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Icebreakers
05:49
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ICEBREAKERS
Crystal snowfall
I'm watching my breath float
I'm feeling the coldness,
the silence between
me and you
In my mind's eye, I see you
way back when -- with spring goo --
before men could make icicles of me
me and you
Now I need icebreakers. When the boys start to come
I need icebreakers. When the siren has sung,
I'm that heartbreaker on the wave breakers,
and I broke your trust
Somehow I broke your trust
You think I don't care
You say I'm never there
I'm off in Winter Wonderland
Do my trembles show?
I'm left to drifts of snow
without the guidance of your hand
How could you tell me I don't love you? (I love you)
Have I truly earned your blame?
Well, maybe you have been the Ice Queen
But then, I'm melting in your flame
Will you burn me again?
You're my heartbreaker when the boys start to come
You're my heartbreaker. When the siren has sung,
you're that heartbreaker on the wave breakers,
and you broke my trust
So much broken trust
But never did I aim to hurt you
I couldn't love you any more than I have done
Never will I ever desert you,
but can you love me for who I've become?
Have faith in me
Trust in your worth
A new season awaits rebirth
A time of no icebreakers
No more heartbreakers on the wave breakers
No more icebreakers
And no broken trust
No more broken trust
By the fire in your eyes,
from the ashes we'll rise, heartbreaker
You're the light of my life
Bring the dawn unto night,
heartbreaker
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2. |
Endless Hallways
03:11
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ENDLESS HALLWAYS
I walk through endless hallways
Cannot go where the others have gone
I ran aground in this whitewash of wallways
when I wondered just how things go down
I hear a voice, but the words, they have lost me,
as I was lost at the first talk of sin
I hear the call, but to get there would cost me
every ounce of the person I have been
I walk through endless hallways,
a billion paths I could pursue,
a death behind each doorway,
a life of terror 'til I choose
I gave you glimpses all night
with the hope you would dare let me in
Now here I stand, just a little bit walleyed
The door is wide, but my cover wore thin
'Cause I'm as tame as a gypsy at twilight
I'm as real as a stick-on tattoo
And here's the truth, standing bleached in the limelight:
I'm not sure what it even means to step through
I walk through endless hallways
but every pathway leads to you
I'm not afraid of doorways
I'll just repeat that 'til it's true
I walk through endless hallways
but every pathway leads to you
I'm not afraid of doorways
I'll just repeat that 'til it's true
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3. |
Blink
04:40
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BLINK
I've been passing time
turning thoughts to letters
that pass before your eyes
in worlds of black and white
'Guess there's no compromise,
no way to make this better
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I tried
No comprehension could I render
And there is a hurt that's unspoken
It's a monster I've tried to deface
I can't sleep; I can't wake from this nightmarish state
because love does not end with a blink
No, love does not end with a blink
I've been passing time
turning journal pages
Here's where love is defined:
It's about wanting them near
It's about compromise
It's about them always there in the back of your mind
Love is not altruistic,
but it demands sacrifice
And this is the hurt that's unspoken
'cause you told me my anger's misplaced
I can't sleep; I can't wake from this nightmarish state
because love does not end with a blink
Real love does not end with a blink
So don't you dare tell me you loved me
when you don't even know what love is!
I can't sleep; I can't wake from this nightmarish state
I keep clawing my skin and my hands start to shake
and when night falls I'm drowning in waves of heartache
Love
End
Blink
Love
End
Blink
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4. |
Chase Mountain Lullaby
03:43
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5. |
Tired of Silence
03:44
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TIRED OF SILENCE
Why do I feel like I've been struggling,
trying to prove that I'm on par?
All my care and hesitation,
don't think it got me very far
And I feel I fade to nothing
and nothing comes of this
I guess I'm tired of silence,
the thoughts I keep, the words I never say
I'm tired of hiding
If I move forward, will I get pushed away?
I've got pages full of sketches stashed away,
imaginary characters in my head
They're havin' conversations here inside my mind
as I drink my drink and eat my bread
My inner world is shining;
it's florescent and it's bright,
but I'm painted with pastel so no one winces at the light
I know that I'm not average 'cause these symbols haunt my life
How do I meet standards when they don't even -- don't even apply?
I'm tired, tired of silence,
the thoughts I keep, the words I never say
I'm tired of hiding
If I move forward, will I get pushed away?
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6. |
Closed Eyes
03:26
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CLOSED EYES
It's near midnight
I close my eyes
You hear me breathe
I hear you sigh
that I should try to get some sleep
But I would linger at the seams
that bind reality to dreams,
where I can feel you by my side;
where fears are phantoms, frail and grey,
that make-believe could drive away;
where hope and truth at last collide
I see no impending life without you,
no need for tears or sad goodbyes,
if I close my eyes
I see it now: you'd make it hard to rise from bed
Out in the yard we'd grow some pumpkins to bake bread
And you could help me write my songs
Our kids would be bright, but quite headstrong
I'd sing them hushabye each night
After our passions were laid bare
you would help me comb my hair
You would say I was your home
Don't ask me to think of life without you!
Don't dwell upon preordained goodbyes....
Just close your eyes
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7. |
True Love
02:17
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TRUE LOVE
You've crossed the forests and the fields
The aroma of life is in the air
The tall grasses bend
They are waving to you
They're the color of her blonde...
The rain dove croons for the pale crescent moon
Spider webs glitter with dew
The brook rushes by like a river of tears
The breath of the world sighs to you
"Oo. Not that you could be with her, anyway."
"Oo. One day you'll find true love."
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Kara McGraw San Francisco, California
Making the world a better place, one song at a time.
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