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A Little Prayer
02:39
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darkness is a virtue
a blessing and a curse
the light can only shine if it has something to reverse
the demons that we conjure
the crosses that we bear
we hold the weight against all odds until
I hope I’m wrong
I hope you’re right
I hope you say a little prayer for me tonight
ink fills up the pages
smoke fills up the sky
the candle that was burning it will flicker it will die
the dreams that sleep inside us
awaiting to unfold
the answer lies beyond the great unknown
I hope I’m wrong
I hope you’re right
I hope you say a little prayer for me
within this house I will not be
a slave to some strange destiny
it’s all a lie, it’s all a shame
it’s all a chance to say
nothing’s irreversible
no one is to blame
the odds will only matter if you choose to play the game
I hope I’m wrong
I hope you’re right
I hope you’ll say a little prayer for me tonight
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2. |
Indestructible
03:51
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you and me, we could be
careless wild and free
one more time, one more chance
come on let’s go
let’s forget the consequence
break the laws of common sense
just this once
just as good as it gets
the snow is almost gone
I can’t wait that long
the days are getting better all the time
so let’s go, let’s go
let’s turn up the radio
drive around
let’s be irresponsible
for today, for tonight
for the best days of our lives
you and me
we could be indestructible
nowadays, so they say
we can’t turn and walk away
from the things that bring us down day by day
I can bend but I won’t break
until we make our best mistake
until we reach the top of the mountain and they drag us down
so let’s go, let’s go
let’s turn up the radio
drive around
let’s be irresponsible
for today, for tonight
for the best days of our lives
you and me
we could be indestructible
when it comes to hard times
you’ve got yours and I’ve got mine
everything can’t be just as we planned
if we live by those rules
we’ll be nothing short of fools
chasing everything we wanted to destroy
so let’s go, let’s go
let’s turn up the radio
drive around
let’s be irresponsible
for today, for tonight
for the best days of our lives
you and me
we could be indestructible
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3. |
Just Like That
03:42
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it’s time to go she said and smiled
we waved goodbye across the aisle
the stage lights dim, the music fades
we take the banners down on our own parade
with hopeful hearts we try and try
to steal one moment from the night
one minute here the next it’s gone
and on and on and on
just like that the hero falls
and patiently waits for his curtain call
and just like that the deed is done
he can’t erase what he’s become
it’s sad to think, it’s such a waste
how everything can be replaced
one minute here the next it’s gone
and on and on and on
nothing ventured, nothing gained
the blood will stop, the scars remain
the nerves will calm the tears will dry
the rain will fall down from the sky
and so it goes from day to day
a mouth without a word to say
one minute here the next it’s gone
and on and on and on
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4. |
Last Day Of September
02:43
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last day of september I wrote you a letter
to tell you I’m sick of this town
the mansions of glory we built all around us
are crumbling back to the ground
I’m sick of the sight of this fading illusion
I’m only a ghost then I’m gone
and all that’s left now is to wonder however
I kept it alive for this long
two cents for the moment of concrete and pavement
and all of the dust in between
it caught me there somewhere believing I don’t care
cuz you only believe what you see
and I’m only hoping to stop this reaction
of lights and irreverent fear
so please forgive everything I’ve ever said
the moment that I disappear
I want you to know
it ain’t easy never getting it right
and I was just wondering
what to do with the rest of my life
last day of september I wrote you a letter
to say we’re still stuck in this place
the mansions of glory we always believed in
have fallen right back in our face
if this is all we could hope to achieve
I hope that you’re happy somewhere
drop me a line from november sometime
and see if I even still care
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5. |
Hallelujah
03:35
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I came downtown just to break your heart hallelujah
I came downtown just to break your heart hallelujah
caught a ride and I had to decide
standing in your footprints at the riverside
I came downtown just to break your heart hallelujah
I crossed my tracks finding my way back hallelujah
I crossed my tracks finding my way back
to the place where I’d begun
city lights always shine too bright
background voices of the sweet delight
I crossed my tracks finding my way back hallelujah
you can tell everybody that I am the one to blame
when it gets right down to it
it always ends the same
I turned around as the sun went down hallelujah
can’t say for certain where I’ll be found hallelujah
tried to see what I wanted to be
crawling through the mercy and the misery
I turned around and I strolled through town
and I left you standing there
you can tell everybody that I am the one to blame
when it gets right down to it
it always ends the same
I came downtown just to break your heart hallelujah
I came downtown just to break your heart hallelujah
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6. |
Settle For Simplicity
02:50
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Barrel down the boulevard
on endless summer nights
nicotine and novocaine
anything to get it right
a lesson in serenity
i'd settle for simplicity
the hardest road, the longest fight
not ready to give up tonight
it's coming on too strong
to last that long
it's coming on to strong
