1. |
Ready?
02:45
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There's this ringing in my head
Somethings gonna happen for me
When it does it will set me free
Till then I'm gonna lay in bed
I wanna be ready when it happens
There's a rolling by my house
The train is jam packed with things
Its bringing em to a far away place
To make someone happy
There's nothing on that train for me
Do i deserve
What's coming to me
Do i deserve
What's coming to me
Do i deserve
what's coming to me
At least i tell myself that I'll be ready
There's a rattling in my heart
Just put the key in and start
But when I turn the damn thing
It just starts yelling back at me
That's no way to be happy
There's a rocking in my soul
And I wanna let the whole world know
Would they let me know
When they're ready to listen
Then I'll be ready to go
I tell myself I'm ready to go
I tell myself I'm ready
And go
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2. |
Air
04:13
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I sleep so restlessly
My eyes tumble in the dark
Remembering what was said to me
The last time I felt a spark
Long before i only felt my sorrow deepen
There was a time where my heart was beating
Forgetting troubles
In Fleeting mumbles
Laying carelessly in bed
Next to a dream that's there when you wake
And makes you laugh when it's getting late
Smiling when nothings left to be said
No desire of ever leaving
I wanna breathe the air you're breathing
I wander endlessly
In fields of fleeting hope
I wonder what comes next for me
An unstable isotope
Tomorrow brings a chance to ask for a dance
Don't step on the foot of romance
Wistful thinking
In silent singing
Laying carelessly in bed
Next to the light that brightens your life
Removes any thoughts of strife
Saving these seconds in my head
No desire of ever leaving
I wanna breathe the air you're breathing
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3. |
Wallowing
02:46
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Could you tell me what I did last night?
And if you could could you then tell me if I seemed alright?
Cuz then I'll know if my façade is fading
Like the two of us
Faded on a hill between the highway, and a parking lot
I've picked out glass from the grass and my fingertips
Last night all my lights got smashed and I can't get a grip
All the cuts on my hands and on my mind
Two separate things that seem to get intertwined
I tell myself it'll get better
Somehow
Every night that I can't remember
I can't remember
Could you tell me what I did last night?
And if you could could you then tell me if I seemed alright?
Cuz then I'll know if my façade is fading
Like the two of us
Faded on a hill between the highway, and a parking lot
I've been kicking cans by the vans parked on the street
Saw your house, bounced from the sidewalk where we would meet
Met my maker in tall glass bottles
That are lining the spaces where I try to coddle
The fear
I tell myself that I'm better
Than this
That's when I can't remember
I can't remember
I've cried in lots, speaking taught, thin, sentences
By the fields and faces I take comfort
In my own way, I died for my sins
I'll be reborn tomorrow, wallowing.
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4. |
Broken Record
03:19
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Tell others what you can't tell yourself
That their solution is right in front of them
Connect the dots so they can start doing what they need to do
Then what am I to do
A solution isn't in sight
Slow down relax it'll be alright
Do for others what you cant do for yourself
Just work with what you have
Use the tools that you've been practicing
For an unrelated task or thing
But find it fits perfectly
Then what am I to do
A solution isn't in sight
Slow down relax It'll be alright
But what if it isn't
I'm so fucking worried that it isn't
By thinking about where I don't wanna be
I'm there
I'm already there
A solution isn't in sight
Slow down slow down don't tell me what to do
I don't wanna be here
I don't wanna be here
I don't wanna be anywhere at all
Till I'm next to you
I lay down close my eyes
It's alright
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5. |
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I've got a case of the heavy heads
The world just seems to stop making sense
The worryings got you working towards a solution
Music isn't helping like it used to
I threw a song on then forgot what I was doing
Then I had the thought, I should stop thinking so much, its time to work towards doing
I gotta find out who I am before its too late
I gotta meet the me on the other side of the mirror
Self discovery hits like epiphanies
When the time just feels so fleeting
I gotta find out who I am
Its been a year of endless reflection
Inside through good intentions
Learning how to focus creativity into good vibes
I'm asking myself all these pointed questions
Like why do we exist? Am I missing a message
Then I realized that the answer resides
In that I never really needed it
I gotta find out who I am before its too late
I gotta meet the me on the other side of the mirror
Self discovery hits like epiphanies
When the time just feels so fleeting
I gotta find out who I am
Am I just wandering?
And who am I asking?
If they took the time to answer would I accept it
All of these questions
Start to feel more like burdens
Lifting dumb thoughts like dumbbells hoping for a gain
Am I winning the game
What is the prize?
