1. |
Ides of March
02:16
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You and I can't collide anymore
It's true that we have seen the score
We know the end, flipped to the back
Read all the words, know our plan of attack, against
Hundreds of strong
Hundreds of weak
Hundreds of soldiers with their
Heart on their sleeves
Hundreds of steps
Hundreds of feet
But ours march to the same beat
Oh, you and me can't be seen together
It's true that we have been better
We know our start, we don't know our end
All that really matters is, staying friends, against
Hundreds of strong
Hundreds of weak
Hundreds of soldiers with their
Heart on their sleeves
Hundreds of steps
Hundreds of feet
But ours march to the same beat
Let me be the captain
And you can draw the chart
Love death away
Every day and every part
Let me be the captain
Let me your captain, against
Hundreds of strong
Hundreds of weak
Hundreds of soldiers with their
Heart on their sleeves
Hundreds of steps
Hundreds of feet
But ours march to the same beat
March on through to April
Slide through May and June
Spend your days wishing for tomorrow
It will be here soon.
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2. |
Backburner
03:32
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Don’t leave me here sitting all alone
I gotta leave this place, yeah, I gotta go
I’ll learn some self respect
Somewhere down the road
Whoa oh, whoa oh, back up, back up now
Every few minutes I check my phone
I’m looking for your number but you never called
I wonder if I’ve ever been this low
Whoa oh, whoa oh, back down, back down now
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
The backburner
I've got a new rhythm it's four on the floor
I found it on the ground just outside your door
Smile on my face, yeah, I've settled the score
Whoa oh, whoa oh, back up, back up now
All is fair in love and war
I didn't really think I'd take it this far
Wonder if I've ever been this low
Whoa oh, whoa oh, back down, back down now
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
The backburner
I'm boiling over, without your attention
I'm boiling over, complete comprehension
I'm boiling over, without mention
Of my feelings for you
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
Hey, don’t leave me on the backburner
The backburner.
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3. |
Viktoria
03:54
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Running around at sundown
You tiptoe through the night
You don't like to be held too long
And you don't long to be held tight
You live for the chase
That's your nine to five life
And I want you to live on
So you feel alright
Boys could chase you
Until the end of time
But they don't know
About your nine lives...
Viktoria; you're a hard girl to love
Historia; tells me to just hold on
Waking me up at sunrise
Even when it’s dark
You really love to bite me
It’s worse than your bark
It's obvious now
Who you really are
You don't like vacuums
And you don't like cars
You don't even like it
When I play guitar
But that's okay because
I love the way you are...
Viktoria; you're a hard girl to love
Historia; tells me to just hold on
I don't mean to put you in a box
It's just that you like socks
And feathery things, oh my
You're so fluffy I could die
Viktoria; you're a hard girl to love
Historia; tells me to just hold on.
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4. |
Hello, It's Me
01:15
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Hello?
It's me
I just wanted to call and tell you
That you've been here before
In that deep dark hole,
With nowhere to go
Sometimes a hole is
Just a continuous wall
We either build up subconsciously
Or into we fall
It doesn't really matter though,
In the end
Just promise me you'll try
Not to forget about your friends
You know the ones,
The treasured few
They'll stick by you,
Through and through
Now fall asleep
So that you'll wake
Into a new and wondrous state.
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5. |
Hello, It's Me (Again)
03:52
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Hello, it's me again
Back from, another one of my bends
Seems to me
That nothing really changes
All that much
Seems to me
That nothing really stays
The same
If I could, I would
Land back on both my feet
It's stupid, how I looped it
And got stuck on repeat
If I could, I would
Land back on both my feet
It's gonna take a miracle or more
That's for sure
Hello, it's me again
Looking, for another friend
Seems to me
That nothing really changes
All that much
Seems to me
That nothing really stays
The same, ooh ooh
If I could, I would
Land back on both my feet
It's stupid, how I looped it
And got stuck on repeat
If I could, I would
Land back on both my feet
It's gonna take a miracle or more
That's for sure.
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6. |
Staying In / Going Out
04:42
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I'm tired of being tired and I'm
Sorry for being sorry
What's the point in apologizing
If all it does is make you worry
And I know it's been a long road,
With lots of turns
We've still got rocks to climb and
Bridges to burn
I'm staying in
I'm staying in
I'm staying in
Yeah I'm the cursed child, I think
My parents wanted a daughter
Now they've got a musician and
I think they still want a daughter
I know it's a long way to Mars,
Winnipeg, or Halifax
If I told you I was feeling alone
Would you still have my back
All my friends are moving to Montreal
I'm staying in
All my friends are going out
I'm staying in
Hey man, did you hear
The boys are back in town
I'm staying in
World's on fire outside my door,
But it don't matter, no, it don't matter
I'm staying in.
