1. |
Flower in Your Hair
03:25
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Don’t you know that hippie shit won’t fix your life?
And by now, you’re about ten years behind
Slow down, take a breath, and look around, my dear
Some things change, but the change can’t buy you jack
If you looked into a crystal ball, you’d stare at your reflection, captivated and enthralled by what you’d see
And I’m just sick and tired of it all, the way that everybody judges everybody else
And yet that was a judgement in and of itself
I digress, I undress my hollow lies
Exposed for the world to see the sham I am
Flimsy, artificial, and contrived
If you listen to the things I say, I don’t make any sense
And yet I piss the hours away drawing flowers and rainbows on the walls with black and gray colored pencils
Because no one ever taught me how to paint
I guess now you’ll want a few more words
If you’re still listening
Go outside, and listen to the birds, ‘cause they sing better than I ever could
But here I go, I’m trying, yeah, I’m trying, and I want you all to know
That goddamn hippie shit won’t save your life
And that flower in your hair was once alive
Go home, take a long, hot, private bubble bath
Then go make one real friend you can trust
(Who trusts you back)
(And don’t stab theirs)
(It’s not so hard)
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2. |
Smile
04:50
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hi
you look like you’re high
you’re shielding your eyes
no, don’t be embarrassed, i am too
it’s something i do
when i’m feeling blue
to escape from my mind, yeah, just like you
‘cause i’m scared to say how i feel
and right now, well, nothing seems real
i’ve gotten so used to pretending everything’s fine
i’m sorry i can’t let you in
i’m trying, i swear, but i’ve been conditioned to cover my feelings with a smile
yeah, i’ll make you smile
we’ll laugh for a while
but later tonight, i might get sad
i can’t help it, no
sometimes i feel low
it comes and it goes, like dark blue waves
and i drown in a sea of my doubts and my fears
and irrational thoughts fill my ears
and i can’t fall asleep, so i sit up and write down these words
and it pains me that you’ll never quite understand what it feels like
and i never can quite explain it
it’s heavy and dark and it’s lonely and you feel like nothing at all
unless you have felt like this too
you tell me it’s happened to you
again and again
and your brain, it eats you alive every day
and you can’t run away from yourself
so you stay busy
all the time
all the time
running from this thing to that thing, and all the while
you put on a smile
and i’ll never know how you feel
but god, how i wish that i could
oh, i would
oh, i would
well, it really was swell talking to you
looking into those eyes i see someone like me
for a minute there, we shared something special
but now it’s time to go back to where we came from
close our eyes ‘til the darkness is done
and wake up and both hope that the sun helps ease our minds
and when i meet someone new
who reminds me of you
i’ll hope that my smile turns into
a face that reflects how i feel
‘cause these days, well, nothing seems real
i’m getting so sick of pretending everything’s fine
i’m sorry i can’t let you in
i’m trying, i swear, but i’ve been conditioned to cover my feelings with a smile
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3. |
A.M.
03:43
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It’s early morning, 6 A.M.
You kept me up too late again
I don’t seem to mind
The sun hits your eyes
You squeak out a yawn
We’re both too tired to start the day
It’s the weekend anyway
Love, cancel your plans
Ignore their demands
We’ll sleep until dawn
Darling, the world can wait
I love when you keep me up late
I love when you keep me up late
What a perfect afternoon
Lying here right next to you
When you come around
Your colors come out
They seep through your skin
And into mine
Darling, the world can wait
I love when you keep me up late
I love when you keep me up late
If I’m dreaming, let me sleep my life away
Early evening, 4 P.M.
I wake up to your face again
You smile when you sleep
Your colors, they seep straight into my heart
Darling, the world can wait
I love when you keep me up late
I love when you keep me up late
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4. |
The Way It Used to Be
03:16
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I heard you lost a friend among their friendly smiles
It never seems to end, the way her charm beguiles
And yet, I found a place within the atmosphere without a single trace of love
Shed not a tear
And I
So brave
Decided to be more than I had ever been before
And I found out
We save
The best of all the worst for last
Live in the past
The way it used to be
I heard you lost your mind out in the galaxy
It's always hard to find what no one else can see
We're all just subjects to a king without a throne
You know, I thought I knew what no one seemed to've known
And I
So brave
Decided to be more than I had ever been before
And I found out
We save
The best of all the worst for last
Live in the past
The way it used to be
Sleepless days and nights fade into nothingness
And I'm not one who's right too much
But I don't miss a single second of the past
We used to be so foolish, not in love
And last, I want to see
So I
So brave
Decided to be more than I had ever been before
And I found out
We save
The best of all the worst for last
Live in the past
The way it used to be
To be
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5. |
Heavy
03:57
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The world is heavy, though I try
To wear a smile, to laugh, to lie
Another prisoner of his mind
To my own darkness, I’m confined
I know I’m so selfish, selfish
In my own world, I can’t help it
No one sees things the way I do
I swear I don’t mean to shut you out
Don’t get too close, you’ll end up drained
This isn’t easily explained
I know I’m so stupid, foolish
Can’t admit that I need help but
No one sees things the way I do
I swear I don’t want to shut you out
I’m so sorry, I’m no good with words
The world is heavy on my back
It won’t be long before I crack
I know I’m so selfish, selfish
In my own world, I can’t help it
No one sees things the way I do
I swear I don’t mean to shut you out
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6. |
Wherever You Go
03:01
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three thousand and two miles from you
light years from home
and no matter the shame
i still feel the same
before i could say it, you knew
sometimes even the worst dreams come true
twelve hours from there
pretend i don’t care
pretend i don’t feel
london’s almost as grey
your voice asked to stay
it plays in my head on a reel
spinning out of control on a wheel of autumn nights
stumbling, laughing beneath the city lights with my friends
and i want so desperately not to care so much
not to get hung up
not to overthink every damn thing in my sight
lord, isn’t it strange how you don’t change
wherever you go
clouds follow you around
the rain weighs you down
the waves creep up without a sound
you may as well learn how to swim
or maybe just lie down and let the flood in
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7. |
One Year Older
04:20
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I’m a little lost
And a bit too cold
I’m not living, I’m just growing old
And it takes a friend
Yeah, a friend or two
To come tilt my head away from you
You’re not worth my time
So get out of my mind and my memory
When it rains, my friends keep me dry
And guess what, darling?
I didn’t buy them
Well, my hands are full
But my arms are empty
And my thoughts are weighed down by my mind
Yeah, it’s cold outside
But my friends brought blankets
We’ve got plans to watch the city lights
And maybe drink some wine
You’re not worth my time
So get out of my mind and my memory
When it rains, my friends keep me dry
And guess what, darling?
I didn’t buy them
You can pretend as long as you want
But you’ll always be who you are
They always knew that there was something a little off about you
They tried to warn me from the beginning, right from the first inning, they knew
And I went forward, so young and naïve
And then, grinning, you sliced me in two
But I’m a whole year older now, older now
Yeah, I’m one whole year older now, older now
Yeah, I’m a whole year older now, older now, older now, older now, older now
I said I’m a whole year older now, older now
I’m a whole year older now, older now
I’m a whole year older now, older now, older now, older now
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8. |
Not Worth the Risk
03:04
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Last night, I think I maybe fell in love with you
I always knew in the back of my mind it could happen if I wasn’t careful
But there’s just something about the autumn moon
The afternoon always slips into night
The same way that friends slip into lovers
But if things fell apart, as they do
I don’t think my heart could stand losing you
So even though I fell in love with you
If you knew, well, I know things would change
And if I lost you, I’d lose you forever
If things fell apart, as they do
I don’t think I could stand losing you
And if you ever fall in love with me
I hope you’ll see that it’s not worth the risk
‘Cause if you lost me, you’d lose me forever
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9. |
Melt Me
04:45
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You say the spring makes you come back to life again, all fresh and new
It’s not that way for me
I’m in an icy cage
Built it myself, back in a colder age
I never cut a key
Hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me with your eyes
Melt me like the snow
You’re of a different star
You see the world in incandescent hues
And I live in the gray
You talk to the universe, feel as the waves pulse through your gentle veins
Me, I don’t know what to say
So hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me with your eyes
Melt me like the snow
I talked to the moon tonight
Asked for a peek into the cutting room
She wouldn’t let me see
Well, love, I guess that’s all right
You know I’m not patient, but I’ll have to be
I’ll learn from you
Hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me with your eyes
Melt me like the snow
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10. |
You Feel Like the End
03:23
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I feel less than unafraid
I don’t believe in sunshine, that tape’s been overplayed
Someone told me laughter’s a gentle masquerade
Someone catch the memories before they start to fade
You like listening to me
You make me feel important
You make me want to be the person who you think I am, yeah, probably
But I’m just
It’s been a long time
But I feel again
You hear music in your head
You talk like no one else
Your lips are cherry red
Lean a little closer, peek around the bend
This feels like the beginning, but you feel like the end
It’s been a long time
But I feel again
It’s been a long time
But I feel again
It’s been a long time
But I feel again
Oh, I feel you
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11. |
End of a Movie
03:25
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Every night with you is like the end of a movie
We kiss as the credits roll slowly down the screen
And I love the way you breathe
The things you say to me with those soft eyes, silently
You fit like a puzzle piece
I never want you to leave
So maybe we’re both familiar with this story
And falling in love is easy enough to do
But this feels like something more
A feeling you can’t plan for
Une maladie de l’amour
This sickness is more mature
And god, I hope there’s no cure
Do do do ooh ooh
Do do do ooh ooh
Ooo ooh ooh
Ooo ooh ooh
Ooo ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
We drove to New York
Watched the film fade all summer long
Part one ended when you wrote that song
Then the leaves turned brown
London helped open my young eyes
Sit beside me, watch this new sun rise
Take my heart, love, you don’t have to try
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12. |
Did You?