When I die will I be satisfied with the other side
Does it really even matter
Like would it make me so happy
Is this thing that I've been searching for is inside
Its like they say
This thing that I've been searching for is inside
Its like they say
This thing that I've been searching for is inside
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6. |
Cherish
03:48
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Sleep when you're ready to sleep
Don't concern yourself with places you don't need to be
Eat when ya feel like eating
As long as you've been managing your feelings
If not, then pack that shit up
Get your feet up out of the muck
Get on your way
Wash rinse repeat
Wake up go to work
Stay up and go to war
These thoughts are cheap
Keep em coming tho
Pump that shit out like gold
Or whatever you cherish
Talk when you're ready to talk
Take a second to collect the thoughts in your head
Then speak the words that you hear
Get a positive rhetoric to appear
If not, be open to change
Don't be so set in your ways
Or you'll waste away
Wash rinse repeat
Wake up go to work
Stay up and go to war
These thoughts are cheap
Keep em coming tho
Pump that shit out like gold
Or whatever you cherish
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7. |
Wilting Conscious
03:03
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I need confidence to tell my friends I love them
Platonic or not they're the best ones that I've got
I hope they're not overwhelmed like I am
I just want them to know before we go and rot
Is it weird for me to emote
Is it weird to find a scapegoat in myself
Cuz I blame the problems instead of solve them
On my wilting conscious, no hope of solace
Then you say hey that's life
Sometimes it's okay to say it's not my fault
I deserve the people in my life
I need reassurance the path i'm on is right
That my daily actions are true to who I am
When schooling always seemed so black and white
Like right and wrong are all that could ever be
Is it weird to lose all hope
Is it weird that I cope with comedy
If I make a fool of myself that's cool
I don't care if I sink the eight ball too
Cuz hey, that's just life
Sometimes it's okay to say it's not my fault
I deserve the people in my life
I'm not going anywhere
Without the ones who got me here
I'm not doing anything
Without thanking those who care
I'm not going anywhere
Without the ones who got me here
I'm not doing anything
Without thanking those who care
I'm thanking those who care
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8. |
TELL IT!!!
01:52
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Write what's on your mind
Figure out where you're going when ya get there
Don't get so bogged down
With big plans of a story worth of telling
Just tell it!
Ya fucking tell it
Say what's on your mind
Just fuckin tell it
I never said much anyway
Hamster on a treadmill
Just get up, get off, go on and grab the carrot
If the metaphor don't fit
Tell yourself you'll come back later and fix it
Or forget it
It's probably fine anyway
This collections of thoughts has to stop at some point
If its problematic
Then let's talk about it
Stop acting like you've got someplace to be
No need to hurry
Just tell it!
Ya fucking tell it
Say what's on your mind
Just tell it
Ya fucking tell it
Say what's on your mind
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9. |
Black and Blue
03:07
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3:48 on a Monday afternoon
Twin city skies are far from blue
29th and Franklin had trouble brewing
An unjust hatred
That finally found its man
Walking up while he's washing down his meal
Knock knock, roll the window down
He started thinking they need help, that's why they're here
They said we're here to collect
Give me the keys
Give me your car
With the drivers mouth ajar
They beat him red
Left him for dead
While passersbies stared with glazed glass eyes
He cried "I've done so much for you
Wouldn't you do the same for me?"
Trade out leaves with a snow filled view
The streets are icy and that's nothing new
A routine traffic stop is about to go wrong
Enter the cops
And their guns to sing along
Hands up they harp, tires start to squeal
Pop pop shattered glass and blood
He resisted every chance, said no deal
All he had to do
Take out the keys
Step out of the car
First shots a fatal flaw
They shot him dead
Filled with led
The passenger was left unhurt
Killer sighs "I'm doing everything I can
Did I kill the right man?"
THEY'RE KILLING EVERYONE THEY CAN
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10. |
Skater Kings
03:28
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We were the skater kings
Of a midnight dream
I'd give anything
just to relive that scene
Suburban wasteland left a bitter taste
We're going nowhere and making haste
What's going down tonight?
Tomorrows on its way
There's always time
To skate your cares away
We were the skater kings
Of a midnight dream
I'd give anything
just to relive that scene
I'm stuck in snow filled skies
Wondering what you've been up to
Cold air bites
Not as bad as missing you
I hope the weathers nice in Texas
I promise I'll visit soon
It'll be just like it used to
We were the skater kings
Of a midnight dream
I'd give anything
just to relive that scene
Will we ever wonder the woods again
Pass out in a red and grey tent
If I knew what the future had store
I woulda spent more time under the wishing tree
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11. |
Escape From Escape
01:27
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I ran away to my cabin in the woods
I brought all of my shit I packed real good
I bought all of the drugs i could afford at the time
I brought my wholly organic foods (yeah right)
I did yoga to begin every morning
While i heard my favorite friend brewing up a story
Look out the window, guess what it's snowing!
Like the forecast said that it would(n't)
Well is it good enough?
What is the essence of good
Can we get any greener stuff
Or is this all that we got?
(I think it's all that we got)
Time to make some greener stuff
Am i just a tool
Or chasing a fool out of me
I guess that's all that we got
So thank you for enjoying
Thank you for enjoying
Thank you for enjoying me
Oh me
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