 SongMeanings Interpretations
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Duncan Sheik - Half-Life Lyrics & Meanings
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Half-Life Lyrics & Meanings: Afternoon, I fell asleep in the living room. / and it's one of those moments / when everything is so clear. / / before the truth goes back into hiding / I want to decide 'cause it's worth deciding / to work on findin' something more than this fear. / / It takes so much out of me to pretend / Tell me now, tell me how to make amends / / Maybe, I need to see the daylight / leave behind the half-life / don't you see I'm breaking down? / / Oh lately, something here don't feel right / this is just a half-life / is there really no escape / no escape from time / of any kind? / / I keep trying to understand / this thing and that thing, my fellow man / I guess I'll let you know when I figure it out / / And I don't mind a few mysteries / they can stay that way, it's fine by me / but you are another mystery I am missing / / it takes too much out of me to pretend / / Maybe, I need to see the daylight / leave behind the half-life / don't you see I'm breaking down? / / Oh lately, someth
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Duncan Sheik - She Runs Away Lyrics & Meanings
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She Runs Away Lyrics & Meanings: You may not see the end of it / But luckily she comes around / It isn't what she talks about / It's just the way she is / / (..and she says) / Ooh darlin' don't you know / The darkness comes and the darkness goes / (...and she says) / Ooh babe why don't you let it go? / Happiness ain't never how you think it should be so / / I mystified the simple life / I covered up with consciousness / I saw myself and broke it down / 'Til nothing more was left / She saw the symptoms right away / And spoke to me in poetry /
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Duncan Sheik - Wishful Thinking Lyrics & Meanings
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Wishful Thinking Lyrics & Meanings: Listen to the waves / Everything communicates / Will it ever be / Anything more / Than wishful thinking? / Oh no there you go / Looked away and / Missed the show / How much time / Will you survive? / / Feel the blades of grass / How it brings you back / It will always be / Only as green / As you can see / / Oh no there you go / Looked away and / Missed the show / How much wasted time / Will you survive? / Oh yeah fooled again / I don't know how / And I don't know when / Not much else to blame / But wishful thinking / / Little breakdowns / In coastal towns / They come suddenly / Crashing over you / They come easily / I'm falling / Through the skies / And frozen places / / Oh no there you go / Looked away and / Missed the show / How much wasted time / Will you survive / Oh yeah fooled again / I don't know how / And I don't know when / Not much else to blame / But wishful thinking / / And I try to realise / That I needn't look / Any further / The whole of / The universe /
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Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing Lyrics & Meanings
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Barely Breathing Lyrics & Meanings: I know what you're doing / I see it all too clear / I only taste the saline / When I kiss away your tears / You really had me going / Wishing on a star / But the black holes that surround you / Are heavier by far / / I believed in your confusion / You were so completely torn / It must have been that yesterday / Was the day that I was born / There's not much to examine / Nothing left to hide / You really can't be serious / If you have to ask me why I say goodbye / / 'Cause I am barely breathing / And I can't find the air / Don't know who I'm kidding / Imagining you care / And I could stand here waiting / A fool for another day / I don't suppose it's worth the price / Worth the price / The price that I would pay / / Everyone keeps asking /
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Duncan Sheik - On A High Lyrics & Meanings
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On A High Lyrics & Meanings: I'm on a high I'm on a high / there's nothing more to it / we are the sea and the sky / and the blue that runs through it, yeah / / And there are some who say / there are so many things I need / / So I run or I fight / and I crawl / or I scream / and I bleed / I bleed / I bleed / / well, it's a lie it's a lie - don't you believe it / if you're fine then you're fine - it's all how you see it / oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happines / / I'm on a high I'm on a high / and there's nothing more to it / / I have the sun / it's a star / why should I refuse it? / / and there are so many reasons why I should be down / there's not enough money or time / and my love you're not around / around / around / / but its a lie it's a lie - don't you believe it / if you're fine then you're fine - it's all how you see it / oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness / / you're alive you're alive - how else could you hear me? / you are fine, you are fine - there
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Duncan Sheik Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
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Duncan Sheik ... A comment was added to Mouth On Fire by jcrockey. It's about the the paradox of wanting. His desire drives him and, in the end, consumes all he'd ...
