1. |
Funeral
07:55
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people change just like seasons and you still feel the side effects
memories scattered about the beach
you need to save yourself before you save everything
and all your friends make jokes at your expense
it's a travesty
and all you want is for this stress to end
so why don't you shut off your tv
no no no don't let the light cover your soul
no no no don't let the light cover your soul
stop moping about
you'll figure it out
because things won't get much better
stop denying help
it only makes things worse and you know it
no one in Mobile
cares about music
which sucks
come and join me in this stupid tirade
against high school drama
things won't change
but you'll change
and that's how life goes
there's nothing you can do about it
this is my funeral and here we are
i know you'll change
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2. |
Eulogy
03:57
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better days seemed to escape us
memories of a past life on the forefront
things will be better if i just close my eyes
and tell myself that everything will be just fine
and i wish i could adopt a new name
i am changing, things are changing
i'll be edmund spenser and write 89 sonnets at the expense of my sanity
i'm alright
i'm alive
i'm asleep and i'm just having a bad dream
and i wish that you would shut up about your ideologies
i'm just trying to catch up on some sleep
am i a hypocrite for being someone that i'm not
i have no choice, the real me got a new job
if no one cares about my friends i'll care about them until they hate me
there's no change in light, no change in life if you're near me
and every sad song's about you and me and me and me and me
and every tragedy has a happy ending because there's an ending
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3. |
Estranged
04:46
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take my hand and walk with me
through these hard times you will see
that things aren't as bad as they seem
trust me
why would you ever want to stay here
when it's so easy for you to leave
and everyone wants you to leave
so leave
i don't smoke
but i'd love to have a smoke
and the food isn't ripe
and the cashiers are on strike
it kinda sucks sometimes
look at all the forests
and all the trees
and all of nature's hidden valleys
all the fresh air and all of the beauty
you declare
i hate everything
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4. |
Cynical
06:07
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he's so cynical she said
he can't get out of bed
nothing's going on in his head but the same sad song
and she's so optimistic
everything has a silver lining
but she's lying to herself and she knows it but she won't let things change
it's been a few years and they've held hands a few times but it felt weird
or at least for her, she's too scared to confront his demons
they know this won't work out
this fear of commitment is overwhelming
they can't leave the house because being alone is the worst feeling
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5. |
Am I in a Movie
06:28
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all these people i know
who will perish in the next world war
all these people on tv
surviving cancer treatments
but here i am
missing you
i could write a song
and hope for the best for us
but all i know is what to say when things get rough
these regrets
morphing into sadness
i can't comfortably say
it wasn't my fault
flashback to that time where we were walking down the hall
we were looking at each other
looking as if we were lovers
towering trees and mountaintops can't get me away from your stupid touch
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6. |
Undone
04:21
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things can only go downhill from here
foils in life, foils in death
how can you argue if you don't get some sleep?
stop whispering
stop whispering
john donne
anne donne
undone
you've had all your fun
now let's snap back into the real world
you're not as different as you thought
you have almost the same ideas
and it's pretty disconcerting when you know that things will end
everything ends
john donne
anne donne
undone
you've had all your fun
now let's snap back into the real world
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i have no idea what i'm doing in my life
i can't see myself in the mirror at night (the lights are off)
full disclosure i haven't eaten in days
i'm a narcissist because i only know how to write in first person
the colors swirling around my head and i paint a picture with them
the colors fade in and out and bleed into each other and it's all grey
gravitational pull doesn't work for me
being able to fly is a lifelong dream
hurtling through the sky 100 mph
i'm crashing into trees yet i still manage to be a coward
listen baby
i'm ready for you
i'm ready for you
don't listen to the sounds that come from your window
i'm rappaccini
i'm screaming
i'm bleeding
come take this flower
it's the same song every night
still i sing along
everyone's dancing and having fun
swinging their hips and singing along
and he's on the steps
phone in hand
because the guitars are out of tune
and the vocals are offkey
and this chord progression
was written by paul mccartney
and there's nothing underneath
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8. |
Why Can't I
06:19
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i don't know what i'm doing
i don't understand the form these songs are taking
i write you into everything
i write you into everything
i can't get away from your stupid gaze
i can't replace you with someone else
all these bad memories replaced
by false memories of when we were in a better place
i write you into everything
i write you into everything
there's always a part for you in my story
i write you into everything
these blackened pages amount to nothing
we're no closer and no farther
i'm incapable of relaxing
i'm begging kaufman to come save me
i haven't shaved in a few weeks
and i'm watching my hair grow in
uneven and patchy
i can't bring myself to do anything about it
so i sit with the electric razor in my hand
glaring at myself in the mirror
saying nothing, thinking nothing
what can i do
i turn around
the blue light flashes
i can't get away from you
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