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while the lights burn red in the back of my eyes
i take deep breaths; just a matter of time
before the world laid before me, with starlit skies
blurs into oblivion, but you'll still thrive
if all i'll have left are the memories
of your dark eyes, as close as we'd be
it breaks my heart that i'll never ever see them again
i'll want to see them again
but not even the future can predict what i might see
what i might see
what might i see?
i know one day i'll fly away
and find someplace where i might stay
where i'll pretend to see my face
in the mirror on the wall i placed
and if you were to come to me
with one last gift that i might see
a bouquet's a bouquet,
and that's well and okay
but i won't pretend if i only see bokeh
perhaps one day i'll become a machine
and view our world like no human being
but even then, they'll be camera feeds
and soon all that tech will be obsolete
then i'll need it all replaced
all this just to see your face
it'd break my heart if i couldn't see a trace anymore
can't be replaced anymore
and not even the future can predict what i might do
what would i do?
i know one day i'll fly away
and find someplace where i might stay
where i'll pretend to see my face
in the mirror on the wall i placed
and if you were to come to me
with one last gift that i might see
a bouquet's a bouquet,
and that's well and okay
but i won't pretend if i only see bokeh
but i won't pretend if i only see bokeh
but i won't pretend if i only see bokeh
but i won't pretend b-but i won't pretend b-but
but i won't pretend b-but i won't but i won't
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with the long days and the long nights
i'm mystified i'm here, walking sometimes
following the moonlight where she goes
ooh, i'm tired of conversations
of your relations
stuck in my mind
cuz i've been hoping someone would be so kind...
but if nobody will have me then i'll
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me right, bring me life, walk with me through hell
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me lies, compromise with a wishing well
don't compromise, i might cry, but i'll love myself
i'll take my time, toss a dime in the wishing well
spend my time within a dream
i'll write a page for every scene
ooh, i'm tired of all the faces
and all the traces of bitter blue
stuck in my mind
cuz i've been waiting for a long time
but nobody will have me so i'll
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me right, bring me life, walk with me through hell
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me lies, compromise with a wishing well
if what i'm faking is what i'm making
then what am i waiting for? cuz i
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
i'll tell the lies, compromise with a wishing well
hey, ooh...
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me right, bring me life, walk with me through hell
just have to love myself
don't need nobody else
to tell me lies, compromise, oh, i'm wishing, but i
don't have to love myself
don't have to play pretend
yeah i can love myself, but
i'm waiting for you... ooh...
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face to face
03:39
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tryna make conversation
tryna get hold of me
tryna stand by my station
so you catch me 'fore i leave
subtlety ain't so special
cuz it's simply plain to see
you're keeping tabs on my temple
so i'm keeping you away from me
every now and then
i catch a glimpse of you
just in the rearview
know i see you, too
every now and then
i play this game with you
i guess we'll see who
plays the blues tonight
tripping all over the place
i don't really give a damn 'bout you anyway
buzz off boy, mind the personal space
bet you think i'm a toy, don't care what i say, no no
so come on, give it a taste
you can follow behind, at a cowardly pace
not a matter of time, nor a matter of place
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no
trying to sneak a secret
trying to steal a peek
no one's space is too sacred
if it's where you wanna be
tryna make friends with my friends
tryna get close to me
you think you've got a hand on my threads
tripping all over the place
i don't really give a damn 'bout you anyway
buzz off boy, mind the personal space
bet you think i'm a toy, don't care what i say, no no
so come on, give it a taste
you can follow behind, at a cowardly pace
not a matter of time, nor a matter of place
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no no
wander too close, try to figure me out
got reservations, with you i'm without
never enough for the thirst in the drought
no salutation, you scream and you shout
so go on make a scene
act like you're my everything
so go on make a scene
act like i'm your everything
maybe if you got inside my dreams
maybe if you stole away the keys
to my house and laid like a mouse
if you're a king
i'm a queen then, baby
tripping all over the place
i don't really give a damn 'bout you anyway
buzz off boy, mind the personal space
bet you think i'm a toy, don't care what i say, no no
so come on, give it a taste
you can follow behind, at a cowardly pace
not a matter of time, nor a matter of place
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no
not a matter of time, nor a matter of place, no no
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no no
buzz off boy, mind the personal space, oh oh
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no no
bet you just can't stand being face to face, no no
bet you just can't stand being face to face
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stay back, don't touch me
i'm just a little bit paralyzed
stay back, don't watch me
you'll see everything in my eyes
sun gleaming through the window
failing to light the room
reflecting what i don't know
singing a random tune, ooh
and i reminisce in the stillness
imagine your heart on the balance
while i feel my own break
in a way i feared to know
collect my thoughts
and leave them scattered on the coffin, mm
they're moving on
but now we've gathered on a moment, clinging on
electrified
i close my eyes
close them tight
and realize
what were the last words on your mind?
