One by one,
The colors drip from the sun
And there he lies,
Looking through the window above
To get high, to get high
On and on,
The trees grow high,
The years roll by
And he counts everyone
To feel like a part of life,
To feel high
[Chorus:]
Move, move,
Before it's too late
Move, move,
Before they close the gate
Everything's got a reason,
Everyone's got a place
You gotta move
If you want to stay
[Bridge: (5x)]
If only I could work
My way out into light
'Start over new
In a forest of dark night
[Chorus]
You've got to move
If you want to stay
Stay, stay, stay, stay, stay
Every Walk That I've Ever Taken Has Been In Your Direction lyrics - Civil Twilight
Some nights,
I awake to a room,
Plastic and fake
And the sheets smell of you
Even though,
You were never there
And I was never true
And my mouth fills up
With the words I owe
As if they never found a home
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your direction
(In your direction)
I'm gonna live,
I'm gonna die
I'm gonna know
What it's like to be
On the edge of something
'Cause the robes,
The thrones,
The cornerstones
Will be burned into nothing
And I will know
What it means to roam
I will rise
Like the orange dust of home
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your direction
One last thing
Before I go,
I wanted every part
Of you to know
That one last thing
Before I go,
I loved you more than...
...You will know what I did
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your...
Has been in your direction
I awake to a room,
Plastic and fake
And the sheets smell of you
Even though,
You were never there
And I was never true
And my mouth fills up
With the words I owe
As if they never found a home
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your direction
(In your direction)
I'm gonna live,
I'm gonna die
I'm gonna know
What it's like to be
On the edge of something
'Cause the robes,
The thrones,
The cornerstones
Will be burned into nothing
And I will know
What it means to roam
I will rise
Like the orange dust of home
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your direction
One last thing
Before I go,
I wanted every part
Of you to know
That one last thing
Before I go,
I loved you more than...
...You will know what I did
[Chorus:]
One last thing
Before I go
One last thing
You need to know
Every walk I've ever taken
Has been in your...
Has been in your direction
Highway Of Fallen Kings lyrics - Civil Twilight
(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
There is no fair,
If it's all that you lack
If it's all in your back,
If it's all in your back)
I'm riding down
The highway of fallen kings
'Tires hiss
As the engine screams
I'm like a fugitive alien
On the run
But nobody can tell me
What I'm running from
What am I running from?
I am the ghost
That she passes through
She's the choice
I can never chose
When am I going to find my peace?
When am I going to know?
When am I going to know?
[Chorus:]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
Of fallen kings, kings...
(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
If you just use your head...)
[Chorus]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
When am I gonna be free?
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
There is no fair,
If it's all that you lack
If it's all in your back,
If it's all in your back)
I'm riding down
The highway of fallen kings
'Tires hiss
As the engine screams
I'm like a fugitive alien
On the run
But nobody can tell me
What I'm running from
What am I running from?
I am the ghost
That she passes through
She's the choice
I can never chose
When am I going to find my peace?
When am I going to know?
When am I going to know?
[Chorus:]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
Of fallen kings, kings...
(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
If you just use your head...)
[Chorus]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
When am I gonna be free?
It's Over lyrics - Civil Twilight
You and I
Riding down Broadway
Looking for some action
Two scattered souls
In a scattered world
Your hands on the wheel
And your eyes
Searching for cover
But one look from you
And it's over
One look from you
And I'm over
I can't sleep
With this heart's beat
Thumping in my chest
Like an engine
So I gather all my things
In the corner of the room
And I light the match
And watch it burn to my fingers
But one word from you
And it's over
One word from you
And I'm over
People try
To get what they want
People try
To hold it so close
But they won't know
That my heart is driftwood
Floating down your coast
It's been two weeks, now,
Since I walked through
That front door
It's been two weeks
Since I felt your skin
And tonight you wear
The spirit like a cover
And one touch from you
And it's over
One touch from you
And I'm over
Just one touch from you
And it's over
Just one touch from you
And I'm over
Riding down Broadway
Looking for some action
Two scattered souls
In a scattered world
Your hands on the wheel
And your eyes
Searching for cover
But one look from you
And it's over
One look from you
And I'm over
I can't sleep
With this heart's beat
Thumping in my chest
Like an engine
So I gather all my things
In the corner of the room
And I light the match
And watch it burn to my fingers
But one word from you
And it's over
One word from you
And I'm over
People try
To get what they want
People try
To hold it so close
But they won't know
That my heart is driftwood
Floating down your coast
It's been two weeks, now,
Since I walked through
That front door
It's been two weeks
Since I felt your skin
And tonight you wear
The spirit like a cover
And one touch from you
And it's over
One touch from you
And I'm over
Just one touch from you
And it's over
Just one touch from you
And I'm over
Shape Of A Sound lyrics - Civil Twilight
Spirits in the night
Motion in the deep
Waters running high
Calling out to me
Don't know what you want
Don't know what you need
Don't know if it's right,
This beauty in the night
[Chorus:]
Strange as it may seem,
My body leans on only you
Strange as it may seem,
My body leans on only you
Only you...
