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Proof of Magic
00:42
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How do you live like that,
pulling rabbits out of hats,
making everybody
mad
mad
mad?
Why aren’t you more like me?
What you get is what you see,
I could never be
bad
bad
bad
Tell me how
Hey not so loud, you can’t say those things!
Where’s the proof?
Hey get off the roof, you don’t have wings!
As far as I can see
As far as I can see
As far as I can see
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2. |
I'd Rather Be High
04:29
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If you could see, see what I see
If you could know what I know
how long would you last?
If you could dream the kind of dreams that I dream,
if you could go where I’ve gone,
could you handle that?
If you were called out of the crowd
to sing the truth, would your voice
be quiet or loud?
Well darling you are
more than they’ll ever tell you,
but are you brave enough to find out?
Your destiny’s waiting for you
under your patterns and your excuses
Your fear is what’s keeping you here
until you let go of your illusions
I dare you to seek until you find
the power that sleeps in your spine
I dare you to speak
Love into being
I want you to get so high
you’ll see that you’re me
I would save your life if I could, honey
I would buy you time if I had the money
I am just a light in a dark room
I only point the way, but you’ve gotta move
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3. |
Ears to Hear
02:48
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They got you wasting away
censoring what you say
putting off your todays for tomorrows
Got the world in a bind
got you losing your spine
got you living on time that’s borrowed
They say one day will be
worth all this suffering, but I’ve
learned from the past
that the future don’t work like that
Well come on, come on, come on...
They got you wearing a mask
got you wanting the past
got you nervous to ask any questions
Got you looking at me
like I’m your enemy
Got you turning your words to weapons
They say one day will be
worth all this suffering, but I’ve
learned from the past
that the future don’t work like that
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4. |
Run Rabbit Run!
03:51
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Inside every rabbit’s head, there’s a map
that only leads you to nowhere, and a clock
that reminds you that you’re gonna die
so let’s talk, babe
we haven’t got much more time
Tick, tock
Once time is lost, it is never found again
So move on
Time is not your friend
I wonder what you wanted to show me
back when I gave a fuck
Sorry, gotta leave you longing
I wish you all the best of luck
Rabbits never stay in one place too long
They only come to break your heart and move on
to another and another and another and another…
Never trust what rabbits say
“I love you so much, baby
I had so much fun!
The best I can give you is ‘maybe?’
Uh, I gotta run”
You should run while you still have the chance
Run rabbit, run rabbit, run
Run rabbit, run
Run, run, run, run, run…
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Pray, Animal
04:05
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I ran into the desert
I ran so very far
I ran until I couldn’t
and fell into your arms
and there I found the danger
that I was running to:
the danger was a mirror
that took the shape of you
To think there was a time I thought
I knew all the best places to hide
Now all I do is run run run
‘cause the Truth wants to eat me alive
Everywhere you go, there you are
You can only go so far
(Stop running, rabbit
Start praying, rabbit)
They’re gonna find me out
They’re gonna take me down
They’re gonna know my faults
They’re gonna hear my thoughts
They’re gonna spoil the plot
like a wolf’s teeth
tearing through my skin
to get inside me
Not this fate
Not this stage
Not this way
Not today
Dear God, haven’t I been good enough?!
Please stop annihilating this lie that I love!
The rabbit’s out of the hat
feeling so exposed
afraid of its own shadow
No more rabbit holes
to hide myself away in
now everyone can see:
What I was running from
was me
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Doesn’t matter what you call them
When you’re no one, what’s a name?
Though they speak in other tongues
the meaning is the same
Mmm
What does the madness of the saints sound like?
I can see them in the distance
they look just like you and me
singing glory, glory, glory
hallelujah
I am free
Mmm
What does the madness of the saints sound like?
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
We sing glory, glory, glory
Thank you God, now
I can see
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7. |
Alternate Universe
04:15
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Alternate universe
where it all took a turn for the worst
where you got what you wanted, like always
me with my thighs pressed to the stage
mouth open wide, a failure
screaming your name
Alternate version of
your songs that I used to love
where you played the rockstar, I played
your biggest fan, so cliche
we got on the bus and you wound up
hating my face
Alternate ending to
the story of me and you
where you made the music, I made
a fool of myself, too afraid
to stand out like you did, so you
put me in my place
Alternate line of time
where we finally find out why
you seemed to have me on your mind
carved my name with your crystalline knife
whispered to me in songs that I’d scream
'til the day that I die
“Swear these feelings weren’t planned
You’re not like my other fans
But if anybody asks,
just smile and say you’re with the band”
I’m not your fucking groupie
I’m not your fucking fan
It’s my turn in the spotlight
I am the fucking band
Thank you for the pleasure
Thank you for the pain
Thank God I figured out that
we really are the same
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