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1. |
Of Means
04:49
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I've traveled far
And I've traveled wide
I've seen the pyramids
And I climbed the skies
Oh, I've worshipped the queen
And her grey eyes of means
Of means
I've learned of real needs
Done what they said I can't
I've slept atop mountains
And bargained for land
Oh, I've cursed at the duke
In his courtyard of statues
All your petty problems
Are no problems of mine
Of mine
I've missed them so much
But my sentient, she calls
Through stargaze I'll watch
And I'll contact you all
Contact you all
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2. |
The Boy In The Dark
04:20
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Somewhere in the darkness
You’ll find all the stupid things we did
Then one day you look back
From the light just to forget what we hid
Some things you forget
Just to smile and overlook what you fear
For as long as there is light,
Oh the darkness will never disappear
Somewhere in the dark
You’ll find the lights painted onto the skies
From there reflects our dreams,
Our hopes, as a glimmer in our eyes
It’s when you cease to look
That you realize it will never be so clear
For as long as there is light,
Oh the darkness will never disappear
Somewhere in the park
Lies a boy who never knew what to say
Such a brilliant mind
Free of sin now in the ground he must lay
He failed to understand
Why a man could never live free of fear
For as long as there is life,
Oh the dark minds will never disappear
For as long as there is light,
Oh the darkness will never disappear
They’re one and the same
But they don’t need the same last name
Oh he’s the boy in the park
She’s the little girl scared of the dark
And i’m the man in the bubble, so terrified to drift away
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3. |
Hip Hip Hooray
04:17
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I saw a pebble on the beach today
I saw a flower at the dawn of may
I pictured you with something better to say
Hip hip hooray you've got something to say
I heard a bear in the cavern he laid
I heard a tenant with rent he had paid
I pictured us with a future away
A far away town where children can play
And I, I had wished for four hours away not ten hours away
And I, I had cared for a blossom to stray not a lily to stay
Nature's an orphan who lives on her own
Peace is a dream that I'm dreaming alone
Love is a baby that kills when she's grown
I breathe a place that's unlike my home
And I, I had wished for four hours away not ten hours away
And I, I had cared for a blossom to stray not a lily to stay
And I, I had wished for four hours away not ten hours away
And I, I had cared for a blossom to stray not a lily to stay
And I, I had wished for four hours away not ten hours away
And I, I had cared for a blossom to stray not a lily to stay
I pictured you with something better to say
Hip hip hooray you've got something to say
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4. |
Coats
04:03
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They came from the sea
Upon a great wooden beast
Sailing far from their homeland
To build us a throne and
They put up a wall
That could protect us all
That’s the part of the story
That my father told me
They shackled our minds
And brought the darkest of times
They taught us to fear them
To hide to believe and
As slaves we live on
From morning to dawn
That’s the part of the story
Where my mama taught me
To follow the laws
Don’t sharpen your claws
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild
You’ve got to button up your coat
So tight ‘round your throat
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild now
They knew from the start
They could tear us apart
A once mighty people
Slayed by their refusal
To follow the laws
To sharpen their claws
That’s the part of the story
My poor sister told me
They marched in our homes
With their hearts carved in stone
With one cold bloody hand
They wrote the deeds to our land
Then they tallied up their votes
Named him king of the coats
That’s the part of the story
I chose to believe
You’ve got to fight for your cause
So sharpen your claws
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild
You’ve got to button up your coat
So tight ‘round your throat
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild now
You’ve got to fight for your cause
So sharpen your claws
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild
You’ve got to button up your coat
So tight ‘round your throat
Stay by my side
We're going back to the wild now
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5. |
You Know (Acoustic)
05:55
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I look at things different
Than you, you know
There are things I wish that
I could change, you know
You look at me different
Delicate like a rose
There are debts I think that
You would like to owe
Grow up happy, grow up
Learning how to loan
Grow up faster, grow up
Not wanting to grow
But you hide it
Keep inside it
Melancholy hold yourself
I have found someone else
World spins on queue with you
Problems don't rest, you know
Work hard and claim the prize
Lies, lies, you know
Guaranteed you will die
Guaranteed you will owe
You know...
You’ll owe...
You’ll grow...
You know...
Melancholy hold yourself
I have found someone else
You know...
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Okies Gatineau, Québec
Okies are an Indie Folk band composed of one guy in four different fonts. They hail from Aylmer, on the Quebec side of the river in the National Capital Region.
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