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Seraphina
03:26
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You make me feel like I am someone else
You make me feel like I am someone better than myself
And for a moment I am happy in my own company
One more time now
Before you go away
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
One more time now
Send me on my way
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
Seraphina
Maybe I could hide in my head
Block the world outside and build up all the walls again
Cause even in the darkness
You make me feel like I am home
One more time now
Before you go away
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
One more time now
Send me on my way
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
(One more time around)
It doesn’t take much light
To extinguish the dark
You could be the spark
Seraphina
One more time now
Before you go away
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
One more time now
Send me on my way
Seraphina
Do it again, do it again, do it again
(One more time around)
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2. |
Mistakes Worth Making
04:07
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I remember 1990 something
Standing in a crowded room
Just a teenage nothing
And I just wanted to
Do a little nothing with you
There are movies playing on inside me
Where I am the leading man
And you are there beside me
But I haven't seen you since 1990 something
I know in another life
Maybe we could be something good
I know it wasn't meant to be
But I don't regret and I won't forget
Oh the way you looked that night
Underneath a flickering of light
You had me shaking
Some mistakes are worth making
Just a moment holding on forever
Just a memory that never came together
And I'm thankful everyday
For all of my mistakes
I know in another life
Maybe we could be something good
I know it wasn't meant to be
But I don't regret and I won't forget
Oh the way you looked that night
Underneath a flickering of light
You had me shaking
Some mistakes are worth making
Some mistakes are worth making
I know in another life
Maybe we could be something good
I know it wasn't meant to be
But I don't regret and I won't forget
Oh the way you looked that night
Underneath a flickering of light
You had me shaking
Some mistakes are worth making
Some mistakes are worth making
Some mistakes are worth making
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3. |
Carry On
03:35
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Sister Mary’s waiting
By the dying light
For a love that never comes
Thinking of a future
She left in the past
Under the haze of distant suns
And we all feel the same
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
And we all feel the pain
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
On a train to nowhere
Staring at his hands
They got stories to be told
All the souls around him
Going nowhere fast
They got stories of their own
And we all feel the same
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
And we all feel the pain
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
Even all the dreams that didn’t come true
Gave us something to hold on to
Even though it’s hard to find the reason
They gave us something to believe in
And we all feel the same
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
And we all feel the pain
Carry away
Carry away
Carry on
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4. |
Battle Lines
03:33
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Everybody’s got a battle line
That we’re all afraid to cross
And even though we look like we are fine
The charade comes at a cost
Then I look at you bursting into light
Are you broken too?
Cause you don’t seem to mind
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
Maybe this is where I am tonight
Standing on my battle line
Maybe I could learn to be like you
Maybe I could learn to shine
Cause I look at you
And you don’t seem to care
Everything you do
A casual affair
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
Then I look at you bursting into light
Are you broken too?
Cause you don’t seem to mind
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
I carry all the weight but I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
It’s mine to hold
Everybody’s got a battle...
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5. |
Elegant Disaster
03:42
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Maybe this isn’t part of the plan
The words that you’re saying to me
I know but I don’t understand
Suddenly there’s no oxygen
The room starts to spin around
So much noise without a sound
I remember falling faster
Like an elegant disaster
Tell me, where did I go wrong?
I thought that we were strong
When you let go
Maybe I should have been more prepared
But I didn’t see it at all
Stumbling before the fall
Unaware of it all
I remember falling faster
Like an elegant disaster
I am weightless in my chest
Holding on to breath
When you let go
I still remember a better time
When the weight of the world wasn’t mine
Gravity pulling me
But that’s just the price I pay for wanting you
I remember falling
I remember falling
I remember falling faster
Like an elegant disaster
Tell me, where did I go wrong?
