1. |
welcome to the winter
02:04
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greyscale water turns to snow
ice froths in the river
sky turns hard as shining stone
pale sun makes you shiver
heartbeats turn to something slow
sweetness turns to bitter
don't you want to watch me go?
welcome to the winter
flakes fall from the ashen sky
flame turns to a cinder
mania steals your last high
cyan steals your fingers
when you finally ask why
the smoke still somehow lingers
the air returns but one reply:
welcome to the winter
all my songs are getting old
but don't blame the singer
my voice is frozen, barren, cold
welcome to the winter
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2. |
Lethe
02:24
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3. |
only in my head
02:19
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you've been gone so long i can't recall your voice
held my hands over my ears to shut out the noise
watched you fill the battlefield with red
filled the air with whispers of the dead
now you're gone and only in my head
you've been gone so long i'm getting tired
and my song is silent and my mind is uninspired
you watched my silver tongue sing love again
filled the air with stories found again
now you're gone and only in my head
oh, oh, can you hear my heart is breaking
oh, oh, can you see my hands are shaking
oh, oh, can you feel my mind is changing
love, i don't want to forget
now you're gone and only in my head
now you're gone and only in my head, yeah
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4. |
the second battle
01:59
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5. |
to the sea
02:00
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goodbye my sweet girl from the land
goodbye to she who was steady
for i'm sailing away, to the sea from the sand
my legs shake and i am unready
goodbye to sleep in my own soft bed
goodbye to sheets soft and smooth
for this old lonely hammock's where i'll rest my head
far from my home and far from you
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
goodbye to flowers and fair summer weather
for i have been at the mercy of gods
so i pack up my clothes and i set out my leathers
tomorrow i set out to sea for a job
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah
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6. |
hope
03:56
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hope's the thing with bones, i've found
twist me up in wires
cover me in cool clear water
electrify me til i see the light
the light
hope's a brittle thing, i've learned
snap me clean in two
cover me in bloodred silk
shroud me til sleep takes me over
over
hope is lingering, i know
paint me black and blue
cover me with your body
and chase my doubts away
away
away
away
i took my hope and cut it into pieces
and put it on a slide
and with the light on all that i could see was desperation
so i put the microscope aside
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7. |
Orpheus
03:38
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Orpheus, i want to be creative
Orpheus, i wonder if you see
Orpheus, there's a fire burning deep, deep inside of me
Orpheus, i wanna be destructive
Orpheus, i wonder can ya tell
i wanna tear down the walls keeping me out of myself
so i'm prayin', can you show me the map
out of this place that i'm stuck in in my head
i'm saying, my hope's a halfway thing
but i still know how to sing instead
Orpheus, i want people to listen
i want 'em all to stand and clap their hands
when i sing i want them all to understand
'cause i lost my supernova of ambition
but does it really matter like it did
Orpheus, i wanna be happier than i've ever been
so i'm prayin', can you show me the map
out of this place that i'm stuck in in my head
i'm saying, my hope's a halfway thing
but i still know how to sing instead
i'm prayin', can you show me the map
out of this place that i'm stuck in in my head
i'm saying, my love's a halfway thing
but i still know how to sing instead
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8. |
anesthetic
01:57
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9. |
dreaming
02:53
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there's a cat up against the pillow in my bed
with the blanket tucked around him and paws under his head
his eyes are closed and he makes little sounds
outside, the world it spins and spins around
there's a cat dreaming of a million little treats
from the bag straight to the bowl for him to eat
in his dreams a ball it bounces on the ground
outside, the world it spins and spins around
outside the world is spinning
oh, nighttime is beginning
no one can see me laughing
with love
i have a cat
that's that
nothing more to it
nothing more perfect
it's only love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love
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10. |
Dionysus
01:38
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my Dionysus, i'm
drunk on the way you touch me
say that you'll always love me
deep in the wintertime
my Dionysus, i
don't know just how you could
make me feel so good
this lonely heart of mine
ah, ah, ah, ah
oh Dionysus, i
am caught up in my worries
how could i yet deserve this?
how could i drink your wine?
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11. |
neon
03:50
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are you gonna want me in the next life?
if you're the little spoon, could i be the knife?
maybe you'd want me like neon wants night
if i told you so?
are you gonna want me in the winter?
does it matter to you that i'm not thinner?
does it matter to you i'm no beginner
at getting people alone?
because i want you the way
that sunshine wants the street
and i desire you the way
i want to desire everyone that i meet
and i miss you the way
that light pollution misses the stars
would you want me even if
i'm terrified of being in cars?
would you want to see me with the lights out?
i hate my looks more than i hate my sounds
and i would want you when there's no one around
i'd take you home
because i want you the way
that sunshine wants the street
and i desire you the way
i want to desire everyone that i meet
and i miss you the way
that light pollution misses the stars
would you want me even if
i'm terrified of being in cars?
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12. |
sunshine
03:28
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Jai Mohan New York, New York
Jai Mohan is a genre-fluid composer based out of New York. he writes music about queerness, gender, polytheism, disability, big feelings, tiny moments, and the mortifying ordeal of being known.
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