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Home Town
03:10
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HOPING THERE'S LOVE DOWN THE LINE
PRAYING FOR PEACE IN THIS LIFE
ALL MY HEART BEATS FOR YOU
OUR HOME TOWN TAKEN DOWN TOO
RED LIGHTS ON THE BORDERLINE
THIRTEEN GHOSTS WALK INTO THE NIGHT
ALL MY HEART BREAKS FOR YOU
OUR HOME TOWN TAKEN DOWN TOO
THERE'S NO SENSE ANYMORE
AND NO ONE LEFT TO BLAME
I FEEL RESPONSIBLE
JUST AS WE ALL MAY BE
HEARTLESS IMPOSING DESIRE
THERE'S NO HOPE
JUST ETERNAL FIRE
ALL MY HEART BURNS FOR YOU
MY HOME TOWN TAKEN DOWN TOO
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IN ANOTHER LIFE
IN ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME
I SAW THE LIGHT FOLLOW THE HILLS IN ITS DISGUISE
THEN A BLINDING FLASH
WHAT DID BETTY HAVE TO SAY?
BARNEY, I’VE TRIED TO REMEMBER BUT MY MIND HAS SLIPPED AWAY
I'M A RENEGADE WHO'S BEEN LIVING IN A DREAM
THAT SET THE COSMOS ALIGHT LIKE A FLAME ON GASOLINE
WHEN WE TOOK THEM BOTH I WAS ANXIOUS AT THE START
I COULD FEEL REMORSE IF NOT FOR THE POISON IN MY HEART
WHEN WE BOTH WERE YOUNG AND LONGING TO BE FREE
TRAVELING THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS TO ZETA RETICULI
RIDICULED AND SCORNED ON THE TELEVISION NEWS
LIKE THE RUBBLES IN BEDROCK VISITED BY THE GREAT GAZOO
DON'T MAKE A SOUND JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES
A VOICE REPLIED INSIDE HIS MIND
IT WANTED ME BUT I RAN FOR MY LIFE
I JUST WANT
I JUST WANT TO GO HOME
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Memory Palace
04:01
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ON MY OWN
I'VE GOT NOWHERE TO ROAM
OPTIONS DISAPPEARING
REVELING IN OBLIVION
VOICES CALLING THE GAME
I LENT THEM MY NAME WITH DESIRE TO KNOW
HOW LONG WILL YOU ENDURE
IF YOU'RE ALL I'M WAITING FOR
EARTH AND LOAM
LOVE HELD CAPTIVE IN STONE
THAT MEMORY PALACE LEFT YOU CALLOUSED AND OUT OF CONTROL
VOICES DIVINE AND DERANGED WAGED WAR ON THE PAGE
WILL THEIR WISDOM BESTOW
A LIFE WHERE WE FIND OUT
WHY YOU'RE ALL I DREAM ABOUT?
NOW THAT ALL THE SONGBIRDS HAVE LET YOU DOWN
AS THE SILENCE OFFERS TO TURN YOU AROUND
WHERE YOUR INNOCENCE HAS DIED I'LL LEAVE AN OPEN DOOR
IF YOU'RE ALL I'M DREAMING OF
IF YOU'RE ALL I'M DREAMING OF
IF YOU'RE ALL I'M DREAMING OF
THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
MAUSOLEUM
LIFE INSCRIBED INTO STONE
MALICE COUNTERBALANCED
A MILLENNIUM REGRETTABLE
VOICES FRAIL AND VAIN SLEPT IN THE WIND AND THE RAIN
LAID TO REST EVERMORE
NO HURT LEFT TO ENDURE
BEING ALL I'VE WAITED FOR
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Healing Waters
01:22
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The Painter
03:11
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OH MY DARLING I PAINT WITH PATIENCE
ADORNED MY EASEL AND READ ON THE SOLEMN AND FORLORN FACES
WITH COLORS OF THE WIND
LIKE THE PAINTER I SIGN MY NAME WHERE I WANTED TO BE FOUND
BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS NOW
LIKE THE POET WHO CAME BEFORE US NOW NESTLED IN THE GRAVE
NEVER ONE TO REJOICE IN CHORUS OR LOOK YOU IN THE FACE
MORE LIKE THE OCEAN THAT FINDS ITS HOME
ON THE BRIGHT CREST OF A WAVE
AS THE MOON WOULD SHINE
ON ITS BREAKING FACE
RUN FAR AWAY FROM YOUR KIND
AS YOU CARRY THE LIFE THAT YOU LEFT FAR BEHIND
LOST FOR WORDS TO CONVEY
AS THE ARTIST RELIES ON THE EYES TO RELAY
OH MY DARLING I WIELD MY WISHES ALONG THE CANVAS END
CRIMSON, CAD YELLOW, BABY BLUE, AMARANTH ARE MY OLD FRIENDS
ALL THE COLORS THAT LEND THEIR BLESSING OF KINDNESS AT A GLANCE
AS THE LIGHT WOULD SHOW YOU HOW THEY DANCE
AS THE LIGHT WOULD SHOW
ALL THE LIGHT WOULD SHOW
AND LIFE WOULD THROW YOU ONE MORE CHANCE
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IS THIS ALL IN THE DIVINE PLAN?
