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I/O
03:48
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I/O (06_25_2021)
Stay where you want to stay
Do what you say that you say that you want to do
It’s all words
Time is my only friend
It gives what you take that you say that you want to give
It’s absurd
So sleep, my dear
And you’ll see the stars
From there you can
Send your love
Seek out the hero in you
The one that you know that you’ve always wanted to be
To save the day
Throw me your pretty words
The ones that I need to hear so desperately
To swim ashore
So sleep, my dear
And you’ll see the stars
(The ones you always wish upon)
From there you can send your love
Input/Out(side)
Always one
Zeros win
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Sea Ice
03:48
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Sea Ice (07_11_2021)
Forever gone and never found
There’s a tide inside tonight
The current ripped apart my hand
Quick to bleed
Slow to sink
There’s blood in the water tonight
Yesterday’s a hungry beast
From here we’ll try to breathe
Stay afloat just another long day to cry
And grieve
For all the days we lost down by the sea
We’re only ghosts
Swept away into another life
Where all we know is what we left on shore
Without you
I don’t want to be the only one that’s left behind to swim alone
The sun is gone without a sound
Let’s take a ride without the light
The current slips apart through sand
Surrender to that starlit fateful sky
A wish upon a fallen dream
This isn’t how it seems
From here we’ll try to breathe
Stay afloat just another long day to cry
And grieve
For all the days we lost
Down by the sea
We’re only ghosts
Swept away into another life
Where all we know is what came before
You slipped away
So silently
A breath to hold so cautiously
No tears to break
No waves to fall
This frozen sea entombs us all
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allrong
04:59
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allrong (08_24_2021)
Please say win
I don’t know how it ends
But I know we’ve all sinned
We bear the scars
It’s day
Light and skies above
The birds still sing
Their tune through the fog and ash
That rest upon our dreams from another world
Please stay calm
It’s too late for tears anymore
Any way
We move forward and away from what we always never had
It’s day
Like night again
I think
It’s all right they say
It’s all wrong today
Anyway,
We move forward in place
Just in case
We’re encased in fear
It’s day
Might I see again
The light to show our sins
The birds sing through the fog of more
Days to come
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For Another
03:44
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For Another (04.27.08)
Just say that you love me even if you don’t
So i can cry on your shoulder any time that i want
And lie down next to your side to hear you breathe
Just pull me into you
Just let me say that i love you because i do
I don’t cry or feel lonely when i’m lying next to you
You smile but then walk away when i wish you would stay
You kiss me but then you leave
I’ll give you all that i have right now
If you give me all of your love somehow
But i know that you can’t give to me what you don’t have
And so i’ll cry alone tonight
Just say that you love me even if you don’t
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Maybe
06:07
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Maybe (the letter I should have sent ) (12.30.2016)
Lately I've been feeling down again
So maybe you're the one I hope to see when all is dark
And you're the only light
So maybe we were never meant to be
But lately you're the only one I see
When I write these songs
Oh god, i think I was wrong
You never seemed to let me down but i'm the one to cry
So is it time to let go of my hope and let it die?
You never seem to let me know now what's on your mind
So please tell me, dear
How can I move along?
So maybe you're the one that's found true love now
But lately I'm the one that's reeling from the loss of everything
I thought I had but now it's all been a ruse
I don't want to risk my love again
For anyone
So I won't have to fail and let them down
I'm a poison pill locked up and thrown away
You never seemed to let me down but i'm the one to cry
So is it time to let go of my hope and let it die?
You never seem to let me know what's on your mind
So please tell me, dear
Tell me, love
How can I move along?
I'm falling down an endless dream of broken hearts
And nothing left to lose
I know you're gone and it's my fault
But I always thought that some day I'd hear from you
So maybe just one more song
To show myself that I belong alone
So please tell me, dear
Tell me, love
How did you move along?
