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V/V 00:02
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Man on Fire 03:35
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Hey man you got so much baggage Don’t you lay in traffic get it over with Hey baby you don’t need any saving You spent all night praying to a crucifix Don’t help me even if I’m begging No I’m not worth it Don’t worry if I seem in a hurry I’m just over this And we give, and we give our love To save our souls in the end And we give, and we give our trust To the hands of those who pretend I’m not crazy, have you seen me lately I’m a man on fire I’m not perfect but I know how to work it I’m a born liar You got something that I find so alarming You’re so genuine You want nothing you know you’ve got plenty You look so content And we give, and we give our love To save our souls in the end And we give, and we give our trust To the hands of those who pretend
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The Wreckage 03:18
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I’ll stay, I’ll stay if you want me to I’ll pray, I’ll pray if you want me to There’s pain, there’s pain at the heart of love We hide behind the thought of a God above There ain’t, there ain’t nothing I won’t do To find, to find a way to prove to you that Maybe now is not the time to let go of your faith Don’t sell your soul, save it up for a rainy day And maybe this is not your life for you to throw away You’re not alone in the wreckage that you make So bold, all the lies you sell yourself So cold as you roll over everyone else This time I’m not leaving it alone You’re mine, I’ll bring you down to the world I know, cause Maybe now is not the time to let go of your faith Don’t sell your soul, save it up for a rainy day And maybe this is not your life for you to throw away You’re not alone in the wreckage that you make Maybe now is not the time to let go of your faith Don’t sell your soul, save it up for a rainy day And maybe this is not your life for you to throw away You’re not alone in the wreckage that you make
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Chasing the Sun 04:00
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Stay still, don’t breathe, stop crying No one on Earth can help you now Where are your knights and warriors? So lost without your precious crown And you’ll never be one, chasing the sun Maybe you’ll never learn That the people we love are more than enough To make us worth something more You cannot change your ending Breaking you down, I’m warning you You cannot buy your freedom Nothing can save you from the truth And you’ll never be one, chasing the sun Maybe you’ll never learn That the people we love are more than enough To make us worth something more And you’ll never be one, chasing the sun You just might lose yourself To the dreams that you love above all of us You’re the story of a man for sale And you’ll never be one, chasing the sun Maybe you’ll never learn That the people we love are more than enough To make us worth something more And you’ll never be one, chasing the sun You just might lose yourself To the dreams that you love above all of us You’re the story of a man for sale
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Hail, Smoke, Diamonds 04:47
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She’s like hail, smoke, and diamonds, her beauty’s natural She can move like the ocean She can’t see her reflection, the face she shows the world She’s got no use for distractions, no Fell on hard times and silence swallowed her in flames Shouldn’t speak of her desires So many hard lines of sorrow now etched into her face Gave her soul to a man on fire, when I said Come a little closer Come a little, just breathe a little Dig a little deeper Stay a little, just come a little closer Now she stares out the window, a light shines in the rain And she smiles at the angels I take her hand and she follows, we walk straight past the pain And she smiles at the devil when I say Come a little closer Come a little, just breathe a little Dig a little deeper Stay a little, just come a little closer She don’t wanna live this life alone But she don’t wanna stay with me I know that maybe I should let her go But I can’t set her free So come a little closer Come a little, just breathe a little, baby Dig a little deeper Stay a little, just come a little closer Come a little closer Come a little, just breathe a little Dig a little deeper Stay a little, just come a little closer
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For Anyone 04:16
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Coming on strong, then holding it in Your words don’t speak aloud what your body’s signaling The nape of your neck, the touch of your skin The more that I dream of you, the more I can’t pretend I hope I’m wrong, I hope I’m wrong I could be wrong So we’re holding our breath, we’re biding our time No one can ever know what’s really on our minds Keep watching our steps, Can’t step out of line All the moves we make hold the secrets of our crime I hope I’m wrong, I hope I’m wrong I could be wrong I hope I’m wrong, I hope I’m wrong And I don’t wanna give my life to anyone But you You’re not anyone And I don’t wanna live a lie for anyone But you You’re not anyone And I don’t want to give my life to anyone Look what you put me through You’re not anyone And I don’t want to live a lie for anyone Look what you made me do You’re not anyone And I don’t want to give my life to anyone Look what you put me through You’re not anyone
