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Part I: Unreasonable, Uncontrollable
If you loved me
You would give me all your money, all your time
But I’m not hungry anymore
If you missed me
You would walk right over here and stay the night
But I’m not lonely anymore
Acolyte in the kitchen
Drop the smoke out the window
There’s bigger things happening in the living room, so
Come on through
Part II: Miscommunication
I’m not the only one who thinks
It’s too important not to let my time with you pass me by
I might be wrong with all this thinking
That I’m right in just assuming you don’t wanna tell me why
You’re feeling so bad
Like we’re gonna go bad
Part III: Missing Conversations
I wanna remember
All the things I said
Back in December
When I was off my head
But it’s been too long now
(been too long now)
And we can’t go back now
(gotta get back somehow)
Part IV: I Was Getting Better
This is the kind of thing that makes me think that
Sometimes I like it here
Sometimes I like it
This is the sort of thing that makes me think that
Sometimes I like it here
Sometimes I like it
Sometimes I like it here
Sometimes I like it
Sometimes I like it here
Sometimes I like it
Break another instrument cable
Why are they so damn expensive?
Cancelling plans to see you
Why can’t I get my money back?
Welcome to the surf shack, please enjoy your stay
Why did I have to spill my drink right then and there?
Why do you have to live so far away from me?
Do you wanna come over?
Why do I keep fucking up this solo?
I’ve gotta learn how to play it
One day it’ll all be over but
What if I like it here?
Part V: Until I Wasn’t
I did irreparable damage to my lungs
Why did I have to get sick on my birthday?
(I’m still suffering the consequences)
I made you fly out here to see me
And I got you all sick
(almost two years later)
I would do it all again, though
Just to see you again
I wish I was on a plane right now
Why do you have to live so far away from me?
Who told him that he could be someone?
Who let him believe?
Break another instrument cable
I’ve spent 50 bucks on them this month
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Late Night TV
02:28
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I won't come down from all this freaking out
about the things you say to me
it's in my head -
"I'm better off dead", "I'm better off dead"
when the green light illuminates the entire windshield
you know you're about to step out into a storm
but I don't care about what I'm leaving behind
because the streets look particularly American tonight
some people grow up big and tall but I
I just wanna bash my head in
into a wall
I feel so small
I feel it all
I feel so worthless standing by while the wood on my desk chips away
by the metal I'm forcing to hold onto it
but I don't care about what I'm leaving behind
because the streets look particularly American tonight
I'm not concerned that much about winning this war
so please don't call me at all
don't call me at all
don't call me at all
don't call me at all
don't call me at all
don't call me at all
don't call me at all
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Spectrophobia
02:24
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tripping over my feet again
I thought I’d learned how to walk
Leaving all of my thoughts behind
I never wanna go outside
Set an alarm again
To stay in bed
I wanna leave, I wanna go
I just can’t make myself
But it’s alright
It’s alright
I don’t really get it
Sitting and obsessing over cracks on the ceiling
I never really felt right looking in the mirror
But it’s alright now
Take another breath and move another step
Until you can’t see what’s behind you
Walking to the store and feeling so unsure
Of if I’m doing anything right
I used to be afraid of seeing my own face
So I’d pretend to know what I looked like
But I still feel ashamed of this name against my face
But it’s fine
It’s fine
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Meadowhall
05:19
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You’ll see me at the weekend
Wandering around town
I’m trying to build up my tolerance
But I don’t miss this at all
And I don’t know what the hell is going on next door
(Working through the weekend slowly
Forgetting bout time you owe me
Even with the pictures falling
I can’t get you to stop calling
Now months pass to winter’s burden
I’ve stopped thinking, I’ve stopped hurting
No pictures, so no more falling
No phone so don’t know who’s calling
Still some streets get laced with perfume
And I see how I loved it bloom
Picking up the pictures again
Hoping one day we can be friends
Whilst my mind no longer lingers
Some places find ways to sing her
Not as love but not as hurting
Just look back and see a person)
Stood outside,
They’re asking me if I know about Jesus
But I’m just tryna catch my bus
A four hour drive to stay inside
Watching TV until the morning
(Most of my time is spent
On the way to somewhere)
By the balcony
Oh, how I miss the summer breeze
How do you feel right now?
Don’t lie to me
I’m out here, waiting
I don’t hate it
I feel like wasting away
There’s no point waiting
I’ll give you nothing
Cause you have everything you need
I’m out here waiting for you
I don’t hate it
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5. |
Abandoned Houses
04:14
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Finding abandoned houses
On websites for urban exploring
Dreaming of living there
Breathing in fresh air
As the planes fly by
As they pollute our sky
Everything's so expensive
It's easier to find it for free
Online
Let's waste the one thing we don't have
Our time
And if the dreams fall slowly tonight
If only you could see how I see me
Far off and stuck in a dream of us leaving
The house we found by the airport is a key
To us finally escaping the city
To an abandoned dream
And if the rain falls slowly tonight
Had you given it a plan of exit
Had you found a home to sleep in
You know you can't go back to that bed
Find yourself a home or you'll be dead
Had you given it a plan of exit
Had you found yourself a home to sleep in
Did you find him a home
Had you found him a home
Could you find yourself a home to sleep in
Could you find yourself a home
Could you find me a home
Did you find me a home
(LOSER!)
