1. |
Empire
03:43
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I do….
Touch down across an ocean, new beginnings in this ancient town
The weight of two thousand years can’t even start to hold us down
Narrow streets we’re walking on, surprises found at every turn
Let’s join right in the dance, let the torchlight in us burn
Hot nights, funny days, I think I might catch fire
Hold on tight, and don’t lose sight, we’re gonna build an empire.
Kings and queens all looking down, we were born to rise above
It starts right here and now, let’s build an empire out of love
Hot nights, funny days, I think I might catch fire
Hold on tight, and don’t lose sight, we’re gonna build an empire.
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2. |
Scattered
03:03
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Everything’s better in black and white
You pull away to keep from starting a fight
I hate the memories stuck in my head
Try to forget that blood runs red
You live a dream that’s in slow motion
See the end before it even starts
Replaying all my wrong answers much too late
When it all slowly falls to fate
And I’m scattered. If it doesn’t hurt it didn’t matter.
I’m scattered
Looking back with all your filters on
Changing colors to make halcyon
Wrongs and rights and love and loss
To bridge the years I can’t see across
‘Cause I’m scattered. If it doesn’t hurt, it didn’t matter.
I’m scattered
Memories of what might have been leave me here inside my head
Doesn’t really make a difference right or wrong
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3. |
I Want The Truth
03:51
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How did this become our fate, all these people spreading pain and hate
Spitting sideways gritty lies, puffing up and dragging down
Dragging us all down
I want the truth. I know it’s out there.
In a new world of guns and violence, misled fools think they’re on the defense
Breaking in and taking lives, blowing up and tearing down
Tearing us all down
I want the peace. I know it’s out there.
And I know it’s right here.
Right here when I’m with you, hand in hand when I’m with you
Let’s put our hands out to the world, reaching out and pulling in,
Holding tight not letting go.
I want the love. I know it’s right here.
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4. |
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I know I’m not alone, but I feel so far from home.
Just close my eyes and you’ll be here with me, then I…
I’ll know I’m not alone.
Just close my eyes and you’ll be here with me, then I…
I’ll know I’m not alone.
Now let the rain come pouring down
And wash away this strange and barren town
And show me that it just isn’t right. The distance isn’t so far tonight.
I’ll be back in the soft, warm, and bright and I’ll know I’m not alone.
And now I’m not afraid. What has before been made of clay
Is concrete, bone, and rock, and steel and now….
Now I’m not afraid.
I’m concrete, bone, and rock, and steel and now….
Now I’m not afraid.
Now let the rain come pouring down
And wash away this strange and barren town
And show me that it just isn’t right. The distance isn’t so far tonight.
I’ll be back in the soft, warm, and bright and I’ll know I’m not alone.
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5. |
I Know I
04:46
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Dispense with the small talk, break out of your little box.
Bend, don’t break.
It’s not enough to think small, satisfied not to fall.
Keep looking up
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
Be what you’re becoming, doubt will always be there.
Just show them all.
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
Whatever makes you believe it’s not me
Whoever tells you out loud it can’t be
When you’re so tired that you simply can’t see
Remember I know.
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
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6. |
Get Out Of Me
03:12
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Get out of me
And all I will ever be
Get out of my face and my spine
Not a trace
Get out of me.
‘Cause I’m done with you
Take all your friends out too.
Leave me behind you’re a waste of my time
And I’m done with you.
What if I…. hurt?
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7. |
Coming Back Home
04:02
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Where did you go when I was reeling?
And what do I do to make sense of this feeling?
I’m spinning, heaven waits for the next turn
But darkness won’t fade.
How did all these buildings get so small?
And when did all the trees grow so tall?
I’m coming back home.
It was just yesterday when I’d run in the backyard,
Now we’re playing games ‘cause we’d never get far.
I’m so full of dreams but words escape me
(I work it all out in my head) I think I’ll stay with her.
How did all these buildings get so small?
And when did all the trees grow so tall?
I’m coming back home.
I’ve got to get up, got to get on, got to get away,
When disappointments, memories, feelings get me, mind will stray.
Those days are done and gone, but make me who I am today
This silent love and loss is screaming now I have to say
How did all these buildings get so small?
And when did all the trees grow so tall?
I’m coming back home.
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8. |
I'm Fine
04:20
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Forgive me if I go astray, but nothing here could make me stay
Fine, I know.
I’m looking I can’t find a sign, but it’s been here all this time,
So on a lark, I’ll go.
And on the way I’ll find how to say I’m fine.
How do I say I’m fine tonight? Why can’t I play the part tonight?
Forgive me if I make mistakes, I should’ve known what it takes.
Let me down.
Maybe we could start again, or maybe we should part as friends,
But I don’t know how.
So on the way I’ll find how to say I’m fine.
How do I say I’m fine tonight? Why can’t I play the part tonight?
I guess I’ll lay here looking up, wondering why.
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9. |
Play
04:45
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I’ve given what’s mine. You tried to take everything I have.
Outside it shines, but inside it’s already burned out.
Run from the truth now, give it all away.
