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Soapbox Opera
03:42
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By starlight, the midnight appears,
the skies a sudden purple and blue.
In the alley, a scream falls upon deaf ears.
Another child dies, yet we still view the sky.
How long will it take for us to show emotions?
The decline of stability, yet we go through the motions.
“That’s the way it goes” comes out the mouths of those
who never make a change,
those who never scream like the child did that day.
In light of the devastation of a home,
the child’s cries replaying on video,
a parent’s heart broken, will she ever cope?
A little sibling who will never know.
What do we do in a world with no heroes?
Marginalized people with no microphones,
young teenage girls taken at thirteen years old,
I’ll change the theme of this song so we’re not sad anymore.
Don’t like it? Turn the radio off,
go out into the world, bang the drum.
Change your world to change the fate
of another child for today.
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January 15, 2015
05:00
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I broke down and cried too many times,
the ambulance came rushing by.
I called a friend, said I’d be okay
before the blue men took me away.
2 am, the morning rain.
A camera flash lightens my face.
A plastic bracelet, defeated heart.
Hartgrove’s finest, maybe I’ll like it here.
Lock me up, don’t let me leave,
force me into what they see.
I say that I feel happy,
but their bullshit ain’t helping.
I’ve never felt more alone,
it’s been days now, my hair’s all grown.
Will you ever let me go?
My heart sunk, don’t let them know.
Important change, I can’t accept.
Maybe there’s no good in me left.
My parents tired, I’ve had enough.
Is this a part of being young?
230 pounds, ten milligrams,
I’m thanking God I haven’t relapsed.
I’m so so sorry, don’t know what for.
There is not a single aspect of life I live for.
Lock me up, don’t let me leave,
force me into what they see.
I say that I feel happy,
but their bullshit ain’t helping.
I’ve never felt more alone,
it’s been days now, my hair’s all grown.
Will you ever let me go?
My heart sunk, don’t let them know.
The final day, I’m glad it’s through.
Back to having nothing to look forward to.
In two years time, I’ll be alright.
Not perfect, but enough to get by.
But in the meantime, send me a sign.
Give me an answer, my mind isn’t right.
I know I’m giving up so easy,
I wish that you couldn’t see me.
How could someone so beautiful have been so ugly?
Years ago, I had to leave,
my mental health no one could see.
It’s no real thing to be happy,
but believing it could be helping.
Never time to be alone,
make sure my emptiness never grows.
Find some time to let it go,
and make sure nobody knows.
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Be simple baby,
I’m moving on again.
It won’t be that hard for you
since we’ve never met.
I’m hard to adore,
everyone knows that.
My chin is held high,
I’ve got my hopes up
knowing there’s a chance
for me to fall in love, oh
I’m lonely, but not for long, hopefully.
I hope somebody sees the part of me that’s not ugly.
I picture her in my head,
she smiles at me like it’s the first time we met,
we’re so obsessed, and when I kiss her neck
it tastes like an anti-depressant.
I have a lot to go on,
but in due time.
I’ll fight for my life
to taste lips again,
dance on the rooftops,
be queens of romance.
I’m lonely, but not for long, hopefully.
I hope somebody sees the part of me that’s not ugly.
Oh I can’t believe I have waited so long (so long).
When I met you girl, I saw someone so strong (so strong).
Please whisper babe, your voice moves me along (along).
I will kiss you now, our lips form a song (a song) (song, song).
We’re lonely, but for right now we’re company.
We’ve found the love we seek, as far as I know, that’s all I need.
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(JUNGHEIM)
An empty bedroom,
words inside your head.
You know that it’s easy
when all of your feelings are misled.
Chasing the feeling,
don’t know the meaning
of the light that shines on everything you’ve blessed.
How soon will we forget
the fumbling of wrists
from all the love we had?
Mmm…
I have forgotten how to beg.
I know just what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
I know just what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
(OLIVIA HUDSON)
I wish I knew you
before the sunshine left.
You were an angel,
but now I think that it’s too late.
Running in circles,
is this worthwhile?
Sometimes I wish we had never met.
I hope we can forget
the love and tenderness,
the past is in the past.
