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[[Lo...]]

 

I think she would have been far more helpful if I discovered her work before the benzos....

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"I Need Some Sleep" - Eels

 

I need some sleep

It can't go on like this

I tried counting sheep

But there's one I always miss

 

Everyone says

I'm getting down too low

Everyone says

You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go

 

I need some sleep

Time to put the old horse down

I'm in too deep

And the wheels keep spinning round

 

Everyone says

I'm getting' down too low

Everyone says

You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go

 

You just gotta let it go

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"Something Vague"- Bright Eyes

 

Now and again it seems worse than it is

But mostly the view is accurate

You see your breath in the air

As you climb up the stairs

To that coffin you call your apartment

 

And you sink in your chair

Brush the snow from your hair

And drink the cold away

And you're not really sure

What you're doing this for

But you need something to fill up the days

A few more hours

 

There's a dream in my brain

That just won't go away

It's been stuck there since it came

A few nights ago

 

And I'm standing on a bridge

In the town where I lived as a kid

With my mom and my brothers

And then the bridge disappears

And I'm standing on air

With nothing holding me

 

And I hang like a star

F*ing glowing in the dark

For all those starving eyes to see

Like the ones we've wished on

 

But now I'm confused

Is this death really you

And do these dreams have any meaning

No, no, I think it's more like a ghost

That's been following us both

Something vague that we're not seeing

Something more like a feeling

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"Not Dark Yet" - Bob Dylan

 

Shadows are falling and I’ve been here all day

It’s too hot to sleep and time is running away

Feel like my soul has turned into steel

I’ve still got the scars that the sun didn’t heal

There’s not even room enough to be anywhere

 

It’s not dark yet

But it’s getting there

 

And my sense of humanity has gone down the drain

Behind every beautiful thing there’s been some kind of pain

She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind

She put down in writing what was in her mind

I just don’t see why I should even care

 

It’s not dark yet

But it’s getting there

 

And I’ve been to London and I’ve been to gay Paris

I followed the river and I got to the sea

I’ve been down on the bottom of a world full of lies

I ain’t looking for nothing in anyone’s eyes

Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear

 

It’s not dark yet

But it’s getting there

 

I was born here and I’ll die here against my will

I know it looks like I’m moving but I’m standing still

Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb

I can’t even remember what it was I came here to get away from

Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer

 

It’s not dark yet

But it’s getting there

[[Sa...]]

My song dedication to Big Pharma...

 

Uprising

 

Muse

 

 

 

Paranoia is in bloom,

The PR transmissions will resume

They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down

And hope that we will never see the truth around

(so come on)

 

Another promise, another seed

Another packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed

And all the green belts wrapped around our minds

And endless red tape to keep the truth confined

(so come on)

 

They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious

(so come on)

 

Interchanging mind control

Come, let the revolution take its toll

If you could flick the switch and open your third eye

You'd see that we should never be afraid to die

(so come on)

 

Rise up and take the power back

It's time the fat cats had a heart attack

You know that their time's coming to an end

We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

(so come on)

 

They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious

(so come on)

 

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

 

They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious

(so come on)

 

Hey, hey, hey, hey

 

 

[[Sa...]]

Broken Boy Soldier

 

The Raconteurs

 

 

 

 

I'm pulling my questions from my shelf

I'm asking forgiveness

I'm asking about it by myself

And I want you to know this

And I want you to know this

 

You're rifling through a bunch of toys

That were handed down to me

Just take all the ones you want and then

Give the rest to my family

 

I'm going back to school today

But I'm dropping myself off

I'm throwing the childhood scenes away

I'm through ripping myself off

I'm done ripping myself off

 

Well I'm child and man and child again

The toy broken boy soldier

 

I'm child and man and child again

The boy never gets older

The boy never gets older

The boy never gets older

The boy never gets older

The boy never gets older

Never gets older

 

The boy broken toy soldier

The boy

The boy...

 

 

 

[[Lo...]]

Foxes in Fiction - 15 Ativan

 

 

Alone in a townhouse rented to a kid

Don't call an ambulance, cold and alone

She knew it'd take a while

She held on tight to the dreams

She had as a kid

She knew it'd take a year

To kill her fear

 

Cold nights spent outside

A phone book filled

With the names of people she'd call

Will you spare the time

To share your crime?

