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Darkdance
02:52
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’ve been feeling like a burden to my family and friends
Fallen apart mentally gone over the edge
Do they even like me or do they think I’m a drain
On money, patience, sanity, yeah I must be a pain
H-E-L-L-O
H-E-L-L-O
H-E-L-L-O
Is there anybody out there?
Melancholy causing folly,
I never thought I’d get get this way
I stare off in the back yard
Making my life shorter
Melancholy causing folly,
To take the edge, to take the edge
I stare off in the back yard
Making my life shorter
I’ve tried to take your antidotes, yet we’re back here again
Abandoned at the crossroads by my only friend
I heard all the promises, a chance to thrive
But you’ve got me pulling punches on the darkness inside
I’ve heard it all, I’ve tried it all, you gave me this beacon,
But now I’m crying on the floor, all alone, yet again
I really had hopes for a chance of success,
But nothing ever changes, it all meant nothing.
H-E-L-L-O
H-E-L-L-O
H-E-L-L-O
Is there anybody out there?
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2. |
Your Criminal Son
04:51
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The rocket’s down
They shot him down, they brought him down
All hope is lost
To leave this place and find some space
The ambitions
of one young guy have now just died
Just one mistake
and the world won’t give, but it always takes
They shot him down
Brought him down
Nothing’s been the same ever since that night
They shot him down
Brought him down
Everyday he wants to take his life
Mother, father, please forgive what I have done
I got scared and I tried to hide but I stood my ground and begun to fight
I didn’t want to hurt him, I didn’t mean to kill him
But here as I stand, I’m your criminal son
Mother, father, please forgive what I have done
I got scared and I tried to hide but I stood my ground and begun to fight
I didn’t want to hurt him, I didn’t mean to kill him
But now I must leave you, signed your criminal son
20 years
of pent up rage
Was like a silverback breaking from its cage
I had a chance
to calm my emotions
but those gears were never set into motion
It’s just another battle of monster vs. monster
You gotta show your fangs if you wanna survive
They shot me down
Brought me down
Nothing’s been the same ever since that night
They shot me down
Brought me down
Every single day I wanna take my life
Mother, father, please forgive what I have done
I got scared and I tried to hide but I stood my ground and begun to fight
I didn’t want to hurt him, I didn’t mean to kill him
But here as I stand, I’m your criminal son
Mother, father, please forgive what I have done
I got scared and I tried to hide but I stood my ground and begun to fight
I didn’t want to hurt him, I didn’t mean to kill him
But now I must leave you, signed your criminal son
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Monday nights never felt so self destructive
I’d go for a drive and listen to some Carles
Till cigarettes and regret overtook my body
Hoping that the west side won’t be where I die
I go for a walk to go and try to clear my mind
at Dragon Park, I’ve spent so many hours here
But that was so long ago, well I don't know,
This just feels so wrong, guess I'll just move on
Searching for my youth but finding that the truth is
What I knew all along, I’m just getting older
Time is passing, memories fading
Looking for the one I loved, the only one I’ve ever loved
Searching for my youth but finding that the truth is
What I knew all along, I’m just getting older
Time is passing, memories fading
Looking for the one I loved, the only one I’ve ever loved
I hope you hear this and know that I fucked up
I’d give my world to see you one last time
You were there for me when I wasn’t for you
Please forgive me, oh, one last time
I cross my heart that from my view
I would never want to hurt you
If I knew then before you were gone
I would never have left Tucson
I hope you hear this and know that I fucked up
I’d give my world to see you one last time
You were there for me when I wasn’t for you
Please forgive me, oh, one last time
I cross my heart that from my view
I would never want to hurt you
If I knew then before you were gone
I would never have left Tucson
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4. |
New Year's Day
02:56
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Let’s go back to the first time
Your name ever escaped my lips
Our travels through the canyon
That night of the blood moon eclipse
I knew you were something special
to mend my heart after years of being haunted
I’d give you any piece of this world
cuz you’re the one who made me feel wanted
I wish this would never end
I want you again and again
I sit upon the rooftop
Wondering why I’m alone
The raindrops masking my tears
Something sad, but to me that’s home
I want to undo my mistakes
Keeping me awake every night
I wish I had listened to you
cuz you’re the one who always was right
I wish this would never end
I want you again and again, again and again
United we stand, divided we fall
Did it mean something, or nothing at all
I try to remember, just what did I say
To make me lose you that New Year’s Day
I wish this would never end
I want you again and again, again and again
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5. |
The Mourning's Due
04:41
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If i died tonight would it matter
I’m doing great at getting sadder
I picked a death date, don’t try to save me
You’re so lazy and I’m so fucking crazy
First born, the only born
destined to fail from the very first day
As an outcast, I outlasted
My perception of ideal time alive
And then I lost it
a cost that took my dreams and everyone I loved
Now my body’s cold and the mourning’s due
When I die this is everything I want
I want my jacket, my cool jeans
My shirt
Yeah everything I am known for
Unknown for all my life, I wanna take it to the grave
I want my jacket, my cool jeans
My shirt
Yeah everything I am known for
Unknown for all my life, I wanna take it to the grave
Was I right?
