Thursday morning
wake to a city of glass and ash, set down my feet, take up my roots
Too many days, this went away with the rays
The one who burned
and the one whom they made burn
not one in the same, but
Too many hours spent pining away over it
Innocence — and nothing of value was lost
Too many hours spent pining away over it
Innocence — and nothing of value was lost
Cut it out, watch it bleed, pining away over it
Cut it out, put it in, feel about the meaning
Too many days this went away with the rays
I'll stand right here and beg for forgiveness
Too many days this went away with the rays
I'll stand right here and shout for forgiveness
Because in the end we're silhouettes of memories
We're standing up high looking down on everything
on everything we know is going to burn
Too many hours spent pining away over it
Innocence — and nothing of value was lost
Too many hours spent pining away over it
Innocence — and nothing of value was lost
Cut it out, watch it bleed, pining away over it
Cut it out, put it in, feel about the meaning
Thursday morning
wake to a city of of glass and ash, set down my feet, take up my roots
because too many days this went away
We used to be the ones who stood
In ways so sweet, hand at our sides, smiles sheathing teeth
Said it all before, lies so sweet I said come along, boy
No one cares for your rebellion
Strong and free
Burning with me
Strong and free
Burn with me, strong and free
Lie down you say
Come and watch me bleed
I won't go quietly
Strong and free
Come on burn with me
Munin
Swallowed up the moon
Burned up all the land
Seen it all here
The lapping shores of the Empire State
Building a new day from nothing
Munin
Woke me up to a world
that I am not a part of
more than in dreams
It's strange…
Why you swallowed up the moon
Cast it all to ash and dust,
Washed it all away to start again…
Standing on the shores of the Empire State
beaches of 34th street
Lapping shores of the Empire State!
Building a new day from the remains
of all that we have been
for the nothing left behind
Munin
Swallowed up all the light
shadows of the islands of Brooklyn
shores I call my home
it's strange…
Why you swallowed up the moon
cast it all to ash and dust
washed it all away to start again
Standing on the shores of the Empire State
beaches of 34th street
Lapping shores of the Empire State
Building a new day from the remains
of all that we have been
for the nothing left behind
But there's nothing there
No one here
In the world you woke me up to
That I am not a part of
more than in dreams
The fires are out baby
How you gonna keep me
warm?
We're all searching for a place
but no matter how far we've gone
all I wanna' be is
home
Just like a little princess
wound up in her round tower
She's just looking out at the
world
If I could set it free
I would not let it be
I would fight, fight, for the free
I would die, die, knowing peace//
Keep me
Closer
I'm a fading star
Shimmering for you
Just like a little princess
Wound up in her round tower
She's just looking out at the
World
The lines got drawn out
crackle crumble, fall down
ever after
Princess, we're looking after
You
«Welcome home»
«I've been missing you»
«We're insuperable»
Welcome home, it said to me, the fires far as eyes can see
I need so much to see along side you
I do
I do
Come with me, she took my hand, please try to help me understand
So pointless, but my heart is ash and coal.
I know
I know
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
«Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters»
«A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient»
«There is nothing impossible to those who will try»
I wish we could, she whispered near, go someplace far away from here
While hoping, a small voice would disappear
That said, welcome to the end
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
«Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely»
«Soldaten des Reichs! Dieser Tag sollen Sie an einer Offensive von solcher Bedeutung teilnehmen, dass die vollständige Zukunft des Krieges von seinem Resultat abhängen kann!»
«The only thing we have to fear… is fear itself»
It's been so long, since we broke free, it's hard to feel that memory
Dirty mirrors, our reflections entwined, always
Suffering, we understand, put forth on us through time's deep sands
Unending chain, one broken link, between us two
And I say
Welcome to the end
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
«It is a parent's right to know if their child is a boy or girl, has any health issues to be concerned about in the future, just as it's their right to know if their child is Evolved or not. It would certainly enable registration to integrate easier into daily life»
«Today, the fire is no longer about destruction»
«Initial reports from the scene indicate the body was found in the same fashion as the previous victims of this serial killer that New York locals are calling "The Reaper"»
Just memories, passed down instead, washed with images of the dead
Who held our hands with pride?
Inseparable sides, of that same coin, yet shades of gray
Fails to define, the certainty of when we say
Welcome to the end
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you now
And I wish I didn't need you then
I need you now
I need you now
I need you now
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
but the war won't stop for the love of God.
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
but the war won't stop for the love of God.
I fought the war
I fought the war but the war won
Outer District, can you please release me?
You hold my hands down, I've been bad.
You hold my arms down, I've been bad.
I've been bad, I've been bad.
