The Hands That Thieve
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The Three of Us
05 : 17
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Ungrateful
04 : 31
3
The Littlest Things
04 : 50
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The Hands That Thieve
05 : 40
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With Any Sort of Certainty
06 : 10
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If Only for Memories
05 : 28
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They Broke Him Down
05 : 19
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Toe to Toe
04 : 22
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Oh Me, Oh My
03 : 44
10
Your Day Will Come
04 : 43
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Track Lyrics
The Three of Us Lyrics
[Intro]
I will never defend
The men who make amends with any enemy’s friends
I will never pretend
[Verse 1]
There we were, the three of us
The thief, the king and I
Finally, we were forced to see
We were equals in the night
(Starry, starry night)
Looking down between the trees
And the town we knew we had to leave
For what it’s worth
We will walk the Earth until we find the things we seek
[Pre-Chorus]
And the king said
I believe that I’m a non-believer now
I was a leader, but I had to leave them all
No one will ever know the things I held inside
So I let them go
Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god
[Chorus]
I will never defend
The men who make amends with any enemy’s friends
I will never pretend
I will never bow down
To another man even when everyone’s saying I’ve sinned
I will never repent
[Interlude]
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
[Verse 2]
They will not protect us
(We will fall)
They will not defend us
We’ll be left behind, we’ll be left behind
And I never give a damn about the story’s end
Or even how it all began
And the one word that I’ll seek is one that I can tell myself
And it’s a long and winding road
But if you reap the seeds you sow
You’ll see you’re really not alone
[Chorus]
I will never defend
The men who make amends with any enemy’s friends
I will never pretend
I will never bow down
To another man even when everyone’s saying I’ve sinned
I will never repent
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
There we were, the three of us
The priest, the tramp, and I
Years ago, we had left to roam
But reunited on that night
(That starry, starry night)
No one had to speak a word
For we all knew what the others learned
That everything that we ever did
Was but a way to pass the time
[Pre-Chorus]
And The Priest said
I believe that I’m a true believer now
I was a sinner, but I came to see the light
The bum and me did not agree, but I must confess some jealousy
Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
I will never defend
The men who make amends with any enemy’s friends
I will never pretend
I will never bow down
To another man even when everyone’s saying I’ve sinned
I will never repent
Ungrateful Lyrics
9 ContributorsUngrateful LyricsInside my mind there is a man
He’s always bragging about his plans
He says he’s never gonna leave
(I’m never gonna leave you alone)
Despite your efforts to be free
Your mind and always you will be
A day late, a dollar short, singing
(Woah, woe is me)
And I know I have to but I don’t know how
(Go! Go! Go! Go!)
And I know that he knows I can't do without
(Go! Go! Go! Go!)
And he knows that I need it so bad
Then I realize it’s clear that he knows That in the end:
He’ll never know what hides inside my head
Hey, I don’t want to seem ungrateful
I don’t want to seem like I don’t need anyone’s help
To get me through the rainy days
To push through the haze
So I can get on my feet
And I can stand up and do what it takes
You heard his story now hear mine:
(I live inside a coward’s mind)
Where every dream I dream gets shot down
(All of the time)
If I don’t jump into the fray
(He'll mope around and wastes our days)
He’s like a ton of concrete tied to me
(Tight around my waist)
And you know you have to but you don’t know how
(Go! Go! Go! Go!)
And you know that I know you can't do without
(Go! Go! Go! Go!)
And I know that you need it so bad
Then I realize it’s clear that you know that
In the end, I’ll never know what hides inside your head
I don’t want to seem ungrateful
I don’t want to seem like I don’t need anyone’s help
To get me through the rainy days
To push through the haze
So I can get on my feet
And I can stand up and do what it takes
Hey, I don’t want to seem ungrateful
I don’t want to seem like I don’t need anyone’s help
To get me through the rainy days
To push through the haze
So I can get on my feet
And I can stand up and do what it takes
Hey, I don’t want to seem ungrateful
I don’t want to seem like I don’t need anyone’s help
To get me through the rainy days
To push through the haze
So I can get on my feet
And I can stand up and do what it takes
The Littlest Things Lyrics
[Chorus:]
Can anybody out there tell me something true?