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Duncan Sheik - Reasons For Living Lyrics & Meanings
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Reasons For Living Lyrics & Meanings: Everyone's looking, everyone hides / Everyone's telling, but everyone lies / We're changing the subject, we're turning away / Away from the heart of it all / / You say you are happy / Do you think this is fun? / Well it's only a firefly to the light of the sun / You say this is living, you feel so alive / Well you know everything dies / / Even my wonder, even my fear / Only amount to a couple of tears / There is a rhythm, it's near and it's far / It flows through the heart of us / / Welcome to another day / It doesn't seem that different 'cause nothing has changed / I try to remember, try to remember / When we were just running in place / Resons for living, never come cheap / But even your best ones can put me to sleep / What I am saying or trying to say / Is that there must be a better way / / Even my wonder, even my fear / Only amount to a couple of tears / There is a rhythm, it's near and it's far / It flows through the heart of us / / It's already in you, it'
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Duncan Sheik - Days Go By Lyrics & Meanings
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Days Go By Lyrics & Meanings: I know it's not fashionable / To be this hopeful, / Or laugh away. / I didn't think it was possible / To be this grateful, / Any way. / And I know it's not sensible / To be this passionate, / Everyday. / / Days go by. / I catch myself smile / More than you'd ever expect. / It's been a long while / Since it's been okay / To feel this way. / / In the volumes of history, / Have you ever seen anything / So pure? / In the wildest mythology, / Were the gods and goddesses ever / So in love? / In your own experience, / Have you ever known tenderness / Like this? / / Days go by. / I catch myself smile / More than you'd ever expect. / It's been a long while / Since it's been okay / To feel this way. / / These are the most precious / of all my days.
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Duncan Sheik - Little Hands Lyrics & Meanings
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Little Hands Lyrics & Meanings: Some sweet perversion / On the telephone line / I've been waiting for such a very long time / For her to be free / The evening was nice / But there were too many people / And all my thoughts so depraved and evil / Oh lord what would she say / / (she says:) I'm afraid it's not to be / You're a sweet guy but you ain't for me / I live my life in a different way / You know those things you're thinking / Are a big mistake / / / We stayed out late 'til morning came / I said
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Duncan Sheik - Rubbed Out Lyrics & Meanings
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Rubbed Out Lyrics & Meanings: She justified it then / She may well justify forever / She figures it's the only way / To keep herself together / Something about hotel rooms and horses / And losing all her friends / And hearing all their voices / / She rubs it out, she covers it over / She's stronger by far, than a war-torn soldier / She rubs it out.... / / She makes a little money / And sends it to the mother / She's living with some guy / Who's fighting off the sharks / She hopes some day / She'll get some kind of letter / Well you don't hold much / If you haven't got the heart / / She rubs it out, she covers it over / She's harder by far, than a war-torn soldier / She rubs it out... / / Some time ago, I thought that she was trying to move on / I thought wrong... / / She rubs it out, she covers it over / She's harder by far, than a war-torn soldier / I'd die for her gladly / Lord knows I've told her / But she rubs it out... / / I justified it then / I may well justify...forever
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Duncan Sheik - Serena Lyrics & Meanings
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Serena Lyrics & Meanings: So what, life's rough / You should get over yourself / Like everyone else and enjoy / The girls and the boys / And everything in between / Serena, in an effort to avoid / The things that annoy you / You hide- far, far away / And life just passes you by / / Are you gonna give up / Are you gonna give out / Ain't that a shame / You've got no one to blame / But your conscience / If it doesn't make sense / I know that only too well / So tell me / Did it happen one day / When the day that you faced / Wasn't happening / It just didn't bring / Anything more / Anything more than despair / / Do you remember, morning would come / And just like a child filled with the sun / And the hours never seemed long / Where have those days gone? / Beyond us, / Or so you would believe / But I can't agree, those illusions / Will you ever get through them / And find the diamond / Find the diamond inside
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Duncan Sheik - In Between Lyrics & Meanings
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In Between Lyrics & Meanings: Hold the light up to me / Get underneath my skin / I feel a little undefined / But I want to let you in / And I listen to the messages / The endless train of thought / But now it feels like i'm returning / Most everything I've bought / / Some say...it's all coming to an end / Some fool themselves with thoughts of new beginnings / It makes me wonder what they believe / 'Cause we're in between / Sometimes it's just better to get on with it / Sometimes, lord knows, you gotta get off / There's no use holding on to what I mean / 'Cause I'm in between, no use wondering what I mean / / Saints and sinners, losers, winners / Masters and their slaves / The more you hide one or the other / The earlier your grave / The triumph and the tragedy / The endless bright parade / I know that most of us are innocent / But some should be afraid / / 'Cause they say we're all coming to an end / They fool themselves with thoughts of new beginnings / Well I don't buy it...it's just too clean / 'Cause w
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Duncan Sheik - Hey Casanova Lyrics & Meanings
