[unpopular]

figured we could maybe piece some things together??

defeat (a not suite):

lightning crashed and brought the letter
i ran off into the garden
flowers started growing there
felt the dark lift from my hair
truths that poured filled up the ground
who could ask the question now
riding on a crying lion
search the treasure's snakey lair
golden bands wrapped fury's hands
let's accept a winning chance
trees around can't [bring the night]
i bent down on aching knees
and felt a change
just grab something take hold
the only things you know
stay grounded like a spruce
a little change
just grab something take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded like a truth

truths that poured filled up the ground
could i question how
riding on a crying lion
approach the treasure's snakey lair
golden bands wrapped fury's arms

life wrapped all the trees around
i bent down on aching knees
and felt a change
just grab something take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded like a spruce
a little change
just grab something take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded with the spruce

every time the [sound] will bring you round
what was on the ground will bring you round
one day you went down [guy around] will bring you round
every time i'm down [die around] the falling ground
every time i'm down [lie around] will bring you round
one day you will sound [sky around] [will change you round]
everyone went down [on the ground] [don't keep me down]
one day you will sound [sky around] [the falling ground]

once had an old way
cracks in all the cabinets
streets of old games
coming of age
you [make] an old dog
act your age
good dog
what was his name?
coming of age

[any old will do]
[likes] in all the cabinets
open the day
coming of age
peanut butter [go now]
bring it down now
past the ground
that was a ray [misery?]
coming of age

in the foggy water
i saw venom floating
justice justice [helped them]
clean the [guarded bed]

once had an old way
cracks in all the cabinets
streets of old [gate]
coming of age
you [might've grown out]
play that jam, yeah
bring it loud
drinking all day
coming of age

just a frightened [mother]
looking for her daughter
justice, justice wandered
looking for his mother

isn't it now
defeat?
oh no, not now

[dud]

there was another page of defeat lyrics posted by that guy in the live subforum, the final section of the song, would be cool if you transcribed those too! thanks for typing up what you did, i was having a hard time reading his handwriting

my favorite part is during the first section:
"just grab something, take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded like a spruce"

[unpopular]

my attempt at magicians from baltimore:

call me when you
get back to baltimore
we'll talk of things new
our age seems fine
weather takes its own time
people sometimes too
had a good feeling
sometimes its the right thing
to get up and feel new
[lost on fiery gates]
if they're lonely
to see one or two

i should take a drive
[say goodbye] to everyone
and [you know it's blue]
you know i like that long drive
[waving down] to everyone
just me and you

pick up my
six string for a while
play a little tune
you're not [dancing in] disrepair
[so too fair] you [feel] good
just don't [be dishonest] too
[bring up/forget all the things you always do]
did you feel nothing
but don't you pass through
what's the point in saying goodbye
to see you [on the] next stop
call me when you're through

i should take a long drive
[wave goodbye] to everyone
you know it's [due]
you know i like that long drive
[waving down] to everyone
just me and you

i'll play the cd
you brought along
true love's waiting back in
old baltimore
all things come
some things go
you know i'm waiting for you
i wait in tow

where it gets high on the magnolias

i picked you
you came up
[to the fishes wishing in the]
[try to see me off]
i played the cd
you [got the rock]
you got me waiting back
in old baltimore

where it gets high on the magnolias

[dud]

unpopular wrote:

call me when you
get back to baltimore
we'll talk of things new
our age seems fine
weather takes its own time
people sometimes too
had a good feeling
sometimes its the right thing
to get up and feel new
[lost on fiery gates]
if they're lonely
to see one or two

i should take a drive
[say goodbye] to everyone
and [you know it's blue]
you know i like that long drive
[waving down] to everyone
just me and you

pick up my
[sixteen] for a while
play a little tune
you're not [dancing in] disrepair
[so too fair] you [feel] good
just don't [????] too
[bring up all the things you always do]
did you feel nothing
but don't you pass through
what's the point in saying goodbye
to see you [on the] next time
call me when you're through

i should take a long drive
[wave goodbye] to everyone
you know it's [due]
you know i like that long drive
[waving down] to everyone
just me and you

i'll play the cd
you brought along
true love's waiting back in
old baltimore
[our big trucks]
some things go
you know i'm waiting for you
i wait in tow

where it gets high on the magnolias

i picked you
you came up
[to the fishes wishing in the]
try to see me off
i played the cd
you [got the rock]
you got me waiting back
in old baltimore

where it gets high on the magnolias

nice job! made a couple small edits. might try one myself

[unpopular]

thanks!! i just tried my hand at defeat and i also added your edits/a few other changes i found to the other post

[dio]

lyrics for Defeat are beautiful, nice work

next time I listen I'll try Tri-Kid cuz i know most of that is pretty clear... Prester John verse would be great

[dud]

i made a more 'definitive' version of defeat using the stuff that was transcribed above and recordings from both nights. there were differences between nights so you may hear something different here and there depending on which night you're listening to

defeat (a not suite):

I. lightning crashed and brought the letter
i ran off into the garden
flowers started growing there
felt the dark lift from my hair
truths that poured filled up the air
who could ask the question now
riding on the crying lion
searching for the snakey lair
golden bands wrapped fury's hands
let's accept a winning chance
trees around can't bring the light

i bent down on aching knees
and felt the change

just grab something, take hold
the only things you know
stay grounded like a spruce

a little change

just grab something take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded like a truth

truths that poured filled up the ground
could i question how
riding on the crying lion
approach for treasure's snakey lair
golden bands wrapped fury's arms
let’s accept the winning chance
light glowed out from trees around

i kneeled down on aching knees
and felt the change

just grab something, take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded like a spruce

a little change

just grab something, take hold
the only thing you know
stay grounded with the spruce

II. every time the sound, the sound, the sound dives down, dives down, the ringing rounds
what was on the ground, the ground, the ground, sky of sound, sky of sound, the ringing round
what made you bend down, the ground, the ground, sky around, sky around, the ringing sound
every time I’m down, I’m down, get down, sky around, sky around, the falling ground

every time i'm down, i’m down, I’m down, sky around, sky around, the ringing down
what made you the sound, the sound, lay down, sky around, sky around, the changing round
everyone lay down, lay down, lay down, on the ground, on the ground, the ringing round
what made you look down, look down, the ground, on the ground, sky around, the falling ground

III. once had an old way
cracks in all the cabinets
streets of old days
coming of age
you wicked old dog
act your age, yeah
good dog
what was its name?
coming of age

any old would do
lights in all the cabinets
oatmeal a day
coming of age
peanut butter go round
bring your jam, yeah
pass it round
that was a way of
coming of age

in the foggy water
i saw venom floating
justice, justice, help us
clean up all the purpose

once had an old way
cracks in all the cabinets
creaks of old gates
coming of age
peanut butter go round
play that jam, yeah
bring it round
drinking all day
coming of age

just a frightened mother
looking for her daughter
justice, justice wandered
looking for his brother

isn't it now,
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

Isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

Isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

in the foggy water
i saw venom floating
justice, justice, help us
can I give you purpose

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

Isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?
defeat?
oh no, not now

isn’t it now?

Defeat?