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passing days
debuted on quite a display
staring at you
from the hallway i recall
the cold moon rising
through the window
over the horizon
it’s a fools game that you play
for the sake of not losing
competition seems to stop
just for today
parliaments torched to the filter
on an empty stomach
christmas eve day
it had poured rain
for the first time in ages
took my demons outside of their cages
i thought about you
and how there was
just no way to solve it
success and failure
sound the same
a sweet evil silence
a sweet evil silence
i remember everything
tell me, do you?
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2. |
THE MIDDLE
02:04
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wrote letters i never sent
the timing just sort of came and went
so did the sentiment
the words were always never up to snuff
and all the pushes never came to shove
you’re so vain
how’d you ever get that way
i’ve still got so much left to say
words that won’t see the light of day
and that’s okay
it doesn’t matter anyway
have you ever believed in something
then just had to walk away
won’t you meet me in the middle
i’m just constantly
finding harmony
oh won’t you meet me in the middle
I’m just looking for the middle
I’m still trying to find a little
You’re so vain
How’d you ever get that way?
I’ve still got so much left to say
But I just had to walk away
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3. |
ANIMALS
02:14
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i wanna start from the hotel
the moon was glaring i could swear i saw it swell
and there was barely any breathing room
just the smell of sweat and sight of your tattoo
it was the best that i had ever felt
who knew the rhythm of the heart could beat so well
and we were acting just like animals
i always thought love was so intangible
how good it felt to be so vulnerable
combing heat into a love so powerful
but now it’s happening in a different room
i see it on the couch where i had dreamt of you
and now they’re acting just like animals
the way that we would act like animals
i see them acting just like animals
i always knew that love was so intangible
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4. |
MATTER OF TASTE
00:38
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SUMMER'S COLD
02:03
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summers cold
i’ve been told
the corrosive nature of a broken soul
grabs a hold, predetermined before you were
four years old
now you know
how deal with all the headaches
and that winters just no place to wake up
shotgun shells
on the shelf in my dads closet
i had never held a gun
but always wanted one
box of pills
in the kitchen on the counter
with the days marked on the top
bring the glass in, fill the palm
drink til the last drop
“yeah that’s good”
summers cold
i’ve been told
the corrosive nature of a broken soul
grabs a hold, predetermined before you were
four years old
now you know
how deal with all the headaches
used to feel to hard to handle
you know that winters just a place
so where’s the problem?
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6. |
OTHERWISE
02:14
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talking to myself
as if i’m talking straight to you
but i know you can’t hear me
tiny whispers start to grow
into words that heal but never
quite completely
ugly apparition knows
just how hard the waves crash down
when i’m not looking
i can see the light, it glows
just over the skyline in the morning
clouds constantly performing
works of art flowing intricately
for me
perfectly defined
i’ve never felt so alive
such a terrifying drive
fine otherwise
cause i’m never coming back
i can finally relax
make me feel so good
i feel the way i
should
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for years i thought
i was the astronaut
making sense of outer space
instead i was the racehorse
with the blinders up
sprinting steadily in place
then i saw the future all inside my kaleidoscope
and then it showed me all the things i wished and thought i would never know
i was so tangled up inside the web of a black widow
sometimes i miss the warmth of silk being wrapped up around my throat
romanticize sights of a clearer sky
make them match the ocean blue
well i blurred between the lines
while right next to you
and there was nothing i could do
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8. |
LA'S MUSIC
01:15
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9. |
GREAT WHITE
03:52
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microdose
the wave creeps up and then it hits my throat
you walk back then you run into me
how do you decide
whether we are good or not
i can’t tell i guess i’ll take the dive
hostile eyes
i can see them in my rear view
drive away away
to stand the test of time
i find
it so hard to find the answer
where does the question lie
going against the current
i was so afraid to die
used my gut as my flotation device
i was scared
scared for my whole life
drag me out
eat me up great white
i was once in a bar
went into the bathroom stall
saw the graffiti on the wall
written in big black ink
it said the wrong two beatles are dead
and i thought youd agree
you never got to see the desert
or the mountains highest peak
that i had to get across
to get into the ocean
and see the creatures that lie beneath
i wonder if you feel the heat
solid as a rock
cold and smooth
it was always for the taking
the pain your still making
jump into the deep end
throw yourself away
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10. |
WEDDING & FUNERAL FAMILY
04:18
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always on a weekday
come up with something more
than christmas cards i couldn’t save
wish you had
your cardboard box of ornaments
i could help you hang them at 4 pm
just get out the white wine
put on some elvis to remind me of some better time
when all the lights would flash more than red and yellow
we get together but don’t seem to say hello
we’re a wedding and funeral family
something we joked about
thought we would never be
then i saw it all right in front of me
i still wish you were here just to dance with me
sometimes on a sunday
i’ll drive the van around to gain some sense of direction
drink coffee and smoke cigs for hours
end up on the hill with the look out tower
that’s where you found me
told me life can be a pleasure cruise if you make it
but no one ever said it’d be easy
hold the ones you love close
and you’ll drink for free
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11. |
BOUNDARY
03:53
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think it’s time for us to talk
or maybe just go for a walk
and catch a late sun set
you can drag off my last cigarette
it’s hard to write it down
the cops they always came around
when things were looking up
i still see you in my dreams
and you just
don’t speak
it’s just so hard in the morning
you brush your teeth
spit pink
watch it float right down the sink
you drink your tea
reread the letters you addressed to me
honey you can take the lead
you draw that hardline just to see
how far the feeling goes to test your
boundary
now it’s back to old square one
a guessing game is so much fun
crying up 84
you were there when i broke to my core
knew how to pick me up
felt too numb to give a fuck
you told me just keep driving
breathe, smile, count to ten
and then just
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12. |
WINTER'S WARM
04:08
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old log cabin down the way
flame so high i couldn’t stray
line of sight for far too long
beach boy play me one more song
so long
same to you
portals closed
i’m coming to
this is the last time i’ll call
i’m so grateful for it all
winters warm
and dead
it’s the deep well of darkness
in my head
reflect on how
it takes so many tries to feel a sense of home
does it feel good to know
how tall the green grass really grows?
i just sit back
and have to laugh
i’m riding on a broken soul
i’ve stared into infinite black holes
and wondered why i’m so all alone
find me out in the twilight zone
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PHONY Los Angeles, California
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