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STRANGERS
02:49
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Are you coming back today
I can’t remember
Are you coming back for the crown that you left
under my bed
Next time I can sneak out
through the back door
It’s been so many years
with so many mistakes
Is this my memory
or is this a dream?
It’s been so many years
I don’t remember
Is this a memory
or is this true?
I would have left you alone
as a stranger forever
But you looked at me first.
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2. |
WANTED
02:57
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The streets are filled with lawmen
They’re looking for you
No one cares if you have the crown anymore
They said you left town for a lover
I hope that that’s true
That there’s something left that can keep you warm
[Chorus]
Because I never wanted to give you up
Thieves like you never ever seem to get enough
Everybody wants to rule the world
Until there’s blood on their hands
Everybody wants to rule the world
Until there’s a price on their head
[Chorus]
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3. |
HOWLONG
05:26
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Found you living like a king
with all the shit that you stole
Hearts and jewels the market proved
were worth their weight in gold
Years went by
you found yourself
without a throne
It used to be
that fools like me
wouldn’t leave you alone
[Chorus]
Little did you know
I was born with this crown
Embedded in my head were the words
from a coward’s mouth
Little did you know
I was born with this crown
The taste on my lips are all I’ll leave you with
at this bar on the edge of town
I try not to remember your name
I try not to remember when
I made you a promise
that I couldn’t keep
but that can’t matter now
Because there’s no one to come home to
Whether or not you believe that’s true
The lights are off
The doors are locked
so go back to your home
Cities like this smoke out the best
So hold your breath
And get some rest
Lovers like us
we don’t ask twice
We keep our footsteps light
and lips shut tight
There’s no point in talking it through
You’ll never know how long I’ll be gone
It’s too late to say “I’m sorry”
But remember when I leave your bed
You’ll never know how long I’ll be gone
[Chorus]
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4. |
CARCRASH
03:41
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Sometimes it’s better not to fold your arms
You might lose one
And then what can you say
Sometimes it’s better not to lie
The truth might beat you there
And then where will you stay?
I lied with the worst
and I drank with the best
that you’ll ever see
No, I don’t remember names.
I watched it end like a car crash
but I called no one, so no one came.
[Chorus]
I was a girl like you once
nothing I attracted brought me anything that lasted.
I put my faith in you once
and you can bet this is the last shout
I’ll lay my crown down now.
I voted for things
that I couldn’t believe
without ever having to open my mouth
This camera keeps you alive
In my mind
it’s the only thing that keeps you on my side
[Chorus]
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5. |
LOVEFORLEADERS
04:21
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Nobody keeps score
on what you believe or
what’s tucked under your sleeve
when it’s pleasure that you preach
Trading in words and
praying for change don’t
poison the guilty
or put them in chains
The meaning of your words
comes to you wrapped in gold
I know you’ve been lost but
it’s not worth giving up control
to the devil you know or the one that you don’t
[Chorus]
Loving you
just meant love for your leaders
All the comforting ghosts that find their home in your throat
To tell the truth
What a great understatement
To forgive and forget must be your greatest regret
So what’s the use
in going any further down this road with you
You’re gathering the weak to make your leap
You’re burying the lead on your belief
that you’re alone
On your exit
I was blessed with some relief
To drown out the sound
of the hounds that surround the crown
There’s nothing worse than pity when you’re down
but we’re in this together now
[Chorus]
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6. |
LANDSLIDE
05:05
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I’m not sure I’m the one you’re looking for
You took my photograph
and put it up
on your door
You throw darts with your friends now
now that you’ve scratched the eyes out
but you don’t know
I put the crown down days ago
I’m not sure I’m the one you meant to get
You burned my photograph with
cheap hand-rolled cigarettes
You curse my name with you’re drunk
You write me letters that you never send
That’s fine
I don’t want to read them
[Chorus]
Kind words don’t cut it
when you’re young and golden
And all the friends you had well I guess they’re just…
Time has given you a laugh I don’t recognize
And the way you roll your hips
I roll my eyes
Drive from town to town across the desert
like you’re looking for something
But it’s not me
No it ain’t me babe
[Chorus]
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7. |
THECROWN
04:00
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It’s been so long now
why try and count the dead
They would do the same
if it were them
And you
Were lying down
On your own
you’re the one
with the crown who deserves to be throned
But not now
maybe soon
there’s no love for a king in their youth
[Chorus]
If you’ve been sleeping through this fire
No smoke will come to wake you up
But I’ll be in the streets
Voting for things I don’t believe
I saw fire in the streets
and hounds wearing sheets
They held up their badges
and they called themselves police
Waving a gun
they couldn’t serve anyone
That was the last time I went outside
without mine
Turning our voice to song
we were added to lists too long
Waiting for the storm to calm down
is never worth the time
It wasn’t worth mine
[Chorus]
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8. |
THEBOAT
04:29
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Who do you pray to
and who do you trust
If love is a market
my money’s on lust
Five finger discounts
bring you anything you want
But none of it matters
when you’re on your own
I know you would shake me down
or you would leave me now
if we weren’t both tied and bound
Once we break out of here
we’ll find someplace quiet
I can’t wait to see the way you move
when we’re away from these lights
No strings attached
No doors to latch
No reason to hide
Don’t pretend you’re afraid to get caught
like this was your first time
I know the way to draw their eyes to me
yeah I wrote the book
You went and strung all your broken hearts together
so you could see how it looked
Bring me the head of your last love
or bring me the crown
The only difference between learning to swim
and learning to drown
is how you go down
So rock the boat
You know you made me wait once
You know you made me wait, right?
You know you made me wait so long
So stop telling me everything you wanna do to me
Just do it
Bring me the head of the last one
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9. |
THEFUTURE
04:30
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Heavy is the head
that holds the lies
that keep a crowd around
I’m bound
by promises I never made
I’m not a voice of reason
ringing in your head
I’m just a phase
If I leave a trace
bring a bit of water
thread of gold
Let’s stitch you up
What’s the price of one night
If we suture a future that fits you so tight?
[Chorus]
I hope that by the time you’re dead
there’s nothing you regret
When you’re on the ropes I hope you know
that all along you weren’t alone
Heaven is the hole that hangs the blind
and keeps a hold around
and bound
by promises I never made
I am not a choice
a reason ringing in your head
I’m just a fade
If I leave a trace
Then place a tiny candle
Think of ghosts
Light the flame
What’s the price of one light
In your search for the future
One match of sulfuric might
[Chorus]
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Mulder: We all have our faith, and mine is in the truth.
Scully: Then why'd you come here if you'd already made up your mind?
Mulder: Because I knew you'd talk me out of it if I was making a mistake.
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MIDNIGHTCHOIR New York, New York
MIDNIGHTCHOIR is a NYC darkwave goth duo with Patrick Bobilin and Sarah Simon.
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