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Actual Magic

by Featherface

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1.
Well, the Earth was Alive at the start So, fine I see nothing extraordinary In these times The focus was on this, A distraction at the time We stacked up To see the heavens, But the gods, they were So hard to find In the starry shine We felt it coming, And the Earth Starts to give up The Earth is falling, And the kids push For the last look We make a fortune from it We make a fortune from it Fortune lost her smile, as The Earth fell flat Vibrations ringing out did call A billion others, that Survive upon the Ashes of the world We loved, like we owned We gave up on the garden As a fantasy for thought The master plan It's a paradise You're breathing in We felt it coming, And the Earth Starts to give up The Earth is falling, And the kids push For the last look We make a fortune from it We make a fortune from it But when the fall is coming, We leave the fortunate behind Can't decide for yourself, You're holding back Does the giant of the ocean Waste a breath on that? Spins on, like the friend You look down at Face to fate, heart to mine, And the fortune's coming back
2.
Day after day, I felt my blood adapt to this This divide, a frozen over rift And when it's reversed, I'm lost in it I let go, my heart, I didn't need it I suppose, but To keep me in line, I wasn't going to care this time I say we start this fire, But keep in mind We've been fighting it the whole time I felt so occupied By a fashion fit for the Big eyes on both sides Yeah, yeah We're deprived alright And I waited for a hand to hold me back And I left it up to the gods, then Born and forgotten In a billion other faces As forgettable as mine I'll take the stairs, and press on I cannot see where But we've gone beyond Testing the water, And I lost my grip on the Stone riverside To face the thing We are depending on, But what if the river turns Into a cloud? And we're kicking at the dirt again Least I believed in what I Said from within the dark, But the earth spins on like it knows not, And I've got to let myself Spin on some time I let go, my heart, I didn't need it I suppose, but To keep me in line, I wasn't going to care this time I say we start this fire, But keep in mind We've been fighting it the whole time I felt so occupied By a fashion fit for the Big eyes, on both sides Yeah, yeah We've gone beyond Testing the water, And I lost my grip on the Stone riverside To face the thing We are depending on, But what if the river turns Into a cloud? And we're kicking at the dirt again We're deprived, alright
3.
Headpop 03:57
I don't accept The coming of the end, Just as soon as I've set out I hardly expect To see it in the stars, But I'd like to hear from you That I will get through, That I could use a chapter or two Just before I I'm caught up in all these Dotted lines I can trace to something Cold, right through I don't mind the English army Are we the pride of all Your big ideas? Cut off by years? Then, I will shift and shake myself loose Take this from me, The line between the act and the lie Isn't what you read Apart from the truth, We stop at the roses In the graveyard Darkening, too I will shift and shake myself loose So, I serve my time To get caught up But I'm caught up I'm caught up in all these Dotted lines I can trace to something Cold, right through I don't mind the English army Are we the pride of all Your big ideas? Cut off by years? Dead, like you Then I will shift and shake myself Forget the lines and just Get through
4.
Arrangement 04:34
Yesterday, I heard about An interesting arrangement It's funny how these circumstances Turn us both to strangers And yeah, I know it's best For everyone entangled To leave it locked away For when you're ready, And you're feeble I'll try to make you think it's bright Out here, in this dead and broken night This side of the olden, worn, and Sun-kissed golden song It's gone It's gone But when everyone gets too much for you to handle (I don't know what's left) And everything gets too much for you to buy (I can't see, myself) We'll drop dead thinking that we all just want the same thing (I could just get by) Living in a house, with some people you want nearby And don't you understand That I am getting older? And you're not any different, I suggest you think this over And just forget the lie Which is beating at your center Follow it and you'll be free, But would that be so much better, now? I'll try to make you think it's bright Out here, in this dead and broken night This side of the olden, worn and Sun-kissed, golden song It's lost in time, now But you've been lost awhile, You're gone But when everyone gets too much for you to handle (I don't know what's left) And everything gets too much for you to buy (I can't see, myself) We'll drop dead thinking that we all just want the same thing (I could just get by) Living in a house, with some people you want nearby I must stop living in this mind That I'm not supposed to be satisfied But, god damn, I'm alive And I'm just hiding
5.
When, some day, the stars align I'll rise and shine complete Will not sigh And I won't think obscenities I won't start the morning crawl, This morning I'm outside I drive and there's a Direction calling me Don't justify your past, It's a dressed up and shut dead letter My dreams have burned into my eyes, I can sleep much better All that you were given All that you spend killing the day All that we were given Dares to waste away I strain my eyes, Press into the sun and let my heart drive It flushes in, overexposing The visible and grounding The white light calls, Day becomes the dark when you see Nothing at all And in darkness, we Take the drops and rises When they come, and die All that you were given All that you spend killing the day All that you were given Dares to waste away Don't justify your past It's a dressed up and shut dead letter My dreams have burned into my eyes, I can sleep much better
6.
Gypsy Vanner 03:22
