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mind games, head games
03:55
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IT’S ALL SO FUNNY IT’S SO STRANGE TO SEE
THE WAY YOU TRY TO CARRY ON
THERE’S NO REAL REASON FOR IT THAT I SEE
AND YET THE FEELINGS’ GONE
MIND GAMES HEAD GAMES
PLAYING FOR THE CROWD
BUT WE’LL SOON SEE WHO’S RIGHT AND WHO IS WRONG
THEN YOU WON’T TALK SO LOUD
ALL YOU CAN SAY IS THE WAY THAT YOU PLAY THE GAME
WHEN EVERYBODY SEES YOU AS YOU ARE
DO YOU THINK THAT THEY’LL STAY
YOUR ONLY FRIEND IS HANGING OUT AT THE BAR
BUT DOES HE HEAR YOU PLAY
MIND GAMES HEAD GAMES
THE BAND IS HOT TONIGHT
BUT WHEN THE SHOW IS DONE AND YOU’RE ALL ALONE
WILL YOU FEEL ALRIGHT
EVERYONE LOSES WHEN THEY LET YOU CHOOSE THE WAY
‘CAUSE ALL YOU CAN SAY IS THE WAY THAT YOU PLAY THE GAME
MIND GAMES, HEAD GAMES PLAYING FOR THE CROWD
NOW YOU SEE IT NOW YOU DON’T, DO YOU STILL FEEL PROUD?
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the call of night
06:07
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THE CALL OF NIGHT
THE CALL OF NIGHT COMES FROM THE VALLEY TO ENTER YOUR HEART
THE FEEL OF MIGHT ENTERS YOUR SOUL AS IT HAS FROM THE START
IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW
ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS
JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT
ON BLIND FAITH
AND NOTHING COMES EASY
A TWIST OF FATE LEADS YOU TO GO FROM YOUR SHELTER TO ROAM
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM AND DREAMS THAT WE’RE SHOWN
IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW
ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS
JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT
ON BLIND FAITH
AND NOTHING COMES EASY
COULD THIS BE THE TIME COULD THIS CALL THE RHYME?
WHEN YOU SEE THE SIGN THAT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
COULD THIS BE THE END WHEN YOU CALL A FRIEND
WAITING TO PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE?
THE CALL OF NIGHT COMES FROM THE VALLEY TO ENTER YOUR HEART
THE FEEL OF MIGHT ENTERS YOUR SOUL AS IT HAS FROM THE START
IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW
ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS
JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT
ON BLIND FAITH
AND NOTHING COMES EASY
NO NOTHING COMES EASY
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the pledge
02:27
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CALL TO THE FALLING RAINDROPS, SEEK OUT THE ONE YOU LOVE
MISTS OF A SUBDUED NATURE ARISE
EVER THE OPEN FEATURES
OPEN TO MYSTERIES, TALES OF A MYSTIC NATURE , REPRISE
AS SHE TOLD THE STORY SHE SOLD HER SOUL, IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING,
FOR REVEALING SECRETS, A TALE ABOUNDING, A LESSON ENTREATING:
ALL WHO LISTEN HEAR ME NOW AS I MAKE MY PLEDGE TO YOU!
YOU WILL HASTEN TO THE LOVE AS A MOVING SONG OR TWO,
EVERY STORY HAS A MORAL, OR WHAT IS IT WORTH
EVERY SINGER HAS A SONG, SEE ITS’ BIRTH,
ALL AROUND YOU IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS NOW,
AS YOU HEAR IT THIS ENLIGHTENED VISION FOR YOU.
SIMPLE COURAGE IS ITS’ OWN REWARD
SIMPLE MEANINGS OF A LESSON LEARNED
SIMPLE VISIONS FILLED WITH HARMONY
SIMPLY PERFECT HOPE FILLED MEMORIES
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go on with your walking
08:50
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GO ON WITH YOUR WALKING
WATCHING EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE
OH YOU THINK YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL
WATCHING ALL THE GUYS ARE WATCHING YOU
AS YOU WALK DOWN THE ROAD
WITH AN ATTITUDE TO MATCH YOUR FACE
YOU THINK YOU’RE REALLY SOMETHING
BUT SOON YOU’RE GONNA WAKE AND FIND
THAT YOU’RE JUST NOT THE ONE YOU THINK YOU KNOW
NO ONE TO BELIEVE IN EXCEPT YOUR OWN LIES
AND EVERYTIME YOU SEE YOURSELF
IN THE MIRROR
LOOK AT YOUR EYES
AND EVERYDAY AS YOU WALK AWAY
FEEL A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE LESS BOLDER
AND THEN SOMEDAY YOU’LL SEE
THAT WHAT I SAY TO YOU
IS NOT SO FAR FROM WHAT YOU FEEL
SO GO ON WITH YOUR WALKING
AND YOUR OWN LITTLE MIND GAMES
BUT YOU’RE FOOLING NOBODY
WITH YOUR SILLY LITTLE LIES IN YOUR MIND
THEY THINK YOU’RE SOMETHING FOOLISH
THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE ALL SAYING
THEY SEE WHAT’S GOING ON
RUNNING AROUND WITH YOUR PACK OF ALL YOUR
CRAZY FRIENDS
A FEW MORE LINES ON YOUR FACE
A FEW MORE LINES UP YOUR NOSE
YOU’RE FEELING LIKE A DISGRACE
AND SO IT GOES AND GOES
GOES AND GOES
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look in the garden
05:32
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Look in the garden and remember the children
shot down for nothing as they went through the day
look at the mother, as she runs to protect them
laid down her life so they could live today
What about the children
what about the love
the families and the loved ones
what were they thinking of
What about the the children, that started all the tears
they also ruined their own loves
their actions brought the fear, and now what is the answer now that they pulled the trigger?
