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Intercontinental
04:30
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You are somewhere on the coast waiting for a ride
Watching the glittering waters just to pass the time
Where did you draw those lines
Am I so far behind?
I'm fighting against the madness but it seems no use
And I could use and earthquake how about you?
Where did you draw those lines?
Am I so far behind?
There's an ocean in between us
far too wide
And when we split off we sure left some good things behind
Just when you never, never think we'll be together again
This long distance thing might just come
Come crashing to an end
Where did you draw those lines?
Am I so far behind?
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2. |
The Price
04:09
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What do you know
It comes and goes
Like oh so many days
Nothing to do nothing to say nothing to get in the way
Now that there's time you let it slide
as it slowly floats along.
Passing on by, passing you by
'til troubles on the shelf
And I didn't have a clue
what you were prepared to do
I saw it coming not at all
And the faithful price we pay
for the easy way
Is letting go
is letting go
of everything
It levels out and you can see now no words are in between
Everything seems oh so serene
Lost face is what it means
let's make a deal
one that's not real
So it's easier to break
Only a thought
only in a dream
So it's easier to take
And I didn't have a clue
what you were prepared to do
I saw it coming not at all
And the faithful price we pay
for the easy way
Is letting go
is letting go
of everything
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3. |
Get Offa That Horse
02:53
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Get offa that horse
You know I like walking better anyhow
so don't get all quiet on me now
I know all of your tricks
but they work on me every time
So just stay in line and we'll be just fine
Well you know I'm not as good as I'd like to be
At saying what I mean
But that don't mean that you have got to take every
advantage that you see
Get off the machine
You know it simply cannot be good for you
Even though it's got everything you want in one shiny package
It's no mystery
what you have and what do you think you deserve
But just because you don't have what you want don't mean you can't go and get it
When you know, then you know that you know what you know
And knowing is half the battle
But if you knowing is only half of the battle
what is the other half of the battle?
That's not very nice
Giving me those tests without even telling me
But just because that's how it is don't mean that that's the way it should be
Stop playing those games
They're only wearing us far too thin
But when those sticks are breaking bones you'll be the one to blame
Well you know I'm not as good as I'd like to be
At saying what I mean
But that don't mean that you've got to take every
advantage that you see
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4. |
Penny Parade
04:27
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She's wearing all the clothes
Her mother showed her how to
She's kicking and screaming all around
About what's good and what is proper
She's throwing things around
And all that really matters
Complex of inferiority
Let's you know just when you're wrong
'cause it's always an emergency
And there's only one left
Have you no sense of urgency?
Act now or you'll regret
Her heart is beating
But her eyes are cold
And she knows just why to sympathize
But the feeling's far too old
'cause it's gone and dead
Just a tool
Just a method
Just a means to an end
'cause it's underground
You can't hear a sound
So dig deeper you might find some gold
'cause it's always an emergency
And there's only one left
Have you no sense of urgency?
Act now or you'll regret
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5. |
What Does It Take?
04:24
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I won't be coming back again
I've had quite enough of this is slow and metered march to death
Ask me all you want to know
And I will do my best to play this game of tell and show
But what does it take?
Cannot we find another way around?
Do you have to play all these games
before you come and join me on the ground?
Faster
you're going far too slow
for the length we've yet to travel
you don't even know
Progress
moving on to better times
all the while we're moving further towards forgetting
where we started from
But what does it take?
Cannot we find another way around?
Do you have to play all these games
before you come and join me on the ground?
If you're waiting
If you're waiting
waiting around
for all the facts
just to make the score
you'll be waiting a long time.
But what does it take?
Cannot we find another way around?
Do you have to break my heart into so many pieces
on the ground?
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6. |
You Just May
03:42
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Tearing down the walls of debris
saying nothing about how they came to be
with words amounting for just enough to pretend
all these lines being drawn in the sand
and the words that are said aren't meant to hurt
only too prolong
all the feelings they remain and go on and on and on
But here's a little something I should say:
Don't let yourself let words get in the way
It's when you take it to the heart
that doing things you should not start
you just may
So take your time and I will take mine
and we'll meet in the middle
and wait for the rest of our lives
for something we could have had if we'd only tried
But here's a little something I should say:
Don't let yourself let words get in the way
It's when you take it to the heart
that saying things that you should not
you just may
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7. |
All We Know
03:11
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There are so many things in your way
but my darling you have got to try
it won't get easier but that's how
that's how you know you're alive
Oh the urge
The urge to go
well it only goes to show
All we know all we know
With the wind with the wind it blows
I had a thought of things to come
And things as they are now
But I got lost and I got caught
And now I don't know the why or how
Don't get caught up
don't get pulled down
If you reach the water you might drown
You'll understand
you'll understand in time
There'll always be a bigger hill to climb
And if you go you must go now
Leave behind what you think you are without
And when you find what you are looking for
You know you'll know
(Double contrapuntal chorus reprise)
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8. |
Forward
04:25
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If it's all the same to you
I think I'll try
before it falls apart
I'm moving forward
but looking back
And everything we've done together
Is slowly crumbling
into tiny little pieces
I'm moving forward
but looking back
I don't look to the future
I only glance at the past
Trying trying trying
To make these moments last
Their own way
I'm losing slowly
and falling fast
The waters running
and it can't last
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9. |
Watch What You Say
03:45
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What did I say? What did you hear?
Is it so hard to imagine
you only look for what you fear?
You have only to ask
It is really that easy
Stop waiting around for your silver fucking platter
Come on and reach out
Reach out to me
Watch what you say
everyone is listening
with judging eyes and watchful ears
Give it away
That's what you say
But is it really what you think
Or are you trying to believe it?
'cause it's never as bad
As you think it is
And I must insist
we don't fill our heads with all of this
cause it would drive us away.
Drive us away.
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10. |
Safety First
04:59
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Safety first
You know you've gotta play the politician
All we do
struggle hard in search of recognition
All you see
opportunity to crush the competition
But don't you see
you're only running to catch up with yourself
In the end
In the end
In the end it's only what you make it
Out to be
Out to be
Don't you understand
that you hold in your hand you have got the power
to make demands
just as long as you see it's not who is the louder
If you find yourself
painting pictures of your life and using the white out
Throw it to the ground
it's all part of that beautiful thing that you are now
In the end
In the end
It's only what you make it
out to be
Out to be
Safety first
You know you've gotta play the politician
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11. |
Start Dancing
03:03
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Another workday has come to an end
And I've got nothing to show for it except for
Another dollar in my pocket
And what a shame it's all the same as the day before
But when we throw you into the fire
Start dancing
When we throw you into the fire
Start losing control
Stop stop stop stop right where you are
You know the world is at your door and if you give him a little he'll want a lot more
And here's the thing: you are probably looking for the safest course of action
But when we throw you into the fire
Start dancing
When we throw you into the fire
Start losing control
Run run run run as fast as you can
You know damn well that if you stand right where you are
You will be moved
from place to place
you'll leave no trace
of who you are or where you're from or what you'll become
But when we throw you into the fire
Start dancing
When we throw you into the fire
Start losing control
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12. |
Good Things
02:29
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The Brothers Landau Los Angeles, California
The Brothers consistently utilize dynamics, counterpoint, and catchy melodies to entertain, enthuse, and infuse audiences with an optimistic and soothingly familiar energy, much like being with good friends after a lousy week. Using their cello, guitar, and voices to create new and interesting arrangements and compositions, the Brothers bring everything into one unique sonic experience. ... more
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