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LODESTAR

by TIOGA

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1.
I see the sun at night But I don’t feel no pain ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now I see the fading light Through the cold steel rain But I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now The early dawn of youth Twilight of old age Oh, I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now Will you tell the truth Or will you burn the page? ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now And don’t be so sure That there’s another one, another hill to climb When the bell falls to the floor But I might just make it through this time ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now ‘Cause I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now Oh, I’m a young man now
2.
You’re gonna kill me when I throw my medals off the bridge No I don’t need them, when I close my eyes I see them still And my God I love this freedom, but don’t know what it’s for And I don’t know what I’m wanting, but I always wanted more And I know that I won’t need it But if I wait on your call just say you’ll catch me Catch Me If I Fall So now I’m running, over the water to the other side And I can see them, they hear me the people of the night And I can’t stop myself from shaking Steady hands make boring work And I know the day is fading like the blood left on my shirt And I will never be defeated If I go and lose it all, I know you’ll catch me I’m gonna make it there somehow Because I hear it so loud I’m gonna make it there somehow And now I hear you, so loud (Catch Me If I Fall) Catch Me If I Fall Catch Me If I Fall Catch Me If I Fall Catch Me If I Fall Catch Me If I Fall!
3.
Walking out in the same clothes That I wore the night when I took you out Standing by your front door With no experience to speak of and nothing to talk about You said that you had my answer But I never asked you a question (Don't ask me to dance) Because you think that you can convince me That this was never what I wanted When you feel you like you can't break free (Don't ask me to dance) When everybody else is going home And you feel like you've been haunted Now it's you and me alone (Don't ask me to dance) Now I start to put the gloves on And there's nowhere else for both of us to go This isn't what you expected But how were you supposed to know? (Don't ask me to dance) Because you think that you can convince me That this was never what I wanted When you feel you like you can't break free (Don't ask me to dance) When everybody else is going home And you feel like you've been haunted Now it's you and me alone (Don't ask me to dance)
4.
Wasteland 03:51
I can see the stars through your ceiling They can feel the heat through my stare And I can do no wrong, I gotta go along I build it up, I build it up, I build it up There will be no more running in circles There will be no more sharing the crown I asked her to dance, she gave me a chance I build it up, I build it up, I build it up... Just to tear it down (Wasteland, Wasteland, Wasteland) Just to tear it down (Wasteland, Wasteland, Wasteland) She put herself behind me And I didn’t make a sound I felt the darkness coming over me To build me up, to build me up, to build me up... Just to tear it down Down, Down, Down If this is gonna happen, then I gotta be the one Cause I can’t stay here Hiding from the sun trapped in the Wasteland, Wasteland, Wasteland Would you send down a candle? I’m falling through the night Would you send down a candle? I’m reaching for the light Would you send down a candle? Would you send down a candle Just to tear it down Just to tear it down I was running for the distance now here I stand And I never it out, staring at my shadow in the Wasteland, Wasteland, Wasteland
5.
Crying in a parked car searching through your mind for a reason to stay You were waiting for an answer, and I stared at you ‘cause I had nothing to say And I was trying so hard just to give you a chance to find your own way back Under streetlights, yes we were waiting in silence for the next attack But hey, Everything is alright (Ooh-Aah) Don’t know how but we’re gonna find our own way home tonight So if you’re gonna leave Yeah if you’re gonna go You take a part of me, like flesh from bone Like Flesh From Bone Now the Summer is over and I’m asking myself “What happened here?” Passing your old house and looking through your window thinking you’ll appear And I couldn’t breathe so you closed your eyes and put the pedal to the floor Every moment passing knowing that this wasn’t our town anymore But hey, Everything is alright (Ooh-Aah) Don’t know how but we’re gonna find our own way home tonight So if you’re gonna leave Yeah if you’re gonna go You take a part of me, like flesh from bone Like Flesh From Bone So if you’re gonna leave, Yeah if you’re gonna go You take a part of me, like flesh from bone So if you’re gonna leave, Yeah if you’re gonna go You take a part of me, like flesh from bone Like Flesh From Bone
6.
New States 04:26
So it begins, said you were moving to a new state And you’re going far away, to make another mark But we’re worlds apart, and your marks here look the same When I still see you there lying in the dark Now I’m listening to your song Each moment lasting so long Go on for me And don’t look back when you turn to leave Just tell yourself I’m right behind to follow you when I go blind And you’ve got so much to see So go on for me Now I’m here, living in a new state And when I’m on the street, sometimes I hear you speak Or I see your smile in a crowded place And for a moment there you’re walking back to me Listening to our song Each moment lasting so long Go on for me And don’t look back when you turn to leave Just tell yourself I’m right behind to follow you when I go blind And you’ve got so much to see So go on for me Go on for me And don’t look back when you turn to leave Just tell yourself I’m right behind to follow you when I go blind And you’ve got so much to see So go on for me