 

15 Ativan

Alone in a townhouse rented to a kid

Don't call an ambulance, cold and alone

 

15 Ativan

Alone in a townhouse rented to a kid

Don't call an ambulance, cold and alone

Cold nights spent outside

A phonebook filled

With the names of people she'd call

Will you spare the time

and share your crime?

[[Sa...]]

Run To The Water

 

Live

 

 

 

 

oh desert speak to my heart

oh woman of the earth

maker of children who weep for love

maker of this birth

'til your deepest secrets are known to me

I will not be moved

I will not be moved

 

"don't try to find the answer

when there ain't no question here

brother let your heart be wounded

and give no mercy to your fear"

 

adam and eve live down the street from me

babylon is every town

it's as crazy as it's ever been

love's a stranger all around

 

in a moment we lost our minds here

and lay our spirit down

today we lived a thousand years

all we have is now

 

run to the water

and find me there

burnt to the core but not broken

we'll cut through the madness

of these streets below the moon

these streets below the moon

 

and I will never leave you

'til we can say, "this world was just a dream

we were sleepin' now we are awake"

'til we can say

 

in a moment we lost our minds here

and dreamt the world was round

a million mile fall from grace

thank god we missed the ground

 

run to the water

and find me there

burnt to the core but not broken

we'll cut through the madness

of these streets below the moon

with a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

 

yeah, I can see it now lord

out beyond all the breakin' of waves

and the tribulation

it's a place and the home of ascended souls

who swam out there in love!

 

run to the water

and find me there

burnt to the core but not broken

we'll cut through the madness

of these streets below the moon

with a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

rest easy baby, rest easy

and recognize it all as light and rainbows

smashed to smithereens and be happy

run to the water (and find me there)

run to the water

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"Sooner or Later" - Mat Kearney

 

We're all standing

With our backs against the wall

Sooner or later

Waiting on a phone that never calls at all

Heartbreak comes rolling in like a storm

Sooner or later

Trying to swim

But you're sinking like a stone alone

 

And I can feel fire in the night waiting here

Baby it's like we're walking on a wire through the fear

Take my hand we'll get there

 

[Chorus]

Sooner or later

I swear we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it

Sooner or later

I swear we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it

Milk and honey till we get our fill

I'll keep chasing it, I always will

Sooner or later, I swear

We'll make it there

Sooner than later

Sooner or later

Sooner than later

Sooner or later

 

We're all waiting on a dream that's hard to own

Sooner or later

Trying to feel the high without the low, you know

But you can feel fire in the night lying here

Baby it's like we're walking on a wire through the fear

Take my hand, we'll get there

 

[Chorus]

 

The fear inside, the hills we've climbed

The tears this side of heaven

All these dreams inside of me

I swear we're gonna get there

 

Sooner or later, we're gonna make it

 

Sooner or later

I know, I swear we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it,

Sooner or later

I swear we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it

Milk and honey 'til we get our fill

I'll keep chasing it, I always will

Sooner or later, I swear

We'll make it there

Sooner than later

 

The fear inside, the hills we've climbed

The tears this side of heaven

All these dreams inside of me

I swear we're gonna get there

 

Sooner or later

 

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"Comfort" - Deb Talan

When everyone has gone to sleep

And you are wide awake

There's no-one left to tell your troubles to

Just an hour ago

You listened to their voices

Wilting like a river over underground

And the light from downstairs

Came up soft like daybreak

Dimly as the heartache of a lonely child

 

And if you can't remember

A better time

You can have mine, Little one

 

In days to come

When your heart feels undone

May you always find an open hand

And take comfort wherever you can

You can, you can

 

And oh, it's a strange place

And oh, everyone with a different face

But just like you thought when you stopped here to linger

We're only as separate as your little fingers

 

So cry, why not

We all do

Then turn to the one you love

And smile a smile that lights up all the room

And follow your dreams

In through every out door

It seems that's what we're here for

 

And when you can't remember

A better time

You can have mine, Little one

 

In days to come

When your heart feels undone

May you always find an open hand

And take comfort, there is comfort

Take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can

 

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"Touch of Grey" - The Grateful Dead

https://youtu.be/htZRz1cKi8A

 