Two ships in the dawn
Two hands reaching
For the spark
Just to see what I
Will find in the dark
[Chorus]
When I was a boy,
I dreamed a lot
Of wonders I loved
But soon forgot
Now I'm old
And the dreams have changed
The palisade is all rearranged
But if my body's a temple
That's built from the ground
And my soul is created
By the shape of a sound,
Then all that I lost
Will soon be found
[Chorus]
Motion in the deep
Waters running high
Calling out to me
Don't know what you want
Don't know what you need
Don't know if it's right,
This beauty in the night
[Chorus:]
Strange as it may seem,
My body leans on only you
Strange as it may seem,
My body leans on only you
Only you...
Two ships in the dawn
Two hands reaching
For the spark
Just to see what I
Will find in the dark
[Chorus]
When I was a boy,
I dreamed a lot
Of wonders I loved
But soon forgot
Now I'm old
And the dreams have changed
The palisade is all rearranged
But if my body's a temple
That's built from the ground
And my soul is created
By the shape of a sound,
Then all that I lost
Will soon be found
[Chorus]
Sweet Resistance lyrics - Civil Twilight
Sweet resistance
Sweet resistance
We can't grow
Without getting old
We can't purchase
Bravery with gold
All of the dreams that we faced
Before the morning glow
Need darkness before they show
Comfort is overrated
Give me something faded
I've spent my life asleep
I want sweet resistance
(That's what I want)
Sweet resistance
I spent the night
Outside your door
In the darkest evening
And in the morning,
You pushed me away
And gave me no reason
But all of the ways that you run,
All of the ways
That you keep it going,
I can't get enough
[Chorus:]
'Cause when all is said and done,
You can lay me down
On a bed of sun
And I will accept my fate
As I pass through that gate
And all of the reasons
That I felt alive in the first place
Will be in the next age
As I turn that page
Into another beautiful stage
Of sweet resistance
Sweet resistance
Comfort is overrated
Give me something faded
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus:]
'Cause when all is said and done,
You can lay me down
On a bed of sun
And I will accept my fate
As I pass through that gate
And all of the reasons
That I felt alive in the first place
I will see your face
Sweet resistance
Sweet resistance
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Sweet resistance
We can't grow
Without getting old
We can't purchase
Bravery with gold
All of the dreams that we faced
Before the morning glow
Need darkness before they show
Comfort is overrated
Give me something faded
I've spent my life asleep
I want sweet resistance
(That's what I want)
Sweet resistance
I spent the night
Outside your door
In the darkest evening
And in the morning,
You pushed me away
And gave me no reason
But all of the ways that you run,
All of the ways
That you keep it going,
I can't get enough
[Chorus:]
'Cause when all is said and done,
You can lay me down
On a bed of sun
And I will accept my fate
As I pass through that gate
And all of the reasons
That I felt alive in the first place
Will be in the next age
As I turn that page
Into another beautiful stage
Of sweet resistance
Sweet resistance
Comfort is overrated
Give me something faded
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus:]
'Cause when all is said and done,
You can lay me down
On a bed of sun
And I will accept my fate
As I pass through that gate
And all of the reasons
That I felt alive in the first place
I will see your face
Sweet resistance
Sweet resistance
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Please Don't Find Me lyrics - Civil Twilight
I ran my hands through my hair
Looked behind me,
There was no one there
On the road from your house
Steady walk,
I kept praying
But I don't know
What I was saying
I just kept moving
Towards the sunrise
[Chorus:]
As much as I wanna be found
As much as I wanna be found
As much as I wanna be found
Please don't find me
So many things one could say
All the truth you keep away
Just to keep from lying
By yourself at night
Well, I traded all my love for this
I traded all my special gifts
Now I've got nothing left to trade
[Chorus]
'Cause I've been running
For a while
And I'm used to this by now
You wouldn't want to see
