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The Apology Tour
04:01
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A warning, received this morning
Telling us to keep our eyes open and keep our distance
The reason, it was not given
But everybody knows what you have done
Chorus 1:
You keep saying sorry like that fixes everything
And you sound so sincere
Like you won’t let it happen again
And just saying sorry is like pissing in the wind
As you shower yourself in glory
Raise a toast to the hollow king
Comfort me as something comes for me
And I can feel it closer than ever
My ears are burning as the lights go one by one
Something moves across the room
Then all hell breaks loose as the host takes hold of me
Chorus 1:
You keep saying sorry like that fixes everything
And you sound so sincere
Like you won’t let it happen again
Cos just saying sorry is like pissing in the wind
As You shower yourself in glory
Raise a toast to the hollow king
You keep saying sorry like that fixes everything
As you shower yourself in glory
Raise a toast to the hollow king
Always tell them what they want
It doesn’t matter unless you’re caught in a lie
Come and find me, king of the apology
Come and find me, you won’t be sorry
Sorry not sorry not
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2. |
Bang On The Drum
04:45
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Pushing hard against the cautious
Driving straight into the light
Watching days go backwards forwards
Pretending everything's alright
Chorus:
Bang on the Drum til your fingers turn numb
And let ‘em know you’re here
What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on that wall
When we all disappear
A crooked smile and a hiding place
To bury my head in the sand
I shouldn’t think that I’ll be bothered there
Not if this all goes to plan
And we will watch the ocean rise up into the sky
And we will feel the earth shake, watch the sun burn til it dies
Chorus:
Bang on the Drum til your fingers turn numb
And let ‘em know you’re here
What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on that wall
When we all disappear
But what have I forgotten, oh what did I forget
I thought that I remembered but now it’s gone again
Chorus:
Bang on the Drum til your fingers turn numb
And let ‘em know you’re here
What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on that wall
When Jesus reappears
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3. |
Bury Me Deeper
04:04
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They pulled me out of the ground to bury me deeper
They dug me out of the ground to put me lower
And I’m okay with that, cos I’m not a believer
They pulled me out of the ground
I want to make mistakes
I want my heart to break
In a small town where it’s okay
Everyone just looks the other way
They pulled me out of the ground to bury me deeper
They pulled me out of the ground to bury me deeper
I’m bending into shapes
That cause my heart to ache
But in this town it’s not okay
No one ever looks the other way
They pulled me out of the ground to bury me deeper
They dug me out of the ground to put me lower
And I’m okay with that, cos I’m not a believer
They pulled me out of the ground
Whatever happens, the summer will end
If I could learn to love the winter, then maybe this would be okay
Deeper
No one here is naming names cos in this town we bury things
Deeper and deeper again
The summer hates me
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4. |
Calm The Chimes
04:13
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Should we have seen this coming?
Were there warnings, were there signs
Messages at midnight
So distracting, we calm the chimes
Buried in the hallway
Beneath the circulars and final demands
Nobody is coming,
The moment’s frozen in time
I put my hands up to my throat
Just want to feel like you did
But at the point I start to choke
I let go, I let go
We slip into the day
Like it’s nothing, like it’s air
Until you don’t remember
Or at least until we don’t care
We can float forever
Or we can fall until we burn away
One is not the other
One is darkness, one is grey
I put my hands up to my throat
Just want to feel like you did
But at the point I start to choke
I let go, I let go
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5. |
Even Slower
05:37
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Do it all again, do it over
Do it all again,like before
But this time even slower
Slower than we’ve ever gone before
Don’t you dare stop
Tie the knot again, pull it tighter
Throw me to the floor, hold me down
I bend without willing, numb but still feeling
And nothing they taught us can help you endure this
So tie the knot again I want to be bound
Don’t you dare stop, no don’t you dare
I am in control, I am in control
It only stops when I say so
Throw me in the deep end, I don’t want to feel my feet touch the bottom
Nobody’s calling, nobody wants to know
But you keep on telling yourself that you are in control
Well I am not talking about anything I wouldn’t do with anybody else
Do it all again, do it over
Do it all again,like before
But this time even slower
Slower than we’ve ever gone before
All this for a little peace
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6. |
Forever
05:27
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I know we said that we would wait forever
But darling I don’t think we’re gonna have that long
The endless summer that we were promised
Has finally arrived and it’s amazing
Forever
Where once was noise is now filled with silence
And then the loudest whisper that you have ever heard
The endless summer that we were promised
Has finally arrived and it’s amazing
Forever
I know we said that we would wait forever…
The sun erupts and we just keep on falling
