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Linchpin
04:10
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You could build a house of sand
Or climb the highest peak
You could wander out for miles and miles alone
To find the pleasure that you seek
She’s the incandescent bulb
A world in mortal shell
I wouldn’t want for separate space
If I could shine as well
She feels the miles without step
I taste the years in my breath
She gives me promises to vet
And miles to go yet
A fool to a gun
The weather to my vane,
A stubborn still needs the sun
But she’s got me praying,
Praying for rain
At the end of every day,
When the linchpin falls away
The antidote to cope
I’m a long time lost without a dose of hope
She feels the miles without step
I taste the years in my breath
She gives me promises to vet
And miles to go yet
A fool to a gun
The weather to my vane,
A stubborn still needs the sun
But she’s got me praying,
Praying for rain
A fool to a gun
The weather to my vane,
A stubborn still needs the sun
But she’s got me praying,
Praying for rain
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2. |
Shock to the System
03:55
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What’s wrong with the world today?
Did we burn down Wall St. again?
What’s wrong with the world today?
Who did we kill? Who were we meant to maim?
We’ve got so many friends but we don’t understand their aims so,
We feel we have to be their ends
That’s why we’re all at war.
Yeah we feel the threat, but we don’t understand the cure.
When’re we going to learn to live?
When’re we going to learn to die?
When are we going to find the courage to look them in the eye?
When’re we going to stand and fight?
When’re we going to do what’s right?
For all we know and love, for God above why don’t we protest?
Since times have gotten rough,
Turns out an extra million wasn’t enough.
‘Cause we’ve got so much to lose so we’ll spend it all on booze
But if we can still afford the cruise, it looks like we’ve lit the fuse.
When’re we going to learn to live?
When’re we going to learn to die?
When are we going to find the courage to look them in the eye?
When’re we going to stand and fight?
When’re we going to do what’s right?
For all we know and love, for God above why don’t we protest?
Don’t let them put you down, don’t let them push you around
Don’t let them feel as strong as everybody makes them out to be
Don’t let them make you feel like you are just one man
Our heads and hearts outpace their bodies in every single way they can.
When’re we going to learn to live?
When’re we going to learn to die?
When are we going to find the courage to look them in the eye?
When’re we going to stand and fight?
When’re we going to do what’s right?
For all we know and love, for God above why don’t we protest?
When’re we going to learn to live?
When’re we going to learn to die?
When are we going to find the courage to look them in the eye?
When’re we going to stand and fight?
When’re we going to do what’s right?
For all we know and love, for God above why don’t we protest?
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3. |
Jigsaw
04:17
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We renounce every faith when we leave their place
There’s nothing wrong with leaving you
Swallow time, stomach the pain
She’s not the same, and there’s nothing wrong with making change
Time explains, and some people stay the same
But I’m not the man that you once knew, and something tells me that you’ve changed too
Folding months hurts my hands
A thicker spine that doubles mine every time
Now better bones hide my heart
You bent the key that keeps you part of me
And time explains, some people stay the same
But I’m not the shape that you once fit, and something tells me that we’re fine with it
Yeah I’m bigger than the both of us, and what I have us not because of...
Faith is all foil and glass
A better lens only depends on what you send
Time always remains, and some people never change
But I’m bigger than the both of us, and what I have is not because
I’m bigger than the both of us, and what I have is not because of you
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God
03:06
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God damn these eyes, these eyes that prove me blind
God damn these eyes, they fail me by design.
God damn this mind, this mind that knows me best
God damn this time, I’ve pinned it to my chest.
There’s always good in pain, that much I have learned.
If I can stand the strain, it’s just another mistake I’ve
Earned or took?
What can I deem as mine?
Bishop falls to rook, but the victor here is time
This noose around my neck, I wear it like a tie
Gives me time to check, if my watch is still alive.
There’s always good in pain, in confessions I have found
If I can stand the strain
All I have is questions
All I seek is hope
Lend a softer word
Than a mirror to smoke
There’s always good in pain, that much I still hope
If I can stand the strain, it’s just another thing to
Cope or change
I ask God what they mean
She says they’re both the same
I say you’re no god to me.
God.
God.
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5. |
Fabric
04:50
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We’re living tapestries, you and I
Thrown together with patchwork lines
Far too easy to pull apart
We cover up because we leave a mark
The darker the day, the darker the night
Wake up in the morning having lost the fight
A war to save your sanity
Keeping mind but losing gradually
We’re just cutting fabric, there’s nothing wrong
Just cutting fabric, grown too big for far too long
We’re just cutting fabric
And picking at the seams
Sew me up with a lighter thread
Tally mark so we will never forget
We’ll take a walk outside your mind
But curfew calls you back every time
We’re just cutting fabric, there’s nothing wrong
Just cutting fabric, grown too big for far too long
We’re just cutting fabric
And picking at the seams
I could follow the cotton trail back to you
If I wasn’t scared of what I’d see or what I’d do
‘Cause we’re all just thread, and thread won’t make it out alive
But what hurts the most is watching you speed up time
We’re just cutting fabric, there’s nothing wrong
Just cutting fabric, grown too big for far too long
We’re just cutting fabric
And picking at the seams
We’re just cutting fabric, swear there’s nothing wrong
Just cutting fabric, grown too big for far too long
We’re just cutting fabric
And picking at the seams
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Jack Hinks Edinburgh, UK
Jack Hinks is an Edinburgh-based singer/songwriter, artist, and producer. Known across Scotland and the U.K for his introspective songwriting; guitar playing, and cross-media experimentation, Jack is becoming a staple name across many genres and scenes. ... more
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