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There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free. (Conor Oberst)
But where was it when I first heard that sweet sound of humility? It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody! How grateful I was, then, to be part of the mystery, To love, and to be loved! Let's just hope that is enough. View quote
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Honesty" "Accuracy" is just "Popular Opinion. View quote
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He once cut one of my nightmares out of paper. I thought it was beautiful, I put it on a record cover. View quote
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I guess the best that I can do now is to pretend that I've done nothing wrong and to dream about a train that's gonna take me back where I belong. View quote
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If you walk away I'll walk away first tell me which road you will take I don't want to risk our paths crossing someday so you walk that way I'll walk this way. View quote
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I tried to pass for nothing But my dreams gave me away. View quote
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In polaroids you were dressed in women's clothes Were you made ashamed, why'd you lock them in a drawer? Well, I don't think that I ever loved you more. View quote
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If I die tonight, then I guess I die tonight Let me go on. View quote
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The animals laugh from the dark of the wilderness. View quote
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So I want to get myself attached to something bolted down, So that these winds of circumstance won't keep blowing me around. From when I land to when I leave there is enough time to sleep and sing. I keep running around, when all I want is to lay motionless. (Conor Oberst)
You'll be free child once you have died from the shackles of language and measurable time. View quote
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So don't be fooled, so don't get lied to Love was always cruel And don't act strange, don't be a stranger It happened to me, now it's happening to you But if you'd take that train underwater Then we could talk it through. View quote
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But, I was as helpless as a chess piece when I was lifted up by someone's hand And delivered from the corner my enemies had got me in But in all of my salvation I still felt imprisoned inside that holding cell that is myself. View quote
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Well, ABC, NBC, CBS: Bullshit. They give us fact or fiction? I guess an even split. View quote
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Yeah, I was a postcard, I was a record I was a camera until I went blind. View quote
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If you wanna see the future, Go stare into a cloud. View quote
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On every Bright Eyes record, there's some kind of sound collage that begins it. Some of them have dialogue, some don't. I like it because it can kind of slow down the attention span a bit. It's a way to draw you in to the rest of the record. View quote
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I had a brother once, he drowned in a bathtub, before he'd ever learned how to talk. And I don't know what his name was but my mother does, I heard her say it once, she said, "Padraic, my prince, I have all but died from the sheer weight of my shame: you cried but no-one came." View quote
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My parents ask if I'm alright; I say "I've just been staying up too late. I need to sleep" I need to do something! To get this awful weight up off my chest, keep her pretty ghost from chasing me! View quote
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So you say there are spaces, opening wide? Oh believe me, there's day longer than nights. And you could be happy, if only you'd try. But you don't try. No you don't try. (Conor Oberst)
I sing and drink and sleep on floors And try hard not to be annoyed By all these people worrying about me. So when I'm suffering through some awful drive, You occasionally cross my mind. It's my hidden hope that you are still among them. Well, are you? View quote
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Well is it your fear of being buried that makes you so afraid to speak? View quote
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The hook is in deep boys, there is no more time. So you can struggle in the water and be too stubborn to die, or you could just let go and be lifted to the sky. View quote
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But greed is a bottomless pit And our freedom's a joke we're just taking a piss And the whole world must watch the sad comic display If you're still free start runnin' away 'cause we're comin' for ya! View quote
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