TRACK Lyrics
I - The Storyman (Eyes Far Away)
Come by the fire, we'll settle down
No one dares to speak or makes a sound
Old man lifts his hand--we gather round
He clears his throat---his voice is found
The Storyman sees a hundred million ways to live a life
Even when you've lost your way
Lets us all believe seeking what we dream is worth the strife
So come another day
An old copper tongue and a smile to rob a king
Swallow every word, imagine everything
The Storyman sees a hundred million ways to live this life Even when you've lost your way
Lets us all believe seeking what we dream is worth the strife
Hey, say, tell it another way
I'll pay, pray, wait for another day
He waits, stays his tongue til I've lost my way
Then he tells a tale
He paints a world with nothing but breath
And the memory he holds
Tells a tale
Don't you forget about it
So hey, say, tell it another way
I'll pray, pay, wait for another day
He waits, stays his tongue til I've lost my way
Then he tells a tale, his eyes far away
Tells a tale, his eyes far away
He tells a tale, his eyes far away
He tells a tale
IV - Walls and Doors
Living a life inside fours walls wondering what's out there
Just a dream until you fall -- live it out if you dare
Lock the doors but keep on a light for others to see
Wanna leave but don't have the fight
Your courage lacks a key
Step outside your own head
Walls and doors where you hid
Notice the hours passing by
See yourself out on the wind
Be sure you make your mistakes
Owing some all up to fate
Make sure you smile at the world
Knowing not everything's great
Stature small, heart's on fire
Like David retold
Stumble out and though you're tired
You're fearless and bold
Tell yourself there's no turning back
Your walls are left behind
Take a breath and make moments last
A life you don't rewind
Step outside your own head
Walls and doors where you hid
Notice the hours passing by
See yourself out on the wind
Be sure you make your mistakes
Owing some all up to fate
Make sure you smile at the world
Knowing not everything's great
It's a long way down
A long way down from here
Step outside your own head
Walls and doors where you hid
Notice the hours passing by
See yourself out on the wind
Be sure you make your mistakes
Owing some all up to fate
Make sure you smile at the world
Knowing not everything's great
V - FIRE GIRL
As embers cool her glow reminds me
Her fire's my fuel and I'm in her trance
Heart's all locked up and she melted the keys
Her soul's corrupted--I don't stand a chance
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Don't wanna get lost in the shuffle
So say my name, say my name
All uphill, to step is to struggle
Tired of playing her games
She turns once, I look twice
There's heat behind those eyes
Like a drug, hands are tied
There's nowhere I can hide
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Yeah, I'm to blame
Her fire is my mistake
Yeah, felt the flames
This trap I can't escape
Across the room she draws you over
Smell those fumes they lure you in
Mind's all fogged up though you swear you're sober
No trace of good, oh she reeks of sin
And it's too late to change her ways
So sit and wait
Yeah, I'm to blame
Her fire is my mistake
Yeah, felt the flames
This trap I can't escape
Yeah, I'm to blame
So yeah say my name
Felt the flames
II - No Way Out
There's no way out I see
It narrows and turns til there's no air to breathe
There's no way out for me
The walls are too high and this door needs a key
And every time we dance I'm in a trance
That die was cast
Not love made to last
There's no way out, for me
I'm lost in this maze with no way to be free
So hey--woah
We can't find a way--woah
Nothing more to say--woah
Keep your love away
There's no way out of here
I've tried to convince you there's nothing to fear
No, no way out, my dear
I'm sorry we've lied to ourselves all these years
And every time we dance there's no romance
We lost our chance
Too scarred from the past
There's no way out I fear
This tale has an ending, now that much is clear
So hey--woah
We can't find a way--woah
Nothing more to say--woah
Keep your love away
From me
You'll see
This wasn't meant to be
So hey--woah
We can't find a way--woah
Nothing more to say--woah
Keep the love away
So hey--woah
We can't find a way--woah
Nothing more to say--woah
Keep your love away
III - Tempered Years
When wild and free seems a foolish thing
And you freeze as life pulls away
You want a second chance
You need to find the stance
That keeps you up another day
Too old to play the games
Too young to make a change
that others find worthy to weigh
So you sit right here, have no fear
Come what may
And the world is strange
When life changes lanes
And without the chains
There's too much space to play
Don't have to pay a toll
At borders of comfort zones
Between your life and your fate
Don't have to pack a bag
Just make sure that you don't drag
The years you've made of dead weight
And the world is strange
When life changes lanes
And without the chains
