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Wanna know whats the world behind your mask and I
Wanna go to the same place
take me back
Would you ever ask a friend
Will you arms ever extend
Wanna know whats the reason why you left and I
Wanna grow wanna feel it
If I can
Cause I never could say “So long”
No I never could be that strong
And I know its cold and bitter wind that blows
And I go wherever it tells me to go, and I
I believe when the sky turns the right shade of blue, that I
I will be here forever singing with you
Take a step..
Watch your neck..
This mat be
Your last sunrise
Even if there is no turning back I won't need it
Even if there is no turning back
Brother will you return with me
Once again
Where the wind cuts your skin
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Perch Privileges
02:36
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What would I do if I lost my way?
Would I just stay in place?
Would it be all okay? Well..
What would I do if I lost my mind?
Would moments freeze in time?
Would it be so sublime? Well..
The way things go it'll get much worse
I'm standing on my perch
But it might be a curse, you know
I'd probably laugh and then fall asleep
Drift off into a dream
And float on down the stream, yeah
You got that look in your eye
C'mon and step in the fire
I know you don't wanna die
These are the trying times
Its time to leave the nest
Put your good foot first and do your best
Living my life here above the tracks
The trains are flying past
While I just sigh and laugh, y'know
The days grow dim but I just shine my light
I might just go outside
And take my final flight, alright
The ambulances speeding down the street
Their angry sirens scream
Bringing reluctant credence
To the belief that we should stay inside
Watching the world go by
Until the day we die
All has lead to this
What has come to pass?
How long will we ask:
"How long will it last?"
You got that look in your eye
C'mon and step in the fire
I know you don't wanna die
These are the trying times
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Dreadnought
03:52
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Though I will try to do my best
To forget you and all the rest
Its there, its there you know
I can't forget the words you said
My tempers fire engine red
It flares, it flares you know
If I could get some peace of mind
Each day I live is just a grind
I'm scared, I'm scared you know
Feel my heart turn cold
It never does what its told
I'll never know why you rowed away
I've got no place to hide from your ghost of a memory
See my heart turn black
Its never going to come back
I'm fending off the attack today
I've got no place to hide from your ghost of a memory
You are the voice in my head
I'll bring you back from the dead
Existential dread..
On and on and on the dreadnought takes me down
I will ride to the other side of my mind...
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Great Ol' Happy Time
03:45
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Folded away somehow
In a place it stays
Day by day my brain decays I’d say
They’re taking me away
Replacing the bouquet
Taking me days to make
A decision about you
Oh, I don’t know why
But it’s been driving me to drink
Laughing at the blood in the kitchen sink
You didn’t need to take it seriously
These people they have been so cruel to me
I’m playing a guitar online for free
Thinking it would help
But it don’t help
But it’s OK I’m just
A waste of space
Making up phrases to
Escape the malaise
I think it’s taken me 10 days
To plan out this escape
Will I ever leave this place?
It wasn’t such a great old happy time
I remember I hated most of mine
You put me on a train and towed the line
Sending me to Greece
To walk the streets
Now everything I do these days is for you
And god that’s OK, he knows that I need to
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Bold Move
08:12
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In the silence I'll speak for you
Its a bold move
When theres violence I'm at peace for you
Its a bold move
Eyes can't see
Can't see
Don't know
Eyes can't see
Can't see
Can't know
In the silence I'll speak for you
Its a bold move
When theres violence I'm at peace for you
Its a bold move
Ohh..
Turn on your light
In the silence I'll speak for you
Its a bold move
When theres violence I'm at peace for you
Its a bold move
Ohh..
Cause I can't see
Wont you let me be?
Cause I cant't see
Won't you let me be?
I've seen enough
Tell the tale as its been told
I have seen enough death to fill a tomb with grief
Eyes look down on me
Will they ever look away?