to believe there's nothing wrong
the joke's on us
it's plain to see
we've been our own worst enemy
clear as crystal, bright as day
never knew another way
just write these words down
say this prayer
remember me when i'm not there
wash the guilt
erase the sin
start the whole thing up again
it's coming on too strong
to last that long
it's coming on to strong
to believe there's nothing wrong
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7. |
Home
04:14
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like water under the fortress I built all around me
like winter descending on towns that are too far from here
like whatever happens means nothing except your reaction
like wondering whether or not someone is there
believe what you want I’ve still got a lot to make up for
forty years out of my mind with nowhere to go
you accept my excuses and dreams for whatever reason
and let me pretend that I’ve got to go on with the show
for every lost world that stays out of sight
for every distraction and blinding red light
for all that was wrong I never made right
I swear to god I’m coming home tonight
like whispers that someday the world will just break down my door
and every last time you could gather me off of the floor
like nothing else matters and no one else gets through these walls
like watching myself drive that nails that twist in my hand
like all of the sins in this world that can not be forgiven
you stand there and tell me I’m doing the best that I can
for every lost world that stays out of sight
for every distraction and blinding red light
for all that was wrong I should’ve made right
I swear to god I’m coming home tonight
for every tomorrow that ended last night
for every last reason to put up a fight
for whatever it’s worth I’m doing alright
and I swear to god I’m coming home tonight
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8. |
Emily Said
03:13
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Emily said it was easy
she'd be waiting here when i got home
all of the miles add up after a while
turn your little heart into stone
all the words i should've said
got lost somewhere inside my head
in every single shade of blue
something bout the way she cried
sounded like a lullaby
what else were we gonna do?
we just wave goodbye
see you another time
all the way down the line
til the good is gone
I never said i was sorry
she never said i was wrong
all the most beautiful girls in the world
end up as lyrics in rock n' roll songs
we were only seventeen
and just like on the movie screen
we kissed and then we fell in love
after all is said and done
i can't believe that anyone
could figure out what's left of us
we just wave goodbye
see you another time
all the way down the line
til the good is gone
and i know, i know
i shoulda let it go by now
we just wave goodbye
see you another time
all the way down the line
til the good is gone
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it must’ve been July 2005
we found a nice little place downtown
the neighbors seemed nice
tried to take their advice
and do a little settling down
the summer was a revelation
the city, the lights, and the sound
when the sun would go down
we all came around
to a nice little place downtown
I guess you get tired of the suburbs
empty faces, immaculate smiles
we were so young we just thought everyone
could be happy for a little while
we knew it wouldn’t last forever
we did what we could anyhow
so we all could be found where the music was loud
a nice little place downtown
nothing in particular is what we had in mind
a simple plan to slow the hands of time
we were so bored and so reckless
we must have caused quite a scene
the cars in the street and the midsummer heat
and the lost days that fell in between
we never had the best intentions
just lived as the chances allowed
so we gathered a crowd and we soaked in the sound
at a nice little place downtown
nothing in particular is what we had in mind
better days are better left behind
it must’ve been July 2005
we found a nice little place downtown
and just for a while we can sit back and smile
at the thought of what’s left of it now
it’s over before you know it
another chance won’t come around
still I think of the sound and I miss you somehow
in a nice little place downtown
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10. |
On Your Own
04:06
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I’m sick of writing this hard luck story
wondering how it all turns out
all my characters broken, defeated
shattered beyond a doubt
in a place where we all come to gather
in search of the things we lost
the sodium lights redemption, betrayal
adding up the cost
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m on my way back home
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m sure you’ll find a way out on your own
like a shot from the clear blue summer
erase everything you had
never knew you could have it so good
until you started trying to have it so bad
count your blessings, count your excuses
write them all down in the dirt
listen close to your truest intentions
see that you don’t get hurt
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m on my way back home
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m sure you’ll find a way out on your own
I’m still writing this hard luck story
thought I had it all worked out
miles and miracles stretched out before me
starting to have my doubts
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m on my way back home
goodnight, goodbye, good luck
I’m sure you’ll find a way out on your own
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Setting out with the intention of writing and recording "Darkness on The Edge of Town" meets "Girlfriend" in a garage full of Cheap Trick cassettes, David Richardson and Glen Wadie formed My Famous Mistake. A recording project that delights in alt-rock and power pop sensibilities with layers of instruments and lush vocal harmonies. ... more
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