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When You Say My Name
05:27
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When You Say My Name
I’ve never been so high
I’ve never been so low
I’ve never been so high
So wasted by my fate that I’ve got no more needs to satisfy
There’s something about your smile that speaks to me
When I’m sinking low you let me know
That you’ll be waiting up there singing songs about a life I’ve never lived
But as it is now, you make me feel like there’s a chance just by holding my hand
And when you say my name I tremble
For the first time after all these years I’ve roamed
Your voice creates this word that I resemble
When you say my name I’m home
I’ve never been so high
I’ve never been so low
I’ve never been so high
So wasted by my fate that I’ve got no more needs to satisfy
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Tired Of Your Smile
03:21
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Tired Of Your Smile
Sometimes I’m having trouble seeing the light
Sometimes even light weights weigh too heavy on my shoulders
You give me hope but all the while
I’m tired of your smile
Sometimes I don’t feel safe here anymore
Sometimes little children’s eyes show nothing but disdain
You kept me sane now for a while
I’m tired of your smile
Cause it’s all you ever do
But what if all that we deem good will turn out bad
What if all our dreams come true and we’re still sad
I let you in on all the secrets that I know
You shone the light of day on every single prayer I say
You put all my sorrows on a pile
I’m tired of your smile
Cause it’s all you ever do
But what if all that we deem good will turn out bad
What if all our dreams come true and we’re still sad
Sometimes I just can’t sit like this no more
The demons in my head keep taking rides outside my head
Looking for angels to defile
I’m tired of your smile
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Rebecca
04:08
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Rebecca
I can see it by my naked eye, Rebecca
You’ve seen one too many mishaps to bounce back
You’ve had your trust abused, your self respect’s been bruised, Rebecca
And the way you walk the street admits defeat
You’re still young and you’ve come far
You just lost lost track of who you are
And that’s why I
I put my foot down
On every step now
As long’s your moving this way
You spend your nights awake crying about your fate, Rebecca
While there are oh so many shapes you still could take
So quit working nine to five, quit doing your exercise, Rebecca
It’s your discipline that’s sucking all the joy out of your life
And that’s why
I put my foot down
On every step now
As long’s your moving this way
And though I know it’s not my place to give advice about the way you live your life
Rebecca, know that you’ll be welcome where I go
Cause I’ve been looking for the lake of fire where I’ll be sailing with the damned
Ever since God restructured life to fit the frames of Instagram
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You Haunt Me
05:41
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You Haunt Me
We’re playing a dangerous game that should scare you
We’re entering the foggy world of dreams
Where dark desires wrestle down
Our noble spirits every time
So flee if you can
Stay if you must
Be my object
Feed my lust
You haunt me
You taunt my very being
I must have you like no-one’s been had before
Keep your eyes set on the horizon
Leave your here and now to me
I’ll show you places you don’t want to see
Buried deep inside my fantasy
So flee if you can
Stay if you must
Be my object
Feed my lust
You haunt me
You taunt my very being
I must have you like no-one’s been had before
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The King Of OK
04:50
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The King Of OK
You made my knees twitch
The very first time I sat next to you
I just kept staring at my feet
You looked disgusted
When you saw me trembling
It felt like you could see me though
I’m OK
The King of OK
I’m OK
The King of OK
Tattoos make you look dirty
Tattoos make you look dirty
And I don’t care for you no more
You got the best of me
But you knew that didn’t mean a thing
There wasn’t much to get from me
You occupied my misery
Dragged me through my coldest, longest nights
Cause you were perfect
And perfect hurts
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6. |
Get Wasted
03:23
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Get Wasted
All that I can be
Lies shattered in front of me
I’d rather go and look the other way today
But all that I can see
Leaves little to comfort me
I’ll hang a flower-covered curtain
But certainly you’ll see
The sunny times have passed
And our dreams won’t last
Through all the rainy days and rainy nights we’ll have
Get wasted, darling, let it slide
If I knew there was a God I’d still try to hide
Get wasted, darling, and you will see
You suddenly won’t remember me
Get wasted, darling, run away
If I knew there was a God I still wouldn’t pray
Get wasted, darling, let it go
There’s no shame, there’s no control
Get wasted, darling, we’ve seen it all
My life can’t take another blow
Forgive me when I go
Come with me if you still don’t know
No love can grow
On salted earth and lifeless stone
We’ve grown out of every frame that fit
I need a bottom I can hit
