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A Better Time
02:57
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Made up rules partnered with empty youths
You could see the heavy days under eyes
And reason why I never cry
Find a clue, rearrange a book or two
Advertise the better side of myself
So no one has to see my health
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a better time
One or two years of looking up to you
Glad it’s finally over now
It made sense to put up with the consequence
Made up words partnered with empty verbs
I could see the effort put into place
But you had someone just in case
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a better time
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a better time
~ Bridge ~
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a better time
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a better time
Spill the thought
I’ve been looking for
Looking for a for a better time
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2. |
Re: New
04:40
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I always drown myself for everyone
Feelings had their place but now they’ve come and gone
Never thought of changing my looks
But I might have sorta lied
Looking forward to the days of harmony
Mind and soul, all full and whole, gradually
Never thought to reinvent myself
But I might have sorta liked it
Brought light into the darkness
Raised a voice to meet the silence
Pushed hard against these tyrants
Allow our hearts to crave the defiance
There’s comfort in these habits
It’s all that we knew
Find shelter in the dreams that we wish were true
The world is moving forward and I’ve found my-self
One step behind
Feel that I’ve outgrown all of this frame of mind
Long overdue, find rest, renew
Draw the line
Tracing out a place for me
But I gotta take it in strides
Brought light into the darkness
Raised a voice to meet the silence
Pushed hard against these tyrants
Allow our hearts to crave the defiance
Over 31 years old
And I’m still trying to find my voice
Raised in internet land
With unlimited choice
Phased out the old model
And I gotta rejoice
I’m feeling like a Rolls Royce on a hoist
When I’m making noise
Cause I’m constantly under construction
To Function
Better than I did the day before
And I got the gumption
Junctions coming up
In just a couple more miles
So I smile
Cause deep inside I’m still a bit of a child
Who believes in the magic of roads
You don’t keep your feet out there, who knows
Where you’re gonna end up, I send up
A prayer to the heavens
Cross my fingers for lucky sevens
And roll
Yeah I believe in the magic of roads
You don’t keep your feet out there, who knows
Where you’re gonna end up, I send up
A prayer to the heavens
Cross my fingers for lucky sevens
And roll, now let’s go
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3. |
Why Wait
04:07
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You just gave the look
That takes over me
Innocence broke
But I can't find the key
For the doors
I hide behind
I write this song
For a hundred times
I don't have
Much control
Can I get you near?
I have time
For you
So why wait?
You're the perfect mess
I've been looking for
Emotions on your dress
But from me you wanted more
But I only wear
The same old clothes
So find me bare
And pull me close
I don't have
Much control
Can I get you near?
I have time
For you
So why wait?
Stuck in thought
These words are never ending
Holes in shoes
Whose life am I living?
Stuck in thought
These words are never ending
Holes in shoes
Whose life am I living?
Stuck in thought
These words are never ending
Holes in shoes
Whose life am I living?
Stuck in thought
These words are never ending
Holes in shoes
Whose life am I living?
I don't have
Much control
Can I get you near?
I have time
For you
So why wait?
I don't have
Much control
Can I get you near?
I have time
For you
So why wait?
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4. |
Home
04:45
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Oh, my hands start to freeze
Please slam the breaks
Cuz I’ll keep driving till I run off the road
Who needs all these belongings when you’re mentally broke
And my mouth keeps on running while my car keeps on stalling
How will I reach home?
Home, Home
Home, Home
Why can’t my car go the speed
You always said you need
Cuz I’ll keep on trying to be present my dear
But the looks in my eyes can’t see anything near
And my mouth keeps on running while the sky keeps on fogging
How will I reach home?