Lately I'm alone and dead inside
So maybe you should never let me know just how you feel
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Explosions Inside
03:49
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Explosions Inside (12_2013)
So when you’re gone and lost alone where no one seems to live
Just take a look inside
So clear
No one knows what you’re worth or why you hurt
Except the one inside that’s real
Now look up child to see the sky
The one you’ve learned to fly
It’s the same old blue that you’ll know until you die
So now it’s time to trust yourself and all that you must share
All that’s left to those that care
No sacred prayer to anyone outside will save you now
The shadow that remains is your own
Don’t think that I don’t know what it is to be alone
It’s all I truly own
Now look up child to see the sky
The one you’ve learned to fly
It’s the same old blue that you’ll know until you die
Don’t think that I don’t know that you choose to be alone
It’s what you want every time
Don’t think that I don’t know that you’re alone
It’s why you can’t be mine
Please stay
Please go
It’s time I tear in two
Don’t think that I don’t know that I choose to be alone
It’s what I want every time
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Dear, Friend
04:25
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Dear, Friend (11.19.2019)
I never look up to see where I am
I never want to know the score
That there’s no one to hold my hand
I’ve been here before
Is there something that I’m doing wrong
Is there a better way to sing this song
Maybe I’ll just sing it alone
To the years behind me
And the ones I’ll never own
So emptiness is my only friend
That’s always there
To lend an ear and tell me how it is
Let’s sing along together
And cherish one another now
(I never look up to see where I am)
I want to be your friend for now and ever
We’ll be the story that never ends
This emptiness, my friend
I never tear up when I’m down anymore
It’s just the same news I’ve heard before
But I still believe that I can be the one that someone needs
Like a fairy tale that no one reads
So emptiness, it’s my only friend
That’s always free to lend an ear
And show me how it’s going to be
Let’s sing along together
And cherish one another now
(I never look up to see where I am)
I want to be your friend for now and ever
We’ll be the story that never ends
This emptiness, my friend
Say you’ll always be there for me
When I’m down and wanting someone
Emptiness, my friend so sweetly
We’ll sail away into our sea of lies
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8. |
A Little Bit Destroyed
05:45
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A Little Bit Destroyed (02.17.10)
Just a little bit lonely right now
Just a little bit tired of falling down
Just a little bit of love left somehow
But i feel like there’s so much more that I need to say
Because I didn’t know who to tell when I woke up alone today
Just a little bit of tears left from you
Just a little bit of memories left to lose
I’m a little bit destroyed over you
But I know that I’ve got to move along and try once again
Because I know that I don’t have forever to spend
And because I just can’t fail and let you win
Just a little bit of pain left to feel
Just a little bit of pictures left that seem real
Just a little bit of time for these wounds to heal
But I hope I’ll be strong enough with just a little bit more glue
Because I’ve been a little bit destroyed
Over you
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One More Hour
04:17
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One More Hour (03.02.2019)
Stay with me
One more hour
Can’t you see
I’m drowning in sorrow
Every word you say I’ll save for another day
Lie to me
About us tomorrow
So I’ll sleep
A dream I can borrow
Where every memory is timeless serenity
So sweet
Please don’t go yet
I’m still the child you know
With so much more to learn from you
Can you teach me how you did it all?
So stay with me
Like you said you would when I was young and so lonely
Ashamed to let you down
Like I let myself down every day
Forgive me for my transgressions
I never was one for confessions
I’m sorry if I’ll never be the one you thought I could be
Please don’t go yet
I’m still the child you know
With so much more to learn from you
But can you teach me to let go?
Today is all that’s left for me to learn what love really means
I guess this is your final hour
I’ll find my peace
In your final breath
So lightly you drift away
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10. |
Code Broker
05:24
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Code Broker (07_21_2021)
So waste your time with me
And please, let me down
I never was the one you wanted to see around
It’s alright
I understand
So everybody’s got what they need
No questions here to set them free from what they fear
It’s nobody’s gain to lose it all
The moon out tonight is always full for all the fools
So let me down
As you do
All those lies you tell your spies
I’ve cracked the code
One and one was won with none to equal you
With them and everyone
So everybody’s got what they need
No questions here to set them free from what they hear
It’s nobody’s loss to gain it all
The moon here tonight is never new to all the fools
So let me go
As you do
I know my way just fine
You think the stars will guide you home
But you can’t see the lines
I won’t be the one to show you how I broke your code
First try, you know
A riddle for a child
I don’t need your games or prize to win
Go sell your rhymes and lies to those that need it most
I never will
Not me
I’m fine
And bored to tears in a hall of mirrors
Break the glass
Alas, now I’m free
I’ve let you go
As I do
You’ll never know that I’m fine
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dKOTA Portland, Oregon
dKOTA explores expansiveness, dynamics, unexpected progressions, and heartfelt lyrical expression. The project is lead by songwriter and vocalist, Dustin Johnsen. Dustin’s songwriting layers an amalgam of sonic textures, dissonance and resolve, and intentional rough edges. ... more
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