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What to do at 2 AM with so much on your mind?
How to see which way to go when you feel so blind?
Who to ask for comfort when you know you're deserving none?
How can I make myself leave you behind?
It seems it's just my luck to realize I had perfection
Only after that perfection went and left me in the dust
And I'm begging on my knees with my eyes raised up to heaven
But the tears are gonna freeze me, leave me turning into rust
The days are getting restless, and the nights are living hell
And I can't run and I can't hide, cause where I am, you're there as well
What to do with demons here and demons all around?
Hearing bells of silence tolling out their mournful sound
Whom do you ask when you need the strength to turn and run?
How can I make myself leave you behind?
It seems it's just my luck to realize I had perfection
Only after that perfection went and left me in the dust
And I'm begging on my knees with my eyes raised up to heaven
But the tears are gonna freeze me, leave me turning into rust
The days are getting restless, and the nights are living hell
And I can't run and I can't hide, cause where I am, you're there as well
I don't care if you know it
or you never see my face again
It seems it's just my luck to realize I had perfection
Only after that perfection went and left me in the dust
And I'm begging on my knees with my eyes raised up to heaven
But the tears are gonna freeze me, leave me turning into rust
The days are getting restless, and the nights are living hell
And I can't run and I can't hide, cause where I am, you're there as well
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2. |
Big Red Button
04:00
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Dear God, I don’t want to fight
I don’t wanna draw these guns
don’t wanna duel to the death with you tonight
I don’t wanna feel like I have to saddle up
and take you for a ride
Dear girl, we used to have it all
we used to run around
turned up our nose at others, one and all
spent our days laughing hard, not knowing
we were destined for a fall
So take your fingers off that big red button
there’s no use in more destruction,
no use in fighting on, no
take your fingers off that cold black trigger
don’t make this mess get bigger
just let this thing be done
you know we both would rather be gone
oh baby, this time ain’t almost done
it’s already gone
already in a hole far from the sun
we both had a hand in its death
but you don’t have the sense to turn and run
So take your fingers off that big red button
there’s no use in more destruction,
no use in fighting on, no
take your fingers off that cold black trigger
don’t make this mess get bigger
just let this thing be done
you know we both would rather be gone
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3. |
Dream 42
03:54
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Well you know we’re here at last.
It took so long but morning came.
You know we have to leave it fast,
Nothing will ever be the same as it was.
The waves go out, let’s ride them down.
Ride them to the setting sun.
you won’t need your broken crown,
it’s too heavy, you can’t run with it.
Do what you need to stay alive.
Be who you know you’re meant to be.
It won’t matter when you arrive,
you know you’ll finally be set free from it.
You’re no hero, and neither am I.
You’ll do what ever you’re driven to.
You know it’s wrong to cheat and lie,
but you must be sure your dreams come true.
Even if you feel the need,
don’t hide yourself away from me.
Yes I’ll make sure that you’re freed,
you know I’ll always be there for you.
What can I say to make you see?
If you won’t hear then you’ll stay to die.
Have you ever been lied to by someone like me?
You know that I’m always on the side of the angels.
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Walkin’ the road in New Orleans
ya see a lot of crazy things,
you see the people running around
their lives hangin’ by a string
and dontcha know that you’re never alone
these people are just like you,
there’s nothing new under the sun
ya know in your heart it’s true.
I saw this girl with no last name
she sat there and she stared,
she asked me why I stood there alone
but I saw she didn’t care
and I wished I could reach out to her
and help her face the world,
but she couldn’t stand to be tied down
she’d rather move along
I saw some children at their games
all dancin’ in the rain
their smiles they were plastic
I could see they were in pain
and I asked them why they hid their pain
but answer there came none
but I knew the reason they were scared
I knew why they had to run
so walkin’ the road in New Orleans
ya see a lot of crazy things,
you see the people running around
their lives hangin’ by a string
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James and Natalie
04:30
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i saw you standing there, forever ago
on a warm summer night, in a sunset glow
and i fell into the water
and i fell for your dark eyed charms
it was a beautiful night and over too soon
and i never guessed, by the light of that moon
i would ask for your hand
i would hold you and cause you harm
i was James Dean in my olds 88
you were Natalie Wood waiting at the gate
and the two of us tried to drive the night away
but it was never here to stay
it was many years later on another dark night
when we sat together in the restaurant light
and you fell for me
and you never judged my past
time kept passing, we were hand in hand
kept the fire burning, far across the land
and i asked you to love me
and and we thought it just might last
i was James Dean in my olds 88
you were Natalie Wood waiting at the gate
and the two of us tried to drive the night away
but it was never here to stay
but time kept passing and the changes came
and trust got twisted and we passed the blame
and the fire that burned
couldn't last through the pouring rain
and we talked about why and how and when
where we were going and where we had been
and the fire grew dim
in the light of the anger and pain
i was James Dean in my olds 88
you were Natalie Wood waiting at the gate
and the two of us tried to drive the night away
but it was never here to stay
i drove through the desert, i drove through the sand
i thought i'd drive to the ends of the earth and the land
but the cliffs in between
have a way of stopping your drive
and we looked at each other, no stars in our eyes
and wondered how all the love had died
and i drove away
hardly feeling alive
there's a junkyard around my Olds 88
but Natalie Wood says she'll always wait
she says "come on, lets drive that way again"
but i don't think i can
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6. |
She's Gone Again
03:05
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On the last day of April
She left me alone
I asked her to stay
But her heart it was stone
She said she didn’t love me
And I knew it was true
So I opened the door
And she went on through.
