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Intro (Never Go Home)
01:24
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I know this ain't a heavenly place
but you've got your share of the angels
to watch over you when day turns to night
You scream out a billion questions
and life takes it's time with the answers
By the time they reach you,
you've figured it out the hard way
And now, you're looking for someplace else
as you stand in the crowd
Who the hell were they to drag you out?
This place leads to anywhere you wanna go
but never home... never home
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I hope you saved that cigarette; Cuz you know I need it
My eyes are blind, my head is split; Is it the Uptown Fever?
I know that I'm not a one-time circumstance
I know you've been trained to stop the bleeding
So tie me off with a duct tape tourniquet
and we'll try to treat it.
And then, we'll have some fun
You've been around friends of a friend, but I've got no more time for you
A viper's nest of sycophants who suck on swollen sideshow blues
And all the love we've lost keeps licking at my face
Don't burn it down while you pretend you weren't hiding from the truth
I swear to god, you'd better not pity me; Cuz I don't need it
It's just nice to have some company while my ship is sinking
You know that I'm not the kind to just sit back
You know that I'll take em all down with me
But, just in case, my bags' already packed and my heart is empty
There's nothing left undone
You've been around friends of a friend, but I've got no more time for you
A viper's nest of sycophants who suck on swollen sideshow blues
And all the love we've lost keeps licking at my face
Don't burn it down while you pretend you weren't hiding from the truth
and my past wont give up all the love that I've lost
as I try to swallow the truth only gets lodged
in my lungs, like a sponge, it all soaks in my chest
all the times all the ties god I hate this
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I wish I had a worthy soul
one that's pure and didn't feel so goddamn impotent and old
I wish I had a brand new face
one that's clean and hasn't worn the shame and pain of this place
I would still believe in dreams
and I could smile without the feeling there's a hundred-million strings
a hundred-million strings
and I believe that if you never knew my name
there'd be a lot of things that wouldn't be the same
I can't help it, I'm like bleeding on the brain
I've done a lot of messed up shit and you've been scarred
and you'll never be the same
you'll never be the same
I'd leave the pills and I'd just walk
cuz they're like atom bombs that blow my sense of time right off the clock
I'd cross my heart to feel alive
and pull my body from the wreckage of another seedy dive
this place is such a goddamn dirty dive
and I believe that if you never knew my name
there'd be a lot of things that wouldn't be the same
I can't help it, I'm like bleeding on the brain
I've done a lot of messed up shit and you've been scarred
and you'll never be the same
you'll never be the same
and I believe that if you never knew my name
there'd be a lot of things that wouldn't be the same
I can't help it, I'm like bleeding on the brain
I've seen a lot of messed up shit and I've been scarred
and I swear that if you never fucking ever heard my name
there'd be a lot of things that wouldn't be the same
I'm like a frying pan with scrambled eggs for brains
I've seen a lot of messed up shit and I've been scarred
and I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
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Figure it Out
02:41
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Cigarettes stain my teeth. Mixed with blood, these cut are deep
Feel the worms in your ears, dance to tunes that I put there
I'm the one to believe; I'm not a liar, I'm not a thief
Figure out underneath, who's the rat and where's the feast man
I wanted to keep on shining out there
and somehow make it through
and I wanted to make you happy too
I'm the one to believe- I'm a model of a priest
Figure out who goes down, you're the one with the mouth
Tell me now, whose the creep? Who's the one that's the thief?
You're the one who's subdued, but you got real nice teeth girl
and I wanted to make you happy. Yeah, well, you figure it out
and I wanted to hand you everything and take you sompleace else
I needed some company, some relief yeah, take me somewhere
I needed some abstinence from myself
Take me back to hell
(oh won't you take me back)
I wanted to keep on shining out there
and somehow make it through
and I wanted to make you happy too
I'll get there somehow...
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Apathy
02:50
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Maybe, I could start to show my heart back on my sleeve
That would mean a lot to me
I think I've progressed, yet still, I'm second best
and that don't sit within my chest too well
It's safe to say that I'm in hell
With so many people giving so many chances
Maybe I could make someone proud
I know I can be difficult and loud
but it hurts when you want me silent
I love when things went fast and words were all we'd need
but now that time has passed and all I see is sweet uncertainty
Like, would she make a sound if I were not around?
