Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)

When You Are Done Living On Borrowed Time

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We slept by the ottoman
Autumn rushing to our ears
A symphony of leaves kissing leaves kissing leaves

This time last year, you were a ghost
Trapped in your room
And spanning the length of your bed to your door
Like it was the Atlantic

What a difference a year makes
Steadier footing and a new place
To lay your head down

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eltroyo11 On Oct 31, 2011

Our Love Has Made Us Pariahs

with your greatest fears realized, you will not be

an idea is a greater monument than a cathedral

Year Of The Rabbit

The Loneliness Inside Me Is a Place

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2011-10-31 13:22:26

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by Desanusor

13y ago

I think that "Joie de Vivre" singer and trumpetist are playing on this one.

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by iamnt 13y ago

Vocalist from Colossal and Kieth on trumpet, I believe.

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