1. |
Grand Opening
03:44
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For the first time in my life
I'm about to lose
what an exciting time to be alive
I don't get to choose
But all my friends think I'm set
I wanna trust them too
Don't wanna guess
I'd prefer to rest
but then I get ahead
of myself
For the first time in my life
I'm about to lose
what an exciting time to be alive
I don't get to chose
But I don't think I will fail
I'm just up in the air
Feels like I just sway
I'd prefer to stay
but I don't know the way
this ends
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2. |
Dazzled
03:51
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I was blank
started thinking when I saw you on the train
going back and forth between me and your phone
your first line of defense
Staring back at my eyes
I get dazzled when you do that
We're not synchronized we're barely trading sights
I get dazzled when you look back
A smell from the past
fused with songs that take me back to where I was
going back and forth between you and my thoughts
non-material fence
Staring back at my eyes
I get dazzled when you do that
We're not synchronized we're barely trading sights
I get dazzled when you look back
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3. |
House Spiders
07:08
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The past is gone
it rots in the sun
So in control
yet still alone
Easier when you're on your own
With odds this low
see you again?
Songs are getting old
none will remain
Right when I thought that you forgot
Think I just found without looking around
sounds that make you cry
now, I can't take it back
For long the clouds
have been so gray
it leaves no doubt
it's gonna rain
Shade is all they brought, who would've thought?
The grass has learned
over the years
now it can tell
whose steps are these
From just the smell he's overwhelmed
Think I just found without looking around
sounds that make you cry
now, I can't take it back
Times you're around I don't wanna be found
don't you think I'm shy
'cause I don't take it back
Peace comes around when you know that you're bound
look at me I'm fine
and there are spiders in my house
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4. |
Pressure
04:36
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Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Uuu Uuu
Uu Uu Uu Uu
One day you'll beg for what you have today
I was told back then
I'm not even asking
but could you tell
oh, could you tell I wasn't doing well
need no concern
Should I care?
oh, should I care?
Just be aware
rails run parallel
matching thoughts is rare
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Pressure to feel what the other kids felt as love
Need a change for a heart that pumps blood
that's warm and calm
Do I care?
oh, do I care?
Am I aware?
Ties connect the rails
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5. |
Substitute
02:08
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Corrupt yourself
it's weird at first
then fine
Find new friends
don't loathe the ones who die
with time
and you'll see
how warm they can be
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6. |
Wishful Thinking
05:24
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How to know
the difference between
cool and fool?
but could you really tell?
Shut my mind
to see if I'm being
calm or high
and blind
Don't break down
'cause even if youth bruised you
Halcyon days
as long as you sleep
dreams are real
wishful thinking's got me at bay
Feels like
this record's gonna play
everywhere
isn't it to soon to tell?
Days go by
I'm changing and it's fine
because soon I'm
gonna get somewhere
Don't break down
'cause even if truth bit you
Halcyon days
as long as you sleep
dreams are real
wishful thinking's got me at bay
as long as you sleep
dreams are real
wishful thinking's got me at bay
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7. |
Hindsight
03:56
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Now that we're old
and our time has gone by
I dream of the day
we were born
Last time we spoke
I wanted to cry
but I held back
I feel like I lied
How many loops does it take
to make you insane?
I've tried again and again
but the outcome's the same
I was upset you left
without my goodbye
the next time
might be in a while
I wasted my youth
I was stuck in a loop
To stay bright
I feel like I lied
How many loops does it take
to make you insane?
I've tried again and again
but the outcome's the same
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8. |
Optimism and Youth
07:04
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Remember the time we had brunch at the graveyard?
...off the last stop on the train
a sea of thumbtacks crowded the floor
facing upwards
I wore shoes that strangled my feet
you watched my words crumble as we peaked
Look inside or locked outside
how come no one's pulled the emergency break?
Friends, flowers and spirits
bums getting drunk again
Bands, art and eyeliner
won't let time die in vain
Friends, flowers and spirits
bums getting drunk again
Bands, art and eyeliner
can't let time die again
Never thought you'd make it so young
under the trees amongst so many bees
We all thought quitting
you were the only brave one who did it
Friends, flowers and spirits
bums getting drunk again
Bands, art and eyeliner
won't let time die in vain
Friends, flowers and spirits
bums getting drunk again
Bands, art and eyeliner
can't let time die again
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Assassin of Youth Brooklyn, New York
fell on a dump of toxic waste and got perfect pitch and super fast guitar fingers
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