Must be getting early

Clocks are running late

Paint by number

Morning sky looks so phony

Dawn is breaking everywhere

Light a candle, curse the glare

Draw the curtains I don't care

Cause it's alright

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by

I will survive

 

I see you've got your fists out

Say your piece and get out

Guess I get the gist of it

But it's alright

Sorry that you feel that way

The only thing there is to say

Every silver lining's

Got a touch of grey

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by

I will survive

 

It's a lesson to me

The Ables and the Bakers and the C's

The ABC's we all must face 

To try to keep a little grace

 

It's a lesson to me

The Deltas and the East and the Freeze

The ABC's we all think of 

To try to give a little love

 

I know the rent is in arrears

The dog has not been fed in years

It's even worse than it appears

But it's alright

 

Cow is given kerosene

Kid can't read at seventeen

The words he knows are all obscene

But it's alright

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by

I will survive

 

It's a lesson to me

The Deltas and the East and the Freeze

The ABC's we all think of 

To try to keep a little love

 

The shoe is on the hand it fits

There's really nothing much to it

Whistle through your teeth and spit

Cause it's alright

 

Oh, well, a touch of gray

Kinda suits you anyway

That was all I had to say

But it's alright

I will get by, I will get by, I will get by

I will survive

 

We will get by, we will get by, we will get by

We will survive

 

 

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"Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall"

Simon & Garfunkel

https://youtu.be/Fd-DvSTBq1o

 

Through the corridors of sleep

Past shadows, dark and deep

My mind dances and leaps in confusion

I don't know what is real

I can't touch what I feel

And I hide behind the shield of my illusion

 

So I'll continue to continue to pretend

My life will never end

And flowers never bend

With the rainfall

 

The mirror on my wall

Casts an image dark and small

But I'm not sure at all it's my reflection

I am blinded by the light

Of God and truth and right

And I wander in the night without direction

 

So I'll continue to continue to pretend

My life will never end

And flowers never bend

With the rainfall

 

No matter if you're born

To play the king or pawn

For the line is thinly drawn

Between joy and sorrow

So my fantasy becomes reality

And I must be what I must be and face tomorrow

 

So I'll continue to continue to pretend

My life will never end

And flowers never bend

With the rainfall

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"Tears and Laughter"

Tall Tree 6 ft Man (Jonathon Czervik)

 

No one's going to come along

And line your palms with gold

And if they did you would unfold

And if you did you'd be wrong to take it

 

After all the tears and all the laughter

Your happiness is a string of disasters

Oh, what more could someone ask for

 

No one's going to say it's wrong

To set alight your soul

But if you did, where would it go

With all your home in ashes

 

After all the fear of showing ages

On your face like the heavy scent of time

When time is all we're after

 

Stand all wasters in line

There we'll watch them all walk by

To the waterside

 

After all the fear of showing ages

On your face like the heavy scent of time

When time is all we're after

 

Still on all the walls we have reminders

Of the times we left behind us

Now all your words are silence

 

Stand all wasters in line

There we'll watch them all walk by

To the waterside

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"Coffee And Cigarettes" - Michelle Featherstone

 

I gave up coffee and cigarettes

I hate to say it hasn't helped me yet

I thought my problems would just dissipate

And all my pain would be in yesterday

 

I poured my booze all down the kitchen drain

And watched my bad habits get flushed away

I thought that that would keep my head on straight

And all my pain would be in yesterday

 

But it's true

I'm still blue

But I finally know what to do

I must quit, I must quit you

 

I thought that if I didn't go and play

The sadness would get bored and go away

I thought that if I didn't go astray

That all my pain would be in yesterday

 

But it's true

I'm still blue

But I finally know what to do

I must quit, I must quit you

 

I sold my guitar and my piano

I thought that it was these that kept me low

I thought if only I could try and change

That all my pain would be in yesterday

 

But it's true

I'm still blue

But I finally know what to do

I must quit, I must quit you

 

I must quit, I must quit you

 

[[Lo...]]

