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No One Wins
02:56
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No One Wins
It’s a lose/lose situation no one wins
When the post project analysis begins
And there’s no use trying to audit all our sins
The only truth is what we meant
But was it all an accident?
Was it all an accident?
I lunged, I gripped, I squeezed, I slipped
You fell away
I swear I didn’t mean it
I dived, I strived, I promise you I tried
You fell away
I swear I didn’t mean it
But lately I’ve been thinking that I did
Our intimacy just got in the way
All those honest cruel confessions
Whispered in the old days
The revelations, instigations
Forgiven not forgotten
One real truth: our intent
It wasn’t all an accident
I lunged, I gripped, I squeezed, I slipped
You fell away
I swear I didn’t mean it
I dived, I strived, I promise you I tried
You fell away
I swear I didn’t mean it
But lately I’ve been thinking that I did
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2. |
A Matter Of Love
04:46
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A Matter Of Love
I could hide here in the warm folds of the distance
I could survive here in the spaces between two instants
There’s no one else here, no more laws here in the numb
There’s just one pulse here, no applause here
For the deaf and the definitely dumb
I guess I never left a trail back home
I’m never coming back to you
But girl, it’s not a matter of love
I didn’t stroll here, I didn’t wander to the dark
I was pushed here by the soft hands of a love
Now I must stay here with this armour around my heart
Please don’t come here, don’t invade me
You’ll find the end is waiting at the start
I guess I never left a trail back home
I’m never coming back to you
But girl, it’s not a matter of love
I could drown here in the thunder of a breath
Lightning strikes here on the same place on my chest
And it’ll crack down until there’s simply nothing left
But I survived you, so this torture
Is something that I’ll readily accept
I guess I never left a trail back home
I’m never coming back to you
But girl, it’s not a matter of love
A matter of love
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3. |
Run
03:42
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Run
You are lost and you think
That you've found a home in me
I guarantee that I'll break it in the end
Its a spell
Just a trick
And it seems the jokes on you
You shake your head
But I'm afraid that its all true
And if you knew what was good for you
You would
Run
Kill the love
When it dies
You'll be free
It might seem like bad promotion
But if you're looking
Don't choose me
Fuck your heart
Let it break
As long as it breaks clean
While you're at it
Cut your losses
And get away from me
Cause if you knew what was good for you
You would
Run
You perceive something sweet
Something hiding in the deep
A feeling I've forgotten
Something growing where it's rotten
Once I'd search for what's hidden
But I'm simply tired of digging
Can't you see that this strange romance
Has got no chance of living
If you knew what was good for you
You would
Run
You would run
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4. |
At The End Of The Line
02:44
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At The End Of The Line
Calm down, it’s fine
You got yours, I got mine
And at the end of the line
You’ll be sure that I got mine
I got what I deserved
Calm down, it’s fine
Blow your nose and have another line
Then wash it down with white wine
Dream of the day when I get mine
I’ll get what I deserve
Calm down, it’s fine
I’ll get mine
I’ll get what I deserve
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5. |
Harmonise
03:15
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Harmonise
Got a pain at the back of my eyes
Ringing all those warning bells
Is it the drugs or my natural demeanour?
Lately it’s been hard to tell
I think society’s as sweet as a song
It’s just that I can’t harmonise
Harmonise
Got to maintain a thousand lies
They’re like children living their own lives
Artificial angels or natural devils?
Lately it’s been hard to tell
I think the truth is as sweet as a song
It’s just that I can’t harmonise
Harmonise
Got to blame what’s behind the eyes
All my personalities are riding high
We even convinced that psych
But every single one of us are liars
I think sanity’s as sweet as a song
It’s just that I can’t harmonise
Harmonise
Gotta blame what’s behind the eyes
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6. |
Humanity (Bring Me Down)
03:27
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Humanity
I got a white angelic skin hiding a black soul underneath
Sunshine in my smile but there’s a storm locked in my cavities
I like to think I stand for good but I keep bad company
I got a feeling I personify humanity
Bring me down
Dethrone me
Disown me
I got a God-given flair for charm and a goddamn knack for grief
I’d change but we all know there’s only two sides to each leaf
And if I’m here to hang and rot, I’m going to poison this whole tree
Damn each twisted branch of your humanity
Bring me down
Dethrone me
Disown me
I’m bound to leave my mark; will it be peace or misery?
Will I choose to love my maker or hang with Mephistopheles?
And with a cold hand on my heart and my fingers crossed behind me
Come judgement day I’ll swear I love humanity
Bring me down
Dethrone me
Disown me
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7. |
Success
03:26
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Success
I've successfully subtracted me from all I see
I'm in blessed insignificance
So call on me
Call me often
Call me daily
As if it makes a difference to me
I've successfully subtracted me from all I see
As if it makes a difference
I've successfully enacted all my fantasies
So where the hell's my happiness?
