1. |
The Magician
03:13
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You watch over everything
Watch everything move around
Levitating
You have the power
The power to move it all
Bend it to your will, if you will
Obeying
You’ve eaten the cosmos
And are ready for your next big meal
You’ve eaten the lotus and the lingzhi
And the hunger is real
Flexing golden wings
Steering away from the sun
You are the calm and the chaos
Thy will be done
Tune into the elements
Harness their benefits
Collecting
You come alive
Come alive at night
Setting the night alight
Watch it burning
You’ve eaten the cosmos
And are ready for your next big meal
You’ve eaten the lotus and the lingzhi
And the hunger is real
Flexing golden wings
Steering away from the sun
You are the calm and the chaos
Thy will be done
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She comes (from the ocean)
She comes (from the moon)
She can teach you the things
You didn’t know you already knew
Still waters run deep
I can’t wait to drown in your delightful mysteries
Phase in and phase out until the phase is completed
Phase in and phase out, the period is depleted
(A net) has been cast
(You are) caught up in it
She can channel the dolphins
And their cunning and their wit
Still waters run deep
I can’t wait to drown in your delightful mysteries
Phase in and phase out until the phase is completed
Phase in and phase out, the period is depleted
She has a face
As changeable as the moon
Still waters run deep
I can’t wait to drown in your delightful mysteries
Phase in and phase out until the phase is completed
Phase in and phase out, the period is depleted
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3. |
Comforted by The Empress
03:10
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I open my arms
Ready to receive
Your water, seeds and leaves
I open my eyes
To take in
The world, the sky, the crescent wearing thin
I weave it into a crown
Place it on a crest
I bury the sigil
Birthing ideas for our thoughts to digest
I follow the spiral down
Walking down the starlit path
Reminiscing of your world
Wondering how long the blossoms will last
I’ll weave it into a crown
Place it on a crest
I bury the sigil
Birthing ideas for our thoughts to digest
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4. |
The Rebel Emperor
02:16
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Break through your chains
He cannot be held down by your opinions
You can butt your head against his over and over again
He brings that fire,
That you just can not contain
[Chorus 1]
He rules all through the land
Power in the hands of the rebel
Lamb to ram
Crowned to be all that he can dream
Power in the hands of the rebel
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
[Verse 2]
You cannot miss him
Reigning on a limb
Earth and sky act as punisher
For the ones
Who dare to challenge them
[Chorus 2]
He rules all through the land
Power in the hands of the rebel
Lamb to ram
Crowned to be all that he can dream
Power in the hands of the rebel
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
Lamb to ram
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5. |
Tradition & Religion
02:49
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(It’s a tradition, oh, a tradition)
I’ve got the best intentions on my mind
I’m making an offering of bread and wine
I’m taking the time
Ooh, I’m taking the time
I’m studying to my heart’s content
Only to learn to know absolutely nothing
Only to kiss the ring
Ooh, kiss the ring
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing (repeat)
I’m living the culling
Of my expecting
The climaxes of others’ experiments
I’ve reached the limit of tradition
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6. |
For the Love of Love
02:47
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Choose the way
To carry on with your business
To rationalise a state of blindness
I desire you, your pleasure and your pain
The heart beats red and it’s symptomatic of
Worshipping Venus and vervain
It is my labour of love
Pledging your time
To physical alchemy
A hazy sense of an embrace when we come face to face
I desire you, your pleasure and your pain
The heart beats red and it’s symptomatic of
Worshipping Venus and vervain
It is my labour of love
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7. |
The Charioteer
02:50
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You know where you’re going
You’ve gained so much heading this direction
Are we there yet?
No
I’ve been travelling
Through dark and light
A charioteer
Protected from the outside
Blue flames fuelling my curiosity
Pure potential
Make sure we move
Slow
I’ve been travelling
Through dark and light
A charioteer
Protected from the outside
I’ve been travelling
I’m journeying through glen and gale
Journeying through the veil
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8. |
Blind Justice
03:18
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I look up at the scales
That will decide my fate
Can I blindly accept
Whatever comes my way?
As within, so without
I cannot see the equilibrium
A breath of air
Carves through the chaos
May you be just
Expecting the worst
Been through enough to see the imbalance
A blessing and a curse
Can I accept the results of my actions?
