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Keep Faith
03:35
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I got baptised in the summer, I got tattooed in the winter
My skin has never felt so clean
I'm sweating holy water, I'm washing in the blood of the saviour
My conscience is crystal clear
Because all my sins are forgiven
Yeah I have been transfigured
And you can watch my ascension
Bodily, to heaven
I got baptised in the summer, I got tattooed in the winter
My skin has never felt so clean
I'm sweating holy water, I'm washing in the blood of the saviour
My conscience is crystal clear
Because I've been called 'Judas
But I do not feel like a traitor
And for thirty pieces of silver
I'll sell my soul, to Satan
No I've never seen a miracle, but if a hand were to reach down from the sky
And set it all right, I'd be counting myself amongst the faithful and the righteous
But so far god hasn't shown a sign
I got baptised in the summer, I got tattooed in the winter
My skin has never felt so clean
I'm sweating holy water, I'm washing in the blood of the saviour
My conscience is crystal clear
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2. |
Good Blood
03:55
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You've got those family blues
Like your father before you
And his father too
And his father too
But I don't mean your eyes
'Cause I've seen them green some times
But the heart of a man who all too well understands
Pain, and where it comes from
And hope, and how it can get lost
And I don't want you to grow up
'Cause I know what's waiting for you
Yeah I've seen you grown older
When I look at my brother
He was a tearaway
He was a hurricane
Maybe you'll be like your mother
That's probably for the better
That's a road you can take
But that road leads away from
The man, that you were born to be
Just another one in a long line of this family
Of men who always fight and die for what they believe
Even when they know it's wrong
And I can't see, any way out for me
But you've still got a chance, to be your own man
You've got that good blood that I wish I had
You'll learn from my mistakes and you'll go your own way and you'll forge your own path
You've got those family blues
You've got those family blues
Hear these family blues
That I'm singing for you
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3. |
Passing (Liar)
05:09
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Your hairs grown longer
Since the last time I saw you
It's covering your eyes
And the pillow where I slept stays at the foot of your bed
Or between your knees to keep them
From knocking together
Your skinny wrists are the same
But they don't look like they'll carry any weight
But you carried me more than once didn't you
And your back seems so straight
You must have lain out for days to cure the posture you got
From stooping to my level
You're like a walking tomb, the way your move round the room
But the person I love is dead and she's inside of you
Your hands seem so small
Even though I know they're not
I've seen you hold the whole damn world in your palm
And the floor where we made love
In your parents house when we were young
Has been swept under the rug and is never spoken of
Your legs were always long
All the better to run away from the world with me
So we could rest easy
And the small of your back
When you woke would always crack
And I'd shudder to think about those bones
You're like a walking tomb, the way your move round the room
But the person I love is dead and she's inside of you
And I am a catalogue of flaws, and I guess so is this song
But it makes up the person I was not the one that I lost
If I could tell you one truth, it's that you're fucking beautiful
And not just your legs, and not just your hands, and not just your skinny wrists, or the small of your back
I'll never understand how one person
(How I'm supposed to be)
Can be so god damn perfect
(Anything but imperfect)
'Cause it's just the idea of you in my head that I'm still in love with
You're no longer the person that I grew up with
'Cause there's not an inch of her, that I wouldn't love again
Given half the chance, but I know she's dead
And you make such a beautiful corpse, but I will never know what you gave your life for
And you make such a beautiful corpse, and I will always be here to mourn, your passing.
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4. |
Holier Than Louder
04:39
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I don’t believe that I can be your saviour
Because I don’t believe you need saving
From anyone but yourself
And the only way I know how to be safe
Is to be alone
Is to be alone
Do you believe in a god?
Well I don’t, I have my own way of looking at the world
It’s cruel and unusual, it’s strange and it’s brutal
But I can see, that it's beautiful
They say creation, is the only way
But I've done enough destroying of my own
To know that's not the case
And I'm a god in my own right
I've hurt people out of jealousy and spite
And I might have created a paradise
And I let you have a taste, but I made you walk away
And when I sent the flood to prove my love
I didn't warn you and now you're sinking like a stone in the sea
He said 'love the sinner and hate the sin'
But it's easier said than done
What if the only sin you've commited
Is killing the one you love
He said 'love the sinner and hate the sin'
But it's easier said than done
When everything's a sin in his eyes
We'll all burn
If I am saved, you can take my place
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5. |
Life Savings
04:18
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I spent that last coin, that I wore round my neck
Because the last thing I want is to be in your debt
I bought myself some time, and I spent it all on you
I bought myself some time, and I spent it all on you
I broke the bank, for these bills I could never pay
And the tone of my debtors gets more dismissive by the day
I've been counting the cost, since the first day I met you
And I've been recovering loss, and experiencing it too
I don't want to be worthless, I don't want you buying me for a song
I don't want to be bankrupt, I don't want to have to sell everything that I own
Because I owe you
I don't want your silver
I don't want your gold
The only thing I want from you is the one thing I know cannot be sold
Because how would you put a price on love?
