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Rearview Mirror
04:43
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You grew up in Texas with a lot to lose
Two middle class parents with a lot to prove
Somewhere between poverty and private school but you knew
Someday you’d see this town in the rearview mirror
Saw Friday night lights and all the High School fame
Popularity contests and the stupid games
Ten years after graduation no one remembers your name
It it all becomes clearer in the rearview mirror
Your greatest mistakes are the chances that you didn’t take
Your greatest mistakes are the promises you never made
Fell in love with the scene and playing rock and roll
The late nights and bright lights and your untamed soul
Four years in a van can start to take it’s toll don’t you know
Those glory days all live in the rearview mirror
Don’t waste the rest of your life staring, no
Would it even change a thing?
You’ve done pretty good so far
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2. |
Around the World
04:11
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Give me your hand give me your heart
Pulling out maps and charting the stars
With the wind at our backs and a song in our hearts
We can cross oceans together
We’ve got a lot of ground to cover
Just as the dawn is breaking, purple and amber in the skies
I want to see it all with you
Till there’s a fiery sunset reflected in your eyes
I want to see it all with you
Wish against wish and hope against hope
The vessel is scarred but strong she will hold
To take us ahead on courses unknown
We can scale mountains together
We’ve got a lot of ground to cover
Just take my hand and I will
Take you around the world tonight
Take you around the world tonight
No need to land if I can
Take you around the world tonight
Take you around the world tonight
Nothing but road before us
Sprawling across the hills like veins
I want to see it all with you
From the vast crystal oceans
To scented mountain pines
I want to see it all with you
Just take my hand and I will
Take you around the world tonight
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3. |
Indecisions
04:09
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You talk with sensitivities
You’re looking out for enemies
It took a lifetime to get this bitter and cold
Appointments fill your memories
A long list of your injuries
This is the last time that you’ll let them get this close
Cause you can’t feel that pain again
Loneliness becomes your therapy
Waiting for a miracle to lead you home
But these indecisions won’t leave you alone
You put your faith in liberty
Work hard, stay strong, it’s so easy
You figured out it was all a lie
So now you hide waiting to die
Keep close tabs on your misery
So hard to take their sympathy
Your better off behind your walls
But it’s the last call, it’s the last call
Revenge consumes your energy
Dig deep for more artillery
To fire off at anyone
You come across, that’s how you come across
Can’t compromise your dignity
Old man you’re the epitome
Of what I don’t wanna be
What I don’t wanna be
And if this is all there is
Then you better make the most of it
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4. |
8/9
01:38
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5. |
Voices
04:30
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It’s been ten long years since I got that call
And I still remember the weight
That crushed down on me when I heard you were gone
And the colors all faded to gray
Because all along you’d been fighting a war
Invisible but real just the same
Drowning neck deep in an ocean of failures
And demons that knew you by name
Self-destruct might seem like the solution
The voices inside, but voices can lie
Hold on til you find what the truth is
The voices inside, but voices can lie
It’s been ten long years, and we’re all still trying
To clean up the mess that you left long ago
With a patchwork quilt of memories slipping away
And a house full of grandchildren you’ll never know
And yes I was angry, and yes I was scared
That someday all your demons would find me as well
But I know I could never let them drag me to hell
Or make the ones I love most ever feel what I felt
I can still hear you singing...
I’m the last star to leave the sky
I’m the color in every sunrise
And I’m still here
So don’t turn your back on me now
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6. |
Epitaph
04:11
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That night at the concert they were all so impressed
At the sounds and the feelings and the passion of the band
But the smoke and the mirrors were all architected
To get these dumb sheep eating right out of your hand
So you could feed them whatever you wanted
To make them a market and to make you a god
But right now to be honest you look more like a junkie
Begging for a quick fix than a savior they’d applaud
Scribble your name, another autograph
Words on a page, another song and dance
And what you chase becomes your epitaph
”He was on the radio”
That fame you were chasing got you high as a kite
But tonight you’re a busker with a fare-weather crowd
Cause she is a fickle and treacherous lover
She’ll kiss you punch-drunk then watch you fall and bow
And as you’re genuflecting in profane adoration
You’re too entranced to notice the knife she has drawn
She'll cut out the heart that you willfully gave her
And leave you in a tortured heap to bleed out on the lawn
For this glorious moment
For the way we shake these walls
When we rattle these cages
When we fly and when we crawl
We are more than a paycheck
We will not be deceived
We are sisters and brothers
In the very blood we bleed
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Threads
04:44
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I saw you from a distance, and moved across the crowd
You look so familiar, are you from here in town?
I felt so impressive when you said you’d seen my band
Bet you didn’t know that I would be your biggest fan
Struck up conversations about where we had been
Didn’t know that I was talking to my future best friend
I fell in love with the your smile, the things that you enjoy
The way you play with your hair, the inflection in your voice
I kissed you in the driveway and drove back to my house
Turned the stereo up louder and rolled the windows down
And when you gave your number I never could have guessed
That you would bear my children, that I could be so blessed
It’s falling into place, falling into place
Stitch by stitch and day by day
It’s falling into place, falling into place
The beautiful mess we have made
The months went by like seconds and then wove into years
The joy and laughter mingled with misery and tears
‘Cause when I made you my woman and you made me your man
It meant we’d hurt each other like nobody else can
But I am still your lover and you’re still my best friend
We are bound together by the fibers in these threads
Thought I just needed one moment but that couldn’t be less true
A lifetime isn’t long enough for me to be with you
We grew up together, did we grow up too fast?
The boy who brought you flowers and waited after class Is still here weaving memories and wants to bring you joy
Cause you are still there smiling and I am still that boy
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8. |
Healing Hands
04:46
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You don’t have to smile if you don’t feel it
You don’t have to lie anymore
Everybody hides for a moment
You can lay awake in my arms
You can stay and cry if you want to
You can be afraid of the dark
Darling close your eyes till the morning
You can fall asleep in my arms
I’ll sift through the fractals and splintered shards
Of your broken heart
To make sense of the cyphers and diagrams
That make you who you are
Sometimes when the cold wind is blowing hard
It cuts straight to your heart
Failure is a friend with a mirror in his hand
To show you who you are
So stare into the dark eyes of the abyss
Let the pain sink in hard
To learn grace and trust and faith in all of this
Do you know who you are?
I’ll sift through the fractals and splintered shards
Of your broken heart
To construct a mosaic with healing hands
This is who you are
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9. |
Slowdance on the Ceiling
05:48
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When the sun is going down
And the light is slowly fading
I still get that funny feeling
When I arrive and see your face
All the butterflies start stirring
We’re slow dancing on the ceiling
Slow dance on the ceiling
When the world is upside down
We’ll hideaway
In a home that we believe in
We’ll hold each other close
In a gentle sway
Light the fire and draw the shades
Tell me all about your day
Forget about that dreary weather
Turn off the TV and the phone
We just need to be alone
We can be alone together
One big leap then tiny little steps
Let’s see just how crazy we can get
Dying down in daily increments
When did love grow ordinary?
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Forever Again Fairfax, Virginia
Forever Again is an American Indie rock band based in the Washington DC area. Beginning as the casual solo project of Chris Wetterman, the duo officially formed when Wetterman joined with vocalist Christian Nuckels to play guitar for Nuckels' solo album, Alive and Free. During that process the two continued together to further evolve Wetterman’s material into several indie power-pop anthems. ... more
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