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Paint Brain
02:05
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Shy away
You let your guard down
But I don't have the steady hands to make this shot count
Stray dog, you're right in front of me
Dead and gone is all we'll ever be
With bad dreams, and now we'll never sleep
I've felt this way
At least a hundred times before
The candle's burning at both ends
I know you want, but I can't give you more
Stray dog, you're right in front of me
Dead and gone is all we'll ever be
With bad dreams
And now we'll never sleep
The same song is always on repeat
We're older, with common enemies
So here's this, here's something you can keep
I hope it helps you sleep
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2. |
Cold
02:54
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I will lie wide awake
The ceiling will stare right back with a subtle shake
While you give it all away
And I think it every day
You give it all away
It's your bed and you just made it
You're such a quiet sleeper
Now that you've found a keeper
To get cut and bleed out gold
And now you're growing better,
But still you're plucking petals
It only hurts you, this I know
You're distant like my father and careful like my mother
That's why we hurt eachother exactly like we do
You grow tired and learn to face it
It's your bed and you just made it
You're so cold
And now you hate to be alone
And you never come home
You're so cold
You're such a quiet sleeper
Now that you've found a keeper
To get cut and bleed out gold
You're so cold
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3. |
Cobwebs
03:28
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Don't hold back, I'm lying for the last time
There's something that's hiding in those tired eyes
And it's got the best of you
Spin cobwebs, you're making what you'll never need
Now grayscale is all that I will ever see
And I'm missing shades of blue
If you speak at all, would you just speak low?
If you want to leave me, would you just say so?
You start a war every time you blink your eyes
And come back for more, every time I feel my hands start shaking
Don't hold back, I'm lying for the last time
There's something that's hiding in those tired eyes
And it's got the best of you
If you speak at all, would you just speak low?
If you want to leave me, would you just say so?
You start a war, every time you blink your eyes
And come back for more every time your hands, they shake
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4. |
Truth Be Told
03:18
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I thought it might be the last time
You give up, give in to past lines
Truth be told, I'm all out of lies
Truth be told I think there might be a reason why you're trying to save face
And that's why we're here in the first place
Truth be told I'm all out of lies
Truth be told I think there might be
Something in my head, that keeps getting in our way
My heart's been heavier than lead
I'm too tired to take back what I said
So I'll try to sleep this off instead, and slow it all down
For seven years you never changed pace
That's why we're here in the first place
Hot and cold, we're two different tides
Truth be told, I think there might be something in my head that keeps getting in our way
I could hear you in my head
Telling me to turn and walk away
But we've still got miles left to go
And I know you've got a lot to say
So say it
My heart's been heavier than lead
I can't take back words I never said
So I'll try to sleep this off instead, and slow it all down
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5. |
Leaving A/B
03:18
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So this is how it goes
Everybody's talking, but no one knows
We'll make it work with open eyes
Knowing that our old haunts are eating us alive
And it sings me to sleep
Every dark night this week
Breaking habits left and right
I'm waiting for a moment to show how much I mean it
And when you finally know it, you'll see why you should try
I woke up alone in Tennessee
Trying to get back to something I lost
That got away from me
Maybe I should try
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6. |
Iron Me Out
03:19
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You're so calm and collected
Another shallow grave to lay my head inside
What I said, I never meant it
So I will learn to lie, and swallow all my pride
So speak those thoughts, and they will haunt you when the morning comes
It's the wrong damn way but you'll learn to let go
My tongue in knots, and it'll haunt me when the morning comes
We're all dead weight but we'll learn to let go
And you say you were made for more than this
So just keep looking through me
When it's all said and done, you'll see what I can see
Fresh blood reminding me
That you and I can never be we
Running out of things that I can do, but you never say so
Running out of things that I can do, but you never say so
Why don't you learn to say so
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7. |
Track 7
03:08
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This is us being irresponsible
And knowing we can do so much more to change our state of mind
When all we want is a little less hysteria
Or maybe a little more, to slowly pass the time
I won't hold any of this against you
This is a funeral song, for a bloody mess of a sinking ship
For every word that you said, and every crack in my head
That I can feel, slowly getting bigger by the inch
I won't hold any of this against you
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Swim
02:20
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So run, just like you've always done
As if there's something right behind you
(You) want something from everyone
But everyone's got nothing left for you
You know it's true
So we swim into a raging sea
Just hold our breath and hope for the best time
(Time) is digging into me
I think it's time we put this to rest, too
You know it's true
So run, just like you've always done
Run
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9. |
Erie
02:43
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You've got iron lungs
And I've got paper bones
We're weightless, at last
As we're making our way home
And all that I have is luck inside my head
Throw me to the wolves, it's your best bet
A notion that I can't shake
Whatever feels the worst is right
All that I have is luck inside my head
Throw me to the wolves, it's your best bet
You say that it's better than it's ever been
But, for every rise, there's a descent
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10. |
Jimmy & Quinn
01:13
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Tread
02:01
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can only see exactly what's in front of me, but I don't trust my eyes, it's never what it seems
When morning finally comes you'll say it's all over and done, but I know dreams can make a monster out of me
Treading water, why should I wait?
When it's only getting harder, and I've become bait
Eleven years went by, you said I guess it's worth a try to make a change, to find a better use of time
When morning finally comes, you'll say it's all over and done, but that can't happen if we never close our eyes
You say you'll find yourself a melody, and learn I'm
Treading water, why should I wait?
When it's only getting harder, and I've become bait, I swear that I've become
You say you'll find yourself a melody and learn that it's always you against me
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12. |
Sarah 1908
02:18
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Despite what you might see, there was once a better me inside this skin
Despite what you believe, everything that's good must someday end
For a whole year I've felt lucky, just to be alive and well
I'd like to think those days have passed, but lately I can't tell
And the ringing in my ears it begs to differ
I can't outrun myself
Lately I've been having dreams where I am all alone six days a week
On the seventh I am bleeding
And on the eighth I wake to find there's no more me
On the ninth I lose my count of days, and try to reclaim all my dignity
To find that you've been watching me
From far away, with folded arms
And laughing while I buckle at the knees
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