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How We Live and Die
02:44
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How We Live and Die
Father swore he had a reason
Before he swept them out to sea
But he hid all his regrets
Behind bloody bayonets
And never passed those memories to me
We sit rapt, in conversation
With the men who hold the lease
And our bills are unpaid
Our amends still unmade
But the worst thing we could do is cry, “Police!”
And lest we forget
We are born to deceive
And I bet
If you left it to me
I’d get a little
Preoccupied with how we live and die
Preoccupied with how we live and die
Afraid of the space that we occupy
Preoccupied with how we live and die
Mother folded in the middle
Both her hands full of the rain
And she offered it to me
And said “all the rest will be,
And the best that we can do is to remain.”
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2. |
I'm Aware
05:11
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Like a child
Guide my eyes
Innocence
Guide my footsteps to the light
Guide my eyes
Give me sight
Love is blind
Fate is cruel
I'm aware
That I'm a fool for your love
Guide my eyes
Come on and read my mind
'Cause I'm aware
I can't be in love alone
and I'm aware
It's no one's fault but my own
and I don't care
How much longer it takes
I don't care
What the rest of the world thinks
Light my way
Come on and let me stay
Let me stay
I'll go crazy alone
More than words
Or so I've heard
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3. |
Row
03:52
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You and your mother
Wait by the water
And I will bring you home
You are not safe here
These wars were never yours
And I would die for you
To keep you safe
The very best of me
To keep you alive
It's all that I can do
So let me row, row, row
Let me row, row, row
Gather the roses
Leave them upon the stone
Say farewell to all you've known
Then leave through the graveyard
The dead will hide your trail
You mustn't fear
You mustn't fail
I'll keep you safe
You're the very best of me
And I'll keep you alive
It's all that I can do
So let me row, row, row
Let me row, row, row
I must go to end what I began
I'll return if there's any way I can
I would see a boy become a man
I would see a boy become a man
So, my loves, dry away your tears
I'll return, if I can, in seven years
Come you down to the water every dawn
And pray to see the ship that I'll be on
Pray to see the ship that I'll be on
Pray to see the ship that I'll be on
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4. |
The Deserter
04:41
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