A crumbling display
Of a man
With nothing left to say
[Chorus]
Please don't find me
Ooh, ooh
Looked behind me,
There was no one there
On the road from your house
Steady walk,
I kept praying
But I don't know
What I was saying
I just kept moving
Towards the sunrise
[Chorus:]
As much as I wanna be found
As much as I wanna be found
As much as I wanna be found
Please don't find me
So many things one could say
All the truth you keep away
Just to keep from lying
By yourself at night
Well, I traded all my love for this
I traded all my special gifts
Now I've got nothing left to trade
[Chorus]
'Cause I've been running
For a while
And I'm used to this by now
You wouldn't want to see
A crumbling display
Of a man
With nothing left to say
[Chorus]
Please don't find me
Ooh, ooh
Doorway lyrics - Civil Twilight
Cold lips, cold hands,
Cold feet on the street
There's no shelter from
The heart's beat
Faster and faster,
The winds blow down from the north,
Sweeping these streets
Like ghosts on a march to war
A march to war
Outside, there's a silhouette,
Changing her name,
Changing her face
Every time I look away
We sway in the yellow light
With no more strength to fight
So many dreams that fade away,
So many lives we just can't save
If you wanted this so bad,
Then why do we stand like we do
In the doorway?
Come in, come in,
Come in, come in,
Come in, come in
[Chorus:]
Come in,
I never wanted anything like I want you
Come in,
I never wanted anything like I want you
Like I want you...
So many dreams that fade away,
So many lives we just can't save
If we wanted this so bad,
Then why do we stand like we do
In the doorway
If this is it, then why do I wait?
All tangled up in the strings of fate
If I wanted this so bad,
Then why do I stand like I do?
[Chorus]
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in
Cold feet on the street
There's no shelter from
The heart's beat
Faster and faster,
The winds blow down from the north,
Sweeping these streets
Like ghosts on a march to war
A march to war
Outside, there's a silhouette,
Changing her name,
Changing her face
Every time I look away
We sway in the yellow light
With no more strength to fight
So many dreams that fade away,
So many lives we just can't save
If you wanted this so bad,
Then why do we stand like we do
In the doorway?
Come in, come in,
Come in, come in,
Come in, come in
[Chorus:]
Come in,
I never wanted anything like I want you
Come in,
I never wanted anything like I want you
Like I want you...
So many dreams that fade away,
So many lives we just can't save
If we wanted this so bad,
Then why do we stand like we do
In the doorway
If this is it, then why do I wait?
All tangled up in the strings of fate
If I wanted this so bad,
Then why do I stand like I do?
[Chorus]
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in,
Come in, come in, come in
Wasted lyrics - Civil Twilight
I saw an add on the television
Telling me to stay home
But all the lights on the freeway burning
Tell me just to keep going
So now I glide
Toward the beauty in the fading light
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
Drink till the morning comes
Remember those rhythms, those places, those songs
That made our souls move
The taste of salt of the earth on our wet skin
We've got nothing to prove
I don't want to fall out
I just want to take you in
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
Drink till the morning comes
I'm taking it back to the way it was
When we were forming
Searching for the genesis
When love was dawning
[x2]
Dawning, dawning...
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
On your love
Telling me to stay home
But all the lights on the freeway burning
Tell me just to keep going
So now I glide
Toward the beauty in the fading light
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
Drink till the morning comes
Remember those rhythms, those places, those songs
That made our souls move
The taste of salt of the earth on our wet skin
We've got nothing to prove
I don't want to fall out
I just want to take you in
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
Drink till the morning comes
I'm taking it back to the way it was
When we were forming
Searching for the genesis
When love was dawning
[x2]
Dawning, dawning...
