1. |
Do You Want to Know?
03:00
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Coming down the road I see the Devil and he says, "Hello"
He said, "You know where you're going but I know where you're gonna go. Do you want to know? Do you want to know?"
Well I lie awake, I couldn't shake the question going around my head
And I started praying out but he was laughing there beside my bed
And then he whispered low, "Do you want to know?"
Shepherds better watch your flocks tonight
Mamas better hold your babies tight
There's blood on the door but will it Passover me tonight?
Save my soul, my soul!
Do you want to know?
Well you can tell a serpent by the questions that he's gonna ask
And his lips will burn in fire but the words are only smoke and ash
Gone before the snow
Do you want to know?
Shepherds you'd better watch your flocks tonight
Mamas better hold your babies tight
There's blood on the door but will it Passover me tonight?
Save my soul, my soul!
Do you want to know?
Shepherds better watch your flocks tonight
Oooh mamas better hold your babies tight
There's blood on the door but will it Passover we tonight?
Save our souls, save our souls
Do you want to know? Oh oh oh oh
And would you want to know?
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2. |
Disappear
03:45
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Following the white lines on the street
Time is moving underneath your feet
You cannot sit too long inside your skin
You hold your breath to keep the feeling in
and disappear disappear disappear
Dusting clouds on everyone
Feels like you're the only one who disappears
You disappear, you disappear, you disappear
You are such a perfect leading man
When your eyes return from where they've been
When you're coming down you keep me close
That is when I know you love me most
You disappear disappear disappear
Dusting clouds on everyone
Feels like you're the only one who disappears
You disappear, you disappear, you disappear
You disappear, you disappear, you disappear, you disappear
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3. |
Fire
03:27
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I lost my way again
Just like you always said I would
It's like I've fallen into fire
I have succumb to my desire
Mmmm mmmm
You feel the way I do
Does your conscience bother you?
It's like we're burning in the fire
It's like we're walking on a wire
Mmmm mmmm
So wrapped up in a dream
But I'm tearing open at the seams
It's like I'm burning in the fire
Slowly sinking to get higher
Mmmm mmmm
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4. |
Down to the Ground
04:11
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Oh there once was a time when I needed you
There once was a time when I thought you were more than life itself
Anything just to have you near
I was only a child then, the world was not so clear
I was lonely wanted to be someone worthy of love
And if innocence was weakness you would cure it soon enough
I see the phoenix arise from a bed of fire
It will purify her
Ashes to ashes, around and around again
Until we burn this mountain down
Down to the ground
Down to the ground
Tried so hard to be what you liked
Filled the emptiness with all the damage we could fit inside
I was lonely wanted to be someone worthy of love
And if innocence was weakness you would cure it soon enough
I see the phoenix arise from a bed of fire
It will purify her
Ashes to ashes, around and around again
Until we burn this mountain down
Down to the ground
Steady my hand as I stand in the here and now
Where the sun is shining
There is a heartbeat and I know that I'm alive
Like a challenge to the sky, I will fly fly fly
Ashes to ashes around and around again
Until we burn our burdens down, down down
Down to the ground
I see the phoenix arise from a bed of fire
It will purify her
Ashes to ashes, around and around again
Until we burn this mountain down
Down to the ground
Down to the ground
Down to the ground
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5. |
Nowhere to be Found
03:32
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In the light air of the morning sun
I am awake and imagining your dreams
I see the water, waves are crashing down
And in the mirror, I'm nowhere to be found
Nowhere to be found
At the window, frozen silhouettes
Replaying words that we haven't uttered yet
I search your dreams like I can see your sound
My eyes are open but you're nowhere to be found
Nowhere to be found
Say the words if they're burning on your lips
Play the song if it's on your fingertips
All the noise but you never make a sound
You're nowhere to be found
Nowhere to be found
You're nowhere to be found
Say the words if they're burning on your lips
Play the song if it's on your fingertips
All the noise but you never make a sound
You're nowhere to be found
Nowhere to be found
You're nowhere to be found
In the light air of the morning sun
I am awake and imagining your dreams
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6. |
Rabbit Hole
01:43
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Gonna buy a ticket down the rabbit hole
I've got a silver dollar and my cup is full
Alright!
'Course I want to get him 'cause he wears a cap
He drops it with his coat and comes in for a chat
Alright!
Gonna win him over with a game of cards
I'd better find a chair before the music starts
Alright!
Oh, oh curiosity has got the best of me!
I'm drowning in your cup of tea tonight
Oh
Go into the river going with the tide
I'm gonna ride it over to the other side
Alright!
Hear it in the distance and they turn it up
Well I can hear the music going to erupt
Alright!
Got a royal flush 'cause he's the King of Hearts
I'd better find a chair before the music starts,
Alright
Oh, oh curiosity has got the best of me!
I'm drowning in your cup of tea tonight
Goodnight!
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7. |
How Long?
02:53
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How long have we been sitting here
Locked in silence, holding back the tears?
Yes I know the writing's on the wall
So how long 'til someone makes the call?
I don't want to be the bad guy
It's your turn this time
But we don't have to use any words or disguises
Let me feel your beating heart
Hold me in your arms and don't let go
Just hold me in your arms and don't let go
How long since we've really shared a kiss?
A broken heart is better than this indifference
You don't want to be the bad guy
Let your heart speak to mine
And we don't have to use any words or disguises
Let me feel your beating heart
Hold me in your arms and don't let go
Just hold me in your arms and don't let go
When all is said and all is done, you're still the only one
When all is said and all is done, I'll still be holding on
When all is said and all is done, you're still the only one
When all is said and all is done, I'll still be holding on
And we don't have to use any words or disguises
Let me feel your beating heart
Hold me in your arms and don't let go
Just hold me in your arms and don't let go
Just hold me in your arms and don't let go
How long? how long?
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Parabola West New Zealand
Mostly I write songs about our shared emotions, fears, and hiding places. Sometimes, just about rabbits. I hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as I enjoy creating it. If you find a piece of your story in here, sing it with me.
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