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Breakin' Point (Deluxe Edition)

by Peter Bjorn And John

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Dominos 03:16
On the downtown train With my ball and chain When the clock strikes eight A chain reaction I’ve been on the floor I’ve been shown the door Now what’s next in store? A chain reaction I couldn't be satisfied ‘cause they dragged me out of my dream I suffered, I stood in line Need the kick from behind in my spine We fall like Dominos We fall like Dominos You & me, everybody goes Like dominos I go snap, crack, pop! Gonna rip it up! When you hit the spot A chain reaction Wha, wha, what you said? I go blue than red I could drop down dead A chain reaction Ah, rattle & roll my soul There’s a diamond lost in the mine Up, up and away I go Need the kick from behind in my spine I don’t wanna think about the morning after I don’t wanna stick around and play it safe I don’t wanna move, press forward faster Head to toe, l let go!!
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I’m on a mission to feel But someone else’s steering the wheel This wagon jumps off the main track I’ll be back But not soon enough I’ll be all but forgotten sharing our separate beds mind set where the sun never sets We're not there, we're not halfway there  I'm a drop in the ocean love is what you want just keep your eyes shut it migth pass you by love is what you want what makes a dream come true? what makes a lie? love is what you want, is what you want love is what you want planning the perfect escape trying to not make mistakes my ego get stuck in the way When I thought everything was ok You start foaming with hatred waiting for three magic words some easily overheard  have you heard  I was almost there At the registry office what is the one and only for how long can you leave a door open its a cold comfort that we’re equally lonely if you let me in, might work it out
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Do-Si-Do 03:46
we went to NY, the air was still warm we walked round the shops & cafes and I tried to work ignoring my hands didn’t follow the leads in my brain cause all of those footsteps kept follow me round and all of those voices made noise without sound and we danced like you do when on holiday and we drank like you do when you have nothing much to say on your marks, do-si-do, facing your partner bottoms up and refill, I’m still hungover and that look on your face made me feel like a crook from an Albert Camus-book, a stranger in a strange land, a stranger to myself and scary as hell that look on your face as if nothing had changed.. like in “eleanor rigby” no-one was saved and we danced to war & we danced to peace & we danced to everything that’s in between and we drank to love & we drank to hate and we drank to everything, before it was too late
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You used to be my hero Now you’re just another boss Though I rate myself as zero I can’t understand what you’re talking about All the anger left my body I’m drying off in the aftermath 5 years as your understudy When I can’t understand what you’re talking about I got a message to you Cause I can’t follow through Tell my lies & will listen Tell the truth & I’ll be gone Tell me why I need permission You don’t have to shout I can’t understand what you’re talking about, no I can’t understand what you’re talking about shining in your shadow how could I sink this low? Our acquaintance has been so-so And I can’t understand where my patience gone Cap in hand waiting for my saviour You raise a toast for your setting son I was on time but you turned up later always expecting to end up alone I got a message to you Cause I can’t follow through
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In the European late October night Stay inside with your doubts In the quest of what is worthwhile or just trite On the couch, hypnotized It’s a small step for humanity, A giant step for me I’ve been waiting for your kick to set me free I saw it in Jesus, saw it in Superman Got it from whiskey Like any loser can been running on empty, I leave all in your hands now show me what to do I’m listening to you You’ve been hiding in the bosom of my dream Now the clock sets the scene We’ve been eagerly awaiting your entrée What to do, what to say All the trivialities are out of focus in my mind All I really wish is you’ll be doing fine
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It’s hard to be cruel to someone kind and I still haven’t made up my mind about you it’s just that I have no more to say keep lining up empty phrases as an excuse for breathing a long goodbye it’s all confusion and lies why can’t we make it short a long goodbye it’s all manners & style maybe we’ll never say goodbye communication’s breaking down you turn away so I can’t hear you memories melting to a stain who’s gonna tell our story? gone in the flashback ashes a long goodbye it’s all confusion and lies why can’t we make it short a long goodbye it’s all manners & style maybe we’ll always stay we plan our anniversary I play the game of happiness and harmony And honesty has no part in it funny how you don’t seem to notice it a long goodbye it’s all confusion and lies why can’t we make it short and sweet it’s all manners & style maybe we’ll never say goodbye
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I don’t know where I’m gonna go Where to run if they drop the bomb I’ll be gone So I stay in my hidden shed Rather extinct than mentally dead You can’t see what I won’t show And you keep a knockin’ hard, I won’t hear ‘cause I’m locking myself In the old world Nothings changed on the home turf And I’m all mixed up in my own words all tucked up with the same girl I keep it dignified Nostalgic intellect What’s the point with a phone that’s smart If you don’t have a flexible heart Beating hard to and fro If I’m all tapped into the universe Whatever happens if the universe is cursed I’ll be damned You can stand so close but you won’t get near And you cannot save me With “what if’s” and “maybe’s” I have far to many “buts” and “whys” to counter with So I’m locking myself In the old world Nothings changed on the home turf And I’m all mixed up in my own words Nostalgic Intellect ‘cause I’m locking myself In the old world Nothings changed on the home turf And I’m all mixed up in my own words all tucked up with the same girl So I’m locking myself In the old world Nothings changed on the home turf And I’m all mixed up in my own words all tucked up with the same girl I keep you satisfied Nostalgic intellect
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In This Town 03:31
