1. |
Letter to Leopold
02:53
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You've been rocking in the free world
Now you're at the top alone
Everywhere you look is locked down
The only place you call home is on your throne
You say the mystery has faded
Death's the last adventure left
I heard you say
You're going away, hey, hey
And say a prayer for your bereft
Your only avenue's in shadow
While you walk it alone you fear there's hell to pay
Your only currency is fame now
But you know in your heart that it breaks and it fades away
Yeah, yeah
You say the meaning has all faded
Death's the last adventure left
I heard you say
"Take me away"
You took a bow and then you left
You just exited stage left
You left me here and I'm bereft
Take me away, hey, hey, yeah.
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2. |
Sinners & Saints
03:28
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They broke the mold, dear
Cause they broke the bank
They fixed up the old pier
You're walking the plank
But if you go
On your own
Leave the wicked riff raff all alone
They'll be the ship that set sail and then sank
You've got a knife, dear
They've got a tank
You are a rogue, that's clear
They're file and rank
I think you'll find
That in time
They won't celebrate your mind
Chart a course across the riverbank
Where we all see that you're golden
Where we all know that you shine
When you look to me
I hold the sun, the stars, the sea, the sky
You stop time
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh Yeah
Heaven's for sinners
Hell is for saints
History puts the winners
Up in oil and paints
But if you fail
Then your tale
Is a ship set for horizon, sail
off the edge of Earth, your scream's so faint
Even when you're gone
We all know that you're golden
Kid, we love the way you shine
When you look to me I hold the sun, the stars, the sea, the sky
You stop time
Oh yeah
Heard the Rain King on the radio last year
Filled me up with joy and tears
Said say I love you when you can
Say I love you when you can
Say I love you while you can
Say I love you while you can.
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3. |
Mr. Spring
03:10
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There's a city on a hill
You could go there for a thrill
But that city's falling down
One day you'll find it underground
And the ocean's rising up
It was there to fill your cup
Now it's come to steal your luck
Because the world has had enough
Oooh, tell me what would you say?
To the baby that has your face?
Oooh, you're a son of a bitch
That's what he'd say to you
For the things you don't do
You won't do
There's a man named Prospero
Doesn't got nowhere to go
He's on an island with regrets
His is a tale you won't forget
Oooh, tell me what would you do?
If you realized that that man was you?
Oooh, tell me what would you say?
Et tu, Brute?
Because I'd stab you in the back
Me and some friends of mine
Because you killed our future past
You're taking all our time
Do you think Mercutio
regrets his choice of friends?
Do you think Benvolio
would like to make amends?
Goddamn
Goddamn, Suzanne
Goddamn
Goddamn, Suzanne
Goddamn, Suzanne.
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4. |
October Song
03:08
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5. |
November Song
02:58
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Walking with the angels
Did you get your wings
A tiny harpsichord
and other angel things?
It's pretty strange down here
We've cried tears for a sea
There's a rabbit that you would have liked
helping with our grief
I'd like to tell you about my baby girls
I know you'd love to hear the news
And my baby boy, he'd give the world
For just one more day with you
The world's gone blue
Know that you're their angel
It brings a kind of peace
And the fog that feels so strange here
It will lift for sun, oh please
I'd like to tell you about your baby girl
How she's strong and pulling through
And please know that she would give the world
To be a mother just like you.
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6. |
King
02:48
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Wanna take every little thing
Want them all to kiss your ring
But the underworld draws near
Just want to hear a single thing
That's them all calling you 'king'
But the underworld is here
And your purpose isn't clear
Heard there's a girl who needs some saving
That ain't true, she saved herself
She'll take on the world, take on the world
And leave you in hell
Now you're the one who needs the saving
No one's braving hell for you
Pay for your crime with all your time
Choke on your ignorance too
In this future she's a God
She knows every little thing
You're just drowning in your flaws
And you will never be king
Never be king
Never be king.
