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Pop Songs
01:47
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I want to write pop songs
You can sing along
Songs you'll sing in your car when you're stressed an you're tired
The man three cars that way, a note on the highway, a break from the traffic - a moment of escape
A moment of escape
I want to write pop songs
You can sing along
Songs you'll sing in your bedroom as you wade through Friday
The man on the highway gets hung up on mistakes, remembers that one day - a moment of escape
A moment of escape
And, I never thought you'd look at me the way you do - oh-oh
I never thought I'd hear my voice walk the room - oh-oh
I never though, I never thought
Oh, I never thought, I never thought
I'd want to write pop songs
Commercial success songs
I'll sell you the lie that you'll have it all one day
Distract you with wordplay
The words in my mouth leave the most bittersweet taste
I want to write pop songs
You can sing along
Songs you'll sing in your car when you're stressed an you're tired
The man three cars that way, a note on the highway, a break from the traffic - a moment of escape
I want to write pop songs
You can sing along
Songs you'll sing in your bedroom as you wade through Friday
The man on the highway gets hung up on mistakes, remembers that one day - a moment of escape
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Petals
02:44
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It's such a weird place to give up, but I get it
I guess I thought I saw you overwhelmed - just forget it
And, you don't know me like you thought
Another petal falls - she loves you not
I'll let this verse drag on too long
Overthinking things I think you thought
And, nothing works out like you want
Can't break the pattern - shake the thought
Romanticize our every flaw
A liquid eloquence tied in a knot
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
Another petal falls - she loves you not
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All Along
03:23
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I'm just fine spending the rest of my life waking up if every moment is a moment for two
If every time you leave the room, you know I'm looking at you
And, I'll get by wasting the rest of my life sneaking off and tryna steal a conversation with you
I can tell you that I'm sorry if I run out of moves
And, you'll say, "Aren't you over this by now?"
And, you'll say, "You know, I can't quite pin you down"
And, you're so bad - you're so perfect
Strike a match - scratch the surface
Hold me back - make me nervous
Light a trail through the forest
And, it goes on, and on, and on again, and all along it's always been you
On, and on, and on again, and all along it's always been you
All along it's always been you
All along it's always been you
And, hold on to me for a second
Hold on to me for a second
I'm just fine spending the rest of my life waking up if every moment is a moment for you
If every time you leave the room, you leave me broken in two
And, I'll get by wasting the rest of my life sneaking off and tryna steal a conversation with you
I can tell you that I'm sorry if I run out of moves
And, you'll say, "Aren't you over this by now?"
And, you'll say, "You know, I can't quite pin you down"
And, you're so bad - you're so perfect
Strike a match - scratch the surface
Hold me back - make me nervous
Light a trail through the forest
And, it goes on, and on, and on again, and all along it's always been you
On, and on, and on again, and all along it's always been you
(All along it's always been you)
All along it's always been you
(All along it's always been you)
All along it's always been you
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I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
And, I'll write another song about you you won't get to hear
But, I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
It's such a quiet house
Why's it always quiet - always quiet - 'til you're screaming about,
"Just learn to shut your mouth - learn to take a look inside yourself and flip the switch that you found"?
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
And, follow you around
Reflect all the insights and memories that you hold dear
And, set me on the shelf
Watch me as I slump down and fade out - I'll disappear
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
And, I'll write another song about you you won't get to hear
But, I don't think the way - I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way you get off free is fair
I don't think the way you get off free is fair
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Silence Is Blue
03:04
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Let's watch the theatrical release to a movie I don't even give a shit about, so we don't have to talk
And, we'll watch another scene
You seem ashamed of something that you won't talk about, but don't you move don't speak
I'll wander the halls in the dark with a flashlight
If memory serves, I get lost in the tides right before I give in and I can't recognize your shell
And, wake from the red - shades of blue - taste the chocolate
Depriving your lungs of the warmth in your pocket
You'll live in a mask so you don't recognize yourself
And, I'll be pushing daisies from a dark hole - I'm clawing at a body bag
A sense of hesitation on the ride home - "I've never seen you act like that"
And, I'll be pushing daisies from a dark hole - You'll flee the scene a bloody mess
And, you don’t see the fractured walls - left alone - the vessels with their empty heads
I'll wander the halls in the dark with a flashlight
If memory serves, I get lost in the tides right before I give in and I can't recognize your shell
And, wake from the red - shades of blue - taste the chocolate
Depriving my lungs of the warmth in my pocket
I'll live in a mask so I don't recognize myself
But, you will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
You will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
You will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
And, maybe I'm ready whenever you're ready
But, you will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
You will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
You will hear me speak my mind when I'm ready
And, maybe I'm ready whenever you're ready
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6. |
Electronical
01:57
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I stopped taking my pills, but I didn't tell anyone
It's kind of funny how nobody said a thing
I swear I knew it
I knew it was a waste of time
I swear I knew it
I knew I'd rather spend all my nights...
