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Better keep out of the sun
The heat is here to stay
You never know what might be found
When the ice melts off the ground
Cracks cutting cross the terrain
Like lines in the palm of your hand
You can walk among shipwrecks
On a dried out lakebed sand
Now that we are young, nothing seems to matter
Foolishly we wish that summers last forever
Maple trees in autumn, daylight seems to soften
Spider Lilies blossom, all will be forgotten
I can feel the breath of the earth
Burning in my lungs
In the rhythm of my blood
In the beat of phantom drums
A desperate prayer for flood
In the face of eternal drought
Where arid lands stretch out
Where seeds will never sprout
Now that we are young, nothing seems to matter
Foolishly we wish that summers last forever
Maple trees in autumn, daylight seems to soften
Spider Lilies blossom, all will be forgotten
I can feel the breath of the earth
Burning in my lungs
In the rhythm of my blood
In the beat of phantom drums
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The Savior
04:50
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Whatever you throw at me, I'll take in my stride
I’m stolid
I'm a long-distance runner, with time on my side
Unfolding in my mind
I'm not holding my breath, I know how it ends
It never fails
I’ll just be lying in wait, watching you go astray
Falling into disarray
Everything conforms, predicted patterns
Indifferent waves, I watch them shatter
You'll be running back to my safe haven
When the skies fall down and no evasion
I don't have to rush
Nothing can stop the ticking
Soon enough you’ll be lost
And be ready to succumb
I’ll have you under my thumb
Everything conforms, predicted patterns
Indifferent waves, I watch them shatter
When your charms have all but faded
When your lovers are all sated
I will be your gold acre
I will be your dream maker
I will be your place of shelter
I will be your savior
Time and you I can't posses
Unless, unless I want it less
Time and you I can't posses
Unless I want it
Unless I want it less
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I can be the man you want
Can be the man you thought
Will make your life so easy
Lay down on the ground
And then spread them wide
Your daddy is looking for affection
So dry your tears
And say to your mother goodnight
Your manic way of life will scratch you down
Running through fields of confusion
Is it his cloths you're wearing
Or is it the "dirty scene"
It's turning into comical funeral
Sell your dreams for a gun
Your dreams have died with your childhood
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Crush
03:38
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Oh, you’ve got to be alive
Take care of yourself
You’ve got to be on time
But instead you’ll be late
You don’t know
The way I feel right now
So you’re searching for your tail
And your tail is long
It reminds me every day
That I loved you so
You don’t know
The way I feel right now
And now I am finding myself
On the ground
With my face down
Banging my head on the floor
Just falling apart
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Wounds
04:13
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Are you there?
Who am I talking to?
Are you there?
What version of you?
I to I
Let me try to heal you
Strip you bare
Mend your wounds
Would you dare?
Don’t shut me out
I lose my mind Behind the door
When you’re at your low
I want you more
I’ll reap what I sow
Don’t shut me out
I lose my mind Behind the door
When you’re at your low
I want you more
I’ll reap what I sow
I to I
Let me try to heal you
Strip you bare
Mend your wounds
Would you dare?
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Fatal as a falling star
We’ve gone too far, we can’t turn back now
Lover, look at the sky
It’s all out there, how can you disavow?
The future is unfolding
In ways you can’t grasp
For everything we take
There is something we must give up
Dimming in the early dusk
The universe is mocking us
Lover, can you hear its laughter?
In everything that led us here and shall come after
Is there a life invisible?
Hidden in plain view
Time is not invincible
In the stories that we weave and cling to
Close your eyes and let yourself come undone
Can you feel the world’s stopped spinning ‘round?
Standing still and watching with no sound
Your presence resonates
In silent, tender waves
From the other side of the sphere
I can feel you but you’re nowhere near
Can you find a way to self-deceive and believe somehow?
