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The Night Shift
04:01
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I remember when I first surrendered
I was holding up my arms
And the night it had fallen about us
Every solider to a shelter,
Every man into his mask,
I held mine up high in the darkness.
Could I shed my second skin
And throw my costume to the wind
To sing out once again in the morning?
But when we’re standing in the doorway
There’s a shadow on the floor
That grows a silver smile before us
Cause I’ve been working on the night shift
The sun went down for days
And it won’t come up again
And I’ll be singing on that night shift
For you to hear my cries
As the night passes by
Another day, another dawn,
another evening coming on
I reached up in the night
For your answer,
But too quick the tale of time
How my face had lost its shine,
I looked into the mirror
And I couldn’t find it;
I am thirsty, give me water
Let me drink until I’m full
When the night it would break
And divide us
But there’s a fountain in the valley
There’s a light beyond the hill
That runs its solar course
To remind us
That we’re just working on the night shift
The sun went down for days
And I hope to see your face once again
And I’ll be singing on the night shift
With you by my side
A light yet abides
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Vein of Fire
03:31
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I saw you in color that day
A rainbow alive in your hair
Cannot stay
You had just smiled in the cold
A vein of fire burning inside out
Won’t blow away
That was then
The fire burned on
It raised its back
And kept us warm in the night
What is alive in the dawn
Cannot survive very long
Without change
But we were still caught in the cold
falling through holes in the back of our memory
That was then
The fire burned low
We gave our hearts
To make it whole in the night
Yes, you still smile in the cold
A vein of fire turning inside out
Won’t blow away
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Judas
03:56
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Come on over, I've got nothing left to hide
My days are rollin' over, I'll be lying down to die
Come on over, I'm not the only mark
Abandoned all my friends and took the winnings in the dark
Come on over, I'm not the one betrayed
I gave you up for silver and carried it away
Just like Judas
Come on over when the days are fallen down
Do not let me wonder, don't put me in the ground
Come on over, I'll take your hand in mine
I promise I could love you though I'm fastened up with twine
Just like Judas
Come on over, I'm swinging up on high
With the oceans at my feet and an emptiness inside
But could I sing, could I sing, could I let my voice go free
There above the city, hanging from a tree
I'm just like.....
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With You
02:53
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here I am, just the stranger in the storm
wanting just a little warmth
a place to hide my form
so let me stay, once a king but now a knave
give me calm beneath your shade
a quiet place to lay my head down
you're right on time
I was sure to lose my light
it's all I can bear
on the wild ascending stair
beneath the stars, to dream a dream
just a little while with you
and I could sleep, a little while beneath the sheets
with all my strength regained, stand up once and say
that we can't stay, not with a smile or with a wave
we are soon betrayed and lifting up that weight we stumble
but you could stay
though we're born to fall away
it's all I can bear
on the wild ascending stair
beneath the stars, to dream a dream
just a little while with you
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