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Life
01:22
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Rain
02:42
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You were my world for a while
Here comes the rain
You held my heart like a child
I caused you pain
Here comes the rain
But I have to love you more
Than I fear to be alone
Here comes the rain
But I have to love you more
Than I fear to be alone
Here comes the rain
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3. |
Low
04:21
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This is my blue
I'm going through my blue
But not for you
Could it be true?
You're over me, too
My blue...
My blue
This isn't California
I've got no 3D vision
This is low
It's the end of superstition
This isn't California
I've got no 3D vision
I've got the blues
But not for you
For you
This is my blue
I'm going through my blue
Could it be true?
This isn't California
I've got no 3D vision
This is low
It's the end of superstition
This isn't California
I've got no 3D vision
I've got the blues
But not for you
For you
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4. |
Victory
02:55
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You were alone
I was hiding from myself
You needed home
But I needed something else
I needed space
You die in such a place
I let you go
And I set on down this road
I've given time
I've tried to do it right
You've crossed the line
But it does no good to fight
I'll let you be
One little victory for me
You need to grow
There's so much more to know
You were alone
I was hiding from myself
I let you go
And I set on down this road
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5. |
Trails
03:08
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House to myself
Life to myself
Now I come down from here
What's been unkind
Gets left behind
There's nothing left to fear
It's a high price
To be treated nice against your will
Such a high crime
When you've got nothing left to feel
It never fails
The pain writes these trails
It's almost like therapy
I don't have to try
But, just wonder why
You wanted to marry me
It's a high price
To be treated nice against your will
Such a high crime
When you've got nothing left to feel
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In My Darkest Hour
03:21
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I had a vision
Of being pulled back to the Universe
What was the meaning?
Was it blessing, or was it curse?
I looked through my eyes
Looking out at all my friends
Oh, the horror
It really felt like the end
And everything that came before
Lost all meaning in my heart
And when it all came crashing back
I did not know where to start
In my darkest hour
You were there to comfort me
I was letting go
But you kept pushing me to breathe
I'm not afraid
I'll learn to live with what I have
In the end, I lost my mind
But it wasn't sad, cos I had you
In the end, I'll lose my mind
But it won't be bad
Cos all I want is you
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7. |
Roots
03:16
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Roots of a tree
Faded into imagery
My body vines
A hung up line
Signal fading...
A clench, a grasp
At the back of my throat
You're just drifting
Through this life you do not own
You'll know better
Once your roots have all ungrown
I see myself
Like hollow lies
All kept adrift
Scared of what
The changes shift
You're just drifting
Through this life you do not own
You'll know better
Once your roots have all ungrown
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Real
03:22
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9. |
The Road
05:28
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Here's how it began this time
A little Running Up That Road
With an ear now tuned by a friend of mine
And a heart still looking to unload
We shared a love of impermanence
Singing along, Never For Ever
A joy of pure coincidence
But I still dreamed, a life together
A lesson in the Hounds Of Love
Those silly dogs, I should've known
To learn to live my life above
To learn to be, to live alone
I guess, here comes the realization
If you're Head Over Heels just for the road
If your eyes aren't on your destination
Then what you feel, you are not owed
A lesson in the Hounds Of Love
Those silly dogs, I should've known
To learn to live my life above
To learn to be, to live alone
You are not owed
For what you feel
Out on the road
You are not owed
For what you feel
Out on the road
Hounds and dogs
Monsters and gods
Your little life
Your little love
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10. |
Drag
03:42
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I'm just a man
Being small and all
Spaceballs and stars
There is Life On Mars
I wonder when
It'll all start again
Where are the children?
Eaten by men...
A change is coming
I'm changing my life
The world is spinning
Hold onto your wife!
You queen
You're a drag
You know you make me sad
I cut you loose, it's not all bad
You queen
You're a drag
You know you make me sad
I cut you loose, it's not all bad
Da da da da...
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11. |
Cool
02:50
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You know what would be cool
Not to get over you
Don't you know it would be cool
Not to get over you
I know I'm playing the fool
But, wouldn't it be cool?
You know it would be fun
You don't have to be the one
So, let's just take things slow
We don't have let ourselves go
But, wouldn't it be cool?
Not to get over you
I know I'm playing the fool
I'm playing the fool
But, wouldn't it be cool?
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Automatic Shoes Spokane, Washington
Spokane, WA
Automatic Shoes is the solo project of Atari Ferrari frontman Matthew Joseph Hughes.
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