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Amnesiac
03:02
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I cheated in the game
didn't know that I was playing
a pawn made of clay
rolling dice to move away
one step forward, two steps back
forget the warnings like an amnesiac
one step forward, two steps back
forget the warnings like an amnesiac
madness is knocking constantly
it won't last eternally, eternally
but it shakes my certainty, yeah
as I count myself to sleep, I count to sleep
one step forward, two steps back
forget the warnings like an amnesiac
one step forward, two steps back
forget the warnings like an amnesiac
amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac
amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac
amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac, amnesiac
amnesiac, amnesiac, an amnesiac, amnesiac
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2. |
Crawl
03:38
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I can hardly look
but I can’t look away
you’re staring a straight hole through me
but you don’t see a thing
you’re turning round and round and around
but where are you going?
you’re just another reflection
with a ghost-like complexion
in a hall of mirrors
with a wall of fears
you’re burning through the water, turning it hotter
but no matter which way that I go
you’re at the end of the hall
watching me crawl
you’re something like a funhouse
growing out with my mouth
and when I say your name
I can feel the strain
and I can see what’s coming
like the sequel of a movie
but I can’t stop watching
and you won’t stop talking
in an old-time theater
with a busted-up heater
I’m heading for the exit
knowing that I’ll miss it
‘cause no matter which way that I go
you’re at the end of the hall
watching me crawl
no matter which way that I go
no matter which way that I go
no matter which way that I go
I will go
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3. |
Again
04:04
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it’s happening again
this time to someone else
run it back from the start
running past the ugly part
think of it as a past life
looking back for the last time
it’s stuck on the rewind
but it stops in the daylight
when it’s out of my mind
but I feel it to the core
waiting for the cure
a window facing the shore
for a moment it was open
for a moment of wanting more
stepping out of the door
to walk the ocean floor
to finally know for sure
that I feel it to the core
waiting for the cure
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4. |
Please
03:28
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where does the story end
when will it twist and bend
and blend into a clear unwinding road?
a light is just up ahead
asleep in a messy bed
and I have the minor means to make amends
but where do they go?
tell me where do they go?
into another land
trying to understand
the power of the message you extol
but the hand that I can extend
is met with your self-defense
just gasping for a grasp on what you hold
but please let it go
won’t you please let it go
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5. |
Sink or Swim
05:42
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you don’t have to hold my hand
like I wanted you to
and you don’t have to understand
what I needed to do
something’s always got to give
to make room for two
but I don’t see you shifting gears
anytime soon
so I’m heading in a new direction
without a clue
and I’m treading till I sink or swim
in this game for truth
but keep breathing until I
keep breathing until I
I'll keep breathing until I run out
you don’t have to wonder why
why I withdrew
there is something just outside
that I needed to pursue
now I’m heading in a new direction
without a clue
and treading till I sink or swim
in this game for truth
but keep breathing until I
keep breathing until I
I'll keep breathing until I run out
I’ll keep breathing until I
keep breathing till I
I'll keep breathing until I run out
na na na's
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6. |
Eyes Off
04:24
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eyes off
take your eyes off of me
what do you want?
what do you want to see?
step back
why don’t you give me space to breathe?
what did you want?
what did you want to achieve?
sense of sanity
your curiosity
you get the best of me
sense of sanity
your curiosity
you get the best of me
you get the best of me
mind off
take your mind off at least
there’s nothing left here
there’s nothing left here to seize
but you can’t stop
no, you can’t stop your need
you see what you want
you see what you want to see
for your sanity
your curiosity
it gets the best of me
it’s your sanity
or your jealousy
it gets the best of me
it gets the best of me
no more
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7. |
Why
04:04
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the hammer hurts
the wounds can harm
the feeling stirs
and twists your arm
when tables turn
your tongue gets tied
oh, to return
to be your guide
but I can hurt
the more I try
and I can’t help
but wonder why
I walk through halls
end where I started out
there’s iron walls
to guard the scars
but I can hurt
the more I try
and I can’t help
but wonder why, I wonder why
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8. |
If (feat. Becca Stevens)
04:15
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through the night and through the day
I keep you far away
in the quiet, in the chaos
I still hear your name
what if I have a lock I can never break
and a mouth full of words that I can never say?
oh, but if I found you once
then will I find you again?
oh, and if I felt it once
then will I feel it again?
when I wake and while I dream
I feel you close to me
but in the quiet of the morning
I can barely breathe
what if I have a lock I can never break
and a mouth full of words that I can never say?
oh, but if I found you once
then will I find you again?
oh, and if I felt it once
then will I feel it again?
oh, but if I found you once
oh, and if I felt it once
will I feel it again?
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9. |
The Other Side
03:32
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running to the other side
towards a long horizon line
finding in my present mind
what I see in the sky
there’s an open road
there’s a garden where I want to go
and the field’s wide
and I feel fine
it’s been a wild ride and I
haven’t always tried my best to comply
but I’ll never lie
it’ll never die
couldn’t tell you why
why the grass looks greener on the other side
but I’ll be your guide
if you’ll be my eyes
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10. |
With Ease
02:24
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11. |
Spark
04:09
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the answers I find I keep on the inside
they’re one thing in my dreams and another in real time
there is not a rhyme or reason why I can’t change my mind
just something about the way you look when I close my eyes
and dive in the fire
to spark my desire
you can tell that I’ve been waiting for a long time
been searching for the “you are here” at the center of the sign
and I’ve come to realize that I’m not usually one to decide
but now is not the time to fear or the time to run and hide
but dive in the fire
to spark my desire
no, now is not the time, not the time, not the time to run and hide
no, now is not the time, not the time to run and hide
no, now is not the time, not the time, not the time to run and hide
no, now is not the time, not the time to run
but dive in the fire
to spark my desire
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Catey Esler New York, New York
Catey Esler is a singer-songwriter, pianist and producer based in Brooklyn, NY.
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