1. |
Perfectly Shattered
04:15
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PERFECTLY SHATTERED
After all
The damage done
There’s a vacancy
On your tongue
If I sleep
If I stray
Will you judge me when I finally break?
Understand
Understate
Love for sale
A broken heart for trade
So, here we are
Face to face
No more smiles
Will we ever leave this place?
Perfectly shattered
You always seem to leave me
Perfectly shattered
You never say
What I need to hear
My words like static
On the strings of a puppeteer
But was it all
A waste of time?
I’m not insane
But sometimes I go out of my mind
You leave me…
Perfectly shattered
And we’ll never be the same now
Perfectly shattered
I’ve been saving all my blame now
Perfectly shattered
You always seem to leave me
Perfectly shattered
When our promises go black
And burrow in the deep
At the bottom they will find
The lies we can’t set free
The lies we can’t set free
And all the truth we failed to see
We failed to see
You leave me
Perfectly shattered
And we’ll never be the same now
Perfectly shattered
I’ve been saving all my blame now
Perfectly shattered
You always seem to leave me
Perfectly shattered
Every time I hear your name
You always seem to leave me
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2. |
Cold Moon
04:00
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COLD MOON
Declaring a war on emotions
When the memory sinks its teeth
All the mistakes you tried to forget
Wave goodbye then fade away
When it goes dark
And the words stop
There’s a silence colder than moon
Forgiveness for your condition
Without reconciliation
Soft as the tone of your voice
An alibi without a say
When it goes dark
And the words stop
There’s a silence colder than moon
We’re just spare parts
With a fresh start
There’s a reason all stories have end
Dark are the memories
Lost in the twilight
When you can’t remember
The moments we shared
Time is a silence that stands between us
Forgotten words you’ll never say
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3. |
On Your Side
04:55
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ON YOUR SIDE
If there’s a dream you want to follow
If there’s a risk you need to take
If time wears you out
And you feel you can’t make it
When all your ghosts refuse to shake
Should you lose yourself
Or miss a step along the way
Should you lose yourself
And I will be
On your side
Here, when you need me
On your side
And know I want you
On my side too
On a Sunday afternoon
We learned the news
That could have changed everything
We would speculate –
“She’d have your eyes”
Or “He’d have my hands”
Spent the days ahead just wondering
Did we find ourselves
In this unexpected place?
Did we find ourselves?
And I will be
On your side
Here, when you need me
On your side
And know I want you
On my side too
If the tides never break
If ever logic fails to protect you
Don’t be afraid
Forever, I will be
On your side
Here, if you need me
On your side
And know I want you
On my side too
Put your mind at ease
I will be
On your side
Just stay with me
On my side
And I’ll always love you
On my side too
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4. |
Veins of Stone
05:38
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VEINS OF STONE
Tumble and fall
Still drifting
Through the grey of the storm
Forever is a luxury
That we still can’t afford
As we dance
Falling on top of your bed
A heart of thorns
Tearing at the cracks where we bled
Our veins…
Cover our ignorance
Wherever we may roam
In the night sky
We stand on the edge
But our wings have never flown
As we dance
Falling on top of your bed
A heart of thorns
Tearing at the cracks where we bled
Our veins turn to stone
There was a time we could fly
Smooth and even
The scars have hardened
With this grievance
The light hums
We’re shivering
The final days are done
But we can fool them
With all our scenes
Since seasons never change
They just fall apart like dreams
As we dance, darling
On top of your bed
A heart of thorns
Tearing at the cracks where we bled
Don’t you apologize to me anymore
When the blood in our veins
Turns to stone
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5. |
Gentle Breeze
02:55
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GENTLE BREEZE
Midnight
You’re resting on my bed
And half asleep
Escaping a life
Where all your dreams are incomplete
Love haunted you
You haunted me
Gentle as a breeze
Seconds
Uncounted as the bulbs begin to fade
Cash in your miracles
And hide your hopes away
Love haunted you
You haunted me