I thought that we were strong
When you let go
When you let go
When you let go
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6. |
Somebody to Lean On
04:13
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There will be moments in our life
Everything breaks us down inside
And you feel like it’s already been too much
There will be time to fall apart
Everything ends before it starts
And you just don’t feel like can find a way
To lace it up and face another day
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re far away from home
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
So many echoes in the night
Turned to whispers in the light
Reminding us of how it used to be
Beautiful and broken memories
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re out there on your own
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
When I find myself in my darkest days
I know you will be there too
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re far away from home
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
I could be somebody to lean on
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7. |
The Fires We Make
03:31
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Love is a game that we like to play
Like a child with gasoline
All of the pain we can take away
We can give so easily
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
Under the skin
Somewhere deep within
There's a light that won't go out
We don't need to pretend
Or think of the end
All we have is here and now
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
And we can have forever here tonight
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
Love is a game that we like to play
Like a child with gasoline
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8. |
Stitches
03:21
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Sometimes I break myself
Just so I can try to put it back together
Turn it inside out
See if I like what's inside any better now
Stitch me up
So I don't come undone
I want to heal
I want to feel all my stitches hold me together
Every now and then
I can feel the shadows starting to take over
I shine a light on them
And like to watch them scurry back into the corners again
I'm bleeding out
And I can't stop it now
I want to heal
I want to feel all my stitches hold me together
Every scar is a memory
Every scar is a memory
Stitch me up so I don't come undone
I'm bleeding out and I can't stop it now
I want to heal
I want to feel all my stitches
I want to heal
I want to feel all my stitches hold me together
Hold me together
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9. |
Until I Disappear
03:43
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Sitting alone at the end of the world
Watching the time tick by
Wondering if I lived up to the dreams
That I had made in my mind for my life
Sitting alone on the edge of my bed
Staring a hole in the wall
I can’t remember just what possessed me
To even sit up at all
Can’t recall
This is my life
This is the last line
This is the first time I am seeing clear
Where are my dreams?
Where are my big dreams?
The one where it all seems fine
Until I Disappear
Sitting alone on the roof of my house
The universe spinning above
Everyone’s trying to figure it out
The beauty, the pain and the love
It’s what we’re made of
This is my life
This is the last line
This is the first time I am seeing clear
Where are my dreams?
Where are my big dreams?
The one where it all seems fine
Until I Disappear
This is my life
This is the last line
This is the first time I am seeing clear
Where are my dreams?
Where are my big dreams?
The one where it all seems fine
Until I Disappear
Sitting alone at the end of the world
Looking back on my life
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10. |
Winter Marches On
03:15
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The trade's on
She drains emotion
To drink from the breast of fortune
Dreams have frozen crystal in the morning
Birth time rose a thorn for coronation
All arise from your rest
We'll find enough that will feed you
Soon you'll belong to the blessed
Spare us your life while we need you
Loud is the music
The crowd is bringing
Out of my head as the winter marches on
Loud is the music
The sky is ringing
Out of my head as the winter marches on
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11. |
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There will be moments in our life
Everything breaks us down inside
And you feel like it’s already been too much
There will be time to fall apart
Everything ends before it starts
And you just don’t feel like can find a way
To lace it up and face another day
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re far away from home
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
So many echoes in the night
Turned to whispers in the light
Reminding us of how it used to be
Beautiful and broken memories
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re out there on your own
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
When I find myself in my darkest days
I know you will be there too
When the cold wind outside begins to blow
And you feel like you’re far away from home
I will be here waiting for you
Like a song that gets you through
When you needed someone
Everybody needs somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
Somebody to lean on
I could be somebody to lean on
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12. |
Battle Lines [stripped]
03:15
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Everybody’s got a battle line
That we’re all afraid to cross
And even though we look like we are fine
The charade comes at a cost
Then I look at you bursting into light
Are you broken too?
Cause you don’t seem to mind
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
Maybe this is where I am tonight
Standing on my battle line
Maybe I could learn to be like you
Maybe I could learn to shine
Cause I look at you
And you don’t seem to care
Everything you do
A casual affair
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
Then I look at you bursting into light
Are you broken too?
Cause you don’t seem to mind
You carry on with grace
I carry all the weight upon my back
But I don’t fold
I carry all the weight but I don’t fold
Cause it’s mine to hold
It’s mine to hold
Everybody’s got a battle...
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13. |
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Love is a game that we like to play
Like a child with gasoline
All of the pain we can take away
We can give so easily
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
Under the skin
Somewhere deep within
There's a light that won't go out
We don't need to pretend
Or think of the end
All we have is here and now
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
And we can have forever here tonight
And the fires we make
I'll make them with you
And the lines we break
I'll break them with you
If the cold should take
All of the heat from our bones
Hold on
Love is a game that we like to play
Like a child with gasoline
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Bittersweet Machines Greensboro, North Carolina
Bittersweet Machines is Matt Mocharnuk
2022 - Edge of the Nocturne Sea
2020 - Disco
Volante
2019 - The Stars & Ground
2018 - No Bad Horizon
2016 - Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips
2014 - Momentary Lights
2012 - Solituda
Bonus:
-Stripped of Starlight [acoustic]
-The Wendy Birds: Everybody OK? [rarities]
-And Diamond Stars Shine Glitter Bright [EP]
-Seraphina [single]
-Stumbling with Grace [single]
... more
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