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I lose my way from time to time
I lost my mind
some years ago
I dared to put my trust in sand
and I begged for the storms to blow
I'm not trying to hide but rather expose the truth
I was the Villian in this,
but so were you
And I won't go back again
At least that's what I pray
I'm not running from the past
Just trying to put the nail,
In the coffin of my mistakes
I lose my heart from timt to time
and I went blind not long ago
I turned my back and lost my faith
just for this rose to grow
I'm not trying to hide but rather expose the truth
I was the Villian in this,
but so were you
And I won't go back again
At least that's what I pray
I'm not running from the past
Just trying to put the nail,
In the coffin of my mistakes
so turn the lights down low
as you scream out
but I can't hear you
but I can't hear you
And I won't go back again
At least that's what I pray
I'm not running from the past
Just trying to put the nail,
In the coffin of my mistakes
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2. |
And You
04:55
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This year has come and gone so fast
Too many chanes I've let pass
Now all I have are these memories
Left haunting me
Left taunting me
It's the way the sun rises over the hills
How I hear your voice
Singing softly still
And you
You were
The reason I came home
And you
You were
All I've ever known
This passion
We share
Was uncomparable
To anything I have ever felt
Now this heart I own
Is cold as stone
Those were the days
We ran through
Rampant
Not holding on
But always looking back
So now I tread Loosely
Could this
Weary feeling come to pass
Or has my
Chance faded away
Everything I wanted in life
Was right here
Right in front of my eyes
And you ripped it out
This heart of glass
And I take it back
Every jealous word
Every subtle kiss
And please
Don't leave me here
I know
I can't live like this
And you
You were
The reason I came home
And you
You were
All I've ever known
Sunsets
Car wrecks
All comes to and end
On the final word of the final page
My story begins
It's the way you smile
I can hear your laugh
It's the clarity
With which I recall the past
Some days wake to find myself alone
And I wonder where you went
And the panic ensues
It's all that I have left
I'm sorry I bailed
I really wanted to stay
You were my way home
And I needed it that way
And you
You were
The reason I came home
And you
You were
All I've ever known
And you
You were
The reason I came home
And you
You were
All I've ever known
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3. |
Loud And Out Of Key
05:33
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I'm choking down coffee
As sunlight hits my eyes
I'm feel hopeful now
I'm feeling hopeful
And I'm writing down
Words as they come to my mind
I'm feeling honest now
I'm feeling honest
Don't Lie
Cause I can see you veil is wearing thin
Don't Hide
Just lose yourself in this summer wind
We've got the windows Down
Freedom from it all
We let our voices shout
Out of key out of control
Spending time behind the wheel
Sleep by day and drive by night
I hope they hear our voices still
Sing the anthem to our own lives
I'm slowing down
Life moves quickly on your own
Persistance counts
Persistance
I won't back down
Too many people that I know
Are counting on me know
Their clocks are counting down.
Don't Lie
Cause I can see you veil is wearing thin
Don't Hide
Just lose yourself in this summer wind
We've got the windows Down
Freedom from it all
We let our voices shout
Out of key out of control
Spending time behind the wheel
Sleep by day and drive by night
I hope they hear our voices still
Sing the anthem to our own lives
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4. |
The Afternoon After
08:52
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Cold Breaks
I feel my breath take
I waste away
Too many things to do
I've got a thousand things to say
Coat sinks
I watch world shrink
Shipwrecked and dazed
Nothing to do but
Fall down and pray
Cause I've been fighting off demons with all my time
And I swaer I'd go back if I thought I could
And I've been tearing through events that I can't unwind
And I'm trapped here, and I'm trapped here
Fitting as it seems
The bridge on Henly St.
Falling down like this weight on top of me
I can't compete
with the strength itakes to keep with these big lies
and these little things
Ships pass
I watch my soul sink
Sharkes swim through the wreckage that engulfs me
Steer towards the rocks
Ignore the lighthouse
light up a cigarettee
and watch your ship go down
(Chant)
I'm walking down the street
Where do I go?