Gentle as a breeze
For you I’ll give
All the countless hours you have missed
From you I’ll take
All the faded scars around your wrists
From you I’ll begin and end
If there’s a final moment
When we turn the page
Nothing will hold us back
The future’s ours to shape
Love haunted you
You haunted me
Gentle as a breeze
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STARS IN THE BLACK AND BLUE SUITE
(i. stars in the black and blue)
Renew year
Open your eyes and breathe
Take what you can’t receive
A heart that must learn to beat
A solitary January
Hide
A February cocoon
Where skies introduce the moon
Where April Marches through
The lunacy of June
If you’re afraid to feel alive
Take my hand and together we’ll dive
And know
I’ll wait for you
Beyond the black and blue
Aligning our points of view
I hear your voice; it’s fading like a star
Fall
Tell me what you believe
Show me what you’ve received
On the cusp of September’s eve
It’s you and me
If your heart and mind collide
Take my hand and together we’ll dive
And know
I’ll wait for you
Beyond the black and blue
But still you can’t break through
I hear your voice; it’s fading like…
A star that’s burned out
The sleepless nights
Falling silent
Resigning its light
A luminary to guide us through
From where we end and life begins
Goodnight
October burns and weaves
November stirs and grieves
December always leaves you
And you always leave me
And if we fail to say goodbye
Take my hand and together we’ll dive
And know
I will wait for you
We’re stars in the black and blue
But still we can’t break through
Our voices fade away but never gone
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7. |
Skies and Limits
04:43
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STARS IN THE BLACK AND BLUE SUITE
(ii. skies and limits)
A voice in the back of your mind
Telling you it’s time to go
All I’ve ever owned rests in this bag of mine
On the road by dawn
Never call to say goodbye
All our time
So warm and jaded
Takes away my bones and blood
All my words
They stand like matchsticks
Give me permission to burn
Broken cars
Highways will take you far
For miles and minutes
To skies and limits
Protecting the parts that matter
When love stops making sense
Is all you’ll ever need
So, put away your dreams
Concede and carry on
Proceed to make the best
Of what you have become
All our time
So worn and jaded
Strips away your bones and blood
All your words
They fall like matchsticks
I give you permission to burn
Broken cars
Highways will take you far
For miles and minutes
To skies and limits
Blurred-out lines
And unfollowed signs
For miles and minutes
To skies and limits
Brace yourself from the start
Bleed as each step falls apart
Counting every battle scar
Comfort’s failure to appear
Burns in vain with rust and tears
In arms that never learn to reach
Broken cars
Highways will take you far
For miles and minutes
To skies and limits
Blurred-out lines
And unfollowed signs
For miles and minutes
To skies and limits
Falling stars
They’re not so far away
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8. |
Fragile Stars (Falling)
03:56
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STARS IN THE BLACK AND BLUE SUITE
(iii. fragile stars [falling])
Standing still
Where our promises
Learn to break
A telling chill
Slow as your whisper
On a ripple’s end
Warning
A light parade
Morning
The Blueshift fade
Our eyes will see
The writing on the wall
We build around ourselves
An open door
Could lead me back to blue
To all the black in you
Warning
A light parade
Evening
The Redshift stays
But still I wait for you
Beyond the black and blue
Time is a scar
It moves and persuades
We’re perfect stars
But constellations, you always say
Are imaginary pictures
Warning
A light parade
Calling
Our voices fade
Chasing
A light we cannot reach
Falling
When fragile stars won’t blink
Falling…
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9. |
(The Apastron Reprise)
01:32
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STARS IN THE BLACK AND BLUE SUITE
(iv. the apastron reprise)
And as we go
Will you stay with me?
Hold this memory
Fading out of view
I hear your voice; a quiet wave goodbye
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10. |
A Door to Peace
05:41
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Thom Kunz Wilmington, North Carolina
Thom Kunz is a musician and writer who lives in the coastal community of Wilmington, North Carolina.
thomkunzmusic@gmail.com
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