As within, so without
I cannot see the equilibrium
A breath of air
Carves through the chaos
As within, so without
I cannot see the equilibrium
A breath of air
Carves through the chaos
May you be just
With action the pendulum swings
Trying to rebalance itself
As within, so without
I cannot see the equilibrium
A breath of air
Carves through the chaos
May you be just (repeat)
(I’ve hurt so many
Broken hearts
I did it on purpose)
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9. |
Hermit
03:08
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Hold back, have you contemplated
Why you’re in this position?
Go outside at night
To spend time with the moon
Be alone
Alone with the moon
I see the gate
That leads outside
I see a cave
A temporary home
A three-headed dog
Is howling at the moon
The spark of imagination
Has come soon
At night I feel alive
In the quiet
I reach for what’s mine
The potential for growth
Accompanied by
The rabbit in the moon
I see the gate
That leads outside
I see a cave
A temporary home
A three-headed dog
Is howling at the moon
The spark of imagination
Has come soon
In the quiet
I close the door behind me
To think
I really need to think
Why are things more interesting at night
At night
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10. |
Spinning The Wheel
03:00
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The sun is setting
Set to return tomorrow
Sometimes the darkness is unwelcome
I’m making a list
To keep on top of my things
I’m just going through a phase
So I put some of my fortune away
Save it for a rainy day
The sheer volume
Of my responsibilities
Drags me down on my good days
So I am making a list
Keep on top of my things
I’m just going through a phase
Put some of my fortunes away
Save it for a rainy
I am making a list
Stay on top of my things
I’m just going through a phase
Put some of my fortunes away
Save it for a rainy day
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11. |
The Lightest Touch
02:25
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I’m calmly asserting myself
To stand up against the rest
Turn the situation around
To my benefit
I hold back
Hold back enough
Show all of my strength
With the lightest touch
Use your forces against you
Sending them right back to you
A feeling that’s heavy
A snarling lion pursuing you
I hold back
Hold back enough
Show all of my strength
With the lightest touch
Taming myself to hold back
Hold back enough
Show all of my strength
With the lightest touch
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12. |
Sacrifice
02:47
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Get comfortable
with the discomfort
You know I embrace
every part of it
I will sacrifice myself for you
Change myself for you
II do this for you
So you can avoid the pain
Just think of all
Of the wisdom I’ll gain
I will sacrifice myself for you
Change myself for you
Embrace every part of you
I do all of this for you
(The hanged man)
Sacrifice myself for you
Change myself for you
Embrace every part of you
I do all of this for you
(The hanged man)
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13. |
Death & Rebirth
02:44
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I am reaching through the veil
So this is farewell
A mere shedding of the skin
A new story to tell
Have my life begin again
Without the excess that I accumulated
I return to the deep and then swim back up
To make the leap onto dry land
I will die again
As is my fate
To welcome and initiate
Those who walk through my gates
Have my life begin again
Without the excess that I accumulated
I return to the deep and then swim back up
To make the leap onto dry land
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14. |
Tempered
03:07
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I reside between the sun and the moon
Right at the point of balance
I flourish when I am alone
Focus on my actions
I can choose to walk the path
Or get lost in the ocean
Staying
Doesn’t mean that I’m failing
Where the water laps the beach
Is where I sing my song
Pour my heart into memory
Where it will live on
I can choose to walk the path
Or get lost in the ocean
Staying
Doesn’t mean that I’m failing
The alchemy of the heart and mind
Resides at the coastline
I can choose to walk the path
Or get lost in the ocean
Staying
Doesn’t mean that I’m failing
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15. |
Pan
03:52
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You will find me in the details
I hide amongst your everyday things
You’re trained to see things from a conditional perspective
And now you’re tempted to take up these chains
(Leave it all behind) With wild abandon
(I would like to fall asleep) In the arms of Pan
Hold me
Just hold me
Hold me
Just hold me
Do I go against human nature
Or do I bond myself to you here and now?
You seem to understand my level of addiction
The temptation, you’ve figured it out
(Leave it all behind) With wild abandon
(I would like to fall asleep) In the arms of Pan
Hold me
Just hold me
Hold me
Just hold me
Is this a mere distortion of love
Or can I lead my life this way from now on?
