1. |
Light Before the Dawn
04:24
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I fall, you bring me down
I need to be the only sound
Out here in this barren place
You never listen to a word I say
And I walk an open road
But nothing is free, so something is owed
And if you don't know you're never told
So you go, you go
To an open field, are you satisfied
That they feel so proud and the walls are high
My heart is breaking, I can't see the light in here
I see that my world's obscene
We need someone to laugh and someone to weep
And only in the fire the cycle's complete
So you just let go, you just let the world
Swallow you when they shatter the sky
'Cause your life's complete and your walls are high
If you question the world you will never get old
So you don't, you don't go
To an open field, are you satisfied
That they feel so proud and the walls are high
Though morning's breaking out I can't see the light
It's gone from here
In an open field
They will spend their life
Holding out their hope
Longing for the time
In the silent dawn
They will cross the line
To a brighter place
They can call their home
Is there light before the dawn
Light before the dawn
Though morning's breaking out
I can't see the light
It's gone from here
But I can't leave
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2. |
Demented Angel
04:21
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From day one we knew you'd make it big
Like a cancer you snuck into everything
We fed you, helped you into your disguise
And with somber words we watched your madness rise
Your foolish pride, demented angel
You wait, you wait, changing lines on the map again
You watched in spring you helped them die
They were thorns in your side 'til they broke away from life
Gaddafi was weak, thought that oil would make them smile
But there's bears in the desert and nobody wants a fight
Your foolish pride, demented angel
You wait, you wait, changing lines on the map again
And why does it seem that we keep arriving here
If war is your dream we were forged in the fire, fuck dignity
(Even though they fear you)
It's getting harder to
(Keep them in line)
Drop bombs on you
(You cannot betray your kind)
And calling you out just entrenches you in
(And you might sin)
That's no way to win
It's just a sad way to end the story
Your foolish pride, demented angel
You break, you wait, changing lines on the map again
If all of your dreams won't change anything
Then why can't we leave and begin again
You foolish man, you've paid the price
You've been deserted by your tribe
So king of sand and empty lands
You have lost the forces you command
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3. |
Desert Waves
05:28
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Lonely 'til the night the desert comes alive
And the trafficker's been waiting for you
To cast you from your shore
You give but they want more
And now desert waves are breaking on these endless shores I see
Everything looks different now you've broke away, you're free
But nothing is getting closer to me
So just stop now! (no don't judge me)
You know you can't imagine what I've lost now! (on this desert sea)
It's like you don't see what everybody else can!
Weakened by the sight of old trails come to life
Veins of sharp humanity are riding desert waves
An endless shore so strange
It cuts but then it saves
Only if you're strong enough to ride the storm unseen
Only if you're brave enough to face the wars you leave
But I don't think I'm going back there
So just stop now! (no don't judge me)
You know you can't imagine what I've lost now! (an endless dream)
It's like you don't see what everybody else can!
When it's all been said and done
I'm hanging on to you
From the damage we must run
I'm so determined not to waste this chance to realise
My own potential
In my home I'm terrorised
On this trail I am
Victimised
Do you even realise
How I'm damaged on the way
To a safer world where I can stay
(No don't judge me)
I know you can't imagine what I've lost now! (on this desert sea)
Well everything seems empty on this desert sea! (No don't judge me)
I know you can't imagine trusting me! (in this endless dream)
It's like you don't see what everybody else can!
On a cold and rusty shore
Some fire's burning inside you
And burning up the things you left behind
When you travel from your life
Are you braver than those you leave behind?
Scattering your ashes far and wide...
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4. |
The Storm
03:46
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Heavy seas on this long journey
Hear the thunder rise
See the clouds in the turbulent sky
It's night but the sea is green
I'm starting to be terrified
The sky has been electrified
In the light of the dark, in the heat of the day
I could be the storm that you see
Watching your eyes
In the ocean a spark, I will snuff out your ark
You will be forgotten how strange
Open your eyes
And you'll be forgotten how strange
In the light I could have made
And you scream to be saved
From the life I created
And only you, and you alone
Will find a castle far from home
Even when you see my eyes
Sarcastic evil trapped inside
And for my crime
They see to it you must drown
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5. |
Now I Disappear
04:39
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Your face is inscrutable but the message is clear
I can search but you're no longer here
You are some thankless warrior I am given to fear
And my feet go where my fear must lead
And you know that I can't fight
The things that we build in our minds
It's all I can do not to love you
It was all you could do not to die
Now I disappear
You can search but I'm no longer here
The cities we built have been stolen
And I'm far from here
As a child insufferable I was driven to tears
By a light that was brilliant but brief
Every time I saw the way you were I was broken
With a word capsized and the fire in your eyes was gone
So now I disappear
You can search but I'm no longer here
The cities we built have been stolen
And I'm far from here
And you know that I can't fight
The things that we build in our minds
It's all I can do not to love you
So the message is kept in my mind
So now I disappear
You can search but I'm no longer here
The storm we were made in has broken
The streets that we played in have cleared
Now I disappear
Now I disappear
Now we've gone from here
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Took an early morning drive
Back of nowhere
Dust from the capital still burned into my hair
I flew through the night
Though it took me half my life
To make the outward journey
Since I lost my starting line
But I'm searching for you
Oh, brother of mine!
I've come home for you now
I turned myself around
To see the strength in your eyes
And feel like something good has happened
I have shown you I never let you go
Settled in familiar streets
These feet much younger ran
Changing places disagree
Streets drift like desert sands
Did you have to go?
I search for you now and then
20 years abandoned us
But here I must return
But I've come home for you now
I turned myself around
To see the strength in your eyes
And feel like something good has happened
I have shown you I never let you go
In my heart you'll see we could have anything
Why chase a time that's come to an ending?
We'll laugh and cry and trade our memories
One taste, that's all we get of anything
It's so hard to...
to savor it
But I've come home for you now
I turned myself around
To see myself in your eyes
And feel like something good has happened
I can show you I never let you go
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Horizoneer Birmingham, UK
UK-based singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist.
Former guitarist of Captain Horizon.
Likes poppy proggy indie rocky things.
Horizoneer recommends:
Genuinely groundbreaking blend of styles that often leaves you in a state of bemused wonder, and never leaves you disappointed.
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