1. |
Silent
04:21
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[Verse 1]
Truth rings out from the campanile
I've been in it's shadow so long
This time it wakes me (Don't let me sleep)
Blessed with knowledge of what is real
But I have known it so long
It won't overtake me (Don't let me sleep)
[Chorus]
These are not just mountains
They're footsteps to the sky
These are not just mountains
They're footsteps to the sky
(and they'll be moving soon, you'll see,
They'll be moving soon)
Silent, we have been silent long enough
But we must not be silent
[Verse 2]
Truth rings out from the empty grave
We had been waiting so long
Risen finally (let me believe)
I'm still doubting with the other ten
Even in your last days here
What more proof do I need? (let me believe)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Don't let me sleep
Don't let me sleep
Don't let me sleep again
Even though I'm tired and I'm spent
and I feel like giving in
We need to clear the air
We need to clear our heads
We need to bring clear skies again
[Chorus Reprise]
Silent, we have been silent long enough
From the bell tower, sound the alarm
This is the hour that we sing our song
Silent, we have been silent long enough
These sidewalk blocks and stepping stones
We dance along as we head back home
[Chorus]
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2. |
FM Waves
02:31
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[Verse 1]
These FM waves will never take me away
They're gonna break eventually
These flickerings have only kept me awake
They're gonna break eventually
[Chorus]
I've been praying so hard
For some ambition with the sunrise
And my eyes could never make it
Past the second page
[Verse 2]
These satellites are just calling my name
They're gonna burn eventually
These so-called "better days" are getting hard to believe
but I will wait patiently
[Chorus]
I've been praying so hard
For some ambition with the sunrise
And my eyes will never make it
Past the second page
And I've been praying so hard for some ambition
I've just been wishin'
That the sunrise will help me make it another day
[Bridge]
Tuning in and tuning out
I'm feeling heavy and glued down
the more I try to rest my bones
the more my soul feels broken
Figuring, I just figured out
Another reason you're my crown
The more I try to rest my bones
The more you bandage up my soul
Yeah!
[Outro]
My eyes are fixed on the prize
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3. |
Soldiers & Widows
04:16
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[Verse 1]
Nothing is ever right to talk about
There's soldiers and widows and habits and guns
Nothing is ever enough for us
We choose our alliance by who has less fault
[Chorus]
When rain comes
We'll hide out and watch it fall like tears
We'll raise our voices
And hope that we won't see our shadows this year
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Nothing will ever mean much to us
Just sound bites and handouts and chants ringing out
When will posters and pamphlets
Replace the red lettered pages in this brown leather book
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
If this is time for change
Then let's get it started
If this is time for change
Let's get it started now!
I'm singing the song in a strange land where
My back is up against a wall
When blood runs blue and the sky turns red
I want it all, I want it all and I want nothing at all!
Cuz I'm sick of this apathy
And I admit, it's not as easy as it could be
But I know it's our responsibility
To think and to make an effort
To create change in this dark and broken world
[Chorus]
When rain comes
We'll hide out and watch it fall like tears
We'll raise our voices
And hope that winter's clouds pass over
When rain comes
We'll hide out and watch it fall
We'll raise our voices
And hope that we won't see our shadows this year
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4. |
Powerplant
03:20
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[Verse 1]
These buildings have no purpose anymore
Other than to obstruct my view
The powerplant smoke clouds billow up and up
Is this what rains on me and you?
[Chorus]
Are you sleeping?
Are you awake?
Brother, do you wish that things would change?
[Verse 2]
These people have no faces and no names
Only to the ones who they hold dear
Cars drive by with nowhere to go
I wish I knew what they knew while I'm here
[Chorus 2]
I'm knee-deep in
I'm slowly falling faint
Brother, do you hope that this will change?
Brother do you hope those things will change?
[Verse 3]
This place is so black and white to me
Today is full of ambiguity
Chemicals just exposing half a page
Not revealing everything I've seen
[Bridge]
Sometimes I choke
Sometimes the smoke fills my lungs
Sometimes I can not see the sun
Though it's shining I just need to open my eyes
[Chorus 3]
Now, I'm weeping but I'm not afraid
Brother, do you know that things will change?
Are you sleeping?
Are you awake?
Brother, do you know?
Brother, do you know that things will change?
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5. |
A Better Plan
05:35
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[Verse 1]
I think we're on the verge of something really beautiful
But let's not go jumping in like lemmings oh-so-happily
Whatever life throws try to remember (even if it's beautiful)
Sometimes bunnies and flowers end up roadkill and catastrophe
[Chorus]
We've been doing the best, the best that we can
I'll be here until I think of a better plan
[Verse 2]
Now our lives are in the merge and never been more difficult
So don't freak out and don't ask why but take a deep breath with me
When birds are flying south for winter, you will follow them away
However right this is for you, I wish that you were here to stay
[Chorus]
We know we're brothers 'cause we bleed the same!
[Chorus]
[Outro]
I wish I had the perfect plan
I wish our friendships would never fade away
What you have is so much better than anything that we would ever say
Am I on the right track?
Or am I thinking selfishly?
We cannot take this days back
Let's look ahead and live them fully
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Atombender Ames, Iowa
Atombender is a group of six close friends from Ames, IA who came together as a band because of their love of
music.
Known for their energetic, chaotic live shows and catchy yet hard-hitting punk style with the unique sounds of trumpet, trombone, and keyboards, Atombender puts as much energy and joy as they possibly can into their music and hope to evoke those same feelings in you.
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