Were you wrong?
Just like a train about to derail
I’m just a mistake, time to erase it all
Was I right?
No I was wrong
Nothing has changed, in my pathetic life
Nothing will change, I’ll never even have a wife
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6. |
Feigning Friends
03:09
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you crush, you lie, manipulate
you think you’re someone bigger than you are
you’re just a small man
i never want you
to succeed at anything in life
and I hope you die
we always talk behind your back
feigning friends is something to fool you
we only do it to you
You leach your wealth from everyone
There’s not a piece of talent in your bones
and oh it’s shown
now as I stand, you’d go crazy fighting me
i’ll get and get under your skin, never backing down
now I’m a man and your still a baby
you cry when you don’t get your way, punching when you’re wrong
the right way’s to leave
when you’re no longer welcome here
we’re all sick and tired
you’re the only single one
i’ve wished ill upon in life
and I hope you die
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8. |
Smoke & Mirrors
03:30
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Been waiting
so long
for you to come find me
for you to come get me
everyone knows
I like robots
and spaceships
and space shit
Been saying
so long
I’m gonna outrun
This whole town
My heart’s here
my brain’s not
it must be from
all this pot
Pure.
Raw.
Power.
Smoke.
And.
Mirrors.
Cuz everyone knows who I am, everyone knows who I am
It's Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors, Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors.
Everyone knows who I am, everyone knows who I am
It's Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors, Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors.
Turn it on,
Activate,
It's Smoke & Mirrors and it's in your ears
Turn it on,
Activate,
It's Smoke & Mirrors and it's in your ears
Cuz everyone knows who I am, everyone knows who I am
It's Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors, Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors.
Everyone knows who I am, everyone knows who I am
It's Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors, Johnny Limits, Smoke & Mirrors.
Pure.
Raw.
Power.
Smoke.
And.
Mirrors.
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9. |
Last Light
03:27
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Every little detail
of the journey so far
keeps reminding keeps reminding
you do not belong here
You try to keep you head down
to make you inconspicuous
but we all know what you did
and frankly, it’s making me pissed
what if I said that I know you
what if I said that you did wrong
would you deny it, would you fight me
or would you admit you did wrong
what if I said they have feelings
what if I said you have no meaning
you had the chance, you blew that chance
your whole persona’s unappealing
what if I said that I know you
what if I said that you did wrong
what if I said that I know you
what if I said that you did wrong
I’ve seen time and again now
You blame others for your failures
When the reason is you
I’ve seen with everyone around me
They have traumas, how could you not care
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10. |
I'll Never Be Enough
04:04
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My only fear is now I’ll never be enough
I swore I’d never hop this train
But here, I question, was this the right path
Or will I continue in gloom
Now as I’m older, my soul’s getting bolder
But still that leads to mistakes, heartache, alone, can you feel me
Hey man, I’ve seen it, when you play, you’re gleaming
You mustn’t tap out this time
It’s almost like I wasn’t supposed to live
The night of fifth was trying to take me
It’s something I never wanted to believe
But now, I have no choice
Now as I’m older, my soul’s getting bolder
But that still leads to mistakes, heartache, alone, can you feel me
Hey man, I’ve seen it, when you play, you’re gleaming
You mustn’t tap out this time
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