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jaylen (do anything)
00:34
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jaylen
i don't want to lose you
i'd do anything to get you back
i'd do anything to get you back
jaylen
i don't want to lose you
i'd do anything to get you back
i'd do anything to get you back
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mike townsend has to get out of bed
mike townsend's got the voice in his head
and he can't remove the heavy feeling
and it persists through the morning commute
he's running late, so he texts "i'm en route"
but he can't remove the heavy feeling
and it's the coffee with one sugar
but he wonders where they took her
and the radio comes on and he cannot help but to hear
"they found a way to get her from the shadows,
but we need someone to go to where the map shows"
mike townsend knows what he's gotta do
"if you need respect, then you might just earn some,
it's a journey you might not return from"
mike townsend knows what he's gotta do
the radio's blasting and he's singing along
mike townsend hears his favourite song
but he can't remove the heavy feeling
the static hits when he's nearly there
the null mixing with the waves in the air
and he can't remove the heavy feeling
he downs the coffee with one sugar
and still he wonders where they took her
and the radio comes on and he cannot help but to hear
his hand is hovering at the gate now,
and he's trying to think of a way out,
but he closes his eyes and talks to himself in his head
"they found a way to get her from the shadows,
but they need someone to go to where the map shows,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
i need respect, and i just might earn some
it's a journey i might not return from,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
there's a chance that this is the end,
but i know i have to do it if it saves my friend,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
i can feel my spirit is leaving me,
but i get power from the team, cause they believe in me,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do,
i'm a disappointment, i'm a credit to the team,
there's a coldness in my blood, and i know what that means,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do,
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rogue ump
02:43
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monday morning i arrive
three hours early to see the sky
before the moon obscures the sun
before the players think they've won
i take position four steps back from the home plate
i am the cross-section between this mortal plane
and its fate
for unknown reasons, Jaylen burned
in the first season, the Great Return
the book forbidden, open wide
the gods had spoken, Jaylen died
when the meeting of the council had adjourned
we thanked the gods
for we knew the commissioner
had done his job
then five seasons came and went
not a worry, no undead
the sky grows dark and we decide
who will live and who will die
but when Hotdogfingers appeared atop the mound,
cheating fate
i took a secret vow to ensure their debt is paid
and so, i wait
and now the players arrive at last
and i am grinning behind my mask
for i see darkness coming forth
and i know balance will be restored
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4. |
lose you
04:06
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we almost made it to the end of the season
without our curse comin to bite us in our rear end
day 95 had come and gone and we were coastin
but then boyfriend was collected by the void ocean
and jaylen cried because she knew
there was now a fine for our team too
and she said
tot clark oh tot clark
i don’t wanna lose you
i don’t wanna lose you
oh tot clark oh tot clark
this shouldn’t be on you
i don’t wanna lose you
things managed to turn out fine for our boy in wraps
we made it to the semifinals and we felt on track
but five hit batters on the wings left us nervous
we watched in horror as mike wheeler became a furnace
as ashes drifted onto his cheek
malik’s fur stood on its end as jaylen screamed
and she wailed
cat boy oh cat boy
i don’t wanna lose you
i don’t wanna lose you
oh cat boy oh cat boy
this shouldn’t be on you
i don’t wanna lose you
and the fans wailed out
we don’t know how much more that we can take
but they don’t know nothin bout
the depths to which someone can go through pain
cause she still steps up
and tries her best
while her undead heart breaks
inside her chest
and she says
tot clark oh tot clark
i don’t wanna lose you
i don’t wanna lose you
oh cat boy oh cat boy
i don’t wanna lose you
i don’t wanna lose you
i’m sorry everybody
this shouldn’t be on you
i don’t wanna lose you
i’m sorry i’m so sorry
i don’t wanna lose you
i don’t wanna lose you
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A thousand miles down and a thousand to go
In this place that she now calls a home
Ripped away from her friends when she was meant to ascend
With her lungs full of ash and just burnmarks to show
Taking one for the team
Has never cut so deep
But now she's back on the field
Sparks dance round her eyes
She's ready to pay the price
Making the most of her borrowed time
There she goes again, with that flickering smile