It’s hard to keep your attention, You seem to live in a single dimension Taking the tallest The highest of orders seem to work out naturally That doesn’t happen to me I wouldn't know where to start, Taking shots in the dark, It’s getting harder to see Oh, and it’s unfortunate That nothing really ever seems to happen to me Oh boy, you never tried to go out of your way You want to make believe you’re something strange Hold that position, don’t let it all go Pretend that you didn’t know That all you’ve ever wanted is to be alone Oh, all you’ve ever wanted is to be alone An interesting interruption Woke me from the edge of a silent dream Somebody snuck through my door Disappointed, disappeared from the scene Cut short my life, Because anything is better than this Living in a perspective where I’m easy to miss I wouldn't know where to start, Taking shots in the dark, It’s getting harder to see Oh, and it’s unfortunate That nothing really ever seems to happen to me Silent, safe in the dark A light without a spark in a room Silent, safe in the dark Alive and I don’t know what to do I’m afraid, I’m afraid in the dark And I don’t know what to do Oh boy, you never tried to go out of your way You want to make believe you’re something strange Hold that position, don’t let all go Oh boy, you never tried to go out of your way You want to make believe you’re something strange Hold that position, like you didn’t know All you’ve ever wanted is to be alone
7.
I was only playing a part Wish that we could Pick it up again, We could pick it up again From the start I won't let myself get Caught up, like I do I've had one too many, I believe I'll be going soon I thought I saw you Dancing with another Dancing with another man And all along, I was Dancing like I did not Dancing like I did not care I thought I saw you Dancing with another Dancing with another man I thought I saw you go Dancing with another Dancing with another man I won't let myself get Caught up, like I do I've had one too many, I believe I'll be going soon You know, I was only playing a part, As I tried to make you out in the dark You turned away, As the lights hit the floor And they made you out Just like I was looking for I thought I saw you Dancing with another Dancing with another man And all along, I was Dancing like I did not Dancing like I did not care I thought I saw you Dancing with another Dancing with another man I thought I saw you go Dancing with another Dancing with another man I won't let myself get Caught up, like I do
8.
If You Say 04:34
Are you feeling it today? Is something running through your blood? There’s something riding on your back, You don't want to get caught tripping over Your own way of tracing an escape In the middle of the motion Yeah, I've been feeling it for some time Yeah, I've been feeling it for some time Leave me here a few more years, You'll see more clearly Maybe you're the one who never cared If you say it, why don't you mean it? Well, maybe you’re just under the weather Maybe I could write you a letter It's wrapped around your hands and tethered to your throat Lately, it's been on my mind I don't want you let you go, But how come you want to be The one who always has to say no ? Here it comes Here it comes, here it goes Here it comes, I don't want to know How did it get this hard, Knowing right from the start? You've never had a problem With making up that mind of yours Slowly letting go of my regret Yeah, I've been doing it for some time I feel so much better now I drove my car into a crowded town Cut my lights for a minute, As I blindly crossed the street Leave me here a few more years, You'll see more clearly Maybe you're the one who never cared If you say it, why don't you mean it? Why don’t you mean it? Let me know Here it comes, here it goes Here it comes, I don't want to know How did it get this hard, Knowing it from the start? You've never had a problem With making up that mind of yours If you say it, why don't you mean it? If you want it, let me know Why don't you mean it?
9.
An Aside 02:32
I was thinking, And I'd like to go back On everything I've ever said I'd like to take this time And figure a few things out, But I'm afraid that I'll Look back on these times, And see myself blind I'm above this shallow Trail behind me, The wreckage of my entitlement I joked around, convinced myself This was all a bullshit operation I could sidestep easy, But stepping aside won't save me This is the start of something obvious, This is the day-old payload, was promised This is the moment I look back on With an empty sense of yearning I can't keep from returning And just like that, I'm burning
10.
Now that I’m living on my own, I’m better off, and you should know That I wasn’t afraid Afraid of leaving you behind Afraid of starting a new life, Away from all your dirty tricks It’s easy, now Less complicated than before But I didn’t think it’d be so hard To hear you try to change my mind You knew that my mind was made up long ago, You did it just for show It’s easy, now Less complicated than before Either way you look at it You’re black and white, so easy to offend I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love You did your best to make it right Your best wasn’t good enough A terrible fight Worse than you’ve ever done before It’s a funny thing how we connect, It’s a funny thing I entertained your best attempt Either way you look at it You’re black and white, so easy to offend I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love I never meant for us to fall in love, in love, in love
11.
Withdraw 05:39
I woke up to the ocean Tapping my head Opened my eyes, there was no White noise The old voice was dead So I felt around for something Earthly and real, But I found no comfort in The insects, the leaflets Which sold me nothing Patience, this time, It's all used up, I'm old enough to die I walked in circles, I was Wide eyed, bored This can't be hell, I thought, I'd paid my taxes and and I paid my time But the roots beneath me Lift like eyes to the stage And it's the heavens They all reach for They don't know How short they'll fall Patience, this time, It's all used up, I'm old enough to die My head's a twisted mess of Broken images Oh, for the life of me, I can't say if I'm alive We stop by the open sky and We fall to pieces, wishing For plastic passion, some distraction Until the rising action And I'm divided, undecided We sit face to face hoping to hide Broken models, empty bottles Over the eyes, appealing And we don't mind them synthesizing Each of the old warm feelings But I'm divided, undecided We sit face to face Hoping to hide Just outdated, overstated Bits of the good life passing, The system crashing Patience, this time, It's all used up, I'm old enough to die My head's a twisted mess of Broken images Oh, for the life of me, I can't say if I'm A puppet trying to Forget my heart's a hand, Or if I'm alive

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released September 1, 2012

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