Oh…
I’m tired of seein’ you beg.
I’m afraid of what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
I’m afraid of what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
I’m afraid of what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
I’m afraid of what I’m losing, I can hardly breathe…
it is killing me…
(JUNGHEIM)
It’s not too late, it’s not too late, it’s not too late, come back to me…
It’s not too late, it’s not too late, it’s not too late, come back to me…
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Wipe your makeup off,
what a waste of time.
Figure out the path,
ease your troubled mind.
It’s a waiting game,
but you’re not alone.
Voices from the screen
seep into your bones.
Maybe they will say
“oh I feel your pain”,
grab your hands and feet
and take you away.
Why worry about
parents finding out?
Close the curtain and face the uncertain.
It was years ago,
you’re an adult now.
You’ve had loads of time
to figure it out.
You should be excited,
don’t be scared to hide it,
I know that you will fan the flame, ignite it.
Don’t hold on too much,
you might lose your touch.
Entangle the web,
suffocate in it.
Hope is on the way,
turn the other cheek.
The horizon, you learn how to fly then.
Brace yourself,
bravery is
what you need.
You’re tired of hiding.
Bottled up emotions
open up, believe
in your gut,
keep rising.
You have got to understand
that you have got to brave the world.
You are not a little girl,
you’re a woman, the world is yours, own it!
Can’t prove yourself wrong
when you’re in the right.
Even when you scream
false into the night.
You know that it’s true,
the girl that is you,
believe in the love,
it’ll come to you.
It won’t be so easy,
but listen to me.
Don’t forget to hope,
don’t give up and mope.
There are watching eyes,
they will be your guide.
Don’t be afraid, oh you’ve nearly made it!
She’s a woman and everyone knows it!
She’s a woman and everyone knows it!
She’s a woman and everyone knows it!
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Ozanam
03:52
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Plunge into the unknown,
there is not much time here.
Your story is not finished,
make sure the ending’s right.
Sinking in the sands,
winding of the gears,
in the blink of an eye,
you’re passing through the years.
There is not much you can do now,
fate has conjured up your world, how?
How much more can your lungs take now?
Maybe we’ll find a way.
Make the moments last,
find a place to stay.
Meet the one you love
as years turn into days.
Hold your loved ones closer now,
occupy your mind.
Forget your mortality,
force the clock to rewind.
Hold on, hold on…
There is not much you can do now,
fate has conjured up your world, how?
How much more can your lungs take now?
Maybe we’ll find a way.
Turn the page, you’ll find an answer.
Every story has an ending.
It’s so hard yet satisfying.
Maybe we’ll find a way.
Hold on, hold on…
There is not much you can do now,
you can’t fight it anymore, how?
How much more can your lungs take now?
Watch as ya slip away.
Turn the page and there’s no reason,
the cliffhanger’s always chilling.
It’s so sad yet satisfying,
ready to call my name.
I hope you call my name…
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7. |
Change Your Ways
02:40
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Hard habit to break,
ya shiver, ya shake,
it’s settin’ in.
Got some new digs,
but that’s nobody’s business,
ya say all the time.
It’s easy down here,
I noticed you’re near but
you never visit.
Oh what a waste,
you’re playing this game,
how unruly you’re getting.
You better change your, you better change your ways!
I have told you a hundred times over again.
You better change your, you better change your ways!
You’re much older, yet acting so stupid…
Before the walls cave in,
I must insist again.
Are ya listening? Not whispering, I’ll yell in your ear.
You were so grand, now you’re half that.
I’m screaming out, I shouldn’t even have to shout.
I’ll give you one last chance, god this is so sad.
I know (get up! get up!) time to go face the crowd.
Dropping the pen and understanding why everyone around you is leaving you behind…
You better change your, you better change your ways!
(Come on everybody, let’s sing it!)
You better change your, you better change your ways!
You better change your, you better change your ways!
I have told you a hundred times over again.
You better change your, you better change your ways!
You’re much older, yet acting so stupid.
You better change your, you better change your ways!
You’re much older, yet acting so stupid.
You better change your, you better change your ways!
You’re acting so stupid…
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