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands

 

 

I'm going to the darklands

To talk in rhyme

With my chaotic soul

As sure as life means nothing

And all things end in nothing

And heaven I think

Is too close to hell

I want to move I want to go

I want to go

Oh something won't let me

Go to the place

Where the darklands are

And I awake from dreams

To a scary world of screams

And heaven I think

Is too close to hell

I want to move I want to go

I want to go

Take me to the dark

Oh god I get down on my knees

And I feel like I could die

By the river of disease

And I feel that I'm dying

And I'm dying

I'm down on my knees

Oh I'm down

I want to go I want to stay

I want to stay

 

 

[[hi...]]

"Windows" -Angel Olsen

 

[[...]]

"Windows" -Angel Olsen

 

 

Wow.  Powerful.  Amazing.  Thank you so much. 

 

Won't you open a window sometime?

What's so wrong with the light?

What's so wrong with the light?

Wind in your hair, sun in your eyes

Light

Light

 

We throw our shadows down

We must throw our shadows down

We live and throw our shadows down

It's how we get around

In the sun

In the sun

 

Why can't you see?

Are you blind?

Are you dead, already?

Are you all right?

Are you all right?

 

Won't you open a window sometime?

Won't you open a window sometime?

What's so wrong with the light?

What's so wrong with the light?

Wind in your hair, sun in your eyes

What's so wrong with the light?

[[...]]

"Why Does It Always Rain On Me" - Travis

 

I can't sleep tonight

Everybody's saying everything is alright

Still I can't close my eyes

I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

 

[Chorus]

Sunny days

Where have you gone

I get the strangest feeling

You belong

 

Why does it always rain on me

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen

Why does it always rain on me

Even when the sun is shining

I can't avoid the lightning

 

I can't stand myself

I'm being held up by an invisible man

Still life on a shelf

When I got my mind on something else

 

[Chorus]

 

Oh, where did the blue sky go

Why is it raining so

So cold

 

I can't sleep tonight

Everybody's saying everything is all right

Still I can't close my eyes

I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

 

[Chorus]

 

Oh, where did the blue sky go

Why is it raining so

So cold

 

Why does it always rain on me

Why does it always rain on, on ...

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"Hold on Magnolia" - Songs: Ohia

 

Hold on, Magnolia

To that great highway moon

No one has to be that strong

But if you're stubborn like me

I know what you're trying to be

 

Hold on, Magnolia

I hear that station bell ring

You might be holding the last light I see

Before the dark

Finally gets a hold of me

 

Hold on, Magnolia

I know what a true friend you've been

In my life I have had my doubts

But tonight I think I've worked it out

With all of them

 

Hold on, Magnolia

To the thunder and the rain

To the lightning

That has just signed my name

To the bottom line

 

Hold on, Magnolia

I hear that lonesome whistle whine

Hold on, Magnolia

I think its almost time

 

Hold on, Magnolia

I think its almost time

It's almost time

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"Empty" - The Cranberries

 

Something has left my life

And I don't know where it went to

Somebody caused me strife

And it's not what I was seeking

 

Didn't you see me

Didn't you hear me

Didn't you see me standing there

Why did you turn out the lights

Did you know that I was sleeping

 

Say a prayer for me

Help me to feel the strength I did

My identity, has it been taken

Is my heart breaking

 

All my plans fell through my hands

They fell through my hands

All my dreams it suddenly seems

It suddenly seems

Empty

Empty

Empty

Empty

 

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"Picking Up Pieces" - Blue October

 

I really need to talk with you

I keep stepping on the vein

That keeps my lifeline flowing through

I wanna be your perfect stick of glue

But I don't feel perfect at all

Sad and insecure flaw

 

I find it hard to hold conversations

I get sweaty sick and I wanna walk away

No, it's not you it's strictly me in this situation

But I'm wondering will it ever go away

Just go away still

 

Sometimes I feel like weeping

Awaken when I'm sleeping

Perfecting how to put a game face on

This puzzle I've been keeping

Has been in hiding creeping out the closet door

Spilling out onto the floor

 

How long will I be picking up pieces

How long will I be picking up my heart

 

Listen

I'll be as honest as I feel

I feel like I'm getting more paranoid

Cause I'm hearing things

And they never turn out real

It feels like my heart is made of pure steel

It's just so heavy all the time

 

I'm scared of death

I'm scared of living

I gave up on the past cause it's unforgiving

I misplaced my trust

I watched my word begin to rust

I'm that balloon about to bust

I need a place for reliving

 

Sometimes I feel like weeping

Awaken when I'm sleeping

Perfecting how to put a game face on

And this puzzle I've been keeping

Has been in hiding creeping out the closet door

Spilling out onto the floor

 

How long will I be picking up pieces

How long will I be picking up my heart

 

How long

In another space and time

Keep picking up pieces in the corner of my mind

How long

It's getting oh so hard to find

Keep picking up pieces in the corner of my mind

How long

 

But I still walk on

 

[[Lo...]]