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Hey Casanova Lyrics & Meanings: Hey Casanova / You don't look too good / But I know times are tough / / You never found your paradise / Like you said you would / And it's all catching up / / It may be that we will never change / You may never come to your promised land / And it's a grey morning / / With all you have / Still you turn your back / You're given every chance / How can you ask more than that? / But still you have to ask / / Hey tragic hero / Did you get passed by? / Well, what do all those heathens know... / / Have a seat, a cup of wine / And have a good cry / And then it's time to go / / 'Cause you're living up to your own worst cases / You're looking for hope in some pretty strange places / And that's a grey mourning / / With all you have / Still you turn your back / You're given every chance / How can you ask more than that? / But still you have to ask / I really need for you to ask / / With all you have / Still you're turning / Turning / With all you have / Still you're turning / Turnin
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Duncan Sheik - Hymn Lyrics & Meanings
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Hymn Lyrics & Meanings: All the storms and oceans / All the sheltering sky / All this earth and she and I / / Wait until it happens / Wait, the moment will come / Wait, but all those are already one / / And she asks me / How many sunrises / Will we watch from start to finish / How many will we witness? / / And my answers / Are only ever surmises / Maybe a handful of times / ...Before the next life / / Here, we stop beneath the leaves / Here, a moment to stay / Here, a gift of pale green color / Here above her / / And she asks me / How many sunrises / Will we watch from start to finish / How many will we witness? / / And my answers / Are only ever surmises / Maybe a handful of times / ...Before the next life / / A kiss, a prayer, a laugh, a song / She won't try to tell me what's right from wrong / / A song, a laugh, a prayer, a kiss / She won't try to tell me I need more than this / / All my answers / And all my surmises / Will never do it justice / She'll just have to trust it / / We'll wait here /
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Duncan Sheik - Bite Your Tongue Lyrics & Meanings
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Bite Your Tongue Lyrics & Meanings: Such an annoying conversation / I'm sorry but I'm tired of trying / To be some picture of compassion / ...and anyway it sounds like I'm lying / ...and yes I've heard the world has conspired / To steal away your god-given right / To a happy home and comfortable children / Next you'll sue them for abandoning you!!! / / So bite your tongue / You're not the only one / Who's been let down / Bite your tongue / Maybe it's good for you / To hit the ground / / Oh, christ... it's gonna sound like I'm agreeing / With the most ultra-boring ideas / Of pop psychological western gurus / Who haven't gotten lucky in years / ...and so you see I have no intention / Of giving you the easy way out / Yes I'll smile as I burn the self-help section / Of my local bookstore!!! / / Bite your tongue / You're not the only one / Who's been let down / Bite your tongue / Maybe it's good for you / To hit the ground / / Blame the shapes and blame the angles / Blame it on your own dark planes / If y
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Duncan Sheik - In the Absense of the Sun Lyrics & Meanings
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In the Absense of the Sun Lyrics & Meanings: For all the good you say it does, / It seems no better when you've had your say. / We may believe it's just because / The words get colder when you've gone away. / / I thought I understood what I was to you. / / I don't want to feel this way, no / I don't want to say I'm just a friend. / I don't want to wait around here / 'Cause you don't want to feel no pain again. / And we just lie about it, / 'Cause we become shadows of ourselves / / Some may fear committed lives. / I sure am one of them without you. / Does it come to you as some surprise / I laid the ground beneath to doubt you. / / Was it ever, girl, / Something you could hold? / / I don't want to feel this way, no / I don't want to say I'm just a friend. / I don't want to wait around here / 'Cause you don't want to feel no pain again. / And we just lie about it, / 'Cause we become shadows of ourselves. / / I don't want to look away. / I don't want to be the one denied . / It ain't no fault of mine / 'Ca
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Duncan Sheik - Out Of Order Lyrics & Meanings
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Out Of Order Lyrics & Meanings: I hear what you're sayin', I may seem out of order / Nothing's quite the same now / As it ever was before her / And you're lookin' at me / With one of those sideways glances / You say I'm giving too much / And takin' too many chances / / But I won't believe you now / I've got to check this out / And nothin' you can say will convince me otherwise / You're just tryin' to be a friend / I know the message is well meant / But none of it does compare to her eyes / / Just go easy on me, I'm feelin' out of order / I'm beaten and I'm wounded / Like I never was before her / And I know you're talkin' sense / But I can't forget about her / You say I'm good as dead / If I keep it up much longer / / But I won't believe you now / I've got to check this out / And nothin' you can say will convince me otherwise / You're just tryin' to be a friend / I know the message is well meant / But none of it does compare to her eyes / / It may be unwise, you may be right / But I don't mind, I just can'
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Duncan Sheik - That Says It All Lyrics & Meanings
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That Says It All Lyrics & Meanings: Hit the town, still dressing down / Looking for some action / Mr. Jagger said it best / He knows you never get... no satisfaction / But Mr. Dylan knows / That everyone is more or less... a rolling stone / And Mr. Lennon, so quiet, knows better / ...or so I've been told / / That says it all, doesn't it? / We always want what we never get / Well listen hear, my friend / I can't continue to pretend that it's alright / 'Cause that ain't right / That ain't right / / I hear you're gonna make it big, rake it in / With your master plan / Mr. Hendrix understood / Those are only castles made of sand / Mr. Wilson took some pills / ...and I don't blame him / It's hard to be alive / ...Mr. Page, how he played / Mr. Drake stayed up late / ...and made me cry / / That says it all, doesn't it? / We always want what we never get / Well listen hear, my friend / I can't continue to pretend that it's alright / / They've said it all havne't they? / But what I want, what I want to say / Is li
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Duncan Sheik - Fantastic Toys and Corduroys Lyrics & Meanings
