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Self Inflicted
04:06
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SELF INFLICTED
I give it up for you my love
my arms are open for you my love
the weapons, laid down for you my love
This mess will be my home my love
this hate will be our bed my love
don't worry I will wait for you my love
That's the best we can do my love
this battlefield is ours my love
and it's empty without you
and she said
leave me for a moment
or stay a while
till you never come back
I'm not here anymore
you can shut my heart
you can open it wide
End it soon
now or never, she said
yesterday won't come back
Love me for a moment
hate me for a while
till I'll never be back
I'll keep it up for you my love
the words and the wounds my love
the cries and the shouts, hushed for you my love
These stones will be my blood my love
this fall will be our own my love
don't worry, you won't be alone my love
That's the least we can do my love
this dead end is our road my love
and I can't take it without you
and she said
let me innocent
or let me ride
till we never go back
I don't see anymore
will you shut my eyes ?
will you open them wide ?
Drive to the sea
heaven and hell, she said
till we never look back
Please cease the torment
or tell me why
as I don't keep track
I'll fix it up for you my love
it won't hurt anymore my love
let's go ahead, the truce is real my love
This light will be my hope my love
this rope will be our road my love
Don't worry we can't and we won't get lost my love
That's the last thing we can do my love
this lead coffin is ours my love
and it's dark and cold without you
and she said
free me for a moment
kill me a while
till i'll never come back
I can't feel anymore
have you shut my heart ?
have you opened it wide ?
End me soon
now or never, she said
tomorrow won't come back
Cherish the moment
bury a while
let's dig a final act
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HOW
Tell me now
I gave you a razor blade
I gave you a rampage
for each damn day
of each damn year
I gave you wars
for gold, water, oil, whatever
I gave you
tons and tons
of loaded guns
I gave you walls
for your house
for your life
barbed wires
and fucking cops
to stand guard
I gave you hate
fear and money
so much money
I gave you self-destruction
presidents and kings
flags and nations
I gave you all
all you need
Xanax and cocaine
religions
I gave you a TV screen
to put your life on it
I gave you the thrill
can you feel it ?
I gave you power
erase in a glimpse
freedom
freedom and frontiers
freedom to kill
and boredom
you still got movies
I gave you popcorn and cupcakes
Kuwait and drones
strawberry milkshakes
and seventy sins
I gave you all
the sea dried by the lost
all the deserts filled
by the ghosts
I gave you clouds and Youporn
I gave you the stars and the trains
I gave you fire, anger
and loneliness
And you take it all
and say thanks !
But how can you breathe ?
How can you breathe ?
How can you sleep ?
How can you breathe ?
How ?
How can you breathe ?
How can you sleep ?
How can you sleep ?
How can you sleep ?
How can you look at yourself ?
How can you breathe ?
Tell me now...
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YOUR SMILE
It was early June
sparkling around you
our friends came too soon
and us on the loose
in the quiet place we'd found
wrapped in the shade
as the sun came down
he touched your hair
It's a holy day
when your smile
calls my name
to take us away
Few years had gone by
I'm now a shape
staring at a railway
could be an escape
the train opposite stopped
and you were inside
you turned your face to me
and your eyes said “hang tight”
It's a holy day
when your smile
calls my name
to take us away
Just back, so far
still don't know why
the spring is on time
but the sun's gone shy
and the painting I see now
is cracking around
like a darkened still life
but sometimes…
It's a holy day
when your smile
calls my name
to take us away
to take us away
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GALLOWS TREE
Take a shot
Build a home
Find love
Takeaway
Get a job
Get a life
Make yourself
A name
Get some hope
Get some friends
Get a purpose
A goal and the keys
Get high
Get low
Run faster
Run more
You're alone
You see
On your own
Gallows tree
But take a breath
Get a hole
Find a place
Get a Rolex
And eat your meal
Pick up the phone
Say "I'm fine"
Take this fuckin'
Medicine
Get away
Get lost
Get a new car
And pay the costs
Get high
Get low
Dig deeper
Dig more
You're alone
You see
On your own
Gallows tree
Catch your train
Go beyond
Get some help
Take painkillers
If heart aches
Share your dreams
Give us news
Fulfill your life
And get new shoes
Find your way
Find yourself
Get a map
And take some rest
Get high
Get low
Be wise
Be more
You're alone
You see
On your own
Gallows tree
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Quicksands
04:24
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QUICKSANDS
You’ve chased the ghosts away
again
The daily dust
under the curtains
There's always a limping dog
waiting for your help
And all the meaningless words
on your desk
Enough !
Enough !
Who will swallow the anger
and lay
down into the river
to incur the blame ?
Ain’t no one to see the light
for the blind kid today,
and once more, to mow this tall grass
in vain
Enough !
Enough !
A new broken car
need you to sweat
And who will harvest
the lemon-trees again ?
Even the house could vanish
without your breath
You see, all the quicksands
need you to stand
Enough !
Enough !
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THAT CURSE
The ink I cry is sour
flowing in my words
it's a poisoned apple
given by a coward
a deadly spell, beware
that could drag you down
cause all I need is you
and your whole light
to go on
Will you come into my arms
lose your soul ?