Preferably something that no one can dispute
When everybody’s spilling lifelong secrets
I’m betting safely on the man who will keep his
Despite his weakness
He’ll take his secrets to the grave
And we will leave it all behind
Don’t ever leave the one you love behind
So get your fill while you’re alive
Don’t you ever let them take you alive
And I don’t know where the lies end
And the truth begins
Don’t listen to anyone
Telling you anything is the truth:
It’s all relative
Though I know it’ll never ever come to this
I have a secret. And that secret is:
There was a lie that I told myself
Until it became the truth
But Rest assured, I have a plan B on my mind
If all the webs I weave
Should ever come and unwind
But I’ve got plenty of time
[Chorus]
And I still believe in mysteries
And all that lies, in reverie
And though they’ll lay my body in the ground
I plan to never settle down
And I took the medicine
But the pills won’t work
The pills they don’t do anything
But rearrange all the littlest things
And I know a little bit
But that bit won’t do
The bit I know is irrelevant
So I guess this song is irrelevant too
The Hands That Thieve Lyrics
[Chorus:]
And I don’t care if I lose
Because my heroes did too
They shouted: "Court should be adjourned
Because the jury are fools"
And the judge can’t decipher his left from his right
Or his right from his wrong
And we will bite the hand that thieves
We will not turn the other cheek
This is no threat
It is a promise we will keep
So what's the point pretending
When we've seen behind the curtain
And there's nothing much to see
Oh yeah
I felt no pain till I was down
And I was told that I was bleeding
And even then I knew I wasn’t done (yeah yeah)
Because the wounds I get
They will just collect
Ensuring that I won’t forget;
Reminders of the battles
That I've lost and that I’ve won
And I will fight till I have died
Or all my enemies are allies
And even then I will sleep with an open eye (yeah yeah)
Cause the night is long and our foes are strong
But I know that the road we're traveling on
It only seems so dark
Because we've almost reached the dawn
Oh no
[Chorus:]
And I don’t care if I lose
Because my heroes did too
They shouted: "Court should be adjourned
Because the jury are fools"
And the judge can’t decipher his left from his right
Or his right from his wrong
And we will bite the hand that thieves
We will not turn the other cheek
This is no threat
It is a promise we will keep
So what's the point pretending
When we've seen behind the curtain
And there's nothing much to see
Oh yeah
And everyone will claim
That they knew from the beginning
That what they did was wrong
But they still just went on sinning
The sudden rush you feel
When realizing everything you know
Will fade away
It haunts you, dear
But you won’t want to let it go
Someday we'll lose the war
But until then we will dream of winning
I won’t forget
The things you said
When I was down and I was tired of it
The words you spoke
They brought me home
When it was time to fight
We chose a side
But everyone knew that something didn't feel right
So we stood our ground
And waited for a sign
When it was time to fight
We chose a side
But everyone knew that something didn't feel right
So we stood our ground
And waited for a sign
You said don't look back
(No, no, no, no, we won't look back, we won't look down, we’ve gone too far)
Don’t look down
(We’re too high off the ground, the bridge was burned, the lesson learned)
We won't look back
We won't look down
We’ve gone too far
We’re too high off the ground
The bridge was burned
The lesson learned
You said don't look back
(No, no, no, no, we won't look back, we won't look down, we’ve gone too far)
Don’t look down
(We’re too high off the ground, the bridge was burned, the lesson learned)
If Only for Memories Lyrics
8 ContributorsIf Only For Memories LyricsWhen you were born you were not alone
Nothing was carved into the stone quite yet
But don't forget you heard someone say it won't get better than this
That was the sound of your father
As he held you up to your mother
No one will ever know a love as pure as the one that you felt right then
They held you up
They held you up
And everybody else they fell to the wayside
This is the start; the beginning
A prologue to the yarn that you're spinning
A million synonyms
Will never come close to describe the feeling
Don't ever leave
Cause if you do, dear
I guarantee that you'll regret the day you did
And you'll miss all the simple things
And you'll see everything you ever loved
Start fading til' there's nothing left but dust
And I believe
That every broken bone is meant to be
And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before
