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1. |
The Third
03:23
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Someone watching, watching as we speak
As we walk, as we kiss, as we love
Someone judging, judging all the steps
That we take as we breathe, as we long
And I long to be seen
To be free from the grip of all fear
And I wish to believe
This is you, this is me, and we're all
All alone
Well, there's always the third
The third, it comes around
Tells us how to behave, how to swoon
How to fuck, how to feel
What's the right kind of near
What's the weight of all we've done wrong
Do you long to be seen
To be free from the grip of all fear
Do you wish to believe
This is you, this is me, and we're all
All alone
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2. |
Shelves
05:07
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When the nightwatchmen watch over your friends
While you go where the river ends
When the moon is full and you count your deeds
Will you shelter me
Got it all on the wrong side, got it all in a frown
Got lost in a circus, new songs in return
On the shelves, on the shelves
When the night gardener cuts the old roses
Will you break your chains
Will you keep your promise, will you keep the change
Will you shelter me
Got it all on the wrong side, got it all in a frown
We get fucked in circles, new songs in return
On the shelves, on the shelves
Now you're wondering why
We get turned on by riddles
On tv channels, on tv channels
And shelves, and shelves
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3. |
Little Dancer
07:00
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Little Dancer, come dance with me
But don't, don't move your feet
This is a slow one
Whoever holds watch deems us still
Let me show you the moves
A little tap, then the jump
You are the expert, but look
It's always too fast, always too fast
Always too fast, always
All is too fast, all is too fast
All is too fast, all is
Lost in the fire
Oh, don't try to keep me sane
Get out, get out of the fire
Give up and hear me crack
Oh, leave me here, even with you I'm alone
You're my shot, my trip, my harm, my love
My ephemeral home
Oh, leave me here, even with me you're alone
I'm your shot, your trip, your harm, your love
Your ephemeral home
Love, don't forget me
Love, go forget me, long, go forget me
Oh, go forget me, go forget me
Go forget me
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4. |
My Lake
07:50
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Every day I walk around my lake
Today is the only day I know
Turn the lights on, I turn them off again
Go to sleep, your picture in my head
Every day I run around my house
This road is the only road I know
Locked up alone, locked up with you
And when I can't sleep I think about you
When I turn off the lights you circle around my room
I turn off the lights and I dream about you, dream about you
Every night I circle around my room
Your voice is the only voice I know
My voice cracks, can't sing myself to sleep
Back to to the floor, feet up the wall now
This wall is the only wall I know
I turn the lights on, I switch them off again
Next time, I hope, you're standing in my room
Loving you is the only light I know
Turn off the lights, circle around my room
Turn off the lights, I dream about you, I dream about you
Turn off the lights, swim in my lake, circle around my room, the only light I know
Turn off the lights, I dream about you, I dream about you, dream about you
Swim in my lake, I dream about you, I dream about you
Swim in my lake, I dream about you, I dream about you
Swim in my lake, I dream about you, I dream about you
Swim in my lake, swim in my lake, swim in my lake
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5. |
Marathon
05:07
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Come, explain again
I never knew we don't have to be good
We walk on our knees, carry it all
That lighter thing got away somehow
Oh, our love is a marathon
From hurt to joy and back to hurt again
Repeat forever after me
You want me and I want you
You say you need me to be quiet right now
No easy touch, it's bad lovers' luck
Yeah, I know what we do when we get too close
We open up everything, every drawer, every box
Oh, our love is a marathon
From hurt to joy and back to hurt again
Repeat forever after me
You need me and I need you
And isn't that a start
We don't have to change at all
Every bigger love
Has its tough times to go through
What if in this war
There's no saving us at all
What if we do by just letting go
Oh, our love is a marathon
From hurt to joy
And back to hurt again
Repeat forever after me
You want me and I want you
Oh, our love is a marathon
From hurt to joy
And back to hurt again
Repeat forever after me
You love me and I love you
Enough to let us go
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6. |
Cocoon
06:02
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Walk on, walk freely
Walk, let it take you
Station to station
Burn summer nights
Summer sorrow, it's alright
I'll wait patiently
I'll be weaving
A new cocoon for you
I'll be weaving on
On and on
Kick those rocks out of your way
Desert queen
And when you're done come home to me
Dust woman, desert queen
Cocoon
Cocoon
Kick those rocks out of your way
Desert queen
And when you're done come home to me
Cocoon
Cocoon
Cocoon
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7. |
The Teacher
04:48
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She wanted to go out
And travel the world by herself
She told me when I sat beside her
"Prepare for a fight!"
So I taught her to lie
I taught her to lie
I taught her to lie
When I travelled the world
I had learned there are little things worse
Than giving up on your wantings
So I taught her to rise
I taught her to rise
And stepping on stones
In the dust coloured roads
Was an act of joy to her
Then she broke a leg and fell on her knees
And I carried her to Saint West
And I taught her to dream
I taught her to dream
Taught her to dream
Then she fell asleep
Peacefully smiling in bliss
I held her in my arms
And when she woke up
She denied getting kissed
So I taught her to leave
I taught her to leave
Taught her to leave
I gave her the tools
For the road, for the sky
For the sea, for the hills and the nights
I taught her to dream and always be free
And flee from emptiness
I taught her to dream
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8. |
The Void
05:02
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Step into the void
Lay down your sorrow
Let your heart enjoy
The promise of tomorrow
And blisters left alone
Burn away the feathers
Oh songbird of old
Walk on with lightness
And breathe in
And sleep well
And breathe out
And sleep on
And tangled up in white
Taping conversations
Listen to the numb
Hovering in suburbs
And breathe in
And sleep well
And breathe out
And sleep on
My mind is deaf
My heart says okay
Everyone in here
Is a revolutionary now
Now, now
My mind is deaf
My heart says okay
Everyone in here
Is a revolutionary now
Now, now
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9. |
Sticks And Stones
05:12
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Look at us now
How we bind and heal our wounds
How we watch each other fold
And go home
We broke it all
Broke the rules, we broke our bones
Oh no, with sticks and stones
Oh, what have we done my friend
How far did we go
Oh, what's going on my friend
Did we lose it all, did we
Break all we've learned about ourselves
We've learned about ourselves
It was never you, no
Break all you've learned about yourself
You've learned about yourself
Break all you've learned about yourself
You've learned about yourself
Break all you've learned about yourself
You've learned about yourself
Oh what, how far
It was never you
Oh what, how far
It was never you
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10. |
The Waves
09:07
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The waves
Come crashing me down
And all I know about
My song
She says hold, hold on
In life you let go
Find love in return
Oh, don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
The liar turns around
Turns to love
For all us worried minds
For all that is left
And oh, it's a lot
Says we can forget
That we can grow lies
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
Hey, I will forget
That I can grow lies
I will forget
That I can grow lies
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall apart on me
Don't fall
No lies
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall
No lies
Don't fall apart on me, no
No no no no
Don't fall
No lies
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The Night Gardener Berlin, Germany
The Night Gardener is a singer-songwriter who plays guitar and piano. Having hitchhiked and busked all across Europe in his twenties, he is now busy making records in Berlin, Germany.
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