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Spoiled by Choice
03:54
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another day
watch it pass unopposed
hell to pay
now tomorrow’s been foreclosed
join the fight
every rule made to bend
defend your right
to offend and reoffend
for the win
every fact’s soon reshaped
go all in
on a losing bet that’s never placed
the bigger the lie
the louder the cheer
there’s nothing to fear if nothing’s sincere and no trigger
something awful coming into bloom
hear your heart ring out of tune
another day
so write another tweet
hell to pay
from the forums to the streets
for the win
no dignity left to pawn
go all in
waiting to ride the gathering storm
the bigger the lie
the louder the cheer
if nothing’s sincere then nothing’s a smear and no trigger
something awful coming into bloom
hear your heart ring out of tune
so raise your voice
and drown it out
gettin’ spoiled by choice
and more is the pity
and less is the fun
never learnt the final word
never comes
so raise your voice
and drown it out
gettin’ spoiled by choice
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Trail of Crumbs
03:09
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sleep on beneath a long night moon
a story gathers hungry, bright and lean
weaving a will into a wisp
don’t wonder where the trail of crumbs is going
just follow where it leads
dreams catch the shadows on the wall
with pictures hanging heavy, soft and sweet
stealing a cookie from the jar
it might be wrong, though things belong wherever
there lies sufficient need
the night is endless, throwing open the door
you lit the lantern, wander down the haunted road hunting more
seek out a message in the flames
to understand first be prepared to bleed
eat up a belly full of stones
a counterweight of words can only carry
whatever’s matched in deed
the morning birds already making their calls
the moon is sinking, turn the latch on the door
blow out the candle, wipe the face from the wall
the trail of crumbs has vanished from where it lay just before
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bright traveler, swept off the longest road
unraveller, gave up the turning spoke
sweet talker, owl flies into the twilight
street walker, you’ll be buried on the upright
the will to forget, built into the hedge within the language
to hustle a thief, go follow the leaf and learn to vanish
plague bearer, you let your luck decide you
wayfarer you’ll find a way to ride through
with nothing to lose, to beg is to choose to be the danger
no home to reclaim, but welcome disdain, each way the stranger
the wandering dream, caught in the machine that still devours
the madness they made will not be repaid until the concrete flowers
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guess it’s the fear of falling
then it’s the jerk awake
feeling the endless staircase crumble away
and it’s the sudden nausea
before the letting go
watching the ruined castle looming below
find the song of the land
in a teacup full of sand
where the wind falls away
off the edge of the day
with a head full of sky
view the lay of the lie
what you can’t speak aloud
‘tween the valley and the storm clouds
and it’s this nagging feeling
tripping the silent alarm
hearing that weeping cataract crooning it’s charm
find the song of the land
in a teacup full of sand
where the wind falls away
off the edge of the day
with a head full of sky
view the lay of the lie
all you can’t speak aloud
caught between the valley and the clouds
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oliver downes Melbourne, Australia
Oliver Downes blends intricate, percussive piano playing with soaring melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.
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