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Memory
04:50
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We can because we must
Build a new world for all
We have this strange new chance
Set a new foundation
What does this world look like
Does anybody know
All that we leave behind
Our children’s memory
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Pestilence
02:55
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There’s nothing to fear but everything
No one to fear but everyone
Don’t be afraid be terrified
Better run run and hide
Put your mask on
Put it on
Cover your face
Stay away
Stay away from me
Get outta my way
You are a pestilence
I am a pestilence
You are my pestilence
I am your pestilence
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Kiddo
06:15
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Dance for me little one
Here at the end of my world
I wish I had something
Something better to pass on
So much of it is gone
Dance for me little one
Here at the end of my rope
I hate to hold on
I long to set you free
What will become of me
It’s your world now
But kiddo I’m afraid
To stand before the angel
And hear what he has to say
Got so stuck in my head that
I misplaced my heart
The frantic panicked search
Has torn your whole world apart
So dance for me little one
Here at the end of my road
It stretches beyond
What the eye can see
Off into the great unknown
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Mask
05:11
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Kill me or cure me
This mask is coming off
Lift me up or pull me down
Enough is enough
No more hiding now
No more
There’s nowhere left to go
Kill me or cure me
I'm running out of time
Don’t wanna die stuck in my shadow
The mask is in my mind
No more hiding now
No more
There’s nowhere left to go
No more hiding now
No more
There’s nowhere safe to go
No more hiding now
No more
Time to say hello
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5. |
Mother
03:48
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My mother told me
If you don’t have
Something nice to say
Then say nothing
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Merlin Ball Vancouver, British Columbia
Merlin Ball draws on many musical atmospheres to create a singular space and mood. Net result: indie-driven stuff that blazes along under sombre skies and brilliant sunrises. How do you talk to someone 10,000 years away? This is Merlin Ball's attempt.
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