Until we burn and then we can sleep forever
The endless summer that we were promised
Has finally arrived and it’s amazing
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7. |
Little Heartbeats
05:19
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Round and round we go again
Cos ignorance is not a phase
Just remember Jesus saves
And little heartbeats, little graves
Before I was bodybagged, stripped and big toe tagged
I was mighty, I was mighty
Give me a reason, give me something that I can believe in
Make the headline big, I don’t want to think, give
Give me a reason, but just don’t make me have to choose
All wrapped up pretty and perfect, an idea
That says you never have to lose
Some are made and some are born
But I arrived here fully formed
The consequence of what you feel
I am granite I am steel
Sheer tectonic mass, in cryptic neon glass,
I am mighty, I am mighty
Give me a reason, give me something that I can believe in
Make the headline big, I don’t want to think, give
Give me a reason, but just don’t make me have to choose
All wrapped up pretty and perfect, an idea
That says you never have to lose
There’s a man in the road and he’s copping some flack
Cos he’s taken the markings and won’t give them back
Well he’s causing chaos and souring the mood
But just give it some time what have you got to lose
Well I’m not what they not a grass nor a snitch
But there’s those that will tell you that I am a witch
Put a hex on my enemies queer evil eye
But nobody does nothing cos nobody dies
(I am mighty)
There’s a knack to this game, there’s a trick to this lock
If you find it you’re sorted ahead of the flock
No one said it was easy but not cos it aint
They don’t want you to know what they know because the game is rigged
I hear those heartbeats again
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8. |
My Inner Circle
04:18
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What’s he talking about?
What’s he talking about?
I’ve never felt better so what’s he talking about?
This is perfectly normal
This is really okay
I’ve never felt better so what’s he talking about?
Chorus 1
I slipped back into bad habits
Told myself that every now and then’s okay
Worse yet my body won’t allow it
Exit stage left drop the curtain and wait for the applause
VERSE 2
This isn’t happening
It shouldn't be allowed
Is this really game over? Have my lives run down?
Blood in the water
Blood in my mouth
I’ve never felt better. So what’s he talking about
Chorus 2
I slipped back into bad habits
Told myself that every now and then’s okay
Worse yet my body won’t allow it
Exit stage left drop the curtain and wait for the applause
But there’s no encore
My Inner circle says…
But in a funny way I think I did okay
Did I do okay?
I tell myself I’m doing fine
That I’m not running out of time
But I am history, obsolete
I was always built to be redundant and that’s alright with me
Standing there in front of me
The only comfort that I need
My inner circle welcomes me back in
Standing right where I can see
The only comfort that I need
My inner circle welcomes me back in
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Murmurs, heart rate
I’d do much better playing it my own way
I’d do good if I could
Power is sedentary bubbling under me
(You may not need to pick up all the little bits for me)
See I got mine too, did I take some from you?
I’ll strap on my armour if you want me to – but I don’t need to.
A swing for you - a win for me
Coming for me over land and over sea
So jump in and let’s begin
Chorus:
I keep on coming back to life
But I don’t remember dying
Nothing but noise on the wire
So I keep coming back to life
And everything is different now
Give me the strength I desire
Give me
Strength and Power
Growing in mass, growing in speed
Give me all you’ve got, give me what I/you need
Clear the floor – there’s room for more
It won’t hurt you (it might bite you)
And if you’re nicer I might even invite you
Feel it move inside of you
I’ll speak a little bit softer if you want me to – you might need me to
Power isn’t strength – it just falls to those hell-bent
So move on we’ve almost won!
Chorus:
I keep on coming back to life
But I don’t remember dying
Nothing but noise on the wire
So I keep coming back to life
And everything is different now
Give me the strength I desire
Give me
Strength and Power
When the flag has burned and the ship has sailed
And there’s no one left to fix what failed
You will realise that you’re the only one
And you’ll need all your strength and power to get the job done
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10. |
The Things You Want
04:49
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For sale calamity, catastrophe and everything between
You bought it home with you and smiled at the machine
And when it smiled back you could have died
But what you take from it it takes from you an eye for an eye
The things you want, the things you need
I hope they bring you comfort and peace
But something’s coming, something big
And soon the things you want won’t mean a thing
I am the fantasy, the fallacy, the prophecy revealed
I am the angel of desire and impractical greed
Call me calamity, call me catastrophe
You bought an island just to hide me but now I am free
The things you want, the things you need
I hope they bring you comfort and peace
But something’s coming, something big
And soon the things you want won’t mean a thing
As the high street sleeps tonight
Lined with vestiges of lives
Left behind at progresses whim and convenience
It was foolish to insist
That they wouldn’t make the list
The news, a memory
Remember how it used to look round here
The things you want, the things you need
I hope they bring you comfort and peace
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