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Cold, Open Fire
03:11
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Here lies a man
Here lies a saint once reborn in a cold, open fire
Torn and renewed, ripped like an arrow through the heart
of a cold, open fire
No one to love
No one to hate
No one to know, you will find
You are feeling less, and knowing more
But still it's hard to remind
Yourself of all you wanted then, no one to tell you to try
Burned to the core
Split like a tree by the lightning
in a cold, open fire
Just close to this world
and open your mind to the depths of a cold, open fire
You're trying hard to do your best
but still you're short by a mile
You showed it off, then you gave it up
You've been repaid by and by
But now you ate your meal in bites too far apart to satisfy
And you can't stop the feeling that you have
The dreams that you once had, though they're lost in the sea
You complain that this life has made you sick
Well I told you you could lick
Just don't ever bite
In sorrow you cry
And in death you must die with no warmth
In a cold, open fire
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2. |
Burn the Walls
03:17
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Drop down you frozen rain
seal the pain
You leave me alone for the day, then you came
I searched for you out there
then I came back here
only to find us estranged again
So burn the walls
that are standing tall
Between our hearts and our minds, dear
I want it to change
Want you to know me plain
Not just know my name
I want you to know that I'm not playing a game
A rose that fills
Fills my heart
You tear my apart, then you sow me anew
It's strange to feel so afraid
just to see what you've made
You're turning away from the things that you gave
So burn the walls
that are standing tall
Between our hearts and our minds, dear
I want it to change
Want you to know me plain
Not just know my name
I want you to know that I'm not playing a game
It's never enough
you can't figure it out
You want it simple
but life's not like that
And happiness seems to come and go
But only when you love can you find love
So burn the walls
that are standing tall
Between our hearts and our minds, dear
I want it to change
Want you to know me plain
Not just know my name
Or the lines on my face
I want you to know I'm not - I will never be - playing a game
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3. |
Hello
04:49
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I heard the great message, it had nothing to say
But go back home, wait, fast, and pray
For something to show its face to you
It's not what it seems, though it seems like a call
It's a backwards tradition that's starting to fall
But hold me up
I'll hold you, too
I am writing you now, with years of silence under my belt
I'm not trying a thing but to say hello
You struggle to speak before such a crowd
It bows you backwards, but now you can
An arrow with your frame
This hurt has a purpose again
And you're living the life that you always wished for
But it isn't exactly a beach on a shore
It's a struggle and fright
As you carefully carry your light
I am writing you now, with years of silence under my belt
I'm not trying a thing but to say hello
What was the secret you held for so long?
Avoiding eye contact, avoiding the sun
You wanted to shout but you did not
Afraid to be called crazy or worse
That you'd be all alone
I am now sold, they pay by the pound
Folks coming from miles just to heard the sound
of machine crushing my bone
Now, I'm exactly where I always wanted to be
Lost on the road, driving for miles
The paved turns to gravel, the gravel to grass
But I don't feel alone
I am writing you now, with years of silence under my belt
I'm not trying a thing but to say hello
And after this show awaits, it breathes on my face
It fills me up with life, though I've given
My life just to say hello
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4. |
Trials & Errors
03:05
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In all trials
and all errors
This is what I've come upon
A feeling that my life's before me
But I stand, looking at it
This is the reason I am here all alone
Searching through the ether
and the mist that blinds my way
Hoping, waiting
In the darkness of this moment
All I see is my self
If I could see there's no such thing
I would be in the arms of bliss
This is the reason I am here all alone
Searching through the ether
and the mist that blinds my way
Hoping, waiting
Hold me; mold me
You pass right through me
Guide me; steer me
My hope is that you'll hear me
Break me; don't forsake me
I'm bound to my hope that you'll know me and show me
Stress and strain to get somewhere
Doesn't end 'til you know 'there' is 'here'
I assume I'll settle down
But old men don't seem to know more
This is the reason I am here all alone
Searching through the ether
and the mist that blinds my way
Hoping, waiting
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5. |
The Great Play Goes On
03:58
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I will not go where I am not to be found
I sit here waiting for the sound of your voice
Tragedy, it follows close
Also nearby is my hope
Kneeling down on floor
I hide my dreams from you all
And bending backwards to be free
I close my eyes so I won't fall
But never before this had I dreamed of a time when my
secrets to all life would be reason for hiding
What I take with me now is this silent appeal
They're the words I could not let come from my lips
But I'm falling asleep
When I am trying to be focused
And striving for my own phrase to leave here
But it is hard to see what is happening other than what is before me
My mind is cluttered with thoughts and with what I've been taught here
But I am wondering if there is more to this story
or if it's just what I see
And it takes a while!