The unstable ace, steady toeing the line
Now she's back with her friends, bound to them til the end
With Mikeyboy in her heart and pitches to throw
She's checking her pulse for the last time tonight
Walks up to the mound, sees the fear in their eyes
Spins the ball in her hand, ready to make this right
The debt must be paid, for her team and for Mike
Taking one for the team
Has never cut so deep
But now she's back on the field
Sparks dance round her eyes
She's ready to pay the price
Making the most of her borrowed time
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into the shadows
04:07
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When we left the void
I must admit I was overjoyed
Jaylen had returned with us
We just assumed it was worth the fuss
But as I looked on
A funny feeling began to dawn
Maybe she had come back wrong
And maybe this isn't where I belong
Forever in her shadow
I guess it's my time to go
I mean, What else can you do
When all your best friends look right through you
Forever in her shadow
I guess it's my time to go
I mean, What else can you do
When all your best friends look through you
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never forget number 46
01:23
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I left all of you several season ago
Did you even really know me back then
And now that I'm back I've got bills to pay
Is this what you wanted is this what you wanted
Everything is different but i can see it in your eyes
You can’t see you’re blinded by those mottos that you live by
"Hold on to the past
Keep your darlings safe inside
Just keep on looking back
Remember you’re here forever
Everything's safe
When nothing can change
Don't hit refresh
Why don’t you just press replay."
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ablaze
04:49
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The Talkers look up at their sun
Rather, what sun is still visible
It's a dark day here, and they know it won't stop for anything
And as the Tigers walk up to the field
With two of them struck by a payment of some sort
They won't have any words for an "are you okay?"
Though they know what their answer will be
The game has begun
And the cheering and chanting falls on deaf ears
Maybe one of them has scored by this point
But that moment's been lost on them
The numbers don't matter now
All that matters is leaving
The dread sinks in even deeper
There was never any going back
It strikes them all at once
As their captain flickers in the moment
A voice is heard in a distant flash of lightning
And it's even more strained than before
The spirit of Violence has followed them all the way to here
He knows what's about to happen
And he's telling them to wake up
But the Gods have already sent down their angels
And their eyes glow white as they descend
These monsters have found a new purpose
And it's to prey on instability
A force of nature beyond comprehension has taken over this game
The brightest light on the darkest day
There's no fighting it now
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hurt people
02:50
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ctrl and z together until my keyboard breaks in half
i say "sorry" to the people who are looking at the graphs
over and over, and then all over again
i copy-paste apologies, til i lose all my friends
it's not my fault
it's not my fault
i just hurt people i hurt
i just hurt people i hurt
i want them to stop staring when i walk out on the field
i wonder if this lesion is ever going to heal
but there's stuff i gotta do, they yell at me for more
if he gave it up for nothing, then nothing's what it's for
it's not my fault
it's not my fault
i just hurt people i hurt
i just hurt people i hurt
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10. |
get normal
04:16
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take a moment and raise your glass
i try to shake it but the feeling won't pass
i can't get up again
no matter how i try
the bigger the loss, the harder the sting
it's hard to feel like you've lost everything
i can't get up again
no matter how i try
can we get back to normal?
can we get normal after this?
it feels like my world is crumbling
it feels like the world is crumbling down
can we get back to normal?
can we get normal after this?
it feels like my world is crumbling
it feels like the world is crumbling down
i'm feeling held back when i want to move on
i can hear mike townsend's favorite song
i can't get up again
no matter how i try
when you carried all of us and then you lost it all
then how can i even lift the ball?
i can't get up again
no matter how i try
can we get back to normal?
can we get normal after this?
it feels like my world is crumbling
it feels like the world is crumbling down
can we get back to normal?
can we get normal after this?
it feels like my world is crumbling
it feels like the world is crumbling down
if we can't get to normal
if there's no normal after this
how are we to keep going?
how are we to keep going?
if we can't get to normal
if there's no normal after this
how are we to keep going?
how are we to keep going?
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