Does this reflect who I am inside
There's no balance here
There's no closure
All the sins I try to hide
They tip the scales
Straight to the ground
I'm walking down the street
To anywhere
And I don't think it matters today
I'll follow my own feet
To anywhere
I won't fake a smile for anyone today
Another freedom in a sea of pain
It's days like this I've got nothing to gain
It's something like how the sidewalk scrapes the sole of my shoe
On a windy day
We built this empire with our own two hands
We were brave enough
It was our turn
Out on the hill where we sat as kids
We lit the fire
And we let it burn
You know we can't stay here
I wish we could
You know we don't belong here
Oh why I just stay
Why do you let past dreams get the best of you
Oh I wish I could just let go
Sever ties with what's been holding
But I've been friends with these ties for so long
Stop breaking down
You swore you had my back
Stop wearing out
Oh I wish I could, Oh I wish I could
(Chant)
I'm walking down the street
Where do I go?
I'm walking down the street
To anywhere
And I don't think it matters today
I'll follow my own feet
To anywhere
I won't fake a smile for anyone today
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Light creeps
through a window shield
we still got three more hours still
be break
through state lines
to find out what it's like to find
yourself
on your own
shut down, burnt out, and flat broke
The clock it spins, in reverse
The earth it turns, far too slow
So don't tiptoe around the point
Just say it to my face
I could leave you in my wake
You know you always had a choice
Always had a say
My heart was always yours to break
These nights
and city skylines
behind the wheel I let my mind
recall
the past few days
and just how quickly life can change
your path
and it's turns
where it goes I'll never learn
to call
off all bets
and toast goodbye to my regrets
The clock it spins, in reverse
The earth it turns, far too slow
So don't tiptoe around the point
Just say it to my face
I could leave you in my wake
You know you always had a choice
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6. |
You Could Be Anyone
03:49
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Sunken Ships and crooked castles
where I've been the last few weeks
hiding out underneath it all
writing til my fingers bleed
quiet corners in coffee shops
bars where they know my name
post up in my usual spot
sit back, take a sip, as you catch my gaze
So send a bottle to my next girl
and float it by on cresting waves
torn Paper trapped inside
the curled parchment will say
You could be anyone in this place
but I don't know where you are
You could be anyone in this place
but I don't know
You could be anyone
Tattoos and a lip ring
she smiles as she sings
her green eyes can waste my time
red hair, my attention
I'm not on a mission
I'm just here to waste my time
The girl with her hair back
wearing a sweater and
reading a book through broken frames
smile so lonely
she doesn't know me
but she's driving me insane
The blonde at the bar
just buying a round for friends
for friends who talk behind her back
just when I'm going overboard
My friend, he snaps me back
So send a bottle to my next girl
and float it by on cresting waves
torn Paper trapped inside
the curled parchment will say
You could be anyone in this place
but I don't know where you are
You could be anyone in this place
but I don't know
You could be anyone
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7. |
Keep Me Awake
05:16
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Where to go from here
It's where I've been for the past three years
And I swear
I'm desensitized yet overly impaired
Just the mention of your name gives me away
And the outline of your figure
The way you sway
It keeps me awake
Last chance to lose my keys
Oh those slow folk songs
They always make me weak
I need fresh nail marks down my back
Oh those subtle looks
The way we'd just lose track
I need a girl who won't grow cold
And a face to trust
When It's all been said and told
And I
I'll Take what's left of this
And I'll put it in a photograph
And I'll drive home
Cause Your words
Were never kind enough
To give me a second chance
To give me a second glance
Your Smile was never bright enough
So I'll leave you in a photograph
And I'll drive home
Where to go from here
It's where I've been for the past three years
And I swear
I'm desensitized yet overly impaired
Just the mention of your name gives me away
And the outline of your figure
The way you sway
It keeps me awake
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8. |
Make Or Break
03:28
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Control
or lack thereof
Cause I'm caught in the wire
like a mourning dove
flashback to where it began
till this all becomes just a means to and end
I mean well
It doesn't mean a thing
cause the gift you'd seek
isn't just for me
freedom comes when you tighten the reigns
is the frightening idea that we all bring
So what am I holding on to
cause you're the only one who sees right through
So why can't I just trust you
Crash and burn to be born anew
This is the gift I've recieved
but it's not the plan I thought it would be
do I fight to break this leash
and in doing so be consumed by the beast
This is the point of make or break
