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Ghosts Don't Know
04:32
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Time flies
Too fast
It’s a shame that the good things never last
There's no use
No hope
You flew high but I forgot to hold the rope
No fall from grace
No lucky star
You were a charm but now you're more like a scar
Throw stones
Glass house
But when it shatters you’re as silent as a mouse
You know my name
You’ve seen my face
Hopefully it’s gotten easy to erase
Broke down
Cut ties
It’s less persona but it’s more of a disguise
Ex-friends
Spread thin
Does it kill someone to let you in?
It’s no fun
Remember when
I pulled the trigger now there’s blood on my skin
Bring me back that special sway
I cut you out to kill the pain
Built these towers out of clay
But the storms that came washed them away
Cut back, I wanna be farther than the middle
Don’t beg
Please dear
We’ve both become just what I feared
Big mess
We’re through
Can’t stitch it up, can’t mend it with glue
Words fall
On deaf ears
Haven’t been listening all these years
You’re gone
Packed up
The door hit you on your way out
Do ghosts know
When they are fading away
Will you know
Exactly what to say
To your friends
When you start slipping away
Or will it hit you while you being lowered into your grave
Bring me back that special sway
I cut you out to kill the pain
Built these towers out of clay
But the storms that came washed them away
Cut back, I wanna be farther than the middle
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It’s so hard to find something worth your time
Why even try
Don’t feel the shame, I’m crossing out your name
You wanna feel adored
You talk in metaphors
You pull me in and I’m the first one out the door
You’ve played this game for years and still have yet to score
'Cause you're so Hollywood
Are you there for good?
Every little thing you said you loathe
is every single thing you wanna show
You’re so misunderstood
Now you’re stuck alone
If you could go back I know you would
Would you change the outcome if you could
Yeah would you
You find your comfort underneath the sheets of a lucid dream
You’re holding steady like a balance beam
You’re easy to offend
Even when it wasn’t meant
You’re only passionate when it’s a trend
You’ve played this game for years and now we’re at its end
'Cause you're so Hollywood
Are you there for good?
Every little thing you said you loathe
is every single thing you wanna show
You’re so misunderstood
Now you’re stuck alone
If you could go back I know you would
Would you change the outcome if you could
Yeah would you
Stop acting like a godsend
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3. |
All Is Well
04:36
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You sport your fake smile
Like it’s a brand new style
When we talk, it’s about the weather
And how we hope it won’t last forever
I’ll never get back home
I’ll never get back home
I’m not sure what to do
When I don’t feel comfortable around you
But I waited to make a wish
You said 11:11 is just for kids
It’s not the wish coming true that I’m hoping for
It’s the pipe dream that comes with thinking that there’s something in store
I’ll never get back home
I’ll never get back home
Sometimes I think I’ll die alone
And at the funeral, no one would show
Said you had to leave
There’s a light on in your house
To guide you back to where you wanna be
And everything breaks down
In the ways you don’t know how
To fix what’s tattered up or let it be
It’s been two weeks since I saw my ex
Been a day since I regretted having sex
With a girl with whom the only connection we had
Was swiping in the same direction on an cell phone app
On the late nights
When I’m all alone
I feel like picking up the phone
And I’ll call you up
And I will spill my guts
Have you back in my arms
Until the director yells "Cut!"
