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Fireflies
04:16
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I was born a sigh my life
A lonely little lie.
Help me see the paths concealed
Colossal in the lie
At night we watch the fireflies
Courageously we learn to lie
All the leaves the autumn freeze
Are running out of light
Afraid, in awe
What faith in store
Of promises, come on, come out
May you always be the rising star
Safe for weeks, the prophet speaks
With prophecies, no one believes
It’s not your fault, the curtain call
Abandoned on your knees
At night we watch the fireflies
Courageously, we learn to lie
I was born a sigh
My life, a lonely little lie
May you always be the rising star
All aboard, the captain calls
For honour we are here tonight
It’s not your cause, the brave men call
It’s better not to try
Was it only for your charity?
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Take Me Home
03:52
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There’s a veil,
I can’t find you
I’m too slow,
I’m not inclined to
In a dark room
There was lightning
There were crosses
And wounds
Take me home
I’m a dog, always barking
Once I start, I can’t stop it
August falls when she dances
But she won’t call
That’s how romance is
In a dark room
With the lightning
And the crosses
And wounds
Take me home
Just remember, you are not alone
Take me home
We don’t know, we’re not supposed to
It’s a pantomime, it’s behind you
In a dark room
With the lightning
And the crosses
Wounds
Take me home
Please just tell me all I know’s not wrong
Take me home
You’re a fire, sparks fly off your bones
Take me home
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3. |
Foxhole
04:12
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I’m on a tightrope
And it’s a long way down
Here on my tight rope
Something to hold me down
I’m in a foxhole
I pray when no one's there
Find me a foxhole
My thinking got me here
On me, lay your hands
Castles what profit man
All that’s left to rest
Is laid to waste
If there’s a bottle,
If there’s a sea I’ll drown
We have forgotten
What frightened us was sound
On me, lay your hands
Castles built to stand
All roads led me nowhere,
All roads what profits man?
And maybe I’m already home
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4. |
Cold Little Fire
04:20
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Come, little fire, hold my hand
You have the power, make me again
And all I desired was your embrace
Come little fire, name the place
We've been here all night
God knows that I'm trying
And I hope you stare again
Even Eden needs a friend
Come little fire, hold my hand
You have the power make me again
And all I desire is your embrace
Come little fire, save my faith
You've got eyes that run
Don't go running home
And I know how this ends
It's a war of lies my friend
Come little fire, hold my hand
You have the power, make me again
And all I desired was your embrace
Come little fire, save your place
All of Eden hands are tied
Drop me in the water, they're gonna eat you alive
Oh please I can't start again
Drop me in the water hit the bottle again
Come little fire hold my hand
You have the power, make me again
And all I desired was your embrace
Come little fire, save my faith
Come little fire, hold my hand
You have the power make me again
And all I desire is your embrace
Come little fire, save my faith
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5. |
Vital Signs
05:22
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I’m the one who’ll take your side
The ebb, the flow when the boat’s in tide
I’ll be here if you call
I’ll find the path from the place you fall
And I promise to be an open book
But it’s hard here, it’s the choice I took
Burn, burn
Down
Burn, burn
Burn
All I know, every sign
And passion walks with a cross sometimes
If you call, I’ll take your side
Hand my note to the folks inside
It’s a promise – if the love dries up
And it binds us when you’ve given up
Burn, burn
Down
Burn, burn
Down
If you come, you’ll find me here
Before the crowd and the cops get here
And it feeds us like it’s blood and wine
And it needs us only half the time
I was calling with no vital signs
Burn, burn
Down
Burn, burn
Burn
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6. |
Get Here
03:31
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I fell to earth and she said “hey that’s that”
I throw my hands up, I said “I don’t fit”
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
We’re all pariahs, we just learn to touch
I’m climbing ladders, I learned not to rush
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
There’s always been another way
Pirate signs and daylight robbery
Yeah, yeah
My friends are liars and we all hold knives
We’re rats in cages, we lead awful lives
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
There’s always been another way
Don’t listen to a word I say
I’m calling, I just want to stay
I’m tired of fighting, but the peace is worse
There’s slings and arrows
And of course that hurts
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
There’s always been another way
Puncture holes and daylight robbery
Yeah, yeah
I’d be delighted when the soldier sat,
I missed the warmth, the fire’s sure gone flat,
