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Fossils
05:03
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I put the pieces away
A puzzle left on display
No point in keeping it any longer
If you’re not coming today
I took the instruments down
It’s such nostalgic sound
No point in playing them any longer
If you’re not sticking around
Though you say I closed the curtains far too soon
All our fossils gather dust in empty rooms
While the memories slumber softly in their tombs
I can see that although you’re enough for me
I’m not enough for you
I tore the paintings to shreds
Their faces stuck in my head
Can’t stand to study them any longer
Your inspiration is dead
I threw the poems aside
The verses misting my eyes
Can’t stand to stare at them any longer
Your words are wonderful lies
Though I may have closed the curtains far too soon
Locked our fossils up in some forgotten room
Still my memories whisper softly from their tombs
And I see that although you’re enough for me
I’m not enough for you
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2. |
Séance
04:49
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I wanna touch the earth and then
I wanna feel the sunlight on my skin
I wanna see your face again
I wanna taste the wind and then
I wanna count the seconds as they spin
I wanna hear your voice again
But what I’ve got ’s an empty spot
Where your outline used to be
Wrapped in the covers, buried under
Far away from me
Yet in the air I sense you’re there
Like an echo in my mind
So let me say, before I’m left behind
I’m not fine
Moving on
From the place you held so long
I’m still standing
Just like the lovers in our favorite play
Only a tragedy tore us away
So, moving on
Even when all hope is gone
I’m still standing
It’s useless chasing after a shadow
But I don’t know if I can ever let you go
I’ll never touch the earth and then
I’ll never feel the sunlight on my skin
I’ll never see your face again
I’ll never taste the wind and then
I’ll never count the seconds as they spin
I’ll never hear your voice again
The soul I was you loved so much
Sparking fire in our prime
Crumbled to dust, as all things must
To fade away with time
Now at the border, carried over
I’ll leave you one last sign
It’s all I have for helping to remind
You’ll be fine
Moving on
From the place I held so long
Don’t keep waiting
Just like the lovers in a fairytale
An ending had to come for us as well
So, moving on
Even when the hope is gone
Don’t keep waiting
It’s useless chasing after my shadow
I think you know you’re gonna have to let me go
How am I meant to continue
In an empty world without you?
Giving up the ghost I cling to
That once was mine
You’ve reached out so far to find me
Please forget and set your pain free
Let it pass on into memory
And cut the line
I’ll be fine
Moving on
From the place you held so long
Moving on
From the place you held so long
I’m still standing
Just like the lovers in our favorite play
Only a tragedy tore us away
So, moving on
Even when all hope is gone
I’m still standing
It’s useless chasing after a shadow
And now I know I’m gonna have to let you go
You’re gonna have to let me go
I’m gonna have to let you go
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Clouds and stars create a blurry shape
A lonely cityscape
An age left collapsing
Future eyes apprise what all had missed
Their minds setting adrift
To contemplating
They’ll say it’s clear
Even after one thousand years
Past the atmosphere
Somehow a someone once was here
Fingers press along the winding halls
The writing on the walls
A message left unread
Footprints trailing out towards the sun
Their wandering is done
The path left untread
Did she feel?
And could she cry?
Was she hurt?
Or did she die?
How’d she live
This far from home
Ending up
So very alone
They’ll say it’s clear
Even after one thousand years
Past the atmosphere
Somehow a someone once was so much like us…
But I’m still here
Even after one thousand years
It’s too much to bear
Is there somebody else out there?
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4. |
Like a Comet
03:37
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I don’t chase daydreams anymore
Stopped picking stardust off the floor
Counting every constellation has no meaning
Don’t want to wish for something more
Locked my desires behind the door
Let go of a memory that’s not worth keeping
Never tried to fight it
Never thought to hide it
Nothing wrong with what it was
Shouldn’t have to pretend
Shouldn’t need to defend
In the end it’s all because
I fell like a comet
If only he’d seen it
How I shined so bright above
A wiser man might call it love
I fell like a comet
And just for a moment
I thought his heart could reach beyond
But in single flash that feeling was gone
I don’t watch sunsets streaming by
Stopped catching moonbeams from the sky
Stood beside a boundary without a crossing
Taking a breath, release a sigh
Wipe the illusion from my eyes
Never mind how much this emptiness is costing
If I try to fight it
If I try to hide it
Am I scared of what it was?