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
but the war won
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
But the war won
Outer District, Shakti Shanti, Om Shanti
Praying won't save you
Praying won't save you
They did this to us
This put it in and turned it on
Wound it up
Let it go
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
but the war won
I fought the war
I fought the war
I fought the war
but the war won't stop for the love of God.
I fought the war
I fought the war
But the war won!
This song was on a private acoustic recording of songs made by Else Kjelstrom for Delilah Trafford and her then unborn son Walter. This song is the only original on the album, the remainder covers of classic rock and folks songs that she felt were appropriate for the Traffords.
Oh, my baby if you're crying
Rest your head on me
You have angels standin' round your bedside
You have angels watching out for you
Oh, my baby if you're wanderin'
Lay your secrets out for me
I have love that's overflowin'
I have nothin' but faith in you
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Child when the wasteland is a'callin
You'll have angels with you to lead the way
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Child when your life don't seem so easy
You'll have me to hold you in my arms
Oh, my baby when you're fightin'
Lean yourself down on me
I will be that strength you need to keep on goin'
I will be that hope to lift you up again
Oh, my baby if you're watching
Know I meant the best for you
We have shadows in our pasts
We have shadows leadin' us all astray
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Child, when the road just seems too long
Then the end ain't that much further away
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Child, when the future seems too painful
Come back home and I'll hold you in my arms
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Worry not my darlin'
Worry not my son
Child, when all else is taken away
Remember me and I will show you the way home
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
Oh mother, can you tell me?
Tell me, where we're going?
Oh mother, can you show me?
Show me, where we began?
Oh mother, can you tell me?
How long, we have to go.
Far, far, far, from the pages we've unturned
Far, far, far, all the faces have changed
And then, they're perfectly in synch with one another.
Oh, from up here we can see forever
But that doesn't feel like so long anymore
Oh, from down here we can reach for the sky
But that doesn't feel quite so hard anymore
Oh we're far, far, far, from the place we came from
Oh we're far, far, far, from the light and the dark
Oh we're far, far, far, but there's miles yet to go!
Oh we're far, far, far, from the shadow below!
Oh, from far away all our troubles look small
But that doesn't help us forget how they've come
Oh, from right here we remember the lost
But that doesn't help us who survived the fall!
Oh we're far, far, far, from the place we came from
Oh we're far, far, far, from the light and the dark
Oh we're far, far, far, but there's miles yet to go!
Oh we're far, far, far, from the shadow below!
Oh mother, can you sing?
To me, a song
Oh mother, can you tell?
A story, to come
Oh mother, do you hear it?
The voice of the sun
Oh mother, did you know?
We've been here before
But we're far, far, far, from our life and our love
We're too far, far, far, from the safety of home
Oh we're far, far, far, but we're not looking back
We're gone, gone, gone, and the way back is closed!
The way back is closed!
The way back…
…is closed.
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
A leaf can fly on autumn winds
So long as the rain doesn't come
That's how I remember, the ways we've gone
Forget the touch of your face on my hand
We were the only good
to come of either of our lives
nails come to scratch and eyes met to eyes
But you followed me down and held my hand
Never let me go, even though I fell
Our wings were each others shadow
Our wings were freedom and cage
Our wings were ephemeral
And a shadow can't always stay
In our garden we found memory
Built apart from the ruin of our lives
We stepped side by side through seasons to come
And they all bent a knee, letting us by
But the weight of a life can be burden
And the weight of a death heavier
But you followed me down and held my hand
Never let me go, even though I fell
Our wings were each other's shadow
Our wings were freedom and cage
Our wings were ephemeral
And a shadow can't always stay
No a shadow can't always stay
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
One foot in front of the other
Our journey is just starting
From east we did come but the west winds did blow
We had miles yet to run
Always, into the future
we ran toward the setting sun
and the shadow of the moon upon our face
was the start of a new day to come
Always into the future
we ran toward the setting sun
and the shadow of the moon upon our face
was the start of a new day to come
Our past and our present
Forever entwined, we see clearly now
Though on we walk, we wonder aloud
When the road will come to an end
We had miles yet to run
Always, into the future
We ran toward the setting sun
and the shadow of the moon upon our face
was the start of a new day to come
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
Hide
and
Seek
There's nowhere to run
They're coming for you
Hide
and
Seek
Red hands are running
There's no washing them clean
Hide
and
Seek
You wrote your own ending
in blood and in gold
Hide
and
Seek
There's no room for tomorrow
You're a corpse of the past
When we were down under your foot
You didn't believe we'd rise
But no matter how many times we fell
We knew that time couldn't last
You wrote your own ending
in blood and in gold
red hands are running
there's no washing them clean
there's no where to run
they're coming for you
Hide
and
Seek
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
