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80’s Love
03:24
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80’s Love
The decade of bright lights
The decade of excess
Of Cold War and empires
And Princess Di’s new dress
Junk bonds and buyouts
And margin calls
Greed is king
And no one takes the fall
The decade of drugs
And the decade of safe sex
A lost generation
Left in the darkness
Voodoo economics
And the trickle down
You get what you deserve
Cause it always comes around
You and I could have a pretty good run
Between the death of disco and the rise of grunge
You and I like hand and glove
An 80’s kind of love
The decade of shopping malls
And MTV
Conspicuous consumption
Where nothing is free
The bloodless coups
And the brushfire wars
Hostages and arms deals
And no one cares anymore
This love is like neon
In the decade of excess
With you and I
Tangled in this strange mess
Where will it take us
How long will it last
This love is like the future
Trapped in the distant past
You and I could have a pretty good run
Between the death of disco and the rise of grunge
You and I like hand and glove
An 80’s kind of love
You and I could have a pretty good run
Between the death of disco and the rise of grunge
You and I like hand and glove
An 80’s kind of love
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Stars
04:22
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Stars
Time is the arbiter
Of all the things we thought could be
The detritus and broken things
And sentimental memories
The strongest seams will pull apart
The brilliant lights will all go dark
These post apocalyptic scenes
Of our abandoned dreams
Smoke and shadow without form
A permanence never born
Dissipate and disappear
Like vapor in our atmosphere
The strongest men will fall apart
And brilliant minds all lose their spark
The scientific origins
Of our entropy
(Just like the stars)
Drifting and falling this orbit in decay
So little time we have
And so much more to say
The weight of this gravity
And all the things we thought should be
A billion stars have lived and died
What chance was there for you and I?
The strongest bonds will break apart
The end looks nothing like the start
These post apocalyptic scenes
Just for you and me
(Just like the stars)
Drifting and falling this orbit in decay
So little time we have
And so much left to say
Time is the enemy of everything left to be
Streaking through the stratosphere
And spreading through the galaxy
The strongest bonds will burn away
Tomorrow looks nothing like today
This post apocalyptic dream
Of our final scene
(Just like the stars)
Drifting and falling our orbit in decay
So little time we have left
And nothing more to say
(Just like the stars)
(Just like the stars)
(Just like the stars)
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Icarus Lost
03:31
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Icarus Lost
We turned our faces towards the sun
All the things love left undone
Flew too high, too far, too fast
A love like ours could never last
Then we flew and so we fell
Falling from the heavens
Just to land in hell
Easily made but now undone
Just you and me
And now we’re moving on
Icarus found by the edge of the sea
Reason and logic lost to me
Icarus fell from the edge of the world
Lost in the tides of history
We turned our faces from the cold
All the stories love never told
Flew too high for far too long
Gravity’s pull was much too strong
Over the horizon, above the clouds
What we lost was never found
Fell too far, too fast, too long
Just you and me
And now it’s all gone
Icarus found by the edge of the sea
Reason and logic lost to me
Icarus fell from the edge of the world
Lost in the arms of tragedy
We turned our faces towards the light
Love at last has left our sight
Flew too fast, too high, too close
All the things we never chose
Across the sky we touched the sun
All the battles love never won
Fell too fast to be afraid
Just you and me
And now it’s all gone
Icarus found by the edge of the sea
Reason and logic lost to me
Icarus fell from the edge of the world
Lost in the pull of destiny
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Chasing Ghosts
04:00
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Chasing Ghosts
I still have all the memories
Of you and me
As you were, as I was
Of running wild and free
Before we ever knew
How different things would be
But I still remember you
The way you used to be
And I’m still chasing ghosts
And whispers in the wind
Of things I thought I might’ve heard
But never will again
And I’m still looking for
Shadows in the dark of night
My eyes still searching for a light
That isn’t there anymore
I have all these memories
Of you and me
Of the way things were, the way they are
The way it always ought to be
And i will remember you
As we used to be
And all the very best parts of you
That make me who I’ve come to be
And I’m still chasing ghosts
And whispers in the wind
Of things I thought I might’ve heard
But never will again
And I’m still looking for
Shadows in the dark of night
My eyes still searching for a light
That isn’t there anymore
And were you chasing ghosts
And whispers in the wind?
