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A Broken Line

by A Broken Line

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Citation 01:38
If you’ve got something to say Then why are you walking away? I’m sick of bumpersticker-religion and philosophy. Stop calling the cops on me! Citation, Citation, you can’t shut this down Tear down this temple It’ll raise again Hey Long Beach! You still got that poison running in your veins? I’m sick of being known As some prodigal son I’ve got something to say We’re not done.
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Drive 00:40
She was driving in her car outta Huntington Beach She hit a kid on a bike who was trying to reach His own definition of freedom of speech. She didn’t see him cuz of the glare He went through her window and he got stuck there Now he’s got glass through his heart and bloodstains in his hair She parked her car in the garage like as if she didn’t care He said, “Close the door but your guilt is always there.”
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Caught in a feeling I just can’t explain Trying to make sense but I can’t maintain A sense of purpose, who I oughtta be I’ve been stabbed in the back by the assassin in me Something I did wrong My God, I need you My blows are coming from My second shadow Woah La segunda sombra It’s on my back and everybody knows Woah la segunda sombra Got my soul and it won’t let go Fighting off the shadows, but the shadows have won Thrown me on the ground, now I’m comin undone I can see the light but I can’t move my hands I’m screaming at myself, “I gotta take a stand” A crash of thunder My visions fading I’m going under And all goes black And I say “No”
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I took the 111 to 2nd My blood was bottled up inside Stagnation, so contagious Have I forgotten I’m alive? On the 111 to 2nd We’re doing our best to hide Our best intentions got thrown under the bus Now it smells like something died Carrie’s lookin for a hero Her kids got no dad by their side She don’t know the hero hanging on her neck Cuz she don’t wanna be crucified Do you hear the voices and the noises? The people telling you that they’re content being fed up? Do you hear the voices and the noises? They’re lying, telling you that they’re happy being alone. The bus got lost along the way Between the city, the sin, and the shore The sun goes down, and I can hear the sound Of souls sighing, of hearts crying For something more. I’m alive on the 111.
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The suns coming up I didn’t get no rest The city’s getting ready To put me to the test The gloves are coming off but I ain’t distressed Cuz I, I am the contrary. The billboard’s lookin down at the bums at the stop We’re breeding monsters and victims and it starts at the top Like a house of cards, I wanna watch it drop Cuz I, I am the contrary And I’m not the only one. You pledge allegiance to American dreams And leave em sitting on the shelf, now they’re busting at the seams But nothing ever fits like a pair of new jeans Guess what, I am the contrary When the going gets tough, don’t you look away To no consumer lust at the end of the day Cuz you can buy all you want, but this won’t go away And I, I am the contrary. I’m not the only one. Do you remember when the city lay like a stage before us? We kept our voices really low and waited for the chorus And there was nothing but the faith in our hearts that assured us That maybe we could make it out okay Well time went on and you changed your name But there’s one thing that still stayed the same I kept me faith, I’m not afraid Cuz I know who I am And I’m not the only one
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Teeth 03:57
Suspended animation, Hibernation A declaration of dependence Wasting in silence, Decaying defiance How did I get here? How did we get here? So we’re singing to the night sky We pray for peace as we hear our mother cry “These teeth, these teeth, oh how they bite!” They’re crunching the gravel trying to bury the light “These teeth, these teeth, oh how they bite!” No one stands for nothing. “These teeth, these teeth, oh how they bite!” They’re just burying the light in me Said the eye to the hand, “I can’t see you.” Said the hand to the heart, “I can’t feel you.” Said the heart to the head, “I don’t need you.” Said the head, “Why no outcry?” We have a light that burns so bright within We won’t let these teeth keep sinking in.
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It’s not a position It’s a state of mind You’re feeling alone with more and more of your time And it’s happening again You’re turning to your friends To find they have no idea who you are The sun is setting and you’re feeling empty The city bleeds and you’re wading through it all alone Floating down these avenues Like a ghost you cannot find your home Just in time, the voice of reason Comes calling, as subtle as an atom bomb Telling you the paradox: Just cuz you’re broken, there ain’t nothing wrong There’s nothing wrong. Cuz if tomorrow comes, there’s hope. You got the voice of the Lord ringing in your ears Despite your best efforts the answer appears: “THERE’S HOPE”
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I never thought I’d see myself in this place I got the 9-5 etched into my face When I lay my head down to sleep The dreams don’t come. She used to melt my heart every time that she spoke We never had to pay for the things that we broke But we couldn’t keep up with each other so we choked And traded our hearts in. I believe in you, I’m just trying to find a way through It’s a crying shame I saw your face but you don’t look the same And I’ve got nobody else to blame Now there’s a big black ocean calling my name Surf’s up There was nothing she could do that could make me stay She never understood what I meant when I’d say That life can take your dreams away And then you never see them again Now I’m running down this freeway tonight Down PCH trying to prove that there’s a fight And a faith left in me But some nights I wanna take a long walk Off a short dock And see what’s on the other side
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The Rude Boy 02:55
“You’re a rude boy” I got nothing to lose “You’re a rude boy” I got nothing to prove “You’re a rude boy” I got things I gotta do, and I got nothing more to say to you It’s a new day, and I’mma face it I wanna leave my stain on the world For someone else to erase it Cuz on the day I was born, A million miles away, A storm started brewing And fixed its eyes on me. There was thunder in the underworld Cuz every demon knows his hunger; They wanna make me one of their own It’s a big world, It’s spinning faster. I was searching and searching for answers On my telecaster When Martin pulled me aside and he said to me, “If you never open your eyes then you’ll never see, There’s only one way for a man to be free And you can’t smoke it or drink it or buy it.”
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Dani says she’s tired of watching her life live itself without her Whether or not she’s involved. I sighed and said I related. Well if she’s like me, that makes a lot of us who are tired of sitting in the audience. We got the fire and we’re done complaining. We got these walls caving in Now it’s raining in here. Tis the gift to be free, but you gave yours away When the sun don’t shine, the days fade to gray And you’re spending all your time just running away While off in the distance, the true believers say, “We’re making ends meet, we’re making ends meet To the sound of the city as it sweeps all the quitters like clutter to the gutter. We’re making ends meet, we’re making ends meet To the sound of the city as it sweeps all the dreamers like us right here together.” I was sitting in my room where nobody could see me I picked up the remote and I turned off the TV Cuz I’m sick of watching the people making their excuses So now I’m out on my street and the city is buzzin My friend lost my keys and my girl lost her cousin But just because we’re losing don’t make us losers Nah just because we’re losing don’t make us losers We’re making ends meet, we’re making ends meet To the sound of the city as it sweeps all the quitters like clutter to the gutter. We’re making ends meet, we’re making ends meet To the sound of the city as it sweeps all the dreamers like us right here together And this is our song tonight.

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released October 4, 2016

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