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Service station, 3am
I am hungry
but I'm skint
This ain't a good life
But at least i'm living
How long until i've paid my penance?
Because I am
I am
I am
Tired of the road
5 o clock load in
In the pissing rain
The first shower I've had in days
Beer and water
Last nights leftovers
How the fuck did I manage to stay sober?
Because I am
I am
I am
Tired of the road
Slept on a stage
Somewhere in belgium
Woke up to the PA blasting straight edge anthems
Played 40 minutes
No one cared
This’ll be the last tour I ever do I swear
Because I am (losing my hair again)
I am (losing my weight again)
I am (losing my mind again)
Tired of the road
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7. |
Chemicals
05:43
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We're all animals
Who fuck and eat and sleep and wear clothes
To pretend that we don't know
We're just animals
Who were born into this world to die alone
The only difference is we know
We're not special, we're just mistakes
And maybe that's what makes us special in our own way
We're all chemicals
When we react with one another we call it love
And we make bonds
But we're just chemicals
And under these conditions I don't think it will take long
For them to fall apart
We're not special and neither are those things we made
They're just the product of our collision
Which in itself was a mistake
And this chaos
That we call existence
Is better than anything I could have planned
Because I can't account for you
Because I can't account for you
(because you're wild like an animal)
No I can't account for you
(you're unpredictable like a chemical)
No I can't account for you
(you're my favourite variable)
I don't want to think about it anymore
Because its tearing apart my head
And my thoughts are on the floor
And we're just miracles
That haven't happened yet
But will we ever, I don't know
So I won't hold my breath
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8. |
Lying (Past)
05:37
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I was lying on my back
You were lying on your side
I was staring into space
And you were staring into my eyes
I was Thinkig about how small we are and how nothing really matters
And I could tell that you were thinking of asking me about her
What do you wan me to say?
She broke my heart and left it that way
And now what you see is all that's left
A broken man, I'm a shadow of my former self
I never told you the whole truth because it's ugly as hell
But I'm a pretty good liar when I have to be, can't you tell
And it was quiet all night, and you were quite on the way back
You'd picked up some old habits, and I couldn't help but laugh
You said 'one more cigarette and then I'll quit'
I said 'that's a fine sentiment but you're full of shit'
'cause you love the things that hurt and the things that slowly kill otherwise i'd be long gone and youd be way less ill
I havent been happy since and for the longest time I didn't think I'd ever get happy again
But I'm doing fine, yeah I'm doing all right
Cause I've found someone to hold during those long nights
She heard me scream your name in my sleep and said darling it was just a bad dream so close your eyes because you're safe with me
And she knows that your ghost hangs over my bed
And she knows that your ghost hangs over my bed
And I hope she knows that just because your ghost hangs over my bed, that doesn't mean your dead
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9. |
Hangman
04:35
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A man walks into a bar and gets carried out thirty years later
A woman walks into a bar and spends her whole night getting better
And I'm as sober as a judge but I've sent good people to the gallows for love
And there they will hang over our heads as a reminder of what we can become
Cloud my mind, dull my senses
You're as sharp as a tack when you're dry
But when you wet your lips you lower your defences
Hangman
No I have never touched a drop because I know it's just fuel for the fire
And I have heard it keeps you warm but I know it does not, your body just gets so drunk it is a liar
It loosens up your tongue until it's falling out of your head and into someone else's mouth
And when you pick it from their teeth it will be bloodied like your knees from when you stumbled and staggered and fell
Cloud my mind, dull my senses
You're as sharp as a tack when you're dry
But now you're blind as a bat to their advances
Hangman
Whiskey for thinkers
Gin for the drinkers
It's all the same to me
Wine for the writers
Vodka for the fighters
It's all the same to me
Love by the glass
Confidence by the bottle
You can spend your whole night drinking
But you won't find me at the bottom
Cloud my mind, dull my senses
You're as sharp as a tack when you're dry
But now you're blind as a bat to their advances
Cloud my mind
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10. |
Someone
03:58
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Someone's been sleeping in my bed
Someone's been sleeping in my bed
For the past year
I don't know who he is or where I went
Someone's been wearing all my clothes
Someone's been wearing all my clothes
And stretching the necks
And doing things in them tha I'd regret
Someone's been singing all my songs
Someone's been singing all my songs
Off key and out of time
Putting choruses where verses belong
Someone's been kissing with my lips
Someone's been kissing with my lips
Pictures of you
You and me when we first met
And that's not something I want
To live in the past where they belong
Yeah, your memories are fine
But you've got to live in the present or you'll die
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