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Sacrosanct
04:08
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#VERSE
Caught between the lies and what I want
Capable of more than what I let on
Turn my back and sacrifice my front
Shying away to avoid where I belong
#CHORUS
Then you ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Don't ask me what my ideal scenario would be
#VERSE
Floored by flaws and only seeing walls
Looking for surprises 'til they're gone
Scared to fall or flying, so I don't
Not going back through the hole I'm from
#CHORUS
Then you ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Don't ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Then you ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Don't ask me what my ideal scenario would be
#BRIDGE
Caught between the lies and what I want
Caught between the lies and what I want
Caught between the lies and what I want
Caught between the lies and what I want
#CHORUS
Then you ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Don't ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Then you ask me what my ideal scenario would be
Don't ask me what my ideal scenario would be
#OUTRO
Because those dreams
They're sacrosanct and don't belong here
They're sacrosanct and don't belong here
They're sacrosanct and don't belong here
They're sacrosanct and don't belong here
They're sacrosanct and don't belong
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Memory and Hope
05:16
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You tied a mental rope around my leg
And dragged me through a liquid hedge, but how could I complain?
Again and agin I tired to write it all down
But the wrong words flow faster than my hand
And again, I get overwhelmed
The wrong words flow faster than I can
And again, breathless sound
Do you see me?
You don't know
I had wanted you over and over again
We played the whole thing out in our heads
Living in memory and hope
I'm holding out for...
Again and agin I tired to write it all down
But the wrong words flow faster than my hand
And again, I get overwhelmed
The wrong words flow faster than my pen
And again, breathless sound
Do you see me?
You don't know
I had wanted you over and over again
You, me, one.
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Commodity
04:07
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When will you realise you're a commodity?
When will you realise you're a commodity?
Because you
Because you
Because you do that for me
Why don't you compromise your love for free?
See that you've based your life on things that others see
Because you
Because you
Because you do that for me
At the back of my heart
At the back there's a part no cold could ever freeze
At the back of my heart, I know, you know, one day I might believe
At the back of my heart
At the back there's a part no-one could ever breach
At the back of my heart, I know, you know, one day I might believe
Stop...
One, two, three, go!
Because you
Because you
Because you do that for me
At the back of my heart
At the back there's a part no cold could ever freeze
At the back of my heart, I know, you know, one day I might believe
At the back of my heart
At the back there's a part no-one could ever breach
At the back of my heart, I know, you know, one day I might believe
When will you realise?
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Dragging Branches
04:35
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By the time you get off the bus, the rain will have stopped and everyone will run out of gas - except for the two buses that turn up at the same time.
One of those will take you home, and I will cycle through the starlight and the standstill streets, all dry, but still alone.
I always try to do what I want, but today instinct has no answer, so I try to remember...
Dragging branches through the cold, celebrating this early November role.
It's sunshine, but I can't feel my fingers on this "Mischief Day*".
We stand by the shelter at the river.
Though we have no boat, it still divides us less than the invisible boundaries between our words.
Desperately trying to connect our minds without the meeting of our eyes, we're all grown up and all polite, but we can do better than that.
I always try to do what I want, but today instinct has no answer, so I try to remember...
Dragging branches through the cold, celebrating this early November role.
It's sunshine, but I can't feel my fingers on this "Mischief Day*".
It's sunshine, but I can't feel my fingers until you hold my hand.
*an informal holiday on which children and teenagers engage in pranks and vandalism.
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DUEL NATIVE Melbourne, Australia
Half-Trinidadian, half-Hong Kongese, UK-born producer, multi-instrumentalist, environmental architect, and singer-songwriter
Stephen Choi, leads his new venture, DUEL NATIVE.
Melding elements of indie, folk, and alt-rock into one, DUEL NATIVE is excited to be part of the Bandcamp community!
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