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Oh, Little Red
03:03
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You’ve got that look in your eyes that says something’s not right
And I can feel it
You say “I don’t have much time, so just take the wheel and drive but let me steer it”
Again, with that red dress on, the one you wore to prom
And I still hate it
You look and speak the same, well I guess some things never change
But I can’t take it
Little red, what are you running from?
Little death, I feel you catching on
Little dream, I swear I’m coming home
You turn to look at me
Your eyes they crave to see what I am thinking
She knew it all along
Something here feels wrong and I’ve been drinking
Little red, what are you running from?
Little death, I feel you catching on
Little dream, I swear I’m coming home
Little time, what we have to save
Little lies, what we have to make
Little red, I feel you hanging on so learn to walk away
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Puppy Fat
03:25
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Goddamn, I think I’m losing it again
I tried to make ends meet and tried to make amends
So why can I not shift this weight?
There’s a beat that beating right through my chest
I’ve always tried so hard to always try my best
These shoulders either bend or break
Those days were setting me off
Those nights were tearing me down
But they were the best times I’d ever had
Those dreams were wearing me thin
But my seams were too strong to give in
And I know I’m bound to get better
But I’ll never take it back
I’ve kept the letters she wrote me safe
Once in a while, I’ll read them through and trace over the words to push me to
Another reason to complain
I’m going over and over these thoughts all again
But I still can’t keep my hands off you
Those days were setting me off
Those nights were tearing me down
But they were the best times I’d ever had
Those dreams were wearing me thin
But my seams were too strong to give in
And I know I’m bound to get better
But I’ll never take it back
I would’ve stolen the sun to keep you warm
When I’ve been burning and learning and all these tables are turning whilst trying to weather through this storm
Those days were setting me off
Those nights were tearing me down
But they were the best times I’d ever had
These dreams could pull you apart if you’re weak in your mind and your heart
But just know you’ll always get better
Just don’t ever take it back
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3. |
The Boy Took Flight
03:05
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Who are you to say that all of this has no meaning,
And tell me what you think when your thoughts are running dry?
It’s true that this was not for…
You and all of your friends can get to fuck when you have heard this
Yeah, I was just a boy that heard his share of lies too soon
Look what you made me do
I used to keep your clothes on my floor so I could hold them
But I would not begin to admit how I felt so sure
That none of them were yours
And so I dressed every word that I said
In irony and tried to leave what little I had left
In a box under the bed
This is how it feels when you let
Your heart take hold over your head
Nothing’s ever perfect so settle for what is worth it instead
Everyone around here has loose lips when they’ve been drinking
And I must hear the same old stories every single night
And I don’t have the time to search for land when I abandon sinking ships
It’s the match that lit the catalyst to why this boy took flight
To make it out alive
Now this is how it feels when you try
In spite of everyone else to make it right
When everything is changing apart from that race in your mind
How did I live like that?
But this is all that I can do now
I could try to spread these wings and make myself something to show how
That this is all I have left now
So I’ll set off round the world to find the highs that cancel out the comedown
How did I live like that?
How did I live like that?
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Sober
03:55
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Attrition seems to come in threes these days
Each addition ascends and then takes centre stage
Black concrete choked on the artificial heart
Your long reach couldn’t span the two of us
How deep down will you take root?
That old-hat-approach won’t suit the head it rests upon
“But it’s my life” you scream
Such a sad sight to see
Wake up or break free
I’m sober even though I’ve drunk all night
Exposure for a devastating price
White liar inspired by an iron lung
This ire lit a fire between the both of us
Hold out your hand, I guess I’ll take it
When the only other option is to break it
I’ll meet you midway if I have to
Better that than take a swing straight at you
Don’t mistake my restraint for mercy
I’ll hurt you more than you could ever hurt me
I’ve played it over again and again
I think we both know how it ends when it ends
And it ends how it ends
How low will you fucking sink?
