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Swandream
01:07
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One day soon…
I’ll wake and be a swan
Like when I was a child and danced for my reflection
I’ll grow two wings
You’ll never see
The frightened child that I used to be
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2. |
In My Dreams
03:30
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All my bones are broken
Can’t run or hide
Give my love to Broadway
In case I die tonight
Got on a train too early
Headin’ way out west
A ticket bound for nowhere
For Sydney’s biggest pest
But if I could
I’d run back to you
If I could
I’d run back to you
I’d say the old refrain
Everything could be brand new
Get down on my knees
Be good to you
Edgar Allen Poe
Rides the 3:49
Quoting “Doth the raven”
Along the country line
I cut up both my cheeks
In the mirror on the Tube
Singing along to something
I barely know the tune
Yellin’ if I could
I’d run back to you
If I could
I’d run back to you
I’d sing the old refrain
Everything could be brand new
If all the clocks would stop
I’d run to you
And in my dreams we could be brand new
And in my dreams, we’re always brand new
Woke up hot from sleep
One pale September night
The pillow sunken empty
As I reach towards my right
Now I’m far from nowhere
With your ghost upon my lips
Thinkin’ if all the clocks could stop
I’d run to you
‘Cause in my dreams, we could be brand new
‘Cause in my dreams, we’re always brand new
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3. |
Weak
03:20
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You say I’m weak
You say I’m small
I’ll never be anything but a punchline
I’m just a lisp
With flailing wrists
But if I cut them do I not bleed?
Bleed the same blood as you
You play it rough
And make it tough
Expecting me to just take it on the sideline
When I get up
You push me down
Mouthing off in front of the boys
Will be boys
I know why I make you laugh
It’s masking the fear inside you
While I’m making you laugh
I just know that I’m making you cry too
Every little thing I say and I do
Behind closed doors
Suburban walls
Turn off the noise succumb to the silence
Privately you long to be
Sharing your secrets with me
You’d be free
I know why I make you laugh
It’s masking the fear inside you
While I’m making you laugh
I just know that I’m making you cry too
Every little thing I say and I do
Cry too
Every little thing I say and I do
When we meet again some day
I will take you in my arms
But for now I understand
I am the vessel for your pain
You say I’m weak
You say I’m small
I’ll never be anything but a punchline
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4. |
Don't Cry Those Tears
03:30
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I know the secrets of the heart
I know the secrets of the mind
If it’s something kinda funny
You can’t explain
Save my soul
Wasting away
I know the secrets of the mind
Don’t cry those tears
Don’t cry those tears
Don’t cry those tears till I’m gone
Then I’ll cry too
And I’ll watch you later in the park
Watching other people watching out for people in the dark
Well there’s something kinda funny you can’t explain
Save my soul
Wasting away
I know the secrets of the mind
Don’t cry those tears
Don’t cry those tears
Don’t cry those tears till I’m gone
Then I’ll cry too
Then I’ll cry too
I know the riddles of the heart
I know that sometimes it gets dark
I know the secrets of the mind
I know that sometimes it gets blind
(I’m lonely, I want you, I need you, come on over)
Tears
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5. |
The Sound of Music
04:22
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I will not let your shadow hang over me
For I have grown into a cherry blossom tree
But I regret the words that were not said
We didn’t know you the night we packed and fled
From the back seat I saw
Red and blue paint the neighbours’ walls
But I still love you Dad
Even though we made you mad
Though the things that you did
Made it hard to understand
Down at the station
Photos against the wall
To show the purple that grew beneath my jaw
Julie Andrews of T.V.
A quiet Christmas Eve
But I still love you Dad
Even though we made you mad
Mum cried watch the T.V.
The Sound of Music
Do-Re-Mi
I will not be afraid of you
I have learnt to grow past you
Do you remember when you said you were Santa Claus?
Right after punching Mum
Before you hit the floor
At school you were Mr C
At home you terrified me
But I still love you Dad
Even though we made you mad
Wonder when you’re alone
Do our screams chill you to the bone?
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6. |
Conversion Therapy
04:54
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I need the Devil’s work
I need witchcraft
I need black magic
Or a medicine man
Can you tell me how to forget my name?
Can you tell me how to forget my name?
Give me life
Give me freedom
I’ve tried everything
More than I can stand
If my heart is in your hand
Will you do what’s right for me?
I hear we all need conversion therapy
I need the Father’s touch
Or my body rots
Know my mother wants me
To denounce what I’ve done
Can you tell me how to be clean again?
Can you tell me how to be clean again?