In this town In this town I'm lost in my senses running scared in a empty street all alone in a crowd of my own in this town  sights and sounds are getting familiar  a tumble ground for cynicals in this town, it’s time to move on So come, take me away  before night turns to day,  move me, cause tonite I don't wanna go  Home  I wanna go back to when it started In the lost I found I’m nobody now I'm gone, I’m in with the departed give me one more try I´m gonna make it this time In this town Sell your sleep to gain hours for the day Now the walls are closing in In this town, can’t feel anything
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Hard Sleep 03:14
You get no hard sleep when you love someone Comes a time when you won't be around screaming at the top of your lungs you’ll be far away but by my side I will always see the fireworks in your eyes Night after night hearts explode, some survive Guided by light Fireworks in your eyes Time after time something there to remind I will alway see the fireworks in your eyes Comes a time when I can’t even reach you On the telephone And you stand alone You rebel cause rebellion is the thing that pleases you But in time you’ll learn You’re always my concern Won’t deny, got tinnitus and a bruised up forehead And an aching back Try to rock, try to rock you, try to sing you off to sleep I keep you as mine before I let you fly
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I was trying to let it be Making up with the other me The wise one who got over you but here we go again you get me all wrapped up again Let’s see how many times can you lose yourself? What’s left, of me I'm handing it to you It's your call I keep waiting for an answer you know you touch me again and again My heart is getting heavy Before I loose it All wishes & hopes in vain an itching echo inside my brain was all for letting it slide this time but here, I'm ready to put myself on the line,  again I’m afraid you’ve come to say goodbye it’s been done before, I’m giving in to you It's your call I keep waiting for an answer you know you touch me again and again My heart is getting heavy Before I loose it It's your call counting days, weeks and years now what happens when I see you again can we take this any further? I need an answer, really; it's your call
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You´ve got a troubled soul I´ve got a troubled mind You wanna highlight the faults why can't you leave them behind tried to fix the cracks  it's still leaking in this will never end,  if we don’t begin we burn it up from both sides our fuzz is fuel to the fire reading between the lines getting tired of reading between the lines colour outside the lines bring the tirades open up, let it out speak your mind or forever bite your tongue (our loves hidden in between the lines) when your heart's not there it´s hard to sing along (our loves hidden in between the lines) you like the sun  but you just can't face it I like the good things in life but I don't know how to taste it this vicious circle should  have been a circle of trust trying to avoid what now comes down to a must I’ll never finish this book You always turn out the light out
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SO you think you can hit the sky? If you feed the machine that the industry drives Is it worth all the souls you’ll destroy on the ride? Pretty dumb, pretty lame so you think you deserve this treat ? is it wise stumbling down the dark end of the street raising props to your confidence just for the night you don’t have to confess the wife will never guess I said: HEY! Don’t let it get to your head HEY! Others could do it instead We’re born to do it and we’re born to survive We’re born to mess it up living the lie People call you a star Pretty dumb, pretty lame So you think you deserve this fame? Is it hard to admit you’ve been trapped in its game? getting hooked on all the strangers who’s barking your name when the curtain is drawn they will eat at your brain I said: HEY! Don’t let it get to your head HEY! Others could do it instead We’re born to do it and we’re born to survive We’re born to mess it up living the lie People call you a star Pretty dumb, pretty lame Well you complain in the press you’ve been under a stress Well every 9 to 5er is stressed out for less If you enjoy what you do Don’t let it ruin you I said: HEY! Don’t let it get to your head HEY! Others could do it instead We’re born to do it and we’re born to survive We’re born to mess it up living the lie People call me a star Pretty dumb, pretty lame
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Bad Taste 02:50
You've been singing this story too many times repeating yourself and that’s not so fun.. you’ve been walking in circles since you where young searching for something that could never be found you’re through with love its over for good over forever it’s understood Yes I know you've got bad taste in love bad taste in love, but you fall in looooove so easily you fall in love! you say you’re not scared to end up alone but your heart’s too soft to turn into stone with a bittersweet tooth for the daily catch your too shortsighted to meet your match
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Stuck 03:42
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Spoken Word 05:23
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High Up 02:59
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'Breakin’ Point' is about the band's newfound search for another career high. “We started with some other album title ideas – like 'Thriller 2'. Then we realised we were pushing the envelope so got into the idea of a breaking point. If we broke it once, we can break it twice,” says Bjorn. That's why the album artwork features a hammer with three heads on it, not just to strike your nightmares, but to send a message out to everyone. “It says – 'We're back! We're smashing it!' Haha.” In the literal sense, they may be wielding hammers, but how about musically? “Musically, a breaking point is just about working so hard until you know you can't do any more,” says Bjorn. “It's about being in that fog when you're creating where you can't see. That's when you find something – the door home, or the door out. You get a chance to turn it around. You have to really put yourself in a big mess to be able to go somewhere new.”.

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released June 10, 2016

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Peter Bjorn And John Stockholm, Sweden

Peter Bjorn and John will celebrate their 20-year anniversary in 2020 with the release of their ninth full-length studio album – Endless Dream.

Endless Dream is an album of undeniably catchy indie-pop songs that Peter Bjorn and John have become known for.
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