Do I have to pretend?
Find a way to defend?
When it ends, it’s all because
I fell like a comet
Why couldn’t he see it?
How I shined so bright above
A wiser man might call it love
I fell like a comet
And just for a moment
I thought his heart would reach beyond
But in single flash that feeling was gone
Ooh
I prayed he’d reach beyond
But in a flash his feelings were gone
Ooh
Just a flash and then it all was gone
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5. |
Renaissance Man
05:28
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My teachers said I’d never amount to much
A daydreamer without a plan
I’m just a silly girl a bit out of touch
Who fell for a Renaissance Man
My momma said “you’ve got to follow your heart”
My daddy tried to understand
Stepping outside the safety of my backyard
I left with my Renaissance Man
To the promised land ‘s our destination
Miles before we reach the end
Be it heaven or hell for deals we’re makin’
Take me where that road extends
We’ll plant a garden of Eden
Build our home in scenic Shangri-la
Just past old Xanadu
We won’t believe it’s true
That those paradises don’t exist at all
A kingdom right out our window
We can fill the night with shooting stars
And if that’s fantasy
Well then, it’s fine with me
Because all that I really wish to be is where you are
In southern comfort we searched for our stead
Joining with any caravan
The travelers said “If she has sense in her head
She’ll marry that Renaissance Man”
If the promised land ‘s our destination
Who knows where the path may bend?
Be it heaven or hell for rules we’re breakin’
Take me where that road extends
Time shifts in grains of sand
From the days where we began
I’m here with my Renaissance Man
Where does our future stand
As we face it hand in hand
I’ll go with my Renaissance Man
I don’t need a garden of Eden
Or a home in scenic Shangri-la
Drive past old Xanadu
I don’t believe it’s true
That those paradises look too great all
There’s no kingdom right out our window
Just a summer night that’s filled with stars
Not quite a fantasy
But that’s all right with me
Because all that I really wish to be is where you are
My teachers said I’d never amount to much
A daydreamer without a plan
I’m just a silly girl a bit out of touch
In love with a Renaissance Man
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6. |
Microscopic Life
04:07
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There’s a tiny place you’ll never see
Microscopic life under the sea
Just suspended in the center is where I will be
But I don’t think you’ll ever notice me
There’s a tiny place too deep to go
Microscopic life fathoms below
And suspended in the center’s where my secrets flow
But I don’t think you’ll ever want know
Gathered up beside all your belongings
There was no more room for the little things
As I sunk beneath your waves, I felt so small
Like I wasn’t there at all
There’s a giant world you’re stuck inside
Where it’s so much easier to hide
Ruling high atop the surface are you satisfied?
While letting precious moments pass you by
There’s a giant world you’ve made your own
Built an idol on a golden throne
Sitting high atop the surface don’t you feel alone?