Give me life
Give me freedom
I’ll take anything
More than I can stand
Now my heart is in your hands
Do what’s right for me
I hear we all need conversion therapy
I hear we all need conversion therapy
Look at me now…
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7. |
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Take my shoes
Shave my head
March me down the high street
I will not break or bend
Whip me on a tree
Whip me at the stocks
Curse me under moonlight
I’ll bleed for what I love
Lay me down in dust
Lay me down in dirt
Cover me in scarlet words
I will not let them hurt
Tar and feather me
I will not change my ways
When you look into my eyes
You will see I’m someone’s son
When you stare into my eyes
You will see I am your son
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8. |
Home Again
04:24
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Thought I saw you walk by my window
Couldn’t see if it was you through the rain
There’s a leak up in the roof
And some rust around the drains
I don’t know, I don’t know
How to make my house a home again
I don’t know, yes, I don’t know
How to make my house a home again
So I call out to the distance
And it hears me call your name
And I hope somewhere in the silence
You will hear me
You will hear me
You will hear me once again
You will, Oh
You will hear me once again
Love can bloom
Love can fade
Lovers walk and sometimes stray
Love can grow
And it can hide
How I hope our love won’t die
Like a rose love needs attention to sustain and shine
Oh, I wish I had remembered ‘fore those weeds came pokin’ through
Mr Mackenzie comes by Sunday’s and he’s always acting strange
He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know
How to make my house a home again
I don’t know, yes, I don’t know
How to make my house a home again
So I call out to the distance
And it hears me call your name
And I hope somewhere in the silence
You will hear me
You will hear me
You will hear me once again
You will, Oh
You will hear me once again
Love can bloom
Love can fade
Lovers walk and sometimes stray
Love can grow
And it can hide
How I hope our love…
And in those moments in the early morning
When all of Birmingham is fast asleep
I’ll skip-to-lou my darling
But there you are, you’ll always be
Love can bloom
Love can fade
Lovers walk and sometimes stray
Love can grow
And it can hide
Now I know our love won’t die
Now I know our love won’t die
Now I know our love won’t die
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9. |
PTSD
03:03
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There ain’t nothing to see here
Just get it out of your head
Said, there ain’t nothing to see here
Except the scars on my face
And my hands
And my legs
There ain’t nothing to see here
Baby’s just fine
Said, there ain’t nothing to see here
You can’t touch me!
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
There ain’t nothing to see here
Perfect day for a stroll
There ain’t nothing to see here
Till its mouth opens up
Gunna swallow you whole
There ain’t nothing to see here…
You can’ touch me!
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
You better run, you better run, because there’s nowhere to hide
Oh, this thing is a monster it’ll eat you alive
It’ll huff and it’ll puff and it’ll blow your house down
It’ll shit on your face, how will you stand your ground?
It’ll rock you, it’ll rock you and your cradle will fall
Oh, no one will be saved, it’ll come for us all
You better run, you better run, because there’s nowhere to hide
Oh, this thing is a monster it’ll eat you alive
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
P.T.S.D
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10. |
No Mercy
04:00
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I’m gunna take back the innocence you took from me
‘Cause when I feel again
I’ll point the finger
And you’ll be first
Oh, there’ll be no mercy
‘Cause what was taken from me
Will be returned
I’ve plumbed the sea below and surfaced just to face you
I’ll shed my skin
I’ll teach my body to replace you
What do you see when you look at me?
What do you see when you look at me?
All I am to you is a faggot
Just a faggot
You tell me to die
Say I got no friends
Every word that you spurred that I heard
Won’t take me down in the end
Shut your mouth you’ve made it clear
You’re just a simple minded person
Full of fear
I’ve plumbed the sea below and surfaced just to face you
I’ll shed my skin
I’ll teach my body to replace you
What do you see when you look at me?
What do you see when you look at me?
All I am to you…
Feel the rage
Watch me burn
Feel the things that I would love to say to you
See it come
See it go
I know the memories they sting but let them burn
I’ve plumbed the sea below and surfaced just to face you
I’ll shed my skin
I’ll teach my body to replace you
What do you see when you look at me?
What do you see when you look at me?
All I am to you is a faggot
Just a faggot
Now who do you see?
Now who do you see?
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11. |
I Am A Dog
03:15
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I bark
I bite
To keep you up at night
I bleed
I scratch
I hunt, kill, attack
When your world explodes
When your world explodes
I’ll still be here…
I fuck
I figh t
To keep you up at night
I shriek
I weep
I piss on every street
When your world explodes
When your world explodes
I’ll still be here
Here
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When the day tucks herself in
And night shows her skin
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
When you’re feeling left behind
And time has been unkind
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
I cast this spell
“Somnias!”
“Somnias!”
“Somnias!”
And
Dream
Dream
Dream
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