Throwing caution to the wind won’t play the way you’ve planned
None less to stress upon
Three things you wish you’d never done
Now it’s all history
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5. |
Dancing In The Rain
04:42
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Back when I could touch my toes
Before the beating
There laid an overwhelming glow
Yet so misleading
A poison apple in the bunch
But laced with sweetener
She swore I was the only one
And I believed her
Out in the pouring rain
As we swung and swayed
An ocean down by our feet
And the sound of the sea
It all blurs into the first time, or the last time, whenever it was
All I remember is the cold and the cost
So when the knuckles met my nose
Next to the roadside
Under a never-ending low
There was a faint light
There’s always two Jokers in the deck
And we were dreaming
Carefully constructed what I said
And she believed it
Out in the pouring rain
As we swung and swayed
An ocean down by our feet
And the sound of the sea
It all blurs into the first time, or the last time, whenever it was
All I remember is the cold and the cost
Don’t look now, but I’m upside down and I don’t want to get up
If I keep it in, it’ll surely win but I think the words are stuck
A part of me is apart from me, I left it where I was
So turn around ‘cause it can’t be found
Enough’s always enough
I feel those years inside my bones
When I hear the creaking
Although it was so long ago
It’s never easy
To think about the odd one out
And all the fine print
My side is all I care about
Besides, I could be lying
Out in the pouring rain
As we swung and swayed
An ocean down by our feet
And the sound of the sea
It all blurs into the first time, or the last time, whenever it was
All I remember is the cold and the cost
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6. |
Sentimental
02:55
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Wasting hours spending time rehearsing in your room
Chasing down this bottle that we use as the excuse
For playing music loudly just to drown out all the noise
So once we’re through this we’ll part ways with a kiss, we have no choice
With sentiment I am leaving her this note
So she won’t forget that I wanted her to know that
We’ve got all the time in the world for this
Or at least a better understanding…
Of what love is
The meaning we’ve been told is overused
Because above me is a girl I swear I never knew
Until this evening
I met her in the dark of a crowded room
And now she’s leaving me with no way out
Look how she moves
With sentiment she is leaving me this note
So I won’t forget that she wanted me to know that
We’ve got all the time in the world for this
Or at least a better understanding
Oh, I know there are ways around this coming from moving forwards with the lights turned off
And it shows, even though I feel shit, I still feel better than I did
With sentiment, darling, please just let me go
So we don’t forget that I’m trying to get
Over all the things we did back when we both were
The reasons for this misunderstanding
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Auburn
06:02
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Late nights and tired eyes, for that I’m yours
Stiff drinks and wish lists until we’re cured
I’ve got a letter for the better part of I will take you home
But I won’t take you down, no
All this surrounds me, around me now
If home’s where the heart is; I live in you
If old’s where the past is; I’ll hide ’til new
You still remind me of the time we drank out to the cause
Of late night and tired eyes, for this I’m pure
Carry on shining sweet silver lining and take, take me for my worth
Hold out the screaming and keep on dreaming but please, please don’t do your worst
Take all the learning and keep me burning to make, make me feel your love
For now, I’m leaving
You keep repeating three words but I can’t keep this up
“All that I am now, you left you mark
Fuck you for saying you have got heart
I still remember every ember that we burned out to the sky
Tell me a promise and I’ll show you a lie”
Carry on shining
Carry on shining sweet silver lining and take, take me for my worth
Hold out the screaming and keep on dreaming but please, please don’t do your worst
Take all the learning and keep me burning to make, make me feel your love
For now, I’m leaving
You keep repeating three words but I can’t keep this up
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8. |
Pillow Talk
05:30
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Wasn’t sure if I wanted to stay out
You could tell that I had to leave
So you picked me up and talked me down
You had nowhere you needed to be
When we met I was flickering
And your candle had been burning out
