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The Art Of Self-Sabotage
02:24
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There's a light going out in the fog
There's an art to self-sabotage
And I know what I'm not not to do
And I whisper sweet nothing comes true
My fingers they tremble and shake
I'm alone with the snake
And I feel alright
Well some people lie awake in the night
And some people the hide in plain sight
And some people they lie and they fall
And some people they just sleepwalk through it all
Doctor told me my heart was diseased
It's got nothing on me
And I feel alright
I'll walk with the shame
And I won't complain
There's no doubt about it
I'll wear the stain
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Shabby Splendor
02:40
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On a break not a bender
That distinction don't mean a thing
Living here in shabby splendor
Allied with the Comfort King
You came along to be helpful
I came along for the ride
Tonight, you said we'd get there tonight
Renewed for a second season
Rave reviews only take you so far
Pulled over for no reason
Armed only wth electric guitars
Exiled to the basement
And up into an Econoline
You said we'd get there tonight
It's my bad habit
I do it all of the time
You wanted to make it
We wanted to shine
Like a third-time offender
First you blind then 20 years go by
Still living here in shabby splendor
Never thought once to wonder why
And I'm still down in this basement
Turn to 11 or get out of my sight
You said we'd get there tonight
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Winter Comes
04:29
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Took my love out to the lake
Toffee the ground beneath us shake
Took my love out to the glen
To watch the sun go round again
Took some savior's name in vain
Took some meds to kill some pain
Took my head into my hands
Then took off for foreign lands
I'm going to go ask you
Is this old age or innocence delayed?
When winter comes will it know my name?
Took a look in the mirror today
Saw my head was full of grey
And the children's faces have changed
But their my smiles remain the same
Took a step out into space
Took my toll upon this place
Took some time to say I do
But I love you, you know its true
I'm going to go ask you
Is this old age or innocence delayed?
When winter comes will it know my name?
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Worth Uncovering
02:54
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All this time gets lost
In the haze of yesterdays
And though I knew the cost
These empty pockets cannot pay
In the hour of the strange
Eyes cast down on the ground
Like looking for some change
Until there's no-one else around
Things I thought I knew for sure
Hold it back now, can't hold it back now
Light leaks through a crack in the door
Can't hold it back now
I can't slip this feeling
There's something underneath
Eyes glued to the ceiling
The tension's tight, but it's brief
Trunk and limb and tree
And roots buried so deep
The meaning underneath
Is worth uncovering
The fruit and then the stalk
The dirt and then the rock
The truth in the black box
Is worth uncovering
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I never change with the season
That's something I could never do
I never gave you a reason
Did you want me to?
Stumbling from summer to autumn
I tripped and skinned up my knee
These lovely words I forgot them
They push you down just to bleed
And now there's no-one around to believe
Sit trans gloria or carpe diem
Just keep your hands up where I can see them
Your bones look perfect in this museum
Those golden handcuffs never gave you freedom
They push you down just to bleed
And now there's no-one around to believe
And this might road stretches out into the day
We're so precious, but we give ourselves away
When it all comes crashing we're old and out of the way
When the lights come up there;s nothing you can say
But the party's over
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Matt Earley (The Delicate Delegate) Madison, Wisconsin
Lexington, KY / Madison, WI / Americus, GA.
Lo-fi by default.
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