The Absence of Presence
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The Absence of Presence
08 : 22
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Throwing Mountains
06 : 21
3
Jets Overhead
05 : 17
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Propulsion 1
02 : 17
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Memories Down the Line
04 : 38
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Circus of Illusion
05 : 19
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Animals on the Roof
05 : 12
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Never
04 : 50
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The Song the River Sang
05 : 05
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Track Lyrics
The Absence of Presence Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can see reflections, drifting into space
Always through a mirror, never face to face
I askâ
anotherâ
question - theâ
words disintegrate
[Chorus]
The absence of presence fillsâ
the air
I know you're here, but you're not really there
[Verse 2]
Blindingâbrightâprojectionsâcrash against theâwall
I can't getâyour attention, no matter how loudly I call
Reaching for connection, to break the silent stare
[Chorus]
The absence of presence fills the air
I know you're here, but you're not really there
[Bridge]
Imagine we broke through
The noise of our creation
And found the missing pieces
This moment, kept alive
In suspended animation
And finally completed
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I can hear the echoes, as they reverberate
I turn to chase the sound again, but I'm just a step too late
I can still remember the way it resonates
[Chorus]
The presence of absence disappears
I know you're there, but you're not really here
Throwing Mountains Lyrics
2 ContributorsThrowing Mountains LyricsToo many times in the past
I tried to climb the mountain
But the inner voices laughed
Tooâ
manyâ
blocks in theâ
road
I tried to find a newâ
way
But there's nowhere else to go
But now I've silenced the crowd
Nothing can stand in my way
Throwing mountains to the sky
And the shadows reveal the horizon
Driving oceans to the side
And my footprints will cross the divide
New pressure's weighing me down
I want to take the first step
But I'm tethered to the doubt
Too many voices collide
This requires something bigger
Than confidence and pride
I won't look back anymore
Nothing can stand in my way
Throwing mountains to the sky
And the shadows reveal the horizon
Driving oceans to the side
And my footprints will cross the divide
Too many times in the past
I ran toward the ocean
And I was frozen in my tracks
So many times on the path
I felt the power coursing
But the lightning didn't last
But now the movement is here
Nothing can stand in my way
Throwing mountains to the sky
And the shadows reveal the horizon
Driving oceans to the side
And my footprints will cross the divide
Throwing mountains to the sky
And the shadows reveal the horizon
Driving oceans to the side
And my footprints will cross the divide
Jets Overhead Lyrics
2 ContributorsJets Overhead LyricsJets fly overhead
And I can't hear a word you say
I've never seen a look soâ
serious
Paintedâ
on your face
Takeâ
my hand
Spell it out in terms
Thatâ
mere mortals understand
Before you fly away
Lead me to shelter
Tell meâaboutâtheirâplan
I'll be waitingâright here whenâyou land
Jets fly overhead
Time to get it off my chest
One last shot at our redemption
Will we pass the test?