Burn it down, if it's not true!
Clouds of smoke now surrounding you!
And I can seem to make a dent, though I am trying
with my might and with all I can
Give it, to save it, to ruin it, to break it
To know it, to feel it, to know that I'm still here
And I will be here forever and ever
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6. |
In The Sun
03:59
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In the light of the morning, in the sun
I will wait for the turning of the tide
I will sit 'til it's dark here
I can do it again
I was thrown by the wayside, crashing down
I was drowned in the sunlight, and I know
I have seen something special
But have no one with whom to share
Here I am, and there's no one to notice
Here I stand, and it seems there's no purpose
Here my plans always turn into silence
I can't tell, am I insane or seeking solace?
With the darkness around me, I feel blessed
See the moon shining down and I do care
About the world and its meaning
Like a flower will unfold
I let go of your hand and I'm alone
Lost in thought and emotion
but I know this is best for us both, dear
Our love, though strong, could never be
Here I am, and there's no one to notice
Here I stand, and it seems there's no purpose
Here my plans always turn into silence
I can't tell, am I insane or seeking solace?
There's so much more here, it's flowing right in
I can't hold it, but I know that it's there
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Here I go, with another day ahead
Will I spend it in my head?
Will I walk along?
Alright, here's the passing of the night
Think of all I meant to try, and here I am alone
And I know there is meaning in every day
It means something just to not obey
What everyone wants me to be doing
What everyone wants me to be thinking right now
I'm not tired, but I think I'll lay a while
Making plans too far to see
But I still believe
that if I could see the ground beneath my feet
I could a million miles and never tire
But I justify my stillness now
There must be reasons to be quiet
Not because I'm shy and frightened
Scared of change and not comforted by comfort
What everyone wants me to be doing
What everyone wants me to be making of myself
I'm tired of this world and its ways
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Feel what you want to feel
and know what you've got to know
I'm with you every time
Don't let yourself go
Glow like a halo on the streets
that you walk upon
Right from the ash and say what's done is done
Tempted by your call
Rise up to great heights just to fall
The mind is an awful to let idle
for to long a time
The sea beckons all your thoughts to wash away in the tide
I'm already gone
Dead and done, yet it's a thousand years 'til I'm born
I hope there's a silence upon which to rest
At the bottom of the ocean, I'll sink like a ship
Tempted by your call
Rise up from great heights just to fall
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9. |
Compromise
04:37
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Close your eyes
No secrets to tell you
No disguise
No room of laughter
So contrived
So badly beaten
Don't compromise
Say what you're thinking
The truth is nice
We know that it's melting
Made of ice
What was all frozen
Now can rise
A lullaby
To sing me to sleep
Just eulogize of all your past lovers
So they can die
Die to your mind
So we can fly
Uninhibited
You and I
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10. |
In Dreams
03:17
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Well this brought me to my knees
but I made out like a king
Wish I was soaring through the air
but I can't, not even in dreams
And my might was almost lost
but I think this might be a Spring
This could be a Spring
And I've daydreamed all my life
I can't tell, am I asleep?
Am I asleep?
This is not the end
And though I'm far past the start
There's so much more to come
And not just in my dreams
In my life
This is my life
And I can't stop but I'm so cold and there's no stopping this ride but I'm so cold but I can feel your touch on me
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Aaron Mannino St. Petersburg, Florida
Seattle-raised singer/songwriter, now based in Tampa Bay, FL. Early start: age 14 with first album. Long hiatus: no albums released from 2010-2021. New album, 'Lost in the Light', released 02/22/22.
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