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And So It Goes...
02:11
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2. |
Hearts
04:06
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HEARTS
Oh our story always starts so promising
Then something will go awry
Yes something will go awry
What began ideal will simmer down to real
And these heights are not quite so high
No these heights are not quite so high
To what do I choose to bind
To what do I choose to bind
Will it break or be embraced
Be it treasured or laid to waste
Be it pleasure or pain I taste
This is my heart
This is my heart
Now the storm ensues and I am overcome
Oh to struggle or be subdued
Oh to fight or be left to lose
And the choice to leave is mine to give away
But to what do I hold onto
But to what do I hold onto
Though in pieces I push on through
Oh to what do I hold onto
Will it break or be embraced
Be it treasured or laid to waste
Be it pleasure or pain I taste
This is my heart
This is my heart
When the darkness lies in wait
Or the light promises to break
Be it heaven or hell I face
This is my heart
This is my heart
Oh the rush goes
And the flame slows
Oh the wear shows
But do we give way
Oh I can never fathom how I stay
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3. |
Seasons
03:37
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SEASONS
So it starts and all is seemingly sublime
The outlook bright
And everything's divine
And from this height
I'm altogether fine
And I never look back down
And so amazed
At everything that's falling into place
Possibly perfection I will taste
If only I remain
And I never look back down
So the seasons roll
And what I'd counted dear I treat as old
Reflection and regret to which do I hold
Both lingering behind
And I never look back down
And so it goes as many have before
The fire wanes
A foot out of the door
And how we got here was a steady crawl
And I never look back now
As to why you would wait for me
Is a quandary I can't solve
As to why you would stay for me
As to why you would stay now
So it spirals on
And indiscretions are all sat upon
The breaking of your heart
Again I've done
And still you haven't gone
Yet I never look back now
And so unfolds
The listing of my sins and of your woes
And further will I fumble I suppose
And still you never go
No I never look back now
As to why you would wait for me
Is a quandary I can't solve
As to why you would stay for me
As to why you would stay now
And what would you say is wrong with this
And what would you say is wrong
So it starts again
And everything’s familiar and yet
Refreshingly anew
I hold my breath
And start to climb again
And I never look back now
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4. |
In The Eyes
04:24
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IN THE EYES
What was beautiful
What's profitable
What we've all pursued
Is an adequate disguise
Here you're masquerading
But a look betrays the lies
What you've laid beneath
Buried under glee
Any sign of grief
Has been swept under the rug
Only room for happy
Still I read between the lines
Is there something in your eyes
Behind the glass it lies
And peering in you see it
Betraying your disguise
Despite your hope reveal it
It is in vain you try
There’s nowhere here to hide
Plaster over pain
Hold to your display
Cover up the ways
That you fall into the cracks
Keep up your performance
While your truth leaks through the lines
Is there something in your eyes
Now there's something in your eyes
Now you see there's something wrong with us
Now you see there's something wrong and it's still ok
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5. |
Whole
03:38
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WHOLE
Breaking it down one can discern
Where the fracture lies
And from a height, it's easier to determine lines
Maybe my bliss in ignorance is to blame for sighs
I'm taken aback
I'm taken aback
But I could be whole
I have dipped into darkness
I have tripped on the light
I have read into rituals
In the hope of insight
Waded into the water
Wandered into the night
In the hope of completion
In the hope
That I could be whole
Lift your eyes to the mountains
Now where does my help come from
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6. |
Collisions
04:45
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COLLISIONS
Treading warily
Keep yourself from all harm
Lest the breakage is
Far beyond all you've done
Fool me twice is a
Fashion you can't afford
So the good with the
Bad is lost in your war
Won't you brace for it
And you live when you're ready to lose it
You brace for me
Everything cannot be lest you brace
Brace for it
Treading carefully
May well keep you from harm
Yet regrettably
Hide you also from love
In collisions we
Realize what may be
But when fearfully
Stepping in you retreat
Won't you brace for it
You live when you're ready to lose it
You brace for me
Everything cannot be lest you brace
Brace for it
Here it comes wait for it
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7. |
The Silent Offender
04:58
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THE SILENT OFFENDER
Voices in the dark
Are taunting, pull you apart
1,2,3, ready or not
Here they come, breaking the lock
You’d better start running again
Silence is no friend
The quiet will offend
Whispering all that you lack
Hinting at all you could have
Though you're full you hunger again
So you grope for more
Plenty is your poor
Nevermind climbing the chain
Nevermind scoring again
Everything's never enough
All you have cries out
For some faith to doubt
Into this pour out
Or everything's nothing again
You're timing out
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8. |
Seconds
00:42
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SECONDS
Before the last one's blown
Before the flicker has gone
Before your song winds down
Before the final chime sounds
I'll take a breath to say
I'll take the time to celebrate
I'll take a drink and wait
And never rush out
Never rush out
Never rush out
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9. |
Lovely Day
04:11
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LOVELY DAY
I thought this time
Was right despite
All other situations where
Broken pieces I had jammed in fit well
This smooth proved cracked
This whole, it lacked
I know upon inspection
That my perfection was a tad bit flawed.