MA GAVE BIRTH IN A BROKEN DOWN VAN
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE
I'VE BEEN TOO AFRAID TO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS LIVING MY LIFE
IN BETWEEN THE FENCE
FROZEN IN DEFENSE
ETERNALLY PRESERVED IN CRYSTALLINE LIKE MISS HAVISHAM
OH, MY BROTHER
YOU'LL SOON BE A MAN
NEXT TO YOU I'M JUST A BOY
TRAPPED LIKE PETER PAN
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE
I KEEP A COLT 45 IN MY DRAWER
IF I CHANGE MY MIND
UNPREDICTABLE
SYRINGE AND SPOONFUL
EYES WERE BLAZING FIRE LIKE A DRAGON FROM THE UNDERWORLD
OH, MY FATHER
THE BEAST HAS BURNED YOUR LAND
GOLDEN SHEERS TO TEND THE FLOCK
CUT OFF YOUR RIGHT HAND
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE
I RULED OVER ALL THE LAND
WITH A SCEPTER IN MY MIND
POWER WAS MY GUEST
IN ABSOLUTE JEST
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN INFORMED ME RABBIT WAS A COMMON PEST
TERROR OF THE MIND WIPED ME OUT IN TIME
DEATH WAS AS PERSISTENT AS FRAU BLÜCHER IN ‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’
OH, MY MOTHER
I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT
SEND FOR ME TO GREET THE KING
AND TURN MYSELF IN
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Another Universe
02:42
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WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO BREAK THE CURSE?
I FOUND ANOTHER UNIVERSE
ONE WHO WOULD HAVE ME
ONE I WOULD BELONG
IN GROWING TIRED OF THE OFFENSE
FATEFUL DESIGN
OMNIPOTENCE
I VOWED TO USE BOTH MY HANDS FOR LOVE
FOR LOVE
ALL I'VE WANTED
I AM TRANSPORTED
TO ANOTHER PLANE
WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND LAY ME DOWN
OH WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND LAY ME DOWN
IF I CREATED MY OWN WORLD
MINDS WOULD BE OPEN AND UNFURLED
I'D NAVIGATE OUR WAY OUT OF THE STORM
THERE WOULD BE NO MORE HURT OR PAIN
DELIVERANCE WOULDN'T ASSUAGE
THE GALAXY WOULD BE A GUIDE FOR LOVE
FOR LOVE
ALL I'VE WANTED
I AM TRANSPORTED
TO ANOTHER PLANE
WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND LAY ME DOWN
OH WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND LAY ME DOWN
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Song of the Siren
03:14
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I'LL LEAD THE LIGHT IN
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOUR HEART GOES
SONG OF THE SIREN PLAYED ON THE SHORE
DROPPED ON THE FLOOR
ALL MY THOUGHTS COME BACK TO YOU
LIKE THEY DID FROM THE START
WISE AND NEW
LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE JUST TO MAKE OUT THE TUNE
OVER THE MOUNTAIN
WAS A LOVE I KNEW
VOCAL AND VIOLENT
UNCONTROLLABLE
LIKE THE INFERNO
ALL MY THOUGHTS
COME BACK TO YOU LIKE THEY DID FROM THE START
WISE AND NEW
LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE JUST TO MAKE OUT THE TUNE
I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE JUST MAKE OUT THE TUNE
I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE JUST MAKE OUT THE TUNE
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Blood Red Thorn
03:33
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ON MY OWN
I DON'T NEED NO ONE
BLOOD RED THORN
VELVET CRIMSON PALMS
YOU PLAY SO SLY
BUT YOU HELD ON FOR TOO LONG
NOW YOUR HEART IS GHOSTLY WHITE
IN CHANCE DEVOTION
FROZEN IN TIME
OH MY LOVE
SOMEDAY YOU’LL FIND YOUR HOME
LIFE ON THE RUN
IS ENOUGH TO WEAR ONE DOWN
YOU FLY SO HIGH
IN A STEEL BIRD BURNING THE SKY
