Awake

from Pearl by Mystery of History

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lyrics

I don't hear the words you say
you don't mean them anyway
it's not the path to paradise

Even when I'm on the run
sometimes I still love the sun
even when it burns my eyes

Hear the whispers in the trees
carried on a summer breeze
from a long forgotten past

Brother can you spare some time?
I seem to be out of mine
the future always comes too fast

All these things that you have done
they're not fooling anyone
all the games that you would play
in those forgotten summer days

Alder ash and scent of brine
forget all your past mistakes
wintergreen and bark of pine
open your eyes, you are awake

Never had a place to be
don't know what is wrong with me
guess that's kind of sad

Don't know how you got around
can't tell all your ups from downs
lost the things you thought you had

When you look the other way
and you don't care what people say
it was never going to last

Living in forgotten days
all those haunted getaways
the future that had come to pass

Can I get a grain of sand
to feed the burden in my hand?
He just wanted something sweet

The future always comes too fast
sometimes I still love the sun
from a long forgotten past
you're not fooling anyone

The future that had come to pass
even when it burns my eyes
it was never going to last
it's not the path to paradise

Brother, do you have the time?
I seem to have lost all mine
those forgotten summer days
they don't matter anyway

Alder ash and bark of pine
evergreen and climbing vine
what's it really going to take
to let you know that you're awake?

credits

from Pearl, released October 31, 2016
Nick Andres - Bass, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Scott Wooland - Lead Guitar
Marq DeSouza - Drums

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