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I can hear my train a-coming
As a distant lonely cry
And my cold and darkened angel
Left a soul to satisfy
So hard to find
Some peace of mind
And gal your ways are young as any childs
But hold the kind of miracle
That drives a man insane
So dry your eyes
And sing for me again
Though your eyes are made of sapphire
And your bird has never flown
Gal your mind is filled with sadness
And your heart is made of stone
Afraid of love
To rise above
So hard to keep the fire in the stove
And I can never free you
From your demons and your chain
So dry your eyes
And sing for me again
As a sad and orphaned stranger
Down the lonesome road I go
As I hang my head in sorrow
For the wounds will always show
No will to strive
To keep alive
For nothing matters more to me than time
The drugs can never cure me
From the emptiness and pain
So dry your eyes
And sing for me again
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Friend of The Devil
05:11
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Pity my life
Humble my crown
Drown me in the river
By the burial ground
Digging my grave
By the watering hole
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
Down on my knees
Filled up with lies
Hang me at the gallows
When the morning do rise
Watching my mind
Spinning out of control
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
Secrets or lies
Flip of a coin
Preachers will be smiling
When the deamons rejoin
Dealers will laugh
And be selling paroles
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
Turning my tricks
Pledging my time
Nobody cries
For tedious crime
Lie and deceive
As a Judas of old
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
Pray for yourself
Never grow old
Everyone cares
For your silver and gold
Sell me your heart
For a mountain of coal
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
Crooked by loss
Leave me alone
Tables will turn
As the devil will roam
Gave him my word
But he wanted me whole
Tell them the devils gonna get my soul
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The Sun Also Rises
03:57
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In all the things you blow
There is a heart and theres a voice
And a light that always shines
On something good
For every stone you throw
There is a way and theres a choice
And a line we always draw
Where we once stood
And the sun also rises
At the shore
Where we never go
For all the times we stayed
With the shadows in the dark
Another day will come
Where we will rise
For every song we sing
In the light of every spark
Will lead us past the storm
Into the light
And the sun also rises
At the shore
Where we never go
Let there be a time when
You dont know your mind for
All the lost and found will
Leave you cast and still the
Sun also rises
At the shore
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Heart of Darkness
03:14
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I drove a friend to the edge of town
Crops of earth in the frosty ground
Trapped in this town with a heart of doubt
Got no clue when the money runs out
Light a cigarette and sing to the shelf
Read a good poem, say a lie to yourself
Howl like a wolf to the darkened sky
Wake in the day with the sun in your eyes
Leave it on the ground
Leave it lost and found
Lost and found
There is a darkness
A heart of darkness
And there is no light
There is a darkness
A heart of darkness
And there is no light
Dream of a path through the meadowlands
Found in the work of a writers hand
Stoned in the ways of the safe and sound
Lost in the race of a merry-go-round
Leave it homeward bound
Leave it lost and found
Lost and found
There is a darkness
A heart of darkness
And there is no light
There is a darkness
A heart of darkness
And there is no light
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The Devil Drinks My Wine
02:28
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Ships are leaving at the shore
Wolves are howling at your door
Waiting as our world is slowly fading
Time is playing overseas
Waving anchored in the breeze
Calling for a voice but leave us waiting
Leaving all the roses in the yard
Leaving all the dreams that get us far
Thumbscrew twisting deamons
Skeletons are dreaming
Crawling through the dust
Of memories that I have never touched
Im buried in its crust
Needles cut through flesh and fame
Clenching fists and taking names
Leaving you with voices that are crying
Finally it conquers time
Fighting death in thoughts and rhyme
Waiting as our days are slowly dying
Leaving all the roses in the yard
Leaving all the dreams that get us far
Thumbscrew twisting deamons
Skeletons are dreaming
Crawling through the dust
Of memories that I have never touched
Im buried in its crust
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Fire on the Vine
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These songs are beautiful and well arranged with loads of acoustic instruments. The sound itself is worth lending your ears to. Give them a listen!
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Jens-Ulrik Kleemeyer - EP
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Jens Ulrik has an amazing talent for vocal harmonies, while also pulling out some super piano arrangements. And currently the download is free!
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Troubles Of The Brain EP
by The Veils
The Veils with Finn Andrews in front are able to channel both a broadside of songwriters and bigger modern rock into an always melancholic universe. No shame in saying they've inspired us in many ways
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