NOW YOUR EYES WORK OVERTIME
ARRANGING OCEANS AND WATCHING THEM DRY
AN ANCIENT TONGUE
THE ALCHEMIST WAS WRONG
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE MADE YOU LIVE TOO LONG
ABUSING FIRE
A SELF INFLICTING DESIRE
A RITUAL PERFORMED
AN OBLIGATION
A SINISTER CYPHER
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Naked Blade
03:32
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I SEE THE LIGHT ALL AROUND
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT’S MINE
SOLILOQUIZE FOR A SIGN
ONE TO TAKE MY OWN LIFE
I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT
TO YOU OR ANYONE
LIKE A DOG WHO'S BEEN SUFFERING
YOU NEED TO PUT ME DOWN
I DARE YOU TO PUT ME DOWN
REST ON THE WINGS OF A STAR
SUMMITEER REDEFINED
IVORY WHITE DRAGON FIRE
IS GONNA WIPE OUT MY LINE
I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT TO YOU OR ANYONE
IN THE TUB WITH A NAKED BLADE
OH IS THAT MY BLOOD?
OH GOD IS THAT MY BLOOD?
BLACK MASS ON CAVALCADE
I FELT JUST LIKE A
CHILD WITH A BROKEN LEG
LONGING TO PLAY
I HEAR THE WIND ALL AROUND
ROUND THE CLOUDS IN MY MIND
I CAN'T LOOK DOWN
THOUGH I TRY
TRY TO MAKE UP MY MIND
I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT
TO YOU OR ANYONE
LIKE A DOG WHOS BEEN SUFFERING
YOU NEED TO PUT ME DOWN
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D.W.O.M.M.
03:28
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DESPITE ALL AGENCY I'VE LOST THE PATH TO LOVE
I CAN READ THE SILENCE ON THESE WALLS THAT WERE PUT UP
THOUGH LOVE IS VILIFIED IT ALWAYS HANGS AROUND
IF YOU LET ME IN SOMEDAY I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN
BUT WILL THE LIGHT
SOMEDAY RETURN TO BOTH OF OUR EYES?
THOUGH THEY'VE GROWN DARK
WILL YOU STILL KEEP THEM
DEEP IN YOUR HEART?
TO FIND THAT THIS LIFE WAS FULL OF SURPRISE
HOPING THIS PAIN WILL PASS AS BODIES SHALL DECAY
THE MIRROR REVEALED TWO EYES SCATTERED AND FAR AWAY
WHAT ONCE WAS THOUGHT OF AS THE PAST IS PRESENT TIME
LIFE WAS ONLY A REVISION
DEATH WAS ON MY MIND
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12. |
Toil and Trouble
02:23
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I'LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING
IF YOU TAKE AWAY ALL THIS PAIN
OH GOD IS THIS THE END?
I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE ON CNN
ALL OF THE MIND HELD AN EVIL INSIDE
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
DARK WAS THE NIGHT
TOIL AND TROUBLE
MY ONLY DELIGHTS
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WENT WRONG
YOU WILL DO ANYTHING
IF I NUMB AWAY ALL YOUR PAIN
THE POPPY FIELD AND THE GOLDEN GATE
THE DRAGON'S FIRE
A FALL FROM GRACE
ALL OF THE MIND HELD AN EVIL INSIDE
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
DARK WAS THE NIGHT
TOIL AND TROUBLE
MY ONLY DELIGHTS
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WENT WRONG
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WENT WRONG
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Angelo De Augustine Los Angeles, California
Arriving on the heels of 2021’s 'A Beginner’s Mind'—a collaboration with labelmate Sufjan Stevens—'Toil and Trouble' marks Angelo De Augustine’s first solo effort since his 2019 LP, 'Tomb.' His fourth solo LP exists according to its own quixotic logic, inhabiting a psychic landscape as sublimely mystifying as a fever dream or fairy tale. ... more
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