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Just Beyond the Pale
03:49
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As the sun sets on an empire
With no more bets to hedge
From down below you call to me
To slide one foot off the ledge
Well, you’ve never caught the looks I’ve thrown
So honestly I might have known
A leap into those arms was bound to fail
I crash down beyond the pale
Just beyond the pale
As the sun sets on an empire
A fumble in the dark
The chemistry of confusion
Was close enough to a spark
‘Cause your sweetness burns a bitter blue
That colors everything I do
Combustion on a slower-motion scale
It lights up beyond the pale
Just beyond the pale
Sure, the grass looked greener
From the side of innocence
That tired tale is what got us to now
Still, if I had half a chance
To climb back on the fence
I couldn’t tell you why, let alone how
So I leave behind the road ahead
To stumble back to you instead
And lose myself far off the beaten trail
I’m somewhere beyond the pale
Just beyond the pale
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Better Than Worse
03:38
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One of these days, one of these days
I’ll turn it all around
One of these days when my back’s up against it
I’ll turn it all around
You’ll hear the sound
I’m a little worse
(Little bit worse than better)
But I’m a whole lot better than before
Yeah, I’m a little worse
(Little bit worse than better)
But I’m a whole lot better than before
Seems like yesterday we were falling
Falling in and out of time
One of these days when we control the moments
That’s where we’ll be found
Let’s go to town
I’m a little worse
(Little bit worse than better)
But I’m a whole lot better than before
Yeah, I’m a little bit worse
(Little bit worse than better)
But I’m a whole lot better than before
Falling in and out of time
(Little bit worse than better)
But I’m a whole lot better than before
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Three Dozen Words
03:49
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Evening in a sleepy town
The implication of a sunset on your skin
At least you got to know him
Before you got to nowhere
Worth going again
A hundred different languages
But people tend to use the same three dozen words
And you need a cup of quiet
To pour over the awkward
Last sentences that you heard
11:51, gate 4A
767 rolls down the runway
Starlight blurred to a smoggy gray
You're not sure what you left today
But you know it's not home
Twilight of a midnight's end
The expectation of a sunrise through the blinds
But you find it's not so easy
To fake a second chance
He may be out of sight, but he's not out of your mind
A hundred different passages
Road signs tell your fortune every mile
But it's nothing worth repeating
And you begin to wonder
If you'll ever learn to smile
How long can you be strong?
Why now? Who will show you how?
11:51, exit 4A
Smoke-scented rent-a-car rolls down the highway
The sunlight burns through the smoggy gray
You're not sure where you are today
But you know it's not home
Ain't no place like home
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You Should Know
03:29
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If you looked inside me
To see just who I am
Would you look much further?
Deeper than I can?
It’s as far as I can go
Just thought that you should know
It’s not the only time
That a question from your list
Has flipped me over backwards
And turned me into this
It’d be easier at best
To open up and second-guess
But it’s okay now, it’s okay now
It’s okay now for me
Don’t take me further
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Gravity
03:59
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Who’s to say when this all started
Or how long we’ve been around?
You know, my memory isn’t perfect
Time speeds up and time slows down
We always seem to be trapped in the moment
Standing toe to toe instead of face to face
And I don’t want to see you and I colliding
Spinning ‘round and ’round before we fade away
You know, I’ve always known my place
Is orbiting your star
But the winters seem so long and cold
When the distance is so far
You and I should hold together
Through it and against it all
Reaching out for each other
While the world just rattles on
We always seem to be trapped in this moment
Standing toe to toe instead of face to face
Yeah, and I don’t want to see you and I still fighting
Spinning ‘round and ’round before we fade away
You know, I’ve always found it strange
From far away like this
That I can feel your gravity
Pulling me back in
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Hopefully
02:56
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Let’s go down to the river today
Got a lot to see and a lot to say to you
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
And all those things I’d like to do with you
I don’t know, but I’ve been told
There’s a reason we grow old
I just don’t want to do it all alone
Well, I need you and hopefully you need me
Let’s go down to the city today
It’s a perfect town - we’ll decide to stay, it’s true
All the main street shops we’re passing by
And the town square clock with the bench beside
We see two others just like me and you
And since we do not live forever
Let’s spend the time we’ve got together
Chasing down the summers, springs, and falls
‘Cause I need you and hopefully you need me
Yeah, I need you and hopefully you need me
Oh no, it’s not the same
When we play these silly games
Afraid to say what really counts
Real love should scream and shout it out
Scream and shout
Well, I need you and hopefully you need me
Yeah, I need you and you need me hopefully
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Stephen Rippy Dallas, Texas
Stephen Rippy is a Texas-based game soundtrack composer; notable releases include the "Age of Empires" series, "Halo Wars,"
"CastleVille," and "Dungeon Boss."
Maintaining a separate body of work as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Stephen has independently released numerous solo albums as well as 2 EP's with Dallas band The Presumptions.
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