7.
Would you take me now, if I told you the truth? When I was with her, I thought about you And you’re here right now, right in front of me Are we closing up a cut, or making a scar? In the dead of night, In the back of your car And you’re here right now, right in front of me I can be anything that you want me to I can do anything that you want me to do I can be a friend and a lover to you You can show me how you want to start You can break me down and tear me apart We can do what friends and lovers do I can be a friend and a lover to you You’re searching me, and I can’t hide We never lost, ‘cause we never tried But there’s something there that makes me want to stay If this ends now, and you go home You’ll be with him, you’ll be alone So could you help me run, help me run away? I can be anything that you want me to I can do anything that you want me to do I can be a friend and a lover to you You can show me how you want to start You can break me down and tear me apart We can do what friends and lovers do I can be a friend and a lover to you I can be anything that you want me to I can do anything that you want me to do I can be a friend and a lover to you You can show me how you want to start You can break me down and tear me apart We can do what friends and lovers do I can be a friend and a lover to you No I never meant to break your heart Or drag you down or tear you apart Just to do, what friends and lovers do So I can’t be a friend or a lover to you
8.
ight feet from the ground, and three feet apart They can’t see me behind the glass But I know just where he’ll start: “How do you do? I’m a haircut and a cool tattoo Can I sit here forever?” Maybe he’s no romantic Maybe she’s self-obsessed Maybe I should never try to play God Wwhen all I can do is guess At Strangers on a Greyhound At Strangers on a Greyhound I see her start to smile I bet they’re gonna give it a go But here I am, the jilted lover in my mind That she’ll never ever know Now you’re not here, I moved forward and you disappear Nothing lasts forever He thinks he’s some romantic Maybe she’ll be impressed Maybe I should try to live my life And not become obsessed With Strangers on a Greyhound Strangers on a Greyhound Strangers on a Greyhound
9.
All my friends are sleeping now; They’re not in their beds Stumbling around in the crowd and waiting for the big one to roll through All my friends are speaking out, in tongues that we thought were dead Because the warriors are closing in around us, and there’s nothing we can do (When they find, when they find you) I don’t have time for silence (When they find, when they find you) You’re gonna learn what this is about Hey, When They Find You Out When They Find You Out, When They Find You Out When They Find You Out All my friends are waking up, one by one No one knows how it’s gonna to come, until it happens to you All my friends are watching now, as the colors run I see them: blood reds, off whites, and the darkest blues (When they find, when they find you) I don’t have time for silence (When they find, when they find you) Because I know what this is about (When they find, when they find you) I can’t make peace with violence (When they find, when they find you) It will come and there will be no doubt When They Find You Out When They Find You Out When They Find You Out When They Find You Out With their hatchets and their phones Yeah, they’re coming for the feast, They’ve come to drain the blood Yeah, they’ve come to skin the beast, It’s coming through the screen and I can almost taste, The shame and the atonement, a mind laid to waste, When They Find You Out When They Find You Out Yeah, When They Find You Out! Oh, When They Find You Out! Yeah, When They Find You Out! Oh, When They Find You Out!
10.
Give me the colors, the ones that you hate I’ll drag the rainbow in the dirt down the street as I carry them away Write me a letter and I’ll seal my fate It’s so easy: white paper and black ink, but all I see is grey Do you know where to go from here? Don’t you know, where I go from here? Can I cross the river? Can I cross the river tonight? Now these statues, they laugh at my defeat They hear the buzzing, the droning of the swarm as I make my retreat And I’ve got friends, but they all go home after dark So now I’m dancing in traffic as the light turns green and I try to fall apart Do you know what I’m doing here? Does anyone know what we’re doing here? Can I cross the river? Can I cross the river tonight? Can I cross the river? Can I cross the river tonight? Silver screen in my head, with the film rolling on But I know all the stories and I’ve played all the parts Thought you knew me, but how could know? What makes you think you can just get up and go and leave before it starts? Now the dogs don’t ask questions they just stare on And the silence helps me focus If I depart, it’s gonna be on my own terms now I’ll ride away on a cloud of locusts Can I cross the river? Can I cross the river tonight? Can I cross the river? Can I cross the river tonight?
11.
Marcus 04:02
Have all your armies been inspired? Have all your enemies been met? For as I go now on the pyre I know that you are not ready yet If you should fail now you are earthbound If you show mercy you touch divine If it is treasure alone that you’ve found Then all you have will fade into time Be like the iron in the fire Be like the stones against the sea Hear my echo in the choir And all at once now return to me

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released July 13, 2018

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