...running on confidence, and riding the line
If I'm scared of the cards, can I still play 'em right
I fucking knew it
I knew it was a waste of my time
Feels like I'm taking the wheel back
Feels like I'm shifting to drive
Feels like I'm young in the best way
I finally don't have to try
Then it hit me
And, coming down, I think that I'm a little bit stuck on this...
...so I'll give in and take the hit
She says, "You're not letting yourself feel"
I know that I held back for too long
Coming down, I think that I'm a little bit stuck on this...
...so I'll give in and take the hit
She says, "You're not letting yourself feel"
I know that I held back for too long
I stopped taking my pills, but I didn't tell anyone
Feels like I'm taking the wheel back
Feels like I'm shifting to drive
Feels like I'm young in the best way
I finally don't have to try
Feels like I'm taking the wheel back
Feels like I'm shifting to drive
Feels like I'm young in the best way
I finally don't have to try
Then it hit me
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Wait around long enough to watch this ink heart dry
Hold me down long enough for you to say goodnight
Now I'm searching for reflections in your eyes
And, I'm running through a theatre of white lies
Can I make this perfect or is this life hellbent to mirror our mistakes?
And, is it worth it in the end to watch the tides roll in and swallow up a sunset
A few bad decisions a heartbreaking vision of life and loss
A few bad decisions a harrowing vision of love gets lost
Will my words just fade away
Will my words just fade away
A few bad decisions a heartbreaking vision of life and loss
A few bad decisions a harrowing vision of love gets lost
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Pangea
03:52
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A vacant thought about the weight on my chest or the way this is making me feel
Did it go over your head?
You let it happen again
My voice is taken away
I try to talk about the life that you live - redirect and restructure my words
And, it goes over your head
you let it happen again
My voice is taken away
Again, again, again - you did again
Again, again, again - another again
You let it happen again
My voice is taken away
You let it happen again
My voice is taken away
You let it happen again
My voice is taken away
You let it happen again
My voice is taken away
My voice is taken away
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Palette
03:23
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And, I just don't feel like I'm ready
And, I just don't feel like I'm ready
And, I just don't feel like I'm ready
And, I just don't feel like I'm ready for moving on
I can figure this out if I want - if I stay here
If I want - if I stay here
If I want - if I stay here
And, what's the difference if it's only hurting me?
And, where's the contrast in these two palettes of grey?
Take me out for a good time - any place
I don't care - I've kind of checked out anyway
Swim in circles like it's all I've ever had
I'm in the deep end, but I won't reach out my hand
I heard you're here, so I'll go buy another pack
Find a memory in racing thought to bring me back
And, there's nothing left to say I won't drown out
I'm wasting time again - I think I broke the carousel
And, take my words as commitment
Take my thoughts - push 'em down
I'm wasting time again
I'm wasting time again
Swim in circles like it's all I've ever had
I'm in the deep end, but I won't reach out my hand
I heard you're here, so I'll go buy another pack
Find a memory in racing thought to bring me back
Swim in circles like it's all I've ever had
I'm in the deep end, but I won't reach out my hand
I heard you're here, so I'll go buy another pack
Find a memory in racing thought to bring me back
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Naive
02:01
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I don't understand - I tried to see your point of view
I don't think that you're prepared for how the pieces move
A little naive to think your anger's so deserved
And, what a relief, you found a shelter in your fear
You'll go on about your day like something's after you
So, hit ‘em with a line - a little white lie, because you hate the truth
That this is weakness - a futile pattern well rehearsed
A vicious routine - lose yourself behind your words
And, if you’re so strong
And, if you're so brave
When we play pretend, look me in the face
'Cause we're not that strong
All the best ones break
Pick yourself back up
Time to claim your strength
And, you'll be angry like this forever 'less you can learn to disengage
Take a look how these fading pictures all could use a different frame
And, if you’re so strong
And, if you're so brave
When we play pretend, look me in the face
'Cause we're not that strong
All the best ones break
Pick yourself back up
Time to claim your strength
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Sympathy Card is the Tempe, Arizona based project of Sterling Johnson, James Dittemore, Danny Ozer, and Adie North.
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