1. |
Gallery
03:18
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I've got a risk and a reason,
and I'm changing my tune with the seasons,
Catch me down but not out,
With these words in my mouth,
So they know I'm still alive.
And as the lights went out at Gallery,
I realized how much it meant to me,
'Cause to a kid that place was everything.
Picture myself exiting stage left,
You'll see the smile in a photograph,
With sweat in my eyes,
Cross the heart on my chest,
I'll never forget.
Your voices sounded so beautiful,
Singing along in a pitch black room,
Giving a meaning to my youth, and I'll
Never forget that place,
Never forget that stage.
Never forget that place,
Never forget your faces
Never really the social type,
writing songs was our way of life.
Cooped up in AJ's bedroom,
Unless we had a show that night.
And as the lights went out at Gallery,
I realized how much it meant to me,
'Cause to a kid that place was everything.
Picture myself exiting stage left,
You'll see the smile in a photograph,
With sweat in my eyes,
Cross the heart on my chest,
I'll never forget.
Your voices sounded so beautiful,
Singing along in a pitch black room,
Giving a meaning to my youth, and I'll
Well this is where I call for backup,
I'll phone a friend.
'Cause I still can't build a tomb,
that I'd be happy sleeping in.
And maybe it's a stupid dream,
but I can't seem to just let it go.
'Cause I need you here by my side,
I can't do this on my own.
Your voices sounded so beautiful,
Singing along in a pitch black room,
Giving a meaning to my youth, and I'll
Never forget that place,
Never forget that stage.
Never forget that place,
Never forget your faces
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2. |
Disappear
03:10
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Trying to break this state of mind,
cause I know that it's destructive,
scratch these thoughts,
no I can't trust them anymore.
But every time I close my eyes,
my brain draws my subconscious,
man I swear it's so obnoxious,
but I try.
To keep a clear head,
and a full heart.
To keep a clear head,
and a full heart.
Looking back on the past four years,
I never saw myself right here,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
Of all the places that I could go,
I'm boarding up all of my damn windows,
So disappointed consumed by fear,
I'm always wanting to disappear.
So you can catch me on the flip side,
I've been running for my whole life,
It'll never be my best line,
but I'm telling you it's gonna be a good time.
Yeah you can catch me on the flip side,
and you know I've got my hands tied,
you said this would be a good time,
this would be a good time,
this will be a good time.
Twenty three,
going on seventeen,
I just want to get the words out,
and be done with everything.
I just want a place where I can wrap up all these thoughts,
and get them out of my head.
Looking back on the past four years,
I never saw myself right here,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
Of all the places that I could go,
I'm boarding up all of my damn windows,
So disappointed consumed by fear,
I'm always wanting to disappear.
You're moving too slow,
You need to let go.
Looking back on the past four years,
I never saw myself right here,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
I'm always wanting to disappear,
Of all the places that I could go,
I'm boarding up all of my damn windows,
So disappointed consumed by fear,
I'm always wanting to disappear.
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3. |
Figaro
03:24
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Let's play this game that no one wins,
where we get off on giving in,
It's 1 AM outside your door,
could you just let me in?
I've been too comfortable,
I wanna lose it all,
Musical chairs,
To the marriage of Figaro.
I step up just for three steps back,
I round third and it fades to black.
I don't think I can keep myself in tact,
But that's alright 'cause.
I wanna fall in love tonight,
Don't want the words to come out right,
I want that out of breath,
Kick to the chest,
It's all or nothing now.
We play these games like no one's watching,
Let's live it up 'til they come knocking.
I feel your energy,
it flows through me like chemistry,
A spark of curiosity,
We doused in gasoline.
And you tell me when it's over,
Leave the past,
in the past,
No it just can't last,
Until then I'm moving closer,
Light it up,
It's a flame,
That'll burn out fast.
I wanna fall in love tonight,
Don't want the words to come out right,
I want that out of breath,
Kick to the chest,
It's all or nothing now.
We play these games like no one's watching,
Let's live it up 'til they come knocking.
You said no regrets,
but when I'm on my deathbed,
how could I atone for this?
Fool me once,
Please don't come home,
Fool me twice,
And I'm on my own.
I wanna fall in love tonight,
Don't want the words to come out right,
I want that out of breath,
Kick to the chest,
It's all or nothing now.
We play these games like no one's watching,
Let's live it up 'til they come knocking.
You said no regrets (x4)
I wanna fall in love tonight,
Don't want the words to come out right,
I want that out of breath,
Kick to the chest,
It's all or nothing now.
We play these games like no one's watching,
Let's live it up 'til they come knocking.
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4. |
Drought
03:23
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Over and over,
I'm reaching for closure,
But keeping composure,
It tears me apart,
Feeling trapped in the middle,
Yeah you let me down,
But I'll try to keep it civil,
Just stay on your side of the river.
Let it flow,
You're not the reason I come home.
But you're the fire,
You're the glow.
So keep me warm don't let me go.
I'll be the wordsmith,
This page will be my anvil,
The fires from this drought will forge,
The verses you can't handle.
This is my therapy,
My ecstasy,
my everything.
I opened up,
You played the part,
you play so well.
And I couldn't tell
You're alone,
Still peeking at your phone,
Just hoping for a sign,
To save you from the monsters under your bed.
Ten yards from the back porch,
And five men on a death March.
Fifteen minutes till we're torn apart,
So you can take the headstart.
Let it flow,
You're not the reason I come home.
But you're the fire,
You're the glow.
So keep me warm don't let me go.
I'm the butt of the same sad joke,
Couple shots and I'm not alone.
Will said I could crash tonight so,
I guess we'll see how this goes.
So I'm gonna live it up,
Yeah I'm gonna live it up,
Whiskey in my sippy cup,
Don't you think you've had enough?
Don't you think you've had enough?
I'm in the pulpit singing hallelujah,
The bleachers screaming break a leg,
And this place seems to forget,
You don't get out what you put in,
And my mouth keeps saying sorry for those things I don't regret.
Let it flow,
You're not the reason I come home.
But you're the fire,
You're the glow.
So keep me warm don't let me go.
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5. |
Talladega
03:43
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I wish I would've picked up the phone,
one more time,
but it's hard when I don't know,
who will be on that line.
I know you lied,
to keep my worries at bay,
but who are you,
if I can't trust the words you say.
We got half your ashes,
the rest of you's a state away,
and honestly that's fitting.
I'm getting older,
Winters feeling colder,
You couldn't stay sober so,
you left me here,
and nothing fills your void.
A disappearing memory,
of phone calls and dishonesty,
you gave it all away.
I was at a pizza joint with Jenny,
I saw it on the big screen,
A twenty car pile up, at Talladega.
And I laughed it off,
I said that I should call,
It really hit me then that you were gone.
Some days I think back to the good times,
(yeah there were a few),
Then I remember what you put this family through,
And if not for a mother who cared,
and a surrogate who stayed,
I'd be lost without a trace.
I'm getting older,
Winters feeling colder,
You couldn't stay sober so,
you left me here,
and nothing fills your void.
A disappearing memory,
of phone calls and dishonesty,
you gave it all away.
Second hand smoke,
on my weak lungs,
You signed your name,
and gave me away,
Second hand smoke,
on my weak lungs,
You're the weak one.
I'm getting older,
Winters feeling colder,
You couldn't stay sober so,
you left me here,
and nothing fills your void.
A disappearing memory,
of phone calls and dishonesty,
you gave it all away.
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Kickstand Columbus, Georgia
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