Springtime saw me start
Long dresses and fresh rain
Bare feet in the grass and the reeds
Europe called out to me
"Don't go away"
But father took my hand
Little bird
Lost on the wind
Always against the storm
Though she lost her way
She was never alone
There were always hands
To hold
Summer came and went too fast
Father, the wolf, and the pack
And Two birds would join in
love-song melodies
no matter where
they were found
But the little bird
Lost on the wind
Always against the storm
Though she lost her way
She was never alone
There were always hands
To hold
Autumn's chill brought old memories
back to the fore from long ago
Though in her hand she held reveries
but the sun was setting
with cold sympathies
and had yet much longer to go
Oh the little bird
Lost on the wind
Always against the storm
Though she lost her way
She was never alone
There were always hands
To hold
Winter, though, was inevitable
Time to lay down in the cold
But we flew with grace
and head held up high
For the death of birds
is done without mourning
Please, little bird
Lost on the wind
Always against the storm
Though she lost her way
She was never alone
There are yet now hands
To hold
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, Empty
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, empty
I reached up to the dying sun
Touched the bare moon with my thumb
Mother, Mother, Daughter, Son
I burned my eyes out
Staring at them
As one
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, Empty
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, empty
Fight, flight from the dark sky
I breed memories trapped inside
Alone in this world
That you destroyed
I am the Dragon
I never died
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, Empty
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, Empty
I reached up to the dying sun
Touched the bare moon with my thumb
Mother, Mother, Daughter, Son
I returned from a dark time
Soon we will all
Become
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Empty, Empty
I feel
I am
Nothing
Inside of me
I am, I am
Dragon, Dragon
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
We're the victims of our pasts
Taking hands around the future's
Throat
It's an open invitation
It's the long march ahead
We will lead you home
We will take you to our revolution
It's the coming of an age
It's the turning of the fork
We will never be undone
We will be this world's salvation
We are kings
We are born for greatness
We are kings
And they try to break us
But we are the leaders
We are the leaders
We will burn their world down
It's the coming of the storm
It's the coiling dark ahead
We will take up arms
We will lead the charge
It's the breaking of the day
It's the fall of the past
We will never fall again
We will make this world ours
We are kings
We are born for greatness
We are kings
And they try to break us
But we are the leaders
We are the leaders
We will burn their world down
It's the time to choose sides
It's the broken clock's arms
We will show you the way
We will make you see the light
It's the coming of the end
It's the final reckoning
We will wake to a new day
We will not go down without a fight
We are kings
We are born for greatness
We are kings
And you will never again forget this
This song was recovered in sheet music form by Quinn from the Commonwealth Arcology in 2011.
So up on the wind, we've soared far and wide
On wings of our memories
Up high above, we fell so far below
Washed up on shores of the never was
So we go to the end of one road
Fresh on our memories we say
No
Turning back this time
Because we've got miles to go
Before we're back to our lives
Ash all and dust, fade to the endings
We see by candle light
Deep down below, we follow our hearts
To the whispers of our families
We walk under boulevards
We hide in the dark
We go
Our
Way
So we go to the end of one road
Fresh on our memories we say
No
Turning back this time
Because we've got miles to go
Before we're back to our lives
We built up our lives
Through thick and thorugh thin
But paint can't hide cracks in the wall
We're two paces behind our own footsteps
But we don't know
How to find
The way
Back
So we go to the end of one road
Fresh on our memories we say
No
Turning back this time
Because we've got miles to go
Before we're back to our lives
All is not lost, we've seen this before
Though the blood and the tears fall anew
We've built these lives
Behind walls of stone
and towers of emotion trapped inside
But we're almost home
Just one more heart
To beat
As
One
So we go to the end of one road
Fresh on our memories we say
No
Turning back this time
Because we've got miles to go
Before we're back to our lives
The river of time carries us on our way
We row down the boulevard
of our lost hopes and dreams
We can light the way to get home
If we just try hard enough
They'll leave the door open
Just long enough
For us
To get
Home
So we go to the end of one road
Fresh on our memories we say
No
Turning back this time
Because we've got miles to go
Before we're back to our lives
Everyone says it's the end
I see it as a new start
Moss on the stones that refuse to budge
We've etched our name in epitaph
Statues remind us of who they were
But the past is like fog in the wind
Something that stays just long enough to remind us
That it was ever there at all
We're the union of a new beginning
All that they say can't be done
We're the fresh start
Not the sum of all fears
It's the you and me
Become I
In restless dreams though, it's hard to find
A peace that the other can't see
They'll never understand what we came from
Or where we found our start
But somewhere in these foggy times
We'll find where the roads converge
One foot ahead and one foot behind
We'll take our first step together
We're the union of a new beginning
All that they say can't be done
We're the fresh start
Not the sum of all fears
It's the you and me
Become I