Of things you thought you might’ve heard
But never did again?
And were you looking for
Shadows in the darkest night?
Your eyes still searching for a light
That wasn’t there anymore?
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The King of Insincerity
04:11
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The King of Insincerity
The world looks so serene at your feet
Said the Queen of Lies to the King of Deceit
You don’t have to think about it
You don’t have to wonder why
Just put your trust in me
Until the day you lie
The world looks so serene at you feet
Said the Queen of Lies to the King of Deceit
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
All the world turned upside down
Uncertain is the hand that holds the ring
All the world for everything
The world looks so serene thru your eyes
Said the Queen of the Damned about all of our lies
Never think about it
We’ll never wonder why
Just keep your trust in me
Until the day it dies
The world looks so serene at your feet
Said the Queen of Lies to the King of Deceit
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
All the world turned upside down
Uncertain is the hand that holds the ring
All the world for everything
The world looks so serene in your hands
Said the Queen of Lies about all of our plans
How will we pay for this alliance
Sleeping with the one you loathe
How do I explain this indiscretion
The selling of my soul
The world looks so serene at your feet
Said the Queen of Lies to the King of Insincerity
The King of Insincerity
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
All the world turned upside down
Uncertain is the hand that holds the ring
All the world for everything
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Dinosaurs
03:40
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Dinosaurs
Morning sunshine
Thru the window
On the bed
Where I last saw you
Hazy memories
Of you and me
And something come between
What did you say
What did I do
To bring it all to this?
We are all just naked apes
Staring into space
Waiting on the dinosaurs
To even up the score
Waiting on the dinosaurs
To tell us what it’s all been for
Frantic calls
Unread texts
Undelivered and unreturned
Wish I knew what happens next
Who’s to blame
And who got burned
What can I say
What can I do
To put an end to this?
We are all just voracious apes
Running out of space
Waiting for someone else
To put us in our place
Waiting for someone else
To save us from ourselves
Evening sunset
The dying light
Thru the window
And into the night
And maybe somebody sometime, somewhere
Will find the petrified remains
Of where we used to be
Of what we used to be
We are all superstitious apes
Floating out in space
Waiting for the meteor
To settle all our scores
Waiting for the meteor
To finalize the score
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The Haunting of Cherry Lane
We’ve been holding on
To things long gone
To the echoes of you and me
Now we can't see
Past the portraits and pictures
Of everything that used to be
I can tell by the look in your eyes
That you and I believe two different lies
That you love me and I don’t love you
And I don’t know why
And it always seems to be cold in here
No matter the weather or time of year
Somewhere in
This mundane life
We forgot to try
To keep this love alive
Now all that’s left
Is this routine
And the ghosts of tragedy
You can tell by the look in my eyes
That you and I believe two different lies
That I don’t love you and you love me
And I’ll never know why
And it always seems to be cold in here
No matter the weather or time of year
And it always seems to be winter here
As cold inside as it is out there
I’ve been holding on
To things long gone
The echoes of you and me
And I can’t see
Past the silence and sadness
Of everything that could’ve been
And you say
That it’s not ending
And so I’ll keep on pretending
That you still love me because I love you
And I still remember why
That you still love me because I love you
And I still remember why
And you were all I ever wanted
But now this house feels haunted
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Zeus Destroys Fayetteville, North Carolina
Raised on the glorious spectrum of 80’s alternative: from the darkest depths to the brightest corners; I try to pay homage to that golden era with synths, guitar and lyrics that tell a story.
