Bur oak - Bowerbirds

The room calls to me, says we’re all strung out
And the beat we both stomp on the floor
While outside the leopard frogs sing sweetly
These are the hymns that today we’ve ignored
And all across the desert, and all up in the mountains
A wind so loud that we might never mention

And here’s to my lovers hands and feet
They are the roots that will weave through the floor
And down in the dirt, in her wandering
Find the snail to give us breath, to give us words
He asks us for our patience, he asks us for our patience
And he asks us what we have done for our souls lately

Down by the bur oak tree, I had lost your locket in the loam
And there fell to my knees, beneath the coil and the brush of the fern
Down by the bur oak tree, I had lost your locket in the loam
And there fell to my knees, beneath the coil and the brush of the fern

The candles light dances across the table
And will burn at the tip of my pen
And lures all the moths into the kitchen
To spin tales and bend truths through the evening
And scribe for them their stories, we scribe for them their stories
While they wax and wax of their lives in the country

Down by the bur oak tree, I had lost your locket in the loam
And there fell to my knees, beneath the coil and the brush of the fern
Down by the bur oak tree, I had lost your locket in the loam
And there fell to my knees, beneath the coil and the brush of the fern

Adventures in solitude - The New Pornographers

Balancing on
One wounded wing
Circling the edge
Of the never-ending
The best of the vanished marvels
Have gathered inside your door

More than begin
But less than forget
But spirits born
From the not happened yet
Gathering there
To pay off a debt brought back from the wars

We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
Welcome back

Sleeping for years
Pick through what is left
Through the pieces that fell
And rose from the depth
From the rainwater well
Deep as a secret nobody knows

Less than forget
But more than begun
These adventures in solitude never done
To the names of our wounds
We send the same blood back from the wars

We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
We thought we lost you
It will all come back

I know you want to
Run far away from one more
And that it's coming at a bad time
Some cold place
Heartless ways
For all we know

I know you need to
Breathe through
Come back
Come too
But it's coming at a bad time
Tangled day
For all we know

I know you want to
Run far away from one more
And that's coming at a bad time
Some cold race
Heartless ways
For all we know

I know you want to
Breathe through
Come back
Come too
But it's coming at a bad time
Old scarred face
Survivor's guilt
For all we know

Starving your friends - Envy On The Coast

Thanks a lot
I've been disadvantaged from the start
You constrict the veins heading straight to my head
Rerouted the blood to my heart instead
Rerouted the blood to my heart instead

I am brain dead
Thinking strictly in blues and reds
Oh, I'm in enough trouble, man
Oh, man, I'm in trouble again
Cause everyone's ears are watching me
But I never, ever felt that this would be
Anything more than a makeshift personal IV

Cause I fall three times as hard
If it's from nothing at all
You all seem twice as tall as I will ever be
And I feel terribly small
When my head works too hard
When you think with your chest
There's not a thing that you don't see

I'm hardly capable of half the damage
That I would like to do
I could swear that I don't care
But you know I'm too full of shit to think this through
So look at me
I pray to God
But curse too much to be considered true
I'm just like me
I'm just like me
So who the hell are you?

I'm but a boy
Just like the rest of these thieves
And I borrow phrases from dusty, faded record sleeves
The story is the same
I've just personalized the name
But if it's all you need
Then I'd be more than happy to confess my shame

Cause I fall three times as hard
If it's from nothing at all
You all seem twice as tall as I will ever be
And I feel terribly small
When my head works too hard
When you think with your chest
There's not a thing that you don't see

I'm hardly capable of half the damage
That I would like to do
I could swear that I don't care
But you know I'm too full of shit to think this through
So look at me
I pray to God
But curse too much to be considered true
I'm just like me
I'm just like me
So who the hell are you?

I know you think you know
But these eyelids are windows
That shut you out from all the things
That I don't want you to know
And I refuse to tell you one single secret I own
Cause you'll find I'm petrified of your eyes

I'm hardly capable of half the damage
That I would like to do
I could swear that I don't care
But you know I'm too full of shit to think this through
I've read the book, I prayed to God
But cursed too much to be considered true
I'm just like me
I'm just like me
So who the hell are you?