Cause I can’t take the fall
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7. |
The Long Run
03:57
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The Long Run
Life will go on
Time will cut us some slack
Better days will be back
I’ll write new songs
And if I hit the right tune
We can fly to the moon
I’m in for the long run
I’ll stay to the end
I’m in for the long run
Cause life has its ups and downs
And we may get lost
But, darling, we will be found
Each time
We can just share the blame
If we’re not always the same
Cause, darling, deep down inside
We rhyme
A change of scenery
Helps to clear up the mind
This is our time to shine
The Gods have been kind
And brought on sign after sign
That, darling, we’ll be just fine
Through all of life’s ups and downs
Though we may get lost
Darling, we will be found each time
And we’ll always keep what we have found
Somewhere deep so it stays sound
And all the heat that life can throw just keeps us warm
We’ll always keep what we have found
Somewhere close so it’s around
Each time we greet a brand new day
We’ll meet a smiling sun
I’m in for the long run
I’ll stay to the end
I’m in for the long run
Cause life has its ups and downs
And we may get lost
But, darling, we will be found
Each time
We can just share the blame
If we’re not always the same
Cause, darling, deep down inside
We rhyme
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Empty Handed
06:38
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Empty Handed
As softly as I’ve picked you up
You probably won’t fall
It’s better not to talk about it all
I gave you all I had to give
One day it had to come to this
And now I stand here empty handed
And you know I can’t put up a fight
Cause you’re right
But you owe me
I won’t go until you leave me
I won’t go down easy
I dropped the needle in the stack
The hay won’t ever give it back
I spent the whole day searching
Until the fields were turning black
Then I sold the soul I just had found
To the barman for another round
And now I stand here empty handed
And you know I can’t put up a fight
Cause you’re right
But you owe me
I won’t go until you leave me
I won’t go down easy
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Is It News If Nobody Died
I can’t stop airing out my bedroom
I can’t stop staring at the screen
New images to flood my mind will air soon
It reeks in here of where I’ve been
It reeks in here of what I’ve seen
I lay down on the tracks to sleep it over
But no train chose me on its ride
So I stretched out my back once I was sober
Is it news if nobody died?
I play with fire, I like it when it’s hot
Each time I’m tired, the devil picks me up
I’m inhaling you and coughing up our dreams
I am failing you and all that we could be
I want to get out of here, out of this machine
Because it reeks in here, it reeks of me
I lay down on the tracks to sleep it over
But no train chose me on its ride
So I stretched out my back once I was sober
Is it news if nobody died?
I’ll jump and fall and jump and fall and jump and fall
Until my train arrives
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10. |
Dreams Of Anna
03:25
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Dreams of Anna
The thrill is gone, the lights are out
Anna tells me to be proud
Many have died trying to climb
The staggering heights I now call mine
Anna will guide me through this time
When clouds are thick and the sun‘s too high
The leaves of autumn softly sigh
All good stories have been told
Mother earth‘s slaughtered and sold
But let‘s not cry, the bitch got old
I should have known there‘s a downside to every dreamworld
Cause life looks so much worse
Dreams of Anna leave me cursed
The nightmare‘s ending once the sun’s descending
And I close my eyes to breathe
Dreams of Anna bring me peace
Anna brings me to my knees
Anna will always wait for me
The sweetest dreams are not enough
They turn me on but won‘t get me off
Without release the tension grows
Until the curtain falls an no one knows
Why Anna leaves and where Anna goes
I put my book back on the shelf
And carve my prayers into stone
God helps those who help themselves
And leaves me back here on my own
Anna will get me through the night
Anna gets the way I write
My lack of symbols to describe
The way my mind creates a world
That sober eyes can not survive
Anna, keep me in the shade
Dreams of a non-narcotic aid
My head on Anna‘s shoulder blade
For once I rest within my wealth
With Anna‘s help I‘ll reach the health
To reunite me with myself
I should have known there‘s a downside to every dreamworld
Cause life looks so much worse
Dreams of Anna leave me cursed
The nightmare‘s ending once the sun’s descending
And I close my eyes to breathe
Dreams of Anna bring me peace
Anna brings me to my knees
Anna will always wait for me
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silent neighbor Zürich, Switzerland
Wilco? Tom Waits? Daniel Johnston played by a free jazz combo or maybe an Ed Sheeran-
Stravinsky
crossover? «Tired Of Your Smile», the new album by silent neighbor, is just as multifaceted
and sometimes seemingly contradictory as these comparisons suggest. «Tired Of Your Smile» is an album filled with musical wit and
lyrical poignancy, bipolar emotional states and unexpected turns. Enjoy the ride!
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