1. |
Winnebago
04:54
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Look at me now
16 going on 21 felt so long ago
Look at me now
The circle is finally closing up on another age
Look at me now
I’m getting ready for the next big change to come
Please see me now
I’m doing so much better than the last time I saw your face
But I don’t dream anymore
I don’t dream anymore
Look at me now
Remember when I saw a girl in a place I’d never been
She looked nothing like you
But she’d seen so much more than you’d believe
It wasn’t this time
The idea of time was frozen still like the waters beneath me
She was so innocent
In a way, I guess she reminded me of... me
But I don’t dream anymore
I don’t dream anymore
Wake me up to a different story
We’ll buy a Winnebago
Never thought I’d know what love was
But we’ve grown so old
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2. |
Just Like Superman
04:40
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I wanna’ move out before I get too old
Before my mind goes numb and my heart grows cold
I wanna’ find a place where they’ll nurture my soul
And I wanna’ move out with you
I wanna’ get out before I let you in
Before the world comes crashing at the gates again
I wanna’ start anew in a brand new place
But I wouldn’t mind if you did too
I wanna’ swap hedges for neon lights
Some that don’t work but that’s alright
Not enough room for two lounge chairs
But that’s alright by you
We’ll hit some bars on each Saturday
If you’re not working and if I’ve been paid
Unless you wanna’ see some other friends
And in that case, I guess I do too
But on these nights
When you’ve been crying
I’d go backwards ‘round the world
Just to know you’re gonna’ be alright
And all these lies
You’ve been keeping
We’ll pack away for the night
If they’re gonna’ start another fight
The fridge has been broken for about a week
Your boss keeps calling and you’re losing sleep
I think he’s got a thing for broke employees
Or maybe he’s just got a thing for you (I don't know)
I’m not being jealous, but it just ain’t right
You’re bending over backwards for this fucking guy
I wanna’ go and scrape my keys along his car
But I won’t do it if you don’t want me to
I wanna’ turn my music up so damn loud
That the bastard downstairs can’t hear us shout
The rent’s due on Monday but you bought a TV
I guess that’s okay by me
She said “I don’t wanna’ hurt you but I’m seeing some guy
Who you’re gonna’ hate just because he’s nice
If it doesn’t give you grief in the middle of the night
Then it’s not enough for you”
But on these nights
When you’ve been crying
I’d go backwards ‘round the world
Just to know you’re gonna’ be alright
And all these lies
You’ve been keeping
We’ll pack away for the night
If they’re gonna’ start another fight
We'll pack away for the night
'Cause they're gonna' start another fight
I wanna’ move out before I get too old
Before my mind goes numb and my heart grows cold
I wanna’ find a place where they’ll nurture my soul
And I wanna move out with you
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3. |
I Don't Understand
02:39
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If you jump
I won’t catch you
If you run
I won’t run by you
And if you leave
I’ll just let you
I’ll abandon all I’ve got
But I know that all I got is you
There was a man
Who lived inside me
You took his hand
And look, honestly
You taught him things
He’d never learned
But now his world is tossed and turned
All his foundations tumbling down
Are you proud?
I should know what I am
But it’s plain to see
That there’s a woman in the mirror
Staring back at me
And I don’t understand
No I don’t understand him
I don’t understand at all
There is a man
You’re forgetting to mention
He’s got your number
And your attention
What he has
Can’t be measured
By the pseudo-scientists
Or calculated online tests
And I can tell my asking is pestering you
But I know what we had
It’s a shame to see
How a love can crash and burn so easily
But I know I never had you
I know I never had you
I won’t ever get near you again
‘Cause I don’t understand you
I don’t understand
No I don’t understand you at all
All I know is I never had you
I don’t understand
But I won’t ever get near you again
And I don’t understand
No I don’t understand you
I don’t understand you at all
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4. |
(You)
05:07
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Cried myself to sleep last night
Now I won't be safe come morning light
'Cause I miss you
Yeah I miss you
Deep down I know you're not right for me
You use manipulative tactics and I swear defeat
'Cause I miss you
Yeah I miss you
Now this bed
Has your body outlined and your
Scent lingers
On the sheets that are thrown upon the floor
Fuck, I miss you
Bump another hit
And I’ll say “God Damn”
Took an adrenaline shot
To the chest to get myself over you
Better get myself over you
Ran away playing
In a rock 'n roll band
But every face in the crowd is somebody who looks
A lot like you
But never really you
And I said
That I'd never go back there again
But I dreamt
About you and I making amends
New Year's Eve
It came and went
Now I'm on the same couch
As the night I spent here with you
But not really with you
Been about a year since we started this game
I just hope you think of me and I'm not insane
For thinking of you
Now this bed
Has your body outlined and your
Scent lingers
On the sheets that are thrown upon the floor
They’re stained red
Since you sliced me back open, now your
Bruised fingers
Scrape my heart and they rattle my bones
Fuck, I miss you
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5. |
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How to wreck someone's day:
Tell them that you love them
Only to follow it up with
Telling them it's all over
How to wreck someone's day:
Take their happiness
As an attack on you
Not being able to find your own
It's how to wreck someone's day
How to wreck someone's day:
Build a bridge of trust
Only to knock it down
When they walk upon it
How to wreck someone's day:
Be a hero
Tell them you'll always be there
Then walk away
That's how to wreck someone's day
How to wreck someone’s day:
Fall in love
Break a heart
Patch it up
Tear apart
Walk away
Find another one that you want
Tell them lies
Tell them truths
Keep them guessing
Till you're through
Then repeat
And watch them crawling on back to you
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6. |
Melatonin
05:26
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I'm addicted to loneliness
There's nothing in my life to cause concern
I'm afflicted by coffee-stained sheets
My body is breaking more every day
There's nothing I wanted to hear you say
I'm afflicted by shades on my bed
Got no prescription to melatonin
My system check failed registration day
No coffee-cup stains taking up my bed
Her hair's summer blonde
And I'm winter; dulled down
I'm pulling up as she's pushing me
Sometimes she compliments my dress
Too bad she's taken
And I'm taken by sheets
With red stains from inkblots and doppler breeze
No manicured nails scratching my broken seams
Got no prescription to melatonin
My heart's on the line and the chopping board
No manicured nails scratching up my bed
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7. |
Galaxies
03:27
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Sometimes I wish
My body was water
I'd make my way through any crevice
My whole body
Collapsed into water
It has no shape
Except what you make of it
Sometimes I think
My mind is an ocean
It might make sense
From the right point of view
Sometimes I wish
My mind was a river instead
I think your heart
Is made up of galaxies
No limit to what you could conjure
I think your veins
Are a little like time
Keeping you running
But it will be the end of you
I think this love
It could be a dream
'Cause I could wake up at any moment
Maybe this love
Is a little out of our league
Check my pulse as the clock strikes twelve
Another day in my mortal shell
I imagine your hands on my neck
And suddenly this life seems worth it
Bringing you such pleasure in my demise
Sometimes I wish that I was stronger
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8. |
Tragicomedies
05:26
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Rain on my windowsill
That’s where I’ll start
‘Cause words seem to fail me
On a heart torn apart
We talked about love & art
When we were together
But conversation fizzled up
When we saw the weather was fine
We saw the weather was fine
Coffee shops, noodle box
I still remember
Two ghosts in an alley
The first time we made out
Your lips were like wine
But at the time, I hadn’t tasted it
Still, you let me go on
Believing in all my bullshit
You believed all my bullshit
Under the blankets
We’d conduct investigations
With my phone on vibration
That’s too much information
I’d like to pass it off as just infatuation
But there’s nothing like being in love
When you’re on Medication
Nothing like being in love when you’re on medication
I heard you moved to Melbourne
Actually, I’ll clear the air
I know you moved to Melbourne
‘Cause I google your name here and there - you’ll be happy
Well, as much as you can be
If you still like the same things
You probably still like tragicomedies
You probably still like tragicomedies
You probably still like them
I can’t help it
I probably still like them too
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9. |
Lover On My Skin
03:07
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Hello cutie
I’m glad you came
I’ve been missing the feeling that you bring
Hello lovely
You bring me pain, but
I’m feeling so alive again
I’m feeling so alive again
Yeah, I promised
I’d never go back
But here you are and here I am
Told all my friends
I’d never see you again
But you’re a happy accident on my skin
A happy accident on my skin
You’re a pain but I let you in
(Giving me something better
You’re giving me something better)
You’re a lover on my skin
(Giving me something better
You’re giving me something better)
And now I won’t see you again
(Give me something better
You give me something better)
You’re already fading from my skin
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10. |
Better In The Dark
05:25
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He asked if I could take you home
I thought I had more self-control
Tom Waits on my car stereo
I dropped you off but you didn’t go
You said that I could come inside
I should’ve declined but I said “alright”
Showed me all the music that you liked
And now your hand’s creeping up my thigh
This isn’t who I really am
Some urge is coming from within
You pull me close enough to damn
What kind of mess have I stepped in?
I’ve played it backwards through my mind
Slow motion thoughts but in real time
I wish I could leave it all behind
But when it comes to desperate, I’m the paradigm
Told you it had been a long time since
Someone thought me worthy to lock lips
I was gonna’ leave with just “goodbye”
Why did I turn around, why did I catch your eye?
This isn’t who I really am
Turn off the lights, shall we begin?
Moments of weakness let you in
And now you’re etched beneath my skin
We fuck around with all our friends
Now I can’t seem to make amends
This vicious cycle knows no end
But I’d probably do it all again
I’m better in the dark
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