I’ll never get back home
I’ll never get back home
Sometimes I'm sure I’ll die alone
Said you had to leave
There’s a light on in your house
To guide you back to where you wanna be
And everything breaks down
In the ways you don’t know how
To fix what’s tattered up or let it be
You're wasting time when you're sorting me out
Fingernails chewed down and a head full of doubt
I used to think I was a person who was coy and slick
How come you never told me I was so far from it
I’m never going home
I’m never going home
It's okay to die alone
Said you had to leave
There’s a light on in your house
To guide you back to where you wanna be
And everything breaks down
In the ways you don’t know how
To fix what’s tattered up or let it be
You're wasting time when you're sorting me out
Fingernails chewed down and a head full of doubt
I used to think I was a person who was coy and slick
But I've accepted I'm a living breathing piece of shit
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I miss the problems that were easy to fix
And the threads that led to friends we couldn’t see ourselves with
Andrew, I couldn’t stand you but now it's you and me
We had our problems, have our vices but we let them be
I played truth or drink and I got so fucked up
She asked why we didn’t work out and I took a shot
She asked me again so I took another shot
Ten minutes in I was sick and I could barely walk
I like the feeling of loosening up
But not enough to pose with a solo cup
Lay me down at the time when my stomach churns
Put me to sleep when I’m past the point of no return
I’m stressed about the things that started out as fun
And I plan so many things but nothing ever gets done
My New Year's Resolution is to get out more
I miss when I was never staring at my phone
Sometimes I think about the person I’ve grown to be
And if my younger self would still be proud of what he sees
I can’t afford to feel complacent with where I am
I need direction but I’m still trying to find the map
My brains a thousand times heavier
This headaches lasted for days
But I’m not going to get it checked
The doctor scares me away
Crashed my car on Alma School
The cops all thought I was drunk
You picked me up from the wreckage
I put my shoes in your trunk
What worked once
Does not mean
It will stay
Together
Let’s pretend
We’re not pulling teeth
When I wake
You’re who I wanna see
But that love ain’t going down
You’ve been dying to let me go
You never came back around
You cleanse your body with beer and wine
But that love will never drown
Nate cut my hair after we broke up
He said it’d make me feel fresh
The haircut was a disaster
And I felt more like a mess
Nobody wants a monologue
When you’re saying so long
Some people make you feel complete
While others make you feel wrong
What worked once
Does not mean
It will stay
Together
What was fixed
Does not mean
It will stay the same
Forever
Let’s pretend
We’re not pulling teeth
When I wake
You’re who I wanna see
But that love ain’t going down
You’ve been dying to let me go
You never came back around
You cleanse your body with beer and wine
But that love will never drown
Everybody wants nice cars and success
Everybody wants a house and rough sex
I didn't wanna show up
I tried to stay away but I never let you know
We’re all going to hell
We’re all going to hell
I’ll see you in hell and you’ll see me as well
You’re going off about something, but something turns to nothing after all
So do you want it all?
Do you want it all?
Sometimes I believe I’m a different person
I don’t wanna live as a different person
Hide under the covers, I don’t wanna be in this body anymore
And if you care but you don’t know why
Everybody needs something to be their why
Use it and abuse it
You're caught in routine and you’ll never see the end
So do you want it all?
Do you want it all?
I’m afraid of the dark
I never wanna to go out
I don’t do much for my friends
This is not who I am
I've been trying hard to get away from bliss
But every shot I’ve taken has been a miss
I’ll tear myself from the inside and no one but me is ever gonna know
So do you want it all?
Do you want it all?
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You say I sleep too much
'Cause I’m up 'til the morning
And the afternoons pass me by when I’m snoring
You say to keep it simple
It’s ideal, don’t overcomplicate
There’s too much to life that is already too complicated
It’s easier to say and much harder to do
When the wind picks up, I can’t push through
This is the peak
I have plateaued
I’m sick of waiting for nothing
But I've been pulling for something that doesn’t seem so trusting
I don’t learn from my mistakes
And I bend until I break
There’s no point to let me know
When you always want to go
I'm isolated in my bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
You’re medicating in your bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
You say I talk too much
And there’s no turning back
I think I talk too little
And you’ve got some tact
Cauterise my skin, I’m going to let god in
I thought I won the lotto but father I have sinned
Take the blade, cut some flesh, I don't love you to death
I only love you undressed
You find it hard to address
That it’s so tough to invest in someone who’s second best
To what you wanted to see and who you want me to be
I heard that death rattle coming from a mile away
And in the grave is where we will stay
You think you know me so well but you’re trying your luck
You never knew me at all and I’m calling your bluff
I'm isolated in my bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
You’re medicating in your bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
You say I sleep too much
'Cause I'm up 'til the morning
And the afternoons pass me by when I’m snoring
The more I bet on my strengths
The more I lose self-esteem
Every conversation tears at the seams
You never stole my heart
It was more like a loan
But when I asked for it back, you swallowed it whole
Now give it back
And forget I exist
We know we didn’t want this to turn out like it did
We’ve been trapped inside the current of a slippery slope
The writing’s on the wall but we're trying to cope
There’s only so much we could choose to ignore
Until our stomachs hit the floor
I'm isolated in my bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
You’re medicating in your bedroom or the back porch when I get home tonight
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It’s been a long year and it’s getting worse
At the bottom of the mountain and the end of the road
And nothing ever goes the way you dream
It takes longer, it seems
I’m attracted to the joy but it’s rarely there
And it disappears the more I stare
