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Black Eye by Uncle Tupelo

He had a black eye he was proud of Like some of his friends Made him feel somewhere outside Of everything and everywhere he'd been

Like his brothers, he emptied himself And played it safe Like their father, he wanted to remember But he almost always forgot what he was gonna say

When he realized that this one Was here to stay He took down all the mirrors in the hallway And thought only of his younger face

Black eye Black eye

Vanity by The Avett Brothers 

I've got something to say But it's all vanity, it's all vanity I've got love pouring out of my veins But it's all vanity, it's all vanity

Call off the guards Call off the search Their heads are chopped off They're running in circles They're running in circles Running in circles They're running in circles

The Kid by Ben Nichols

Your mother died the night you were born Her name you never knew Look away, look away Nothing to lose

You saw the lancers mid heathen hordes Bloodstained veils and costumes of war Hell ain't half full boy hear me War is the game and the god we seek

Kid don't you know me? We are the last of the true Drink up! Drink up! Drink up! Drink up! Cause tonight your soul's required of you

But you stood witness to yourself Our trial you did betray Look away, look away To judgment day

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

I wear this crown of shit Upon my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feelings disappear You are someone else I am still right here

What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt

If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way

Hengilás by Jónsi 

We look into foreign eyes Yet we have always known each other We passed away under a watchful eye Now we stand hesitantly

Black Bird cover by Evan Rachel Wood

Black bird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Black bird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free

The Boxer (Live) by Simon & Garfunkel

In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving", but the fighter still remains

Half a World Away by R.E.M.

The storm it came up strong It shook the trees and blew away our fear I couldn't leave it here To go it alone, hold it along Haul it along and hold it Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall Hold

Oh, this could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Turn to a miracle, high-alive My mind is racing, as it always will My hands tired, my heart aches I'm half a world away to go

The Last Pale Light in the West by Ben Nichols

In my hands, I hold the ashes  In my veins, black pitch runs  In my chest, a fire catches  In my way, the setting sun

Dark clouds gather 'round me  Due northwest, the soul is bound  And I will go, on ahead free  There's a light yet to be found 

The last pale light in the west  The last pale light in the west 

And I ask for no redemption  In this cold and barren place  Still I see a faint reflection  And so by it, I got my way

Holland Road by Mumford & Sons

So I was lost, go count the cost Before you go to the Holland Road With your heart like a stone you spared no time in lashing out And I knew your pain and the effect of my shame But you cut me down, you cut me down

And I will not tell the thoughts of hell That carried me home from the Holland Road With my heart like a stone and I put up no fight To your calloused mind, and from your corner you rose To cut me down, you cut me down

So I hit my low, but little did I know That would not be the end From the Holland Road Well I rose and I rose and I paid less time To your calloused mind, and I wished you well As you cut me down, you cut me down

But I still believe though these cracks you'll see When I'm on my knees I'll still believe And when I've hit the ground, neither lost nor found If you believe in me I'll still believe

The Wren cover by Sarah Stockwell-Arthen

What could ever drive a man To venture out in all this cold? What could ever be the dream upon his mind Or the voice he heard coming singing through the snow?

A flock of birds must crown a king Against the wind and under wing And never notice when the one in front he falls And another takes his place to gather all

Singing down, down, bless this soul Singing down, down, this I know Singing down, down, down, down, hear the voices blend Though those who stand behind will not defend The wren

Incomplete and Insecure by The Avett Brothers

I haven't finished a thing since I started my life I don't feel much like starting now Walking down lonely has worked like a charm I'm the only one I have to let down

But watching you makes me think that that is wrong

I can go on with my insecure nature I can keep living on sympathy I can tell all the people that all of the success is a direct reflection on me

But watching you makes me think that that is wrong

What is important What's really important Am I not to know by my name Will I ever know silence without mental violence Will the ringing at night go away

It's up to you My father called on me

Nothingman by Pearl Jam

Once divided, nothing left to subtract Some words when spoken can't be taken back Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking Future's above, but in the past he's slow and sinking

And he who forgets Will be destined to remember

Nothingman, nothingman Could have been something, nothingman

Nightswimming by R.E.M.

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night I'm not sure all these people understand It's not like years ago The fear of getting caught The recklessness in water They cannot see me naked These things they go away Replaced by every day

Nightswimming, remembering that night September's coming soon I'm pining for the moon And what if there were two Side by side in orbit around the fairest sun? The bright tide forever drawn Could not describe nightswimming

You, I thought I knew you You, I cannot judge You, I thought you knew me This one laughing quietly Underneath my breath Nightswimming deserves a quiet night

All My Mistakes

Shooting off vicious collections of words The losers make facts by the things they have heard And I find myself trying hard to defend them

I made decisions some right and some wrong And I let some love go I wish wasn't gone These things and more I wish I had not done

But I can't go back And I don't want to 'Cause all my mistakes They brought me to you

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan