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The Victorian
04:04
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I feel like I'm an old man living out upon a mountain
who's just been given a thousand years to roam
but never gets to see your face
or feel your sweet enchantment
'cause he could never stray too far from home
I feel like I'm a fisherman, lost upon the water
who never gets to see his love again
'cause his true one is waiting for
where he will never wander
'cause he was born to different countrymen
So don't forget me when you go across the ocean
no matter what you intend to see
there's no one left now to control
those wild devotions
and keep you next in line for me, for me....
I feel like a Victorian dirty with my inventions
on the verge of some great discovery
only to know that true-be-told
I'll never live to see my intentions
come to life, but that's better can't you see?
So please forgive me when you search upon the mountain
and don't find any sign of me
I've gone and taken from the waters of the fountain
so you should see what I could be
So don't forget me when you go across the ocean
no matter what you intend to see
there's no one left now to control
those wild devotions
and keep you next in line for me, for me, for me...
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2. |
Born To Love
05:11
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That's right, that's right,
you can revel in your youth
you can stay out all night,
you can do what you do
but you can't fool me, cause I know
you don't know what you say you know
That's right, that's right,
you can say what you want
you can put up a fight, you can stare at the sun
but you can't fool me, cause I know
you're not who you say you are
When it's time, you put on a strong face
When it's right, you'll be at the wrong place
If you were mine, I'd send you a warning
but your ship sailed at night,
when I was mooring
we both know what it's about....
(solo)
Look here, look here
when you say you don't know
could it be that it appears
that you're thinking too slow?
And you can't hold back and you have no filter
for the words you say
I know, I know, you don't mean what you say
but you can't make sense contradicting this way
cause you're confusing yourself
and you're making it hard to hear a word you say
When you want, you'll put on your game face
but your crime is not that you'll lose the race
we both know this is all just a rally
from your life, which is all up-side-down we
both know, what it's about,
aren't you glad I found out?
We both know it's a game,
but we're tired of playing
put it down, look around, see the sadness about
we both know what it's about....
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4. |
We Came From Montesano
04:05
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I had a plan, it was revealed
it took it's form out in the fields
and in the dark of covered place
we sang and thought of love's true face
We're still holding on
To words of a song
has it been so long?
Are we too far gone?
The timid leaves and swaying branch
were brought by breeze into their hands
a faded cry out in the wind
we were condemned to living in
...and we ran around
singing along
adoring a sound
and loving a song
We're still holding on
To words of a song
has it been so long?
Are we too far gone?
How dare we run away now
from what we truly are?
We came from Montesano
with dreams still in our hearts
we're made of what we're made of
of metal, wood, and rain
we came from Montesano
from her we learned to sing
We may've not always spoken
but that it is well
our hearts that have been broken
will stand and live to tell...
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5. |
But Not For Long
04:12
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Damn these leaves keep blowing on the ground
damn this fire keeps smoldering and won't go out
and you're often on my mind
but you're continents away this time
but not for long....
there's an animal inside my heart
and it's too primal to know why we should be apart
daylight comes and then it's gone
shines it's light on things for me, but not for long
but not for long....
don't be bitter, nothing last forever
please be patient, heed these ruminations
here's an article of faith you see
now I don't believe a word you say
about you and me
still, you're often on my mind
though the consequences change with time
If our youth is coming to an end
take my hand and walk with me
we'll go to it and then
I'll go first and you will see
if you choose to stay
at least then I'll be free
but not for long....
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6. |
Ready To Break
04:09
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You can say anything you want
but I can see written on your face
those folks you've been seeing are not
given to see you this way
That everything you have you've got
by sticking your tongue out to taste
but sooner or later your senses are shot
and now their just part of your face
Yeah, you're like a girl, but you're not
you've been given too much with your age
but you got distracted by the things that you've sought
and now you're just drifting away
before I can leave I must stay
my weapons of silence are frozen
so I must now speak what I say
and stand in the place that I've chosen
You're ready to change, you won't
be here again for a long time
so you better make the most of feeling this way
Before you move on you must pray
your roster of players is stable
so you can tell all the next day
and do it again when you're able
And one more thing before I bugger off
I don't care how you move forward
just think of me once and then turn back the clock
that's counting the clicks til' you get bored
You're ready to change, but you will
be here again in a moment
but you better make the most of feeling this way
You're ready to break, but you won't
cause' you're gonna lay your head on my shoulder
and we can pretend you love me enough
to let me take the pain away
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7. |
Creatures of Heaven
05:53
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I starting bleeding, you stuck me with knives
I began pleading, with words I contrived
to keep you from turning the blade
north and south, side to side
if only to satisfy the story that you and I
have about committing such crimes
Pictures of Angels, they wear a disguise
I saw through the mask hole, right down to their eyes
they wore expressions, betraying their calm
and when I looked closer, they weren't angels at all
They were women and children and
men who were willing
to accompany me in the quiet
so importantly dressed in what normally
creatures of heaven would don for the night
They were waiting and seeing
if I would go screaming
away from what they knew were lies
and I couldn't help feeling resentful
for all that they tried!
Solo/instr.
You were holding my shoulders
beneath murky waters
above which I imagine your smile
so I make up that you will soon wake up
and think that I shouldn't have taken that mile
from the road you were traveling while you were unraveling yourself from your tangled up lives
And I can't the feeling you're going to
regret all this time...
Pictures of Angels, they wear a disguise
I saw through the mask hole, right down to their eyes
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8. |
Weeping Wail
04:16
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Dare I tell you of the many places that I've been?
you wouldn't have the stomach for the tale
And if I had an album full of everything I've seen
the blood would leave your face and you'd turn pale
There may be things that help you
forge a path and find your place
and I have a belief or two to spare
but many of the things upon which I have placed my faith
I woke one day to reason weren't there
Cause I've caught fortune by the claws
and all those waterfalls
that I've been down, don't mean a thing
And I've got fate now in my grasp
and though my voice is raspy
I can't hold this weeping wail
(Bridge/solo)
If my life is almost over and my days are almost gone
then it won't seem inappropriate to say
that in every single moment and in everything I've done
I'm weeping for the love I've pushed away
Cause I've caught fortune by the claws
and all those waterfalls
that I've been down don't mean a thing
And I've got fate now in my grasp
and though my voice is raspy
I can't hold this weeping wail
Cause I've got destiny by the tail
and though I'm old and frail
I can't control this weeping wail
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9. |
We Decay In Stages
05:05
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Brace for the changes taking place
you can run but you could never stay away
Hey, we decay in stages
way in the basement where you were too afraid to play
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Peter Benjamin Tacoma, Washington
Peter Benjamin offers a strikingly unique blend of pop rock and soulful Americana. His richly poetic and melodically driven artistry evokes contemporary pop, rock, and Americana sounds and gracefully threads his unique voice and emotive storytelling throughout each hauntingly memorable song. ... more
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