1. |
Automation
02:56
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Who knew it was real?
I never thought it counted much 'til now, somehow
'Cause it's always been the same
Do we really have to change?
It's always been the same
So stack them up 'til they're perfect
Predictable's always worth it
[chorus]
You better step outside and guess the season
Check your pulse, are you breathin'?
You're breathin'
Safe from automation
We're moving
Walk until your feet give up
Yeah, that's the stuff
Get up!
Or you'll always be the same
I don't think you really want to change
You'll always be the same
[chorus]
Every day I think what I wanted to think
Every day I speak what I wanted to speak
Every day I do what I wanted to do
And every night I wish I had a different view
Every day
I loop inside
Not sure if this counts as being alive
Unaware the timer's started
Step outside
Guess the season
Check your pulse
Are you breathin'?
[chorus]
I'm safe from automation
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2. |
Look Out Below
03:15
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I've been waiting for the prize
Smack me in the face
Knock me out of place
Prove that I'm the winner
Yeah, I'm the winner
I almost forgot
As I sit here and rot
I'm just one more trying to make it up
[chorus]
Look out below
We're dropping vertigo
Straight to the top
They're trying to spin us off
Look out below
We're gonna be the first to go
Break inside, now we're set for our lives
I've been gazing
Through summer skies
Grounded by the fear
Freedoms disappear
I'm on my back
I'm just waiting for my luck to snap in half
I almost forgot
As I sit here and rot
I'm just one more trying to make it up
[chorus]
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3. |
No Natural
03:22
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It's all a ruse
You're getting used
Why do I change my life for this?
Why give it?
Why give it all?
When it's a bunch of nothin'
Now the lights are gone
And we were wrong
Save it for those who need the light
Save it for those who feel alive
Explore inside to realize
I explode inside to realize
[chorus]
You're no natural
Get back in place, man
You're no natural
Make up a new plan
You're no natural
I pick myself off the road
Now which way to go?
Why did I trade my life for this?
Who changed the plan?
Control-freakin' again
I just don't understand
I'm so confused
Explore inside to reignite
I explode inside to realize
[chorus]
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4. |
El Capitan
03:43
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Oh what a figure!
You cut through ice with just a piece of the curve
I'm steady on the trigger
But now I can't recall the sequence of words
And with a one-two step I conjure what's left
I'm near enough to only be heard
And with a shallow breath I aim for who's left
Maybe it's you that I crash into
[chorus]
One shot is going wrong
I'm having trouble breathing
Tomorrow's a goner
Can't wait any longer
Black out she lights up the room
Dropped down right beside her
But I'm carried by the clouds of perfume
Back to the base camp--face plant
But my nights are never over this soon
And then a sugar glance has got me entranced
My nerves are coming back to the herd
And with a secret grin I know that I'm in
This time it's you that I crash into
[chorus]
And just like that like she changed the whole track
And floated to my side of the world
We hit it off like that and never looked back
This time it's you that I crash into
[chorus]
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5. |
All That We Need
03:20
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I wish them well, all of the people who fell
And never took a bet for their whole lives
A fairy tale that cast a spell of murky eyes
Play it safe enough to make it just pass by
Away we go, today we go
We're marching straight up to the sky
And so we go, today we know
We've done enough just to get by
[chorus]
All that we need is just to break free
I wanted to let you see (do you see?)
All that we need is just to break free
Before you believe we're just pretending
It's make believe or is it hard to see?
We bleed on the inside
And we fear the night but then we shut out the lights
Then it comes when we realize
Away we go, today we go
We throw our hands up to the sky
And so we go, today we know
We're close enough, time to choose sides
[chorus]
Just close your eyes
You'll wake up when it hits you
Just to break free
All that we need
You'll wake up when it hits you
[chorus]
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6. |
Anonymous
03:20
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If I don't catch you now, I won't get you later
Let's get together now and not think about later
Let's get together now and we'll deal with it later
Is she just a dream?
I'm stepping back 'cause that's what it seems
Is she there for real?
It's only real when you can feel
[chorus]
Whoah-oh
Kick me if I'm dreaming
Stick me if my vision lies
Whoah-oh
Can't say your name
Or what became
If I don't get you now, will I regret it later?
If I don't get you now, will I regret you later?
Let's get together now and not think about later
Let's get together now and we'll deal with it later
Is she just a dream?
I'm stepping back 'cause that's what it seems
Is she there for real?
It's only real when you can feel
[chorus]
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7. |
Never Slowed Down
03:37
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We don't have much time together, so lay back, lay back
The clock's never gonna slow down, so relax, relax
We're still tied in our endeavor, but that won't make up
We can't stay like this forever, looks like we're stuck
Our minds are made up to change the world
[chorus]
Is this exactly what you wanted?
Is this actually what's needed?
And so I won't try and you won't cry
I think it's actually what you wanted
It's exactly what's needed
And so I won't try, we won't try
Gimme, gimme an attention bender, 'cause I'd hate to crack
Find a song to surrender, I can't, I can't
When did all of this configure? 'Cause we need a patch
You already mis-delivered, can't we go back?
Our minds are made up to change the world
[chorus]
Chase, chase the hands around
I'm gonna catch 'em someday
The angel of angles unwinds a quicker way
Never slowed down
You never unwound
[chorus]
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8. |
Ovation's Thunder
02:09
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We don't drink water
We just eat sand
This way's much harder
Than what we planned
So why's it that we're starting again?
What'll be much better?
[chorus]
Giving it another try
Maybe this time
Let's have another go
Let's get some stars to align
And then we'll see that in time
Sense ovation's thunder
Another showtime
And another crowd
We'll put on faces
To keep our conscience proud
So line up who's excited again
What'll be much better?
[chorus]
Sing it once again
We're singing once again
[chorus]
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9. |
Almost Over
02:58
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Today's the day our little picnic ends
I'll tell her myself just as soon as she's in
I've got cue cards in hand
And I'm ready to make a stand
This time I mean it
[chorus]
Then she came in those knee-highs
Double-dipped in her love
She never ever heard that we're breaking up
Before she threw me back down
Tonight's the night our little love cruise lands
She'll see it herself, I'll stay firm, never bend
Don't play to the man
You can't shake me from my plan
This time I mean it
[chorus]
Does she know exactly what I'm trying to do?
This bait and switch entangling me and you
Have we expired? Are we going somewhere?
It's almost over, lady
We're almost over... maybe
It's getting older, we're almost over, baby
[chorus]
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