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6. |
Everything Did Work
05:48
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As I lay open on the table
I dream of everything
On the motorway
The swelling sounds of the road below us
I don’t understand this bed that I’m in
I hit my head on the frame and it won’t be the same
Til next year, at least
Four walls and a window
Safe on the side of the road
Green light, look online
I wonder why I waited
Would you tell me if you wanted me to leave you?
On your balcony
In present company
I hear them yelling, drinking, smoking -
You won’t tell me
Green light come back down
Outside the waiting train
I’m stalling, thinking of a quicker way to get home
Read and think,
Not comprehend a thing I’m saying
Sorry for the sudden outburst, I’m a person
Remembering I’m nothing more than that to most
Who see me walk by on the street, not even thinking
Making their ways back into their homes
But everything did work out in the end
I’m sure, I’m aching
Wishing for another moment, I can show you:
I’m worth more than just a text on Sunday night
I’m losing all of it, my sense of worth
My place in this world
Brake lights break life
Wake me up from this nightmare
Lay me down,
Go to sleep
Find another issue with my head
They’ll call me brave
I’ll never let myself love anything again
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7. |
Stoplights
03:46
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Sometimes I get so tired
I wanna hurt myself
There’s nothing else
I wanna go inside
I’m freezing my hands just to change the song
Learning the hard way
It’ll never go away
I wanna go inside
I’m freezing my hands just to change the song
(I’m freezing, freezing…)
I try to tell you everything
But you’re never listening
Keeping up with my problems
Ignoring ways to solve them
And when it hurts, it hurts like winter
Coming down in large shards
I see it hit the bottom
And no one’s there to stop him
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8. |
Major/minor
03:24
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Get out the compass on my phone
I was facing west in your bed
Situate my body back home
I’m still facing away from you
If you decide that you want me around
I’ll finally feel safe and sound
When I feel the world shift in a bad way
I look back to see how much I’ve changed
But sometimes that makes me feel so much worse
I don’t get out too much but there’s a few things I’ve noticed:
The internet sucks in the breakroom
The price for haircut increased by three pounds
It’s hotter than usual on the underground
There’s a reason this feels so much better when I’m with you
Some people are happy like this
Aren’t you just glad you exist?
I can’t be happy like this
Some people are happy with this
Aren’t you just glad you exist?
I can never be happy like this
Some people are happy like this
Aren’t you just glad you exist?
I can never be happy like this
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9. |
Monuments
10:29
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I look up at night
Grounded by the planes in the sky
If I fly westward to them
Will I ever wanna go back home again?
Birdsong bleeding through my headphones
This time I think I’ll stay outside
Writing notes and nobody knows
How much it aches inside
The lighting in the airport feels so good
If I could come back here every week, you know I would
Spent two years sitting in my room
The only good thing about that was learning from you
Fridge magnet from golden gate
Even though I never went
You’re crying out on the street
Even though I never meant to hurt you
In the gift shop, find a monument
In the gift shop, buy a magnet
Monuments pinned to the door
Of all the places I’ve been before
Fridge magnet from sunny state
I’ve gotta write about this before it fades away
You don’t know how it feels
Crying on the flight back home, I remember
You don’t know how it feels
Crying on the flight back home, I remember
(In the gift shop, find a monument
In the gift shop, buy a magnet)
(I wanna go back, will you have me back?
I’ve gotta go back, will you take me back?)
I wanna go back, will you have me back?
I’ve gotta go back, will you take me back?
I liked you better when you thought I was a good person
I’m smashing my head against my desk
Destroy all the shame that lives inside of my bad brain
Cos sometimes I like it here
(Dig through the trash, I didn’t mean to hold so tight
Dig through the trash, maybe someday I’ll get it right)
Sit at the departure gate as I feel it leave me
Everything that tethered me these past two years
Was this a grave mistake or could you believe me?
I’m laying down a path for the next two years
(Go to the store, I wanna be so close to you
I can’t go to the store, I wish it was like how it was before)
I don’t know where I end and it begins
Take it slow
So I can settle in
Can this be a five year plan?
I can’t leave you in this hallway
No one understands
I wish it was like how it was before
Go to the store
I wanna be so close to you
I can’t go to the store
I wish it was like how it was before
I don’t mind how I’m living
Take it day by day
The day is almost over but at least I’m awake
It shouldn’t scare me
That I’m still in love with that moment
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10. |
So it Goes
02:17
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I forgot the feeling
The shame of all this freedom
You wake up every day knowing you can go back to sleep
I gathered all my courage
Became another person
I understand myself, but I’ve gotta work every week
I look towards the future
Making plans to see them
A thing to keep me going
How can I live life like this?
How can I?
How can I?
How can I live like this?
How can I?
How can I?
How can I live like this?
So it goes, over and over
So it goes, every day
So it goes, over and over
So it goes, every day
How can I?
How can I?
How can I?
How can I?
How can I live like this?
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