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Confessional
02:03
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There’s a secret on the tip of my tongue
And it’s burning a hole between my lungs
There’s no grace for what I have done
But I must face what I’ve become
Hiding six feet under has always been my way
And though the honesty hurts
The lying was worse
Can’t take it to the grave
This is my confessional
Of things that I have buried low
This is my confessional
Please will you redeem my soul?
Holy water on the tip of my tongue
There’s so much sin for just 21
Hear my penance and all I have done
This self-destructive war I’ve won
I’ve come out from under to die another day
And though the honesty hurts
The crying was worse
Now tell me I’ll be saved
This is my confessional
Of things that I have buried low
This is my confessional
Please will you redeem my soul?
Throw stones if you want to
Break bones if you want to
That high horse have a good view?
I confess
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2. |
So Cold
03:18
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I miss you more and more each day
I’d let you know but you’re not around to say
I miss you like I miss my youth
But gone are those days too
You left me without a warning
You left me without a word
You left me now I’m mourning the goodbye I never heard
I’d still sleep with the lights on
But I don’t sleep anymore
I’d still sleep with the lights on
But I don’t sleep now you’re gone
You’re too young to be sad they say
You’re too young to be so cold
You’re too young to be sad they say
You’re too young to be so old
The doctor says I’ll feel no pain
Colours fade turning all my blues to grey
I miss you like I miss my home
But it’s gone now that I’m grown
Now all that’s left are the melodies
From a song I’ll never play
So I bathe inside these memories
Before the numb takes them away
I’d still sleep with the lights on
But I don’t sleep anymore
I’d still sleep with the lights on
But I don’t sleep now you’re gone
You’re too young to be sad they say
You’re too young to be so cold
You’re too young to be sad they say
You’re too young to be so old
You’re so young, you’re so young
You’re so young to be so old
You’re so young, you’re so young
You’re so young to be so old
You’re too young to be sad they say
You’re too young to be so old
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3. |
Saint of the Sinners
03:54
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I'm on my hands and knees again
Singing a symphony of sins
I'm crying, I'm crying again
And I am sorry for what I've done
Apologies from empty lungs
I'm lying, I'm lying again
You let me drown in holy water
You let me fall on holy ground
I spent my life at your altar
But all you did was hold me down
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
And don't trust a word I say
And don't take my crown away
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'd say I'd see you in the end
But I don't consider you a friend
I'm screaming, I'm screaming again
You buried me with no amen
So one day there would be revenge
I’m singing, I’m singing again
You let me drown in holy water
You let me fall on holy ground
I spent my life at your altar
But all you did was hold me down
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
And don't trust a word I say
And don't take my crown away
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I am more than the tears I’ve cried
I am more than the blood that’s dried
I am more than my tiger stripes
I am more than the sharpest lives
And I know that this lightning strikes
This lightning strikes twice
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
And don't trust a word I say
And don't take my crown away
Cause I'm the saint of the sinners
I'm the saint of the sinners
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4. |
Cinema Screen
03:44
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I've been laying wide awake
Watching every last mistake I've ever made
On a cinema screen in the back of my forehead
I've been praying for a change
Hoping I could press play on a different day
But we are the scene I can never stop watching
And I've been trying to get everything you said out of my head
I've been trying to move but all I want to do is forget
And I’m dying to turn it off
I’ve been trying with all that I’ve got
And I know you're no good for me
And I know, I know I should be moving on
Moving on, from this Hollywood dream
On my cinema screen
I believed in all your lies
I've been crying through the night, you never loved me
So why can I still taste you between my teeth?
I can feel you on my bones
And this pain just feels like home
Lights, camera action - I'm lying again
And I've been trying to get everything you said out of my head
I've been trying to move but all I want to do is forget
and I’m dying to turn it off
I’ve been trying with all that I’ve got
And I know you're no good for me
And I know, I know I should be moving on,
Moving on, from this Hollywood dream
Before you ruin me
And although, although it kills me
I should go, but it's not so easy moving on
Moving on, from this Hollywood dream
And I've been shrinking again, over-thinking again
Pushing me round the bend again
Tip-toeing over the edge, trying my best to pretend
That I am not losing myself
And I know you're no good for me
And I know, I know I should be moving on,
Moving on, from this Hollywood dream
Before you ruin me
And although, although it kills me
I should go, but it's not so easy moving on
Moving on, from this Hollywood dream
On my cinema screen
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5. |
Speak
03:19
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Oh Danny boy, I thought that we were friends
Oh Danny boy, you’re drinking again
And I’m wearing the red dress, but I’m not asleep
And I never said yes, do you know what that means?
