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From The Bottom Of The Lake

by Paul Piper

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1.
King Tide 03:20
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2.
I'm Doing OK 03:06
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I want you to know that I'm doing OK Though we don't talk Maybe it's better that way You sold out, made a nest Well take it from me, I am second best But I'm doing OK Yeah I'm doing OK The grass grows taller on the other side We can talk talk talk it like, like a scythe But I'm doing OK Yeah I'm doing OK I have my body, I have my health But I left my heart with someone else And I choose my words carefully I have my body, I have my health But I left my heart with someone else And I choose my words ever so carefully Baby, I'll follow you through the river You can wash your skin, hold me under the water
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Train Upon The Tracks 01:34
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I'm not coming back I'm a train upon the tracks I can slow it down or circle round but I'm not coming back
4.
In Fits And Starts 03:24
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When I was young, I thought I was cursed But now I'm older, well it's getting worse Sometimes I feel all I do is wrong I'm standing still but I can always run So what's the point in putting you first? What's the point if true love waits for you? What a waste of time taking hate to the hearse You can take your time if true love waits for you I am free, I am free to live my life how i decide to see Yeah I'm free to live my life how I decide to be When I left my broken home Into a world full of weighted hope Well I never knew life could be so alone But I've a voice and I'll call you now and then Now and again So what's the point in putting you first? What's the point if true love waits for you? What a waste of time taking hate to the hearse You can take your time if true love waits for you I am free, I am free to live my life how i decide to see Yeah I'm free to live my life how I decide to be In fits and starts In broken hearts Well I think I'll pass So what's the point in putting you first? What's the point in true love waiting for you? What a waste of time taking hate to the hearse You can take your time if true love waits for you
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Grudges 03:37
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Today I saw a rainbow But I didn't feel rain What could my tiny heart know To pour water down the drain? I wish I could understand Teach a man how to hold his grudges I wish I could understand I wish I could understand So I slowly found my way out Stayed silent as the moon Cast light upon your fingers And Threw coins into your womb I wish I could understand Teach a man how to hold his grudges I wish I could understand I wish I could understand So don't hold me down And don't ask to come around And don't hold me down again I wish I could understand Teach a man how to hold his grudges I wish I could understand I wish I could understand See how strong I am
6.
Snow Song 02:57
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Yesterday, the snow fell like rain It covered the rooftops and the cars I don't really know if you are who I think you are That music my grandfather played I can still hear it playing from the past I don't really know if you are who you say you are So tell me friend, do old lovers pretend And act like they ever gave a damn? I don't really know if I am who I say I am In the end, will I comprehend Or spend my days buried in the sand? I just wanna know if I am who I think I am Yesterday, the snow fell again And we signed our names in the drift By this, the next day it had melted away Leaving nothing but twigs and grit
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Animals On The Street 03:58
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There's animals on the street Armed with claws and teeth Just bodies of living meat And there's a sky beyond the clouds Yeah I really should get out And see what the fuss is all about All about Did you hear bout our old town? Yeah they're tearing it all down Building shopping malls and factory stalls where woolies used to be And I loved that little place I'm getting nostalgic and I'm done I'm fucking done Woah, into the night I go Into this void This cacophony of noise It's been said I seem intense Well blame it on my parents And ying & yang and Peter Pan. Escapist childhood dreams I know that sounded odd But I have to FAWM a song Been lying here at 6am with the cat (sophie) sat on my lap Well I'm not coming back I'm a train upon the tracks I can slow it down or circle round or take the scenic route And I think that's what I'll do This time I'll follow through I'll make a plan and stick with it Yeah I'll stick with it Woah, into the night I go This blessed void This cacophony of noise I always try my best But I often make a mess Forget the lines and easy rhymes... errr, something, rest I'll leave it at that Maybe I will come back And finish this And finish that Woah, into the night I go This blessed void This cacophony of noise Woah, into the night I go This blessed void This catastrophy of noise
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Farewell (Fire In Your Heart) 02:53
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As it turns out, that fire in your heart was just a spark And as I found, the light behind your eyes was only dark I might as well say goodbye now I've never said my prayers aloud And then I found, the amber in your soul was only coal And the light, the light behind your eyes was a disguise I might as well say goodbye now I've never said my prayers aloud This is the first time
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From The Bottom Of The Lake 03:35
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I breathe black water From the bottom of the lake Far away from my mother's beating heart Oh how I rue my mistakes Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Did you know I'd always leave you? And do you know I have regrets? I know I said I'd always haunt you (in time) But a fading ghost will forget Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Won't you lay her next to me In the rushes and the reeds? Lay her body next to me Will you place her by my side In the glimmering lake light? Lay her body next to mine I rest here in the darkness Beyond the borders of the sun Beyond the distant call of home Beyond the beating of your drum Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Will you lay her next to me In the rushes and the reeds? Lay her body next to me And will you place her by my side In the glistening daylight? Will you lay her by my side Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy! Such a shame, such a waste, such a tragedy!
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Stay In Your Car 01:46
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This ain't a song, this ain't a start Stay where you are, stay in your car I ain't gonna stop if you're not looking to part The heat it radiates my scars These arguments, they break my heart I'm not gonna stay if you're pushing me away Today I miss my little friend My home is empty, clean and bare I'm not gonna lie, yeah I miss you being there No I'm not gonna lie, yeah I miss you being there
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I Will Make All Things Right 04:25
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Let's get this shit done There's some words to be sung 'bout the sad things we focus on You make your own line by just doing things fine and wrong And I've been here before But I hung in the door letting all the warm air outside Well I'm just a part of the sum of all parts of your life You Well I bet you're right I will stay up all night Me Well I'm such a sight But I will make all things right Can this just be done There's a change yet to come, time is running low Youth owes me no debt I make my own bets with my bones You Well I bet you're right I will stay up all night Me Well I'm such a sight But I will make all things right Say you do and say you don't We come in two, we come and go You Well I bet you're right I will stay up all night Me Well I'm such a sight But I will make all things right And I will stay up all night
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Happy Birthday (See You Soon) 02:55
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I'm almost done I'm out of breath I can leave my lungs and lay to rest I am all burnt out Stay with me Hold my hand I'm not bad I'm just a man Who is all out of luck So happy birthday I'll see you soon I'll see you soon I've said my prayers And I've sung my blues I've settled debts And paid my dues I am all burnt out I have nothing left No cheating death No surrogates Or cigarettes Time for me to bow out So Happy Birthday I'll see you soon I'll see you soon I miss you too (say it is alright) I'll see you soon (I'll see you in the next life) I'll see you soon (say it is alright, I'll see you in the next life) I'll see you soon (say it is alright, I'll see you in the next life) So Happy Birthday I'll see you soon

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released July 28, 2014

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