The king’s road
Never looked so lonely
I see you falling
‘Cos we don’t know
Where we need to go
If you keep folding
And I play my cards, then there’s no doubt
That I don’t want to
L-L-let you go
Can’t you feel this out
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long
I know we’ve grown
Feels like we’re now ten storeys
And these heights have got you worried
But every chapter I’ve shown
That I’m right here
And I’m tired of getting locked out by you
Ya we’ve got fears
But I’m tired of getting locked out by you
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding
Take me down
Down to where we first started
‘Cos we’ve been holding
We’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long
Let’s pretend we’re the only ones
I know some things can’t be outrun
But what if tomorrow never comes
Then we’ve been holding our breaths too long


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    This is from the "Union" record. A great song. I think that goes into the questions that plaque mankind. Where we go when we die. "When we die that's all that is" Is there reincarnation? "How many times is Time Enough"... Finding that truth that lives inside of us and then holding onto it. running with it. Believing in it. And believing in ourselves. Maybe in the quest to find enlightenment.. we just find ourselves.

    evolo25on August 05, 2013   Link

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