Kids on the run - The Tallest Man On Earth

Oh, meet me when the morning fails on the fields of desire
Oh, meet me when I lost my part in the choir of dusk
Where the promise to lead what is right
As we both know how fields will turn white
And know I will never speak of days
Cause I know you won’t count them

No, we have never grown a day from the poison we shared
And we're walking our crooked backs home
But will we ever confess what we've done?
Guess we're still kids on the run

And no, we will never be a part of the pictures once taken
When we're feeding fire with the flames till no memories gone
And the cold sky will write us a song
But will we ever confess what we've done?
Guess we're still kids on the run

And the reflections in their eyes
Sure could paint us as killers
Oh, I'll be there

And till the terror of our time
Could forgive us as lovers
Oh, lets break some hearts

And no, I will never speak of ways
Cause I know you won’t try them
But all the weapons raining from the sky
Will be ours to embrace
And the cold sky will write us a song
But will we ever confess what we've done?
Guess we're still kids on the run

People as places as people - Modest Mouse

To answer a question
It'll probably take more
If you're already there
Well, then you probably don't know
Well, we were the people
That we wanted to know
And we're the places that we wanted to go

It's hard to get hold of
And hard to let go
Always something we look for
From the day we were born
Instead we're the people that we wanted to know
And we're the places that we wanted to go
Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go
We're the places that we wanted to go

Always asking a question
And I don't want to know
Like the wind across strings
That had finally let go
And the people you love
But you didn't quite know
They're the places that you wanted to go

Bark at the neighbors
And then bark at the dog
Sniffing the wind
Whimpering for someone to know
But we were the people that we wanted to know
And we're the places that we wanted go
Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go
Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go

It was not the intention
But we let it all go
Well, it messed up the function
And sure fucked up the flow
I hardly have people that I needed to know
Cause you're the people that I wanted to know

All this scrambling around
Hunting high and then low
Looking for the face love
Or somewhere to go
I hardly have places that I need to go
Cause you're the places that I wanted to go
Yeah, you're the places that we wanted to go
Yeah, you're the places that we wanted to go

You're the people that we wanted to know
Shouldn't have to ask
You shouldn't have to ask
Cause we are your real place

Awake my soul - Mumford And Sons

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show

Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all
But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall
Lend me your eyes I can change what you see
But your soul you must keep, totally free

Awake my soul
Awake my soul

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show

In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love, you invest your life
In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
And where you invest your love, you invest your life

Awake my soul
Awake my soul
Awake my soul
You were made to meet your maker
Awake my soul
Awake my soul
Awake my soul
And you were made to meet your maker
And you were made to meet your maker

The Wondersmith and his sons - Astronautalis

I am a soldier, baby
Who works just like a slave
Sweating through the pain of digging
His foxhole that he know is just a grave
You trust me don't you, baby?
Yeah, you'd hand your life to me
Let's walk along the wire
And watch the muzzles flash like lightning

A smile safe-crackers understand
Is rendering this steady hand, obsolete
You thought you caught my slight of hand
But you could never understand
No not me

Father was a charming man
With much hidden up his sleeve
I wonder if this is what he planned
When he taught his tricks to me
The youngest was a clever boy
Cracking calculus by three
The eldest was a practical
And obsessively clean
Then there was me

I was born a charming man
With silver tongue, pearl teeth
This is never how it's supposed to end
We're promised all we dreamed
The envy of the Everyman
Our family seemed complete
Our father was a charming man
Our mother a serene

But now I'm on the run again
This hotel's home to me
They found the other skeleton
Face down in the stream
The youngest was still tucked in bed
That way they thought he was asleep
They moved the mirror from his mouth
The fog that should remain was not to be seen
Not to be seen

I am the doctor, darling
Who used to operate
But I couldn't stand the pain of healing
Only to watch another woman waste away
You trust me don't you, baby?
Yeah, you'd hand your life to me
Let's set this barn on fire
And watch the flames eat up the roof beams

A smile safe-crackers understand
Is rendering this steady hand, obsolete
You thought I must have broken in
But there's no crime in coming in
They hand me the key

Floating on the wind again
On the tail of my quarry
On a woman weak for charming men
Who's holding what I need
She'll leave her window cracked for me
And I'll draft in like the breeze
My father was a charming man
And I learned it all from he

