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Don't Get Played
06:03
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Don’t Get Played
Is this what you really want?
Beats me if I know
Do I lead a full life?
If it’s empty I wouldn’t know
All lies and fantasies
Hard truths don’t move me
I’ve made up my own mind
Experience has taught me
Taught me well
I know we all are creatures of habit
And time, it changes the habit you choose
Some don’t change
Is it easier to not change?
Well I’ve had to
Not out of want but out of need
Not out of want but out of need
Years have gone
The questions stay the same
We still don’t have the answers
See the shadow puppets play
What an ancient yarn to spin again
Don’t let wordplay
(and crooked thinking)
Don’t let it derail your mind
Don’t
Don’t get played
Don’t get played
Prioritise your feelings
And say what you really want
No one will say it for you
I’m tired of being some willow in the wind
I’m not trying to rock the boat here
I just want to feel alive
Don’t let wordplay
(and crooked thinking)
Don’t let it derail your mind
Don’t, don’t get played
Don’t, don’t get played
Don’t, don’t get played
Don’t, don’t get played
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2. |
Sand Carrier
04:35
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Sand Carrier
Hey you, sand carrier!
Is that sand upon your back?
Hey, where are you going?
With yet another load of sand
Hey you, so weighed down
Drifting slowly across the water
Hey, where are you going?
I’d like to know
Everyday I see you going by when I’m by the shore
Did you hollow out another hill somewhere?
Did you break it down here so you can build it up over there?
We always seem to be building and building
It never stops
Hey you, sand carrier!
With that load upon your back
Hey, where are you going?
With yet another load
Hey you, so weighed down
Drifting slowly across the water
Hey, where are you going?
Every day I see you going by when I’m by the shore
Did you scour out a riverbed somewhere?
Did you break it down here so you can build it up over there?
Such an illusion, this sleight of hand
We’re shifting like sand
We all are
We’re sand people
Disposable
So now can we take another long hard look?
No!
So now can we take another long hard look?
Who is gonna look?
The amber sky
Sand carrier
Take me away from this shore
Sand carrier
I want to go where you go
You can’t go…
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3. |
Force of Nature
05:00
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Force of Nature
I’m a force of nature
I’m a prisoner of my own making
Will I ever be waking?
It’s in my nature
It’s what defines me
I break these walls out
Across this island of ours
I’m a force of nature
I am lonely
Run my fingers across this land
Just because I can
This selfishness imprisons me
Yet empowers me
In this violent circle of destruction and rebirth
I’m a force of nature
And I can’t slow down
I’m on the road again
And I can see no end
I’m a force of nature
I’m a lone traveller
I’ll ravage your coastline
I’ll ravage your city
I’m a force of nature
And I can’t (won’t) slow down
I’m on the road again
And I can see no end
I can see no end
Force of nature
Force of nature
Force of nature
Force of nature
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4. |
The Amber Sky
06:09
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The Amber Sky
The amber sky on the horizon
Kind and malevolent at the same time
Time changes the way we see things
As we find maturity and slow down
Give up the chase
Gain stability with this newfound perception
About inner peace and gratitude
A hackneyed positive attitude
The sky so self-assured in its charm
Such focus in its purpose
I long for that…
Like some lost meaning
I long for that…
Like some lost meaning
The life I’ve struggled to find but just now found
The life I’ve struggled to find but just now found
I thought that maybe I could change it around
The amber sky remembers how your day has gone
The day you sat here on this breakwater
Your heart drawn half and then quartered
You stare straight back but your eyes lose focus
The amber sky remembers how your day has gone
The day you sat here on this breakwater
As amber turns to cool blue then black
The signs, sometimes would mislead you
But on these rocks, the warmth soon dissipates
Clouds accumulate up above in all shapes
As clarity comes over you like a shower
Of broken pieces
The mind’s in pieces
Fragments of thoughts
Of absent-mindedness
Of empty promises
That leave you with a smile
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5. |
Words of Wisdom
03:43
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Words of Wisdom
Are we the generation that carries the burden on our backs?
Are we the generation that’s sinking up to our necks?
Double down
On our troubles
Double down
On our worries
Turn it around
All our troubles
Turn it around
All our worries
Are we the generation that never sleeps?
But truth is we can’t be woken
Double down
On our troubles
Double down
On our worries
Turn it around
All our troubles
Turn it around
All our worries
Ma
Pa
Have you any words of wisdom?
Ma
Pa
Have you any words of wisdom now?
Grandma
Grandpa
Have you any words of wisdom now?
Where’s your mythical silver lining?
Where’s your mythical silver lining?
Ma
Pa
Grandma
Grandpa
Have you any words of wisdom?
Have you any words of wisdom?
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6. |
The Energy
05:12
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The Energy
Soon as we gain some confidence
Then we must lose it
Our arrogant nature
Seems to always get the better of us
When we let our guard down
I can’t understand how
There are wars being fought now
In times like these I thought
We could be better
An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
No better time to seek vengeance
Thought we could have done better than this
No
Don’t think so
I can’t understand how
There are wars being fought now
In times like these I thought
We could be better
The energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning here
The energy is kind of waning here
The energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning here
The energy is kind of waning here
Your energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning you know
The energy is kind of waning here
The energy is kind of waning here
You know
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7. |
Gratitude
03:12
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Gratitude
We share a common ground
We share the same beliefs and think the same way
I know it’s a rare thing
What the universe puts in our way
I can’t deny it
We both were sinking out at sea
We both mired in our destinies
Scares me to think what we’d be
I owe my life to you
I owe my life to you
You have your funny ways
You always find the road out of my inner hell
I’d be lost without you
Just like my mother says
I hardly smile
When we are apart
We both were sinking out at sea
We both mired in our destinies
Scares me to think what we’d be
I owe my life to you
I owe my life to you
I owe my life to you
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LESLIE LOW Singapore
Am I afraid of baring my soul, of letting you know all my innermost feelings?
Gone into myself again. Trust myself to lead the way. When duality's erased, I'll be whole again.
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