When did being happy become an art
Is it too much to go back to the start of those old days
Get caught up in those old ways
And then I’ll say
Shake off the nerves
And we will grow
I’ve been walking down a path and I want to turn back
I guess I must have slipped off the track
I leave my problems underground
For a day but they come back around
I always trust that something is in store
But waiting feels more like a chore
The future used to look so bright
But now it only looks unkind like those old days
When I get caught up in those old ways
And then we’ll say
Shake off the bones
And we will grow
I’m trying my best to aspire to feel fine
Cuz at the end of the tunnel, the glow will feel alright
And sometimes what you do is never good to you
But when it finally is, it’s a beautiful sight
And it’s tough to make a move
When you're sure you’re gonna lose
But if that’s the case
There’s only more to gain
It’s been a rough year but it’s gotten better
I saw the change in weather
The summer burns but the winter’s cold
The autumn leaves are falling from trees
It’s never as bad as I admit
I never see that side of it
I’ll wander to that big city
I’ll open my arms to this journey or those old days
Growing past those old ways
And then I said
Shake off the bones
And we will grow
To something more
When it’s over
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7. |
What a Bummer
04:42
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Another point for the starving artists, the tortured souls, the young and desperate
You know it’s hard for you to make it when you act that way
We need to talk, it didn’t mean a thing, but I’m getting caught up in the thrill of the chase
I put my lips to the bottle
I played it off like I’ve been drinking my life away
It’s those same little problems that bring you down
You’re moving too fast you’re gonna hit the ground
And I don’t want to be around when I hear that sound
You’ll work it all out or you’ll crawl right back
To everything that was once left intact
I couldn’t say it now but I could see you running off the track
It’s like I have it but I know I can’t trust it
It’s like I had it but I know
I can picture the streetlights on a long drive
When you’re calling out my name
Every worry you had then, you still have now
And you’re falling towards the flame
I always knew you would let go
When it got rough
When you’re around I feel okay
I always knew you would let go
When you’re not tough
When you’re around I feel okay
I feel okay
Come down
You’ve been high too long and it’s starting to freak me out
I fucked up so bad the other day, you wanna hear about it
When I was trying to make you smile but you took it the wrong way and now it’s like we’re enemies
I said I’m not your fucking enemy, what else is there that you can’t see
Impracticality to push right through, I’ll make it practical if I see you
It’s those same little problems that bring you down
You’re moving too fast you’re gonna hit the ground
And I don’t want to be around when I hear that sound
It’s like I have it but I know I can’t trust it
It’s like I had it but I know
I can picture the streetlights on a long drive
When you’re calling out my name
Every worry you had then, you still have now
And you’re falling towards the flame
I always knew you would let go
When it got rough
When you’re around I feel okay
I always knew you would let go
When you’re not tough
When you’re around I feel okay
I feel okay
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8. |
TV and Pornography
05:40
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I've been thinking of sleeping pills
Or something to make me feel fulfilled
‘Cause all the progress I thought I made fell short and went away
If you were honest you'd make the change
You always lose when you complain
I’ve thought it through, I’ve thought it through
I’m scared to follow through with what I know I should do
Nilz asked if I wrote songs for her
We only kiss at the punk rock shows
We haven't talked in years
We haven't had any genuine conversation
And I've been switching from Eric Andre to pornography
And back again when it gets boring
I slept in today and I will stay up late tomorrow
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
I've been spending my days just waiting by the phone
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
Sometimes I think I'm moving mountains but they're only being blown
And if I go for a month or a year
I'll bring you back a souvenir
To let you know you were on my mind
If only for a second at the time
'Cause every moment has a moment in pursuit
I'm not sure if we do
I thought you knew
And I've been swiping on hookup apps
Looking for conversation
I still don't know how to break the ice so I just say "Wow girl, your music taste is incredible"
I miss the year when we'd stay out late
We fell apart when the winter came
And I think it's okay
I look back today and feel like you did the right thing
You're back talking to the guy who broke your heart
And he has my first name so you call me by my last name
You didn't even start to do that until you started dating him
Possibly in a shitty attempt to differentiate me from your ex
I saw myself in the mirror and you were right
It was not a pretty sight
It wasn't funny at first and then it got on my nerves and now I accept
It's a large leap between who I am and who I want to be
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
I've been spending my days just waiting by the phone
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
Sometimes I'm thinking all these problems should have been outgrown
And if I go for a month or a year
I'll bring you back a souvenir
To let you know you were on my mind
If only for a second at the time
'Cause every moment has a moment in pursuit
I'm not sure if we do
I thought you knew
And therapy won't solve the problem or the problem within itself
We haven't talked since the band broke up
And it's my fault I don't make it work
Couldn't you tell I was falling apart?
Did I make it to the bottom to go back to the start?
'Cause it's the little things that make a home in the past
While all the bigger problems throw a weight on your back
I always want to be a renaissance man because it's better than admitting I'm fucking depressed
And if I go for a month or a year
I'll bring you back a souvenir
To let you know you were on my mind
If only for a second at the time
'Cause every moment has a moment in pursuit
I'm not sure if we do
I thought you knew
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
I've been spending my days just waiting by the phone
It's been a long hard summer and I'm not going home alone
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