The brother's born a Wondersmith
We started as a team
By complimenting cogs and gears
We built a head of steam
The tragic flaw of charming men
Is exactly as it seems
Too much grease
Can break down a machine

Pour another round on me
Pour another round on me
You know I'm good for it
You know me
You know I'm good for it
You know my family

I am a lover, lady
Who sees just what you dream
I know you're going crazy
Living with him and without me
You trust me don't you, baby?
Yeah, you'd hand your life to me
Let's leave this life tonight
And race the sunrise down the highway

A smile safe-crackers understand
Is rendering this steady hand, obsolete
The charm and confidence of men
Can jam the bullets in your gun
And stop heartbeats

Built to last - Redlight King

I've been to a place so cold
It steals your soul
It takes more than hope
It takes its toll
Where the fine line begins
And heroes end
Where the naysayers pray
And the innocent sin
Where life call cause day and fortunes fade
The land sharks stay and hurt won't go away
And trouble sets in and you can't get out
Cause there's so much fear and doubt

I've been beat up and broken down
And I've been there a thousand times
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
And we all got our reasons why
I get my life from the things I have
And it all flies by so fast
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
Now I know I was built to last, built to last

I've been to a place so dark it breaks your heart
The devil's teeth stay sharp and they leave their mark
And everything you’ve built fucking falls apart
If you made it this far you lap at where you start
And people work hard and just get by
Can't hang your head or hold it too high
No matter what’s the stake you state your claim
And I won't live my life in vain

I've been beat up and broken down
And I've been there a thousand times
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
And we all got our reasons why
I get my life from the things I have
And it all flies by so fast
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
Now I know I was built to last, built to last

Built to last, built to last, built to last
Keep rolling on, there's no looking back
Keep rolling on, there's no looking back
Built to last, built to last
Keep rolling on, there's no looking back
Keep rolling on, there's no looking back

I've been beat up and broken down
And I've been there a thousand times
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
And we all got our reasons why
I get my life from the things I have
And it all flies by so fast
I may have walked through the worst in hell, my friend
Now I know I was built to last, I was built to last

Built to last
Built to last
Built to last
Built to last
Built to last
Built to last

Far, far as away
Far flies ahead so fast
Far, far as away
Far flies ahead so fast
Far, far as away
Far flies ahead so fast

Life and times - Bob Mould

Small pieces of truth
Whispered on the dance floor
Lift the hazy window for a moment
Fresh air makes you nervous

Why'd you have to come around
And turn my whole world upside down?
You're wrecking me and everything
You don't even know what you're doing

The pigment of your eyes
Water color flourish moonbeam blue
The smell of your breath
Each day I get more used to your presence

You're complicating things by being here
I wasn't planning on this
Well, somehow you're getting into my parts
That piece of my heart I protect

Oh well, what the fuck?
What kicked up all this dust?
You're taking me back to the places I've left behind
The old, the old life and times

I need to find my fantastic place
The dream, don't try to take my dream away
When I grow up, I want to keep my dream
In a leather covered box with a blue velvet lining

These simple things let your heart feel
Oh, these quiet times let your heart sing

Oh, what the fuck?
What kicked up all this dust?
You're taking me back to the places I've left behind
The old life and times
The old, the old life and times

Why'd you have to come around
And turn my whole world upside down?
You're wrecking me and everything
You don't even know what you're doing

The old life and times
The old life and times
The old life and times
The old, the old life and times

Who we are - Lifehouse

Live my life around a picture
Taken when we met
Spending all of my time
Chasing your silhouette
For all we go through
I don’t wanna change you
It’s my mind running in reverse
Trying not to forget
Who we were
Where it’s at
Here we go

And we break and we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back to the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

Struggling with my thoughts
Change the locks inside my head
Reading between the lines
Of what you say, and what you said
I turn the radio on
To drown me out
Driving through the night to nowhere
Trying to forget
Who we were
And where it’s at
Here we go

And we break and we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back to the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

And it’s all
To the wind
It’s all
In our hands

It’s all to the wind
It’s all in our hands

And we break and we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back to the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

And we break and we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back to the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are