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Eyes that burn so bright they make me pure

Opuss № I

So powerful is the charm of words, which for us reduces to manageable entities all the passions that would otherwise madden and destroy us.

Words • Opuss № I

You go and I'll be ok / I can dream the rest away / it's just a little touch of fate / it will be ok ~ Lisa Mitchell

I'll Be Ok • Opuss № I

I wander trackless ground ~ R Scott Bakker

Your Way • Opuss № I

You see stars that clear / that have been dead for years / but the idea still lives on ~ Bright Eyes

Stars And Ideas • Opuss № I

From a sunrise to a sunset / hold your sadness like a puppet / keep putting on the play ~ Bright Eyes

Sadness • Opuss № I

And I sing and sing of awful things / the pleasure that my sadness brings ~ Bright Eyes

Singing Of Sadness • Opuss № I

When your drive home to your place, from that job that makes you sleep, to the thoughts that keep you awake ~ Bright Eyes

Thoughts • Opuss № I

I went and looked her in the eye, and she turned me into sand, this clumsy form that I despise ~Bright Eyes

She Makes Me Clumsy • Opuss № I

And language just happened, it was never planned, and it's inadequate to describe where I am ~ Bright Eyes

Language • Opuss № I

Maybe the sun keeps coming up because it's gotten used to you and your constant need for proof ~ Bright Eyes

Need For Proof • Opuss № I

All the joy that pours from everything makes fountains of your eyes / because you finally understand the movement of a hand waving goodbye ~ Bright Eyes

The Movement Of A Hand • Opuss № I

Lay your head down on my shoulder / pour like water over me.

Bright Eyes • Opuss № I