Oh Danny boy, I’m living here in silence
Cause it’s our little secret
It’s our little secret, it’s our little secret
Under the sheet, I shouldn’t keep
I’m not ready to speak
Oh Danny boy, the meadows are in bloom
Oh Danny boy, oh how I trusted you
Now there’s blood on the roses, a broken bouquet
The flowers are dying, they shrivel in shame
Oh Danny boy, I couldn’t tell the truth
Cause it’s our little secret
It’s our little secret, It’s our little secret
Under the sheet, I shouldn’t keep
But you can’t see the bruises
and I’m the one who loses
I cannot speak your name
But I’ve started writing
These words that I’ve been fighting
So no-one has to say
That it’s our little secret,
it’s our little secret, it’s our little secret
Under the sheet, I will not keep
Cause I’m ready to speak
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6. |
Honest Men
04:05
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Where have all the honest men gone?
I’m flocked by vultures in the summer sun
They take what they can get
Then gone in another breath
Where have all the honest men gone?
My shoes are filled with lead, what can I do?
It's sink or swim or just avoid the truth
So I'll take what I can get
And accept the consequence
But where have all the honest men gone?
Now there’s tears in my eyes, oh no surprise
Cause there’ll be tears in my eyes till the day I die
So angel of death why haven’t you kissed me yet?
Oh angel of death I long for your caress
So won’t you save me, oh save me
Oh won’t you save me, oh save me
Where has all my happiness gone?
It disappeared the moment I sang your song
I’ll be buried in this noose
It’s written in the books
But where have all the honest men gone?
Now there’s tears in my eyes oh no surprise
Cause there’ll be tears in my eyes till the day I die
So angel of death why haven’t you kissed me yet?
Oh angel of death I long for your caress
So won’t you save me, oh save me
Oh won’t you save me, oh save me
My soul wasn’t enough you want it all, you wanted blood
My soul wasn’t enough you want it all, you wanted blood
My soul wasn’t enough you want it all, you wanted blood
My soul wasn’t enough you want it all, you wanted blood
My soul wasn’t enough you want it all, you wanted blood
(Save me, save me)
But where have all the honest men gone?
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7. |
Love Song
03:33
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I heard it on the radio
In all the stories I’ve been told
In every phrase and every note
But I don’t know
I see it in the stranger’s eyes
As they share each other’s lives
With roses and with lullabies
But I don’t know
But I have never written a love song
And no-one knows where they come from
Until they come along
And sometimes, something saves you, or someone
Then you can write them a love song
A truly honest one
And maybe this is one
I got lost and couldn’t find
The heart of me that beats inside
So I drew these compass lines
Now I’m alive
I forgot the reasons why
Forgot the way two lovers lie
and Hold each other through the night
Now I’m alive
Cause I have never written a love song
And no-one knows where they come from
Until they come along
And sometimes, something saves you, or someone
Then you can write them a love song
A truly honest one
I hear the choirs and I feel the music
That’s why I’m singing for you
I hear the choirs and I feel the music
That’s why I’m singing for you
But I have never written a love song
And no-one knows where they come from
Until they come along
And sometimes, something saves you, or someone
Then you can write them a love song
A truly honest one
And maybe this is one
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8. |
Big Wide World
03:13
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Sun is rising, in the city
On a rooftop, feeling dizzy
Don't look down, cause you’re ready now
Feelin' nervous but you can do this
This is a place with, no excuses
Don't back down, cause you’re ready now
Cause you've got the pulse, pulse of the city
Flow through your veins, there's no more limit
Look to the sky this town has no ceiling
Don't back down
Welcome to the big wide world
It's bigger than you've ever heard
It's all you've ever wanted
So we should go get lost in the big wide world
The big wide world
The big wide world
Feel the glow of the street light
Let your hair down at midnight
Don't stop now, live life loud
Cause you've got the pulse, pulse of the city
Flow through your veins, there's no more limit
Look to the sky this town has no ceiling
Don't back down
Welcome to the big wide world
Wake up to the big wide world
Where everything is open
If you keep your mind from closing
Welcome to the big bad world
It's bigger than you've ever heard
It's all you've ever wanted
So we should go get lost in the big wide world
The big wide world
The big bad world
Cause you've got the pulse, pulse of the city
Flow through your veins, there's no more limit
Look to the sky this town has no ceiling
Don't back down
Welcome to the big wide world
Wake up to the big wide world
Where everything is open
If you keep your mind from closing
Welcome to the big bad world
It's bigger than you've ever heard
It's all you've ever wanted
So we should go get lost in the big wide world
The big wide world
The big wide world
The big bad world
We should go get lost in the big wide world
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9. |
Away with the Fairies
03:25
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I’m in ribbons again
Can you help me my friend?
