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1. |
All Ghosts
04:24
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I disguised you
with the fear in my rearview
I’m not glued to the past
but that voice on my right told me that
all ghosts fear to fly
I’m a restless spark
when the art of light turns dark
but i was bound by the fall
i was bound to fall for anything
when all ghosts feared to fly
all ghosts feared to fly
I found you
through the wounds in my rear view
and all those fears to fly
all those fears to fly
Doesn’t matter how
the mirror just knows
what do you see?
alone inside a stranger
or adored like an angel ?
I’m gonna find my way into you
I’m gonna find my way in through you
take this flight!
take this flight!
take this flight (sky)high!
turning ghosts into angels now
turning ghosts into angels, I’m
turning ghosts into angels I’m
turning ghosts into the sky.
the sky..
Troy Petty - 2014
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2. |
Unfinished
04:06
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Lay it out
Obsess on what needs fixing
wait it out
the lines are always shrinking
don't lay it down
and let it die unfinished
rule out any doubt
in your ambition
don’t settle now
when you could be setting out
don’t go down unfinished
lay me out
Obsess on what I'm thinking
make me doubt
rule out any reason
to lie down
and die unfinished
I’ll rule out certain death
to my resistance
I’m setting out
be sad to settle now
I won’t go out unfinished
let me out
can’t you feel my heart sinking?
(shutting down from almost dreaming)
let me down
you see my heart’s not in it
(shutting out with all my heart now)
Don’t settle now
don’t let me die unfinished
rule out certain death
of my ambition
I’m setting out
it’d be sad to settle now
I won’t go out unfinished
I won’t go out unfinished.
- Troy Petty, 2014
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3. |
Motor Mind
03:36
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My motor mind
A snapshot in motion
from a million eyes
I regret
never letting you
In my motor mind, I can’t sit tight
My motor eyes
play, pause, pretend, rewind
begin again
blink, hopelessly.. blink
In my motor mind
I can’t sit tight
In my motor mind
I can’t sit tight
for long!
In my motor mind
I can’t sit tight
I’m motorized
I don’t know how I sleep at night
My motor mind rolls all night long
All alone
I’m motorized
I don’t know how I sleep at night
My motor mind rolls all night long
All alone
(i apologize for seeming strange
and leaving you behind these eyes in pain)
My motor mind
motorized
my motor eyes
motorized
my motor mind.
- Troy Petty - 2014
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4. |
Set Me Free
03:46
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Set me free
untie my tongue
Set me free
untie my tongue
set me free from the virus
that keeps me small, weak and lifeless
outplayed as long as I keep quiet
and refrain from excitement
Set me free
untie my tongue
Set me free!
Open me, my enemy
I’m just dust if play silently
all these years
I’d forgotten to breathe
and how i held it from the best of me
ghost, set me free!
go on, ignite my lungs!
Set me free !
Just a little push..
Free, free untie my tongue
set me free
Free, Go on
Ignite my lungs now
go on, Push
set me free !
free, go on and
Set me free!
- Troy Petty 2014
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5. |
Departure
03:27
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A new day’s habit
expires in minutes
look where you are
deep enough in it?
Enough said to uniform your world
all comforts are worn
yet none of them are your’s
If you stay, your reason
will divide into millions
look where you are
can you see past the deep end?
If all you’ve served never cared you’d return
then all you’ve learned is to serve
well enough to keep you
looking up, but never see
look up, but never see
So close to departure
So close to what could be
The World, The World!
The World is calling you
Don’t lose your way by
just getting by
if all things come to an end
this ride will be the finest escape
from all the doubt
eating you up.
You’re nowhere until you’re found.
Make your move that makes them see
Make your move that makes them see
you’re so close to departure
so close to what could be
the World, The world !
The world is calling you!
Troy Petty - 2014
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6. |
Unfinished (Live)
05:16
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Lay it out
Obsess on what needs fixing
wait it out
the lines are always shrinking
don't lay it down
and let it die unfinished
rule out any doubt
in your ambition
don’t settle now
when you could be setting out
don’t go down unfinished
lay me out
Obsess on what I'm thinking
make me doubt
rule out any reason
to lie down
and die unfinished
I’ll rule out certain death
to my resistance
I’m setting out
be sad to settle now
I won’t go out unfinished
let me out
can’t you feel my heart sinking?
(shutting down from almost dreaming)
let me down
you see my heart’s not in it
(shutting out with all my heart now)
Don’t settle now
don’t let me die unfinished
rule out certain death
of my ambition
I’m setting out
it’d be sad to settle now
I won’t go out unfinished
I won’t go out unfinished.
- Troy Petty, 2014
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7. |
Set Me Free (Live)
03:56
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Set me free
untie my tongue
Set me free
untie my tongue
set me free from the virus
that keeps me small, weak and lifeless
outplayed as long as I keep quiet
and refrain from excitement
Set me free
untie my tongue
Set me free!
Open me, my enemy
I’m just dust if play silently
all these years
I’d forgotten to breathe
and how i held it from the best of me
ghost, set me free!
go on, ignite my lungs!
Set me free !
Just a little push..
Free, free untie my tongue
set me free
Free, Go on
Ignite my lungs now
go on, Push
set me free !
free, go on and
Set me free!
- Troy Petty 2014
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8. |
Running (Live)
04:18
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Hold myself high
and follow through
overcome all there is to
then the reset settles in
changing my direction
I’m so tired of changing shoes
to running from
from running to
on my island
real friends are few
overwhelmed by dreamers ruined
falling on empty bottles
full of intentions
won’t tread lightly
to save those shoes
stop running from
start running to
don’t tread lightly
to save those shoes
stop running from
start running to
TMP - 11/16
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9. |
Miss Placed (Live)
04:38
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Leave your fists on the field
don’t force a fight
I came to heal your golden wounds
Too fit to fight
to fit in
your innocence is breeding worn revenge
and misplaced entitlement
If things aren’t gonna change
don’t think I’m gonna stay
If things aren’t gonna change
don’t think I’m far enough away
I imagined your beautiful habits
could swing the loneliest me, around
but we’re all flawed so perfectly, now
why we all want to be buried with our gold?
If things aren’t gonna change
don’t think you’re far enough misplaced
If things aren’t gonna change
don’t think I’m far enough away
TMP - 2016
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Troy Petty Germany
Through stories of survival, escape, redemption and regret, American singer-songwriter Troy Petty pens lyrics that sting as well as soothe atop a flawless mix of Indie and alternative acoustic pop. With a handful of US and European tours under his belt, Petty continues to shape his sound via live looping through both solo acoustic and full band performances. ... more
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