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Closer to Clear

by Linwood

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1.
Poison 04:30
look what a mess we've made of this burnt our home burnt this bridge look what a fool we've made of love this was His and not our own the mess we make we love and we hate depending on the view the things we'll never do they'll find room cause the poison tastes sweet too look at the mess we make when for love's sake we hide and then we run and in this mess we made we lost it anyway and we take it on our own look what a wreck we are alone our sin would hang us out to make us known look at the way we play our hearts it's not a game and a pair doesn't win
2.
meet me outside won't you pick me up take me for a drive we can press our luck tell me everything that I wanna know all the hidden things that you never show let me in let me see your heart all your darkest sins and your broken parts it's the thirst of knowing everything that'll make me one of your hidden things you drew them out and you gave them voice all my darkest thoughts and the hidden things you let me in to your game of choice if you make a move, will I make a noise? blood rush in, under your skin it would sell us out to the cheapest bid so let me know what you wanna do are the hidden things all there is to you? all the things we love we sold them for a blood rush everything we said we were we sold it for a blood rush open that door let you have a peek now the secret's yours, and ours to keep bated breath, won't you hold it tight? if you let it out, it'll fuel this fire I want to know who you really are and I'll keep on driving till we get that far so come on let's go baby can't you see make the hidden things our reality all the things we love we sold them for a blood rush everything we said we were we sold it for a blood rush all the things we love we sold them for a blood rush everything we said we were we sold it for a blood rush
3.
Pixels 05:06
living through your pictures dreaming through these pixels cause it's the only glimpse of you I get these days I'm taking all these hints girl from your points and clicks that your heart beats faster for me today am I just a pixel in your bigger picture? where do I fit girl, with you? all I see is what the lens lets me a love I'm jealous for from afar I swear, through the bending light and frames that I hear, you calling out my name and you know, that my heart is yours to take so you pose, and steal it frame by frame it's like your pictures, your pixels, get me through the day it's like your pictures, your pixels, steal me frame by frame your pictures, your pixels your pictures, your pixels we put it in a three by five our hearts were froze in time put it in a frame and hang it high I couldn't throw your words away is it still what you'd say? is it true? is that you? do you love me? could you hold me? could we frame this, and the whole thing? I don't want to be a slip in your stride we could take pictures of all the things we want to love and I'd take you above them all I swear, through the bending light and frames that I hear, you calling out my name and you know, that my heart is yours to take so you pose, and steal it frame by frame it's like your pictures, your pixels, get me through the day it's like your pictures, your pixels, steal me frame by frame I swear, through the bending light and frames that I hear, you calling out my name and you know, that my heart is yours to take so you pose, and steal it frame by frame it's like your pictures, your pixels, get me through the day it's like your pictures, your pixels, steal me frame by frame your pictures, your pixels your pictures, your pixels
4.
Sleep 04:10
welcome to earth welcome to pain welcome to lust and lies and hearts that are full of dirt I'll play the fool and you'll play the odds and I'll count the cost of being up this creek alone 'cause I chose love over loving you now the ground is crying out beneath my shoes sleep won't bring us the rest we're longing for cause if I close my eyes all I see is that open door sleep won't bring us the rest we're longing for cause if I close my eyes all I see is that open door I play these rooms for the finest of men and still nothing compares to singing my heart to you I'll pay the cost I'll take the pain just to keep your heart on my mind we're only as sick as our darkest of secrets and I'm OK to take a few pills each day sleep won't bring us the rest we're longing for cause if I close my eyes all I see is that open door sleep won't bring us the rest we're longing for cause if I close my eyes all I see is that open door sleep is never close enough to sleep is never close enough to sleep is never close enough to sleep is never close enough to you your eyes, they tie me to your bedpost your lips, they sink me into repose sleep will never be the same again
5.
Landslide 04:50
this is the life that I built for myself may it all fall these are the plans that I've laid before may they all fall these are the hands tried to hold it all may it all fall down and everything I've tried to leave behind may it all fall all the things that leave me robbed and blind may it all fall everything that takes you off my mind may it all fall down, down let the kingdoms fall that are made in the hearts of men that our hearts would break and fall for yours again take this heart I'm falling for you I'm falling free sweet falling like a landslide take this heart I'm falling for you I'm falling free sweet falling like a landslide this is the place where my heart breaks and you love me this is my life fleeing from your grace and you love me I am my favorite idol and you love me more and more each day I'm screwing up and you love me more and more each day I can't compete and you love me more and more each day my heart grows weak and you love me more, more and I'm so tired of cheap love, cheap love and I'm so tired of cheap love, cheap love and I'm so tired of cheap love, cheap love and I'm so tired of cheap love, cheap love
6.
I ain’t no king built my house upon this beach and I don’t know this ground still a stranger in my own town on and on and on I’ve been looking for a place to call my own looking for a way to be known hurricane, breath of rain so board the glass and shield your eyes there’s a storm that’s rising out beyond the tide (oh, my breath of rain) it’s time we’ll see just what these walls will take my hurricane my breath of rain is there anybody out there i can’t take this on my own is there anybody out there waves are breaking on my home is there anybody out there anybody in the storm is there anybody oh please anybody is there anybody oh please anybody here comes the storm here comes the rising waves the blood red skies the palace only holds the one who reigns so where is my kingdom where is my house am I building on beach or rock and solid ground alone this breath of rain is the coming sign that this house will fight my breath of rain stole from the mouth of the one who took my breath away my hurricane, my breath of rain
