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distant ship
05:26
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forget me nots what I had here before
i'm climbing up the stars to see you
i'll meet you there
we two of chance like butter and tea
the daylight's blue it's just too intense
you don't need an ambulance to fly
in between whispers of songs
i hear the words you choose
you say we're here and yet
i close my eyes and drift away
caught between these sounds we'll never find
this is the night of desperate dreams
it's the night of far and near
the dawning of a new day
here comes my confession
strange things happen every day
when friends are singing
i listen to their words
and it's filled with echoes
they're high above me
i'm in love with the universe
i fall at your feet
shine your light over me
set the sun be your guide
make every song a new face
there is no sound
the distant ship is sailing
we have no breath
and they turn to stone
i need the pain till
i can't stand up by your side
here and now, the sun will rise
here and now are we
the only ones who know
when we feel surrounded
you have all gone
the sky was black as night
the clouds were blue
our tears were dry
there is no sound
the distant ship is sailing
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2. |
jump off the moon
05:24
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this is my house
and it belongs to you
the clouds are torn down
our strength is strong
we carry heavy loads
i’m glad I found
my place in the bottom of a glass
my carpet overflows
not a small place to figure up and go
returning on my guard
it's unclear because of distance
i can see your whole world wide
i can read your heart on its side
i need a jump-start
jump off the moon
you can make it boy carry me home
when you're with the wrong team
so it's no joke
you can find yourself backwards
in an offhand fit for a pin
in the bottom of a pile
is a pool cue
it makes me nervous
that it's now or never again
tune up time to go
every head is covered with alien faces
in this house where my heart is born inside
everything may tumble
if no one wants to be on the way
and if I want to see you happy with your colors
i can see your whole world wide
i can read your heart on its side
i need a jump-start
jump off the moon
you can make it boy carry me home
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3. |
baby i love your species
04:25
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baby I love your diatribes
you call and say I'm silent
it's time we had some puppets
now your twisting is on repeat
baby I got more spinning to do
baby I love your species
you must think i’m agitprop
ain't nothing when I'm blasting with you
no time to have you flipping
i miss your predators
i just wanna be part of your trees
you must think i’m distorted
damocles, damocles
i miss your ambles
i miss your leans
it's time we had some essences
then you came with all your blocking
you must think i’m muddled
but don't be afraid to try accentuating
and when you're gone I feel unwritten
and I'm dancing like i’m frostbitten
it's time we had some compounds
i need a false specter
i miss your predators
i just wanna be part of your trees
you must think i’m distorted
damocles, damocles
i miss your ambles
i miss your leans
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4. |
ten thousand seconds
04:39
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my words are like wings on the wind
soaring above the raindrops
i’m in clouds of emotion
and the silence is leaving
i can't explain it
and though it hurts
sometimes it's hard
there's an innocence that won't survive
in the flames of your heart
there is longing
trapped in my windpipe
ten thousand seconds
love come with me
feel the rising tide
come and rest your head
in the soft motion
let the day be blessed
the moon is high
the night is clear
just a little bit of color
the moon is bright tonight
and I’m by your side
so go on and let the light shine
cause no one else is feeling it
it's an illusion you see
we won’t be here tomorrow
so go on and ask yourself
i don’t need the answers just now
i could say that I'm okay
but I’ve never lived before
love come with me
feel the rising tide
come and rest your head
in the soft motion
let the day be blessed
the moon is high
the night is clear
lying by the paradise trees
the night is blue
love is the reason
for my restless heart
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5. |
shiver sway
03:39
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love is here today
and there's joy at how it seems
we shiver and sway as we taste the night
the moon shines down on everyone
and though the night is still young it has a heart
and though it's not over it is a still life
and though it could never be done
just release your wings
and let me fly
you are waiting
there's no denying
so reach down
and believe in everything
as I touch your face
my words they explode
with a burning light
my blood is running hot
if we could melt we would
if you're listening
to the melody
when the first words come along
and if I'm singing
to the sun
when the fourth ring appears
maybe then I'll know I'm alive
i can only dream about you
on the wings of the night
my mind would melt
lift your face
and I’ll kiss you
all the love
from here to tomorrow
show us a sign
that we're learning
and the world is yours
to help us through it all
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is it a vision (i see)
04:02
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Is it a dream (i see)
Is it a vision (i see)
Is it a word (i want to say)
That is coming back to you (to you)
Is it a moment (i want to hold)
Is it a feeling (i want to move)
yeah it’s all right (at least it's alright)
wouldn't it be nice if I could tell you all the things
i do not know yet (i do not know)
all the games I do not wish play too
i want to get it straight again
i've been waiting for way too long
nor would it not be so
all the words are coming out
is it a dream (i see)
is it a vision (i see)
yeah it’s all right (at least it's alright)
wouldn't it be nice if I could tell you all the things
i don't know yet (i do not know)
all the games I do not wish to play too
all the games i do not wish to play