Cuz' I'm falling in the forest to see if she would notice
And if what she thinks, I could know
Then maybe, I could start to show my heart back on my sleeve
That would mean a lot to me
I think I've progressed, yet still, I'm second best
and that don't sit within my chest too well
It's safe to say that I'm in hell
And with so many people giving so many chances
Maybe I could make someone proud
I know I can be difficult and loud
but it hurts when you want me silent
And with so many people, so many chances
I could make someone proud
And maybe, I'll be what they think about
when you just don't want me around
If you break away, I'll fall again
and maybe I'll be whole somewhere someday, well, if I'm still around
And if you need to leave- go do your thing
just know you mean the world to me and I wont stop you
cuz' we both know I can't
With so many failures and doomed romances
I just want to make you proud
I know I can be difficult and loud
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Golden Days
03:24
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Taking my time just to hear your voices
I've never been one to want to sing alone
I tried to keep up, but the world had different plans
So, I went it on my own
Check out the vindicated son
Wasn't he the piss-poor jaded one?
I wake up in the golden days alone
Pull me into the light, let me see what's mine
I'm feeling like the blood squeezed from a stone
Baby, it took some time, but I've materialized
Pull me into the light
Taking steps to make it all mine
But I dont want you to leave
Between business and friendship, there's a real fine line
and they'll piss on it every time
Check out the vindicated son
Wasn't he the piss-poor jaded one?
I wake up in the golden days alone
Pull me into the light, let me see what's mine
I'm feeling like the blood squeezed from a stone
Baby, it took some time, but I've materialized
I wake up in the golden days alone
Pull me into the light, let me see what's mine
I'm feeling like the blood squeezed from a stone
Baby, it took some time, but I've materialized
Pull me into the light and let me see what's mine
Yeah, pull me into the light
And let me see what's mine
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Saints in Purgatory
03:40
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Take me with you when you go
Just please don't leave me behind
I've got something you should know
Sometimes, my world is unkind
Now I'm a symptom of a man
All my flesh and all my bones
They're all swimming in the sands of lost love
And broken homes
More of the same
But, what if
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
And put me on a shelf
I'm through with feeding on myself
My world is cold, my world is grey
And it's driving her away
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
I swear, I wasn't born this way
It took years of pain and hate
Bring me to your world above
Bring me someplace I'd once loved
There are no saints
In purgatory
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
And put me on a shelf
I'm through with feeding on myself
My world is cold, my world is grey
And it's driving her away
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
I feel as though the lights have faded and darkness fills my eyes
It'll take all the fight out of me again
And I dont believe it's there
Waking up is all that I have ever wanted
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
And put me on a shelf
I'm through with feeding on myself
My world is cold, my world is grey
And it's driving her away
Take me as I am, I'm a symptom not a man
Take me with you when you go
Please, just don't leave me behind
I got one thing you should know
Sometimes, my world is unkind
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Katey
02:34
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Will you walk tonight, around the pond in the yellow light?
We can work out some choices we could make
The leaves will crunch as our footsteps fall
You're just like me, you know you've heard it all
and I just wanted to tell you something new
If my crooked smile could find the words
to dry the pain out of your eyes,
would you hate me if I tried?
Cuz' katey, I would hold your hand just cuz this makes sense
Will you give me one more chance?
and it's over now
You know, it never even started
How could I have gone so wrong?
I just want to know if you could wake up and be happy
with this blue-eyed boy who never gets things right?
And if my crooked smile could find the words
to dry the pain out of your eyes,
Would you hate me if I tried?
Cuz' katey, I would hold your hand just cuz this makes sense
Will you give me one more chance?
Oh, please give me one last chance
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9. |
Broadway
03:57
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10. |
1979
04:13
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Brandon Von Vacik Aurora, Illinois
Over the past two decades, singer/songwriter Brandon Von Vacik has become an integral part of the Chicago music scene, thrilling audiences as a solo artist & frontman for various projects, including the popular Alt/Rock cover band Pinion. Playing legendary venues like the House Of Blues Chicago, The Wire, Beat Kitchen & more, Von Vacik is an essential figure in the circuit - and with good reason. ... more
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