7.
Heartbeat 05:04
i don’t have the words this is still writing me but i still have the hurt will it ever change a thing? will it ever will it ever will I ever change? will it ever, will it ever will I ever change? and I know I’m still breathing but my heart’s not beating and I know I’m still breathing but my heart’s not beating anymore never’s come and gone and what’s left of this home? never came and saw that it’s right, and I’m wrong will I ever, will I ever will it ever be the same? and I know I’m still breathing but my heart’s not beating and I know I’m still breathing but my heart’s not beating anymore I just need a heartbeat I just need a heartbeat I just need a heartbeat again give me your heartbeat your heartbeat again
8.
are we the things that haunt us? are we the things that make us fear are we the things that hold us back are we the things that we hold dear so bottoms up let’s drink away every fear in this house I’ll call your bluff I’ll you out there’s no fooling me now you’ve got everybody watching you’ve got everybody so convinced we’re all the things that no one really wants to see we’re all the things that no one ever said we’d be oh, it’s getting closer to clear oh, it’s getting closer to here you’ll be one of my secrets just another one of my regrets and I’ll give you all of my lies and a heart full of empty things it’s getting closer to clear that we are the things we fear it’s getting closer to clear that I am the broken one I am the broken one I am the things I fear I am the broken one and it’s all closer to clear so take it slow I’m still feeling this out you never know which brick makes the house take a breath and let it out I’m not done with this yet it’s just the place it’s just the time I just need to reset I just need to reset I just need to forget all of my regrets and I don’t think I’m who you think I am cause I’m not enemy I’m not the enemy and I don’t think I’m who you think I am but I’m not the man I said I’d be
9.
OK 05:42
here’s to the moment here’s the last time that we all could speak our mind here’s to the honest here’s the real hearts that we see from time to time oh, oh are we ok? say hey are we ok? oh, oh are we ok? are our hearts gone gone did we throw them away is it love we lost out there, along the way oh, oh are we ok? say hey are we ok? oh, oh are we ok? I’ve been searching for the ok I’ve been searching through the empty rooms when all I needed was your arms I’ve been searching for the ok I’ve been searching through the empty rooms when all I need is what I’ve got here’s to our last call here’s to the last round of fleeting, fading things cause this is the lasting, this is the long haul my heart’s been waiting for oh, oh are we ok? say hey are we ok? oh, oh are we ok? we’re not ok we’re not ok we’re not ok we’re not ok
10.
we are the hopeless broken children of broken homes and empty promises of love we’re the hopeful, careless child we’re reaching out we’re reaching out we’re the orphans without fathers your sons and daughters looking for home we are not the sins of our fathers we’re your sons and daughters sons and daughters and we are not the things that haunt us we’re your sons and daughters your sons and daughters and all we’ve got is partial dreams ripped at the seams it’s tearing us apart where we go will be our home cause there’s nothing left to burn nothing left to burn we won’t be the same the same this is not home it’s not my war to be won this is not home it’s not my war to be won this is not home it’s not my war to be won it’s all been done and I still fight to be called a son it’s all been done and I’m still fighting to be called a son to be called a son called a son
11.
Work 05:18
I am just a minstrel a troubadour for show and I’ll dance for you, I’ll dance for you and I am but a busker, a simple man of song and I’ll play you all your favorite tunes I am the light and the gleam in the city the queen in the night that burns so pretty I’m yours, I am yours salt and sweat and this hard work it’s made worthless when I’m standing next to you there’s no regret in these pillared courts of love and my prayer is to stand for you and sing I am just a servant but who is serving who the pride gets long, the love don’t rise I can’t be your jester I’m already a fool I’m tired of being played by you salt sweat and this hard work it’s all worthless to get me close to you salt sweat and this hard work it’s all worthless to get me close to you
12.
so that was the numbing blow the name you called your own that was the weighted piece that held your head below what’s in a name, what’s in it for you what’s in a change if the truth is still the truth so go ahead and change if you want to change your name throw it all away you can always be who you want to make yourself make yourself a name and I’ll always know you I’ll always know you I’ll always know you and your new name you played your last card a hide and seek for two you changed the last call and the demons still haunt you and they chase you and the name you made yourself cause it slays you, not to hide behind the veil
13.
Austin Road 05:35
this is how it all begins a single glimpse of how it could and should’ve been that was all it took to reel you in this is how my world will end a penny short and a dollar thin but nothing really costs that much nothing really worth my love we’ve tasted and we’ve seen it’s time to make what we believe so write these words to own these moments flicker and fade away so lay still low bed of this truck and go 12:35, and we’re driving austin road time stops sweet seal this away for me cause hear you me this is infinite this is ours nothing really burns as bright once you’ve seen the stars take flight it’s an infinite scene of everything that points away from me nothing really touches this this quiet dance the fall before the kiss and it never seems to last that long it’s like I’m here and then you’re gone

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released April 15, 2014

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