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Rouge (acoustic)
02:50
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... but I love you, my darling.
Please don't find it alarming if I'm not the same person for an hour or two. Don't leave me, darling.
Would you find me as charming if I opened my eyes, and somehow smiled for you?
I swear to you, darling. Oh, I swear to you, darling.
You're my muse, and I'm begging you, darling.
Oh, I'm begging you, darling. Not to do what you said you were going to. I swear to you, darling. That I'll change for you, darling.
I've been blue, but I swear that I'll change for you.
Sudden affection cancels out your rejection.
I love you, my darling. Please remain by my side.
There's no need to question. I have seen your reflection,
and I know you, my darling. You've got nothing to hide...
I swear to you, darling. Oh, I swear to you, darling.
You're my muse, and I'm begging you, darling.
Oh, I'm begging you, darling. Not to do what you swore you were going to. I swear to you, darling. That I love you my darling. Yes I do...
I swear to you, darling.
Oh, I swear to you, darling.
I love you.
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2. |
The One You Gave Away
03:00
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I never thought that I could hate like the way I do today.
Your stubborn little ears block out everything I have to say.
I'm trying hard to let you go. As if you wanted to stay.
It's no secret. Everyone knows I'm the one you gave away.
I tried to give you what you want, and I would have done it too,
but your longing ended with my blood. Gold and green, but mostly blue.
So tell me what's he done for you, darling? Not a single thing,
but I guarantee before you're through he'll put your finger in a ring.
All this jealousy.
It nauseates me.
Tell me why.
Why'd you have to do this?
Please, lie to me one more time.
You're his worry now. He's the one that has to lift you up.
Yeah, you know exactly how. Drink your sorrow from a plastic cup.
Cos you're always upset. Yeah, the fallacy of your dismay.
That's why you're crying every night. Cos I'm the one you gave away.
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3. |
Quicksand
03:56
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This is quicksand, darling. This is quicksand upon which we stand.
We've been sinking in gradually. Now our weight is quicker than the sand,
and the more we struggle. Yeah, the more we struggle,
the more you struggle, the more I think we stand a chance.
Twist the knife in slowly as you whisper softly in my ear
"I'm yours, and yours only." but your lips on mine have made it clear,
and my blood will trickle. Down my back it will trickle.
Oh no... and you watch it trickle. Chasing hot tears into the sand.
I wanted to save you. I extended my arm like a branch.
All those leaves were chances, but you took your chances in the sand,
and it's so damn awful. Yeah, it's awfully hard to watch,
but you want to be awful so I let you sink at your demand.
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4. |
Nyctophilia
03:20
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Sunlight Shining through my window, far too bright to see.
I can't see anything.
Curtains closing. Serotonin flowing through my brain, holding me.
I'm trying to explain.
Take dictation please. I'm far too weak.
These secrets that I tell I won't repeat.
Stars are smothered by the clouds, but it's not that dark to me.
I can still see everything.
Shadows blanket all around, and I'm free to just exist.
Tell myself that I can't forget this.
Someone let's you down.
Don't lose sight of the sadness that they share with you tonight.
Cos we live this life together and share the blame.
Everything's connected. We are the same.
We are all the same. Sing with me.
Please, won't you tap your feet?
As we sing "La La La"
Sing with me.
"It's so dark you CAN see."
La La La
Ohh...
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5. |
Lonely Trapeze
03:41
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Lonely Trapeze: it's days like these when I miss my brother. All my brothers. You're a star. When things get hard I'll share my supper. The songs we'd sing, and feel the sting of all this gravity. So much gravity. The vodka burned. It helped us learn to embrace tragedy.
I hear laughter filling up my house.
Affection is foaming from my mouth.
As you know good friends are hard to find.
You, and I must make up for lost time.
It's days like these your two's and three's would make me smile for a while.Then we'd break free. Skip P.E. and hide in style. Appreciate that it was fate, and don't be fooled. That's the rule. Don't pretend you still make friends like you did in high school.
You looked like you'd forgotten your own name.
I felt that we were one, and the same.
What happened since we first met in the hall?
It seems we have a mystery to solve.
It's days like these that I can see how you've grown wild. You're not a child. Ride your board from South to North like the Nile. You found love that can lift you up, and I am happy that you're happy. If I forget there's no regrets than please just slap me.
The streets were wet, and so were our eyes.
You came back home much to my surprise.
Just like the cloudy sky holds the rain,
I have your blood inside my veins.
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6. |
Our Mutual Discontent
02:30
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Darling dear.
Why are we here?
Our path has grown unclear.
We've lost control.
Our hands are tied.
Neither of us can steer.
If the Captain goes down with his ship then what if this is it?
All of our life rafts are gone but neither of us give a shit.
You don't love me anymore.
I wouldn't love me either if I were you don't love me anymore.
I wouldn't love me either if I were you couldn't take your own advice.
We tried our best to be nice.
It wasn't so bad for a while.
Now we're kneeling on rice.
Happiness is rare at best.
It's not so unusual that you lost the spark inside your heart.
Just know your discontent is mutual, and now each time you're looking at my face you see this lonely stranger in my place. All of our friends and both our families just want us to be happy but we'e sad.
You don't love me anymore.
I wouldn't love me either if I were you.
I wouldn't love me either.
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Tell me what you wanted to hear. Let me do the right thing. Let me do the wrong thing. If it's ever this clear I will only say it once. Just let me turn the amps way up so you can hear nothing and if I die tonight then I guess I die tonight. Let me go on.
Just say what you wanted to say. I cannot stand these talks, dear. They only get us nowhere. We'll never resolve. We only run around when you tell me anyone could be just like me. If it's a different time, and a different place to be you would go on.
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8. |
Black Saturday
03:04
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I ran into Mike. He told me there's a party tonight.
I've got my sharpest outfit on, and I'm feeling alright.
Open that door. Slide across the floor. Am I drinking rum or whiskey?
No one's keeping the score on this black Saturday night.
I join Emily outside for a smoke in the cold.
Down the stairs I feel nervous but she's acting so bold.
She takes a hit. Now she's getting sick,
but the smile on her face has never been so big
on this black Saturday night.
The doorbell is ringing, but it's 4 A.M.
My ride left already leaving me condemned,
but there's no cops around back, and I'm keeping my stash
so I jump out the window then sprint through the grass
on this black Saturday night.
It's cold and dark in this neighborhood,
but being lost and alone never felt so good.
Oh so damn good.
I made a clean break, and the Sun's coming up.
Now I'm staggering home, and I still feel drunk.
Open my door. Pass out on the floor.
That was the black Saturday night I was looking for.
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Wedding Cake Richmond, Virginia
Indie-rock/ stomp-folk two piece formed arduously and played between the years of 2007 - 2013. Matt Teller sings and plays guitar/ keys while John Scott plays the drums. We initially bonded over our shared adoration of skateboarding and indie rock bands such as Bright Eyes, Daniel Johnston, and Neutral Milk Hotel. This brotherly project would inevitably be the afterthought of that shared passion. ... more
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