Without the only place we could call home
Gathered up beside all your belongings
There was no more room for the little things
As I sunk beneath your waves, I felt so small
Like I wasn’t there at all
So, I gathered up all my belongings
Dried my eyes and took all the little things
As I rose above the waves, I stood up tall
Like you were never there at all
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7. |
Mercutio
04:04
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I’ve seen this happen before
Know every note in the score
Turn of a page and his heart’s not here anymore
A smile while taking a bow
Watch as the curtain goes down
An exit’s all I can give him now
Though I’ve spoken every line
Kept the pace in every rhyme
As the second act unwinds
Guess the parts not meant for me this time
So, tonight I’ll pray
When we close our eyes
I’ll be in his dreams
And he’ll be in mine
Soon the light will break
Then he’ll realize
It was just a dream
And so was I…
I take the judgement with grace
An actor finding his place
Turn of a page, see how quickly I am replaced
A role meant to entertain
Tiny red drops leave a stain
Cover it up to disguise the pain
Since we’ve spoken every line
Kept the pace in every rhyme
Let the second act unwind
For a part not meant for me this time
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8. |
Genie
04:37
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There was a time
There was a place
None of my memories can erase
A thousand days spent in the sun
All gathered and narrowed to one
I was a child
You were a friend
Both of us playing out a sweet game of pretend
Before the instance that you chose
How the story goes
There was a dawn
There was a night
Lit up by some enchanted light
We watched the moon rise overhead
Flying along a woven thread
Counting to three
How could there be
Any way I’d guess what you had in store for me
No promise that would set me free
You took the fame, I took the fall
A prince of nothing much at all
Then at your hour of triumph I’m forsaken
And as your appetites expand
Your every whim is my command
’Til I’m left wondering what I am
Caught in a hail of rubies and sapphires
With gold and diamonds raining on the floor
I gave you anything your heart desired
But I can’t have the only thing I’m wishing for
There was a tune
There was a song
We might’ve sung the lyrics wrong
But even when we fell off key
We laughed in perfect harmony
Polished in brass
Magic was cast
Rubbing away all your affection for the past
Some miracles aren’t meant to last
You took the prize, I took the pain
A servant kept in silken chains
Then in your rise to power I’m forgotten
And as your influence expands
Your offers turn into demands
’Til I’m left wondering what I am
Caught in a hail of rubies and sapphires
With gold and diamonds raining on the floor
I gave you anything your heart desired
But I can’t have the only thing I’m wishing…
So, hold on to the glory you admire
You won’t be watching as I close the door
I see I’ll never have my heart’s desire
You were the only thing that I was wishing for
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9. |
Everything was Beautiful
04:24
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It seems that you
Are running out of room
For flowers in full bloom
With every little seed I planted
And you
Would rather face the gloom
Then turn to see the truth
A garden that you took for granted
But the season has its end
This summer will not come again
It’s when the branches start to bend
Away from what we were
And I think we’re both aware
A chill is rising in the air
Between the seams we laid it bare and sure
I remember sunny eyes and apple pies
Favorite songs that made me cry
You and I were pretty fools
And everything was beautiful
Violets and Forget-Me-Nots
Kisses sweet as candy drops
Guess it wasn’t much
But it was so damn beautiful
It seems that you
Are too afraid to choose
A rose with no more use
The gentle scent has slowly faded
And you
Keep staring right on through
Past colors that I grew
After your wonderment was sated
But that’s how some seasons end
This summer won’t come back again
And withered up, what happens then
Is so hard to endure
’Cuz the cold is seeping in
And frost is creeping on my skin
Shivering down we’ll lay it bare and sure
Please remember sunny eyes and apple pies
Favorite songs that made you cry
You and I were pretty fools
And everything was beautiful
Violets and Forget-Me-Nots
Kisses sweet as candy drops
Yes, it wasn’t much
But it was so damn beautiful
We were beautiful…
It was beautiful…
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10. |
Trapeze
02:09
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Hands touch
Breaths hush
Stars in our eyes
As we’re rising
Flying
Climbing so high
At the very top
I’ll take the drop
Without ever making a sound
Gliding through the air
I’ll see you’re there
To watch as I float to the ground
Then I’ll swing away
Although there may be
Nothing to catch me at all
It’s a long way down to fall
Hopes sway
Ropes fray
Tears blur our eyes
As we’re learning
Hurting
Burning so high
At the very top
I felt the drop
Without ever making a sound
In the frozen air
With no one there
To watch my heart break on ground
But I swung away
Knowing there may be
Nothing to catch me at all
It’s a long way down
Such a long way down
It’s a long way down to fall…
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EmpathP Virginia
Aki Glancy (EmpathP) is a VOCALOID and UTAU Producer from the United States. Her works include voice providing for the English VOCALOID, DAINA and illustrating the Celtic VOCALOID, AVANNA.
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