 

The Chameleons - Everyday I'm Crucified

 

There must be a reason for living

There must be a reason for living

I think I know how Christ felt when they nailed him to the cross

There must be a reason for living

There must be a reason for living

I think I know how Christ felt when they killed him on that hill

Pissed off

 

I'm searching for some kind of meaning

I'm searching for some kind of meaning

The fools lead the fools and it's the blind that lead the blind

I'm searching for some kind of meaning

I'm searching for some kind of meaning

In the narrowness of vision

And the narrowness of mind

 

I know this place is very strange

But the meaning's clear to me

There's so much we could be learning

If we could only learn to see

 

I'm searching for some kind of meaning

There must a reason for living

But everyday I'm crucified by triviality

Everyday I'm crucified by triviality

Everyday I'm crucified by everything I see

[[Sa...]]

Locomotive Breath

 

Jethro Tull

 

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bNCT6pA5I9A&autoplay=1

 

"Locomotive Breath"

 

In the shuffling madness

Of the locomotive breath,

Runs the all-time loser,

Headlong to his death.

He feels the piston scraping --

Steam breaking on his brow --

Thank God, he stole the handle and

The train won't stop going --

No way to slow down.

He sees his children jumping off

At the stations -- one by one.

His woman and his best friend --

In bed and having fun.

He's crawling down the corridor

On his hands and knees --

Old Charlie stole the handle and

The train won't stop going --

No way to slow down.

He hears the silence howling --

Catches angels as they fall.

And the all-time winner

Has got him by the balls.

He picks up Gideon's Bible --

Open at page one --

God stole the handle and

The train won't stop going --

No way to slow down.

 

[[Sa...]]

The Wailing Wall

 

Todd Rundgren

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_spp-Hmvgn4&autoplay=1

 

"The Wailing Wall"

 

There's a grand old maid across the sea

So the story was recalled to me

And from dawn 'til dark, you hear her call

Down in front of the Wailing Wall

And she cries all day, so sad and alone

'Til someone comes along and leads her home

 

Nobody listens, and nobody seems to care

But everyday, you'll find them there and

Kneeling down for sadness sake

Crying just as though their hearts would break

And from dawn 'til dark, you hear them call

Down in front of the Wailing Wall

And they cry all day, so sad and alone

'Til someone comes along and leads them home

 

You know I don't listen, and you know that I don't care

But everyday you'll find me there and

Kneeling down for sadness sake

Crying just as though my heart would break

And from dawn 'til dark, you'll hear me call

Down in front of the Wailing Wall

 

❤️

[[Sh...]]

So beautiful & emotional : Rachel Platten : Stand by you !!!  :smitten:

 

 

"Stand By You"

 

 

(even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven)

 

Hands, put your empty hands in mine

And scars, show me all the scars you hide

And hey, if your wings are broken

Please take mine so yours can open, too

'Cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

Oh, tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes

And hurt, I know you're hurting, but so am I

And, love, if your wings are broken

Borrow mine 'til yours can open, too

'Cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

Yeah, you're all I never knew I needed

And the heart—sometimes it's unclear why it's beating

And, love, if your wings are broken

We can brave through those emotions, too

'Cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

Oh, truth—I guess truth is what you believe in

And faith—I think faith is having a reason

And I know now, love, if your wings are broken

Borrow mine 'til yours can open, too

'Cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

 

I'll be your eyes 'til yours can shine

And I'll be your arms, I'll be your steady satellite

And when you can't rise, well, I'll crawl with you on hands and knees

'Cause I... I'm gonna stand by you

 

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through (come on)

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you

Love, you're not alone

Oh, I'm gonna stand by you

(even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven)

Yeah, I'm gonna stand by you