There's too much space to play
And you count the days
Til you've reached the end of the page
And if nothing changes
Well, nothing changes
Didn't plan to come this far
Just to say you came this far
Didn't build it from the start
Just to watch it fall apart
Didn't chase a shooting star
Knowing it was just too far
And if you stop and count your scars
Start to know who you are
You hear the thunderclaps
They echo out and come right back
The din that's around every day
A vice upon your soul
You feel the grip until you're old
It sqeezes you dry without pain
Didn't plan to come this far
Just to say you came this far
Didn't build it from the start
Just to watch it fall apart
Didn't chase a shooting star
Knowing it was just too far
And if you stop and count your scars
Start to know who you are
VI - TYCOON
One more stake in a rail to nowhere
One more black gold hole to drill
Every move he makes on a dare and a wink
Every dime he takes for the thrill
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Found his way with his bootstraps pulled tight
From rags to riches and power revered
Never weighs the cost of climbing mountains high
Knowing well that he is feared
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Yeah--no limits to be seen
Yeah--it's good to be the king
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Everywhere he goes lay men bowed at his feet
Every seed he sows grows tall
No deal unsealed
His pride, his company
Obsession once now madness claims it all
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Found his way with his bootstraps pulled tight
From rags to riches and power revered
Never weighs the cost of climbing mountains high
Knowing well that he is feared
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Yeah--no limits to be seen
Yeah--it's good to be the king
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Then one day he'll step aside
Reap his fields and claim his prize
Days will go unoccupied
Days will go
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Yeah--no limits to be seen
Yeah--it's good to be the king
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VII - ONE FOOL
Listen to yourself again--play it back in your mind
Don't paint yourself a fool my friend, for fools loose sight
She's miles ahead and that's a long way
Could walk til you're dead but that'd be a mistake
With legs of lead remain where you lay
She was long, long gone when she fled
Three words she left you standing there
A fool who thought that he could dare to burn
The things you made
The world you built now left to fade
Two seconds when you must decide
To stay the course or leave her side
For life without a pulse to share is not worth living
One fool beyond compare
Give yourself a little space to clear your mind
You're at a sprint but there 's no race
Just tracks she left behind
She's miles ahead and that's a long way
Could walk til you're dead but that'd be a mistake
With legs of lead remain where you lay
She was long, long gone when she fled
Three words she left you standing there
A fool who thought that he could dare to burn
The things you made
The world you built now left to fade
Two seconds when you must decide
To stay the course or leave her side
For life without a pulse to share is not worth living
One fool beyond compare
Numb to the marrow in your bones
Can't move—it's heartbreak you suppose
Can't think—her face won't leave your mind
Like ink —a stain left behind
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She's miles ahead and that's a long way
Could walk til you're dead but that'd be a mistake
With legs of lead remain where you lay
She was long, long gone when she fled
She was long, long gone when she fled
She was long, long gone when she fled
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From one fool
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One fool
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From one fool​
VIII - CALIFORNIA FLAMES
Make it rain, let it drop
Bring it down from the top
No more fire upon the hills
Only rain can make it stop
Let's go down to see the blaze
Take your lover so y'all can gaze
At the wild flame upon the hill
Who knew that fire could chill your veins
California flames
They raged and raged
Who thought that they
Could change this place
They're here to stay
So count your days
When face to face with a fiery cage
What you keep or what you throw
One last glace before you go
Go on take a damn good look below
Only ash and burnt out homes
California flames
They raged and raged
Who thought that they
Could change this place
They're here to stay
So count your days
When face to face with a fiery cage
So let's go down to see the blaze
Take your lover so y'all can gaze
At the wild flame upon the hill
Who knew that fire could chill your veins
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California flames
They raged and raged
Who thought that they
Could change this place
They're here to stay
So count your days
When face to face with a fiery cage