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Pictures
04:47
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I have pictures
They are faded now
They’re of people I’m not sure I recognise
And I wonder
what became of them
have they settled down, started families
does anyone ever think about me?
It gets hazy
when I think of them
all the years just blur right into one
I am happy now
and sometimes sad
but who’s to blame, this time i know it’s me
wherever they are I hope that they’re happy
I used to build castles in the woods
With a boy I’m not sure is still alive
we never knew what being scared was
man, it was easy getting by
When falling in love was easy
and falling out of love was so hard
but falling in love was easy
If I knew then
what I know now
would have said goodbye properly to you
cos we went out
like we always did
but the last time we never knew was gonna be the last time
the last time we never knew was gonna be the last time
We used to drink cider in the woods
with people I thought i’d know all my life
we never knew what growing old was
but man, we knew we were alive
when falling in love was easy
and falling out of love was so hard
but falling in love was easy
but the last time we never knew was gonna be the last time
the last time we never knew was gonna be the last time
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2. |
A little Easier
03:35
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Take a little breather
take a look around
you wish it could have been a little easier
but you don’t have to be down, down, down
its just the way it seems to go
find the will to let it go
and climb a little higher
not as tough as it once seemed
and I'll be no denier
this is not what we had dreamed
so look at where you’re heading
try and learn from where you’ve been
and know that all the things you’re dreading
one day wont mean a thing
Its just the way it sometimes seems
find the will to let it be
can’t hide the way you feel inside
you know
it shows
and all the times you cried
for pains untold
I have known
so take a little breather
take a look around
you wish it could have been a little easier
but you don’t have to be down, down, down, down, down,
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There’s a girl on the train, her bags packed, she is running
they told her, she didn’t wanna hear
with the trees whistling by, she thinks she’s really leaving
but there's nowhere to hide around here
and the man in the park
who worked all his lifetime
every turn guided by fear
now sits alone with the birds and the strangers
wondering what became of the years
how were we to know
where do we go from here
how do we let go
of everything
I am scared a little lost but i'm trying
to be the man I thought I ought to be
and if I ever told you I weren’t scared, I was lying
and nothing really changes, my dear
And you’ll find out they all knew but no one told you.
what you should have known all these years
the lessons that can only be learned growing older
would have saved us from all these tears
and you spent all your life building towers
now you cant see the sun in the sky
the choices we made were all ours
so the blame lies on you and I
as for you, do you think you are different
nothing really changes, my dear
with them on your back and the world on your shoulders
everything's wrong around here
how were we to know
where do we go from here
how do we let go
of everything
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4. |
Down The Curtain Falls
06:08
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I can see that its hard on you
so I'll do all that I can do
but the waves come crashing down
and you’re anchored to the ground
and you take on more than you can take
and you let on more than you can fake
and the waves come crashing down
and you’re anchored to the ground
cos underneath the covers must be comforting to know
wont be scary dying cos you never lived at all
and when the curtain falls we wont stage your play again
tomorrow we start over
and I'll love you all the same
said I love you, all the same
clench your fist
bite your tongue and escape
tell me this is more than you’re willing to take
got swept out by the tide
and you lost sight of all the light
if only you could see
if only you could see
if only you could see you are, you are
your own worst enemy
and I want you to know you can always count on me
but you can stand alone upon your own two feet
you are stronger than you ever show
your heart is big
I have felt it, I know
don't get swept out by the tide
don't lose sight of all the light
cos underneath the covers must be comforting to know
wont be scary dying cos you never lived at all
and when the curtain falls we wont stage your play again
tomorrow we start over
and I'll love you all the same
said I love you, all the same
cos underneath the covers must be comforting to know
wont be scary dying cos you never lived at all
and when the curtain falls we wont stage your play again
tomorrow we start over
and I'll love you all the same
said I love you, all the same
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5. |
In The End
04:13
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They used to be so close
now they’re so far away
they used to talk all night
now there’s nothing left to say
was it him
or was it her
that changed
in the end
its true that people grow
and they’ll never be who they were before
they shared their every hope
but they don’t speak as they did any more
was it him
or was it her
that changed
in the end
time after time he tried
and time after time she’d hide
away from him
and though he tried with all his might
she was always running away from here
its sad to see the weight
of heavy, heavy hearts
to watch the feelings fade
to know love comes apart
was it him
or was it her
that changed
in the end
time after time she tried
and time after time he’d hide
away from her
and though she tried with all her might
he was always running from her
running away from here
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6. |
Tombs
04:48
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Paint me in a picture
or carve me from stone
show me as the man you think you know
make a declaration
from upon a mountain top
oh, show us your beating heart
lets build a tomb for the love that's died
so they can see
though its gone , it once was here
and someone loved me
tear up all the pictures, cast them to the wind
watch as they dance among the trees
hope they land all assembled
on the roots, on the ground
buried as ruins until they’re found
lets build a tomb for the love that's died
so they can see
though its gone , it once was here
