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Sweat
03:57
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CHURCH IS JUST A GATHERING // CHURCH IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT // ENOUGH BLOOD HAS BEEN SPILLED // IT’S TIME FOR EXPLODING // ‘CAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT SKIN, BUT THE ENERGY YOU BRING // DON’T EXPECT THE DEAD TO BEHAVE LIKE THE LIVING // THERE’S GLITTER IN THE DARKNESS // THERE’S A FIRE THAT CAN’T BE DROWNED // SO MEET ME ON THE DANCE FLOOR // WE WILL SWEAT OUR DEMONS OUT // NEVER HAD A PROBLEM // BEING A WOMAN // UNTIL ADAM SHOWED ME HOW // NOW THE VIEL IS TORN DOWN // ‘CAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT SKIN, BUT THE ENERGY YOU BRING // I CAN’T PLEASE YOU SO I’M GONNA STOP TRYING //
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Pervertere (feat. MEMA.)
04:29
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THE WAY I TALK HAS YOU UP NIGHTS, LIKE SEX WITH THE LIGHTS ON, LIKE NOTHING YOU’VE KNOWN BEFORE. SO OUT OF CHARACTER, DANCING WITH THE MATADOR WITH NO DESIRE TO LEAVE THE RING // BABY, RELAX. YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS, AND I’M A CREEP WHEN YOU ARE NEAR. FACE FULL OF TEETH, LEAN IN TO ME, I’M BURNING UP, PLEASE BRING RELIEF // I’M JUST A PUNK, A LOOSE CANNON, LIKE SEX WITH THE LIGHTS ON, LIKE NOTHING YOU’VE KNOWN BEFORE. YOU FILL UP MY HEAD, NO SPACE LEFT FOR ANYTHING, WHEN YOU GET HOT LET MY COOL FORM COVER YOU // SO OUT OF CHARACTER, DANCING WITH THE MATADOR, IT’S ALL DESIRE, I’M ON FIRE
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Bad Code
03:36
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THERE’S A BAD CODE IN THE SYSTEM, YOU CAN SEE IT IN MY EYES. I HAVE TO REWRITE MYSELF AGAIN TO STAY ALIVE. I FEEL THE LINES THAT MAKE MY FORM, I FOCUS ON MY BREATH. WITH EVERY FIRE I WONDER IF I’M PURE ENOUGH FOR YOU YET // I CAN’T GET WHAT I WANT, BECAUSE I DON’T NEED FIXING, I CAN’T GET WHAT I WANT, UNTIL THE GLASS IS RAINING, I CAN’T GET WHAT I WANT, AND YET I KEEP ON WORKING, ‘TIL I GET WHAT I WANT // AND IT’S NOT ABOUT DESERVING, I KNOW HOW TO DO THE WORK. NO-ONE EVER MADE ROOM FOR ME TO BE HEARD, AND IT’S MAKING ME HEARTSICK HOW I DANCE ON TROUBLED NERVES. I HATE HOW EASILY I’M STILL DISTRACTED BY YOUR WORDS // WHEN IT’S CLEAR THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES, THE GATEKEEPERS MAKE UP THE RULES AS THEY GO. I BEND TRAJECTORY TOWARDS MY GOAL, BUT EVERY SHOW FEELS STOLEN ‘CAUSE YOU KNOW
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Paint
03:37
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I’M TIRED OF KISSING FOLX I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH. NEW LIPS ON MY THROAT DON’T SOLVE THIS. I SWEAR I LIKED YOU BETTER BEFORE YOU GOT WITH HIM, BUT I’LL TELL YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW // YOU KNOW I ONLY SING WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, AND WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY YOU’LL FIND ME SINGING. IF I LET YOU IN, WHY DON’T YOU PAINT INTO ME THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ARE MISSING // ‘CAUSE I FEEL FOR YOU, BUT I LIKED YOU BETTER BEFORE YOU GOT WITH HIM, AND WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU IS ONLY LIMITLESS. YEAH, I FEEL FOR YOU, BUT I LIKE IT BETTER WHEN WE’RE SKIN ON SKIN, YEAH, I FEEL FOR YOU, ‘CAUSE THERE’S NO END TO US // DON’T LOCK ME OUT BECAUSE I MISSED A DETAIL, OR BECAUSE I PAINT WITH SOUND INSTEAD OF COLOURS NOW. LIPSTICK’S FOR WEARING WHEN I’M NOT AROUND, EVEN NOW YOU KISS ME LIKE I’M DROWNING
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PBB
03:10
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I NEED TO LET YOU CHANGE ME. INSIDE I HAVE BEEN WAKING. I’VE BEEN REPAIRING AND BREAKING, REPAIRING AND BREAKING, SO I NEED TO LET YOU CHANGE ME NOW IT’S OVER // TELL THE TRUTH, EVEN IF IT HURTS YOU, EVEN IF IT GIVES YOU THE POST BREAKUP BLUES // PERHAPS WE ONLY LOVE THE PEOPLE WE WERE WHEN FIRST, WHEN FIRST WE ONCE MET, RATHER THAN THE STRANGERS WE BECAME, THE STRANGERS WE BECAME IN EACH OTHER’S COMPANY, THOSE THINGS YOU CAN’T UNSEE
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Ready
04:52
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THERE’S A PAST THAT COLOURS MY PRESENT, I AM JUST A SHADE PAST HEAVEN. WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? // AND I DON’T WANT YOU WITHOUT SENSE, JUST AS DEFENCELESS AS I CHOOSE TO BE. WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? // NO MATTER WHAT I SAY, I’M READY. I’M READY FOR SOMETHING NEW. NO MATTER WHAT I SING, I’M READY. I’M READY FOR YOU // EXCUSES OF DIFFERENT SHAPES, I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW HOW TO BE BRAVE. WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? WOULD YOU BE RULED BY ME? // AND I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ARE OUT OF MY REACH. WOULD YOU LOOSE YOUR HOLD? WOULD YOU LOSE CONTROL? WOULD YOU JUST LET GO AND TUMBLE WITH ME?
