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Golden Hour
04:46
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The way she hits
Strikes gold in my well
Positioned to rest
Up from the basement
Opening cellar doors
Down by the valleys
I scale twin peaks
Camp here for weeks
Waiting for my time
To shine in your shadow
Texture of satin
Smooth over yonder
Pleasantries exchanged
And the resplendent songs entice us
To act upon instincts
Yet the mood shifts
In your departure
I only speak to keep you
Or I may drive east
And accept the night
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Dans le Noir
05:34
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Meet a familiar face in the spotlight
Dust of star clouds widen shut eyes
A surprise manoeuvre in the night
He’s cool and mysterious
Danger follows him without threat
Coaxing violence with sadness
Disengaged as he struts down the catwalk
Emotions can feel so spurious
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
Romantic but without a heart
And your vision is corrupted
A wave goodbye caught in salutes
To bad men in the midday
He’s mad but says you’re crazy
To be in love with burning ice
A fruit that bears empty shells
Masquerading in a cabaret
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
In vain you would wait
For his return on a train
In vain you would wait for him
You're not the one who's insane
You're not the one who's to blame
Still he wears the smouldering suit
Scorched aces up his sleeves
You seek answers from mystics
How can his limbs suffocate trees?
They cower in the utterance
Of his gaunt stature and tall frame
Pale as if he'd sucked his own blood
Does daylight even know his name?
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
He kept you in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
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Luna's Lament
03:56
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Crescent or scythe?
The tide overflows
Rising in your absence
Tell me where you want to go
Born of collision
You carry battle scars
Proud like medals
Do you know how precious you are?
Grey clouds obscure
Stars eclipse your light
You borrowed from another
To awaken the night
You're spinning away from us
If I must tie a rope
Around you and pull you back to Earth
I will
I never thought I would ever see your dark side
I never thought I would ever see your dark side
I never thought I would ever see your dark side
I never thought I would ever see your dark side
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Restless
05:58
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The sound of clubs and transport
Replaced by traffic in my mind
I'm moving through the Stations of the Cross
Deaf, dumb and blind
What was New York is my boudoir
I am the tower in my room
An inverted lighthouse to
Sway your captains to their doom
Upon my uneasy sea
They jump from the sinking ship
I won't have betrayed myself
If I don't get caught in the rip
I replay my history on VCRs
To interrupt my year of rest
And the static in my scene
Shows me it's mediocre at best
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Beauty Sleep
02:36
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Another will to stay fast asleep
Another fantasy
Nowhere else I would rather be
(And it's too late)
(And it's too late)
So come and enjoy
Take it easy, say goodbye
Relax with them all
All your fears and tired eyes
What keeps you up
Follows you in waking life
So come and enjoy
Take it easy, say goodnight
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The Morning Star
05:05
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In my dusky view
Morning dew on my street
Please meet me here
With Venusian tales
To regale our distinguished guests
You’re best in show
Hey, where did you go?
So long I’ve missed your smile
A while is far too long
She sighed and said
Dead in the face to mine:
“Been nine circles away”
Don’t wait for me
My pretty star
Don’t look for me
Don’t wait for me
My pretty star
Don’t look for me
Don’t wait for me
My pretty star
Don’t look for me
Don’t wait for me
My pretty star
Don’t look for me
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Kissing Daylight
04:11
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Crack you open
To feast upon the dawn
No one directs me
Yet over to you I lean
Soaking in your rays
To dry up my tears
I don’t want to meet you
Feeling tired again
Return my colour
That faded and drained
Into the lair of
The sunburnt and the scorched
To hide is a monster's
Only recourse
When warm words can
Translate into shade
We have spoken sweet nothings each day
Yet conversation maintains its glow
What draws me to your golden presence
Is how you sustain the heavenly blaze
And unfazed by those that look away
As you radiate alone in the silence
Violence is not fire's only friend
Even if you burn me in the end times
In the heat of the moment
I'd kiss the flame
Kiss the flame
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