I kept the lines open
With no hope of reply
As far as I knew
She had took to the sky
I called and I called
But no answer she gave
She kept up her silence
And broke me in half.
One day I sat drinking
my troubles away
now realizing
they were here to stay
I opened the door
And to my surprise
She stood there
with so many tears in her eyes
She told me what
Life had been like since she left
About Roger and all
Of the scars that he left
After coming so far
She landed back on the street
With no money or hope
To get up on her feet.
We were married at Christmas
For the whole world to see
I was just happy
To have her back here with me.
Then I started, and woke up
Looked out at the lawn
It was the last day of April
And she was still long, long gone.
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7. |
Faster On The Draw
04:09
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i was born in a crossfire of wind and lightning and rain
under a roof that sheltered nothing but sadness and pain
i watched as my mother was killed by those rustling scum
i watched daddy smoking the barrel of his own gun
so i saddled up my pony and i rode away across the sand
just one warm blanket and my daddy's gun in my hand
wasn't going anywhere, just didn't want to be where i was
i just made my way and i did what a desperate man does
my mother once told me that i wouldn't last
if i tried to take whatever i saw
and she said never never take up a gun
cause there's always somebody faster on the draw
but i rode and i rode and i took and i gambled and lied
and i stole from the rich and the poor and the weak, and they cried
with my fine silk shirts and my pistols of ivory and gold
i lived like a king with no friends, left out in the cold
my mother once told me that i wouldn't last
if i tried to take whatever i saw
and she said never never take up a gun
cause there's always somebody faster
in a small town in texas my wild days ended in blood
i drew against a gambler and i hit that floor with a thud
he stripped me of money, my gold, and my guns, and my pride
and i wondered if mother and daddy were watching me die
so brothers and sisters, don't listen to my tale with glee
don't live like a wild man or you might end up like me
in a pool of your own blood, with nothing to show for your years
and the terrible thought that you never escaped from your fears
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8. |
Banker's Lament
03:57
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The man just sat there, sat there in his cell
How much cash passed through his hands no one could tell
But he never spoke at all
It had been a few years since they had locked him away
At first he was worried that he was there to stay
And his faith was growing small
The guards all poked and prodded him, told him to repent
Did he kill Big Jim, they wondered, was all the money spent
But he never spoke a word
Sixteen years deprived of life’s little joys
But then one night he got a message from The Boys
It was time to fly like a bird
Tuesday night they had chosen for to act
To get the last member of the gang so as to bring him back
And he waited till the time to go
After sixteen years of planning it was done fast and well
They were already out of town when the guard rang the bell
he was ready to go collect the dough
Bankers everywhere, beware cause you’ll go down
for the Jack of Hearts is finally back in town.
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sometimes in the night there is
no way to fill the silence
so you crank "biloxi parish"
and you wish it all away
but even then the night won't hold you
with your rock and roll blanket
cover eyes and ears and heart
and hide until the break of day
and the dawn may come to save you
from this self made hell you're in
it may come and bring you comfort
or it may reveal your sins
sometimes in the day all these
familiar sights around you
have you wishing for a time you left
or praying to forget
and the light that washes over
on the coldest winter's day
it may blind or it may burn you
either way, you lose the bet
and the night may come like alcohol
to wash out all your wounds
and cuts will heal but turn to scars
and reminders all too soon
you break my heart and tell me
that i've broken you the same
i can't save you, can't save myself
from this deadly lovers game
and the day may come when once again
the bright light doesn't burn
when smiles make you love again
and the world begins to turn
i pray that day is coming
and i pray that you survive
the greatest pain, the sharpest joy
is when you feel alive
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10. |
Failed Suicide #7
02:40
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Roll out the door, start the car, put my eyes on
Just down the street is the place where I work
It's one of those days, you could touch the horizon
I'll drive right on past cause I'm sick of the jerks
Money is the anthem of success, so I sing sad songs
Jumping off cliffs of reason, it happens every day
I'm not a super hero, I don't suit up and right all the wrongs
Sacrificing my life wouldn't happen anyway
My car got stolen, the insurance wouldn't pay
They're lining their pockets and treading on my dreams
I'm on my last hundred, just can't spend it today
I swear this life can't hold me, I'm busting out the seams
The gun's laid out before me, I raise it to my head
Cut loose like a deuce while one bullet spins around
Tired, disgusted, threw the gun on the bed
Tires scream like a banshee as I get out of this town
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11. |
London Is Burning
03:54
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london isn't drowning, it's burning in the night
the flames and the blackness have come out to fight
you have nothing to lose, just your soul and your smile
you can bet you'll be hanged if you walk down
that criminal mile
i don't have nothing, i eat what i steal
i pretend that i care, yeah but none of it's real
i just sit on this doorstep, i've been here a while
and i know i'll be hanged if i walk down
that criminal mile
it wasn't always like this, my dad shouts in my face
i worked for my food, you're a lousy disgrace
i had price in my work, no dishonesty, no guile
you mark my words boy, you'll be hanged for
your criminal style
but what has he taught me, with anger and rage?
he don't even care so i'll just burn that page
who cares what the old man might add to the pile
it's his own bloody fault that i'm walking
this criminal mile
london is drowning in waves of red fire
no reason to stop it, i won't be a liar
i've no reason to care what happens this time
cause i'm too old to change so i'll die on
this criminal mile
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Eliot Ritchie on electric and acoustic guitar, drums, lead and harmony
vocals
Evan Ritchie on electric guitar, harmonica, drums, lead vocals
Jordan Lytle on lead electric guitar and acoustic rhythm guitar
Micah Darwin on resonator guitar and acoustic guitar
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