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Diamonds In The Rough
02:41
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Diamonds In The Rough
Hoping against hope
dying a lonely death
if there were only some way out of here instead
and I think I've had enough
of the man outside our door
protesting against everything
we rooted for.
Lady luck don't come banging on your door anymore
you were forced to put her sincerity in question
Like a diamond in the rough
you had to face the light alone
and reflect it towards the shadows you never saw.
Let's get back together soon, my friend
we can do so much together again
when you've got less than nothing you can't win
we lost track of time and we wonder if our days are numbered yet.
As our days wore on
we were seeking confusion
and good memories because scarce
time just passed us by
like two diamonds in the rough
we had to face the light alone
and reflect it towards shadows
we never saw.
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Stand Tall
03:31
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Stand Tall
Those crazy people on the edge of their seats have got places to go and people to meet
oh yeah
and everyone else wants a place to hide because they're afraid to know who's by their side
(Chorus)
Stand tall show me who you are
the shadow covers your face but your eyes they shine
stand tall for no beauty can match
the starlight in your eyes
People whose lives come to a permanent stop because their troubles are many and their pleasures are none
have spent many dark days starting up brawls but now waste their time behind bars
(Chorus)
Why do you say you have no time? You waste your time just falling behind
I hope to see you again someday and I can look you in your eyes without seeing your pain.
(Chorusx2)
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Lost In Time
04:25
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Lost In Time
When everything's held within you get lost in time
life don't have much meaning there's photographs on the floor
when you're beyond the call of duty and you're trapped within yourself
your eyes conceal the pain for they're closed up nice and tight
(Chorus)
come along come along for a good time
I'm trying to show you the way
maybe you don't know what you're missing
come along come along for a good time
I'm trying to show you the way
maybe you really don't know what you're missing
Injustice truly forced you to wish you had never been blamed
Cause now there's no one left to run to and no one wants to be alone
so you sit at home and listen to the ringing in your ears
but the ringing always reminds you of people yelling what's your fear
(Chorus)
There's evidence all about you that you don't feel so at home
your hands are always trembling does guilt lie deep in your soul?
I can't promise much but you're lost in time
so why not let me guide you to a life that you don't know
(Chours)
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Merciless Empathy
02:58
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Merciless Empathy
I go home every night feeling cornered by my pride
It's so hard to try to release myself from the things inside my mind
(Chorus)
Something tells me that I'm an underdog out of your dream
Something tells me that I'm an underdog out of your dream
I laugh at the things that you tell me they aren't funny
Something yearns something burns
but the time I had is all I needed to learn
(Chorus)
From my will I'd do things on my own time not under anybody's wing
It hurts not to fear but when fear will die then what will I fear here?
(Chorus)
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The Freedom Song
02:50
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The Freedom Song
The almighty sorcerer
doesn't want to fight
instead he'll curse you like
he's running out of time
The almighty sorcerer
doesn't want to grin
but deep inside his troubled mind
he wishes he could laugh like you did
(Chorus)
But a promise is a promise freedom reigns
instead of Thomas tied up in his chains
he learned how to fight in the meantime
A conversation in his mind
saying things never meant to be said
no matter how much love he finds
he doesn't have what it takes to give
The almighty sorcerer
doesn't want to grin
but deep inside his troubled mind
he wishes he could laugh like you did.
(Chorusx2)
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Yellow Moon
02:04
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Yellow Moon
His memory stall had built a wall
between the present and the past
When seeing was believing
he had to cover his tracks
The yellow moon had risen
and sitting behind closed doors
Was a lonely boy who had no keys
but wanted to walk the shores.
For once his time had given mind
to living a life of peace
When he sat down and dreamed of things
that would bring him to his knees
And scream out shouts of bribery
but none would heed his pleads
so he whisked away those needless thoughts
for he knew not where life leads.
When the times got rough he had had enough
of pretending he had faith
for he had been caressed by fear
and beaten by his fate
and as he watched her slip away
and slowly quickly die
he fell down on his weary knees
and then he began to cry
(And truth be known that in his dreams
it was the maiden who held the sword.)
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The Song
02:34
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The Song
Confusion shattered dream away
Forests of hatred time will stop
before the void opens up and the sun will fall away
Forget the wars forget the night
forget the stars that seem so bright
forget peaceful men whom hold no hate
still looking for a place to stay
(Chorus)
Sights are being chosen
Opinions being spoken
take all your pointless tokens and throw them all away
Sights are being chosen
Opinions being spoken
take all your pointless tokens and throw them all away
Someone must have told you off
Sharing your cares and shedding your tears
Cast dispersion on the facts
and wait until the day.
(Chorus)
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Got It Made
02:58
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Got It Made
You can't stop now for you're all alone
walking somewhere many miles from a home
you're crying about something that you know ain't fair
and you've got to keep going because you're halfway there
(chorus)
You don't know you've got it easy
why be frightened of your shame?
you don't know you've got it easy
oh hey girl you've got it made
You fell so hard for a man in love
but he told you himself it wasn't you he loved
he asked you "young lady why waste your time
if you look hard enough you'll see your love for me is blind?"
oh boy.
(Chorus)
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Wondering
03:42
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Wondering
I am wondering what have I been missing?
I hear distant thunder clashing with my fear
that if I yell from a mountain no one will be listening
and the echoes trail onward year after year
I am wondering what the future could be bringing
I hope the thunder wakes me from the fates seen in my mind
when the strange looking visions begin to be fading
I'll try to grasp any thoughts that are left behind
(Chorus)
when I pray for a guide I am wondering
when I wait for a sign I am wondering
I am wondering where am I now standing
I can't see anything that's near but I can see real far
It must be quite a ball to be on the side that's winning
but no matter the matter you must learn how to keep your guard
(Chorus)
I was wondering what have I been missing?
I hear distant thunder clashing with my fear
that if I yell from a mountain no one will be listening
and the echoes trail onward year after year
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Little Home
02:46
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Little Home
She got herself a little home
far away on the west coast
lived there for a couple years
and all her hope seemed to disappear
when she was lost she was shown
the way
by a man who played guessing games
oh yeah
ended up being swept away
Got herself a strong man
who has an ego that was 6"10
Hung around with her for a while
til he was up for a murder trial
and to this day she still debates
his kinder side that was hard to trace
oh yeah - old Jerome took a toll on her soul
She found it was pretty tough
holding out when she was low on luck
she cried a time or two when the night
was long and hard to get by
those days had taken a toll
on groggy demons that still hung low
oh yeah they were her guardian angels before
oh yeah they were her guardian angels before
oh yeah they were her guardian angels long ago
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Back In The Blue
03:22
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Back In The Blue
Someone's gonna fight
and someone's gonna leave
some will spend time thinking they've been
cheated and deceived
The restless ones will cry
they're all black eyed and burnt
and there ain't nobody lying
I hear the anger in their words
((Chorus)
I can be back in the blue
Or I can take it by storm
but I'd probably wind up stranded
in someone else's war
To them all this loving is just a shadow of a shade
outspoken by the leaders of the cynical parade
those destined and undestined
forbidden and refused
are just a snake in the grass in this world full of blues
am I the only one living in some neighbourhood
am I the only one conquered in disguise
sneaking around here with nothing to do
too afraid to stand up for what isn't right.
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