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Oneiraphobia
05:12
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Oneirophobia
1) It's so quiet, it's so damn loud
I can't breathe, can’t make a sound
It’s like I'm driving, the brakes cut out
It's so quiet, so goddamn loud
<refrain>
I try to write it down to let you know how bad it gets for me when the nights creeping in.
My thoughts are piling up like 'past due' notices inside my head, it's keeping me awake.
These dreams are keeping me from sleep.
2) It's so quiet, it's so damn loud
It's like I'm falling, but there's no ground
The ship is sinking, I'm going down
It's so quiet, so goddamn loud
<refrain>
My dreams are keeping me awake...
3) It's so quiet, it's so damn loud.
A burning building, the roaring crowd
Can't find the exit, there's no way out
It's so quiet, so goddamn loud
<refrain>
My dreams are keeping me awake...
These dreams are keeping me from sleep...
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Travelin' Shoes
04:09
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Travelin' Shoes
1) I've been wishing all the days of my young life
That you would settle down and by my wife
Oh but wishing hasn't gotten me that far
'Cause I'm alone tonight and I don't know where you are
2) Yeah I know that there are things we all go through
Battles we must fight and sides we choose
But if that side of the tracks just gets too hard
There's a home for you with a picket fence and yard
<refrain>
And I know that life's for livin' and there's things we all must do,
But I have put away my travelin' shoes
So if you're sick and tired of runnin' round and feeling used
Then I suggest you put away your's, too
'Cause I might not always be waitin' here for you...
3) There's a quite comfort looking in your eyes
Like the way you said I held you just felt right
That night we stayed up late and bared our souls
You'd make any room with four walls feel like home
<refrain>
Yeah I might not always be waitin' here for you...
No I won't always be waitin' her for you, no...
Oh I've been wishing all the days of my young life,
That you would settle down and be my wife.
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Choruses
03:43
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Choruses
1) Life, as we breathe,
is fading away
Like the leafs on the trees,
They're falling astray
As the days turn to nights,
And the years slip away
It's the songs that we sing,
That will always remain
<refrain>
All I want is your time,
Set aside, boxed up, or buried alive
I will shoulder the weight if that's what it takes,
I will give you all of me
2) Life, come what may,
I'll take it in stride
'Cause the more, that I live,
The harder it gets
As the months turn to years,
And the pain, starts to fade
It's the songs that we sing,
That will stand the test of time
<refrain>
<bridge>
Some say there is a place we all go when we die
As for me, I believe, we have only this life
I won't waste my time with fantasy, or make believe
It's the songs that we sing that will never expire
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The War
04:25
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The War
1) On the battlefield, there's bodies strode about
All the men that came before me, you put them in the ground
But I won't repeat history, and I'll learn from my mistakes
Many braver men before me, have crumbled at you feet
<refrain>
Now that the war is over
You're waving white flags all around
And I shouldn't, but I love to say "I told you so"
Looking back you'll realize that I'm your better half
2) All these twisted roads, that kept me from your door
I see skeletons and weed, things that will not grow
But I won't repeat history, and I'll learn from my mistakes
Many braver men before me, have crumbled at your feet
<refrain>
There is no treaty to be signed
I will fight until the last man dies
Until I'm broken down and dead from trying
There is no treaty to be signed
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Colorado 1555
04:41
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Colorado 1555
1) Leaving 232, it's all I can do
Shake these struggles
Clarity all the way home
Difficulty breathing, carrying this weight
It's far too much, I think I've met my match
The pills are in my hand, I think I found the cure for all my ills
As selfish as this seems, I think it may be the only way for me
<refrain>
I'm still here,
All the times I've tried to, end my life I pulled thru
I'm still here,
I've battled all my vices, and now it's time to make this clear
2) I wake up in shock, my family surrounding me
My headache won't stop
The beeping of this EKG,
Difficulty breathing, carrying this weight
It's far too much, no running away this time
So this is what I need, some time for me to take care of myself
PTSD, depression have weighed on me too long
<refrain>
<bridge>
Yesterday is gone
Tomorrow's not here yet, there is no need for stress
Today is in my hands,
I'll just keep moving forward,
They're my mistakes, I'll own them
Now I have got to make it clear
But I'm still here...
I’ve battled all my vices, and now it’s time to make this clear
I'm still here...
All these time I've tried to, end my life I've pulled thru
Yet I'm still here...
I've battled all my vices,
Somehow I’m still surviving,
This time I'm got to make it clear
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Our Sleeping Giant Brattleboro, Vermont
Our Sleeping Giant is Danny Gibbons. He was born & raised in San Antonio, TX. He writes heart felt stories set to melodic tunes that come from a deep & personal place. He hopes by sharing his stories & experiences through music to make connections and help others through their own personal struggles. ... more
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