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
Get here, get here
Get here, just get here
Get here…
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7. |
Facing the Fall
02:44
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It’s my fault, we’re caught of course
I’m trying, trying to keep it all in
Hold your tongue, your lips have stung
And we’re lying, lying
All hands on deck
Well I’m sorry you feel that
Next to nothing at all
Next to nothing
We’ve got nothing
Facing the wall
We just quit, a wall we hit
We went flying, flying to keep it all in
Well I’m sorry you feel that
Next to nothing at all
We’ve got nothing
Nothing
Facing the fall
Nothing
Nothing
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8. |
Angel
04:30
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Now you're old and wiser
How you feel you've failed
I know your insides from the inside
How you've changed since then
And angel, if you want this
Let's try harder, let me in
And angel, if you love me
Let's try harder, let me win
Now there's no surprises
All you gave since then,
I know your insides
You hold the knife right
And I'm chained since then
And angel, if you want me
Let's try harder, let me in
And angel, if you want this
I'll try harder, let me in
All in the tide
We were soaking
But we walk in
Let me in
Fall in the fire
It's unspoken
But you walk in
And let me in
Angel, if you love this
Let's try harder, let me in
And baby, you hold me all night
The place was blood red
You've done me in
And angel, lets try harder
If you want this, let me learn
And angel, let's try harder
Like my father, I have sinned
I don't learn good
I don't learn good
I don't learn good
I don't learn
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9. |
Rose
02:54
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Rose
bow your head and go
all my words you know
they're worth their weight in worry
Rose tell us what you know
briar made of gold
go shake the world with laughter
it's the mark of men
I'm afraid I've failed
when your cross came by
and we cut your side
I was lost in pride
and the world kept telling me you're lost
Rose
I'm not tryin' I know
to break what's set in stone
repair the things I've broken
Rose
bow your head and go
all my words you know
they're worth the weight in worry
it's the mark of men
I'm afraid I've failed
when your cross came by
and we cut your side
I was lost in pride
and the world kept telling me
you're lost
lost
lost
lost
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10. |
It beats me
04:15
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Did I watch you wash away your life
And polish up your forks and your knives
And left the kitchen crystal clear
Did you put me in my resting place
Beside the cups there was no place for fear
There's someone calling for me
Just see and you talk, don't listen to me
There's someone is calling for me
Just see and you talk, don't listen to me
We go through the hoops
Before you know it beats me
Did I watch you wash away your life
And polish up your forks and your knives
And I watch the crystal disappear
Did I try to run to your defence
And make some jokes at my expense
And watch you boil some water for the sake of it
There's someone calling for me
Just see and you talk, don't listen to me
There's someone calling for me
Just see and you talk, don't listen to me
Hail Mary, motherless grace
Hail Mary, motherless grace
Hail Mary, motherless grace
Hail Mary, motherless grace
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11. |
A Prayer for St Rita
04:53
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I'll be your apron
I'll be your fire
I'll keep it cooking
when you've grown tired
I'll be the sulfur on the match you strike
I'll be a candle
cos we're born upright
I'll be a good girl
I'll dress up nice
The times they're hard now
I'll treat you right
Don't fall in love if they are far away
Don't fall in love if they're too close
Don't fall in love if you hold onto your things
Don't fall in love with ghosts
And come and rest your head and let me hear the words you have to say
And in the war zone, my mother cried
she'd lost a brother to the other side
I loved the schoolboy who held me tight
We'd fought like wild dogs and we danced all night
Don't fall in love if you are far away
Don't fall in love if they're too close
Don't fall in love if you hold onto your things
And you know that I love you the most
And you know that I love you the most
Oh my baby, I'm afraid of ghosts
And in the hallway, I kissed ya twice
now you need counseling for sound advice
Don't fall in love if you are far away
Don't fall in love if they're too close
Don't fall in love if you hold onto your things
And you know that I love you the most
And you know that I love you the most
Oh my baby, I'm afraid of ghosts
Oh my baby, I'm afraid of ghosts
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12. |
That's what they all say
04:27
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I know we’re still fighting
But please don’t give up on me
It’s late and in darkness and I’m writing
And now I see
I know sometimes you get crazy
You feel alone with the thoughts in your head
But don’t you know,
Your wish is the wish I’ve been writing?