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7. |
light of love
04:22
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when we were young we stole the sky
we were the light of love
this is the way we walked upon the burning wind
in the black and open world
at the edge of waiting
a kiss to mark the spark will burn
a chance to learn your way
find your place just next door
turn your feet upon the floor
a little look back take a step
move closer take two more
no rush no anger we're all alone
back to where we were before
when we were young we stole the sky
we were the light of love
this is the way we walked upon the burning wind
in the black and open world
at the edge of waiting
heaven if it was up here
we would disappear
burning through my fingers
you're just like a flame
sky full of possibilities
fireflies all looking for today
turn back all the flames on yesterday
when we were young we stole the sky
we were the light of love
this is the way we walked upon the burning wind
in the black and open world
at the edge of waiting
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running backwards
05:14
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9. |
clouds in your shoes
04:43
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Floating above the ground
words beneath the moonlight
show me the meaning of love
In the twinkling of an eye
we light up all of that fire
feel the power flowing free
I can love you I will love you
In the twinkling of an eye
you are the reason for my life
to live In the shadow of these
I'll be the wind in your hair
I'll be the sun on your face
I'll be the clouds in your shoes
I'll be the kiss of everything
I'll be the sky above the rainbow
I’ll be the star core of a moon
rising above the sky
A moment above ground
beneath the sun rise sign
haunt me in the dark
beneath the sun estuary
a moment high above the ground
you can touch the sky
your love a burning light
turn into smile
your love a shining moon
across the tattered miles
I'll be the wind in your hair
I'll be the sun on your face
I'll be the clouds in your shoes
I'll be the kiss of everything
I'll be the sky above the rainbow
I’ll be the star core of a moon
rising above the sky
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dream with me
03:41
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Heard a song that makes your body wait
Our hearts desire you will stay
High above our love
Touch the towers burning
Sky lead me there
We fell to earth with the lightning
Soul and time
The turning of the tide
Rising to the hour… hoping surely
Dreaming awake In the sky
We shake hands with the light
Does it rain tears
Dreams set in place to burn
The sound and the pulse
Won't you share the thunder
Carry the thrill with us
There will be no more sorrow
Hold me in your arms
Hear the sound of the thunder
No time for rain drops
Silent shadows too soon retreat
Dance with me
Feel the light
Hear the blossoms fall
Dream with me
in the light
Hear the blossoms fall
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11. |
child again
04:30
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Not even science can save me from her lips
Love will scar my heart but know the end is near
A fool in love sitting in the cold under moonlight
A fool in love never alone with the fire
If you really want to fall in love
If you really want to fall
If you really want to fall
Then the light in her eyes
Filled the cracks in the skies
And the world began to spin
I was a child again
We were in heaven together
She was a bluebird
I was a bluebird
I knew we were solitary things
we were fast traveling
But the light in her eyes
grew brighter every second
so much more than before
that I could not ignore
She was a songbird
I was a songbird
We were fragmentary things
in a world unraveling
Then the light in her eyes
Filled the cracks in the skies
And the world began to spin
I was a child again
A long long time ago
I was a child again
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12. |
circle the moon
04:06
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When you smile you face goodbyes
just a moment and away you go
Too much to really make any sense or so I say
You’re a mystery you’re a mystery
You’re too far from perfect you’re like an ocean
In a sea of emotion I must travel
I know that you can feel this feeling too
the last breath I take is still a dream
When the night turns into day
the sky is grey and full of life
The sky is grey and there’s still no rain
There’s only sun in our hair
Touch the sky with your eyes
Say the words that seed my mind
Even when you’re gone
There’s still more life to live
We are together and it seems but the storm is passing over
Time cannot run and only time will lead us we might be
We're flying in harmony with the silence
With the voice of reason
You’re there when I’m smiling like the sun
You’re there when I get lonely too
There’s always so much still left to say
I watch you step from the tv into the sunset
And back again the dream has no end
There’s an ocean and I watch you circle the moon
You’re there when I get lonely too
And I pray for you like the sun shines
We are together and it seems the storm is passing over
The storm is passing over
I watch you circle the moon
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13. |
to find the words
03:45
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To find the words I never learned
To Feel the rush of confusion
Let the stars fly high into yesterday
Make it all worthwhile in miracles
And we want the world to know
What your love means to us
Let the stars light your shadow
Touch the skin let memory live
Let the star shine guide me
Love’s soft erase wipe into memory
We are the stars and our love is true
We have been this way before
Everything could happen here
Thinking in our heart we're falling
It stays right here inside you
Every minute we are choosing
Let the stars light your shadow
Touch the screen let memory live
Let the star shine guide you
Love’s soft erase wipe into memory
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tone drop is textural electronics, electro-acoustic composition, and song forms by g.e. stinson.
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