Home, Home
Home, Home
I’m going back home
I’m going back home
Don’t tell me what’s wrong cuz
I’m going back home
Home, Home
Home, Home
Home, Home
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5. |
Just A Feeling
03:19
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Remember counting quarters
Lost in the washer
It was just a feeling
Just a feeling
Remember watching movies
You always picked them
It was just a feeling
Just a feeling
Remember going home and
Telling your mother
It was just a feeling
Just a feeling
Remember all the stories
You took to Texas
It was just a feeling
Just a feeling
Thanks for the guidance
I need to find my way
Let’s take this step by step
To make this painless
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6. |
Soul
04:51
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I wish I could get you back
Could the light come through just a crack?
But you can’t visit or tell your stories anymore
I still believe it, you’ll be standing next door
You had me so worried
Grounding my whole body
There’s something beautiful
Guided by your soul
House of jars and garden skills
Stale TV and scheduled pills
No more dinners with looks of fog in your eye
No more traditions but I’ll always want pumpkin pie
You had me so worried
Grounding my whole body
There’s something beautiful
Guided by your soul
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7. |
Float
05:18
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Gray skies, overcast giving me blue eyes
Sparkle bright like cracks in a bottle, crooked lines
I’m fine filling time with wine
Filling my mind with fog and my blood with the fruit of the vine
You spill a glass and it’s a mess when it comes out
Put it to your ear and you can hear how the sea sounds
When it’s alone, not a sailor to be found
Out trying to find out whether it’s round
Captain please, would you mind telling the breeze
To hold off while I’m trying to light a match
It’s not like I’m catching a disease from this fog that I’m breathing
Just ignore the heaving
Breakers roar, like gathered masses in a coliseum
Set him up on the crest
Where he’s his best and we can all see him
Being transparent, yet still filled with flotsam
Jets himself to the top and hopes he doesn’t get caught
Man, it’s funny how we say things are funny when they aren’t at all
But ultimately that’s our call
Sounds like I’m trying to stall
I just don’t want you to know how things are really going
But you asked, so here it is, it’s wide open
How did I get lost at sea?
Let’s see if I can let go of everything on this boat
To see if I can really float
Anchors up, it’s time to find a new berth/birth
Time to find out what all your pontificating is worth
You can talk all you want, but that wind won’t fill the sails
And your hull’s full of holes ‘cause you’ve been coughing up nails
You’re keelhauled, six feet under the waves
There’s no rest in a watery grave
You feel small, like there’s no one left who can save
Just go west, young man, and be brave
That’s what they say, right?
But the moonlight illumines a new plight
The stars begin to fade and the Milky Way doesn’t look right
And navigation is a fruitless endeavor
When you’ve ended up God knows where
And it feels like it’s been forever
Never tell me the odds, because it will not change my behavior
And at least I’ll have an excuse for my failures ages later
If I stay ignorant and blissful
Just cruise like a missile
Drift in the stars’ general direction
Just hoping to grab a fistful
“Slipping through your fingers” is an old cliche
But if you don’t reach, it can’t possibly end that way
I told you it would be a mess
But drink deeply, ‘cause this is me at my best
How did I get lost at sea?
Let’s see if I can let go of everything on this boat
To see if I can really float
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8. |
If I Said
05:14
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Why can't I
Take my own advice
That would've been nice
When will I
Get a grip on my life
Maybe I won't try
Feeling lonely
Feeling dead
I'd be lying if I said
Feeling lonely
Feeling dead
I'd be lying if I said
Why can't the world
Be what I want it to be
Let's bring down
The governments before we drown
What's left around
Feeling lonely
Feeling dead
I'd be lying if I said
Feeling lonely
Feeling dead
I'd be lying if I said
Feeling whole and
Feeling blessed
I'd be dying if I said
Feeling whole and
Feeling blessed
I'd be dying if I said
Feeling whole and
Feeling blessed
I'd be dying if I said
Feeling whole and
Feeling blessed
I'd be dying if I said
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9. |
Sandstone
05:03
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It's been a couple hard years, if you're hearing this
You probably know just what I mean
All that we hold dear has been tested here
And the results are troubling
When the storm came through and the cold winds blew
And the walls came crashing in
All we thought we knew to be tried and true
Demanded to be tried again
Now the bottom's at the top, a generation in shock
Breaking down like my first car
And the sickening drop that feels like it never stops
Yeah the floor never felt so far
I never want to hate, but I can't stop the rage
I'm a walking double-take, and I can't change
So I just try to fake that I learn from my mistakes
And maybe they'll give me a break
Is my identity a ploy? Am I a sham?