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Fantastic Toys and Corduroys Lyrics & Meanings: One day maybe / When I grow up / A son you will have found / / When I change my ways / One of these days / I know I'll make you proud / / What I never say / Because of busy days / Is all I want for you / / I'm just not the best / At being friends / But that's what we should do / / When I see you happy, / When you laugh / I'm never sad / / Fantastic toys / And corduroys / Everything you gave / / Took me to school / I tried to be cool / And you let me get away with it / / What I want to say / A thing I pray / For you to shine inside / / The fighting words / How they sound absurd / when it's you who gave me life / / When I see you happy / When you laugh / I'm never sad / I don't want to be sad / And you shouldn't be sad / We shouldn't be sad / / What I never say / Because of busy days / Is all I want for you / / I want to love / Like a mother's son / To always see you through / / When I see you happy / When you laugh / I'm never sad / / We shouldn't be
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Duncan Sheik - Home Lyrics & Meanings
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Home Lyrics & Meanings: Don't get me wrong, / I'm feeling okay, / But when I'm without you / It's just not the same. / Don't misunderstand me, / I'm feeling alright, / But when I'm without you / The day turns into night... / Into night. / / I dream of a future / A possible place / Where we lay together, / Face to face. / And I'm looking forward, / I will not deny / I dream of a future / Made for you and I... / You and I. / / Then I'm with you, / No longer alone. / When I'm with you, / It feels like I'm home. / And you are with me, / No longer alone. / And how can it be? / It feels like I'm home. / / I look through the darkness / Into the sky / The moon up above me / Brilliantly shines. / I've never been happier / Watching it glow / Here by myself, / But I know I'm not alone. / I'm not alone. / I look through the brightness / Into the sky / The sun above me, / Spitting out fire. / Call me a child, / Call me naive; / The world is much brigther / Than it ever used to be. / / And then I'm with you, / No longe
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Duncan Sheik - The Winds That Blow Lyrics & Meanings
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The Winds That Blow Lyrics & Meanings: All the shadows blue, in the winter moon, / The stars within the darkness, / They remember you, and they sorrow too, / With all the winds that blow. / / Every book you'd read, in the evening breeze, / As stars shone in the darkness, / Still it waits to see, will you turn its leaves, / With all the winds that blow? / / See, the window too - that once you looked through, / Out on the stars, the darkness - / It remembers you, in this empty room, / With all the wind so cold. / / And that phantom moon is a window too, / The stars look through the darkness / To some summer moon, where our ghosts still move / Among the winds that blow... / / You were my sould and my silence, / You were my hope, my lightness, / You were the sword at my side / Through all the winds that blow. / / Now, the children play, through these shorter days, / Till stars show through the darkness. / Now, the young men stray, and nobody waits / Among the winds that blow. / / All the shadows blue, in th
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Duncan Sheik - Wishful Thinking [From Great Expectations] Lyrics & Meanings
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Wishful Thinking [From Great Expectations] Lyrics & Meanings: Listen to the waves, / Everything communicates / Will it ever be / Anything more than wishful thinking? / / Oh no there you go / Looked away and missed the show / how much wasted time / Will you survive? / / Feel the blades of grass / How it brings you back / it will always be / Only as green as you can see / / Oh no there you go / Looked away and missed the show / how much wasted time / Will you survive? / Oh yeah fooled again, / I don't know how and I don't know when / Not much else to blame / But wishful thinking / / Little breakdowns / In coastal towns. / They come suddenly / Crashing over you. / They come easily. / I'm falling through the skies / And frozen places / / Oh no there you go / Looked away and missed the show / how much wasted time / Will you survive? / Oh yeah fooled again, / I don't know how and I don't know when / Not much else to blame / But wishful thinking / / And I try to realize / That I needn't look any further / the
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Duncan Sheik - Foreshadowing Lyrics & Meanings
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Foreshadowing Lyrics & Meanings: Maybe I'll just whisper / neither humble neither proud / Listen if you care to, / but I will not sing too loud / No, not tonight / Just before i'm over and out / I wanna sing of better times, / I wanna sing of hope / We've heard those empty promises / Sound like such a joke / And so I stumble / So hard to say, so difficult / Sometimes I am not able / To separate my dreams from false cliches / / CHORUS / But the more and more I hear it / I feel the spirit rise / The people here are talking 'bout / The oneness of our lives / Maybe I will turn away, maybe you will run / It just maybe a foreshadowing / Of what's to come / / So anything can happen, / I don't believe in fate / I wont try to convince you / 'Cause it's getting kind of late / There it is. Just before i'm over and out / My parting shot - just to say you hold the reins / / But the more and more I hear it / I feel the spirit rise / The people here are talking bout / The oneness of all life / Maybe I will turn awa
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Duncan Sheik - Alibi Lyrics & Meanings
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Alibi Lyrics & Meanings: Did you come down to give me / Or take me away? / So many things to tell you, / But now I don't have much to say. / And this feeling like we're hiding out / Is getting in the way. / / Let's quit the town, / 'Cause look around, / There's nothing here / To keep us alive. / And if they try to run us down, / You know I'm on your side. / And I want you to be my alibi. / So they won't find me / And they won't find you / And we may tell lies, / But we may be true. / / Did you come down to take me / Or give me away? / So many things to ask you, / But now you don't have much to say. / And these alcoholic afternoons / Are getting in the way. / / Let's quit the town, / 'Cause look around, / There's nothing here / To keep us alive. / And if they try to run us down, / You know I'm on your side. / And I want you to be my alibi. / So they won't find me / And they won't find you / And we may tell lies, / But we may be true.
