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Pacifica
04:34
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My lover went a-walking, my lover took my hand
We waded towards the harbor, unsteady in the sand
But we were just two children, afraid to understand
Even the bravest captains falter when they lose sight of the land
The sea began her singing, the fog began to rise
A thousand haunted voices cry out for paradise
The ocean deep, my Darling, our bodies to reclaim
Sheds her tears over the harbor 'till only rust remains
Weep not for our departure, be it weight of earth or flame,
But weep for all the lovers who will not love again.
Her hands so white and tender, her brow dark as the waves
Together for a lifetime, but buried in distant graves
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NV-88
02:24
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Kick the past and let the storm blow the screen door open wide
New air at last, light you up like an angel's ivory smile
The cold comes quick, so keep your eyes open before you die
He's driving further than he meant to, trying so hard to forget you
Summer thunderclouds are rolling in
I just can't get away from him
It's the face inside the empty, the lonely parts of your heart
It's the monster in the icy, the windswept, and angry dark
You shouldn't go out in all this rain, but you can't turn around again
Don't break and don't let a stranger in
I just can't get away from him
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Girlhood
03:15
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Honey, I've gotten real good at pretending
And keeping the ugly inside
Learned to laugh at the jokes, and to trail behind
Because a woman is better when she's a beautiful lie
As a kid I was all freckles and anger
And I guess that I still kind of am
But guts and ambition come second to sex
Because a woman is better when she's a beautiful mess
Ten long years of frowns in the mirror and tears in my sheets
Ten long years of squirming in dresses they wanted to see
So long, so long, so long
If I have a daughter someday
I hope that she's stronger than me
And I hope that her heart doesn't harden like mine
Because a woman is better when she learns to be kind
So long, so long, so long
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By and By
03:19
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I will lose you by and by
But I'll shed no tears, and I'll bite my tongue
We'll have our summers hot and sweet
And our endless nights will turn into days
The city's quiet without you here, without your singing
The roses climb the walls
And the strangers all have gone
Where you wander, don't you know I will follow you, my dear
Little devils with tender hearts
That share my pillow and hold my hand
Tell me secrets I shouldn't know, and I won't tell you
I wasn't nervous when I met you
In the alley behind the bar
But when I'm sober all that courage just falls away, my dear
This walk isn't the same without you
It doesn't matter anyway, I always knew I'd disappoint you
I will lose you by and by
But I'll shed no tears, and I'll bite my tongue
I'll bite my tongue
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