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1. |
Dust from the Stars
03:23
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Convoluted in cloudy memory
Sneaking into my thoughts
Vaguely remember
Something, something
Something, something
Was lost
There you are dust from the stars
Everything, nothing more
Particles for the heart
Dust from the stars
Had a hint in my pocket
Now my pocket disappeared
In the end it didn’t matter
Felt you near
There you are dust from the stars
Everything, nothing more
Particles for the heart
Dust from the stars
The stars
Shhhhhhhh…
Secret message in my head
P- pull the cork, open it
F- find the answer
Write it down
Buh-buh-buh-bury it deep
Buh-buh-buh-bury it deep
Buh-buh-buh-bury it deep
There you are dust from the stars
Everything, nothing more
Particles for the heart
Dust from the stars
Dust from the stars
There you are dust from the stars
Everything, nothing more
Particles for the heart
Dust from the stars
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2. |
Just Drive
03:46
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We could leave tonight
Leave it all behind
Find a new life
Just drive
La, la, la…
We’ll be okay - YEAH
We’ll be alright – YEAH
Build a world of yours and mine
Just drive
Down for too long
Shadows of ourselves
Sunken eyes, sunken dreams
Gotta break free
We’ll be okay - YEAH
We’ll be alright – YEAH
Build a world of yours and mine
Just drive
Just drive
A million reasons, rationalizations
To keep us in the same position
It all comes down to a single blockade
Fear in our minds
Fear in our minds
Fear in our minds
Fear in our minds
Nothing stopping us
Except the fear in our minds
Gotta break free
Just drive
We’ll be okay - HEY
We’ll be alright – HEY
Build a world of yours and mine
We’ll be okay
We’ll be alright
Build a world of yours and mine
Just drive
Just drive
Just drive
Just drive
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3. |
Infinite Blanket
03:28
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I've run out of rationalizations
To explain your steady persuasion
Never thought the manifestation
Of this kind of love could exist
Ooo... Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Ooo... Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh, this infinite blanket
Speeding faster than a blink
Reining in the endless chaos
This heart of you and me
Oh, this infinite blanket
Draping over this world of ours
Its foggy glaze penetrating
Love's enough
Love's enough
All the meaningful meaninglessness
Of sentient consciousness
The only thing no one protests
The boundlessness of love
Ooo... Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Ooo... Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh, this infinite blanket
Speeding faster than a blink
Reining in the endless chaos
This heart of you and me
Oh, this infinite blanket
Draping over this world of ours
Its foggy glaze penetrating
Love's enough
Love's enough
As for you, you and me
We've fulfilled this fantasy
All encompassing adoration
I'm ready when you're ready
I'm ready when you're ready
I'm ready when you're ready
(laugh)
YAH!
Oh, this infinite blanket
Speeding faster than a blink
Reining in the endless chaos
This heart of you and me
Oh, this infinite blanket
Draping over this world of ours
Its foggy glaze penetrating
Love's enough
Love's enough
Oh, this infinite blanket
Oh, this infinite blanket
Oh, this infinite blanket
Oh, this infinite blanket
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
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4. |
Lifeboat
03:32
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How we have ever known
We would be each other's lifeboat
Navigate this stormy sea
Just shut our eyes and hold tightly
Tight, tight, tight, tight
You and I are so alike
I think we came from the same star in the sky
Our home star will be our guide
Leading brightly as we sail on our lifeboat
Ooo...
Lifeboat
Ooo...
My grip is one of steel
I'll support you while you steer us clear
Paddle fast, then we'll let it coast
Together we can hit the winning post
Hah hah hah hah
You and I are so alike
I think we came from the same star in the sky
Our home star will be our guide
Leading brightly as we sail on our lifeboat
Ooo...
Lifeboat
Ooo...
You never know
Where the wind blows
With you near
I've abandoned all my fears
Whatever comes our way
You and I will persevere
Carry on, carry on
Persist
Carry on, carry on
Through all of this
Navigate this stormy sea
Never giving up
Never giving up, no
Never giving up
Never giving up, no
Never giving up
On you and me
You and I are so alike
I think we came from the same star in the sky
Our home star will be our guide
Leading brightly as we sail on our lifeboat
Ooo...
Lifeboat
Ooo...
Lifeboat
Ooo...
Lifeboat
Ooo...