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7. |
Hums
03:48
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Can't move forward
Can't move back
I met a girl, she gave me a
Heart attack
She took me down
Like a hurricane
She wasn't just some
Plain Jane
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing...
Along?
Can't go up
Can't go down
I met a girl, she turned me
Right around
She took me down
To the river
Washed my sins away
As I shivered
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing...
Along?
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing...
Along?
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing
My body hums, can you sing along
My body hums, can you sing...
Along?
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8. |
Icarus
04:17
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Big city, it's burning up my lungs
I'm tired of running
And I'm tired of the drugs
I'll go down swinging
'til the bitter end
In the ninth inning
Well that's when you make your friends
That's when you make your friends
Yeah, you shine a light all over me
(Yeah, shine a light)
Yeah, you make me want to believe
(Yeah, make believe)
Yeah, I could ride into the sun
(Yeah, to the sun)
With wings made of wax,
I know it's a trap
Come on
I'm leaving town
For somewhere closer to the sun
No paradise
But at least somewhere more fun
Meet the love of the my life there
On the run from the cops
I tell them I don't care
Now we're common law
I said now we're common law
Yeah, you shine a light all over me
(Yeah, shine a light)
Yeah, you make me want to believe
(Yeah, make believe)
Yeah, I could ride into the sun
(Yeah, to the sun)
With wings made of wax,
I know it's a trap
Come on
Yeah, you shine a light all over me
Yeah, you make me want to believe
Yeah, I could ride into the sun
With wings made of wax,
I know it's a trap
Come on.
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9. |
Hindsight
04:09
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There's this band I know
They're big in Tokyo
I saw them at this show
They played my favourite song
But everyone was talking
While I sang along
I'm on the outside looking in
At this mirror image full of sin
I'm on the outside looking in
Waiting for hell to let me in
My friends they went on tour
They played to empty rooms
And empty halls
What's the point of making music
Or making noise
If nobody hears at all?
I'm on the outside looking in
At this mirror image full of sin
I'm on the outside looking in
Waiting for hell to let me in
I'm on the outside looking in
At this mirror image full of sin
I'm on the outside looking in
Waiting for hell to let me in
I'm on the outside looking in
At this mirror image full of sin
I'm on the outside looking in
Waiting for hell to let me in
I'm on the outside looking in
Waiting for hell to let me in.
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10. |
The Familiar
07:30
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There's something familiar
About playing an old song
Even in the dead of winter
The words roll off my tongue
I've been replaced,
It seems
I've been replaced,
In your dreams
There's something familiar
About breaking the old rules
And though it's getting clearer
You have to fight the old school
I've been replaced,
By some familiarity
I've been replaced,
And it's bewildered me
What does it mean to be safe?
Is it comfort or grace
When police with their guns
How they do soldier on
When you feel you've replaced,
All bad thoughts from your face
Living free from harm,
In some comfortable arms
There's something familiar
All the pieces rearranged
Even staring in the mirror
I can tell something has changed
I've been replaced,
By someone one step ahead
I've been replaced,
By someone who's right in their head
What does it mean to be safe?
Is it comfort or grace
When police with their guns
How they do soldier on
When you feel you've replaced,
All bad thoughts from your face
Living free from harm,
In some comfortable arms
And when the morning comes
And you still wake up tired
A familiar song on the radio
And I hope you feel inspired
I hope you know it'll be okay
Until the wee hours of the night
I hope you know it'll be okay
To leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
I know, I know, you've tried
To leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
I know, I know, you've tried
To leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
I know, I know, you've tried
To leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
Leave the familiar behind
I know, I know, you've tried
To leave the familiar behind.
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11. |
The Heart Goes Last
03:09
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No escape, no surrender
You better run, before the lightning comes
Don't be late, don't be too fast
The thunder comes first
But the heart goes last
Well, I wrote this song to convince you
That I won't be coming back
They tell me that the heart goes last
Is it working yet?
You're positive words would never change you
Not Lord of the Rings, nor Fifty Shades
Your book club, don't do a lot of reading
Maybe they do, but it's not what I'm
Gleaning from this conversation
Well, I wrote this song to convince you
That I won't be coming back
They tell me that the heart goes last
Is it working yet?
No escape, no surrender
You better run, before the lightning comes
Don't be late, don't be too fast
The thunder comes first
But the heart goes last.
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Jon Capus Edmonton, Alberta
Musician from Edmonton, Alberta.
He/Him.
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