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
Wasted
I want to get wasted on your love
On your love
Surrender lyrics - Civil Twilight
They lay on the fake grass
Looking up at the fake sky
They held each other's fake hands
And they kissed but their lips were dry
All the passion in the universe
Couldn't keep them together
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
The clouds, the moon
They sighed as they looked down on these figures
Clinging to each other yet so unsatisfied
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
Something's breaking through the atmosphere
How do you explain this fear
That drowns my heart in yours
In you
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
[x2]
Looking up at the fake sky
They held each other's fake hands
And they kissed but their lips were dry
All the passion in the universe
Couldn't keep them together
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
The clouds, the moon
They sighed as they looked down on these figures
Clinging to each other yet so unsatisfied
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
Something's breaking through the atmosphere
How do you explain this fear
That drowns my heart in yours
In you
He was made of earth and fire
She was made of water
Their love will never be free
Not until they surrender
[x2]
Church On Fire lyrics - Civil Twilight
Two by two, they came into that sunlit room
The only church in this town
The only town that I ever knew
I sat in the back row, next to the open door
So I could feel the breeze on my skin
And know that there's something more than just this
I saw her walking down Bellmont Avenue
And from the back window of my father's car
You waved at me and I waved at you
We kissed after years of waiting
Years of holding hands
And I felt something shift inside my soul
That no man could understand
I burn like a church on fire
In the light of the afternoon
I hope you can feel my desire
'Cause these flames rise for you
One by one, I went through all the things I've done
To get to this place I stand
Where I look down and I don't recognize my own hands
I wrote you a letter for every day that I was away
But how many words does one man need to say what he needs to say
I burn like a church on fire
In the light of the afternoon
I hope you can feel my desire
'Cause these flames rise for you
Yeah, that was me
I poured the gasoline
I lit the match for everyone to see
The fireworks in my heart
Yeah, that was me
I burned it to the ground
Yeah, that was me
I burned it all down
I burned this to the ground
Everything that has let us down
Everything that has let us down
One by one, I went through all the things I've done
The only church in this town
The only town that I ever knew
I sat in the back row, next to the open door
So I could feel the breeze on my skin
And know that there's something more than just this
I saw her walking down Bellmont Avenue
And from the back window of my father's car
You waved at me and I waved at you
We kissed after years of waiting
Years of holding hands
And I felt something shift inside my soul
That no man could understand
I burn like a church on fire
In the light of the afternoon
I hope you can feel my desire
'Cause these flames rise for you
One by one, I went through all the things I've done
To get to this place I stand
Where I look down and I don't recognize my own hands
I wrote you a letter for every day that I was away
But how many words does one man need to say what he needs to say
I burn like a church on fire
In the light of the afternoon
I hope you can feel my desire
'Cause these flames rise for you
Yeah, that was me
I poured the gasoline
I lit the match for everyone to see
The fireworks in my heart
Yeah, that was me
I burned it to the ground
Yeah, that was me
I burned it all down
I burned this to the ground
Everything that has let us down
Everything that has let us down
One by one, I went through all the things I've done
Night Is Cold lyrics - Civil Twilight
It was a sunny day when they drove away
And my love disappeared into the clouds
Where they made her wait
And they made her burn every picture I ever sent
There’s a thing they want so bad
We call it love
There’s a thing you’ll never have
We call it love
It moves like the ocean
It sways like sea
It’ll never fail to be… love
When the city burned and the capital fell
We were made to walk the road to nowhere
The ones who still feel were made to kneel
As if they could have the one thing they could never hold
There’s a thing they want so bad
We call it love
There’s a thing they’ll never have
We call it love
It moves like the ocean
It sways like sea
It’ll never fail to be
It’ll never fail to be
It’ll never fail
They can have it, but they’ll never hold it
They can steal it, but they’ll never own it
Never own it
And my love disappeared into the clouds
Where they made her wait
And they made her burn every picture I ever sent
There’s a thing they want so bad
We call it love
There’s a thing you’ll never have
We call it love
It moves like the ocean
It sways like sea
It’ll never fail to be… love
When the city burned and the capital fell
We were made to walk the road to nowhere
The ones who still feel were made to kneel
As if they could have the one thing they could never hold
There’s a thing they want so bad
We call it love
There’s a thing they’ll never have
We call it love
It moves like the ocean
It sways like sea
It’ll never fail to be
It’ll never fail to be
It’ll never fail
They can have it, but they’ll never hold it
They can steal it, but they’ll never own it
Never own it
Anybody Out There lyrics - Civil Twilight
In the cold of the night
The fire burns bright
You long for the unseen
On the edge of the sea
Your thoughts run deep
You long for a place you've never been
Is anybody there?
