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Passenger

by cygne

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1.
Scars 02:53
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We all have scars Every love leaves a mark Secrets we don’t want to impart So we stay on guard We all have scars Beneath armor thick and hard Beyond the reach of each other’s arms Something wants to come apart So let it come - show me how you feel If you want love you gotta put down your shield We are more than our scars More than the names carved into our bark More than the pain hidden in the dark We are not our scars Show me who you are - let's be real Show me what’s in your heart - and let it heal
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Wade In Sea 02:48
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How do I know if it’s gonna work How do I know if it’s gonna hurt Wait, wait and see How do I know if it’s gonna last How do I know if I cannot ask Wait, wait and see I’ve been waiting all my life All that’s changed is that I’ve got less time How do I know if this is love How do I know it will be enough Wait, wait and see Maybe you float, maybe you drown You’ll only know if you stick around I’ve been waiting for so long All that’s changed is all that I’ve lost I’ve been waiting so long for you All that’s changed is all I have to lose
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Be My God 03:17
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I once wanted a man or so I thought What I really wanted was a god Someone to save me, someone to claim me 
Whenever I got lost And I thought it could be you I wanted the myth to be true Oh but I needed proof In order to believe I once wanted a man or so I thought What I really wanted was a god You seemed above me, you seemed to love me
 No matter what my flaws So I thought it could be you My one shot at the absolute But what I sought, you refused And I could not believe It’s gonna take more than a man It’s gonna take more than a god It’s gonna take more than all of them If I’m ever gonna get what I want It’s gonna take more than a prayer It’s gonna take more than a wish It’s gonna take more than a saint It’s gonna take more than a kiss It’s gonna take more than you It’s gonna take more than me If I’m ever gonna breakthrough 
And have something to believe It’s gonna take more than a man It’s gonna take more than a god It’s gonna take more than an angel And I don’t think you’re up for the job It’s gonna take a miracle It’s gonna take more than one It’s gonna take all of creation And still it might not be enough
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You Got to Me Too Late 02:49
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Where were you when I had faith Where were you before I pushed the world away Well where were you when I was brave Where were you when I had all I gave Oh no - now you’ve come In hope of some love Where were you when I had grace Where were you before I needed all this space Where were you I still prayed For you and this very day Don’t go yet, no, wait a minute Maybe I ain’t finished  Maybe I still have a little love left to give I’m sorry they got to me too early Sorry that you got to me too late You missed your turn at the love that you deserve So now I gotta turn you away Where were you when I felt safe Where were you before I needed to escape
Where were you before the pain Where were you when I was strong enough to stay Oh no - what have we done I think that you’re the one So why the hell are you gonna run away I’m sorry that they got to me too early Sorry that you got to me too late Oh why couldn’t you have hurried Don’t you know hope’s got an expiration date? Why couldn’t you have hurried Oh but it’s never too late
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Walk With Me 02:06
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Don’t ask me where I’m going 
There’s no path beneath my feet Don’t ask me where I’m going Come along and walk with me Don’t tell me where we’re going I see the earth beneath our heels Don’t tell me where we’re going Just show me how you feel Oh I’ve had enough of these questions Enough of directions too And the only answer that’s worth knowing Is that I want to walk with you Look now the leaves are blowing They don’t wonder where they are When the leaves are blowing They know home is never far They know home is never far They know home is where they are
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Beans 03:18
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Standing in my friend’s kitchen about to cook some beans It’s the day after Christmas, there are no leaves left on the trees News comes on the radio, it’s the first that I’ve heard in weeks They’re talking about the world I live in but it doesn’t have anything to do with me Suddenly I feel like life is a movie and honestly I just don’t get it Surely you’d think with all these billions of people we could come up with something better Oh I’m waiting for the boil... it won’t take very long The water is already hot and the beans are so very small Oh I feel like the whole world is losing its mind Am I the only one who notices that we’re even alive? My friend has got all the amenities in her beautiful brand new home Pots and pans and utensils and a big screen you can see from the stove A yule log is burning steady but it doesn’t give off any heat It just flickers on the TV while Muzak plays on repeat And I feel like if my life is a movie then it’s time for the credits to roll Cause if this is the happy ending now that I’ve seen it I’m ready to go back home Yeah I feel like the whole world has lost its mind And I’m the only one who notices that it’s all a big lie Oh I feel like the whole world has lost its mind And I’m the only one who notices that we’re all gonna die
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Deus Ex Machina 02:33
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Somedays x-ing out those little windows of safari Is all it takes to feel like a revolutionary When everywhere you look there’s another screen You start to believe what you see Somedays staying home with your lover on a Tuesday Is all it takes to feel like a revolutionary When there’s so much you’re supposed to achieve You gotta keep shutting down til you can breathe The only way to be safe is to break free of the machine When the aliens look down on all these little humans They must wonder what the hell we’re doing Suckling from the digital teat While our planet is blown to smithereens Until they come to rescue us it’s up to you and me The only way to be saved is to break free of the machine What we think we need just makes us week - we’re addicted to this feed That just leaves us hungry and feeling sick - it’s time to kick the machine
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Passenger 02:33
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I am not the person that you think I am I am not the person that you think I should be I am not the person that you think I am I I am just a passenger, just a passenger You are not the person that you say you are You are not the person that has to try so hard You are not the person that you say you are You are just a passenger, just a passenger And it’s a good ride most of the time, it’s a good life We are not the people we pretend to be We are not the people living inside these screens We are not the people that we think we need We are all just passengers, all just passengers It’s a good ride most of the time, it’s a good ride It’s a good life most of the time, it’s a good life
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Everything Must Change 03:02
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Everything must change, everybody knows Still we’re all so afraid of having to let go Of what we thought we held, of what was holding us We can only ever be as free as deeply as we trust I am trying to be different, I’m not trying at all Just watching the summer days fade into the fall Everything must change, everybody knows But when something starts to slip away we want to hold it close I love holding you most of all But these long summer days must give way to the fall I know we are different as the seasons we move through But one thing stays the same and that’s the love that I feel for you One thing will never change, I will always love you
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Nana Was a Star 02:38
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She had three months left to live and she asked me to give Her lessons to learn to play guitar I didn’t understand as I watched her skinny hands I thought what’s the point, you’re not gonna be a star I was too young to know how it feels to be old Too young to know and too young to care I can’t recall the funeral but I won’t forget the ride It was the first time I saw my dad cry A long dark chain of cars led us straight to the graveyard Held together by a stream of headlights I was too young to know how it feels to be old Too young to know but I was old enough to be scared She had three months left to live but she died instead I never got to give her a lesson on guitar But she left me with one that I still am working on About how to find the light in the dark Now I’m not so young, though my life still ain’t half done I have lived enough to become aware That I am not so young, I’m not as young as I once was I am old enough to know that I’m getting there

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released May 5, 2015

Cygne - guitars and vocals
Steve Rossiter - organ, moog, keyboards, bass, percussion, piano and electric guitar on Be My God, Beans & You Got to Me Too Late

Cygne's tracks engineered by Ron Sweet at Sweet Studio in Middlesex, VT. Steve Rossiter's tracks engineered by Steve at Axis Sound in NYC. Mixed by Steve Rossiter and Mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering in Ventura, CA. All songs by Cygne.

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cygne Chicago, Illinois

I’m a writer and musician working in experimental memoir and sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I tutor and assistant teach. Previously I toured internationally for over ten years, collecting and curating experiences, melodies, language, characters, and sounds from the natural world. ... more

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