the last words on your mind
a prayer for another?
or thoughts of a lover?
a wish for a brother?
a long lost dream, on a trip to the gutter now?
and there's no way to explain
just how the red-stained glass
obscures your resting frame
collect my thoughts
and leave them scattered on the coffin, mm
they're moving on, they're moving on, they're moving on
electrified
i close my eyes
close them tight
and realize
what were the last words on your mind?
the last words on your mind
the last words on your mind
the last words... the last words...
the last words... we'll never know
we'll never know
we'll never know
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empty
04:37
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(three, four)
cold face, eyes closed
you're a little under the weather
but i'm not doing much better
but we've got nothing else to do
keeping us warm but not much is new
falling asleep while we're taking our route
and i know, i know, i know
how you're feeling deep inside
across the seas, the oceans
how you think it's by design
the echoes of the chambers
pulsing blood between the veins
but you make a conversation all the same
have you ever felt empty?
have you ever been a slave
to the things inside your brain
that's supposed to keep you sane
but you just wanna be set free?
have you ever taken ecstasy
just to feel something good?
would you do it if you could
regardless if you should
if it made you feel less empty?
cuz maybe i would
yeah maybe i would
if it made me feel
less empty
less empty
less empty
sunset so soon
and here you are reaching a fever
but i'm not doing much better
still we've got nothing else to do
keeping our cool but not much is new
falling asleep while we're taking our route
and i know, i know, i know
how you're feeling deep inside
across the stars, the darkness
oh, the gods and their designs
the echoes of our chambers
proving love is in our veins
but we're still just counting numbers all the same
have you ever felt empty?
have you ever been a slave
to the things inside your brain
that's supposed to keep you sane
but you just wanna be set free?
have you ever taken ecstasy
just to feel something good?
would you do it if you could
regardless if you should
if it made you feel less empty?
cuz maybe i would
yeah maybe i would
if it made me feel
less empty
waking in my bed
feeling almost dead
had enough of aching
had enough of faking
everybody needs to know it now
everybody, come on, gather 'round
everybody, come and hear me out
is anybody listening?
know without a doubt
i'm not gonna shout
but i've kept it to myself too long
i'm being strong but
it's too bad that the way things are
there isn't anyone to blame but me
the victim of my deepest scar
it isn't much to say but
i don't wanna be empty anymore
i don't wanna be empty anymore
cuz i'm always by myself
even when i'm with someone else
and i know that i can't take it anymore
i don't wanna feel left out anymore
i just wanna feel alive more and more
i'm taking photos of myself
leaving reminders on my shelf
trying anything to feel better for a score
cuz i don't wanna be empty anymore, no
i don't wanna be empty anymore
i don't wanna be empty anymore, no
i don't wanna be empty anymore
oh, no
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the dots
04:35
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cold
when communication fails
i always feel so low
alone again, i've always been
how could you know?
the breaking of the glass
a siren of the past
calling out our names
no words are left to pass
save the die that has been cast
between you and me
a spark, a rhythm, a great white star
a mark, a mission that's way too far away
connecting the dots, what will we find?
the truth, a lie, a moment astray?
a lingering thought will shine a light
into the sky and save us one day
replacing the pain with the growth of an angel
a new view and angle, too
the vision we sought will come to light
but still we might be losing our way
still
we lie in pieces 'cross the floor
after we fell
no time to etch or sketch
the feelings we can't tell
a secondary pass
a lecture in a class
i will sleep right through, i'm sure
deferring to the masses
so when i come in last, it's
not next to you
the smoke, a screen of grey and blue
and when it clears, i'm still not sure what to do
connecting the dots, what will we find?
