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In A Brighter Place

by Kaylie King

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1.
Holograms 04:30
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I am grabbing in the dark, breaking everything apart I wish I had another hourglass I wish I had a way back to the past But I know the first shall be the last I’m constantly weaving in and out of holograms I’m trying to be safe, I’m just trying to understand Living like a silhouette but wishing I was free And I am only a replica of who I used to be I get a little scared at night, I want to feel the morning light I know it’s coming here tomorrow I just need one more day to borrow But I know there’ll always be sorrow I’m constantly weaving in and out of holograms I’m trying to be safe, I’m just trying to understand Living like a silhouette but wishing I was free And I am only a replica of who I used to be Give me some morphine, show me the door please (I can see the mountains coming into view, I see the valley grabbing hold of you I see the mountains coming round the bend, I see the sunlight shining down again)
2.
Fell into a Dream 04:31
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I fell into a dream, I saw you by the stairs I fell into a dream and then nobody else was there I fell into a dream, I saw you by the stairs I fell into a dream where nobody else was I woke up late at night, I felt it all around It took me by surprise and then it threw me to the ground I woke up late at night, felt mystery around It took me by surprise and then it threw me down Turn around and tell me now Will I drown or will you show me how To swim uphill in a house of lies And make it out before I'm eaten alive? I saw you in a dream, I was falling down the stairs I saw you in a dream and then nobody else was there I saw you in a dream, I was falling down the stairs I saw you in a dream and then nobody else was I saw you on TV, all that I could do was stare I called you on the phone but there was just nobody there I saw you on TV, all that I could do was stare I called you on the phone but there was nobody there Turn around and tell me now Will I drown or will you show me how To swim uphill in a house of lies And make it out before I'm eaten alive?
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Sympathy 02:34
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I’ve been living in a tomb, a cold and empty room I’ve been stuck inside a well, a boring living hell All the change in my pocket cannot cover up my sins All the anger in my heart cannot bring me back again I’ve been crying in my bed, pounding my fist against my head I’ve been yelling at your ghost, waiting for my heavenly host All the madness manifests itself in stupid little songs I’m a stubborn kid, you should have known it all along I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to leave me alone I don’t need your love or the dirty place that you call home There are times I wish it’d all go away, but I’m better now and I’m gonna stay I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to go away I’ve been trying not to die, and partly that’s a lie Because it’s so hard living when you’re not alive All the people that I love, they are dead and they are gone But I’m still here and I’m okay and I’m somehow hanging on I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to leave me alone I don’t need your love or the dirty place that you call home There are times I wish it’d all go away, but I’m better now and I’m gonna stay I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to go away I know you mean well and you try, I know you’d be there if I died I know you mean well and you try I know you mean well and you try, I know you’d be there if I died I know you mean well and you try, but you’re not here and I’m alive I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to leave me alone I don’t need your love or the dirty place that you call home There are times I wish it’d all go away, but I’m better now and I’m gonna stay I don’t need your sympathy, I just need you to go away
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Sacrifice Song 04:25
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Why would you sacrifice the lamb? It was the only one left, the last chance you get Why’d you leave the table so soon? It was barely set, it was barely noon Why would you crucify your son? He was the only hope we had to carry on Why’d you treat your daughter like this? It was only love, only her first kiss Are you still out there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father have blood on their hands and now it’s Dripping onto my head Are you still in there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father need to wash off the blood But they want me to do it instead Why’d you set a stone in my eye? Surely you don’t want me to be blind when I die Why’d you push me to the edge? At least you’ll have cameras set up for when I jump the ledge Are you still out there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father have blood on their hands and now it’s Dripping onto my head Are you still in there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father need to wash off the blood But they want me to do it instead It’s just the will of God, I’m bound to accept that Just the way life has to be until we’ve earned the right to be free Are you still out there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father have blood on their hands and now it’s Dripping onto my head Are you still in there? Did you hear what I said? Because my mother and father need to wash off the blood But they want me to do it instead
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It's You 04:31
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Something is wrong, it’s always been Nothing is wrong, it’s just a world of sin Who are you to tell me that I’m losing my mind? Who are you to tell me that everything is fine? They say the drugs just don’t work for me They say the devil’s got a hold of me But it’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you It’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you Maybe I’m broken, maybe I’m wicked as hell Aw honey I’m wilted and my soul ain’t mine to sell But you keep grasping with your prayers and your lies I can’t help but wonder if you see through this disguise They say the drugs just don’t work for me They say the devil’s got a hold of me But it’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you It’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you Maybe if you get up and look around It’s not in the sky but it’s here on the ground And baby, if you want to leave me now Just go ahead and do it, I’m here on the ground They say the drugs just don’t work for me They say the devil’s got a hold of me But it’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you It’s you, it’s you, it’s you It’s always been you
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Running Water 04:15
