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It's True
03:52
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It’s true, it’s true
What they say it’s true
When someone’s in the way
Who will take the fall?
High times and fancy things
Summer comes along it’s not my thing
No sheets pulled over my head
No tales to tell about my bed
I want some allegory
To add depth to my life story
Wasting everyday
Such a foolish way to go
Chorus
Say it’s dead unfair
For you not to share
Rather hide bowed down by guilt
Sit bedside and rock the Silt
Hunch over me
Listen properly
Appease the disease
On my knees i come alive
Chorus
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City Of Eros
04:14
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I don’t rely on this sea of what I knew
You won’t be back in time for tea
The hardwood floors will leave a mark on my soul
I’ll scrub it until new layers peak through
You framed it for me
Somebody adorn me
But enough with this patience and tears
Glitter, bed sheets
Take the private out into the streets
Everywhere is my hair
Every lens is your friend
The city of eros has it’s place like a costume
I tried that on and found the fit
It’s seems on course like every evenings moon
Uncover the dark spot of choice
You framed it for me
Somebody adorn me
But enough with this patience and tears
Glitter, bed sheets
Let’s take the private out into the streets
Everywhere is my hair
Every lens is your friend
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Don’t we look the same
You shamed a life that I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
And bragged of how they let you loose
Just don’t be a disgrace tonight
Because I don’t have time
To celebrate the failures
To do that we’re all inclined
To dole out the shit
But I won’t mind
Cause every force of nature knows
When to react or nevermind
Now I’ll dress myself up and run around
(Repeat)
Don’t we look the same
What I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
I begged of you
Don’t we look the same
You shamed a life that I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
And bragged of how they let you loose
Just don’t be a disgrace tonight
Because I don’t have time
And as the story goes
Not looking back took all my might
Now I’ll dress myself up and run around
(repeat)
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This is a test run
Not taking it’s cues from
Anything you can hold
Like solid proof
The wind might blow light out
But that won’t stop finding ways out
Drug habits grow old
They took hold of you
We’ve just met
But I feel so justified
Cause now I feel you
Just like the days before
Locks fastened up every door
What was the point
Of doing that with my truth
Soon everything gets out
But what you don’t let in is all about
Not placing blame
Now I ask of you
We’ve just met
But I feel so justified
Cause now I feel you
Tried to fill you in
You stood so tall and thin
My new friend with no shadow
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5. |
For Trust
02:50
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When I need to take a break
Get in the back of the car
I’ll sit motionless and try to be emotionless
We all try to find a place
An individual spot
Wipe the dust off of me
I think I’m ready
The good ones they jump town
A thousand lives astray
Thought I’d die of hunger
But it turns out I was just in a mood
When I turned around
What did Patrick say
Baby get to work
Baby baby get to work
The foundations gonna sink
It’s going down going down
You can knock you can knock
But I’ll pretend I’m not around
It’s when I feel like it’s a must
I tend not to trust my instincts
What this leads to is brokeness
You can me we’re a bust
The good ones they jump town
A thousand lives astray
Thought I’d die of hunger
But it turns out I was just in a mood
When I turned around
What did Patrick say
Baby get to work
Baby baby get to work
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7. |
Pathfinder
03:14
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Listen to me well
The story of a boy who fell
Tried so hard to please
Spends all of his time on his knees
Guess he doesn’t know
What to do with past trauma
Carries it around
Waiting for relief that’s never found
But I’m not gonna beg for him to find
Answers that he’ll simply push aside
Teach him how to read between the lines
Lessons that he learned then left behind
Cause I won’t be the dad
I’m old enough but did I ask for that
I simply don’t believe that I’d have the strength in me
Cause I’ve got things to do
Like window shopping for new shoes
And though I’ll never buy
I need to see them first to clear my mind
Cause you need to be praised, and plucked, and held
And I need to be dined, then fucked, then left
And this is why it’s wrong for us to try
Starting something with an end in sight
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I’m a little bit freakin out
I’m a little bit what’s going on
I don’t know how to work it out
I can’t think of any ways to get out of here
There are words that get passed around
I can feel them from my little space
If you ever have wanted to save something
Someone off the ground and looking for direction
You wrote it down in a letter
You always said it all better
You wrote it down in a letter
Make it through, make it through
Make it all the way through
I’m a little bit freakin out
I’m a little bit what’s going on
I don’t know how to work it out
I can’t think of any ways to get out of here
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9. |
Song For Utah
06:06
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Can i make this request
That you don’t disappear
Cause we’ve not begun yet
All our plans for the year
I’m taking care of the sad
Lifting you up I’m your meal
Can I make this request
That you don’t disappear
And I hope it was raining out
Cause it was raining
When I was waiting by the door
On the stoop
Of Brendan’s house
I checked the phone
But you were nowhere to be found
Can i make this request
That you don’t disappear
Well figure it out so he says
But there’s no trust
There’s no dear
I turn a handshake into a hug
I tapped your well I found water it’s so clear
Can i make this request
That you don’t disappear
And I hope it was raining out
Cause it was raining
When I was waiting by the door
On the stoop
Of Brendan’s house
I checked the phone
But you were nowhere to be found
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Softening sigh
Elevate eyes
To the level we both needed
How many tries?
Hopefulness
Defenseless
Will it be the same in years?
All my love for this
You get all my love for this
(repeat)
Sweet smells new truth
Petals not the only proof
You never forget laughable words
That I seem to
So long old skies
I’m finished with those goodbyes
With you but this time feels different
I took my advice
All my love for this
You get all my love for this
(repeat)
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Sunshine
You
That Smile
My aching chest
Give me a call
I think I might
Fall in love
If given the chance
Suddenly I’m filled with hope
DId become indefatiguable
You’ve spurred me to action
Sunshine
You
That Smile
My aching chest
Give me a call
I think I might
Fall in love
If given the chance
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Outside tiny windows
Impenetrable land made of cloud
With texture, rolling hills, white meadows
Movements that unsettle
And remind one where we are
Movements that unsettle
And remind one where we are
Intentionally out of control
Seemingly graceful
Acting like birds
Acting like birds
It's not safe
To be naked
Young or creative anymore
How close we pass water
How quickly the ground comes up
Arriving in California on a cloudy day,
Is not what I expected
It's not safe
To be naked
Young or creative anymore
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Don’t we look the same
You shamed a life that I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
And bragged of how they let you loose
Just don’t be a disgrace tonight
Because I don’t have time
To celebrate the failures
To do that we’re all inclined
To dole out the shit
But I won’t mind
Cause every force of nature knows
When to react or nevermind
And I won hands down
So I can leave town tonight
And as the story goes
Not looking back took all my might
Now I’ll dress myself up and run around
(Repeat)
Don’t we look the same
What I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
I begged of you
Don’t we look the same
You shamed a life that I don’t choose
Sucked up all the fame
And bragged of how they let you loose
Just don’t be a disgrace tonight
Because I don’t have time
To celebrate the failures
To do that we’re all inclined
To dole out the shit
But I won’t mind
Cause every force of nature knows
When to react or nevermind
And I won hands down
So I can leave town tonight
And as the story goes
Not looking back took all my might
Now I’ll dress myself up and run around
(repeat)
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