The Study of Animal Magicality

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  OK

  The room's so empty now that you're gone
  And I'm finding it hard to move, to move on
  But I know, as hard as it seems right now
  I think I'll be OK
  
  Now it seems as though you were never here
  And all I'm left with is these few tears
  But I know, as hard as it seems right now
  I think I'll be OK
  
  But I know, that my troubles are so small compared with the world
  And I know, that it's no use crying over a girl
  I hope I'll be OK
  
  I find new distractions every day
  But ephemeral cures can't keep this pain away
  But I know, as hard as it seems right now
  I think I'll be OK
  
  And everywhere I look there's someone new
  I look again now every face is you
  But I know, as hard as it seems right now I think I'll be OK
  
  But I know, that my troubles are so small compared with the world
  And I know, that it's no use crying over a girl
  But night after night I find myself lying here awake in the dark
  I don't think that I can take much more of this constant tearing at my heart
  I hope I'll be OK
  
  But I know, that my troubles are so small compared with the world
  And I know, that it's no use crying over a girl
  But night after night I find myself lying here awake in the dark –
  the dark, the dark, the dark
  I don't think that I can take much more of this constant being apart
  I hope I'll be OK
  

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  Hold Your Hand

  And you find yourself alone, as you often do
  And you are searching through your head
  Trying to find the truth but it eludes you
  Slips right through your hands
  And leaves you falling, falling closer to the land
  
  You raise your head, your vision's blurred
  You're hearing sounds, you've never heard
  You've never heard
  
  And you're sitting on a rooftop
  With a bottle in your hand
  And it seems the only one who understands, you
  But a bottle can be broken
  After all it's just compact sand
  And if you need someone to listen I can hold
  I'll hold your hand
  I'll hold your hand
  
  But your mind, has been turned inwards
  And your heart, has been locked away
  But I come, to tear away the curtains
  The drapes that shroud your existence
  Let's tear them away
  Let's tear them away
  
  And you hide your face away, sinking deeper every day
  Beneath the mask that you have made
  You're trying to find a way to make it through this
  Slowly losing grip
  And if you don't be careful, you are going to slip
  
  You raise your head, your vision's blurred
  You're hearing sounds, you've never heard
  You've never heard
  
  And you're sitting on a rooftop
  With a bottle in your hand
  And it seems the only one who understands, you
  But a bottle can be broken
  Fragments washed up on the sand
  And if you need someone to listen I can hold
  I'll hold your hand
  
  But your mind, has been turned inwards
  And your heart, has been locked away
  But I come, to tear away the curtains
  The drapes that shroud your existence
  Let's tear them away
  Let's tear them away
  

• 

  Coming Clean

  You were the only one who knew
  The secrets of my heart, my mind
  But despite all that you knew
  You still could not see through my lies
  
  I never thought I'd see the day
  A single look could make you cry
  I'm tired of hiding from the truth
  I'm sick and tired of living a lie
  
  [ooh] There's bodies under the stairs
  [ooh] And dirt swept under the chairs
  And more than anything I only want to be myself and not be scared
  [ooh]
  
  And I'm singing
  [ooh] I'm coming clean
  [ooh] I'm coming clean
  
  I couldn't bear to let you down
  Couldn't stand to see that look in your eyes
  Now I know it's time to set things right
  At least I know that I must try
  
  And it has been far too long
  I've kept this all bottled up inside
  I haven't been too fair to your love
  Feel like I took you along for a ride
  
  [ooh] There's bodies under the stairs
  [ooh] And dirt swept under the chairs
  And more than anything I only want to be myself and not be scared
  [ooh]
  
  And I'm singing
  [ooh] I'm coming clean
  [ooh] I'm coming clean…
  

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  The Plea

  Tell me now how do I make this right?
  How do you end a war without a fight?
  And how am I supposed to know exactly what to do
  To take this room and fill it up with light
  
  Feels like we're actors in some foreign flick
  I'm the Arab and you're the hot French chick
  But nobody is feeding me my lines today
  So how am I supposed to pull this off without getting sick?
  