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Tiptoe (feat. Austel)
03:36
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TOMORROW COMES AND I AM LEFT UNAWARE OF TIME OR DAY. YOU’RE SITTING IN A ROOM SO FAR AWAY // THIS IS A PASSING STATE, BUT IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER, IT FEELS LIKE FATE. WHEN THERE’S NOTHING MORE TO DO OR SAY, ON TIPTOE I’LL WAIT // BELIEVE ME, I’VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU, NEVER CATCHING UP WITH MYSELF. YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD NEVER KEEP YOU, MEMORISED EACH HAND YOU DEALT // I’M HERE ALONE FOR WAY TOO LONG, SPINNING TIME UNTIL IT’S GONE, SPINNING TIME UNTIL IT’S GONE. ‘CAUSE EVERY DAY IS ONE DAY LESS, UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN, UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN.
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Consent
04:00
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WAS IT ALL FOR NOTHING? WHO’S IN CHARGE? IS IT DESIRE OR DESTINY DRIVING US STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA? // WHERE DO I MAKE A COMPLAINT? I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS, I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS // IT’S NOT THE NEW NORMAL, IT’S NOT ACCEPTABLE. I LACED A LITTLE HOPE IN, I LEFT A LITTLE LIGHT ON, BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE, NO I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE, OH OH // BLOWN UP IN SLOW MOTION, WHO’S IN CHARGE? YOU’VE BEEN FILLING MY BODY UP, WITH ALL YOUR HURT FOR DAYS // WHERE DO I MAKE A COMPLAINT? I DIDN’T CONSENT TO THIS, I DIDN’T CONSENT TO THIS // I LOST MYSELF TODAY. I DON’T KNOW HOW I DID IT, I DIDN’T KNOW I COULD. IT ONLY TOOK A MINUTE TO F^CK IT ALL UP, TO F^CK IT ALL UP JUST LIKE YOUR MAMA SAID YOU WOULD.
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Versailles
04:19
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SOME THINGS I NEVER HAD ‘TIL NOW. IT FEELS LIKE TROUBLE AS I SOAK IN THE POWER. GOLD LEAVES. I CAN SEE HOW PEOPLE GO CRAZY IN PLACES LIKE THESE // I WANT TO BE KIND BUT I’M IN TOO MUCH PAIN. I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE CAN CHANGE // AND I, I CAN SEE FOR MILES, BUT NOTHING FEELS RIGHT IN VERSAILLES. AND I’M RUNNING FOR MY LIFE, AND NOTHING FEELS RIGHT, IN VERSAILLES // SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO WALK WITHOUT A GUIDE. I TURN AWAY FROM THE MUSIC AND INTO THE NIGHT. ALWAYS GOT THE FEELING I’M JUST A FIFTY PERCENTER; JUST ANOTHER FOOL’S ERRAND // STILL A NON STARTER, STILL PLAYING THE MARTYR
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CTL
03:40
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EACH ENCOUNTER STARTING SMALL. A TOUCH, A LOOK, A WORD, THAT’S ALL. SUCH SMALL INVITATIONS BUILD ME A FIRE BY INCHES // AND EVEN FROM AFAR, I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE YOU ARE DESIGNED TO CATCH THE LIGHT, AND IT’S LIKE I’VE BEEN HOLDING MY BREATH ALL MY LIFE // OH IT IS LESS SUBTLE NOW, WE CARESS EACH OTHER’S CLOTHES TO THE GROUND. WAKE MY BODY UP WITH YOUR TENDERNESS, BUILD ME A FIRE BY INCHES // WORDS ARE JUST TOOLS, SOONER OR LATER THEY LOSE THEIR USEFULNESS. YOU’VE GOT TO SHOW ME WHAT WE ARE.
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