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Two Beings
04:36
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Two beings reaching for each other under cover of the night
Two secrets speaking silence ever undiscovered by the light
The hands that only meant to reach for an embrace
Touch the tender place
And pressing in the ever present thorn
A flood of love unuttered gathering inside
Spilling from their eyes
And Falling down, the salt into the sore
It stings but they keep coming back for more
Two beings seeking shelter shield each other from the bitter wind
To hearts disguise the hurt behind a mask, a plastic half-assed grin
A mind that only winds up managing to clutch
To love just like a crutch
To keep the daisies propped up on the porch
Just a stepping stone upon their weary way
A game we like to play
A drug to blunt the double edged sword
It kills but we keep coming back for
More love, more time
One more chance, one more try
To pick the broken pieces from the floor
The spell out, hey now, who could ask for more
Two beings long for freedom from the grip of conscience grumbling
Two dreams bent down like knees all bloodied from their constant stumbling
The hands that only meant to reach for an embrace
Touch the tender place
And pressing in the ever present thorn
A flood of love unuttered gathering inside
Spilling from their eyes
And Falling down, the salt into the sore
It stings but they keep coming back for more
Oh and all the broken pieces on the floor
They spell out, hey now, who could ask for more
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2. |
Strange Hesitations
03:12
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Well my bags are packed, I’m ready to go
Brain moves fast but legs go slow
And I ain’t afraid of what may come
Bound to be better than where I was
Still I got strange hesitations
Strange hesitations
Strange hesitations I can’t explain
I wanna burn the bridge, I wanna cut the noose
Rattle these chains ‘til I shake them loose
But each time I reach for my prize
I find it all tangled in barbed wire
Oh I got strange hesitations
Strange hesitations
Strange hesitations I can’t explain
Well it’s original sin, it’s the carnal urge
With spiritual precision that I’m seeking to purge
But the higher my angel soars, the louder my demon roars
Oh I got strange hesitations
Strange hesitations
Strange hesitations I can’t explain
Well now you know I never remember never being afraid
Maybe worry’s the way my memories get made
And are you thinking that it sounds absurd
Well, you don’t have to take my word
I know you got strange hesitations
Strange hesitations
Strange hesitations you can’t explain
It’s like a shy child trying to sing
Like a bride to be trying on her ring
Like the whole wide world trying to make its way
Waking from the dream of judgement day
Hey hey we got strange hesitations
Strange hesitations
Strange hesitations we can’t explain
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3. |
Disappointed Lovers
04:26
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Disappointed lovers sing the sweetest songs
Broken hearted fathers commit the worst of wrongs
Fancy takes a faded garland for her crown
Before she bows to fortune, face down on the ground
Oh what tragic silence fills these empty halls
Dine amidst the violence, drink, forget the dawn
You and I, we tried to muster from the coals
Love in all her lustrous promises of old
But we were clumsy suitors, spent before we spoke
Idly climbing willows hung out o’re the brook
Oh what tragic silence fills these empty halls
Dine amidst the violence, drink, don’t think
Drink, forget the dawn
Oh what magic laughter in memory remains
Ringing ever after
Think, don’t drink
Think, don’t drink
Drink, don’t think about it, about it, without it now
About it, about it, without it now
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4. |
This Foolish Heart
02:49
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This foolish heart, what a mess it is
God damn these endless mixed messages
I thought you were mine, all mine
This fateful night, will it ever end
So tired of should’ve, would’ve, never could’ve beens
I thought it was time, high time
I knew you were right
But I’m still gonna fight you
This hateful fight, will it ever end
Your words spin round and round and round my heavy head
I want you tonight, tonight
Could it be real?
I knew you were right
But I’m still gonna fight you
I knew you were right
But I’m still gonna fight you
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5. |
Can You See
05:03
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I was moving forward, well, that’s what I thought
I sold off my last few possessions and bought
Me a brand new mind that would never look behind
Can you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
I cast off the phantoms my fathers have passed
From the dawning of longing, the first to the last
And to me, the sprouting seed of doubting
See, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
Can you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
Oh my God, Is it over
Oh my god is it true
Oh my God, my beloved
Is it really you
But the saber a’flame at the gate of the garden
Rekindles my shame and I pray God to pardon
This greedy, needy heart has hardened
Can’t you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
Remember the naked encounter with world
The returning immersion in light long before
The serpent whispered, why not more?
Can’t you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
Can’t you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
Down to the dungeon of dreams left undreampt
Left to dwindle in the half-lit haze of regret
Neath a thousand shrouded moonless nights
Can you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
I dug up the remnants of memories lost
In the blood mixed with mud dried up under the cross
With rusted spear and a cry of fear
Can you see, can you see, can you see
What I went through on that night
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6. |
So It Goes
03:15
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Once again I reach the end of my rope
And hopelessly I bend
My bad knee and bow my hard head down
And I whisper, Father, what now?
And wouldn’t you like to know
But honey that’s the only way to grow
Reachin’ in the dark until you see a spark
So it goes, so it goes
Another fork stands in the course
The flood of love or the fear of remorse
A day will dawn when both paths are gone
And I wonder which one we’ll be on
And wouldn't you like to know
But sadly that’s the only way to grow
All you need to understand, is sad don’t mean bad
So it goes so it goes
I ain’t scared by lack of flair
It just wouldn’t be real without the care
I know what you mean by in love
And it just ain’t what I’m thinkin’ of
And wouldn’t you like to know?
But baby that’s the only way to grow
If on the way out of the shell, you cut yourself, well
So it goes, so it goes
If on the way out of the shell, you cut yourself, well
So it goes, so it goes
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7. |
Jesus
04:29
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Jesus, remember that night
John Michael said, what if there’s no Jesus
I remember it well, when John and I walked barefoot
Away from Jesus
Now the sun hangs low on my grievances
And I know it soon will go down
Please don’t leave us, Jesus now
Jesus, the rumor round town
You been mixing with the wrong crowd
Unfit for Jesus
Once my soul was at rest
Beneath the stars and cedars
I called on Jesus
Now the sun hangs low on my grievances
And I know it too will rise
Please don’t leave us, Jesus Christ
Jesus, Jesus, there’s just something about that name
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Starcrossed Losers Queens, New York
Starcrossed Losers is a NYC-based indie/folk/rock band led by songwriter Kyle Morgan.
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