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The dust runs through my fingers like the sand in an hourglass You are running out of time, you better live your life fast I’d hate to see the end of this town I sure won’t be here when the walls come down Running water, flood me Let me drink for I am every thirsty Wash my eyes out so I can see Clear my conscience, I want to be free If I was your baby and I told you what you wanted to hear Would you love me, would you keep for a thousand years? Or would you haunt me in the night? Will you still love me when I die? Running water, flood me Let me drink for I am every thirsty Wash my eyes out so I can see Clear my conscience, I want to be free
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Dance with Me 04:24
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At least the Internet is forever and the people get what they want I’m riding in the backseat, I got so tired of driving up front All the lamps are on, the fire has finally gone out It’s about time to turn down the sounds, time to block out the shouts So come and dance with me baby I’ll tell you once, I’ll tell you again We don’t have to think about the world no longer We don’t ever have to let it back in Everything around me is crumbling down again When you get down to the root of it you know that’s how it’s always been The windows are open but the doors they are all closed The sun shines in around us, you’ve always had that glow So come and dance with me baby I’ll tell you once, I’ll tell you again We don’t have to think about the world no longer We don’t ever have to let it back in When we get to where we’re going The whole world is gonna be Yellow like New Mexico Green just like the sea So come and dance with me baby I’ll tell you once, I’ll tell you again We don’t have to think about the world no longer We don’t ever have to let it back in
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Babylon 03:45
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They are resting side by side, the money and the lies The pain we trapped inside cannot find a place to hide The path is burned to the ground, the ruins sturdy and sound They have accomplished such a glorious theft, now you are all that I have left The city is drowning in fog, take me back to where I belong Free me from this Babylon, take me back to where I belong My body parades through the street and the war follows underneath my feet Though I drag my body everywhere I roam, my soul is locked at home Are the lines all set? Are we greater than god yet? Even though we'll never reach the sky, we've made quite a lovely place to die The city is drowning in fog, take me back to where I belong Free me from this Babylon, take me back to where I belong Curse the dead end streets, curse the rain that falls Curse the words that I have said Curse it all, curse it all The city is drowning in fog, take me back to where I belong Free me from this Babylon, take me back to where I belong
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If You Leave Me Now 03:02
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Oh, it’s weighing me down, knocking me around all day Well take me apart, it’s always been hard to reach you I need to find better drugs, I need to find stronger gods to show me What’s the meaning of this, messing me up til I’m drowning? And if you leave me now, who’s gonna get me through it? If you turn away, who’s gonna show me I can do it? Cause I’ve tried to find it all within myself And I’ll die before I find it with anybody else Everybody said you were something bad, once you eat the fruit of knowledge you can never go back And I have to agree, but it fell from a tree and I caught it She’s getting me stoned on the way home, I feel nothing I thought I was redeemed, I had a good dream, but I lost it And if you leave me now, who’s gonna get me through it? If you turn away, who’s gonna show me I can do it? Cause I’ve tried to find it all within myself And I’ll die before I find it with anybody else
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Til It All Runs Out 03:53
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I thought you wouldn’t be here by the time I got back So I reach out for you when it’s words that I lack I thought I wouldn’t be here by the time you got back But I’ve been around and the world’s gone black Till it all runs out, till it slips away Till I see myself in a brighter place You know I live right down the street But you never stop and see me You know I live right down the street Why don’t you come and set me free? You never really asked me if I wished you well But when I think about it now it’s so hard to tell I never really asked you if you wished me well But it’s too late now when it’s gone to hell I thought I wouldn’t be here by the time you got back But I’ve been around and the world’s gone black Till it all runs out, till it slips away Till I see myself in a brighter place You know I live right down the street But you never stop and see me You know I live right down the street Why don’t you come and set me free? Everybody told me that nothing really matters in the end I’ll be the only one But I can’t help it when you turn around and you block out the sun Everybody told me that nothing really matters in the end I’ll be the only one But I just can’t help it when I see you there I have to run Till it all runs out, till it slips away Till I see myself in a brighter place You know I live right down the street But you never stop and see me You know I live right down the street Why don’t you come and set me free?
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Trace Me 03:48
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I want to find you here, I want to see I'd meet you anywhere but you keep running away from me It's hard to breathe in here, I've been in this room I've slept in this bed before, didn't know I'd be back so soon Baby, I've been trying to tell you If you trace me back to the beginning You could make me a little bit better, you could Lately, everything's a circle Can you take me out from underneath all of the pain please? Maybe if there's time you could I'm getting higher now, swimming to the sky Where I finally realize I don't really want to die I just want to have you here, I know you'll understand Our time is longer now, it's out of my hands Baby, I've been trying to tell you If you trace me back to the beginning You could make me a little bit better, you could Lately, everything's a circle Can you take me out from underneath all of the pain please? Maybe if there's time you could It will be in heaven as it is on earth It will be in heaven as it is in your mind It will be in heaven as it is on earth It will be in heaven as it is in time Baby, I've been trying to tell you If you trace me back to the beginning You could make me a little bit better, you could Lately, everything's a circle Can you take me out from underneath all of the pain please? Maybe if there's time you could

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released April 24, 2020

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