
so two stars colliding
like fire on the horizon
wind to
these waiting wings
I've come through
these fallow seasons
without you
for all these reasons
honey, I need your love tonight.
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8. |
The Mournful Sound
03:30
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you so lovely
you so stern
you my only
you won't burn
anything you want
just say the word
I'll catch the mockingbird
you a blank page
you a pen
you without age
lose my sin
I'll bring the mountains
crashing to the valley floor
just say you'll stay forevermore
you the dagger
you the sheath
noble dancer
humble thief
just to prove to you my dear I'd burn the city down
(just for you I'll burn the city down)
I'd sing that mournful sound.
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9. |
City Lights
03:58
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lying awake
should've kept your head down
was it my mistake?
got the sharp end of my tongue
time conspires against us
& one day I'll be gone
mired and masked in your trust
nothing will be done
nothing could be more nice
than your body
and these city lights
lost to the sky
waiting for the rain now
& did you wonder why
I stood still as it came down?
& all my pride it seems
only a fantasy
between you & me
nothing but a dream
nothing could be more nice
than your body
and these city lights
so I'll let this be
(no you & me)
nothing could be more nice
than your body
and these city lights
nothing feels so right
as losing our longing
under these city lights.
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10. |
Day to Rise
03:34
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sleep all day
yeah, keep me down
can't say I'd mind if you came around
we ain't changed
I know that sound
some things lost, oh they can't be found
work all day
after dark
the pay's no good but it's a mighty fine start
up all night
yeah, chase that car
when the wind starts blowin' don't forget who you are
keep waitin'
& waitin'
& waitin'
for the day to rise
have a heart
have mine too
I spent all day just thinking of you
clear my head
need something new
so much there I didn't choose
keep waitin'
& waitin'
& waitin'
& waitin'
for the day to rise.
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11. |
To Stay (Reprise)
01:06
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The Alibis Chicago, Illinois
The Alibis are Chicago singer/songwriters Daniel Robbins & Eric Quigley. The project developed naturally after years of both playing and working with one another in different capacities. The aim was to create music that reflected our influences, as well as broadened our capabilities as both singers & songwriters individually, who are used to being the sole creative input. ... more
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