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Rock 'n Roll
03:40
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It’s a long line
In a short skirt
Waiting at a club
Where you drink just to be heard
Enjoy the DJ
Paid a lot to push play
Something to be said about it
Being done the right way
Don’t you remember the first show-
That your daddy took you to?
There’s nothing you can fake about
Someone singing to you
So what’s the point of this?
I would do it all again
For one sweet reminisce
Where else can you go?
When all you need is rock and roll
There’s a feeling
That you can’t shake
When you’re letting go
To the solo of a verse break
If you claim to
Need a little healing
Move a little more
Throw your hands to the ceiling
When you feel you’ve lost your way
Just pop an old track in
And you’ll remember yesterday
There’s only one thing left to say
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2. |
Haunted
03:41
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On the grind, everyday
Is this what you expect of me?
Always pulling some behind
The weight can take control of me
Looking over
In a bind
I imagine a sweet release
Always thinking I will find
Another place for us to be
Is this what you wanted
Our houses are haunted
We flow with the river
At the mercy of the giver
Taking all that we are given
Just trying to make a living
But our houses are haunted
Is this what you wanted?
Late to bed Every time
Waiting for the sound I want to hear
Shadows fall across the bed
Enough to hold me down another year
The banshee cries
A sweet relief
To know I'm not as crazy as I fear
The whole room shakes
I know the same is happening quite near
My neighbor cries "I hope I disappear"
All the ghosts are in the mirror
Slowly our love it isn’t here
Hopelessly I sit and wait
Watch'n close
The garden gate
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3. |
Changes
03:12
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I’m supposed to write you letters
But I was-
Never one to play the written part
And as I feel a cold shadow loom’n over
I’ll fight this suffocated-
Over-crowed room
Just hope’n it’s all over soon
If you understand me
Know that nothing’s ever free
Changes, changes, changes
A little splinter, splinter, splinter
Don’t want to live for an eternity
With anyone controlling me
Changes, changes, changes
A darker color, color, color
I’m going to take what I deserve to be
Even if I cannot see
But I’ve, been lost
Since I’ve decided to fall asleep
And, I've let go of everything
That I thought I wanted to be
Since you understand me
And you want to cleanse me
Don’t you wanna
Don’t you wanna
Push until you break?
Don’t you wanna
Don’t you wanna
See how long it takes?
I know you wanna
I know you wanna
See what you can make
If you wanna
If you wanna
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4. |
What Will it Take
03:53
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What will it take to get your attention?
I have been wondering for years
I can wander through your house
Never know that I have been here
What happened to your sense of adventure?
A hyperbaric chamber of fun
Sitting in your chair
Daring not to try a new one
Take what’s built from the factory
Rewriting history
Of what’s been
A slap on the face
I could never take your place
Let’s start this over again
Again
What can I do with what I’ve been given?
Content to ramble in shoe gaze
Tell me you want more
And I help you up from this maze
And if you ever wonder
What I’m doing here
You can tell’m that I dreamed of
A better year
Better year
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5. |
Sheep's Clothes
03:37
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You think you know
But you’ll never know
What you need to see
Until it’s too late
That crooked smile
Wasn’t out of place
You know what you saw
They had another face
When you feel them talking
Fingers deep
They’ll reach under your skin
You’re not careful
They will wear you out
Hang you like a hen
In Sheep’s Clothes
You thought that knife
Running down your back
Was a helping hand
Not a silent craft
Now they can see
What you have inside
Though you make believe
You’re in another time
Cause it’s only news
If someone’s bleeding
Whether out or in
If you catch them by the tail
They’ll lie
Deny to their last sin
In Sheep’s Clothes
In Sheep’s Clothes
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6. |
If You Could See Me Now
02:23
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Take a look at the next best thing
The flavor of the week is still vanilla
Bored enough to vaccinate you tongue
Get’m young and undeveloped
Shining faces sure to sell it
But the art is still a zero sum
Laying around Just like we knew
To force the sky to blue
If you could see me now
Would you even care?
Would you even want to match the price of that wish?
