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by Peregrine Wade

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1.
Burden of Proof 02:59
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Soaking wet on the edge of freezing Our words peeling off the wall Our lives laid bare for the watching Greasy mud turns our march into a crawl Weighed down by this burden of proof These bad times are wearing you down I can see it in the way your voice goes dry Every time that your face meets the ground They laugh as they watch you cry They may claim that we don't exist They may complain when we insist They gave us this burden of proof Without ever touching at the truth Truth is, my heart is sinking Truth is, your mouth is bleeding Truth is, ashes are rising Up from where our bridges burn They may claim that we don't exist They may complain when we insist They gave us this burden of proof Without ever touching at the truth x2
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Looking Down 02:33
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Top of the stairs Looking down Fighting to be heard But never a sound Never a word On the way down Teach me how to scream at the sky Teach me how to dream And I'll remember why Someone is holding my hand As I am writing My knees begin to buckle I don't know what to do I am being told to lie Taught to lie... Teach me how to scream at the sky Teach me how to dream And I'll remember why, why, why, why You taught me everything that I know But you never trusted me to grow I don't need you to believe in me I don't you to see me fly You never taught me how to scream at the sky...
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The Way I Want 02:07
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Cradling a bruise in the crook of my arm Standing before a mirror in the hall Uncertain if the mirror knows who I am I'm not the way I want the way I want I'm not the way I want to be the way which matters most to me I'm not the way I want the way I want I'm not the way I want to be Not the way I want the way I want the way I want (ad lib)
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What If It Works 02:10
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[vocalizing] What if I were the lightning strike That set your mind alight What if I were right there for you What if you were the rising tide That carried my body to shore What if we were something more Wah, wah, wah, what if it works What if it works What if it works What if we could dig in deep and find within each other something to adore Wah, wah, wah, what if it works What if it works What if it works Wah, wah, wah, what if it works What if it works What if it works
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Wake In Fright 02:21
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Blood in the gutter A knife to the gut Tell me a story I'm losing the plot Every night we wake in fright and count our blessings by candlelight Rattle my bones over the stones I'm only a stranger whom nobody owns Every night we wake in fright and count our blessings by candlelight How much more can we take before our brains begin to break (ad lib, going in and out of phase) Every night we wake in fright and count our blessings by candlelight
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This Is The Story 02:50
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This is the story of a girl who lived in a glass hotel stranded between heaven and hell not an angel, not a devil not going anywhere at all This is the story of a girl who couldn't seem to break the spell that hid her from the world not a soul could see her though the walls were see-through... [Oboe instrumental] This is the story of a girl who grew out of her shell what she'll do next no one can tell...
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Candle Snuffer 01:58
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Here comes the candle snuffer Wearing midnight like a crown Here comes the candle snuffer Wearing midnight like a crown Have you come to watch us suffer Have you come to watch us drown In molten wax that drips from the axe in your hand In molten wax that drips from the axe in your hand Not enough candles to light for those who are gone Not enough candles to light for those who are gone Matches burnt out one by one One by one...
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Breaking The Cycle [Instrumental] 02:31
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A Hat Full Of Sky 02:16
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Straight from the heart These words come Right from the start You were granted With a hat full of sky And the power to fly... With a cat in your arms You can cast any charm And deflect any hex that might vex or alarm With a heart full of dreams We're crossing the streams We're crossing our hearts As it's crossing our minds That maybe it's time to fly away... With a hat full of sky and the power to fly higher and higher and higher All those years that left you in tears have lost any power on you Any power on you
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Touching Grass 02:20
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Over my grandmother's grave The meadow grows All I have of her Is what my mother knows Is what my mother knows... Here I am Touching grass What do you think I should say? I don't know If you can hear me anyway...
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(The World Is) Quiet Here 03:02
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The world is quiet here Nothing matters Nothing to fear So hug me please If you can I won't damn you If you don't I won't blame you... The world is quiet here And I am tired But I am happy Nothing matters But yet we do The world is quiet here...
12.
Dare You To Hate Me 02:12
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I... dare you to hate me Whoever You are... Hatred never ceases when it pleases Hatred never ceases when it pleases you The mocking crowd is growing louder by the minute And my patience was never infinite... I... dare you to hate me... I... dare you to hate me...

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released December 9, 2023

Vocaloid - Emvoice
Electric Guitar - Vitaliy Tkachuk (via Musiversal)
Oboe - Josh Plotner (via Musiversal)
French Horn - Alana Yee (via Musiversal)
Drums - Bruno Gafanhoto (via Musiversal)
Hammond organ - James Graham (via Musiversal)
Flugehorn - Jon-Paul Frappier (via Musiversal)
Cover art - Nine

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