to concede to the night and fade away or
buy the field and sell what's mine
to recieve the light of eternal life
So what am I holding on to
cause you're the only one who sees right through
So why can't I just trust you
Crash and burn to be born anew
This is the point of make or break
This is the point of make or break
This is the point of make or break
This is the point of, this is the point of
This is the point of make or break
This is the point of make or break
This is the point of, this is the point of
This is the point of make or break
This is the point
We never though we'd reach
This is the point
It came without fail
This is the point
It all came crashing
This is the point
It all fell apart
This is the point
Of make or break
This is the point
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9. |
Just Say It
04:48
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So tell me
Where you've been the past few weeks
and why you always speak to me
with your eyes closed
and tell me
exactly what you think
you know I'd love to watch you sink
back where you came from
and you
you don't think that I know
but I know and
it's exactly what I think
and you can tell me
but you don't think that I know
but I know and
It's exactly what you want
Just say it
Just say it
Have you ever stepped outside yourself
Took a loow around and disliked what you see
Have you ever died for somone else
cause that's exactly what you're asking of me
The day spent
pacing back and forth
and I've been counting your sins
and wondering where you'll stick the knife
I don't think you'll speak to me
like you did back then
and while your night is winding up
I'll just be turning in
and you
you don't think that I know
but I know and
it's exactly what I think
and you can tell me
but you don't think that I know
but I know and
It's exactly what you want
Just say it
Just say it
Have you ever stepped outside yourself
Took a loow around and disliked what you see
Have you ever died for somone else
cause that's exactly what you're asking of me
How Could I fall for somone so faithless?
How could I fall so far?
Have you ever stepped outside yourself
Took a loow around and disliked what you see
Have you ever died for somone else
cause that's exactly what you're asking of me
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10. |
Catharsis
04:06
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I've been up for three days straight
And the light outside tends to send me on my way
No sleep till death
In between the notes is where I find my rest
I'll push it down
I'll scream it out
I'll rip your heart through your mouth
Cause I don't think I can restrain myself today
Spite pumping through my heart
Darkness seeping through my veins
I'll hide my battle scars in the light of day
Don't you thinkn you've had enough
Won't you listen to me babe
Don't you think you've had enough
A concerning lack of faith
And a strong desire to relive some past mistakes
I should set you free
But these scars ensure you won't be leaving me
I'll push it down
I'll scream it out
I'll rip your heart through your mouth
Cause I don't think I can restrain myself today
Spite pumping through my heart
Darkness seeping through my veins
I'll hide my battle scars in the light of day
Don't you thinkn you've had enough
Won't you listen to me babe
Don't you think you've had enough
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11. |
Set The Ship Ablaze
06:09
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An endless view
Over troubled seas
A sky lit anew
With stars so serene
The salty crash
Over sleepless eyes
No peace to be found
In the weary mind
I know the odds
We'll never make it home
Just another night
Shaking alone
So hold your tongue
The words you speak have no sway
It's dark the path we follow
The bridge we burn will light the way
We'll set the ship ablaze
To watch each other burn
Set fire to the sails
Then It's our turn
Flames above
Sea below
So choose between
Yourself and letting go
Flames above
Sea below
So choose between
Yourself and letting go
Breath in deep
You'll need the air
If it's death you seek
I won't meet you there
So hold your tongue
The words you speak have no sway
It's dark the path we follow
The bridge we burn will light the way
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12. |
Just Close Your eyes
02:26
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Scholars maintain that the lyrics were lost hundreds of years ago
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13. |
Salt In My Lungs
04:42
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Here
Sleep for days
Trapped in your blood stream
Trapped in your black and white dream
And I scream at the top of my lungs
Your not listening to anything
Could you wake up
If I promise you everything would be ok
It will be ok
We'll live long
Happily we will grow old
Simple and in love
Like this moment in time
Means nothing to us
Like this moment in time
Never happened
Wake up the crew
Man the hatches
I can't believe
What I just let happen
I'm drowning
Salt in my lungs
As I bite down
On the barrell of your gun
Pull the trigger
We'll live with what we've done
Take my ashes
Down to the bay
Scatter them
As the children laugh and play
Hallelujah
What a mess we made
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