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Duncan Sheik - Requiescat Lyrics & Meanings
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Requiescat Lyrics & Meanings: And there was Gone, and there was Evermore. / And there was Wherefore hast thou. / And What heretofore / But not for evermore... / Not for evermore, now. / / O Lord, went away. / O Lord, wellaway. / O Lord, that ye may keep her warm... / Requiescat. / / A sorrow borne, and borne for evermore. / A sorrow borne with a howl. / Thou'lt come no more. / No more for evermore. / No more for evermore, now... / / O Lord, she's gone away. / O Lord, wellaway. / O Lord, that ye may keep her warm... / Requiescat.
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Duncan Sheik - Nichiren Lyrics & Meanings
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Nichiren Lyrics & Meanings: He beat the drum and lit the fires / He sent the messages in vain / But the sound of his philosophy / Rose above the falling rain / / And to you who find it difficult / To believe in anything / I praise you for the outrage / At the horror you have seen / / So I'm trying to remember / I try to understand / Every holocaust has meaning / Not set in stone but drawn in sand / / And in some cold and barren place / He spoke the phrase and thus I heard / With every small decision / You change a heart / You change the world
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Duncan Sheik - White Limousine Lyrics & Meanings
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White Limousine Lyrics & Meanings: I guess they think it's what we want / A smooth and easy ride / Constellations of ceiling lights / Hennessey and Naughahyde / / America, America / And this is our reward / Everything is boring / And everyone is bored / / Maybe white, maybe a white limousine / Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine / / Who's the smart guy at the wheel / We're running out of gas / He likes to wear a flight suit / And fly around for laughs / / Maybe white, maybe a white limousine / Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine / / A few incentives for the pharmacy / Hey, I'm feeling better already / I don't want to be clear, that's too much for me / I'm making up / Oh I'm making up / For lost time / For all the lost time / / Maybe white, maybe a white limousine / Maybe a white, white, white, white, limousine / Maybe a white, maybe a white limousine / Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine / / Outside of the limousine / Grown men they do cry / The bill for seven hours / Is wor
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Duncan Sheik - Everyone, Everywhere Lyrics & Meanings
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Everyone, Everywhere Lyrics & Meanings: Faded longing / Tired of wanting / Can't explain the fear that's haunting you / Should I go on? / I may be wrong / ...so wrong / / Hear me calling from Eagle Mountain / One of millions of suns / Perfect nature / Deepest wisdom / Lies within everyone / Everyone / ...and everywhere the brilliant horizon / / Some say sacred / Some profane / There are no distinctions / Then again... yes... / I may be wrong / But it feels right / So right... / / Hear me calling from Eagle Mountain / One of millions of suns / Perfect nature / Deepest wisdom / Lies within everyone / Everyone / ...and everywhere the brilliant horizon / / 'Cause everywhere lies within everyone
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Duncan Sheik - Magazines Lyrics & Meanings
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Magazines Lyrics & Meanings: you see them everywhere / you know those magazines / yeah I've bought a few / they show you everything / / so many news stands / as I'm passing by / but rows and rows of you / are bound to catch my eye / / now everyone can gaze upon your body / its good for you - I guess you have no shame / I never knew if how I acted / would make you seek revenge / and now I know / and you're in magazines / / but is it really you / in the empty world / I shouldn't be surprised / you're an ambitious girl / / with all that naked skin as sweet as honey / Maybe you just really needed money / I wondered if I would be punished for / my voyeuristic pleasure / / and now I know / and you're in magazines / and now I know / and you're in magazines / now I know / / I tear through pages / of every kind of pose / but its not really you I see / when I look real close / no you're a little bit different / you're a little bit different / you're a little bit different / / and now I know / and you're in maga
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Duncan Sheik - The Dawn's Request Lyrics & Meanings
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The Dawn's Request Lyrics & Meanings: If I crack up / Lose my head / Try to hide beneath my bed / And leave the television on / So I don't think of what's gone wrong / I beg the dawn / / Break through, save me / Rescue me / Wake me from the dead / My weary head in your embrace / / If I spin out / And off the rails / Build myself a bed of nails / And take the whole world down with me / into my dime-story tragedy / Where will you be? / / Break through, heal me / Sing to me / Kneel beside my bed / My weary head in your embrace / / Wake up, sunrise / I may be alone but I'm alive / And I will find a way to you / / Sunrise, you saved me this time / You never even had to try / And you opened up my eyes / / Sunrise, you treat me so kind / I will lost, I was blind / And you opened up my eyes
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Duncan Sheik - Lo And Behold Lyrics & Meanings
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Lo And Behold Lyrics & Meanings: Simeon, he was a man, / Held his heart out in his hand -- / A hollow land of autumn breeze... / / Evenings in the brittle rain, / Leaves that fill the barren plain / With simple embroideries... / / In the temple yesterday, / Was a man, who came to pray, / Who couldn't stay and couldn't leave. / / So, he fell down on his knees, / Sued for grace and sued for peace, / A little ease, and not to grieve... / / Marion, she met a man, / Took her to Jerusalem, / To take a stand, escape a scene... / / To wander in the honey sea, / Drink the milk of Memory, / And never be herself again. / / In the temple yesterday, / Was a woman came to pray / Who couldn't say, and couldn't see. / / So, she fell down on her knees, / Sued for grace and sued for peace, / Sued the priest -- to set her free. / / Lo -- lo and behold. / Lo -- lo and behold...