Call it as you see it
Clear as day
Can you steer clear of it
Right this way
You hide your fear of it
You will pay
Would you ever ask a friend
Would your arms ever extend
Beyond yourself
Would you ever ask a friend
Would your arms ever extend
Beyond yourself
When the virus shows no pity
It’s a bold move through the city
Once the sky begins to fall
From your perch you can see it all
Beyond yourself
Everyday is something new
50/50 it might kill you, too
Even though there is no turning back I won't need them
Bold Move
Your Move
Bold Move
Just Move
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Been burned out and busted
Dead on the tracks
The wandering wolf dog
Follows me back
Tell him sit
Throw a bone
Biking home alone
Text your friends
Go to sleep
Dream of secret songs
I’m pushing the pedals
To pump the heart
Pink mist slowly settles
After the dark
Fields of black
Headed back
Biking home alone
Text your friends
Go to sleep
Waking to
No reply
Slick trick of the eyes
See through your disguise
I’ll never know why
you wore it in the first place
I spread my parts
After the dark
I stretch my wings across these haunts
You left me a voicemail
That made me cry
I haven’t responded
I don’t know why
Blackened skies
Midnight eyes
Biking home alone
Wish I could go back
To how it was
But its gone gone gone
The stars will draw my map tonight
I’m off to find the other side
Its all okay
Its just a game we’re born to play
Every day
I can’t believe its come to this
Edge of apocalypse
Slow your roll
Stay at home
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Shades of Yesteryear
03:56
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Are you keeping track
Of when you met your passions last
Are they wandering
Disguised as you
Holy hellish time
Bled all the light out of the sky
As it is
Shook the life out of the question why
No more goodnights
Is it a thing of the past?
Or are you under attack?
Can they see you?
Hope your fears are see through
Letting go
Know it only follows
A tough pill you’ll never swallow
Caving in
Bury all your sorrows
Because there’s no dark before tomorrow
You got something on your shoulder
Turn around just like I told ya
You got something on your shoulder
Turn around
Don't look
Everywhere you go
I am there behind you
Comin to getcha
Comin to getcha
The other side
Your last sunrise
Is where I hide
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Monday Morning Drive
04:35
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On a Monday morning drive
So glad that I survived
Buckled up and feeling fine
You're keeping me alive
Bitter winds been a'blowin
But I know we can keep each other going
So many people died
Just because they went outside
Its so crazy I could cry
Just hold me here tonight
Make believe that we're somewhere
Far away, where we never have to worry
Once again, my friend, I see
How much you mean to me
In this world where nothings free
You can borrow all my dreams
For a day
Let them take you far away
Where the world will never break you
We may never know..
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Pocket Lullaby
03:10
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Keep your song in your pocket
Sing it steady through the darkness
We may never know how to stop this
It just goes to show
There are monsters in your closet
Keep your song in your pocket
Sing it steady through the darkness
We may never know how to stop this
It just goes to show
There is so much we can be...
Keep your song in your pocket
Sing it steady through the darkness
We may never know how to stop this
It just goes to show
There is still so much to see...
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Bitter wind keeps a'blowing
And the world keeps on going
You got monsters in your closet
We don't know just how to stop it
I've been swimming too long in this reservoir
This reservoir...
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First Mother's Day
04:23
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Forest Walk
03:51
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You're lifting boulders while they throw stones
Weight on your shoulders
And oh so prone to explode some day
So you're out here in the woods
And I'd save you if I could
But you don't need me you need the trees
Grass and pebbles and the flowing streams
Unaffected by the growing screams
From the villages nearby
You said to me
You said that I..
You said..
I will go on a forest walk
To find myself
To find the others
And find my way
Take me out to the forest now
To find myself
To find the magic
And find my way
Find my way...
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Otherside of Town
04:09
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I will ride to the other side of town
And I may find a secret spot that I never knew about
And all these miles that I've yet to put behind me
Lead my back to the endless sea of mystery
Take a step
Watch your neck
Cause this may be your last sunrise
In this life there's no other way around
You made it sound so simple dear
So far from here
But I can't lie
I have never been the one
So take it back
And give it all to someone else
Take a step
Watch your neck
Cause this may be your last sunrise
You may never know
Til you make it to the other side of town
Don't look around
Human
After all this time I have spent
Trying to become the best version of myself
Will I ever let the missing pieces pick themselves?
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Nature's Neighbor is the project of song-writer Mike Walker and his friends.
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