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5. |
Enemy
03:15
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In my heart I want to believe
But it's taken away by, by the enemy
Lies, distractions
Put on display
By the enemy, by the enemy
Systematically, methodically
Hidden away by, by the enemy
Everything we know
Everything we hope
Destroyed by, by the enemy
We'll confront, we'll obstruct
Break down, strike down
The enemy, the enemy
Investigate, interrogate
Seize control, we'll overthrow
The enemy, the enemy
We'll dominate
Subjugate, regulate
The truth is on our side
Annihilate, obliterate
Suppress their ignorance
There's nowhere they can hide
You are either with us or you are against us
You are either with us or you are against us
You are either with us or you are against us
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
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6. |
Broken Record
04:08
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Boarding on obsession
Lucky for us we don't mind
Our attentive attention
Has always been so very fine
And words have never seemed
To make any sense
Compared to the feeling
I get when it's just us
But I'll keep saying I love you
Broken record that I am
And you keep saying you love me
Oh, those knowing eyes understand
That words will never be enough
To represent, no
Words mean nothing without
The person behind them
Even the poetry
That rolls off your tongue
Perfectly describing
All we've done
Means very little
Without the heart of you
Just another riddle
In life's pursuit
But I'll keep saying I love you
Broken record that I am
And you keep saying you love me
Oh, those knowing eyes understand
That words will never be enough
To represent, no
Words mean nothing without
The person behind them
So we'll talk and talk and talk
Share these words
Share these thoughts
Hold each other close
Until our time has come
Broken record that I am
Broken record that I am
Broken record that I am
But I'll keep saying I love you
Broken record that I am
And you keep saying you love me
Oh, those knowing eyes understand
That words will never be enough
To represent, no
Words mean nothing without
The person behind them
Broken record that I am
Broken record that I am
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7. |
Directly at the Sun
03:00
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You look directly at the sun
You know just what you've done
There's turning back, no
No turning back
Even if you could
I'm not sure if you would
You seem to understand
Everything understood
If I could get in your head now
I could finally understand how
If I could get inside your head
Puzzle pieces lining up
Find the corners
Match the colors
Patiently place the pieces
We're getting there
We're getting there
Even if you could
I'm not sure if you would
You seem to understand
Everything understood
If I could get in your head now
I could finally understand how
If I could get inside your head
When you believe
What you conceive
Everything, everything
Becomes alive
Reasons, answers
Obsolete
Nothing left but you and me
Reasons, answers
Obsolete
Nothing left but you and me
Verbal poet reciting prose
Nothing written down
Words flowing, felt and said
Martyr of time
Even if you could
I'm not sure if you would
You seem to understand
Everything understood
If I could get in your head now
I could finally understand how
If I could get inside your head
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8. |
No One
02:55
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Fading away
Time and day
Bodies decay
As we age
And no one will know
What we've known
When we've gone, no
No one will know
What we've known
Futile attempts
To leave little marks
Almost over
Before it starts
And no one will know
What we've known
When we've gone, no
No one will know
What we've known
We try
Do what we can with this life
We try and we try and we try
But no one will know
What we've known
Draw each breath
Then exhale
Push and pull
Until no more
And no one will know
What we've known
When we've gone, no
No one will know
What we've known
Death is just a part of life
Life is just a part of death
And no one will know
What we've known
When we've gone, no
No one will know
What we've known
We try
Do what we can with this life
We try and we try and we try
But no one will know
What we've known
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9. |
When the Bones Are Dry
04:59
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Surprise, surprise
Our lives are lies
Undisguised and televised
When it ends will you despise
Or be convinced you can't
Tell truth from lies
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
Manipulation
An occupation
Rhetoric and speculation
Accusation, moral degradation
The high road is just too high
When sugar-coated
In aspartame lies
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
Not guilty has never meant innocent
And justice can be so unjust
As the smoke and the mirrors clear
We'll see
A murderer walks free
Surprise, surprise
Eye for an Eye
And a lie for a lie
Surprise, surprise
Truth is worthless
When the bones are dry
When the bones are dry
When the bones are dry
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10. |
Use Your Words
03:14
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Here we go again, my friend
Lack of communication
Now awkward situation
Silent serves us best
Distraction from the tension
Confounding opposition
Left with our thoughts within
Silent serves us best
Please use your words
We don't have to get hurt
Please use your words
Then you and I would be
Just, just fine
Just fine
Just fine
If you'd have told me how you felt
When you felt what you felt
Instead of festering inside
This altercation, exasperation
Woulda never
Woulda never
Woulda never
Happened
Please use your words
We don't have to get hurt
Please use your words
Then you and I would be
Just, just fine
Just fine
Just fine
Temporary
Avoidance
Creates more conflict
Than just dealing with it
Words are your friend, my friend
Please use them
Please use your words
We don't have to get hurt
Please use your words
Then you and I would be
Just, just fine
Just fine
Just fine
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11. |
Run
03:37
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You always run
You always run
Away
You always run
You always run
Away
The madness
The madness
Follows you
The madness
The madness
Follows you
You always run
You always run
Away
You always run
You always run
Away
Are you running from your mind?