Am I a boy? ‘Cause I know I'm not a man
Can I still live shen the foundation gives
Or is that just who I am?
Expect a real cold day in a real warm place
When I say I'm giving up
You got your pitcher full of fears, yeah anxiety and tears
Go ahead and just fill my cup
When the floorboards drift and we feel the shift
Of the sand we thought was stone
And we try to lift up out of this ditch
We find we can't do this alone
From the gutter to the top, yeah we stagger till we drop
But we can't do this alone
I never want to hate, but I can't stop the rage
I'm a walking double-take, and I can't change
So I just try to fake that I learn from my mistakes
And maybe they'll give me a break
Is my identity a ploy? Am I a sham?
Am I a boy? ‘Cause I know I'm not a man
Can I still live shen the foundation gives
Or is that just who I am?
If you can see me, let me know
‘Cause there’s no point in the usual show
If there's no one around
That I might run the risk of getting to know
Feel like my head's about to blow, like I can't stand to see you go
But simultaneously if you ask to hang out I'll say no
If you can hear me, let me scream
I haven't given up on my dreams
But man, it seems like every institution made by man's a scheme
But we all bleed and we all breathe, no matter who we choose to be
And I refuse to crawl inside a hole or turn my back and flee
I will not be the bitter broken cynic crushed beneath this world
Clutching desperately to what I know with every finger curled
I will not fall, and if I do, then I will rise and carry on
I'm not defeated, I am not utterly destroyed
I am not gone
I never want to hate, but I can't stop the rage
I'm a walking double-take, and I can't change
So I just try to fake that I learn from my mistakes
And maybe they'll give me a break
Is my identity a ploy? Am I a sham?
Am I a boy? ‘Cause I know I'm not a man
Can I still live shen the foundation gives
Or is that just who I am?
I never want to hate, but I can't stop the rage
I'm a walking double-take, and I can't change
So I just try to fake that I learn from my mistakes
And maybe they'll give me a break
Is my identity a ploy? Am I a sham?
Am I a boy? ‘Cause I know I'm not a man
Can I still live shen the foundation gives
Or is that just who I am?
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10. |
Mutual Friends
04:13
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Thought I had my foot in the door
Drinking clear mind and having conversations
Finding new ways to stay calm in a storm
There’s no way I’ll recognize my body
I held my breath when I thought of you
And I stood up straight covered in tattoos
Eyes vignette and I still regret showing up
I’ll blind myself to get the feelings right
And my past won’t keep my emotions tight
I need you gone but I really need you here
She said:
“Let’s just stay mutual friends”
Thinking out loud I got nothing to fix
Nothing more than a light six
Left alone with just me and you
The words you say hang around as true
I held my breath when I thought of you
And I stood up straight covered in tattoos
Eyes vignette and I still regret showing up
I lived with my entire life
Convinced myself that I’m never right
Now I’m 9 to 5 living life how I want to
I said:
“Let’s just stay mutual friends”
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11. |
On The Couch
04:08
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On the couch in the morning
In place I am running
My scars aren’t golden
Soon I will start folding
I need to see my body through a different lens
Maybe through morbid views of where it all ends
I need to see my body through a different lens
Nothing feels completely real
Cleaned the house in the morning
Bathed with the warm water running
Read the text of gold and all my clothes are folded
I need to see my body through a different lens
Maybe through morbid views of where it all ends
I need to see my body through a different lens
Nothing feels completely real
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The Ferenjis Salem, Oregon
A four piece hailing from Salem, Oregon.
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