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Hard As They Try
04:49
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There’s something goin’ down in good ole USA
It’s the same old song every passing day
Better let it die, playing us for fools
Burn the whole place down we’ve got nothing to lose…
You’re just born then dead nothing in between
It’s a burning hell with only growing seeds
Carry your heart home in those shaking hands
Only fools will burn, the rest will make amends
It’s this feeling over again
Flesh is burning under their hands
And we’ve given all our souls before
But they keep on asking for more
They say freedom is something to be gained
But no matter the cost it’s always bloodstained
And they will let us die thinking we are fools
Hard as they try they’ll end up paying our dues
It’s this feeling over again
Flesh is burning under their hands
And we’ve given all our souls before
But they keep on asking for more
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Buffalo
03:19
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Another land borrowed, another rests in peace
Through the plains, a call remains, begging for fire to cease
Empty days will follow, don't let your wounded bleed
Time will come when all will be numb, spirits and Devils are gone.
Echoes in the night
Voices call the missing
Flames that burn and scorch the earth to find a new beginning...
Come to the edge of sorrow, their conquest is complete
Change your ways, embrace and praise
Those you'd kill in their sleep
Through the plains, a call remains, begging for fire to cease..
Parked in reservations, to heal your hidden grief
Fire away, fight to stay, where the buffalo leaps..
Echoes in the night
Voices call the missing
Flames that burn and scorch the earth to find a new beginning...
Another land borrowed, another rests in peace,
Through the plains, a call remains, begging for fire to cease.
Through the plains, a call remains, begging for fire to cease
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Feathers
03:01
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I'm sinking deep
The floor is getting closer as I dip my feet
No one to hear me now
Beneath the surface crying out
Would it be alright
To let my strength die and
Ride your feathers
Just fly, and ride your feathers
From street to street
Your call is getting louder between each heartbeat
Up and down the walls
The cobblestone and the empty halls
I'm right beside you now
Hold my hand we'll fly
And ride those feathers
Just fly, and ride those feathers
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Been with every lover, teardrop jerker, every heart-breaker
Fast and steady drinker, midnight lier, useless desire
Hand in the fire, over and over, does it get better ?
Always asking me for more
Always banging on my door
No I won’t settle for…
Hell and high water, I discover a new kind of torture
Twisted and bitter a living picture of a romantic failure
Always asking me for more
Always banging on my door
No I won’t settle for…
Been with every lover, teardrop jerker, every heart-breaker
Fast and steady drinker, midnight lier, useless desire
Always asking me for more
Always banging on my door
No I won’t settle for… (x2)
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I may be wrong I know
When I feel, like letting go
But those words we share
They won't get us, anywhere
Another hour spent
Between tears and regret
Another way to live
When your heart has so much more to give
Now I feel like a wandering child, lost away
And you know it's just the things
We shouldn't say
You find it hard to go
When it seems there's more than you know
Why don't try and stay
Day after day when there's nothing you can say
Now I feel like a wandering child, lost away
And you know, it's just the things
We shouldn't say
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6. |
Song To The Fisherman
02:38
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Play a song for the fisherman
I know he's out there
When I blink along the river
He crossed his arms
And then he stood still
Together we shall see
What the others never will
Sing a song to the fisherman
It takes you somewhere
Where the road is clear and full of promises
Packed in the old blue car
The clock wasn't ticking
Now I drive alone
Would that you were here with me
Write a song for the fisherman
It's time to remember
Under the willow tree when you're all alone
You smiled at me
Now you're cold as stone
I know in my heart
We'll keep walking side by side
Will you hold my hand
When the waters start to rise
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7. |
Masters Of War
05:24
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Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks.
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly.
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain.
You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
XYou hide in your mansion'
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud.
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins.
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do.
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul.
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead.
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8. |
Drifting Ashore
05:39
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Time, need to breath for some time
Still remember the sound
Of my face hitting ground
Thin, as the clothes on my skin
Eating nothing but gin
Heaven knows where I've been
And I, can barely recall my name
On the rise to nowhere I run instead...
Drifting ashore
Mine, you've been for a while
And your soundless goodbye
Put my soul on the line
Fire, to my weakness and desire
Raging at the skies for answers
How does my sanity remain ?
And I, can barely recall my name
On the rise to nowhere I run instead...
Drifting ashore
Drifting ashore...
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Colours
03:23
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I've been here for so long
Like I'm lost at sea
Sailing close to the winds
May they carry me
Time has come to change colors and company
Hung my head in the corner
Waiting to be free
All I can do is count the hours
To get where I should be
Time has come to change colors and company
Look around ain't nothing left for you to see
So prepare to sail
And get ready to stand if you fail
Let the wind blow
It'll be there to show you the way to go
Now you know
Only blue skies ahead
Nothing but the sea
When I get to a new land
The rest is history
Time has come, to change colors and company
Look around ain't nothing left for you to see
So prepare to sail
And get ready to stand if you fail
Let the wind blow
It'll be there to show you the way to go
Now you know
That the haze rises on
The waves are pushing on
And you might not make it through
But you know that's the only thing to do
Hold on tight and long for somewhere new...
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Common Sound
03:58
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For the long, longest time
I’ve been told, love is not to be found
It’s not a quest, a treasure chest
it comes to you, when you put your search to rest
But when you join your voice with mine
Every note in perfect time
I have found that peace of mind
In our common sound
Through thunder, and through storm
We have weathered, and we’re still hanging on
Days are good, days are bad
Sometimes we’re fools unaware of what we have
But when you join your voice with mine
Every note in perfect time
I have found that peace of mind
In our common sound
Even If after all
We might never reach our goal
Bring our voices beyond the borders
We’ve had it all…
But when you join your voice with mine
Every note in perfect time
I have found that peace of mind
In our common sound
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Empty Minds & Prayers
03:31
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A world filled with constant sorrow
Sad yesterdays and dark tomorrows
Fire for words and blood for ink
Burn the page without a blink
Who are you
Hiding behind your flags and banners
Who are you
to steal the lives from others ?
Among all tears cried in pain
All the souls taken in vain
Mothers and fathers killed in your name
Lost children and no God to blame
Who are you
Hiding behind your flags and banners
Who are you
to steal the lives from others ?
Who are you
Hiding behind your flags and banners
Who are you
But empty minds and prayers..
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12. |
A Better Home
03:55
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It's a crazy world we're living in
Don't try to understand
Every newscast coming in
Says ‘horror’ over again
And we fight, we fight day after day
But in the wrong way
Can I get you to listen to what I say
Soon there won’t be time to pray…
Don't we see through our blind eyes
The world is crying out
Every night another lie
We think it’s alright
Time has come to make a change
We've got to move it on
So come on, let's make
From this Earth a better home
Hate, pain and selfishness
Are ruling us today
Some try to fight their loneliness
And lose their dignity
Where is the love gone ?
Tell me how do we keep on ?
Living alone
When all that we need is to look out and wonder why
What are we gonna do
If we lose our faith in you
No more time to waste
And no more mistakes
People please come along
You’re not alone
So the world can carry on...
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CrossFire London, UK
CrossFire is Allison Mareek & Stephen Giry.
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