Run from the truth now, and escape the pain.
Go on and play your games with the life we made
You can never take away from every word you say.
Play your games with the life we made
You can never take away from the love she gave.
We’re living a lie. There really isn’t anything to say.
I don’t have the time, I’ll find it’s already come out.
Run from the truth now, give it all away.
Run from the truth now, and escape the pain.
Go on and play your games with the life we made
You can never take away from every word you say.
Play your games with the life we made
You can never take away from the love she gave.
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10. |
Not There Yet
04:48
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It makes you mad when the words won’t come out
When my brain won’t connect to my mouth
Not because my feet won’t get wet
They’re just not there yet.
When the tune just can’t seem to settle
Oh, because the unknown might be better
When good enough isn’t gonna settle the bed
Because it’s not there yet.
I’m not there yet.
Make your plans and pack up all your things
I hope you know all the pain that it brings
You know I love you and I have since we met
I’m just not there yet.
I’m not there yet.
Maybe I’m thinking it, maybe I’m sinking it,
But time is our only real friend.
Someday we might get back, I’ll get my head on track,
And we’ll be together again…
But I’m not there yet.
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11. |
Thank You
04:10
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For all the
Times alone when I felt depleted
Heart down works not completed
You picked me up, pushed me to my feet, and
When every
Step forward seemed a hill to climb and
The way back was too hard to find, you
Stayed and let your own light shine.
For that I want to
Thank you, thank you.
I never could have made it without you.
When I
Needed hope and not another drink
And couldn’t move on without a heavy thing
You turned around and led the dance and made me want to sing
Thank you, thank you.
I never could have made it without you
But time is marching on and sights are long and days are gone.
The route’s fast the fight is on, but baby we are strong.
Thank you, thank you.
I never could have made it without you
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12. |
Scattered (Acoustic)
03:18
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Everything’s better in black and white
You pull away to keep from starting a fight
I hate the memories stuck in my head
Try to forget that blood runs red
You live a dream that’s in slow motion
See the end before it even starts
Replaying all my wrong answers much too late
When it all slowly falls to fate
And I’m scattered. If it doesn’t hurt it didn’t matter.
I’m scattered
Looking back with all your filters on
Changing colors to make halcyon
Wrongs and rights and love and loss
To bridge the years I can’t see across
‘Cause I’m scattered. If it doesn’t hurt, it didn’t matter.
I’m scattered
Memories of what might have been leave me here inside my head
Doesn’t really make a difference right or wrong
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13. |
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How did this become our fate, all these people spreading pain and hate
Spitting sideways gritty lies, puffing up and dragging down
Dragging us all down
I want the truth. I know it’s out there.
In a new world of guns and violence, misled fools think they’re on the defense
Breaking in and taking lives, blowing up and tearing down
Tearing us all down
I want the peace. I know it’s out there.
And I know it’s right here.
Right here when I’m with you, hand in hand when I’m with you
Let’s put our hands out to the world, reaching out and pulling in,
Holding tight not letting go.
I want the love. I know it’s right here.
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14. |
I Know I (Acoustic)
04:10
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Dispense with the small talk, break out of your little box.
Bend, don’t break.
It’s not enough to think small, satisfied not to fall.
Keep looking up
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
Be what you’re becoming, doubt will always be there.
Just show them all.
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
Whatever makes you believe it’s not me
Whoever tells you out loud it can’t be
When you’re so tired that you simply can’t see
Remember I know.
I know, I know I know I know we’re gonna make it.
Let’s go, I know I know the risk is worth taking. Take it.
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15. |
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Forgive me if I go astray, but nothing here could make me stay
Fine, I know.
I’m looking I can’t find a sign, but it’s been here all this time,
So on a lark, I’ll go.
And on the way I’ll find how to say I’m fine.
How do I say I’m fine tonight? Why can’t I play the part tonight?
Forgive me if I make mistakes, I should’ve known what it takes.
Let me down.
Maybe we could start again, or maybe we should part as friends,
But I don’t know how.
So on the way I’ll find how to say I’m fine.
How do I say I’m fine tonight? Why can’t I play the part tonight?
I guess I’ll lay here looking up, wondering why.
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16. |
Empire (Acoustic)
04:23
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I do….
Touch down across an ocean, new beginnings in this ancient town
The weight of two thousand years can’t even start to hold us down
Narrow streets we’re walking on, surprises found at every turn
Let’s join right in the dance, let the torchlight in us burn
Hot nights, funny days, I think I might catch fire
Hold on tight, and don’t lose sight, we’re gonna build an empire.
Kings and queens all looking down, we were born to rise above
It starts right here and now, let’s build an empire out of love
Hot nights, funny days, I think I might catch fire
Hold on tight, and don’t lose sight, we’re gonna build an empire.
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Darin Jellison Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect by day (and night) and singer-songwriter by night (and day), I strive for an engaged process with both. Proud artist with Guilt By Association Records. Thank you for visiting my site, listening to my music, saying hi at my gigs, and however else you’ve helped make this journey an important one. ... more
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