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The Source!
01:08
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No fresh water
In that spiny cactus
Pearl of wisdom
In me, anaphylaxis
Premises reveal position
Subtle methods of their attrition
Listen not to wind that will
Equivocate your standing still
Always consider the source
And just follow TRUE NORTH!
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If There Was an After
02:40
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(V1) What cosmic luck
Our ships got stuck
Here of all the places!
Our masses might not have passed each other
But they did somehow and now I'm missing you while you're still here
'Cause without you my world would be too gloomy to see past pain and fear
Wish there was a way to meet you after
(V2) Find you after
(V1) Ever after
(V2) Ever after
(V1) If there was an after then we'd
(V2) Be together always and it'd
(V1 & V2) Never have to end
If there was some blend of life and dreams
Every moment
Happy, holding hands
In possession of the answers and the plans
Though I sadly don't believe it's likely
That we have it right
(V1) Eternity with you might only be a hope without a chance
(V2) Chance brought me to you and
As long as we've been orbiting
Acts of god and lousy odds have not had much to do
With how I feel about you
And I'd do whatever the universe
Thought appropriate in return
To make permanent us
(V1) Us for all time
(V2) Time standing still
(V1) Still our star shines
(V1 & V2) Shines bright until...
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