(Leave it all behind) With wild abandon
(I would like to fall asleep) In the arms of Pan
Hold me
Just hold me
Hold me
Just hold me
(In the arms of Pan)
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I only wanted the best for us
So focused on the perfect life for us
But the lightning has broken the tension
Shone a light onto my prison
By attacking my tower, attacking my pride
You did me a favour
I invested everything I had
I expected everything to fall in my lap
But the lightning has broken the tension
Shone a light onto my prison
By attacking my tower, attacking my pride
You did me a favour
Shaken to the core
Now all I want is more
The good news is that the lightning has broken the tension
Shone a light onto my prison
By attacking my tower, attacking my pride
You did me a favour
Shaken to the core
All I want is more
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17. |
Guiding Star
02:58
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My guiding star
Appearing through the dust
It’s safe to move and safe to trust
And not get swept up by the undertow
I get the full picture
When the stars beam down on me
I can't see the future
And I can’t tell you how good it feels
I required silencer at night
To recover from what I gave you today
I’m at your beck and call
‘Til your troubles die away
I get the full picture
When the stars beam down on me
I can't see the future
And I can’t tell you how good it feels
(how good it feels)
(bridge)
I get the full picture
When the stars beam down on me
I can't see the future
And I can’t tell you how good it feels
(how good it feels)
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18. |
Mother Moon
03:04
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I tried to go deeper to open the door
But I opened the floodgates, got more than I bargained for
Animals chasing me away
Running until the break of day
Wake up
This is your wake up call
I call on the night
Beckon to the moon
I call on the night
Mother, is that you?
You raised me to rely on my instincts
And when I’m hungry I feed on my dreams
I’m praising primal to accept the rhythms of my body
A creature of comfort, struggling with my journey
I call on the night
Beckon to the moon
I call on the night
Mother, is that you?
A woman
She’s a woman
I feel like I’m trapped in a cycle
Like I’ve walked in these shoes before
Think I recognize your face from somewhere
Uncover the secrets
Mother, is that you?
I call on the night
Beckon to the moon
I call on the night
Mother, is that you?
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19. |
Sun Dial
03:05
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The centre of it all
Of it all
Encircling the one
You swallowed the sun
I get clarity
By forgetting who I am
With the sun shining down on me
Reminding me to do what I can
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
Burning to the core
To the core
A reserve of energy
At your disposal
I get clarity
By forgetting who I am
With the sun shining down on me
Reminding me to do what I can
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
I get clarity
By forgetting who I am
With the sun shining down on me
Reminding me to do what I can
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
To enjoy this day
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20. |
The Awakening
03:12
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I’ve been called to come
Come here
A resolution is near
Come here
The vision has become clear
Come clear
We have been called
Leave your things behind
Sounding the horn
Give up your former life
You’ve passed beyond illusion
Illusion
Awaken and join us
We’re off on a voyage
Come to us
We have been called
Leave your things behind
Sounding the horn
Give up your former life
Leave your things behind
Give up your former life
It is Judgement Day
Can you imagine an awakening so great
Where you have changed in every way?
We have been called
Leave your things behind
Sounding the horn
Give up your former life
Leave your things behind
Give up your former life
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21. |
The World to Me
03:42
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Biting down on the tail
The cycle is complete
I’ve been dancing in circles
But it has all been worth it
‘Cause now I’m here
With you
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
We’re at the end of a revolution
And it’s time to let you go
Experiencing this sense of fulfilment
What I wanted
Was you
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
Goodbyes pain us all
But we have to make room
For the next one
The next song
Thee next run
The next direction
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me
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22. |
Foolishness
03:00
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Exploring
No time for explanations
Noticing only the flowers
I’m planting, I’m planting seeds
Without realising
Leaving them to benefit another
Pay no attention to any signs of warning
I get surprised when I find my head in the clouds
Heading to a crash
I’m ready to fall
Ready to dive
Get enveloped by it all
I may look crazy to you
But a woman’s got to do,
what a woman’s got to do
I only, I only want to flow
See where the wind blows
And I’ll pay no attention to any signs of warning
I get surprised when I find my head in the clouds
Heading to a crash
I’m ready to fall
Ready too dive
Get enveloped by it all
I’ve never known where to begin
I find the first pool to dip my toe in
And I’ll pay no attention to any signs of warning
I’ll just wake up surprised having my head in the clouds
Heading to a crash
I’m ready to fall
Ready too dive
Get enveloped by it all
And I’ll wake up surprised
Sleeping next to a snake
And I’ll wake up surprised
Looking down the edge of a cliff
And I’ll wake up surprised
Seeing your face here
And I’ll wake up surprised
Knowing my own name
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Swandy Johannesburg, South Africa
An alt pop ode to the Tarot.
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