Then you say
This ain't about me
But everyone I've ever known
There's more than we've been shown
The stakes are much higher
In ways I can't understand
I'll be waiting right here when you land
I'll accept our fate
Go turn off the light
I only hope I showed the best of us
And that you won't lose sight
You were only here
To see if we're worthy
To those that you answer to
Just another fool
Crossing my fingers
Wondering what you said
When the jets are flying overhead
When the jets are flying overhead
Memories Down the Line Lyrics
3 ContributorsMemories Down the Line LyricsFirst, we should call a truce, this time
Forgive me now, we're left behind
Stow, everything weâ
know,â
along
Through your father'sâ
eyes, your mother's smile
Send these memoriesâ
down the line
For future generations
Send these memories down the line
Andâletâthemâknow we tried
Lessonsâlocked inside
For themâto find
Send these memories down the line
They gave, all they tried to save, from themselves
With remedies, from history
Pride, all the things they tried, it never worked
Experience, is all we keep
Send these memories down the line
Our trials and tribulations
Send these memories down the line
And let them know we tried
Lessons locked inside
For them to find
Send these memories down the line
Send these memories down the line
For future generations
Send these memories down the line
Lessons locked inside
For them, a fighting chance
To know that we tried
Send these memories down the line
Down the line
Down the line
Down the line
Circus of Illusion Lyrics
3 ContributorsCircus of Illusion LyricsBefore your very eyes
Here's a trick to fool your mind
Chase the shadows of deception
With nothingâ
upâ
my sleeve
I compelâ
you to believe
In the sound ofâ
my conviction
Sensations you'll embrace
You'll see and be amazed
The things thatâdefyâallârhyme and reason
Withâyour heart poundingâhard and fast
You take the chance and step
In to the circus of illusion
Crack the whip to tame
Jump the lions through hoops of flame
Then confine them in their cages
Acrobatics show their strength
With their grip they hold and sway
Fly through the air to one another
Sensations you'll embrace
You'll see and be amazed
The things that defy all rhyme and reason
With your heart pounding hard and fast
You take the chance and step
In to the circus of illusion
Lose yourself in wonder
It's a spell you're under
What you think you see
Just might not be real
And the tears you see
On the clown that's smiling
Tears of joy but deep inside
You know he's really dying
Before your very eyes
What once was, no longer lies
Inside of this circus of illusion
Sensations you'll embrace
You'll see and be amazed
The things that defy all rhyme and reason
With your heart pounding hard and fast
You take the chance and step
In to the circus of illusion
Animals on the Roof Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We still stand out
It's the way, since the days of our youth
The strangest sight
Like animalsâ
onâ
the roof
We wereâ
never ones to run with theâ
in-crowd
But it's time they listen up
[Chorus]
They fall in line and keep on marching through
They never stop to see the world, like we do
They don't believe the flood is coming soon
But we know the truth: we're animals on the roof
[Verse 2]
They box us in
With nowhere we can move to escape
We sound alarms
Their denial will seal their fate
It they only saw what we can see from here
They would start to listen up
[Chorus]
They fall in line and keep on marching through
They never stop to see the world, like we do
They don't believe the flood is coming soon
But we know the truth: we're animals on the roof
[Bridge]
There was something that pulled us to this place
A dull, rumbling sound
There were chances to join with the choruses
We just never came down
[Verse 3]
We stand our ground
Even though they keep saying we're wrong
The evidence
Proves we were right all along
We always took the heat for going our own way
But we'll be here when they're gone
[Chorus]
They fall in line and keep on marching through
They never stop to see the world, like we do
They don't believe the flood is coming soon
But we know the truth: we're animals on the roof
We can stand on the truth - we're animals on the roof
Never Lyrics
3 ContributorsNever LyricsI look back, and wonder
Have I let time escape
Days pass and years slip away
It's sadâ
whenâ
young dreams fade
Thoughâ
I've gone from day to day
Myâ
mind is filled with wonder of
The things that might haveâbeen
Neverâtookâthe time toâfind
The things insideâthat I need
Something else always in the way
Never said the things I should have said
So you could know me
And what makes me breathe
Each moment that has been lost
Will never come again
We never know the cost
Of those who should be friends
How it troubles me to think
All the love that passed me by
And I was blind to see
Never took the time to find
The things inside that I need
Habits are hard sometimes to break
Never said the things I should have said
So you could know me
Always playing safe
The things I've missed along the way
Will all come back tomorrow
With the light of a new day
Never took the chance
But what I've found could be a new way
Letting myself accept and change
Never want the world
To spin another day without me
Never let it end
The Song the River Sang Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I won't imply that you and I
Won't make a difference in this chapter
Your actions makeâ
theâ
wheel turn faster
There'sâ
something deeper
In those grains of sandâ
that slip between your fingers
[Chorus]
The song the river sang withâliquidâlanguage
Floodingâcloser to theâdesert where weâstand
I'll launch a final flare to catch the eye of those who care
[Verse 2]
I never meant to say
That nothing that you'd do would ever matter
A chain reaction has begun, and it will run forever
[Chorus]
The song the river sang with liquid language
Flooding closer to the desert where we stand
I'll launch a final flare to catch the eye of those who care
[Instrumental]