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7. |
Bridge
02:22
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The poet was killed in the court on a sunny day
No amount of his head rolling down
cross the ground
take his words away
They tell the tale of a king who's at the end of days
He sold his soul
He sold his soul
He sold us all
He sold us all
There was a lion in winter living under the stairs
He was an arrogant prick in his youth, that's why nobody cares
Oh my day has come and baby I'm (so/not) scared
I'm so scared
And all the angels have gathered together but devil may care.
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8. |
E.O.D.
03:16
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I was sitting all alone on Sunday
The wind blew cold, the ghosts were in the air
The Verrazzano Bridge was looking sullen gray and glib
and on the riverbank I couldn't help but stare
See, I'd just poured out all my intuition
My comedy went down without a fight
I traded up my spark for an ensemble cold and dark
And I was one with the night
We're here for the end of days
Here to collect the price you'll pay
Here just to watch you fade away
Do I grow tired of this occupation?
After all, there's no love anywhere
Sure, there's people all around, but to them I can't be found
So I might as well be breath upon the air
A season now for me, it holds no meaning
The snow is like the sunshine like the rain
See I've been searching, hardly finding
Only silver lining's that I do not feel pain
We're here for the end of days
Here to collect the price you'll pay
Here just to watch you fade away
Today
Is there hell inside?
Oh, you bet there is
Can you be kind?
Come on, do it for the kids
Is the reaper hiding from you or standing in plain sight?
Smiling wide
Enjoy it now, it's your last night
Because we're here for the end of days
Here to collect the price you'll pay
Here just to watch you fade away
Today.
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9. |
Just a Man
03:13
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You wanna be the better man
Don't you know you can?
You wanna be the one who stands
all alone at the end
The end is coming near for you
The walls are closing in, you won't be free
And I fear your dreams and promises
are broken, guaranteed
And when I reach for you in this future
you won't be around the way I need
But this ain't about me
You wanna be the bigger man
Don't you know you can't?
You're gonna be an also-ran
Don't you know that's always been your plan?
Plans are swallowing your time
Life is passing by, you never knew
That you're a nowhere man
Look into my eyes, you know it's true
And all your victories are only in your mind
You'll find you break my heart in two
But this ain't about you
You're just a man who's insecure
And I won't be the wall to hold you up
And when it's all a blue
I hope you'll have the faith to smash your cup
And when the winter closes in
I hope you'll call my name and know it's not enough
But this ain't about us
You wanna bring the magic, friend
Don't forget all you are's a man
Just a man.
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10. |
Just an Enemy
02:11
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We were the pretty ones
We were the ones on the screen
You couldn't make it so you've gotta take it
You've gotta take it from me
You were a hired gun
You started living the dream
You couldn't take it and you tried to fake it
You found the hate that you'd need
You're here to bring me down
You try and mess me around
You're just an enemy to me, yeah
You were the ugly one
You were the trash in the sea
You tried to spin it and you tried to win
cause the prize was a bullet for me
You're here to bring me down
You try and mess me around
You're just an enemy to me, yeah
You're just as shitty as can be, yeah
Was there confusion, friend?
Or were you crystal clear?
Did you know this would end?
Did you own your fear?
You ain't gonna bring me down
Maybe I'll see you around
You're not an enemy to me, yeah
You're not anything to me, yeah
Said you're not anything to me
Yeah.
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11. |
Out to Sea
03:15
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I fear I'm dying all the time
Fear I'm dying all the time
Does that elevate my mind?
To fear I'm dying all the time?
I'm just living for the day
I'm just living for the day
When you spread your wings and fly away
I'm just living for that day
Leave me be
Your future's so bright
I'm out to sea
All the stars align in the night
What you looking for?
You won't find it up above
Not down below, not up above
Because all you need is love
I know all you need is love
Just let me be
Your future's so bright
And I have seen
My name up in lights
It's alright
Fear I'm dying all the time
Fear I'm dying all the time
I appreciate my time
Because we're dying all the time.
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Adam Henry Garcia Burlington, Vermont
Singer/Songwriter out of Burlington VT. The style is folk, acoustic pop, acoustic alternative. Lo fi, personal and sometimes profane. Honest. Enjoy! Email: Adamhenrygarcia@gmail.com
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