It's a lovely day to die
Die to the one I love
Once here, now gone
Makes clear, unknown
And now upon reflection
The magic mirror that I used was cracking
But now "too late"
Has come my way
And oh it's so ironic
That by the time that I had dawned it was night
It's a lovely day to die
Die to the one I love
And now here stands
A broken lamp
With all illumination within but lacking
Motivation to shine
How wrong thou art
When in the dark's
The best of situations
To let the light of all you've gained burn bright
It's a lovely day to die
Die to the one I love
Die to in fact myself.
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10. |
On And On
05:16
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ON AND ON
Facing the breaking
Bracing for all that erupts here
Brave all you fear or
Miss out on all you adore dear
Into the dark do we delve
Never parting and though swallowed whole
We go on
Unto the dawn we persist
Holding on to the hope
that the night will pass over us
Should this go amiss
Will all we've had be abandoned
Enjoying, enduring
Pleasure or pain we will fathom
Into the dark do we delve
Never parting and though swallowed whole
We go on
Unto the dawn we persist
Holding on to the hope
that the night will pass over us
Should the walls close in
Should the lights grow dim
Still this could sing
Still this could sing
We are right here
On and on we battle
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11. |
This Beautiful Space
04:48
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THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE
Here one breath
Silently slipped the next
I thought me quite set for your leaving
Though this time
Had been preparing myself
For departure I'm left bleeding
And oh what did you do
And oh what were you to
Us all, that you would leave such a silence when gone.
Though resolved
I was to that you'd go
I can't help but note I'm depleting
And this ache
Surely was a mistake
Since I was not intent on grieving
And oh what did you do
And oh what were you to
Us all, that you could leave such a silence when gone.
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12. |
... At Best
07:11
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... AT BEST
I could be fractured
Or maybe shattered
I could be flaking
Disintegrating or worse
Maybe I'm tearing
Or disappearing
I could be wretched
I could be useless at best
Maybe to crumbling
I could be fumbling
Or have I traded all of my soul
For my wealth
I could be wasted
Now I should face it
I have invested all of myself
On myself
I know these eyes
They saw me from far away
Then beckoned me to stay
And I can't hide
I know these eyes
They caught me while unaware
When I'd taken to despair
And I can't fight
Now I cannot fight
Now masturbation
is a vocation
Living a life of
Just pleasing myself
And now in pieces
I am deceived as
All I've acquired
Is slowly destroying myself
What is wearing me out
Though I bear it, I’m down
Oh you see me where I lie
Taking time to lift me up
Oh you see me as I die
Embracing me, you clean me up
Oh for reasons I know not why
You're here now and that's enough.
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noughts and exes Hong Kong
Noughts and Exes are an indie folk pop band based in Hong Kong. With an international line-up of musicians, a mish-mash of inspiration and creative instrumentation, the band has become one of the most unique sounds in the city, earning a strong reputation and cult following. ... more
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