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En Francais
03:51
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Grab your gas tanks and some simple lights
We'll take you to a tragic show then we'll make it out somehow
I couldn't recognize their faces through the 60 foot flames
And it burned and it burned
Cause I can set Paris on fire if I want to and I want to
Tonight the city lights will finally come alive
And they'll burn so bright and we'll smash them to the ground
They'll never see us coming and they'll never see us fall
Please let me be there cause you're so important to me
I can set paris on fire if I want to and I want to
The air is dead calm this is the eye of the storm
They'll never see us coming and they'll never see us fall
No they'll never see us fall
I am just another arsonist
I Can set Paris on fire if I want to
I'm a mother fucking arsonist
I can set paris on fire if I want to and I want to
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Catamaran
04:00
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I open my mouth to let the salty air in my lungs
I which it seeps down and it's breaking my heart
And you stand beneath me watching the waves do laps
And like them you're tired we have to get out of this town
I don't know why you go back on your word
And like this tide I am tired of all this push and pull
We have to get out of this town
Push and Pull
Push and Pull
Push and Pull
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My Wolf Father
04:38
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Getting to crowded in this den for us, that's what you said to me
The mossy ground of the woods at dusk aren't fit for a family
And you just want to chase the moonlight
And you never took the time to teach me how to howl
In the dark of the night at the moon
And I just want to scratch at the surface of the truth and not my ear
He'll be back by dawn I'm sure, that's what you said to me
But I know better than to trust him like that so I went out to see
You in the moonlight with your back to me
And though I cried you just turned away and howled
In the dark of the night at the moon
And I just want to scratch at the surface of the truth and not my ear
Getting to crowded in this den for us, that's what you said to me
The mossy ground of the woods at dusk aren't fit for a family
And you just want to chase the moonlight
And you never took the time to teach me how to howl
(Don't be afraid little one to see what's outside your cave there's so much
More to see when you're on your own
And I swear I will take the time to teach you how to howl)
In the dark of the night at the moon
And I just want to scratch at the surface of the truth and not my ear
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Ghost Tunnel
04:13
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I planned the greatest escape that I know just to see you as soon as I can see you
A rusty shovel and a band of miners, this should work out just as I planned
Pardon me for saying so but I never thought I'd find anyone who'd try so hard, just to get to me
(I'm trying really hard you know)
I'm sorry to inform you, but I'm terrified of the dark, if you add some streetlights maybe I could come with you
Start breaking ground tomorrow at six a.m.
All I need are my two hands
We'll see you in no time perhaps a month or two
And just one more thing
How much do I love you?
Sorry that you can't join me in my home town, but there's a back-up, a way we can be together
Even though my city's better, I know a passage, well, it needs a little tender love and care
Well I'm not sure how to say this, but I get pretty nervous in little tight spaces oh, whoa oh
(You're getting pretty nervous I know)
If this tunnel were a little wider, I think I could find the courage to come with you back to your world
Start breaking ground tomorrow at six a.m.
All I need are my two hands
We'll see you in no time perhaps a month or two
And just one more thing
How much do I love you?
Well does this little path go under any oceans? It looks a bit leaky to me
(My hands are raw and my eyes don't adjust)
If you could drain the rivers and the streams, lakes and oceans and other wet things I'm sure
(Glad you're waiting for me I'm sure)
I'll come back with you
Start breaking ground tomorrow at six a.m.
All I need are my two hands
We'll see you in no time perhaps a month or two
And just one more thing
How much do I love you?
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Steal
04:20
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If I wake up and don't know who I am
If I sit up and don't know where I am
You promise you'll be there to tell me
You promise to help me there if I'm scared
To see your life through a three inch pane of glass
Never to know if the next car ride is your last
A world of disconnect
A promise that was broken
I woke up and I didn't know where I was
It's a sterile room and a strange weight in my lungs
Rip off the chains run through the streets and scream
Come out and see all of us dance in the rain
To see your life through a three inch pane of glass
Never to know if the next car ride is your last
Light seeps through a foggy shallow din
Promise me one more thing
Run through the streets and scream
Come out and see all of us dance in the rain
Close your eyes and believe that the world is still the same
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
I'll be there to help you if you're scared
I'll be there if you don't know who you are
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Dana's House
02:02
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Don't forget to take your shoes off you'll make my floor all messy
If you Wanna dance all night then that's ok with me
Just tell your mom we'll be back by morning
I hope you don't forget about me
I can't tell what the neighbours are thinking
I just hope they don't see me cause it's my parent's house
We'll grab the wine and take it to the basement it's been a bloody long week
The shoes start to pile so high, it's gotten away from me
No body will remember what happened but it's strike three for me
I can't tell what the neighbours are thinking
I just hope they don't see me cause it's my parent's house
When you're on your own you can't be sure your friends will leave you alone
So I say to you
Don't be afraid to take your shoes off it's been a bloody long week
The neighbours won't be back for days so anything
Is all right with me
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South Rio
03:16
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Met a man by the river,
he had his horse in tow
Couldn't see if he was comin or goin
We knew he was a dead man
Down in South Rio
Seniorita in the fog
Down in South Rio
Never found what we were looking for
Met a woman down in South Rio
She said she knew it all
I asked about the dead man
You could tell she was bound to fall
Down in South Rio
Seniorita in the fog
Down in South Rio
Never found what we were looking for
There was a pale rider on the hill top
He said "come with me my friends, if you wanna see the dawn"
Never found what we were looking for
Down in South Rio
Seniorita in the fog
Down in South Rio
Never found what we were looking for
A Pale Rider
A Dead Man
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Monsieur Monster
04:37
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Consider this a formal apology to the birds that I shot in the park
You see, they had it comin
I am not a monster, so would you just start calling me
A Citizen of this fine fine city
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Yours in Murder Mr. Monster
It started with a shot and ended with a bang
Some say they saw the feathers from three blocks away
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Yours in Murder Mr. Monster
The footprints on the window were just their tell
I thought we had a clear understanding
I offered an ultimatum but they declined
Stay of the sill and you'll be fine
(Just fine, just fine, just fine)
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Yours in Murder Mr. Monster
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Yours in Murder Monsieur Monster
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Hope, dangles on a string and the clouds are parting their way
You, you stand next to me you know this bitch is draggin us down
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down, down down down, down down
Smoke rises in the distance, you can see it clearing the sky
You, you stand there with me, this is the beginning of the end
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down, down down down, down down
We stand side by side on the front line, looking the devil square in the eye
I hope that you'll be with me, the two of us standing tonight
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down
And my, my days are numbered
And I hope that you'll follow me down down down, down down down, down down down, down down down, down down
I read your letter yesterday
I saw it through the fog
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The Left Behinds Calgary, Alberta
A blend of folk, rock and acoustic music this band features good humour and tragic melancholy, often at the same time. Swirling guitars give way to indie drumbeats, and bombastic vocals trade off with gentle folk melodies in a way that is always unpredictable, yet somehow familiar. With a penchant for melodramatic crescendos, The Left Behinds are a band that refuses to be pinned down. ... more
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