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Expectations
03:22
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You'll never be scared by a broken Jack-in-the-box
You'll always be late sitting in a room filled with clocks
You built it all on your friends with hopes they'll give you something to take away,
But why'd you build it on them when they're just like you, cracked and frayed?
[Chorus]
Who do you expect to come through?
Never lay up treasures you think might fade or rust
'Cause in the end there's nothing in your hand but dust
You'll never be scared by a broken Jack-in-the-box
You'll always be late sitting in a room filled with clocks
Never lay up treasures you think might fade or rust
'Cause in the end there's nothing in your hand but dust
In the end there's nothing in your hand but dust
In the end there's nothing in your hand but dust
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2. |
October
04:19
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Yes and no
Fast and slow
I wanna stay, but I wanna go
[Chorus]
October, please bleed your color to cover my black and white world
October, I'm waiting for your breeze to cool my summer-burned heart
October it is
You're my only wish
And even though we've never touched, you're still my first kiss
October it is
Please brush the sand from my cold heart
And would you fill my role?
I can't even play my own part
But if my summer-burn won't heal
And my black-and-white stays still
Oh, if my summer-burn won't heal
And my black-and-white stays still, oh, October
Yes and no
Fast and slow
I wanna stay
But I'm gonna go
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3. |
I Can Only Reach So Far
04:53
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I can reach out and hold your hand
So thank you for not turning me down
You can pretend that you give a care
It's like you're listening without even being here
[Chorus]
But I can only reach so far
I can only reach so far
I can only reach so far without falling, without falling down
I could fall down
And you would never know
But would you look through the crowd
To find out I'm alone?
If I were to stop trying, would there be anything?
If I were to stop trying, would there be anything at all?
(Repeat)
Would it be better for me to build a wall so you don't have to watch me fall?
So if you reach out to hold my hand
I promise you I won't be around
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4. |
Derailed Train
01:18
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No sense in the pain
But no pain, no gain
It's not like I'm losing a game
More like a derailed train
But I can't get back on track
No, I can't get back on track
If you don't pick me up
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5. |
Tornado
03:29
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I am tired of the same old thing
I'm believing the same old lies
And I am sick of the same sad song
This perfect life that I built on my own: a Lego world built to fall all along
I don't have much longer until I fall apart
I've built these pretty places like a card house built of aces
I don't have much longer until I'll hit restart
If you don't wreck my heartland, stomp my castle made of sand
Then all these pretty places
And the card house build of aces
I'll build my life on them again, and they'll fall in and crush my misplaced trust
[Chorus 1]
Send me a tornado
It's time to turn the table
Send me a tornado
It's time to turn the table
'Cause I built my life on a weak foundation
And I've banked it all on my own damnation
Please send a tornado to wreck my perfect life
Flash floods, mudslides
Send me down an F-5
Tear up the facade of lies
That's letting stress thrive
'Cause I need a set fresh of eyes,
Something I can work with
A new set of tools
So I can rebuild with purpose
I've had about enough of this
It's destruction for productiveness
Huffin', puffin' over nothingness
Because I trusted in my bluff again
And it's hard to build a house out of cards
Throw them all in, the foundations falls in
'Cause I've seen castles wash away
And tomorrows have been lost today
There's plenty more I've gotta say
Stuck inside and locked away
Where every building block will break
And everything is not OK
'Cause I had a friend lost in waves
And the accident was not a mistake
Typhoons, monsoons
Let the storm be gone soon
And send me a tornado
'Cause God always follows with a rainbow
[Chorus 2]
Send me a tornado
It's time to turn the table
Send me a tornado
(Break it down, shake the ground)
It's time to turn the table
(Let's rebuild the whole town)
Send me a tornado
(Break it down, shake the ground)
It's time to turn the table
(Let's rebuild the whole town)
So I'll build my life on the Strong Foundation
'Cause I finally found you're my sole salvation
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6. |
Melodies Cry
04:25
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Psalm 16
03:33
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Preserve me, O God
For in you I take refuge
You are my Lord
I have no good apart from you
No good apart from you
[Chorus]
For my joy is in your presence
And there my heart is glad
And my whole being rejoices
I have no good apart from you
No good apart from you
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