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The Rain and The Rings
03:42
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The Rain And The Rings
I’m unwell, I’ve been nostalgic
Reaching back into the box again
I don’t stop myself, i remove the plastic
Welcoming any fleeting warmth held within
Sentimental hell, they say you can’t take it with you
It turns out you can, if you’ve got the space
A noxious well, you can’t help but drawn from
Thirsting for it every time, a little worse when you get a taste
I thought if I kept these things,
Somehow you wouldn’t forget me
A hope that I rode, though the rain and the rings
As illogical as it may be
I hope you’re well, I can’t call you
I’m sweet on a song i’d like to share
And can you tell? I’m out of holes to crawl to
If you know one that i don’t well i could meet you there
Break the spell, if a half-true memory
Put it back into the box again
It dies where it fell, afraid it aint no friend to me
Even when the days are as dark as they have been
I thought if i kept these things,
Somehow you wouldn’t forget me
i hope that I rode, though the rain and the rings
as illogical as it may be
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Civility
02:55
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Civility (Political Song For Rick Springfield to Sing)
It’s too late to talk truce tonight
worn out by the war on our final reserves
face down on the frontline forcing the fight
surviving in the shadow of our shattered nerves
Who’d be the first to stand up to be shot down
Who’d be the first to retreat
Who’d send a message over enemy lines
And surrender to civility
It’s too late to take high ground tonight
Tried everything short of a Trojan Horse
Nowhere to lie under the true moonlight
Each side willing to die to be right of course
Who’d be the first to stand up to be shot down
Who’d be the first to retreat
Who’d send a message over enemy lines
And surrender to civility
Maybe we could stop the bleeding if we just decide
It would be better if we both got out of here alive
Swallow your silver dagger, I’ll put away my spoiled pride
we’ll lay our arms across this unbridgeable divide,
there’s something worth it waiting for us on the other side
Who’d be the first to stand up to be shot down
Who’d be the first to retreat
Who’d send a message over enemy lines
And surrender to civility
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Tender Moment
03:02
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Tender Moment
I couldn’t even remember your voice
Until I heard it on the tape
A tender moment trapped
On a ribbon, in a case
In a box locked away
forgot then replayed
As the spool spun you spoke
And it took me by surprise
You needed me to notice you
But you couldn’t catch my eye
All you were, it hurt to see
I was to unsure of who I could be
I couldn’t see you, when you stood before me
All I wanted for you to do was adore me
I couldn’t hear you, when you were near me
All I wanted for you to do was cheer me on
and then
Our love the song, abandoned when the words went wrong
I couldn’t see you, when you stood before me
All I wanted for you to do was adore me
I couldn’t hear you, when you were near me
All I wanted for you to do was cheer me on
And now you’re gone
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Half Of The Time
03:53
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Half Of The Time
It only hurts half of the time
When you’re not around I miss your sounds
And I’m worn down by worry again
About who I should be now and who I have been
It only hurts half of the time
I pile up the projects and pretend that i’m fine
Everything’s still in it’s place
Waiting for you to walk in just in case…
There’s a world going on
In what you’ve arraigned
Some play with no name
To make things seem less strange
It only hurts half of the time
When you’re not here it’s clear
I’m the line with no rhyme
Incomplete or at least sounding wrong
But sooner or later one will come along
Because it only hurts half of the time
I’ve been on ice, but it’s thin as a dime
And i’m smiling at the sight of the sun
Come break through and undo
All my heart has become
In this world where I walk
Through what we’ve arraigned
The ball was dropped
But the chain gained a change
It only hurts, half of the time
It only hurts, half of the time
It only hurts, half of the time
It only hurts, half of the time
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