Is anybody there
You cry to the full moon
As your thoughts run wild
Like the thoughts of a child
You wonder if you'll be there soon
I say, slow me down, slow me down
I want to hear the sound, slow me down
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
I sing, is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
Here I stand
Letter in my hand
The letter that you sent to me
But as I turn each page
Like the turning of a wave
I feel you turning me
And I sing, slow me down, slow me down
I want to hear the sound, slow
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
I don't know anything no more
I don't know anything
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
Calling, calling, calling
Calling, calling, calling, calling me
The fire burns bright
You long for the unseen
On the edge of the sea
Your thoughts run deep
You long for a place you've never been
Is anybody there?
Is anybody there
You cry to the full moon
As your thoughts run wild
Like the thoughts of a child
You wonder if you'll be there soon
I say, slow me down, slow me down
I want to hear the sound, slow me down
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
I sing, is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
Here I stand
Letter in my hand
The letter that you sent to me
But as I turn each page
Like the turning of a wave
I feel you turning me
And I sing, slow me down, slow me down
I want to hear the sound, slow
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
I don't know anything no more
I don't know anything
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Oh, is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody, anybody
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
I can hear the strings
Calling, calling, calling
Calling, calling, calling, calling me
Soldier lyrics - Civil Twilight
I take aim from the kitchen window
I take aim from up and down below
I take aim from the tree in your backyard
I fall asleep, but I'm always on guard
I take those shots, but I have no authority
I take those shots, but I'm not guilty
I'm just a soldier in another war
It doesn't matter who I'm guilty for
I don't stop 'til the end of the show
I don't stop 'til my country says so
I don't know why I raise this hell
I'm just a soldier, fighting for someone else
I got a big ol' family
I got a wife, and she's waiting at home for me
I cleanse my sins as I walk through that door
It doesn't matter who I'm guilty for
I don't stop 'til the mission is done
I don't stop 'til they tell me I've won
I don't know why I waged this war
I'm just a soldier in it for one more
My family, they cover me
My family, they cover me
Everything I see is what I believe
I am not guilty, no, I am not guilty
I am not guilty, I am not, yeah
I don't stop, not even in my dreams
I don't stop seeing things that I've seen
I don't know why I raise this hell
I'm just a soldier fighting for someone else, whoa
I'm just a soldier, yeah, I'm just a soldier, soldier, soldier
Don't take it so personally, yeah
I'm just a soldier, I'm just a soldier, soldier, soldier
I take aim from up and down below
I take aim from the tree in your backyard
I fall asleep, but I'm always on guard
I take those shots, but I have no authority
I take those shots, but I'm not guilty
I'm just a soldier in another war
It doesn't matter who I'm guilty for
I don't stop 'til the end of the show
I don't stop 'til my country says so
I don't know why I raise this hell
I'm just a soldier, fighting for someone else
I got a big ol' family
I got a wife, and she's waiting at home for me
I cleanse my sins as I walk through that door
It doesn't matter who I'm guilty for
I don't stop 'til the mission is done
I don't stop 'til they tell me I've won
I don't know why I waged this war
I'm just a soldier in it for one more
My family, they cover me
My family, they cover me
Everything I see is what I believe
I am not guilty, no, I am not guilty
I am not guilty, I am not, yeah
I don't stop, not even in my dreams
I don't stop seeing things that I've seen
I don't know why I raise this hell
I'm just a soldier fighting for someone else, whoa
I'm just a soldier, yeah, I'm just a soldier, soldier, soldier
Don't take it so personally, yeah
I'm just a soldier, I'm just a soldier, soldier, soldier
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