the truth, a lie, a moment astray?
a lingering thought will shine a light
into the sky and save us one day
replacing the pain with the growth of an angel
a new view and angle, too
the vision we sought will come to light
but still we might be losing our way
running on empty
the should or should not be
i retrace my mornings at night
calm and collected
is all i'm presenting
to everyone left and right
cursing the words
that i know that they heard
i'd not meant to be starting a fight
try as i might...
connecting the dots, what will we find?
the truth, a lie, a moment astray?
a lingering thought will shine a light
into the sky and save us one day
replacing the pain with the growth of an angel
a new view and angle, too
the vision we sought will come to light
but still we might be losing our way
connecting the dots, what will we find?
the truth, a lie, a moment astray?
a lingering thought will shine a light
into the sky and save us one day
replacing the pain with the growth of an angel
a new view and angle, too
the vision we sought will come to light
but still we might be losing our way
but still we might be losing our way
replacing the pain with the growth of an angel
we might be losing our way
connecting the dots, what will we find?
connecting the dots, what will we find?
but still we might be losing our way
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oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
no time for peace and kindness
we've got too much on our plate, give it a rest
what's the point anyway?
you can play this song but no one will listen
you know the top of the class?
how they sit on their grass
ignoring the world as it burns?
we could've figured it out
they could've turned it around
but they pretend like they never heard
as we fall, the sky's
turning red tonight
like plastic dynamite
count and close your eyes
when the clock strikes midnight
we'll all be dead
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
yeah we'll all be dead tonight
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
if we can't turn back the time
with rivers running red now
as we hear the sirens ring out
there's no reason to stay
if we take no action, we'll all be wiped away
so break into a run
there's nowhere to hide, the rich already won, oh
and if you have the will, you'll come with me
cuz i know you have time to kill
as we fall, the sky's
burning red tonight
nuclear bombs in sight
count and close your eyes
when the clock strikes midnight
we'll all be dead, right?
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
yeah we'll all be dead tonight
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
if we can't turn back the
as the world turns upside down
chaos razing through the ground
tell me, can you hear that sound?
you hear that sound?
as we fall, the sky's
burning red tonight
gotta win this fight
count and close my eyes
if the clock strikes midnight
we'll all be dead, right?
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
yeah, we'll all be dead tonight
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
if we can't turn back the time
oh oh oh woah oh oh oh
yeah, we'll all be dead tonight
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lies in their blood
02:29
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some damn drama queen got it up in their head again
if they want to get their way in life, they'll have to take some heads
they'll sneak to their parents' room, where there ain't a lock or key
and fetch the tried and true of the trade before they leave
and no one knows what will happen
til the minute they all know
another school in red
like everybody has heard before
and when the tears are shed
need i tell you more?
but even if you didn't see it before your own eyes
are you really gonna wait till someone else lies
in their blood?
you're gonna wait till they lie in their blood?
hah.
well, joe had some gamer rage and shot up a college bar
john, bullied to the edge, thought they'd never get too far
jack was a racist man, so guess who was on the scene?
and jim, they say you'd never guess, but he even filmed the whole thing
then jake showed some warning signs but everyone shrugged them off
there's james, who got dumped again and felt like he had enough
and josh, forcing his belief, an evil within his heart
we may have acted differently, had we known it all from the start
but no one knows what will happen
til the second we all know
and with the rain of lead
the all or nothing we've seen before
get it in your heads
we should do something more
cuz even if you didn't see it before your own eyes
are you really gonna wait til someone else dies-
like a friend, mom, dad, brother, sister, other-
somebody else
lies in their blood?
are you gonna wait til they lie in their blood?