  You think I'm crazy and I just might be
  But what you doing with that noose in that tree?
  Well I think I love you, if it's OK
  I'll sit right here and wait 'til you can be with me
  Until you find forgiveness and you set me free
  
  Well I think I love you more and more each day
  The kind of love I hope would make you stay
  But I was never good my dear at letting you in
  I was always so much better at pushing you away
  
  Give me just one shot I swear I'll make you see
  The kind of man that lives inside of me
  But I can understand why you might hesitate
  When deciding if you want to set a killer free
  
  You think I'm crazy and I just might be
  But what you doing with that noose in that tree?
  Well I think I love you so I'll wait for the day
  That you find forgiveness and you set me free
  I'll sit right here and wait 'til you can be with me
  

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  Lost

  When you find yourself
  In a place alone
  What did you do?
  
  It takes time, not wealth
  To make connections that hold true
  And though you try, all night
  You can't find your way home
  
  All these thoughts on your mind
  But one prevails
  A girl you once knew
  
  Yet you can't seem to find
  The words to express
  What she meant to you
  
  And you've tried
  All these years
  To make your heart known
  
  And you're lost
  When you've got no one to care for
  And you're lost
  When you've nothing left but time
  Gotta find, gotta find someone to be there for
  Or risk losing your mind
  Risk losing your mind
  
  It's a simple thing
  To love someone
  Still hard to do
  
  You can spend your life
  On an endless search
  Yeah that's the truth
  
  And though you try
  With all your might
  You still end up alone
  
  And you're lost
  When you've got no one to care for
  And you're lost
  When you've nothing left but time
  Gotta find, gotta find someone to be there for
  Or risk losing your mind
  Risk losing your mind
  

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  Family

  You know you'll always love your mother
  She always used to feed you well
  And you'll always have respect for your father
  How he always used to give you hell
  Oh well…
  
  How will you tell your daughter?
  How will, you tell your son?
  That when you sit down, and think about it
  In the end, there's only one
  Yourself
  
  It took the words of your brother
  The one you didn't know so well
  He told you not to live for another
  And in your heart those words still dwell
  Oh well…
  
  And of course you'll always love your daughter
  And of course, you love your son
  But when you sit down, and think about it
  In the end, there's only one
  Yourself
  

• 

  Bricks

  Well I've been sitting here watching the birds, for so long
  And thinking how life is often so absurd, well am I wrong?
  Who am I, to comment?
  Who am I, I'm just being honest
  
  Well maybe Camus had it right, in l'Étranger
  Or did the Arab just up and pick a fight, and thus deserve to pay?
  Who am I, to comment?
  I'm just a man, and that's all I can promise
  
  Well who are any of us at all?
  We're only human and our bodies won't survive the fall
  So we keep paying large amounts to maintain the wall
  But baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  Yeah baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  
  I pricked my finger, the other day
  Simply for the sake of the sensation it gave
  I didn't bother try and wash that blood away
  You see I'd rather just let it stay
  Coagulation, is gonna save me
  And besides, I'm just too damn lazy
  
  I lost some money playing hold 'em
  Guess I didn't know when to fold 'em
  But I'm a young man, not an old one
  So I might as well have some fun
  While I'm here, on this planet
  But though life's a game, don't stake it all on a gambit
  
  And who are any of us at all?
  We're only human and our bodies won't survive the fall
  So we keep paying large amounts to maintain the wall
  But baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  Yeah baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  
  Maybe we could run away
  And build a new life together
  Find a place where no one knows our names
  Just sit and observe the weather
  Wouldn't it be nice
  
  'Cause who are any of us at all?
  We're only human and our bodies won't survive the fall
  So we keep paying large amounts to maintain the wall
  But baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  Yeah baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  
  And who are any of us at all?
  We're only human and our bodies weren't designed to fall
  So we keep paying large amounts to maintain the wall
  But baby, bricks can only grow so tall
  Yeah baby, bricks can only grow so tall