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From One Eye To Another
05:20
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We rush out, we rush out
And the ground collapses slowly
Oh what patron saint
Can always rescue me
Find me in a fix I occupy my mind
From one eye to another
Oscillate the stormy sea
Here's a wide-eyed dream
Here's a wide-eyed dream
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Exit Sign
04:58
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Take my body elsewhere where there's no commotion and no bright lights
Leave my mind in limbo let it float away
They taught me this division in my stoner phase when the sun would never break
Didn't pay attention oh my aimless days
I am an unopened storage container
I'll keep all your secrets barely within reach
And always out of sight
All that I've found are disparate words left on display
The tangible feeling of loss is always screamed not said
As oceans fill, and oceans empty on display
I'm hiding underneath the shade
Complicated half lives, oh a glorious stage that I have built
A spotlight hits the surface so I run away
Mythologized for days on end while seasons they, just never changed
Looking for the nearest exit sign some prayer to say
I am an impression, the thousands of miles
Waiting to be walked, and they're not going anywhere
They're out of sight
All that I've found are disparate words left on display
The tangible feeling of loss is always screamed not said
Bad dreams have sunlight on display
I'm hiding underneath the shade
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Turn Inside
04:56
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Asking all these questions because you're tired of the answers
Raining down on you
The brightest looking mansion has to crumble someday
Have you thought of what you're gonna do
Blending in ain't easy and this place is hard as hell
And they're all looking at me funny
And it's on time
Fooled myself once again
It's on time, attacks me dead on center it is
On time
Fooled myself once again
It's on time, attacking
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
Routine life has meaning somewhere on your lunch break
You found a part of yourself
Double screen, a double life just waiting on the comedown
You lived to tell the tale
Storm is only brewing, it won't make it to shore
At Least that's what they have you believe
And it's on time
Fooled myself once again
It's on time, attacks me dead on center it is
On time
Fooled myself once again
It's on time, attacking
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
I better turn inside out
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For a moment it felt like bliss
I said that I could hardly believe this
A seascape melting, horizon as far as I can see
Entered the heartland, in the deepest depth of cold
Being frozen was painless, feel like you're in control
Stay up with me to know that I'm trying
Say it to me, or wait till I'm dying
There's a certain shine to your face
As you quietly command your grace
The whole world is watching
GPS talking
Consumed by suburban stillness
The feeling is frightening, so far out of reach
Stay up with me to know that I'm trying
Say it to me, or wait till I'm dying
The age old march to our destiny
Is paved with gold and shiny things
Because the whole world is watching
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Speak Out Loud
05:13
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Breathe in deep, breathe out loud
Take some time to speak out loud
Why would you wait so long to only feel so lost
How can you feel so tired, haven't even got started
Heaven doesn't wait for you and me
I've watched for years before I feared
The same old feeling, creeps back up again
We're stuck forever it's true, we're on the same wavelength
Such a timely win
Tell me dear, where you've gone
You made up your mind count your flaws
We stared down these walls, remember when we felt so tall
When we looked out at the world from unmade beds, to endless scheming
And heaven will never wait for you and me
I've watched for years before I feared
The same old feeling, stood the test of time
We're stuck forever it's true, we're on the same wavelength
Such a timely win
Forget, forget
Forget the meaning you said
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Fool
05:45
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Finding boxes that won’t ever find a home
An empty vessel of the words you can't condone
Now that I'm finally in my place
It feels like every little step I'm undone
Circuitous journeys, past lives in the ground
Buried deep, sleeping sound
And if I excavate I'm sure to find some gold
It feels like every little step I'm growing old
Day by day
I wonder if I'll ever care
It's easier to just pretend
Like the world's had it out for you
And you are livid you are cruel
They made you out for such a fool
They don't know the half of it
Yes we're talking but we don't say a word
A looming cavern of pleasantries absurd
We both know that we want to walk away
But somehow every little word just hangs on
A healthy turning point is hard to find
Handsome heroes they just always speak their mind
Why can't I find someone for me?
Somehow every fucking word just lacks meaning
Or some sign
I wonder if I'll ever care
It's easier to just pretend
Like the world's had it out for you
And you are livid you are cruel
They made you out for such a fool
They don't know the half of it
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Keep Time
03:31
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Driving, listening to the englishman talk
Speaking of virtues of all of the good things in life
Waking up early, waiting for the morning to arrive
But it never does, at least not on time
Travelling, Man, every movement is a trip
Incongruous learning, every tired step of the way
Carrying the burden, lifting your legs
They're heavier than your suitcase
Waiting, sterile walls are yet another home
Coffee for breakfast, another hour in your zone
Drowning in silence, blanketed by the passing footsteps
And they never stop, at least not on time
Unravelling like a pensive thought by an open shore
Spent time in solitude in the company of hundreds more
Mismatched smiles, greetings feel like dungeon doors
A parable every time around
Dreaming, I'm dreaming of a sunkissed place
Earmarked postcards invite me to come over soon
But what good is leaving, if you haven't settled in a while
Just look ahead, just keep time
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I first felt snow when I could barely imagine the life ahead of me
Hard times came and they just hung around and said hello
First felt disdain once they began to plainly lie
Began to ask hard questions understand how I got here
How to make a life
Sunshine is hard to come by when you're in your cold little world
Crack open
Look up to the sky
Heart in hand, closed eyes you feel alive
I guess that's life, I guess that's life
Forgotten miles of growing up sure don't make a sound
Piece by piece you're driving back but you never found
A semblance of emotions old, lost friends in the fog
Call it what you wanna call it this is your new home
So you just retreat, shut the door behind you
Heavenly abode, a quiet kingdom
Not a foreign sound, a place of your own
Another room, another wonder
Another room, another wonder
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Alien Planet
07:15
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When you get around to making calls at the hours that you set
It's hard to see how you can commit this time
Coastal fever got me down, it consumed me once before
But the sealine couldn't feel farther in my mind
Can you hear a bout of wisdom in my words?
You said I can barely hear you so I just sat and smiled
Time has stood still in this station
So we share the heat that crosses borderlines
The one that melts the sidewalk, I can see it through my window
I wish you could see much more than just skyline
Though a beautiful world can heal your troubles
The ugliness is what kept me alive
Yes we're so far apart
We're so far apart
So far apart
Gotten used to being far apart
Last year we were idling in the bedroom that was my balcony
When I spoke a few words to feel at home
It's funny to the ones who never accepted me
Being home is strange, I wrote to you downstairs
Started to narrate my everyday
Felt my words collapsing on themselves
Reaching for an alien planet that’ll take me
When you're neither there nor here it's all that makes sense
We're so far apart
They're all getting closer but we're still far apart
We're so far apart
Forever on my way to a brand new start
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Rounak Maiti Mumbai, India
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rounak Maiti has self-produced SoundCloud demos, sound art and full-length albums since 2012, contemplating issues of identity, family and selfhood in the age of technology. Underscored by his deeply personal lyricism and omnivorous genre palette, Rounak creates timeless sounds and music. ... more
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