And I see
The things that I pretend that I don't see
And I store them in my head, love
If only for memories
So now you're young and you feel alone
Despite friends, family, and all the good things now surrounding you
You can't help thinking: "Oh there's gotta be some more to do"
When all the things that you cherish
Turn in to burdens and there is
No other path to take
You know what you gotta do
But you don't know how
They hold you back
They hold you down
And you kinda' feel bad but you know that you gotta get out
This is your pain your dilemma
Do you stay in the town where they raised ya
Or will you sail away
Pull the anchor and go headed for the come what may
You have to leave
Cause if you don't, dear
You'll never see the things you read about in books
You saw the films and you were hooked
But everything you want won't come to you
You realize now that you've gotta go see this through
And I believe
That every broken bone is meant to be
And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before
And I see
The things that I pretend that I don't see
And and I store them in my head, love
If only for memories
I believe
That every broken bone is meant to be
And when it heals it will be stronger than it was before
And I see
The things that I pretend that I don't see
And and I store them in my head, love
If only for memories
Toe to Toe Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Some day you will grow up and learn to lie
Just like your daddy did when he told you no one ever really dies
I hope that I'm not there when you realize
That those with their nose in the air will never look you in the eye
[Chorus]
And you will go toe to toe
Like David and Goliath
Who will be Goliath?
And will you throw the stone?
I don’t know, yeah I don’t know
Said the man with all of the answers
If he don’t have the answers
Then How will I ever know?
[Verse 2]
I knew an old man
With nothing to do but wait
He invited himself
And he still showed up late
When it came to the end of the night he would always overstay
But I never had a reason to complain
Until the day he stopped coming by and I missed his company
[Chorus]
And you will go toe to toe
Like David and Goliath
They will be Goliath
And you will throw the stone
I don’t know, yeah I don’t know
Said the man with all of the answers
If he don’t have the answers
How will I ever know?
[Verse 3]
And I don’t care
What you do with the little time everyone gets
As long as you do the math, choose a path that will never hurt anyone else
Although they'll hurt you, make damn sure they've heard you;
They will not forget
[Verse 4]
Someday I will find you and stop on by
And you’ll say "how've you been?" and I’ll say "I’ve been fine"
We will both know that it's a lie
It turns out what I figured out is I was wrong and you were right
[Chorus]
And you will go toe to toe
Like David and Goliath
They will be Goliath
And you will throw the stone
I don’t know yeah I don’t know
Said the man with all of the answers
If he don’t have the answers
How will I ever know?
Your Day Will Come Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A young lady leaves her
Mother
With no one to love her
To protect her from the world
And I have seen the
Monsters
That will haunt her
That will tear her all apart
And at her gravestone
We will remember
Just where we were
When we knew she would go
And I still remember
The day that we left her
And that's when she said
That she knows
How it goes
And we sang:
[Chorus]
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
And no matter what they say
It won’t matter if you pray or if you
Sin
'Cause in the end
It’s all the same
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
And no matter what they say
It won’t matter if you pray or if you
Sin
'Cause in the end
It’s all the same
[Verse 2]
A young man becomes a soldier
He isn’t much older
Than a boy and that’s a shame
They will lead him into battle
Hand him medals
When he comes home rearranged
At the say-so
Of a man with a halo
He will obey
He will fall into place
Remembered by ribbons
But never forgiven
He'll shoulder the bulk
Of the blame
What a shame
And we'll sing:
[Verse 3]
If I only had a dollar
For every horror
That befalls my fellow man
I'd never work another hour
But I’d grow sour
From the guilt and bitterness
The luck of the draw will
Determine the fallen
And everyone else
Will relax and move on
But what will you do when
They come looking for you, friend?
I hope that you’re brave
And you’re strong
Through it all
[Chorus]
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
Your day will
Come
And no matter what they say
It won’t matter if you pray or if you
Sin
'Cause in the end
It’s all the same