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Duncan Sheik - Mouth On Fire Lyrics & Meanings
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Mouth On Fire Lyrics & Meanings: And there, the bones do sleep. / And there, the soul is soul. / And there, the gods do weep / When the angels fall... / / But here, the thoughts won't keep. / And here, the blood runs cold. / And here, the grave is deep, / And the devil calls. / / Brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire. / Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower. / Where the jeweled stream? Wher ethe eased desire? / In some fool's dream? In the ending hour? / / Brought my voice. Just noise to poor old Silence. / A clanging toy - a clanging toy - / Empty, strident. / Brought my eyes. In utter ruin. Sightless. / The tears I cried - the tears I cried - / Still so frightened. / / Brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire. / Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower. / Where the jeweled stream? Where the eased desire? / In some fool's dream? In the ending hour? / / Where the silver streets? Where the blossoming? / Where sounds so sweet? / Where songs of spring? / / Wh
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Duncan Sheik - Good Morning Lyrics & Meanings
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Good Morning Lyrics & Meanings: I awake to find the devil / sitting near my bed. / we have a conversation / ...........he says: / / Good Morning Mr. Cut-throat / these are most exciting times / we are surrounded by fools and crooks, / strangers that give us dirty looks, / so many different people to despise / / it's tearing you apart / you haven't got the heart / I don't mean to complain, but it seems a little strange / / good evening Mr. Turncoat! / well done! / you've been watching the so-called news / (and now yo see it) / that no news is good news, / we don't want to confuse / the popular pursuit / of absolute truth / and who has time for such remote endeavors / / you wanna disappear, / how did you end up here? / I don't mean to complain / but it seems a little strange / / take me to your leader / I sure could use a laugh / (I hear) he's made a new birdfeeder / and he sleeps in a birdbath / who needs to join the circus / come on, just look around / we are surrounded / by a bunch of f**king clowns!
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Duncan Sheik - A Body Goes Down Lyrics & Meanings
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A Body Goes Down Lyrics & Meanings: Once in a while / A man comes along / Even his failures were favorite songs / Oh to have made something so unsurpassed / As certain things fall away / So certain things may last / / A body goes down / In the Mississippi waters / Weighted by a beauty / Afraid of its light / Notify your holy men / Console your sons and daughters / And tell me one more time / What is just / What is right / / Chances are good / We spread blasphemous lies / Safe to say nobody knew what was inside / Of course there is grace / And those halos of pain / Maybe he sang what he came here to sing / / A body goes down / In the Mississippi waters / Weighted by a beauty / Afraid of its light / Notify your holy men / Console your sons and daughters / And tell me one more time / What is just / What is right / / Speed on to the next world / Speed on to the next life / Better I’m sure by far / Orpheus driven / Treasures given / Heal the most broken of hearts... / Speed on... / Speed on... / Speed on...
