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Beast
02:48
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War against me, dear
Drink my fires, starve me still
Dimming the light to feel our scars up close
You’re burning now
It’s so sweet, how you lie
Waiting for a blind angel, to take your hand
It’s a long way to fall, if you’re looking up
But you‘ve found some peace
Down to a place
Where you’ll feed your beast
You’ve learned to love this kind of sadness
Torn between rage and calm
The bottle holds you, in a place without fear
The scent lingers, your hands shake
Your eyes say nothing I haven’t heard before
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2. |
Crack & Break
03:09
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Leaving a hole, here for now
You look at me with a simple face
Sinking through silence I pray for noise
Wait for the words to burn
Pour me a drink of your thoughts
Toast to the fate we’ve settled for
One mangled promise, we chose to keep
Wait for the light to fade
Look away, for my sake
How much more will you take
Hold me to rest through the night
Swallow the dust left on our lips
Without a fear of drifting
Let me fall into a new dream
I could stop, for your sake
Breathe in slow, crack and break
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3. |
You Run
02:59
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You run
Like sand between fingers
Your voice slaps cold
Against my cheek
And I clench my fist
Ready to swing
But I see that you're too weak
I bite
Back my breath
You're not worth the air.
I swallow my pride like a key
I'll light the match and walk away
I’ll let you burn and I’ll sleep well
You think that you know me so well
We do what we must dear, you never can tell
You reached through the insides, but that wasn’t me
I saw a new creature, let’s bury it deep
I still can’t look you in the eyes
Without grinding my teeth
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4. |
Water's Edge
03:41
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When I feel you start to shake, fingers raw
Slow drop from sickness, sleep more in head than body
Waiting without a wound to show
I’ll hold you this time, if you promise not to look
Should I save you from yourself
Or hide in silence from the signs
Somewhere beneath the skin and blood
I wonder if we ever saw past our first gods
If only I could close our book, so tightly
Tie up all loose ends, and never have to speak
I bring you to the water’s edge, for us to plunge
I cannot breathe but oh the scene, is so perfect with you here
I wait for you to find me
And speak in tongues we used to know
Engulf yourself with what you wish
Forget the silence ever ate us alive
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5. |
Know Me
02:29
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Bring us to our knees
You think you know best
Cling to who you trust
In bubbles we live
I don’t want to show too much
I don’t want you to know me
Screams are held inside
Growing just the same
Under someone’s god
The rest must obey
Cold hands take my own
Praying for life
He is free to roam
This body’s not mine
I don’t want to show too much
I don’t want you to know me
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6. |
February
00:39
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Oh how I’d wrap my arms around you
Oh I could never quite reach
Oh how you showed me all of your heart
I was meant to see
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7. |
Bolton Abbey
02:29
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8. |
Siren
02:33
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You pour a cup into my hands
Let the light fill the room
The air fills our lungs, been a while since we’ve breathed
Tilt your face, to see mine
Can you tell, something’s changed
The time you threw away
Lies broken, draining slowly
You say you’ve seen these stars before
All mine, have been hidden
Did I drop them off along the way
Or is light slowly fading
Street sounds so loud when you’re trying to take it in
And remember the sound of your siren
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9. |
Used Me Enough
03:15
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Silence comes with gentle hands, I’ll let you lead me down
stand up straight and take your arm,
I will not make a sound
Listen to our echoes, I used to know when you were a lie
Kiss me slow and beat me quick, standing down with grace
Pick the pieces from the fall, are you worth the taste?
Holding my head under
Until you feel you’ve used me enough
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10. |
Under Someone's God
01:32
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11. |
Lightning
04:27
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To save his life
We cut right through the bone
And stop the beat the breath you've always known
Rearrange the wires of the soul that carries you
Keep yourself from sinking
Cause there's more still yet to come
We wander through the halls, to keep our heads
And watch his mind outrun, his failing lungs
The rooms that we hide in, when we're told that there's no hope
Keep yourself from sinking
Cause there's more still yet to come
We want the unexpected to stay uneventful
It's unbelievable
How lightning keeps striking all in one place
We're here for you my dear, this place is kind
Death will never wait for the right time
Never have I listened for the timing of a breath
Keep yourself from sinking
Cause there's more still yet to come
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12. |
How We Grow
03:04
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I’m moving too much
I’m thinking too far
and now even love is hard to show in truth
We should know
This is not how we grow
Close your eyes
Breathe in sleep
I know you need it more than time itself
We should know
This is not how we grow
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Diana Burgess Austin, Texas
Diana Burgess is a cellist, educator and composer based in Austin, TX. Diana creates lush, haunting songs featuring layered vocals, cellos, tenor guitars and more. Since 2010 Diana has been a member of Austin orchestral pop band Mother Falcon, and she regularly performs with local singer-songwriter Curtis McMurtry. ... more
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