I could feel your body shivering
So I warmed you up as you cooled me down
But you’d never say you were on your way
You asked me to leave the light on and let you be
Just for tonight I had this thought
“This is the last time I’ll play ‘Pillow Talk’”
And if those words from my lips meant anything to you
It’s all okay, the meaning remains
That cold night way back when meant everything
But “everything” changed
It’s better this way
Now I know why I couldn’t stay there
I think I’ve known it all along
But you’d never say you were on your way
You asked me to leave the light on and let you be
Just for tonight I had this thought
“This is the last time, it’s the last time I’ll play ‘Pillow Talk’”
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9. |
Time & Place
05:23
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Lost myself for a second when it grew cold in June
Words travelled like birds in the air and perched by your room
Didn’t plan on a turn for the worse, I was just settling scores
Try a creating a universe first then we’ll talk
I’ll apologise for nothing
“Wrong place at the wrong time”
It’s all got to have been for something more than this…
Found a way through the turbulence in all of the lights and the sounds
Made a rod, dug a grave, burnt a bridge, doubled down
I’ll apologise for nothing
“Wrong place at the wrong time”
It’s all got to have been for something more than this;
1. Broken hearts
2. Absent friends
3. Regret
But the fact is I don’t take it back (take it back)
I won’t apologise for anything less than that
I went running for cover like the little motherfucker I was
Couldn’t face what I’d assembled so I made haste against all the odds
I went running for cover…
All at the expense of others
What ever I claimed to be, I’m not
I’ll apologise for nothing
“Wrong place at the wrong time”
It’s all got to have been for something more than this;
1. Broken hearts
2. Absent friends
3. Regret
But the fact is I don’t take it back (take it back)
I won’t apologise for anything less than that
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10. |
Lasting Impression
04:56
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I was a sixth-form drop out
With an ego the size of my great big mouth
I said what I meant and I meant what I said
When I was 17 and letting it all out
What a stupid young man
For years unemployed; lived with mum and dad
I tried to stay young for most of my life
I’m 33 now, god, where goes the time?
Still an atheist
I’ve prayed and I’ve read and I’m still not convinced
But I don’t have the answers to all of life’s questions
I shudder at thought of even the suggestion that I used to be right
Looking back now, I can say that it’s fine
Well maybe, not definitely
Certainly got to leave the past in the past
But the truth is, it’s haunting me
I used to be aimless and senseless, it’s driving me crazy
Useless, pathetic and most of all, lazy
But I was only a kid
I was self-conscious, obnoxiousness
A lack of a conscience then I grew up
I’ll admit I could’ve done more than I did
But all the time that I’ve spent; I’d do the same all over again
Well, I’ve got some new friends
There’s the old ones I speak to every now and then
And a few that I haven’t caught up with since school
I don’t think that it matters, it’s just life and that’s cool
But I hope that they’re well
You can pick up the phone any time you need help
Or a shoulder to cry on, someone to rely on
A blast from the past; goes for my exes as well
It’s funny how things change and what stays the same
The older that I get, the less I seem to know
But confidentially shout about what I definitely don’t
It’s who I am
I’ll bet you can relate to that
Well if we’re keeping score then we’re perfectly flawed
Promising not to keep doing what we’ll keep doing anymore
Aimless and senseless, it’s driving me crazy
Useless, pathetic and most of all, lazy
But I was only a kid
I was self-conscious, obnoxiousness
A lack of a conscience then I grew up
I’ll admit I could’ve done more than I did
But all the time that I’ve spent; I’d do the same all over again
Well, doesn’t it make you think if the last fifteen years moved so fast then what about the next to come?
I’ll be pushing 50, still writing these songs
Wonder who will be with me and who will be gone
If what goes around comes around
Then maybe I’m destined to be the same as I am now
I used to be aimless and senseless, it’s driving me crazy
Useless, pathetic and most of all, lazy
But I was only a kid
I was self-conscious, obnoxiousness
A lack of a conscience then I grew up
I’ll admit I could’ve done more than I did
But all the time that I’ve spent; I’d do the same all over again
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