Fate is in the air
Dangle’n a thread
Teasing us to find a hook that we can bleed on
On the cut with more to relish
Hate will blind the golden carrot
Leaving you with no one to know
Trace your mind with old rhetoric
Prejudiced and prehistoric
Settled in you’re happy not to go
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7. |
Don't Push Me
03:23
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I’m so inclined
To speak my mind
Yet I am blind
To most my kind
And if I ever get in line
It would take all my time
To fold this shrine, into something
I’d be inclined to let you handle
Don’t push me
The water’s much too deep
Don’t leave me hang’n on my own
Take my hand
And walk with me
But never mind
That I’m sweaty
Just trust my word
And you will see
Even if we’re fall’n soon It’s not in vain
We can survive a little scandal
Dark and lovely
Stars above me
Call’n me back home
Over-rated masquerading
Cover rust with chrome
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8. |
The Call
03:27
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Not about to worry
Cause right now
Everything is going my way
I’m not alive to hurry
Or sleep until it’s time to pray
But God, at least I’m blessed for a moment
As the world is draped in Hell
I feel the heat arise
Swear I hear the final bells
Falling straight off of the edge
You can’t unsee
When you finally realize what you’re meant to be
The call is coming in
We’re facing all our sins
It’s getting hard to walk to far now
With the water pouring in
I made myself a promise
Forget what kind of man I’ve been
All those around are driven to madness
As they get inside our heads
I think I found the secret
Never be this sane again
The call is coming from the darkness
To resist, a futile plan
Inside the minds of demons
To give in is doing all I can
It's getting hard to walk too far now
With the water pouring in
I made my self a promise
Forget what kind of man I've been
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9. |
Believe
04:24
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I said
Let's go back to bed
But you rarely
Care to see
The need
Don't let this bleed
Believe
I've got this up my sleeve
When I'm with you
You leave a stain on me
You've got me on my knees
Believe
Believe
I build this world for you
I'm going to see this through
You'll see
You'll see
So let this go to sleep
Your tender heart I'll keep
The shadow's in your head
And you're buried
In my sleeve
Just leave
Your mess with me
You'll see
Nowhere I'd rather be
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10. |
Faithfully
03:01
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Faithfully
Is this what you want from me?
Well we’ve had our share of trials
And relapsed every denial
So just speak to me
But don’t do so casually
We’ve all dealt enough with courtesy
It’s time to do this honestly
Don’t say
Get me out
Get me out
Get me out
Get me out
There’s no point to live in doubt
Get me out
Kindness bleeds
When taxed so merc’lessly
Your silence is a tourniquet
My heart can’t take much more of it
So let me see
What you really want to be
My answer is on file
But this can’t wait for tomorrow
Don’t say
Sing a little out of tune
As we stare out at the broken moon
To remind ourselves
There is so much left to live for
Astronauts on colored rocks
Too blind to see there’s so much more
You come to me
But not as you used to be
You came to say good bye
Say this last year’s been a lie
You say
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11. |
Whispers in the Dark
03:29
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Take a look as it bursts up into flames
Enjoy the heat as you lose all that you know
A fresh light will show you a new way
And everyone who is letting their time go
The cold knows it can trick the weak to stay
Ignoring notes that will take you far away
They dig deep and only thinkin of yesterday
And, if you want to stay forever
Know, that you’ll never be that clever
A darkness will hold you with a tether
Urging your souls to stay together
All hope will fade away
On the run, looking for a place to hide
A long road to the refuge that you seek
A large wall where you’ll haul up deep inside
A strong storm will befall you if I speak
They have taken it all away
I have run out of words to say
All I’ve built up is out of play
I will make them rue the day
Take, take a look right now
My little friend
See the nail that I’m driving to an end
It may be the last I ever send
Whispers in the dark
Take us all apart
If you’re weak then I will melt your tender heart
Before you even get your chance to start
Withered and drawn down
Hoveling around
Unsuspecting that I kept my wicked crown
Slipping through just to finish what’s cut down
With a sharky grin
And a minor win
I have taken what I call a fair revenge
But with your blade I will make my own descent
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12. |
One Last Thing
03:10
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Sirens going off
And I've run out of gas
Now I'm pushing through the crowd
A panicked swirling mass
I don't remember why I had to go
Or why I put us in this mess
I just know that I have to back to you soon
To feel one last caress
One last thing I'd could to say to you
I'm sorry if I was untrue
Just know you made life matter
Hold tight until we shatter
One last thing I'd could to say to you
Just 12 more blocks
Til I get to your door
The sun is brighter than it's ever been before
Stepping over bodies was only meant to be an illusion
Now I'll do whatever's needed
To get through all the death and confusion
There's nothing that I wouldn't say or do
Just one more chance for me to be a fool
I'm sorry that I've broken every rule
We're only buried in the end
I break in through the door
But find you're not there
You've only left a note for me
In the final despair
You left to find me
Likely on the other side of town
I hope you know I feel the same way
As the city's crashing down
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Handsome Midnight Minneapolis, Minnesota
Handsome Midnight is an alternative rock band native to the Twin Cities that has been active for over a decade catering their live shows to venues of all levels and age groups. They bring pop culture themes and relevant current events into their music for those to find that delve into their lyrics, and keep the melodies and energy engaging for a wide audience. ... more
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