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Duncan Sheik - Memento Lyrics & Meanings
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Memento Lyrics & Meanings: I'm threading through the evening / it's later than I thought / a friend of mine is waiting / for cigarettes I brought / / she smiles she seems so tired / so nothing is required / / I reach into my pocket / some things she left behind / nothing really happens / in ways I can't define / / loose talk of hearts and heads / of sleep in other beds / it's better left unsaid / / she says that she is cold / I wish that I could hold / / but no, / how can you hold a soul? / you just can't hold a soul / that shines like gold / she shines like gold / / I will, I won't, I would / I've said more than I should / / she leaves she goes uptown / she may not come back down / she may not come back down / she may not turn around / she may not make a sound / she may not come back down
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Duncan Sheik - Songbird Lyrics & Meanings
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Songbird Lyrics & Meanings: For you, there will be no more crying / For you, the sun will be shining / I feel that when I'm with you it's alright / I know it's right / / To you, I'll give the world / To you, I'll never be cold / Cuz I feel that when I'm with you it's alright / I know it's right / / And the songbirds are singing / They know the score / And I love you, I love you, I love you / Like never before / / And I wish you all the love in the world / But most of all I wish you for myself / / And the song birds are singing / They know the score / I love you, I love you, I love you / Like never before / I love you, I love you, I love you / Like never before
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Duncan Sheik - Shine Inside Lyrics & Meanings
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Shine Inside Lyrics & Meanings: Are you aware? when you just stare, / for hours, into the sky / what do you see? can you show it to me / the beauty... / / I can see you shine inside / I want to see the world - see it in a new light / I can feel your spirit rise / I want to see the world through your eyes / / I watch you breathe, sitting under the tree / the peace that you find / you take my hand, waves crash on the sand / what's done - left behind / / I can see you shine inside / I want to see the world - see it in a new light / I can feel your spirit rise / how it shines / / scene changes, rearranges / oh nature's song / the river is fire the river is water / the river is sweet sweet wine / / is it the time? is there a sign? / how do I find your state of mind / / I can see you shine inside / I want to see the world - see it in a new light / I can feel your spirit rise / how it shines / / scene changes, rearranges / oh nature's song / I'm seeing, I'm believing / I'm feeling strong / the river is fire,
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Duncan Sheik - Genius (Never Came Through) Lyrics & Meanings
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Genius (Never Came Through) Lyrics & Meanings: Clearly I'm a genius / If she only knew it / but somewhere in her radius / I really blew it / I know, I know what i said / and I know what I did / What I don't know is how I could ever be / so incredibly stupid / / You don't really need to know every last detail / It's hardly worth telling / Suffice to say I said that I would be there / but I never came through / / Maybe I'm a genius and / she just don't see it / I fronted. / I should have admitted / she saw right through it / I never thought that I could be / so underhanded / / For this act of genius / and so many others / I know I should apologize / and see how it goes / / what am I waiting for? / come on, come on, come on, come on / / Sha la la la la la sha la la la la la la la / / to all the geniuses.... / / You don't really need to know every last detail / It's hardly worth telling / Suffice to say I said that I would be there / but I never came through
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Duncan Sheik - No Trace of Us Lyrics & Meanings
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No Trace of Us Lyrics & Meanings: What of all the talk / Things he said / All that stayed bottled in your heart / And you thought / Bottled in your heartache / I’ll fix that / Want me, we can make a start / Your sad little heart felt closer / The feud was it needed time / He was a man etcetera / Must be held a different kind / / Oh unholy wind is blind / Roses winter through the street / Time keeps no trace of us / Still feels like a song so sweet / Like a song so sweet / / Heart / Is a holy painter / It fills in what our thoughts create / Likeness of the devil / Or an angel’s come to stay / The distance says now / You are older / And the dark you know / Surely you have been touched this time / There’s no way to let him go / / And oh / The unholy wind is blind / Roses winter through the streets / Time keeps no trace of us / Still feels like a song so sweet / Like a song so sweet / / And the moon is a haunted woman / With the look of a vacant dream / And she says / Don’t, don’t lose him, don’t
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Duncan Sheik - Nothing Special Lyrics & Meanings
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Nothing Special Lyrics & Meanings: You play guitar for perfect strangers / You write some words they try to sell / And then you sing these things in public sometimes not very well / You get paid to go to parties / Drinking colors...talking trash... / You get laid because you're 'arty' / And you wonder why it never lasts / / Maybe these are wonders...more than we may know / Well I hate to steal your thunder / You ain't nothing special / You're no more celestial than anyone else / As far as I can tell / Call it mythology, we see what we want to see / And everyone wants their distant dreams / / So sure enough they want your picture / And your deepest point of view / Well you should know you're not that pretty / And you haven't got a clue / But how you love the adoration / You believe your 'in-house' press / And half the critics always hate you / So you get horribly depressed / Maybe these are wonders, more than we may know / Well, I hate to steal your thunder / / chorus / / And I am the snake who bites his o
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Duncan Sheik - For You Lyrics & Meanings
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For You Lyrics & Meanings: For you I want to sing a happier song / for you I want to try to right all my wrongs / for you I'm going to break all my bad habits / there's a golden ring and I want you to have it / there's a golden ring / and I want you / / For you I'm going to sit and patiently wait / it's great if you're early / but it's fine if you're late / / For you feel lovin' / I just want to show it / You're a beautifil girl and I want you to know it / You're a beautiful girl and I want you to know it / You're a beautiful girl and I want you to know it / / It's an infinite world and I want you / / Once again / I am open / Once again / I am open / / For you I am waiting on the ticket line / I gotta get back I don't want to waste time / but the people are tired and the line is so long / so all I can do is sing this song
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Duncan Sheik - Sad Stephen's Song Lyrics & Meanings
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Sad Stephen's Song Lyrics & Meanings: And there were mermaids -- weren't there? -- / Sweet silver mermaids. / All through that grey Trafalgar Square, / Such silver mermaids. / / They were young, and they were fiar. / They brushed their bronze and dusky hair, / And whispered,
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Duncan Sheik - Embraceable You Lyrics & Meanings
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Embraceable You Lyrics & Meanings: Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! / Embrace me, you irreplaceable you! / / Just one look at you / My heart grew tipsy in me, / You and you alone / Bring out the gypsy in me! / / I love all, the many charms about you! / Above all, I want my arms about you! / / Don't be a naughty baby, / Come to papa, come to papa, do! / My sweet embraceable you!