So call on me
Call me often
Call me daily
It's got to make a difference to me
I've successfully subtracted me from all I see
As if it makes a difference
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8. |
Beautiful
04:00
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Beautiful
The neon eyes of night are focusing on you
Don’t worry
They cover lying lights and the darkness shines right through
Paint over memory ‘cause what you need is something new
You’ve given it your best
For so many years, your life seemed like a test
And that’s no way to behave
When you could be so beautiful
When you could have it all
Do-gooders prop you up, they call you everyday
Don’t worry
They’re all drinking from the cup
When optimism fades
They’ll turn to see that you have found a better way
And you’ll do it on your own
Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find your home
So stay with me
Resist your instincts
They’re all lying
Just tell me you’ll keep trying
Are you lost?
Are you hiding?
Are you safely locked away?
Hidden in black, scared of each day
Are you trapped?
Is there a key?
Do you already know the way out?
The town’s infecting you
You’re feeling every ache
Don’t worry
It’s just a sympathy, it shares your misery
This city’s countless heartbreaks and scarlet history
The city, night and I
We have a faith in you
We believe you could be so beautiful
You could have it all
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9. |
Mean
03:38
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Mean
You're afraid of being mean to me
You're afraid of being mean
This isn't my first
Sure won't be my last
So say just what you mean, to me
You can say just what you mean
I'm well aware that this thing's ending
No need to be so condescending
I was the love of your life
Yet here we are at goodbye
So say just what you mean to me
You can say just what you mean
I hear it's happening all over
Got a feeling I'll survive
I must say you're cute
Cute won't save my life
So say just what you mean to me
You can say just what you mean
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10. |
You Cannot Destroy Me
05:47
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You Cannot Destroy Me
An interesting development, news has come to hand
With facts and figures the statisticians are helping me understand
I hope it wasn’t hard for you
Were you cringing under each caress?
Inadmissible evidence; the facts are on remand
Hindsight delivers a hundred shivers
I finally understand
And in the distance I can see another you
Another hurt, another joy to get through
I’ll take it on with no recourse to any law
You will not destroy me
A line of mucus sediment; a hair though just a strand
It’s the sound of a finger rubbing a trigger
I’d rather not understand
I wish I wasn’t hard for you
I’ve been cringing under each caress
And in the distance I can see another you
Another hurt, another joy to get through
I’ll take it on with no recourse to any law
You will not destroy me
An interesting development, news has come to hand
With facts and figures the statisticians are helping me understand
I wish I wasn’t hard for you
I’ve been cringing under each caress
And in the distance I can see another you
Another hurt, another joy to get through
I’ll take it on with no recourse to any law
You will not destroy me
You cannot destroy me
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11. |
One Chance
04:55
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One Chance
Just a whisker from the black
I pushed myself into the light
I’m not here to be alone
I’m not here to say I’m sorry
I fled the terror, I won’t go back
I want fire, I need it bright
I’m not here to be unknown
A whisper through the trees
A hostile voice of love
Inferno slowly breathes
Bitch-slap from the gods
Fishing from above
Drags me from my knees
You have one chance left
One chance
My account was in the red
I begged for one more line of credit
There’ll be time to be alone
There’ll be time to say I’m sorry
I dodged some horror, I’m back on track
No puzzles now, I think I get it
There’ll be time to be unknown
A whisper from the sea
Hostile voice of love
The darkness slowly leaves
Sharp rap from the gods
The spirits playing rough
Drags me from the deep
You have one chance left
One chance
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12. |
The Same
04:28
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The Same
You ran away to be an ancient mystery
My conscience holds you here, you’re hardly history
You left a lasting mark, distinctive imprint
Not just a jagged heart, you left a scar
And late at night, girls ask me what it is
And when I tell the truth, they run their fingers down it
And you know what, you bitch?
Sometimes when I’m alone
Got this house to my own
I do the same
I still do the same
You ran away from me and just left pity
An air of bitterness; what did you think you’d taught me?
A year of wondering; two years of second-guessing
As for the introspection, hardly a lesson
And late at night, girls ask me why I’m drinking
And they’d be horrified if they knew what I’m thinking
Cause even in their arms, even inside them
Despite their pretty words, I can’t feel the same
I can’t feel the same
You ran away from me
I can’t feel
I can’t feel the same
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Shank Godley Butcher Sydney, Australia
An infamous master of acoustic bass, demigod of dulcet crooning and lyrical leviathan, Shank's twisted tunes have attracted compliments and complaints since 2003. A prolific artist, Butcher has recorded over a 100 tracks and will cap off a decade of disturbing dirge by releasing a compilation of demos on Bandcamp. It promises to be as handsome as the man himself. He may have written his own bio. ... more
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