We’ve come so far, we can’t stop, we can’t turn back now
The answer’s in the sky, it’s lost when read aloud
Ease yourself into a dream
Lose the ground under your feet
Down and down we sink into the mist
Chasing things that can’t exist
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Beacon
05:21
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Don't mind me cause I'm going to dark places
Don't follow me down
Stay right where you are
Let me be there on my own
Alone with my demons
I need to follow the light of your beacon
To find my way back home
To guide me when I'm lost
Sometimes dark takes over
I'm pulled into an undertow
Your voice echoes in a hollow
Sending a shudder through my soul
Through my soul
Ripples turn to waves
I know what I am about to face
I'm not gonna drag you into this haze
Stay right where you are
Safe from anything that might do you harm
Stay just as you are
I can hardly see you now
I'm going underwater
Your voice echoes in a hollow
Sending a shudder through my soul
Don't ever let me drift away
No matter what I say
Let me hear your magic words
And I'll be coming home
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The Sword
04:30
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Our role models were no visionaries
They were in it for the thrill
Now we put their names on bridges and streets
And they must be laughing, ha ha ha
As they look up women's skirts
So it shouldn't come as a surprise
That anxiety is on the rise
As we strip away the guise
Of the ones we were taught to idolize
It takes a certain type to do the things
That no one does in times of need
Ooh, but there's a downside baby,
A dark side baby, the wild side
Pretty soon they'll start to shoot
And we will be put back on mute
So they can cover up the truth
About the ones whom we salute
Should I be grateful or should I feel sick?
Ghosts all around us feed on fear
Tears are cheap and blood is dear
Heroes rise and mortals fall
The sword always takes them all
Nothing’s fair in love and war
Come inside and close the door
Our role models were no visionaries
They were in it for the thrill
Now we put their names on bridges and streets
And they must be laughing, ha ha ha
As they look up women's skirts
So it shouldn't come as a surprise
That anxiety is on the rise
As we strip away the guise
Of the ones we were taught to idolize
Heroes rise and mortals fall
The sword always takes them all
Nothing’s fair in love and war
Come inside and close the door
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Broken Wheel
04:25
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Well it's over now
The momentary bloom
Our sunny days
Fading out of view
In my innermost
In every shade of blue
In every shade of blue
All I ever wanted is you
Now I know it’s gone, for good
Darkness seen through light
Casting a sweet gloom
Look into the sky
The last remaining hue
Chilled down to the bone
Longing for the bright yellow dawn
To shine outward and on
All I ever wanted is you
Now I know it’s gone, for good
Can I start anew, with who?
My love is too surreal, to deal with
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Pay Your Dues
05:28
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Comic as Christmas tree
That’s falling down on your head
Your present is a key
Leaders, groups, head of the poor
Armed together in a room
Waiting for someone
Who can do the switching
So why should we overcome
Two bombs falling down today
Never face up to your mistakes
Comic as Christmas tree
That’s falling down on your head
Your present is a key
Pay your dues
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Divorce
04:05
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Waiting for the very few
Smoking for me and you
Lawyers pass by, tapping the floor
Rising to kill our moments of joy
I don’t wanna be to one who started
I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone
Coming through the door
Shadows on the floor
Sitting quite across, avoiding your eyes
Sometimes one has to travel alone
I don’t wanna be to one who started
I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone
No more
Baby, it’s been a while
My worries have turned too bright
Honey don’t lie, it’s right on your face
Shame, damn shame on me and you
I don’t wanna be to one who started
I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone
No more
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Hard sense of war
Is crawling to my ear
It’s the beginning of the day
It’s all messed up
My choices revealed
Somebody is bleeding in vain
I bet that you choke
I bet it’s for years
It’s so easy
To live in vain
I bet that you choke
And pray for relief
Hunger for a place, to disappear
Are you ready to move?
Are you ready to move?
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Burton Badman Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel
Burton Badman is an alternative rock band that blends hues of post-rock, prog, dark and theatrical.
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