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Duncan Sheik - House Full of Riches Lyrics & Meanings
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House Full of Riches Lyrics & Meanings: Had a house full of riches / Threw it all away / I'm not a worthy man / No matter what you say / / I promised forever / And left without a word / I'm not a worthy man / No matter what you've heard / / My mind and my spirit / Are sharp and strong / I threw it all away / Tell me where did I go wrong / / But the purest of those moments / Pierce me through and through / Wistful and hopeless / No matter what I do / / Somewhere within this heart of mine / Demons are working overtime / Would it that I were ruled / By sweet, sweet fate / Never facing the choice I've made / / Had a love of such beauty / I just can't describe / I threw it all away / I could not tell you why / / But I remember her laughing / Drenched in summer sun / I'm not a worthy man / But I could of been one / / Somewhere within this heart of mine / Demons are working overtime / Would it that I were ruled / By sweet, sweet fate / Never facing the choice I've made / / I threw it all away / I threw it al
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Duncan Sheik - Star-Field On Red Lines Lyrics & Meanings
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Star-Field On Red Lines Lyrics & Meanings: Playground / Home-land / A countryside to save / / Blue skies / Air-space / Soldiers to raise / / And sanctified / / Storng armed / Christians / Oiled up and fed / / Safe as / Houses / In aprons of lead / / And sacrified / / Omens and Signs / A star-field / On red lines / Turn those blind eyes / To fantasies / And white lies / / How much / Longer / This empire of night / / The smallest / Subjects / All begin to fight / / And multiply / / Omens and Signs / A star-field / On red lines / Turn those blind eyes / To fantasies / And white lies / / Omens and Signs / A star-field / On red lines / Turn those blind eyes / To fantasies / And white lies / / Head down / Brace yourself / Here it comes / / Head down / Brace yourself / Here it comes
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Duncan Sheik - Lover From Hell Lyrics & Meanings
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Lover From Hell Lyrics & Meanings: Once, it was good, it was everything / Once it was good, it was song / And you pretended it was meant to be / But somehow you knew it was wrong / Somehow, you knew / / Once, she drew you to her endlessly / Haunted you, all that you held / And when she whispered, “Lover, be with me” / How sweet the confusion you felt / How sweet and confused / / When it was good, nights were so fine / Swilling her sadness like sweet, holy wine / You’d kiss her sore, and still want more of her / More, more, more / More of the perfumed milk of her spell / The lover from hell / / Once, she moved through you like memory / A harvest moon pulling her tide / Arising and falling, a reverie / Part of you always denied / A part of you, always / / Once, all she knew was a mystery / Was she confused? Who could tell? / But she would get to you, listening / A lover, she knew you so well / A lover she knew / / When it was good, nights were so fine / Swilling her sadness like sweet, holy wine / Si
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Duncan Sheik - Shadows of ourselves Lyrics & Meanings
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Shadows of ourselves Lyrics & Meanings: For all the good you say it does / It seems no better when you had your say / You may believe its just because / Words get colder when you've gone away / I thought I understood / What I was to you / / I don't want to feel this way no / I don't want to say I'm just a friend / I don't want to wait around here / Cause you don't want to feel no pain again / We just lie about it / As we become shadows of ourselves / / Some may fear committed lives / I sure am one of them without you / Does it come to you as some surprise / I lay the ground beneath to doubt you / Was it ever, girl, something you could hold / / I don't want to feel this way no / I don't want to say I'm just a friend / I don't want to wait around here / Cause you don't want to feel no pain again / We just lie about it / As we become shadows of ourselves / / I don't want to look away / I don't want to be the one denied / It ain't no fault of mine / Someone somewhere told you lies / We don't talk about it / W
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Duncan Sheik - Gentlemen Take Polaroids Lyrics & Meanings
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids Lyrics & Meanings: Oh I've just come / From the land of the sun / From a war that must be won / In the name of truth / With our soldiers so brave / Your freedom we will save / / With our rifles and grenades / And some help from God / I want to see my family / My wife and child waiting for me / I've got to go home / I've been so alone, you see / / You just can't believe / The joy I did receive / When I finally got my leave / And I was going home / Oh I flew through the sky / My convictions could not lie / / For my country I would die / And I will see it soon / I want to see my family / My wife and child waiting for me / I've got to go home / I've been so alone, you see / / When I walked through the door / My wife she lay upon the floor / And with tears her eyes were sore / I did not know why / Then I looked into her hand / And I saw the telegram / / That said that I was a brave, brave man / But that I was dead / I want to see my family / My wife and child waiting for me / I've got
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