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Burn the Before
03:38
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Doubleplusgood
that's what we say
when we gather in the square
every day
Then we scream
when the traitor's shown
we hate his truth
we hate our hope
I wear a blank face
so they never know
that I know inside
there was a time before
I catch your eye
the same mask of hate
how can this be
love in this place
The before burns in me
while we
burn the before
The before burns in me
while we
burn the before
I risk their dogs
I risk their love
to touch something from
before this world's begun
You risk me
I risk you
to feel something real
in this room
(CHORUS)
There was no before
there was only the war
there was no before
there was only the war
three is four
only the war
there was no before
The best way
to minds and hearts
is to control the words they use
and their art
They can't control
how we feel
take away its name
doesn't make it less real
right?
(CHORUS)
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2. |
We Are the Dead
03:02
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Any little scratch
and they get in
and start to fill the space
beneath your skin
with fearful love
and oily gin
and BB high above
that's how they win
That's how they win
You start to live with the bombs
you start to live with the death
because they are all the places
where you connect
they kill your words
they squeeze your chest
and you think they love you
because they let you have breath
they let you have breath
Real coffee
secret bread
a lover's body
in my bed
it's all I know of love
it's all I know of love
It's the most I've ever felt
it's the only thing I can love
Any more
I see the lies
the deeper I look
into your eyes
have to shelter this flame
from their designs
our love is the only solid point
on a blurry line
on a blurry line
Look to the Proles
like the man said
they're stupid and happy
but could rise instead
Is their hope in them
under skies of lead
The future's not for us
we are the dead
We are the dead
Real coffee
secret bread
a lover's body
in my bed
Breaking glass
guns pointed at our heads
we can't touch
we are the dead
we are the dead
we are the dead
you are the dead
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3. |
Welcome to Love
03:22
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Welcome to Love
how long have you been here
welcome to Love
you don't get to sleep here
welcome to Love
we'll pull out your teeth here
welcome to Love
Welcome to Love
we're not going to kill you
Welcome to Love
until we empty then fill you
Welcome to Love
She already betrayed you
Welcome to Love
You know what's behind that door
you know what 101 is for
they've been set to the task
here is the mask
Welcome to Love
we know what you fear worst
Welcome to Love
crazed hunger and thirst
Welcome to Love
they'll eat your eyes first
Welcome to love
There's is no before
there is only the war
there is no before
there is only the war
three is four
there is only the war
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4. |
Do It To Julia
02:24
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They can break love
they can break hope
they can break the things you see
and the things you know
Under the spreading
chestnut tree
they broke you
they broke me
Don't do it to me
do it to Julia
Don't do it to me
do it to Julie
They can make love
they can make hope
because they make the things you see
and the things you know
They made me
they made you
and they made us love Him
until the bullet goes through
Don't do it to me
do it to Julia
Don't do it to me
do it to Julie
I love you
I love you
I love you
as the bullet goes through
I love you
as the bullet goes through
Julia
I love you
as the bullet goes through
Julia
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Eric Peter Schwartz Aurora, Illinois
Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.
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