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Monkey in the Middle
03:16
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Monkey in the middle, that's exactly what I am
Jumping to get the goods that are being tossed to another man
They all think it's a game but I'm starting to think it's more
When my chest starts to congest with all these feelings I abhor
The pep band's going crazy now and all the trumpets will sound even when we're going down because we played the game and remembered our name, though we're not the same, we endured the pain
The refs are growing blinder, they ain't calling it so fair
But I keep on jumping higher for the prize up in the air
The good guy never wins but I never will conform
To the ways of cheating jealous snakes I always have abhorred
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Curfew
03:29
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I'm loving where we are tonight
Maybe it's the moon, maybe it's the light
I'm fighting back the voice that's in my head
That's saying this is so right
I don't wanna hurry this along
I don't wanna take it slow
I don't think that I should stay
But I don't really wanna go
You're taking my heart and you're running so fast
I can't catch up, I lose my breath
I never knew I would fall so quick
Am I serious, you've got me delirious
I'm on my feet trying not to fall
The "gos and stops" are all mixed up cause I misread your calls
I'm confident but shaking here,
As I try to plan my next move
Away from you
I don't wanna hurry this along
I don't wanna take it slow
I don't think that I should say
What I already know I know
I don't wanna hurry this along
I don't wanna take it slow
I've got something I should say
Yeah, there's something you should know
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West
03:30
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I'm gonna grab my keys and drive as far as I can make it in my car, got an empty feeling in my chest, so I'm gonna head west
As far as I have heard, the sun's always bright, with clear skies I could use for a while, a chance, a choice, I've made up my mind
I'm gonna head west and see what I find
Foot to the floor from the town I abhor I can't take any more
I'm hopeful about the direction and route, things that are in store
I wave goodbye to everyone, not a hand held high to this broken son
Well my river's run dry, I could use a change, cuz life has really got me drained, so I will head for better days, and if I like it more there, well I guess I will stay
I would love new scenery, and the west coast never sounded so good to me
Well I'm not the type to express my pains, but this shadow of mine's the only one who stays, I feel so alone and I suppose that's fine, cuz I messed it all up with every friend of mine
And oh Cali, oh Cali, save me some sand, my mind's set on your beaches grand, Arizona, Arizona, just heading through
Nevada is closing this song I'm composing is for oceans blue
Well my river's run dry, I could use a change, cuz life has really got me drained, so I will head for better days, and if I like it more there, well I guess I will stay
I need love, any takers out there? The west coast never sounded so good to me
The blinker keeps the tempo as I turn from disaster
The angel on my shoulder helps me move a bit faster
The demons in the rear view, for my soul they are after
But I'm moving out west to start a new chapter
Well my river's run dry, I could use a change, cuz life has really got me drained, so I will head for better days, and if I like it more there, well I guess I will stay
I'm in love, but he's in love with you too
And the west coast never sounded much better to me
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The Current
02:52
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Thrown headfirst into the wild sea
Unpredictable, ever so free
Falling in love
What a foolish thing
When the Current pulls
you away from me
Death, rejection, and rebellion wear
The fringes of my heart
And time unravels the rest
Falling in love
What a brittle thing
Sure to collapse
But it's something we need
Oh Love,
What a furious thing
When the current pulls
You away from me
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Black Ice
04:18
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Godless nights these streets conceal
Guilt grips tightly the steering wheel
Shadows fuel this automobile
They taunt, and they prey, they long to kill
The taste is sweet, oh victory, we'll parade through the ashes in the street,
Where flowers bloom through demons doom and congregate at our weary feet
Rearview nightmares, clear glazed roads
From black and white to sinister rainbows
The taste is sweet, oh victory, we'll parade through the ashes in the street,
Where flowers bloom through demons doom and congregate at our weary feet
And when the winter fades away, the spring swears to hold sweeter days, as long as we can fix our eyes ahead
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Play God
04:57
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Holy Ghost on fire, conform to my desires, burn a trail from me to shore
If you would suffice, and heed to my device, security would invite me in
If only
Control is in my hands
Holy King, I cry, the devil shelters my confidence in titanium
That's self-constructed,
Let me coast along, effortlessly far from wrong
Can't your kingdom come with less aggression?
Just give me more
Control is in my hands
I thought I had control, I never had control, I'll never have control
It's all an illusion
A slave to sin or life, the devil took disguise as my own advice
Now I'm lost in the ocean
Control is in Your hands
I can't afford to play God anymore
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