1. |
Oh, Katherine
04:25
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Waiting as illness pends
For the golden dark has sucked me in again
And I feel long gone
My soul has walked on
Oh, Katherine, where is my kin?
For the grim reaper has come and tucked me in
But I do not bat an eye
For my life has gone awry
And I do not feel alive
Where do I end and do I begin?
For the black hole of lust has sucked me in again
And I feel long gone
My soul has walked on
A revolving door I pushed myself
Into a mirrored hall, reflections of my sins
Oh, beaming off of you
And I caught those fading blues
But I do not bat an eye
For my life has gone awry
And I do not feel alive!
Oh, Katherine, where is my kin?
For the grim reaper has come and tucked me in
And I caught those fading blues
From the very glimpse of you
But I do not bat an eye
For my life has gone awry
And I do not feel alive
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2. |
The Cliff
03:40
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If you choose to jump off a cliff
We can talk as you fall
But I can't promise you, no
When you hit the ground that they'll be
Something there to break your fall
Well, I guess you know it all
It's as if you were
Waiting around to die
And you found something to mend
The frayed corners of your mind
'Cause everybody knows
When you hit the bottom, you go
To the abyss all on your own
Well, I hope you take it slow
So you chose to jump off that cliff
What's it like as you fall?
I didn't think this would be
The last time that I did see
Your slim body walking away from me
Is this the final scene?
It's as if you were
Waiting around to die
And you found something to mend
The frayed corners of your mind
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3. |
Black Silk
04:18
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I filled up my cup
With diamonds and rust
I filled up my cup
These bones, they turned to dust
I walk in these shoes
Oh, just like you do
I walk in these shoes
Just, oh, like you do
Unveiling the child within
Before the grace of your sin
And Lucifer has made a bed
Of wicked words to rest themselves in
Go to sleep and we'll all give in
Black silk, oh, wrapped around your neck
And a cutthroat ilk, oh, behind your back
The crimson moon undresses you
And you lay your face down
With your heart on the ground
For the devil has made his round
Mother, he's got me up against the wall
Fading into a line so small
I heard you say I died that day
And I lay face down
With my heart on the ground
For the devil has made his round
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4. |
The Black Oak
03:04
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No matter what happens to me
I cling to you and you cling to me
With lives that crash and burn out black
I can count the ways I'd never come back
Oh, oh, oh, oh…
And you say
I never loved you, darling
I never loved you, darling
And that's all you can say
And that's all you can say
Oh, the black oak swaying in the breeze
I don't know why you bleed, but bleed into me
With lives that crash and burnout black
I can count the ways I'll always come back
Oh, oh, oh, oh…
And I say
I always loved you, darling
I always loved you, darling
And that's all I can say
And that's all I can say
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It's only California
It's only California
Oh, I lay to rest
Oh, now, money-maker
The hands of the devil's sister
Oh, they laid me down
There must be a way out
There must be a way out
There's a ghost inside of you
And I can see it peering through
Oh, I lay, oh, under
The oak tree
In the dead of winter
Oh, I lay to rest
A winged boy fell from the tree
And, oh, he landed right next to me
The devil’s fruit inside of me
And how my wings lay so dormantly
Oh, you were a body
You were a ghost
And now you are nothing
The dark, it up and rose
And toward the light, it took you
And melted your wings
'Cause you were a body
And now you are nothing
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6. |
Clipped Wings
05:24
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Can I cut you out of the frame?
Can I throw the remnants in the lake?
'Cause I never wanted to yell murder in your name
I just want to die without your photo drenched in shame
For I will never be the same
And cold blood always leaves a stain
And, oh, the lines they are so blue
And, oh, the coat of arms you threw
'Cause I never wanted to slaughter your game
To go on pining for moon that only wanes
So take me out to the corn, my love, and
Splash the water till it turns into mud
For my blood is frozen from the absence of love
Oh, in the veins, a far haunting calls your name
To your soul's body which you never knew you gave
Away in, into oblivion you threw
And his teeth have made a corpse of you
But you've come back with the clipped wings of the dove
And in this reverie, you've wrestled with your love
For my blood's still frozen from the absence of love
So take the thorns out of me, my love
Patch them up with your wounded love
We're all tied up, now undo what you've done
And into soundless, from your slaughter, I will run
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The Preacher
04:01
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One, two, three, four
You're like a brother
Oh, to me
A drunken lover
Climbed up on me
No, I did not ask for your rings
No, I did not ask for these things
With a candle
And an axe
Light the bed frame
Leave the wax
You said I will not take you with me
We watched the wind fall a tree
Thank you for sparing me
But, oh, unto the preacher
Oh, you have no name
And oh, under the serpent's lair is where you lay
The moon it hangs high
In the night sky
Oh, your robes were
Worn straight thin
Oh, damaged
Oh, within
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8. |
The Law
03:53
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Oh, I've gone too many lengths
To make gestures that are fake
So I bid this adieu
I feel crazy
And you do too
Oh, this wrecked me well
I've seem a glimpse of mortal hell
Oh I
Oh, oh, I
Walking after dawn
There's a crack in my façade
You can peer into the weaknesses
And the bleakness in me
Oh, I'm damaged raw, can't you see?
Oh, I
Take the veil from your face
Do you walk with the human race?
Or do you dwell alone
In a room of one's own?
In a room of one's own
Oh, in a room of one's own
'Cause you ain't seen what I saw
You ain't seen what I saw
You ain't seen these dark sides of the law
Oh, I
Oh, oh, I
Oh, oh, I
Oh, oh, oh
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9. |
Requiem Waltz
04:10
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10. |
Broken Words
03:08
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