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Say Goodbye
03:19
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I've had a lot of time lately
To think about where I want to be
Two weeks in the city
When it came time to leave
I came back depressed as the weather
As I scraped together any reason I should stay
I gave it time but all I could find
Is that ivy vines had stripped them away
And it's not that bad
If you close your eyes
But there's only so long I can make believe I'm blind
It feels like I've been counting down the days until I leave
For the last twelve years minutes appear
To have turned to hours right before my eyes
Graduation can't come soon enough
With each passing day I just feel stuck
Can't wait to leave these fears (tears) behind
And say Goodbye
Friday night lights never
Get me anything but down
And this small town endeavor
Means I always have to see her around
Thinking about how I'm stuck at home
There's nowhere to go without a license or a car
I don't have either textbook underachiever
It's prophetic of the fact I'll never make it
And they all tell me
I've gotta give it time
But pretty soon I'm gonna lose my mind
When spring's in bloom I can't deny the beauty of it all
But as sure as this earth turns
Those leaves will always fall
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2. |
Obsessed
04:14
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Do you think that this is fun?
Do you really think I wanna be hung up on something so far gone
I’d kill to just let go
But the pounding in my head and the bottles by my bed say no
And you’re doing fine
Well I’ve heard that you’re a mess but I can’t seem to fathom why
When this is all your fault
Yeah the martyr isn’t charming and at this point it’s getting old
I’ve written more songs than you deserve
But I’m closer to closure, with each and every word
I’m sure you’ll hear this and tell your friends
(That is if you have any left)
About “this loser Kate who’s so obsessed”
Well I learned from the best
So tell me how am I supposed to move on?
When everybody that I meet knows everything we’ve ever said or done
How did this get so wrong?
God all I wanted was a friend but you just wanted to attention more
You sold me out for a story
God forbid your life get boring
It hurts to see you walking down the hall
And it’s worse to know you have it all
But slowly one by one
You’re starting to lose everyone
You’re shedding your disguise it’s no surprise
So just give it a fucking rest
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3. |
Concrete
03:37
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I've been counting on sunshine just to keep me awake
There's not much else worth getting up for these days
‘Cause every moment of consciousness it seems
Is spent wishing I was tangled in my dreams
'Cause that's what it takes to get out of my head
To bring a momentary silence to the worries and what-ifs that never end
And forget the faces I can't bear to see
There is something wrong with me
I've been losing all hope that things won't always be this way
'Cause prescription pills and doctor's bills never seem to make a change
And the list of people I didn't mean to push away
Is getting longer by the day
'Cause the good ones are too few and far between
To counteract this steady stream
Of loneliness that likes to creep up on me
And convince me it's what I need
I've spent most my life searching for some kind of peace
Escape from the thoughts that keep me trapped under the covers
Oh I'm starting to discover
This self defeating tendency is set in concrete
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4. |
Still A Rose
03:44
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The moon is up and shining so bright
I swear I’m going crazy on this snowy night
The city skyline looks as beautiful as you
Be my Juliet I’ll let you break my heart in two
Something about the way that she walks
Makes me question everything I’ve ever thought
About angels heaven sent
Yeah she makes me believe again
Something about the way that she talks
Or the way she’s listening when she’s not
Building me up with every breath
Yeah she makes me complete again
I can feel myself loosing all common sense
I’ve got my heart out on my sleeve
I’m freaking out ‘cause that’s so not me
But when she smiles at me I swear
I forget just why I’d care
I’m throwing caution to the wind and hoping for the best
And I hate how exposed
I feel when she’s got me alone
But she has no idea how I feel
I wish this could be real
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5. |
New Year's Resolution
05:34
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Another year has come and gone
Another year where I chose to run
From every good thing that I had
Why I do that I’ll never understand
I’ve never been the best with words
Or treating friends the way that they deserve
I guess I’m better off alone
Where I can’t hurt the people who I love the most
I’m so sick of burning bridge it always ends the same
Afraid of the dark I lit up a spark and now the whole thing’s up in flames
I build these walls to catch my falls but now they’re closing in on me
As I slip further from reach
Can anyone hear me?
I’m thinking back now to a time
When nostalgia didn’t cripple this neurotic mind of mine
And I had hope that things could change
But now the concrete’s set and I’m stuck in my ways
I’m falling further every day
Further from the life I crave
Rather than make amends I’ll just go home and stay in bed
Wake up and start over again
Another year has come and gone
Another year where I can’t seem to just move on
And familiar faces hurt like knives
Reminders of the life I left behind
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6. |
Orange Soda [Demo]
03:53
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I'm holding on to every word you've said
To overthink when I can't go to bed
Desperately searching for a sign
That your hands were shaking as much as mine
And I know it's wishful thinking
That's got me slowly sinking
I'm falling fast but I am falling alone
God knows I'd never tell you how I feel
Convince myself I'm terrified you'll say no
But I'm more scared that this could be real
Trying to keep my thoughts away from you
But these days that's what they default to
I know I haven't got a shot or at least the guts to take one
But if we're out of excuses to talk well you can bet that I'll make some
I can't take
Much more of this state
Of mind where I set my expectations to fail
It's not new
Same story with a different view
If I'm left alone that's what I'll do
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