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Hold Me To It

by The Winning Losers

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Begin 03:53
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Early Riser 04:16
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I don't know what to say Not sure where to begin You've gone away to stay And here I am again Here I am again We couldn't walk at night 'Cause you don't like the moon Now that I never understood But maybe I will soon Maybe I will soon The morning wouldn't suffice For your hungover eyes Sunlight is much too bright Just let your body rise Let your body rise You brought down my walls A self-destruction crew Knocked over my foundation So all this love we lose All this love we lose The morning wouldn't suffice For your hungover eyes Sunlight is much too bright Just let your body rise Let your body rise
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The Lone Wolf (Protects the Pack) 02:45
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Immaculate emasculation, fade away with your punctuation Scream it from the bottom of your lungs, by exclamation Evolution, revolution, added a letter, no solution No one's done a thing for us and it's 'cause we're pollution Impeccable indoctrination, step outside for deviation Ignore requests of independence, get behind the fence, conjoin the nations Bombastic billionaire, explores the world, extraordinaire Fight or flight, it's towards the light if you slight, this debonaire Egocentric, born eclectic, the money clip, it will reflect it Masks and capes and cowls and caves - behave - who'll protect it? Enigmatic heroine, slowly she dies within Look inside of her eyes, realize, there's no heaven
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Bottle 04:55
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I steal the bottle from the nightstand Hold it in my weathered hand Clutch it close, never let it go - I hold it tight For sweet peace until morning light Pills or booze, it's all the same For these mistakes, who am I to blame? Whose guilt do I shun? Whose name do I curse? I'll call my own, this pain, it just hurts Two's a crowd when you're three sheets to the wind Down the fifth alone and the room begins to spin Two's a crowd when you're three sheets to the wind Down the fifth alone and the room begins to spin Confined by junkie shackles, is this the end? I'll walk again, can we just pretend? By the light of the night, this cannot be my death bed Crawl to the fix, an angel has been sent Soaking in spells of absinthe Imagine all the binds are absent Never been so unsure of death, it's creeping close The angel is no more, he's wearing a cloak Two's a crowd when you're three sheets to the wind Down the fifth alone and the room begins to spin Two's a crowd when you're three sheets to the wind Down the fifth alone and the room begins to spin Where's my crown when I'm nearing the end? Lose all faith so my life, you don't defend
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Omniscient 05:40
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You don't know me but I know you You know nothing and I know all Stand in line with your questions Maybe someday you'll get an answer To the hundreds of things you ask And I hope it satisfies your pleasure And I hope it satisfies it fast I feel like I'm treading water Standing still, going nowhere You'll never feel how I feel You never would But only if you could You gaze on in agonizing horror At the sinking legs of your lover The quicksand of pain Oh is at it again As your heart remains slain You don't know me but I know you You know nothing and I know all
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Request 03:05
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You say you want me Your nonchalant plea I say I want you Ooh the things that I could do They say there's no way The desires stay We say we must stop But saddle up babe, climb on top Let in the demons, angels we'll call 'em off Ride me rough until your legs have fallen off Your smooth hand clutches my coarse hair Foul-mouthed requests, we both swear All in, I gamble Slow, steady, so fragile Moan, arch, you finish I embrace you as we're both grinning Let in the demons, angels we'll call 'em off Ride me rough until your legs have fallen off Your smooth hand clutches my coarse hair Foul-mouthed requests, we both swear Inhale, carry clout Exhale and you laugh me out Roll off, side by side Move on now, time's high tide Let in the demons, angels we'll call 'em off Ride me rough until your legs have fallen off Your smooth hand clutches my coarse hair Foul-mouthed requests, we both swear We both swear
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Safe Hands 03:31
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What will suffice in this world I've created? What do I sacrifice to be truly sedated? Who are these cowards that have fully retreated? Pushing me outward, so I lie defeated Fall back, let go Come down Rest in my safe hands now Make your descent, Return Rest in my safe hands now Where is the fire? Your speed is dangerous World events are dire, believe in the arsonist When you live slow, pass quick and nothing's happened Insides churn sick 'cause the seatbelt is fastened Fall back, let go Come down Rest in my safe hands now Make your descent, Return Rest in my safe hands now How did I manage to swim through this muck? Booked my passage, I owe it all to only luck Why do we exalt the ones that make us quiver? Pretend to be adult, we're a child's whisper Fall back, let go Come down Rest in my safe hands now Make your descent, Return Rest in my safe hands now
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Love Expired 04:10
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Overbearing and overzealous Like a jackass of all trades No reason to be that jealous Your welcome, you've overstayed She's made up her mind and you're not in it Her heart is a land mine, you detonated it No desire and the love expired She's deepened, changed and grown No attraction and no compassion You hardened, shamed and owned Always, you gloat your success No wrongdoings, no regrets You've made mistakes, why suppress? That last time was the last caress Don't come back crawling, she's replaced you so Accept the blackballing, tail between your legs - leave, just go No desire and the love expired She's deepened, changed and grown No attraction and no compassion You hardened, shamed and owned Face the facts and her decision You caused this immense lament Before you, she evaded religion Now her nights end with, "amen" No desire and the love expired She's deepened, changed and grown No attraction and no compassion You hardened, shamed and owned