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something about the way you make me feel at night
a conversation 'tween the heart against the mind
a pull towards a chance to maybe be alright
convince myself that you're the only one i need
and lose myself in deep devotion, like the sea
nobody else can fall so irresponsibly
cuz when you say my name i just feel so high
and i'm not chained if i'm feeling fine while i'm behind you
fate is a little lie
but i'm no stranger to keeping time, let me remind you
i'll take my place up against the wall
turn my face towards a soon-missed call
but who needs them when i have it all
right here, with you
something about the way you make me feel at night
a conversation 'tween the heart against the mind
a pull towards a chance to maybe be alright
(but nobody knows where i've been)
convince myself that you're the only one i need
and lose myself in deep devotion, like the sea
nobody else can fall so irresponsibly
(somebody pull me out)
cuz when you say my name i just feel so high
and i'm not chained if i'm feeling fine while i'm behind you
fate is a little lie
but i'm no stranger to keeping time, let me remind you
i'll take my place up against the wall
turn my face towards a soon-missed call
but who needs them when i have it all
right here, with you
no fairytale has ever ended quite the same
but if you asked, there's nobody around to blame
but me, the fool who chose a fantasy
and as it breaks, i finally begin to see
the bigger things that i had never ever thought to be
all summed up by a voicemail
yet when you say my name i just feel so high
but i'm still chained if i'm feeling fine while i'm behind you
faith in a little lie
but i'm no stranger to changing times, let me remind you
i'll take my place up against the wall
turn my face towards a soon-missed call
but who needs them when i have it all
right here, with you
but i do
i've got a voicemail
i've got a voicemail
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was caught up in a mess
now i gotta confess
everything that's left in my chest, now
i gave it all my best
but i've still got regrets
i don't get a choice but to rest, now
and i've seen plenty of skies
told plenty of lies
met plenty of guys and gals and others besides
but i've dreamt of your eyes
tens of thousands of times
tears marking the line that i've been waiting to ride
and i got lots of questions in mind
and impressions of mine
dreams i've lost with the time, rewind
but i don't wanna miss your goodbyes
so if i'm set to leave tonight... tonight...
let the door slam shut like you've had enough
cuz i don't want you to catch me looking tough
no i don't want you to look me in the eyes
pleading with the skies, begging i survive, just stay alive
if this is the end of me, know
i don't want to see you cry, oh
if this is the end of me, just
don't watch me die, do- don't watch me die-die
been praying it's a test
a shot at second-best
coming clean to all of the rest, now
i never would've guessed
the feelings in my chest
would all come crashing down from the stress, now
and i've seen plenty of skies
told plenty of lies
met plenty of guys and gals and others besides
but i've dreamt of your eyes
tens of millions of times
tears marking the line that i've been waving goodbye
if i could have a chance to rewind
and make up for the time
i was wasting so blind, i'd try
to keep myself so plainly alive
but if i'm not to dream tonight...
let the door slam shut like you've had enough
cuz i don't want you to catch me looking tough
no i don't want you to look me in the eyes
pleading with the skies, begging i survive, just stay alive
if this is the end of me, know
i don't want to see you cry, oh
if this is the end of me, just
don't watch me die, do-don't watch me die-die
if this is the end of me, just
don't watch me die, do-don't watch me die
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sleepless
03:51
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always been too in my head
thought i always could pretend, i'm keeping time
while feeling slower than the rest, yet
i'll toss and turn while i'm ahead, cuz i've been
dreaming about dreaming
i've been keeping my eyes shut
waiting for the moment
i can finally say i'm glad to wake up
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
sleepless with you, oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
but what can i do? oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm dancing with my silhouette at midnight
waiting for the sunrise
waltzing in the moonlight
connected but exhausted
when i'm talking With my friends online
i've been dreaming about dreaming
and i'm making each wink last
thinking i've been blinking too fast
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
sleepless with you, oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
but what can i do? oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
even if i count my sheep
counting one, two, three
on repeat, i'll be wide awake
even when my body heat
drops a few degrees
will it be enough to finally make
me fall asleep and soundly?
fall in deep where i'll be
better in the morning
certainly
but i'm
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
sleepless with you, oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless, sleepless with you
but what can i do? oh
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
i'm sleepless, sleepless with you
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nostraightanswer Orlando, Florida
Freelance Electronic Musician by trade.
Vocal synth user by hobby.
Voice provider for Zero-G Ltd's
VOCALOID4 Library, DEX. www.zero-g.co.uk/store/vocaloid4-dex-p544.php
Most well known for "Define Me". youtu.be/czHGGKr1aCQ
Notable for the quality of his VOCALOID tuning, particularly with English VOCALOID libraries, as well as musical and lyrical composition.
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