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Track 0
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Two of Wands
03:51
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Late night conversations, what’s been on your mind?
Lately I’ve been waiting, for a waste of time
Read me like a book
Treat me like the sea
Take me by the hand
Tell me who I am
Tell me who I’ll be
Play me like a song
Wake me like a dream
Make me pick and choose
Tell me who are you
Tell me what are we
Turn the two of wands, keep me hanging on (x2)
I’ve been safe and patient, say I’m doing fine
But if I’m risking something, could you waste my time?
Read me like a book
Treat me like the sea
Take me by the hand
Tell me who I am
Tell me who I’ll be
Play me like a song
Wake me like a dream
Make me pick and choose
Tell me who are you
Tell me what are we
Turn the two of wands, keep me hanging on (x2)
Turn the two of wands, keep me hanging on (x4)
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Little Windows
03:26
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Now I never have to wonder (yeah)
About the weather you’ve been under (yeah)
And all the places you’ve been eating (so hip!)
Or all the people you’ve been meeting (no shit?)
And if I close my eyes and try real hard
I can almost hear the way you talk
I spent all day reading your thoughts
about the life you’re living since I’m gone
So many different faces fill your places in between
And you look so put together, and you never think of me
The little windows, into your bedroom
This has gotta be worse than not knowing
This has gotta be worse than not knowing
Yeah, your lighting’s always perfect (oh yeah)
And your eyes still make me nervous (oh yeah)
And I always get to know just what you think about the bullshit
And you still make me laugh, its (so sad)
And if I close my eyes and try real hard
I can almost hear the way you talk
I spent all day reading your thoughts
about the life you’re living since I’m gone
I’ve been trying to find the filter that’ll hide this side of me
And the perfect tongue of silver to spin the words you’d wanna read
The little windows, into your bedroom
This has gotta be worse than not knowing
This has gotta be worse than not knowing
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I Just Wanna Die
02:55
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You say you’re getting sick of my shit, how do you think I feel?
Can’t escape my brain or my body, think I might cut that wheel
Hit the guardrail flying like 90, aiming at the setting sun
I’m not a fighter, I’m so fucking tired, crying since ’91
I just wanna die (x10)
Another heater, sweating through my t-shirt, sticking to my carseat back
I crack a smile, staring at my eyelids, picturing my body snap
You’ve gotta trust me, I know that I’m lucky, everything’s been going fine
I’m not a liar, I’m not suicidal, so why do I want to die?
I just wanna die (x10)
Tell everybody that I’m sorry, in every meaning of the word
I can’t explain the thing that’s got me, save my complaining for the birds
I just wanna die (x20)
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South America
02:21
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Stay out
Hit the bell and leave the takeout
They’re telling me it’s great out
So many plans that you could lay out
So why don’t…
I stay in here with my problems, taking on water, wasting your trust again
You go ahead on without me, you’ll see, I’ll make a meal of your dust and
I’ll move out far to South America, where I can’t be found and
I wasn’t strong enough to carry ya, so I let you down and
I took a survey of the area, it said I’m tightly wound and
If I let loose the noose I’m wearing, well then I’d hit the ground
Stay out
I’m getting ready for the flake out
Don’t have time to watch it shake out
My excuses all got played out
So why don’t…
You hit the bricks with your savior complex, I lack the context for fitting in
My cause is lost and I paid the cost, so I promise that you won’t miss me
I’ll move out far to South America, where I can’t be found and
I wasn’t strong enough to carry ya, so I let you down and
I took a survey of the area, it said I’m tightly wound and
If I let loose the noose I’m wearing, well then I’d hit the ground
I’ll move out far to South America, where I can’t be found and
I wasn’t strong enough to carry ya, so I let you down and
I took a survey of the area, it said I’m tightly wound and
If I let loose the noose I’m wearing, well then I’d hit the ground
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Take Me Out, Coach
04:17
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Could you lie and say you want me? Hold on
I’ve stripped my screws from wanting you
And in my eyes lies a worry I can’t hide
That I’ve done all that I can do
Take me out, I’ve got all that I can get from
Restless running in these shoes
Wake me up, I’ve done all the dreaming I’m gonna do
I’ve got nothing left to lose
What’s the point of being honest? I know
Pointed looks and pointed heels
They add up and I admonish, stay home
Peel it off, no more appeals
Take me out, I’ve got all that I can get from
Restless running in these shoes
Wake me up, I’ve done all the dreaming I’m gonna do
I’ve got nothing left to lose
(Don’t waste your time)
The clock’s stopped watching, so don’t kiss and tell
(Pay no mind)
I’ve got nothing left I’ve yet to sell
(Another crime)
Got caught fishing in the wishing well
(No safe to find)