There you go, There you go
That’s what they all say
After they love you
They love you
And walk away
I know you’re tired,
I know you’re weary
Of my sad, sad songs with no ending
But for you, for you
I’ll keep on singing
As long as I know you’re still listening
And that’s what they all say
After they love you
They love you and walk away
That’s what they all say
Tell me your secrets,
Buried and walk away
Buried and walk away
Buried and walk away
Buried and walk away
That’s what they all say
Tell me your secrets
That’s what they all say
That’s what they all say
Tell me your secrets
That’s what they all say
That’s what they all say
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13. |
Adam and Eve
04:48
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The pay-off's on Tuesday
I'll follow the cross
There's pennies from heaven
I don't suppose
And I woke up on Thursday
And fell for the floor
And my sister's a beauty
A beauty no more
God doesn't know me
Or answer my call
She don't know me from Adam
Or Eve at all
And the rich man still chooses
To sleep in the hall
And he's dying for your company
We could give him a call
God doesn't know me
Or answer my call
She don't know me from Adam
Or Eve at all
God doesn't know me
Or answer my call
He don't know me from Adam
Or Eve at all
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Volunteer
05:07
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My lover left me
She left me too soon
I shouldn't blame her much
But the state of my room
I started stumbling and chasing the bells
The metal straps upon my knees
Made a sound when I fell
And you heard those words from your peers
I was just your volunteer
I loved my Uncle Georgie
Uncle Georgie's my friend
He spent his life fishing
Washing dishes weekends
I tried to say something sincere
Sign me up I'll volunteer
My father left me
He left me too soon
I thought he'd say something
Before he waltzed from my room
And all I remembered was my hands at my side
The face of a woman who once was his bride
And all I got left with was tears
Seven lonely volunteers
We look for Sister Mary
Sister Mary the pale
She holds her head sometimes
And walks close to the rail
She sings on a Sunday
And stands on the stairs
She haunts me at night time
When I've forgotten my prayers
And we don't see much of her here
A winter weary volunteer
Oh how your life cuts me
And rips through my bones
We pretend that it's nothing
When we're on our way home
And I wish you'd abandoned me here
So I could be a volunteer
The captains need order
It helps them stay sane
The plumbers hate slaughter
It fucks up the drains
And hard-hats must be worn at all time on the site
It don't make no difference if you're lost in the light
The men here make last their career
They don't talk to volunteers
I thought you were dreaming
So I listened for days
The crime wave it hurts
Even though it still pays
And Babyface Mendoza and the Bruiser Mandrake
Had a plan for re-election using an old Jedi mind trick
The Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears
To hear the drowning volunteers
The Tappan Zee Bridge has grown ears
I hear the drowning volunteers
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Mark Geary Dublin, Ireland
Irish singer-songwriter Mark Geary's sound is stripped back. His lyrics cut to the core revealing a life laid bare of human
frailty, failed relationships, tenderness, grief and hurt.
Current single Spectre is hauntingly beautiful with layers of guitars. Written from a place of forgiveness and understanding.
The Forest is exquisite. A beautiful sound, its quietness is evocative.
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