1. |
The Falling Too
03:26
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Hello again, I must be going
Hello again, I must be going strong
It’s in the wonder of not knowing
Beats the sense that what you know is wrong-uh-ong
It’s not the fall that does the damage
Well, it’s the fall, but it’s the falling too
You’ll understand when you’re on the pavement
When you’re on the pavement it will all come to you-oo-oo
I’ve never felt inconsequential
I’ve never felt the way I do with you
It’s not the fall that does the damage
Well, it’s the fall but it’s the falling too- oo - oo
What makes you think that what you know is right?
What makes you think it’s up to you?
What makes you think that what you know is right?
When it’s just me instead of me and you me instead of me and you
You withstood the damage, too.
Hello again, I must be going
I hear you say you should be going too
It’s not the fall that does the damage
Well, it’s the fall but it’s the falling, too
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2. |
Down and Distant
04:08
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Undone by distance
Obscured by clouds
There’s nothing you can say
There’s nothing you can shout
For mostly water
We’re terribly loud
There’s nothing you can say
There’s nothing you can shout
And if those sirens
Don’t drown us out
You are cold and cryptic
Down and distant
There’s nothing to worry about
Acts of aggression
Or actions without
There’s nothing you can say
There’s nothing you can shout
A strong foundation
Riddled with doubt
There’s nothing you can say
I’ve gotta figure this out
And if those sirens
Don’t drown us out
Than neither will the Tanqueray I doubt
Chorus
What starts as fascination
Turns into a game
Hey thats me
We’re one and the same
If you’re looking for someone to blame
Chorus x2
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3. |
Selena
03:11
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Nobody knows you
But they like you
They really like you
And they smile when you walk in the door
Did someone tell you
That you had to
So you try to
Make those shoes look comfortable
What are you a container for
Do you wanna hold onto something more
Is there something wrong with me
Or is there something wrong with everything
Another hour spent for nothing
Another prom queen
Locks herself in the bathroom stall
A horror movie with a love scene
A little mean streak
Left her date all alone in the hall
Can you get out from under the weight
Of everything that’s crushing you
Beneath a thousand fools
Stay cool get hot
Stay young get bored
Nobody knows you
But they like you
They really like you
At least that’s what you’re told
They’ll let you read it
When you’re older
A little older
Once your youth’s been bought and sold
Worship what you can’t afford
They built this world for you to envy
Your face turns plasticine
Your eyelids growing ever heavy
Chorus x2
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4. |
Not For Me
02:58
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So as it goes
You've gotten what you wanted
And I suppose
You never wanted me
So typical
I surrender myself to your indifference
Hoping you'd unveil some secrets that
Never were for me
Now I suppose
I'll pause at every window
Pressing my nose up
Closely to the screen
So typical
You'll bask in the glow of all your apathy
Holding onto all the secrets that
Never were for me
So as it goes
You're right back where you started
Eye witnesses can
Place you at the scene
So cynical
You're burning the pages before you read them
Hoping to destroy some secrets that
Never were for me
So typical
I surrender myself to your indifference
Hoping you'd unveil some secrets that
Never were for me
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5. |
Your Worst Nightmare
04:17
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I wouldn't dare
Tell you the truth
I have been waiting my whole life for you
Statue of man
In a museum
Frightened to touch but not frightened to feel
I am your worst nightmare
I am your worst nightmare
I'll still be here when you wake from your sleep
I'll make you promises and I can keep them
I won't let you down
I won't let you down
When did the days
Grow so small
Blending together and threatening us all
What did you say
About slipping away
Make me an expert in dulling your pain
I am your worst nightmare
I am your worst nightmare
I'll still be here when you wake from your sleep
I'll tell you promises and I can keep them
I won't let you down
I won't let you down
Chorus
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6. |
My Father's Cologne
03:40
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I promised I'd be brave
When you said you were working late
No longer alone
Now that you're home
It smells like my father's cologne
Car settles on the lawn
And you're crashing down the hall
The bottle that you broke
I wish you hadn't come home
It smells like my father's cologne
Ever since I moved away
I feel there's so much more to say
Swore over the phone
You'll always be my home
The smell of my father's cologne
Counting the seconds in between
Eyes straight ahead
Not on the drain I'm circling
Too late to fall asleep
So I pour another drink
Now that I'm alone
It was right under my nose
It smells like my father's cologne
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7. |
Can't Have Both
04:55
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Frigid mornings
In a wind-up car
Good intentions
Only go so far
Are you feeling
The way that you should
Are you feeling well
I mean good
This could be my learning curve
You don’t get more than you deserve
You can’t have both
I remember the way that we felt
Into the evening
Before the bottom fell
Out on the street
People walking in pairs
Trying to forget
Trying to care
This could be my learning curve
You don’t get more than you deserve
You can’t have both
This new normal
Is starting to wilt
Choking down our
Admissions of guilt
I say the words
That you want me to
I can’t win
I can’t lose
This could be my favorite view
How could I turn away from you
This could be my learning curve
You don’t get more than you deserve
You can’t have both
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8. |
Run Run Run
03:38
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A class of rolling eyeballs
Forty five minutes left to go
Another bonus question
That nobody seems to know
And you were there
By the time they turned around
You were gone
Already movin on
You better learn to run
I scratched your name into a desk
Sat in the last row of class
So I could just be by myself
Chemistry smells like rubber and fuel
Lab partner whispers let meet up after school
And you were there
You waited for a while
He never came
And he never said goodbye
You better learn to run
Out of sight
But on my mind
By the time you’ve crossed the line
You better learn to run
You don’t have to want it
That’s not the way this works
You look up at the sky
But you don’t see nothing except
The sun so bright it hurts
And you were there
But by the time they came around
You were gone
Already movin on
You better learn to run
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The night lingers on
As they file out the bar
Feeling no worse for the wear
A familiar glow
Casts a light on the show
Tonight you’ll be meeting her there
She never can stay til the morning
Each night always ends with a no
You’ll never believe me
But trust me completely
Love me then leave me alone
Drawing the shades on the next side of town
With the neighbors that she’s never met
Some things never are and some things never end
And some things you’d rather forget
You know they make doors for a reason
For the sins that you just can’t atone
There’s no point in styaing
I know what you’re saying
Love me then leave me alone
It always shows
In the way you track distance through discarded phones
Away you go
And the rest of us may never know
The night lingers on in this cheap hotel bar
You stare at the dull silver tap
She hasn’t checked in
Heaven knows where she’s been
It’s a trip that you’ve come to expect
You won’t be around in the morning
You leave the front desk with a note
You'll never believe me, my hearts changed completely
So long now, I’ll leave you alone
You’ll never believe me or trust me completely
Love me then leave me alone
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