Are you running from time?
Are you fast enough to get away?
Are you running from your mind?
Are you running from time?
Are you fast enough to get away?
Are you running from your mind?
Are you running from time?
Are you fast enough to get away?
Have you ever escaped?
Have you ever escaped?
You always run
You always run
Away
You always run
You always run
Away
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12. |
Washed Away
03:40
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So now you think you
Can make the impossible true
But when I knew you
I could depend on you for
Nothing, no
Nothing, no
Nothing
Hey!
I wish you everything
Everything that you can dream
I wish with all my heart
That your dreams stay
Stay
Stay
Stay
And are not washed away
Washed away
Washed away
Fanciful, idealist
irrational, so romantic
Impractical, improbably
Nonsensical, fanatical
Hey!
I wish you everything
Everything that you can dream
I wish with all my heart
That your dreams stay
Stay
Stay
Stay
And are not washed away
Washed away
Washed away
So now you think you
Can make the impossible true
But when I knew you
I could depend on you for
Nothing, no
Nothing, no
Nothing
Hey!
I wish you everything
Everything that you can dream
I wish with all my heart
That your dreams stay
Stay
Stay
Stay
And are not washed away
Washed away
Washed away
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13. |
We Will Win
03:26
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There was an ounce of hope
A ray of light
Where we all breathed in
And heaved a sigh
With our eyes wide open
Our hearts beating fast
While we all looked forward
Revitalized
This is our time
This is our life
We’re not the type to give up
We’re ready for the fight
Strength is in the people
Where it’s always been
When we all bind together
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
Nothing ever feels fast enough
When our rights are on the brink of dust
Can our drive out last the wars?
Do we have the strength to endure?
This is our time
This is our life
We’re not the type to give up
We’re ready for the fight
Strength is in the people
Where it’s always been
When we all bind together
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
The only time we are guaranteed
Right here, right now
Where we need to be
The only change we can guarantee
A change of mind, a change of heart
Internally
It will spread
Slowly, indefinitely
Through our collective conscience
Subconsciously
We will transform, we will expand
We will progress
We, we will, we will, will win
We will win
We will win
We will win
This is our time
This is our life
We’re not the type to give up
We’re ready for the fight
Strength is in the people
Where it’s always been
When we all bind together
We will win
Ooo...
We will win
Ooo...
We will win
Ooo...
We will win
Ooo...
We will win
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14. |
Hope
03:36
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Our imaginations
Building the anticipation
We cling to this excitement
We hope to generate
We fill our minds with these
Driving dreams
As we stumble
Wait
Along and wait
Wait and wait
Intoxicating, life changing
moments we crave
Rarely manifest
From the plans we make
Time times we sigh
Thrilled to be alive
Come along to little, too late
But we wait...
Hope is a skill of survival
When the day finally comes
The excitement has long past
And while it might be completely pleasant
It can't compete, no it just can't compete
With the vivid swirls of imagination
Intoxicating, life changing
moments we crave
Rarely manifest
From the plans we make
Time times we sigh
Thrilled to be alive
Come along to little, too late
But we wait...
Hope is a skill of survival
So continue these fantasies
Covet lasting memories
Hope is all we have
When all else is gone
Intoxicating, life changing
moments we crave
Rarely manifest
From the plans we make
The time times we sigh
Thrilled to be alive
Come along to little, too late
But we wait...
And wait....
And wait...
And wait...
Hope is a skill
Hope is a skill
Of survival
Of survival
Hope is a skill
Hope is a skill of survival
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Team Smile and Nod is an electro folk pop duo from Columbus, Ohio that formed in 2004. About a week after swapping demo CDs, Rich Ratvasky (artist-producer) surprised Kara E. Sherman (singer-songwriter) with a remix of one of her songs. Inspired by the remix, they merged their musical styles into an upbeat, melody-driven, politically-inspired fusion. ... more
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