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Camaraderie 01:35
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Breath You Stole 03:23
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I love how you smile, yet you don't You could let me go, but you won't I look into your eyes You stare back in mine We hold our breath and kiss Then standing still is time I could hold onto you forever As long as you and I are together Eyes of light, heart of gold We kiss again, my breath you stole Lips connect, then I pull away To reveal a smile on your face I look into your eyes You gaze back in mine Now I believe your eyes will always shine Shine on I could hold onto you forever As long as you and I are together Eyes of light, heart of gold We kiss again, my breath you stole And I could hold onto you forever As long as you and I are together Eyes of light, heart of gold We kiss again, my breath you stole I'll hold you in my arms forever As long as you and I are together Fierce eyes, passionate heart We kiss again, it's just like the start
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Atonia 03:00
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Sitting alone by the fireplace Side by side with warmth's embrace Gives me comfort like a blanket of heat When no one's around, even ghosts are discreet I can't see and I can't hear Tell me if someone dear is near I can't breathe and I can't cry Answer me, am I paralyzed? I've been trying to write these words But what comes out is the worst Nothing flows and it's so damn dark I'd remove the blindfold but the sun, it hurts I can't see and I can't hear Tell me if someone dear is near I can't breathe and I can't cry Answer me, am I paralyzed? Calloused is the pain, hardened over Choruses of, "let her go," but they don't know her I'll bottle abandonment and cast it in the sea But with time, memories just burn slower I can't see and I can't hear Tell me if someone dear is near I can't breathe and I can't cry Answer me, am I paralyzed?
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Command/Conquer 04:58
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Rising shallow, falling deep A million secrets, they demand we keep Quelling thoughts to gain some sleep Follow the leader, the Jesus of sleep The kings of sleaze will make you cry Obey, consume until the day you die Try anything except ask, "why?" Won't even help to put faith in Christ Organized thought, you're rows of weeds Arrange yourselves by your colors and your creeds Identify your goals by your needs Supply your all, you shall bleed Rising shallow, falling deep A million secrets, they demand we keep Quelling thoughts to gain some sleep Follow the leader, the Jesus of sleep Don't ask questions, just believe You will die, they don't grieve Pluck up your funds, they'll retrieve Why'd I have to wear my heart on my sleeve? They command, thus they conquer The bottom rung, we stand somber Breathe in and out beneath the fear-monger Trade knowledge for bliss, thou squander Rising shallow, falling deep A million secrets, they demand we keep Quelling thoughts to gain some sleep Follow the leader, the Jesus of sleep
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A Hundred Years of Hell 08:45
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You might die a young man, tossing back the beers Or you might die an old man, shedding countless tears Or you might die a young man, consumed by your fears Or you could die an old man, abandoned failed careers But despite what they had said to you It does not mean that you are through Regardless of how far you fell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell You might die from runaway love and a broken soul You might die of that phantom love, the two no longer - no longer whole You could die from smothering love, claustrophobia takes its toll You might die, privacy disposed of, she could not console But despite what they had said to you It does not mean that you are through Regardless of how far you fell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell You might die a young man, couldn't build no, no common sense You might die an old man, you outgrew your own patience You could die a callow man, lack of experience But you might die an elderly man, outliving both parents But despite what they had said to you It does not mean that you are through Regardless of how far you fell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell It'll feel like a hundred years of hell It does not matter the doom that they sell I can see from here, your eyes, they well Forget all the lies they tell I'll save you from a hundred years of hell I'll save you from a hundred years of hell
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Over 04:18
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I'm not the one you want - I understand I know I'm not your ideal man Take someone who's less, or maybe he's more I truly don't care at all anymore I'm moving on, carrying on You just used me, you abused me Got off on judging, now I'm not budging We are through and I'm over you I've been turned down, I've been shut out I've been walked on, and filled with doubt Think what you want, think what you need I'm accepting the truth and taking the lead I'm moving on, carrying on You just used me, you abused me Got off on judging, so I'm not budging We are through, I'm over you Fully aware that I ain't for you Now I'll bow out with nothing left to prove I'll cry mercy and accept defeat Then that way I'm able to finally breathe I'm moving on, carrying on You just used me, you abused me Got off on judging, so I'm not budging We are through, I'm over you Moving on, cruising on, You just used me, so now you lose me You never evolved, so we will not resolve I'm over you and I don't need you And I don't need you

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The debut album from The Winning Losers. Themes on the album cover love, loss, salvation, corruption and growth.

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released October 29, 2014

Gerrit Elzinga

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The Winning Losers - never quite losing, yet never quite winning. Nothing is as sweet as the uphill climb so why not wallow in the anticipation forever?

These songs reflect the pain, the pleasure, the regret, the longing, and the distance of the human existence. ... more

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