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Dreaming Is Dying
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And washed ashore with knuckles and a gun
And fires blaze beneath the blackened sun
And dreaming is dying
And death is to overcome
And light is to splinter
And break out of everyone
And good turns grief when senseless in the sun
And love turns raw when hammered on a drum
And dreaming is dying
And death is to overcome
And light is to splinter
And break out of everyone
And washed ashore with hindsight on the run
And wars are waged at blindness and a stun
And dreaming is dying
And death is to overcome
And light is to splinter
And break out of everyone
And dreaming is dying
And death is to overcome
And light is to splinter
And break out of everyone
And left ashore with patrons and a gun
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Gold in Silence
03:17
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For the light year star that swirls above
For the heathen scar that stirs below
I will wander on and try to find
Gold in silence
For the suckling past that greedy takes
For what never lasts but for mistake
I will stagger on and try to find
Gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
For the dirty snow; the swelling grain
For tormented souls and blackened names
I will wander on and try to find
Gold in silence
For the fallen cast and heaps of hate
For what would not last but for mistakes
I will carry on and try to find
Gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
I will wander on gold in silence
For the fallen snow that melts away
For the fallen snow that melts in vain
For the falling snow to which I must go
In which I must sow
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Painted Romans Trondheim, Norway
Moody postpunked headache since late 90s. Formed by Mats Davidsen. Unpredictable over the years, started out on the rough end, turned softer, then roughed up again. Been using the Painted Romans moniker since 2007. Wallpaper Silhouettes (a group) before that. ... more
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