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Teargas
04:50
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Teargas
You didn’t know
That when I go
I might not see you again
I couldn’t see
I couldn’t breathe
I couldn’t think what this could mean
And there’s teargas in the sky
And there’s panic chasing me down the street
When I look for the ground in front of me
I can’t see my feet
You stretched me thin
Once again
Until I broke down on the floor
You picked me up
Just to throw me down
Then you asked if I wanted more
And there’s teargas in the sky
And there’s panic chasing me down the street
When I look for the ground in front of me
I can’t see my feet
You took me in
And cleaned me up
Told me to forget all that you’ve seen
It took some time
But now I’m fine
I just ignore the fire and screams
And the teargas in my mind
And the panic awakening me every night
When I look through the door in front of me
I can see the light
The light
I’m breathing in teargas
I’m living on teargas
I’m breathing in teargas
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The Fine Line
06:57
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The Fine Line
I turn around
To see my life dissolving piece by piece
Stacked up in the street in big black bags
I take my coffee black
You know that
The prophecy
The prophecy in my paper just came true
The psychic on page forty spoke of you
And what I put you through
I blew it
I’m coping well
I only stayed up late five nights this week
But I don’t like how I feel when I’m asleep
Except when you’re there
But you’re not there
Hold nothing back
Tell me everything you think is wrong
And I will try to change them while I’m gone
I won’t be long
Well, I hope not
Don’t try to explain
No cause to complain
Don’t change all the locks
You’re all that I’ve got
Don’t hang up the phone
I won’t be alone
That’s deeply unfair
You know you’re my air
Won’t answer my calls
Won’t come to the door
I’m trying my best
How can I give more
Can’t eat and can’t sleep
Can’t talk and can’t think
Your twisting your hair
Could drive me to drink
You live on the ground
With your head in the clouds
You open your arms
Thinking aloud
But you’re all that I’ve got
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Endgame
04:32
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Endgame
The game had already started
When he found an excuse to play
We don’t need Woodward and Bernstein this time
To highlight your mistakes
Time to finish off what Daddy started
Light up some fires and join the party
Time to finish off what Daddy started
But I’m not sure that’s such a good idea
He keeps on rewriting the rulebook
As soon as we’ve learned the game
Who needs a smoking gun anyway
When we’ve already fixed the blame
Time to finish off what Daddy started
Light up some fires and join the party
Time to finish off what Daddy started
But I’m not sure that’s such a good idea
You push the button without thinking
You want remembered just like Lincoln
I think delusion is your gameplan
Yeah I think delusion is your gameplan
And I’m not sure that’s such a good idea
Time to finish off what Daddy started
Light up some fires and join the party
Time to finish off what Daddy started
Let’s light some fires and join the party
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Ashes
04:52
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Ashes
The sun burns the seconds
And we can burn what’s left
Just leave all the guilt trips
And save all the regrets
Use your time
Like you don’t need a second chance
And use your time
Like you’ve got twenty seconds left
‘Cos I gave only ashes
I gave only ashes
I gave only ashes
We can’t help repeating
Our previous mistakes
It’s part of the reason
We’ve gotten in this state
Use your time
Like you don’t need a second chance
And use your time
Like you’ve got twenty seconds left
‘Cos I gave only ashes
I gave only ashes
I gave only ashes
All you can do is make the right mistakes
And all you can do is make the right mistakes
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Big Shoes
05:30
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Big Shoes
Time spent reflecting
On how lucky you are
Is time never wasted
It’s gotten you this far
You’ve got big shoes to fill
You’ve got big shoes to fill, boy
Excuses, excuses
A new one every day
Well, it all looked so easy
From a distance away
You’ve got big shoes to fill
You’ve got big shoes to fill, boy
You thought that by now you’d have worked it out
I wonder if it ever comes at all
You thought that by now you’d have learned enough
But all that you’ve found
Is there’s no answer
So what happens later
Now your guardian’s gone
‘Cos you thought it’d be easy
But it looks like you were wrong
You’ve got big shoes to fill
You’ve got big shoes to fill, boy
You’ve got big shoes to fill, boy
You’ve got big shoes to fill
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The Boy Who’s Made of Glass
The boy who’s made of glass should tell no lies
Unless he knows his conscience is clear
And if it is then he’ll go far
Since he’s as pure as driven snow
He’s not responsible
For how you think
He’s sick of saying words
That mean something
And you’re hopeless
Helpless
But I’m working for your interest
So don’t panic
I’m a two-faced traitor
‘Cos that might be a good thing
Yeah, that might be a good thing
The boy who’s made of glass with pants on fire
His nose extends into the sky
There’s black, there’s white and then there’s grey
He knows that where he is he’ll stay
It’s in the newspapers
So it must be true
I don’t believe a word
And nor should you
But you’re hopeless
Helpless
But I’m working for your interest
So don’t panic
When I’m a two-faced traitor
‘Cos that might be a good thing
Yeah, that might be a good thing
I know that you don’t want decisions made
On your behalf much longer
I can’t help with that
But you’re hopeless
Helpless
But I’m working for your interest
So don’t panic
When I’m two-faced traitor
‘Cos that might be a good thing
That might be a good thing
Yeah, that might be a good thing
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Gorman Glasgow, UK
Dark moods with soaring vocals - fierce but fragile, harrowing but hopeful. From solitary piano and voice with delay-laden textures to sizzling guitars with anthemic hooks, Gorman are the long, silent fall through darkness AND the fiery, reverberating impact at the end. ... more
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