1. |
Old Dark Road
05:11
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Old dark road
Old dark road
swallow my soul
leave me broken to the bone
oh just leave me alone
I’ll be free again, I’ll be free again tomorrow tomorrow
Old dark road
black as Harlan County coal
Lead me down to a broken home
oh just leave me alone
I’ll be free again, I’ll be free again tomorrow tomorrow
oh, oh, oh
hey there little mama
I got some, do you wanna?
Old dark road
Swallow my soul
leave me broken and alone
oh just leave me alone
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2. |
I Was Born
04:43
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I was born
I was born in the middle of the ocean
on an island built by man
when the future is unknown
don’t you build your house on the sinking sand
I came up in the age of worry
I came up in the land of doubt
Now, when that wolf she howl at the moon
all I can do is shut my mouth
and I’m sorry Tennessee I don’t miss you
I bet you don’t miss me
You got demons in your soul
Boy, you gotta learn to let them go
before you wake up in that big house all alone
That girl was awful sweet
She was everything I’d need
But I tore her heart out just to feel it beat
Because I’ve never felt a heartbeat in me
Then, I was born
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3. |
Too Good At Lyin'
03:31
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Haven’t told the truth in so long
my heart is hanging in my body
like a moment that is dead and gone
I think I got too good at lying.
I think I got too good at running away.
I think I’m just an actor in this play.
Do you think there’s any hope?
Do you think there’s any hope for me?
Twelve-step program get me into heaven
let’s cut this bullshit, no more second guessing
like a ghost has followed me
all the way from Tennessee
but I ain’t fucking giving up
got a little bit of fight left in me
I think I got too good at lying.
I think I got too good at running away.
I think I’m just an actor in this play.
Do you think there’s any hope?
Do you think there’s any hope for me?
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4. |
Better Things Than Hell
03:34
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I want to be vindictive to my enemies
Oh, don’t pretend you don’t as well.
But when they bring out their devils,
don’t you dare get on their level.
There’s better things out there than hell.
I want to watch you burn while I’m laughing
But then again why would I waste my time?
Truth of the matter is, I still love you.
Just don’t pull that kind of shit
on the next man that you find.
my soul is swimming in
what-ifs and and what-could-have-beens
it’s hard a find a good friend
when the world spins and spins and spins
we all get tossed
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5. |
Bully Breed
03:08
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Words, they hurt you more than they used to
help me help you
what are we to do?
There’s a place where can recover
it’s a place far away from each other
I’m not a bully breed, just got too many wants and needs
I’m not a bully breed, just seeing things that you don’t see
walk the chain-link fence with my choke-collar on
up all night when you have gone
just another face in a sea of faces
walking by our favorite former places
I’m not a bully breed, just got too many wants and needs
I’m not a bully breed, just seeing things that you don’t see
I’m so sorry,
you really tried to rescue me
I’m not a bully breed, just got too many wants and needs
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6. |
Secrets
03:43
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Secrets
Tell me all your secrets
no one’s going to know but us
laying in this bed for days
no need to fall apart then walk away
I want it all
yeah, I know it’s all my fault
you can have it all
yeah, I know it’s all my fault
cracked paint on doors and windows
is something no one needs to know
though you could be wrong, you could be right
I’ve seen this type of thing before
just know you’ll never be alone when you’re with me
in our misery
I want it all
yeah, I know it’s all my fault
you can have it all
yeah, I know it’s all my fault
outside, silence
the world is falling asleep
maybe that kind of motionless
is something that we could reach
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7. |
Devil Said
04:26
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Devil Said [written by Payden Poore]
Devil says I’ll be alright come tomorrow, come tomorrow
What if he’s wrong?
There were times I felt just like a ghost there, like a ghost there
Holding on.
Devil says I’ll be alright come tomorrow, come tomorrow
What if he’s wrong?
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8. |
No Wolves
04:14
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No Wolves a-Creepin’
Paint it backwards in your mind
Scary all the things you might find
We were dreaming in a cave
Thankfully we escaped
There is nothing out there
Just sunshine and warm air
There’s no wolves a’ creepin’
Just the flowers sleepin’
Take me to the river
Cleanse my heart and liver
There is nothing out there
Just sunshine and warm air
Spiral stars they come to life
Laying on a blanket all night
go on and let it all go, girl
When we get to the other side
You’ll know I told you so
There is nothing out there
Just sunshine and warm air
There’s no wolves a’ creepin’
Just the flowers sleepin’
Take me to the river
Cleanse my heart and liver
There is nothing out there
Just sunshine and warm air
(We'll all be dead one day.
Then we can sleep one day.)
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Body’s a boat, soul is the sea
Delirious shadows in the mind of eternity is all that we are
and the stars are looking back at us.
You were talking in your sleep
said your life is what you feel and see
ande I kissed the lips of here and in-between
Your body’s a boat your soul is the sea
You are my lighthouse
Guide me safely, take me through this dream
it may seem it might not take too long
Your body’s a boat, your soul is the sea
And we are floating
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10. |
Peace of Mind
03:56
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Peace of Mind
Put the bottle to your lips and give the devil a kiss
tell him some excuses as he’s dragging you to hell
nobody wants to die alone
nobody wants to die alone and scared
Man, I was so prepared
holy ghost protect me
all I want is some peace of mind
Put the bottle to your lips
And taste your own bullshit
Praying to a god you don't even believe exists
"Somebody help this man!
His knees are too weak to stand!
He thinks he's done all he can!
He just needs a plan!"
holy ghost protect me
all I want is some peace of mind
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Jesse Jay Allen Tacoma, Washington
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On Dearest Echo, Allen matches thick, ambient guitar and synthesizer with
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