the reasons don't matter
could we feel any sadder?
as they fired the shots that destroyed all the dreams
they wanted to 'get even'
look at all the lives they shattered
the end of the road not clear so it seems
What about the children
what about the love
the families and the loved ones
what were they thinking of
What about the the children, that started all the tears
they also ruined their own loves
their actions brought the fear, and now what is the answer now that they pulled the trigger?
look in the windows, the silence is so loud
look in the schoolyard, where once she walked so proud
the lady saw and acted, to save one who could die
soon she was a 'hero'
a good reason to cry....
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shelter in place
07:04
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they were children too
07:21
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AS THE BLIND MAN STOOD TO GO
THE MAN IN BLACK SAID
“GO DOWN SLOW”
OH WELL
HE JUST SHUFFLED OFF DOWN THE DUSTY ROAD
DOING EVERYTHING THAT HE WAS TOLD
OH YEAH
LONELY PEOPLE NEED SOMETHING TO FEEL
LONELY PEOPLE NEEDING SOMETHING REAL
THEY ARE THE LONELY UNDERGROUND
THE ONES THAT WE DON’T WANT AROUND
BUT
THEY WERE CHILDREN TOO
SO THE CROWD WATCHED AS HE BALANCED ON THE LEDGE
DRIVEN TO THE EDGE
OF LIFE
FEELING ALL ALONE IN A CROWDED ROOM
COULD ONLY FORESEE HIS OWN DOOM
OH WELL
“MUST BE HIGH” SOMEBODY SAID OUT LOUD
“PEOPLE LIKE THAT GET LOST IN THE CROWD”
LONELY WALKERS IN THE RAIN
TRAVEL ON IN SILENT PAIN
BUT
THEY WERE CHILDREN TOO
AND THE BLIND MAN TOOK A STAND
THE MAN IN BACK TOOK HIS HAND
HELD HIGH
SAID “LISTEN PEOPLE TO WHAT HE SAYS, HE MAY BE BLIND
BUT HE SEES MORE
THAN YOU”
LONELY PEOPLE NEED SOMETHING TO FEEL
LONELY PEOPLE NEEDING SOMETHING REAL
THEY ARE THE LONELY UNDERGROUND
THE ONES THAT WE DON’T WANT AROUND
BUT
THEY WERE CHILDREN TOO
LONELY WALKERS IN THE RAIN
TRAVEL ON IN SILENT PAIN
BUT
THEY WERE CHILDREN TOO
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seven sources
06:49
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SEVEN SOURCES
CURSING THE DARKNESS WE RISE UP TO CONQUER OUR PASSIONS
AND REGAIN SOME COMPOSURE TO FIND THAT OUR LIVES ARE NOW RATIONED
CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND WE SEEK OUT THE LOST PATH TO HEAVEN
IN A BLISTERING MOMENT WE FIND THAT THE NUMBER IS SEVEN
SEVEN SOURCES SAVE OUR SOULS TO SLAY
THE PLUTONIC CROWN OF EVIL YESTERDAYS
SOUND CLUSTERS HELP TO STOP THE RAGE
THAT THREATENS ALL TO BE ENSLAVED
CAUGHT IN OUR HEARTS IS THE THOUGHT OF A MOMENT ABANDONED
DESPITE ALL WE DO WE REALIZE THE THOUGHTS WE ARE THE SEASON
LIKE A COLD METAL GUN COCKED TO FIRE AT CONTRARY MOTION
OUR ENEMY’S FIRE IS MADE FROM DECEITFUL EMOTION
WE SHALL DESTROY HIS CROWN
HIS EVIL CAST UNDERGROUND
SO NO ONE’S ENSLAVED TODAY
HIS POWER WE WILL TAKE AWAY
CURSING THE DARKNESS WE RISE UP TO CONQUER OUR PASSIONS
AND REGAIN SOME COMPOSURE TO FIND THAT OUR LIVES ARE NOW RATIONED
CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND WE SEEK OUT THE LOST PATH TO HEAVEN
IN A BLISTERING MOMENT WE FIND THAT THE NUMBER IS SEVEN
CAUGHT IN OUR HEARTS IS THE THOUGHT OF A MOMENT ABANDONED
DESPITE ALL WE DO WE REALIZE THE THOUGHTS WE ARE THE SEASON
LIKE A COLD METAL GUN COCKED TO FIRE AT CONTRARY MOTION
SEVEN SOURCES SAVE OUR SOULS TO SLAY
SOUND CLUSTERS HELP TO STOP THE RAGE
SO NO ONE’S ENSLAVED TODAY
HIS POWER WE WILL TAKE AWAY
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