Will you call
Will you sink
Will you drown
Will I cry
Will you come
Will you write
Will you hear
if I die
Your heart is the despair
I implore in my dreams
the shelter that confines
my mind and its tears
cause each fluttering sign
of you is my curse
and the seconds of silence
a collapsing universe
Will you come into my arms
rob my soul ?
Will you care
Will you hold
Will you fall
Will I hope
Will you start
Will you run
Will you try
if I...
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No Safety Catch
03:02
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NO SAFETY CATCH
Slow down and watch out
Keep breathing, keep out
Don't pull, you won't come back
Ain’t no more safety catch
It's your head, you're aiming at
That shake… Breathe out !
Don’t squeeze. Forget about
The edge you're standing on
You're dancing with fire
You're dancing with fire
You're dancing with fire
You're dancing with fire
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SPELLBOUND
Your smile
Is a road line
And I got a ride
I got a ride
Your breath
Down my neck
Is an angel
Your trail
Boiling heroin
And my blood is calling now
My blood is begging now
Where is the shoreline ?
Where is the shoreline ?
Where is the shoreline ?
To land my drifting ship on
Like the ghosts
Rockin’ my nights
The map to nowhere
I keep in my car
Like the dusty wind
Blowing from afar
You’ve bound my heart
But I never wanted
To be a burnin’ land
To be the stalkin’
Shade of your sun
I never thought
You’d be the whole wide world
The storm and the sand
Where is the shoreline ?
Where is the shoreline ?
Where is the shoreline ?
Your dancing soul
Your unhelpful gaze
Your sparkles so bright
Your floating spell
Let me out
Let me out
Let me out
Let me out
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Lucky enough
05:26
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LUCKY ENOUGH
If we're
Lucky enough
To dance again
Tonight
I'd love
To remember
This fleeting smile
You wore
The scent
Of the dark hair
That streaming down
Your neck
The words
You've whispered
In my ear before
You left
I would
I would have stayed
With you
Tonight
I would
I would have kept
Your hand
Tonight
If we're
Lucky enough
To have a little
More time
I wish
You would have found
Between my arms
Some warmth
Some peace
That reminds you
Of the good times
We’ve had
A thrill
To make you feel
How we'd be lost
Apart
I would
I would have said
My love
Tonight
I would
I would have kept
My dreams
Tonight
If we're
Lucky enough
To walk this road
Tonight
I'd like
To tell you how
The world has changed
Inside
How strange
Is now the life
Caught miles away
From you
How cold
And huge the bed
Seems now I'm not
With you
I would
I would have found
The sleep
Tonight
I would
I would have stood
Beyond
Tonight
If we're
Lucky enough
To reach the dawn
New light
I'd hope
We could avoid
The deadly end
In sight
Go through
The rainy clouds
The constant lightning
Strike
Instead
Of playing as
It would be our
Last act
I would
I would have died
For you
Tonight
I would
I would have felt
Alive
Tonight
I would
I would
I would
I would…
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Was It You ?
03:19
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WAS IT YOU ?
In a maze of long distance mares
I've been trying to
Smother my divided self
To find you
In the flow of breaking through
I've been looking
For a sister Doe
Was it you ?
Was it you ?
In a maze of far-fetched dreams
I've been searching and searching
For a starfish to protect
Was it you ?
Was it you ?
In a maze of long distance calls
I've been told to
Wait and see in a deep blue vein of mine...
Was it you ?
Was it you ?
In the mud of dull days
I've been longing and longing
For a word he now said once to me
Was it you ?
In a maze of far-fetched dreams
I've been searching and searching and searching
For undivided selves
Was it you ?
Was it you ?
Couldn't even
Shoot myself
How could I
Shoot for the stars ?
Could I
Shoot for the stars ?
How could I
Shoot for the stars ?
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A Sunday Night Song
02:05
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A SUNDAY NIGHT SONG
Finally you will stop the rain
Some light will be comin' in
May myself see again
I'll be grateful for today
You will cut all the fences
I will see there's a world
May myself be a part of it
I'll be grateful for today
Show me any signs
That we're alive and we aren't blind
May myself rise again
I'll be grateful for today
I'll be grateful for today
Tell me where my dreams have gone
Enlighten the way to come
May myself walk again
I'll be grateful for today
Repair me where I'm broken
And stay with me when I'm lost
May my heart start again
I'll be grateful for today
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BAD LAND ALLEY
The ladder in flames
Watch the signs !
Watch the signs !
Suspended in the air
Hold the line
Hold the line
Ain’t any ground in here
Nevermind
Cos’ as long as it’s standing
It’s alright
It’s alright
The little cracks in the ice
Under our steps
D’you hear that ?
Bellow it’s deep and dark
See how that hell
Of a land lies
Ain’t any sun in here
Nevermind
Cos’ as long as it’s standing
It’s alright
The rust in our kisses
Cold and tired
Cannot lie
Crooked love in the ditch
Caught our shine
Caught our shine
Ain’t any backdoor here
Nevermind
Cos’ as long as it’s standing
It’s alright
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Vadim Vernay Amiens, France
Vadim Vernay is one of those musicians that relentlessly renews himself. During fifteen years of productions, he has been successively drummer, producer, composer, performer, singer, author. Congratulated for his electro, today it's with elegance and an amazing assurance that he explores songwriting and puts his words and his voice. His signature : dare not to reappear where you’re expected ! ... more
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