abraham took isaac's hand and led him to the lonesome hill. while his daughter hid and watched, she dare not breathe. she was so still. just as an angel cried for the slaughter, abraham's daughter raised her voice. then the angel asked her what her name was, she said, "i have none."
then he asked, "how can this be?" "my father never gave me one." and when he saw her, raised for the slaughter, abraham's daughter raised her bow. how darest you, child, defy your father? you better let young isaac go.
come away little lamb come away to the water, give yourself so we may live anew. come away little lamb come away to the slaughter, to the ones appointed to see this through. we are coming for you. we are coming for you.
then she got up her arrow and her bow her arrow and her string and then she went down to the forest deep and sweetly she did sing sing and sweetly she did sing
up spoke, up spoke a mocking jay. up from a willow tree saying you had a father in the mines who's gone this day from thee thee who's gone this day from thee
woe be woe be oh mocking jay woe be woe be to thee i'll send an arrow through your heart for to bring such news to me me for to bring such news to me
up spoke, up spoke that mocking jay don't waste your time with me go home and mind that pretty little girl her father no more to see see her father no more to see
it's she went home to her house that night that house so cold and mean and she held her sister close to her side and never more did sing sing and never more did sing
the tricky thing is yesterday we were just children playing soldiers just pretending dreaming dreams with happy endings in backyards, winning battles with our wooden swords but now we've stepped into a cruel world where everybody stands and keeps score
keep your eyes open
everybody's waiting for you to breakdown everybody's watching to see the fallout even when you're sleeping, sleeping keep your eyes open
so here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard every lesson forms a new scar they never thought you'd make it this far but turn around (turn around), oh they've surrounded you it's a showdown (showdown) and nobody comes to save you now but you've got something they don't yeah you've got something they don't you've just gotta keep your eyes open
everybody's waiting for you to breakdown everybody's watching to see the fallout even when you're sleeping, sleeping keep your eyes open
keep your feet ready heartbeat steady keep your eyes open keep your aim locked the night goes dark keep your eyes open
there is a house built out of stone wooden floors, walls and window sills... tables and chairs worn by all of the dust... this is a place where i don't feel alone this is a place where i feel at home...
and i built a home for you for me
until you disappeared from me from you
and now, it's time to leave and turn to dust...
out in the garden where we planted the seeds there is a tree as old as me branches were sewn by the color of green ground had arose and passed it's knees
by the cracks of his skin i climbed to the top i climbed the tree to see the world when the gusts came around to blow me down held on as tightly as you held onto me held on as tightly as you held onto me...
you want a revelation you want to get "right" but it's a conversation i just can't have tonight you want a revelation some kind of resolution you want a revelation
no light, no light in your bright blue eyes i never knew daylight could be so violent a revelation in the light of day you can't choose what stays and what fades away
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while his daughter hid and watched,
she dare not breathe. she was so still.
just as an angel cried for the slaughter,
abraham's daughter raised her voice.
then the angel asked her what her name was,
she said, "i have none."
then he asked, "how can this be?"
"my father never gave me one."
and when he saw her, raised for the slaughter,
abraham's daughter raised her bow.
how darest you, child, defy your father?
you better let young isaac go.
- abraham's daughter
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give yourself so we may live anew.
come away little lamb come away to the slaughter,
to the ones appointed to see this through.
we are coming for you.
we are coming for you.
- come away to the water
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her arrow and her string
and then she went down to the forest deep
and sweetly she did sing sing
and sweetly she did sing
up spoke, up spoke a mocking jay.
up from a willow tree
saying you had a father in the mines
who's gone this day from thee thee
who's gone this day from thee
woe be woe be oh mocking jay
woe be woe be to thee
i'll send an arrow through your heart
for to bring such news to me me
for to bring such news to me
up spoke, up spoke that mocking jay
don't waste your time with me
go home and mind that pretty little girl
her father no more to see see
her father no more to see
it's she went home to her house that night
that house so cold and mean
and she held her sister close to her side
and never more did sing sing
and never more did sing
- daughter's lament
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is yesterday we were just children
playing soldiers
just pretending
dreaming dreams with happy endings
in backyards, winning battles with our wooden swords
but now we've stepped into a cruel world
where everybody stands and keeps score
keep your eyes open
everybody's waiting for you to breakdown
everybody's watching to see the fallout
even when you're sleeping, sleeping
keep your eyes open
so here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard
every lesson forms a new scar
they never thought you'd make it this far
but turn around (turn around), oh they've surrounded you
it's a showdown (showdown) and nobody comes to save you now
but you've got something they don't
yeah you've got something they don't
you've just gotta keep your eyes open
everybody's waiting for you to breakdown
everybody's watching to see the fallout
even when you're sleeping, sleeping
keep your eyes open
keep your feet ready
heartbeat steady
keep your eyes open
keep your aim locked
the night goes dark
keep your eyes open
- eyes open
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i don't know.
is it just a game?
i don't know.
flames illuminate our faces
and we are on fire
we're all just pieces in their games.
- just a game
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wooden floors, walls and window sills...
tables and chairs worn by all of the dust...
this is a place where i don't feel alone
this is a place where i feel at home...
and i built a home
for you
for me
until you disappeared
from me
from you
and now, it's time to leave and turn to dust...
out in the garden where we planted the seeds
there is a tree as old as me
branches were sewn by the color of green
ground had arose and passed it's knees
by the cracks of his skin i climbed to the top
i climbed the tree to see the world
when the gusts came around to blow me down
held on as tightly as you held onto me
held on as tightly as you held onto me...
and, i built a home
for you
for me
until you disappeared
from me
from you
and now, it's time to leave and turn to dust...
- to build a home
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you want to get "right"
but it's a conversation
i just can't have tonight
you want a revelation
some kind of resolution
you want a revelation
no light, no light
in your bright blue eyes
i never knew daylight could be so violent
a revelation in the light of day
you can't choose what stays and what fades away
- no light
no subject
can i open my eyes?
is this as hard as it gets?
is this what it feels like to really cry?
- cry