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LO\/M
00:54
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The last several months
took loved ones from us
The past year and a half
took memories from dad
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2. |
Somewhere Safe
03:07
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Every afternoon
near the bridge at the opera house
water from the lake
crashes against their smeared
cardboard cutout
The last time I saw you
broke and bruised all over
Though we’d never met
A swell of tears took over
and I haven’t seen you since
I hope you’re somewhere safe
from the dark
From the things that haunt us
Something had changed
you could see it in her face
It read “Listen as fiercely
as you want to be heard”
The last time I saw you
broke and bruised all over
Though we’d never met
A swell of tears took over
and I haven’t seen you since
I hope you’re somewhere safe
from the dark
From the things that haunt us
The last time I saw you
Broke and bruised all over
Like you know what it’s like to be alone.
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3. |
Animals
03:28
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Abandoned and bleak
A city stripped of its leaves
Animals in a permanent cage
Wide awake in a pitch black cave
Strike a match for a subtle peek
Of how life used to be
Here all alone
Staring out at the sun
Through the window and sit
Hear the Noon Bells split
Hear a ricochet
Of sound that would have escaped
Had you not been around
A spectator without a crown
Every raindrop is magnetic
Every fear felt is transparent
By way of idle lives
In a shifting timeline
Here all alone
Staring out at the sun
Through the window and sit
Hear the Noon Bells split
Hear a ricochet
Of sound that would have escaped
Had you not been around
A spectator without a crown
Bitter yet bold
Strangers lost in the cold
Animals in a permanent cage
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4. |
Worried Sick
05:15
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I heard it all along,
a hum through a rotary phone
The way the stairs
stared back in the dark
a stuck slot machine arm,
devoured our change
“What were you doing out alone?”
“Were you going to tell anyone?”
“We were all worried sick”
I wish I still had those pictures.
The ones hanging in the hall
I remember playing by the street lamps
the grass stains bled into our jeans
your dad lit his pipe
As he yelled for us to come inside
“What were you doing out alone?”
“Were you going to tell anyone?”
“We were all worried sick”
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5. |
Virgo
04:00
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The sun at dawn
took for what seemed like
forever to come,
hours wide awake
hoping not to pass out
and wake up from an alarm
And for a second, our packed bags
didn’t seem like a huge mess,
lost in the panic
of forgetting everything,
you can imagine the strain
we put on every little thing
Lower yourself down slowly
Take deep breaths
Focus on a memory
It doesn’t matter what it is
Days turned to nights,
waiting for some kind of news
Restless feet paced around the room
Watching hands of the clock
As if they had stopped
Anxious eyes caught a flash of light,
then faded to black
Lower yourself down slowly
Take deep breaths
Focus on a memory
It doesn’t matter what it is
Muffled voices in a crowded room
Was I dreaming or drifting away?
Muffled voices in a crowded room
I could feel pain in the back of my head
Was I dreaming or drifting away?
“Take care, slow down, easy does it” they said
Away
I’m floating away
I’m floating away
I’m floating away
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6. |
In Fear
03:15
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With our hands pressed, against the door
We hear the latch fall down
Breath escapes from, from our mouths
We see shadows of their bodies circle the house
In fear, we wait
In fear, we wait
In the grass you brushed my hair
The sun's reflection shined through your fingers
You collected flower heads
I drew your name in a soil bed
We hide in the dark
While we fight, i’ll try
To keep you
safe when
the night time reveals light
With a branch from a willow tree
You held my hand tight as i f we were underwater
You collected flower heads
I drew your name in a soil bed
In fear, we wait
In fear, we wait
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Out to Sea
03:15
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I’m here, I’ve been here, within these walls
Fickle nerves, unsure what to believe
I’m lost, I’ve felt loss, behind these screens
Radiant heat, dismantle all belief
I’m out to sea in my mind
Where no one goes
Or stays afloat
I push everyone away
during the worst times
When I see light
I’m still, I’ve been still, beneath these stars
Subtle sounds, cast shadows in the dark
I’m free, I’ve been free, inside this house
Vivid dreams, like lilies in a storm
I’m out to sea in my mind
Where no one goes
Or stays afloat
I push everyone away
during the worst times
When I see light
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We met outside in the rain
We obsessed over sound and strings
I’m not sure if you were alone
or what you were feeling
You heard something in the art
a creative mind with a dependent heart
I’m not sure if you were alone
or what you were feeling
I just wanted to help you
I've wondered if you were scared
One day
You would
See in color
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Emblems Chicago, Illinois
This iteration of Emblems has been together since 2016 and the band has grown into its own blend of rock, inspired by artists from the last five decades.
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