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Walking the Earth 03:46
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Try to rewind, find the love that we had Oh yeah When there’s little hope we’ll ever get it back Stuck in the past I just keep on running I wonder what from Try to realize that our words are just that You’re always so mad Why stay and fight when we’ve got time on our hands Don’t be so sad I just keep on running I wonder what from I just keep on running I wonder what from I’ve been walking the earth With the sun in my eyes Living a lie is not a compromise Walking the earth with the sun in my eyes Living a lie Now comes the end of the wreckage we’ve made Memories fade Gone are the gifts and the trust that we gave All was in vain No more I walk with your hand clenched in mine No more signs And free are the days of the rest of our lives This is goodbye I just keep on running I wonder what from I just keep on running I wonder what from I’ve been walking the earth With the sun in my eyes Living a lie is not a compromise Walking the earth with the sun in my eyes Living a lie Well I’ve been walking the earth Living a lie Walking the earth Living a lie
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Backseat World 02:45
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I’ve painted pictures on the walls They’re no substitute for photographs And I’ve grown tired of phone calls They’re no substitute for close contact And I’ve ran miles on these streets I’ve run circles in my mind And I have cried myself to sleep And lied awake until I’m lost in time But I’m no longer lonely I found a reason to hang on And all the world can take a backseat And I’m no longer sorry I found a motive to move on And all the world can wait on me I know I’m not a perfect man Sometimes I’ve promised more than I could give I find it hard to understand The difference between life and how to live But I’m no longer lonely I found a reason to hang on And all the world can take a backseat And I’m no longer sorry I found a motive to move on And all the world can wait on me
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May You Never 03:42
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Your skin like a drug, I’m fiending Your body and mind chase me Cut holes in my lungs to breathe you deep Wash what we have done with gasoline But we rise in the fire We give in to desire May you never change your mind May you never leave me behind Hope you always show me signs I hope we never fall May you always do your best To never lose yourself in regret Keep rising above the mess And we will never fall Black days of the sun are ending New hope of the night defends me Trade salt of the earth for water Make a bed in the dirt for shelter But we rise in the fire We give in to desire May you never change your mind May you never leave me behind Hope you always show me signs I hope we never fall May you always do your best To never lose yourself in regret Keep rising above the mess And we will never fall
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If I Was the Sun 04:01
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You have traveled far At last you’ll find some peace that’s yours We have traded scars of our past This time we’ll be cured I have never felt so much pain fade away I am free, I’m free Free, I’m finally free of all these Chains on me, no pain, now I can see I’m finally free of all these Chains on me, no pain, now I can see If I was the sun, I would always keep you warm I’d bring shelter from the storm I’d keep the light on And everywhere you run, you’ll be home There is no more dark in your eyes The night is slipping away There is no more war in your cries The fight is slowly erased Hold on to yourself in this moment You’ll fly straight to your heaven Fly, you’ll fly so high and you will find That you and I will never die You’ll fly so high and you will find That you and I will never die If I was the sun, I would always keep you warm I’d bring shelter from the storm I’d keep the light on If I was the sun, I would always keep you warm I’d bring shelter from the storm I’d keep the light on And everywhere you run, you’ll be home
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Man on Fire (Reprise) 01:27
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I’m not crazy, have you seen me lately I’m a man on fire I’m not perfect but I know how to work it I’m a born liar And we give, and we give our love And we give, and we give our trust

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released January 1, 2020

All songs written and performed by Blaine Vogt and Jarred Venti.
All songs engineered and produced by Jarred Venti.

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V/V Salem, Oregon

Jarred Venti and Blaine Vogt, longtime musical collaborators, formed V/V out of a mutual yearning to create music without any sort of constraints or expectations. The result is a sound that is both unexpected yet welcoming, and will surprise you right as you start to get comfortable. V/V travels forward with one foot in this dimension, and one foot in the unknown. ... more

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