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Desperate Ground

by The Thermals

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1.
Born To Kill 01:48
i was born to kill i was made to slay unafraid to spill blood on the land when you command i will i am locked to fate locked to the lives i take i will never be done i will always be hungry each final breath i breathe burns a bright fire inside of me it keeps me alive it keeps me alive i was born to kill i was made to slay unafraid to feel blood on my hands when you command i will i am locked to joy locked to the lives i destroy i will never be dry i will never be satisfied each final breath i breathe burns a bright fire inside of me it keeps me alive it keeps me alive til the day in the dirt i lie til my ashes scatter in the sea i will not be denied my destiny i was born to kill i was made to slay unafraid to spill blood on the land when you command i will born to kill when you command i will
2.
before you existed before you were born before we were taken before we were torn we were at peace love all we knew before we were taken away from you before you could speak before you could stress before you were aware of this terrible mess we were at peace love all we knew until we were taken away from you know we are far know that we burn know we are close know we will return we are alive we will fight to the end you will be free you will be free soon again
3.
The Sunset 02:51
i am never alone my shadows are close where i need them to be i keep them with me i am never afraid my shadows are close i am safe when they stay they whisper the way they hold my head to the sky and point my eyes to the end now the sunset won't pass me by again i stray from the path my shadows are late they escape from my mind they fall far behind now i feel free to kill but i know my shadows they follow me still and they probably always will they hold my head to the sky and point my eyes to the end now the sunset won't pass me by again i am always alert although my enemies are few i know the ones you will hurt are the closest to you i am always awake in the fear they are gone but my shadows are fate they've been here all along they hold my head to the sky and point my eyes to the end now the sunset won't pass me by again
4.
I Go Alone 03:12
each night i dream of a war each one worse than the one before a cold dark force, it hangs above you have to leave, to leave me my love i've been waiting for this all of my life my fate, and my greatest fear each night i dream of a road it points one way, i know where it goes a cold dark force lies at the end you have to leave, to leave me my friend i've been waiting for this all of my life my day is finally here i go alone the path is all i know it's the only way i can make it home i go alone the path is all i see it's the only way i can bring you back to me each night i dream of a war each one greater than the one before a cold dark force, it hangs above i have to leave, to save you my love i've been waiting for this all of my life my purpose is clear i go alone the path is all i know it's the only way i can make it home i go alone the path is all i see it's the only way i can bring you back to me i will bring you back to me
5.
sun at my back wind in my way the path, like the light like the light, will decay the hand at the end of my arm holds tight knows what we fight for the hand at the end of my arm holds tight waits for the sword moon in the sky lighting the way the path, like time like all time, will pass away the hand at the end of my arm bred to fight, headed to war the hand at the end of my arm readies the sword the sword by my side will cut a hole in the sky will leave nowhere to hide the sword by my side will allow me to be the last thing my enemies will see the sword by my side it will lead me to lie to a hole in the ground when i die yeah, when i die
6.
i run in the darkest of tunnels and climb to the highest degrees i was torn in the forest and drowned in the sea i'm stuck in the cold and the blue i keep looking over my shoulder for you for you are mine and you will find me you will find me you will follow me always and get me eventually you will find me i'm losing the sun, losing my light i struggle to see first i feared to fall, now i'm scared to sleep i'm trapped on my back in the dark i feel you're so close though i know you're still far for you are mine and you will find me you will find me scared and alone bleeding and torn needing you so barely alive battered and bruised waiting for you you will find me you will follow me always and get me eventually you will find me you will crawl on my trail in the snow and the hail through the dirt and the fallen debris you will find me
7.
the friends i've lost i can clearly see the men i've ended not forgotten to me i remember their faces as i set them free faces stay with me the love i left i left in the dark i fight for you now they will know who we are when i fall to the ground when i sink in the sea i picture your face it's all i can see faces stay with me when i close my eyes faces stay with me when i stare at the sky i will not erase i can not unsee faces stay with me the fate i fear if it comes for me if there is no way of escaping i will welcome their faces as the last thing i see faces stay with me
8.
deep in the night far from the path the need to sleep finally conquered the urge to fight the howl of the winds in my head still ring deep in the trees far from the path the need for peace finally conquered the urge to fight it slowly faded without a sound the howl of the winds in my head still ring deep in the dirt far from the past the need to leave finally conquered the will to live it slowly faded without a sound the howl of the winds in my head still ring i opened my eyes and the sky did sing the howl of the winds in my head still ring
9.
alone in the night, lying awake knowing it's only a matter of time no use to run, soon they will come here i will wait deep in a dream, a dream with you deep in a dream i am free with you no use to run, soon they will come i will defend here it will end so i will love you when i can until they kill me where i stand no use to run, soon they will come this i demand alone in the night, lying awake knowing it's only a matter of fate no use to run, soon they will come here i will wait and i will love you when i can until they kill me where i stand no use to run, soon they will come no use to hide, we are dead already tonight soon they will come, i will defend here it will end
10.
our love is true it's why we fight what we defend though our love is new and still beginning it will be the end the world we knew washed away the life we led led us astray now we face our greatest foe but we fear not for we know our love survives it will never die it will outlive the earth the sun and the sky our love destroys anything in our way from the cities we burned to the fools we betray our love survives it will always be no matter if we die or we live eternally our love survives

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released April 16, 2013

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Post-pop-punk from Portland, Oregon

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