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Overtime
03:39
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Now I’ve gone too far to beat this
And I’ve told you that I care
And I don’t know what I’m waiting for, but I know
If you call me, I’ll be there
(I promise, I promise, I promise)
Hidden hands and severed ties
I always planned to die by twenty-five
now I’m living in overtime
Crossed the map with tired eyes
I never found the place I thought I’d find
so I’m living in overtime
I never wanted to be an issue
Another fire to put out
I think I thought I wouldn’t miss you, but you know
I never had it figured out
Saw the clock tick through my flooded eyes
Is it killing time or am I killing time
Put the deadbolt on the door and thought of you
Hidden hands and severed ties
I always planned to die by twenty-five
now I’m living in overtime
Crossed the map with tired eyes
I never found the place I thought I’d find
so I’m living in overtime
Hidden hands and severed ties
I always planned to die by twenty-five
(I promise)
so I’m living in overtime
(I promise)
Crossed the map with tired eyes
I never found the place I thought I’d find
(I promise)
So I’m living in overtime
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Sleeping In
03:20
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When you rolled back in to town, from a million miles away
I was holding it down, or at least that’s what I tried to say
How could I even compare, to the places that you’d seen
You’d been breathing different air, I was suffocating
You caught me sleeping, when I should have been dreaming
Fucked up the feeling, stuck staring at ceilings
Slipped and missed a couple of clock ticks
Too scared to say what I should have said
I guess I should have gotten my watch fixed
Maybe then my timing wouldn’t be so shit
You asked why we didn’t date
You said we could have been great
Kept getting in my own way, never had confidence
Missed a shot I didn’t take
Didn’t show up for the game
Another highlight play, guess I’ll go back to bed again
You caught me sleeping, when I should have been dreaming
Fucked up the feeling, stuck staring at ceilings
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
(Don’t wake me up, don’t wake me up, don’t wake me up, don’t wake me up)
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
(Don’t wake me up, don’t wake me up)
You caught me sleeping, when I should have been dreaming
Fucked up the feeling, stuck staring at ceilings
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Asking
02:54
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Headlights casting, into dead nights splashing
Your left side laughing, at the signs I’m passing
You turn to ask me, and the words move past me
Am I really asking, what you think I’m asking?
With you sitting close to me, I’m barely keeping my cool
Got caught up looking at you, and didn’t say a thing
Clear skies playing, in your eyes’ shine laying
On your right side saying, that I might try waiting
You turn to face me, and the world moves safely
My heart starts racing, and you say, “Time’s wasting.”
I never thought I could be, good enough to assume you’d want to…
Fuck it, I’m asking you to be with me
We’ll never have to be, alone here anymore
Spend our days and weeks, turning walls to doors
And I don’t know what I, was ever waiting for
But I’m right here by your side
And that’s all I’m asking for
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Sailor + Lula
03:33
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I don’t know, where you go, when you close your eyes
Breathing slow, and I hope, that it’s somewhere nice
Holding your hand, making a plan, to share my life
I think I can, be your man, could you be my wife?
We could go to the desert, or to the beach at night
I’m not trying to be clever, I’d marry you anywhere, I don’t care, I
Was alone when I met you, now I’ll never leave your side
I’ve got something to tell you, I want you to be my wife
They say it’s not easy, and we should take our time
Maybe I’m just naive but, I think we can get it right
I hope you’ll believe me, when I tell you what’s on my mind
I’ve got a query…
Hey, will you be my wife?
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Making Miles
03:58
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I said I always liked the rain
He said, “That’s why you’re such a pain.”
Brushed back his shaggy picture frame
Warm air fogging window panes
Cold rain landing on the glass
He says, “Just let the feeling pass.”
I say I’ll never be enough
He swears it isn’t all so tough
But if I was sunny, he’d want me, he’d tell me that I’m funny
Be blushing, the front seat, we’d run across the country
My hand on his thigh, and he’d look me in the eye and say
“I’ve stalled out awhile, I think I’ll make a couple miles with you.”
Cut lights and let the engine die
Dry eyes, I sang Big Girls Don’t Cry
Got out and walked home in the rain
Found a view and threw my keys away
But if I was sunny, he’d want me, he’d tell me that I’m funny
Be blushing, the front seat, we’d run across the country
Not one dream undone, he’d be comfy in my company
The sunbeams in front of me, like diamonds on the concrete
My head on his shoulder, a sigh to tide me over
I’m closer to closure, the road keeps turning over
My hand on his thigh, and he’d look me in the eye and say
“I’ve stalled out awhile, I think I’ll make a couple miles with you.”
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