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Just hold the last breath you took
These buildings once shook
Now found in silence they ache
These years are taking their toll
Fear that I’m not in control
Soon you’ll find out I’m replaced
Oh, and I know…
You can’t have it all I’ve heard it before
You can’t have it all I know, I know
You can’t have it all
They’ve told me before
You can’t have it all
Try not to break eye contact
Oh I may not get it back
Into the silence return
For us there’s nothing outside
How long will you let me hide?
This fantasy brightly burns
Oh, but I know…
You can’t have it all I’ve heard it before
You can’t have it all I know, I know
You can’t have it all
They’ve told me before
You can’t have it all
I see you in my head
And you’re slowly crawling into my bed
But I know…
You can’t have it all I know, I know
You can’t have it all
This imposter here, he’s soon to be found out
If only fueled by fear do you ever feel doubt?
I was not as I appeared, those voices start to shout
Oh darling let this last, I’ve lived so long without
You can’t have it all I’ve heard it before
You can’t have it all I know, I know
You can’t have it all
They’ve told me before
You can’t have it all
I’ll see this all in my dreams
‘Cause it surely cannot be what it seems
And I know…
You can’t have it all I know, I know
You can’t have it all
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The Glow (Live)
04:53
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And we're coming of age
As if we should know what to do with it
And we're laying them down
We'll decide for ourselves when we're through with it
And we're liars if we say we won't do it again
Now they're reading our name
Pretending they know what to do with it
They just savor the glow
This light shines from below
We may tell them to slow
If we weren't enjoying the show
It's the only way that we know
And we carry this rage
As if we were seeking revenge for this
Place the beast in the cage
And pass out the sticks
Now, here make a fist
And we're liars if we said this was affecting our bliss
Then they count it all up
They rank it and gawk
Then they all dismiss
Always awaiting the glow
This light shines from below
We may tell them to slow
If we weren't enjoying the show
It's the only way that we know
And they send down the word
As if the herd knew what to do with it
It all was so far away
There's nothing that could've been done for this
And we're liars if we say we soon should be seeing the end
Now we sit in the dark
Creating the sparks in this powder keg
We're always craving the glow
This light shines from below
We may tell them to slow
If we weren't enjoying the show
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Cut Your Losses (Live)
05:25
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A point in life
Thought I was trapped
There came a night it dawned on me
Locked in a room
I filled the role of my own guard
I held the key
Nostalgia life
It ain’t no life
Don’t drink this poison willingly
It never had a hold on me
Cut your losses come around again
Push off the bottom come back up again
The only other option left is never
I know it hurts when things don’t last forever
Release your grip you know you better
Just cut your losses come around again
These points of light I barely see
But in night they cover me
They’ve been washed out
Among the noise
This numb sensation cradles me
This mournful life
It ain’t no life
Won’t relinquish power willingly
You never had a hold on me
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THE WELL TEMPERED Chicago, Illinois
The Well Tempered is the music of Robert Bock.
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