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Perihelion
02:11
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No More Trouble
04:09
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No more trouble
Leave your hands off me
No more trouble
I’ll do what you ask, just wait and see
On the double
I fled to find my cost
I hate to burst your bubble
But all that remains, is what was lost
Take me home it’s been so long
I lay broken each night I was gone
In my head I have to carry on
And my frame will bear your worry here
No more trouble
Just drop me at her door
And from this rubble
We’ll see the final score
No more trouble
I will be who you need
Just burn this stubble
Then my kiss won’t make you bleed
Take me home it’s been so long
I lay broken each night I was gone
In my head I have to carry on
And my frame will bear your worry here
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Parallel
03:49
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I own every branch
But I shuttered the source
I shudder, of course
When did we end up here
Sewing fabrics of fear
If you think it's clear
Then tell me
How we ever confused war with bravery
When it's only the truth that can save me
And the rest just runs parallel
We came so close to love
The fear was too much
Mistrusting each touch
There is no yours or mine
Each invisible line
Is crossed in due time
So tell me
How we ever confused war with bravery
When it's only the truth that can save me
And the rest just runs parallel
Take it back for once
Hold your hateful tongue
And we can bring what's ours along
Take it back for once
Tell me
How we ever confused war with bravery
When it's only the truth that can save me
And the rest just runs parallel
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4. |
Flying Cars
03:49
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I signed my name to dotted lines
Paid for what I stole
Lost only time
They told me ‘boy keep your nose clean’
Each vow they made was loud
Blasted on a screen
And so my choice is made
They’ve burned every book, but I’ve got the last page
And I want more
Than what we both have in store
Yeah I want more
Than what we both have in store
My first steps had so much to prove
You ask me where I’ve been
I choke on my excuse
What will it take for us
We shield ourselves from rain
But watch our cities rust
Naked as I stand
Better to be bare than live clothed in your plan
And I want more
Than what we both have in store
Yeah I want more
Than what we both have in store
I want more
Than what we both have in store
Yeah I want more
Than what we both have in store
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5. |
Party Trick
04:03
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It may be smarter to take it all back
Collect yourself and plan how to react
It could be wiser to sit and stare
Protect your eyes, pretend that you’re not aware
All the way down
Before you could hold me
I always found
That it was lonely
Holding your ground
My one and only love
I often heard that you could give it all up
Throw up your hands and just call it bad luck
It might be cleaner to walk away
Pretend it’s fine and fight another day
All the way down
Before you could hold me
I always found
That it was lonely
Holding your ground
My one and only love
Have you heard this one?
On the other hand, it had just begun
Take me as I am and I will belong
Other than your plan, it was fun
All the way down
Before you could hold me
I always found
That it was lonely
Holding your ground
My one and only love
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6. |
Exoskeleton
04:29
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They wanted more from me
Than I had left to give
T
hey wanted life from me
That I had yet to live
So I play this role for you
How long must I pay my due
Speak through your pitchfork tongue
It seems you’ve come unspun
What voice could you leave your son
That’s louder than this gun
There’s no time this time for you
When it’s split by all for few
Silly boy your voice is ours
Keep on thinking you’ve got power
Drink each minute, we’ll keep the hour
They wanted things from me
That I had yet to take
They wanted truth from me
That I had yet to fake
I’m so proud to be your fool
It will end in blood your rule
Push all you think you need
And build yourself a shell
In exchange for simple speed
What wouldn’t you sell
I would laugh but it’s too soon
So instead I might as well consume
Silly boy your voice is ours
Keep on thinking you’ve got power
Drink each minute, we’ll keep the hour
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Alibi
03:53
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Explain why you are afraid of me
When it is my arms that beg surrender
Hey what you want a finder’s fee
You’re not the first to discover the other
How are we alive
When every cell divides
If it’s just you and I
Then there’s no alibi
We stain everything we try to clean
We burn today as fuel for tomorrow
Remain deaf and dumb at least you’ll see
How can we beg steal and fail to borrow
How are we alive
When every cell divides
If it’s just you and I
Then there’s no alibi
How are we alive
When every cell divides
If it’s just you and I
Then there’s no alibi
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8. |
Familiar Alien
03:58
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Wait for the way that you were
On this line
Pray for the way that you were
Upon a time
Open the house that you built
And I’ll arrive
Clean up the things that you spilled
And it will be fine
Fine
Now a stranger
When once I knew your face as my own
Now a stranger
Is this what time has shown?
Slick up the street with your spit
And I’ll erode
Taped a design to your kit
That will explode
Fling all you own off this cliff
But carefully
Running away till you’re stiff
But claim to care for me
Now a stranger
When once I knew your face as my own
Now a stranger
How quickly time has flown
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Unmasking
03:34
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I opened the chest and found, it was all lacking
I came to confess and found, we were backtracking
Why are we running from not to, who we’re unmasking
Why are we breaking down not through, and who is asking
I followed the thread and saw, it had unraveled
I slipped from my sleep and saw, how far we had traveled
Why are we running from not to, who we’re unmasking
Why are we breaking down not through, and who is asking
I shared what I thought was true, but faces are fleeting
I called every name I knew, but misread their meanings
Why are we running from not to, who we’re unmasking
Why are we breaking down not through, and who is asking
I prayed for a child and saw, a flickering future
I stood for a while in awe, and then noticed the sutures
Why are we running from not to, who we’re unmasking
Why are we breaking down not through, and who is asking
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10. |
Full Moon Drop
03:17
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You pushed me to follow
But I found my own way back
Sold me tomorrow
But I bought a panic attack
And if you don’t operate soon
It’s just the light of the moon
And I don’t need your voice to tempt me
And I don’t need your lies
They’re empty
Sent out my signal
Let’s see who understands
Carved out a window
To watch you, watch you
To watch your plans
And if you don’t operate soon
It’s just the light of the moon
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11. |
Tequila Has Consequences
04:40
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There’s nothing left for you to see
Ain’t nobody here for you but me
So hold me close
And do the most
Nothing left for you to see
Ain’t nobody here for you but me
So hold me close
And do the most
Don’t take it down
If you don’t make it right
And then you know
And then you know
Don’t take it down
If you don’t make it right
And then you’ll know
How low you go
Don’t make a sound
And we won’t come around
And it’ll be alright
And it’ll be alright
Ain’t nobody here for you but me
Nothing left for you to see
Sit back
Lay down
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Arian Saleh Brooklyn, New York
In addition to his career as a recording artist,
Saleh has also founded The Libretto Project and works as a
composer scoring films and commercials.
Currently residing in Brooklyn, he continues to play all over the country, writing music that carves through many genres and influences, asking more questions than it answers.
Press quotes at www.ariansaleh.com/press
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