and someone loved me
lets build a tomb for the love that's died
so they can see
though its gone , it once was here
and someone loved me
maybe one day, someone will find this
and know that the lonely
at least had each other
laying in the forest
lost but not forgotten
there in the leaves was a sign
as they fall there is beauty in dying
no one will miss this
its the chance of a life time
to leave knowing you left something behind
lets build a tomb for the love that's died
so they can see
though its gone , it once was here
and someone loved me
lets build a tomb for the love that's died
so they can see
though its gone , it once was here
and someone loved me
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Can you tell me that I'm doing fine
say we have more time
and if I wander lost, find me, keep me within the line
tell me I'm doing fine
if you knew the difference you make
with the things you say
don’t be fooled by the masks I wear
let me know that you care
cos I'm looking for reasons
why I'm stood here tired
why I never shake loose
the things on my mind
and I'm looking for answers
just trying to find what’s mine
just trying to find a little love for a little while
to kill a lot of time
please wont you tell me that I’m doing fine
tell me you are mine
cos I'm just a child at heart, I'm lost and I need a guide
tell me I'm doing fine
all men will wander
we’re made wild by our hearts
we fall apart
we need you to be our light in the dark
take us home
take us home
cos I'm looking for reasons
why I'm stood here tired
why I never shake loose
the things on my mind
and I'm looking for answers
just trying to find what’s mine
just trying to find a little love for a little while
to kill a lot of time
and I'm looking for answers
just trying to find what’s mine
just trying to find a little love for a little while
to kill a lot of time
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8. |
As It Should Be
02:10
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Take what you need, I'll lay it all bare
they’re only things, and I only care
about who you see, when I’m standing there
what you see in me, and what do you hear
when I tell you, that you’re all I need
and everything, is as it should be
don’t ever feel, that you’ are alone
I’m always here, you should know
I’m always here, and I’ll never go
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9. |
Its OK
04:09
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I have seen this face before
I know those eyes, they hoped for more
without words a truth is told
louder than I've ever known
I can navigate this storm
on troubled water I belong
don’t be mistaken I can feel
all the things you don’t reveal
its OK, I am fine
you can leave me behind
its alright
I will find my way
Only you can tell us why
it took so long for this to die
we’re out of time, we can’t repay
it doesn’t matter anyway
Only I will have the heart
to stop this from coming apart
Its never easy, I can say
what goes unsaid inside will fray
Its OK, I am fine
You can leave me behind
Its alright
I will find my way
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10. |
As Sure As The Sun
04:52
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Come on be bold, don’t be afraid
which road will you choose
You can’t shy away, you wont be excused
Its your life to choose
Its your life to lose
The days and the weeks, They won’t wait for you
no ones gonna help you along
you think that you know, you think you can’t lose
but its your life and its gone
its your life and it gone
So find the heart of a lion
find the strength of the sea
hold on to it dearly, darling
Don’t wind up lost like me
What do I know?
What have I seen?
Am I even where I wanted to be?
Though I have lived, the only road I've ever known
was laid out in stone before me
laid out in stone before me
But I'll tell you this
as sure as the Sun
don’t want to live with regret
Life will be hard
but you will find love
as sure as The Sun
it will set
As sure as The Sun it will set
So find the heart of a lion
find the strength of the sea
hold on to it dearly, darling
Don’t wind up lost like me
We will face death, if there's one thing we know
and you can choose how it goes
if you will look back on the things that you did
with sadness and nothing to show
you wished there were more highs than lows
So find the heart of a lion
find the strength of the sea
hold on to it dearly, darling
Don’t wind up lost like me
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I can see in your ways
in the things that you do
in the way that you crumble
in the battles that you lose
I can hear in your expressions
I can hear you know its true
and I know that it hurts to recognise
boy, she’s not the girl for you
I know you need a companion
man, I know we all do
someone who takes your heart in their hands
and takes good care of you
looking back you’ll always see
that the time by you it flew
don’t waste another day on her
boy, she’s not the girl for you
come on take a chance
the stage for you is set
but your heads hanging low, its a funeral march
her, you need to forget
and I know you don’t want to be lonely
need someone to share in all you do
and she’ll stay by your side, if only
boy, she’s not the girl for you
and I know that it hurts to recognise
boy, she’s not the girl for you
yeah I know that it hurts to recognise
boy, she’s not the girl for you
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12. |
Now Stories Told
06:15
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if I look back at when we were young
don’t recognise almost anyone
those sparkling eyes were destined to dull
we’d talk about the things we’d do
those dreams replaced with something new
we’re birds set free but we never flew
guess something got in the way
seemed to us we had it all
our eyes were wide and our hearts were full
the world was ours, we couldn’t fall
but things got tough,
some moved away
worked nine to five to pay our way
now we live in debts we’ll never pay
guess something got in the way
guess something got in the way
what happened to all those kids
we used to dream so big
guess something got in the way
years flew by and we grew old
our lives once lived now stories told
gone are the dreams we used to hold
so here we are and who are we
the people we said we’d never be
if I could go back i’d tell the younger me
don’t let things get in the way
don’t let things get in the way
what happened to all those kids
we used to dream so big
guess something got in the way
if you could go back
what would you change
if you could go back
what would you change
if you could go back
what would you change
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