I’ve been searching for my mind
But I can’t seem to find it
No matter where I’ve wandered
Two sheets to the wind
I’ll set sail from my sin
And I’ll journey through the night
Into the darkness
Into the black and into the forests
Grant me wings tonight
Grant me wings to raise me high
Grant me wings tonight
Grant me wings so I can fly
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be a moonbeam child
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be the banshee cry
Stop howling, stop howling
Stop calling out my name
I’m away with the fairies
I’m away, I’m away, away again
There’s a bottle of ghosts
And the horror it hosts
I’ve been hiding under tables
Drowning in the fables
A coffin in a cradle
Grant me wings tonight
Grant me wings to raise me high
Grant me wing tonight
Grant me wings so I can fly
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be a moonbeam child
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be the banshee cry
Stop howling, stop howling
Stop calling out my name
I’m away with the fairies
I’m away, I’m away, away again
I call it a blessing
You call it a curse
My soul is confessing
My life in a verse
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be a moonbeam child
I’m away with the fairies
I’ll be the banshee cry
Stop howling, stop howling
Stop calling out my name
I’m away with the fairies
I’m away, I’m away, away again
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10. |
Sweet Sacred Friend
03:43
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Every night I’m running home so we can finally be alone
And I’ll lock the door, no world no more
Oblivion’s your middle name and every time I called you came
And you held me tight, and said goodnight
You tasted like home
But no-one could know
Fare thee well, sweet sacred friend
Who I hope to never see again
It was a blessing in the end
You tore the demons from my side
You had to fall to give me life
Sweet sacred friend
Sweet sacred friend
Couldn’t live without your touch but when your love became too much
Then you made me fight, to the death or life
But in this war nobody won, I lost a friend the only one
Who could fill my skin, the void within
You taste like regret
But I’ve laid you to rest
Fare thee well, sweet sacred friend
Who I hope to never see again
It was a blessing in the end
You tore the demons from my side
You had to fall to give me life
Sweet sacred friend
Sweet sacred friend
I can hear you calling, oh you’re calling out my name
I can hear you calling me again
I can hear you calling, oh you’re calling out my name
I can hear you calling me again
Fare thee well, sweet sacred friend
Who I hope to never see again
It was a blessing in the end
You tore the demons from my side
You had to fall to give me life
Sweet sacred friend
Sweet sacred friend
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11. |
Holy Water
03:35
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I bathe in holy water
In search of what I’ve done
I had to share my sorrow
And treat it like a son
Now I feel ten stone lighter
With the devil off my back
I’m cursed to never stumble
Cursed to never crack
If I ever run away they know where I’ll be found
No I can never run away I’m sure they’d hunt me down
But maybe you, maybe you could help to…
Wash away my demons and take them from me
Wash away my demons have some mercy won’t you please?
Wash away my problems and send them to the sea
Wash away my demons and cleanse my inequity
Holy water save me, holy water save me
Holy water save me from myself
Yeah save me from me
I’m sorry for the bother, I’m sorry for the sins
I’m here before your altar, I pray that it’s the end
And with the voice of reason
And with some help from friends
I hope to one day slumber
I hope to sleep again
If I should ever run away you know where I’ll be found
If I should ever run away you need not hunt me down
But maybe you, maybe you could help to…
Wash away my demons and take them from me
Wash away my demons have some mercy won’t you please?
Wash away my problems and send them to the sea
Wash away my demons and cleanse my inequity
Holy water save me, holy water save me
Holy water save me from myself
Holy water save me, holy water save me
Holy water save me from myself
Yeah save me from me
I hope to never run away, but if one day I do
Then don’t you dare, don’t you dare come running too
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12. |
Better Now
03:37
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Blood-stained porcelain
Crying on my own again
I'm better now, I'm better now
Once lost, never found
Thank God my thoughts don't make a sound
Cause I'm better now
But the truth won't come from empty lungs
But lies will come from everyone
Can you hear me now?
I'm better now
Glass bones, paper skin
Just ghosts within
I'm fading out, I'm fading out
Bruises on white
This is the spotlight going down
I'm fading out
But the truth won't come from empty lungs
But lies will come from everyone
Can you hear me now?
I'm better now
That all the world is moving on
And everything I've got is gone
Can you hear me now?
I'm better now
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Can you hear me screaming?
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Can you hear me lying?
But the truth won't come from empty lungs
But lies will come from everyone
Can you hear me now?
I'm better now
That all the world is moving on
And everything I've got is gone
Can you hear me now?
I'm better now
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