05:03
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Baby, I’ve been thinking about the things you said
I’ve never heard you talk that way before
Crying on the corner of that white twin bed you adore
Of course I’m not the person who you made me out to be, idealized in your mind for a year
So you can push me out, or you can love me while I’m still here
Oooh ooh oooh
Oooh ooh oooh
The last thing that I want is to make you feel chained down
All I want to do is be your friend
It’s only the beginning, but you’ve always felt like the end
I want to lift you up, I want to soar beside you
Your words, they burn with brilliance and fire
But when you shoot them at me, it gets hard to fly any higher
Oooh ooh oooh
Oooh ooh oooh
Baby, I don’t know
Why, why won’t you try
‘Cause love, it takes time
Real love, it takes time
It’s so easy to hide
But when your tears have dried, I won’t be beside you
Did you forget about Brooklyn?
Our drives to Manhattan?
The hope in your blue eyes
Did you fall victim to winter?
This town’s a constrictor, suffocating you slowly
So break, break toward the future
Into the open
I’ll run beside you
Just take, take my cold hand and we’ll run until we both forget where we’re going
And soon we’ll be flying
Soon we’ll be flying
Ooooh
Of course I’m not the person who you made me out to be, idealized in your mind for a year
So you can push me out, or you can love me while I’m still here
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13. |
Didn't You?
05:08
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i wish you’d lift your head up and just talk about your ex-boyfriend who left you broken
this isn’t something to repress or live around
you can’t own your stories ‘til they’re spoken
maybe i’m stupid to have let you in
if i should go, where would you begin this time around?
you left your clothes strewn on the ground of my bedroom
you lost what you found, way too soon
but i won’t make a sound this time
you brought me home to meet your family, didn’t you?
just like that guy who fucked you over
and i tried so hard to be there for you, even when you treated me like shit
you’re just not ready, so you tell me
you tell me
maybe you’re stupid to have pushed me out
am i that easy to live without?
do i make you sad?
well, you let me down
to trade what we had for that cold crown
the queen of this lonely college town
who’s your pillow tonight?
oooh
honey, a secret for you, my dear
no one’s as ready as they appear
so look to the stars from your window tonight
i hope you were right
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14. |
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she said
“we aren’t meant to be
i checked the stars
and read my cards”
or something
i shook my head begrudgingly
and walked out silently, my eyes glued to the floor
and you said you wished you didn’t have to do this
i said
“well, why’d you do it, then?”
you couldn’t tell me why you were unhappy
your eyes were fixed on yesterday a little bit too much
and i just want to talk about it
can’t we talk about it?
she said
“we weren’t built to last”
“you’re just not the person i remember from last spring”
living in the past, your memories were tinged with fond illusion
i’ll be clear, i wasn’t healthy then
i was a shell of who i know i can be
sincere, alive, and always there
but you never even tried to trust me
which sucks, ‘cause you were my best friend
and i told you nearly everything about me
and suddenly it has to end
i can’t text you when i have a funny story anymore
what we had was love
i’m sure of that
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15. |
If I Don't See You Again
06:52
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honey, i loved you like i’ve never loved before
i really loved you
but i couldn’t love you right
you wanted more
oh, more than i could offer
though i gave you my whole world
it didn’t feel right
even though you tried
love wasn’t easy by my side
i heard you the first time
oh, but it kills me
you were my best friend
and when you tell me i wasn’t enough
i can’t help but wonder
who did you think i was?
who did you think i was?
‘cause honey, i loved you
even though i didn’t like you all the time
you’d treat me badly
oh, and sadly, i’d just let you fuck my mind
because to me, it was worth it
and i thought you felt the same
but for you, it was too much work, it wore you thin
i never seemed to let you in
so you pushed me right out
oh, but i miss you so much as a friend
what if i never meet you again?
what if i never find someone like you?
and that goes for you, too
ooooh ooooh ooooh
ooooh ooooh ooooh
if i don’t see you again, i hope you’ll remember how you smiled, holding it all in
back when we used to drive for miles and miles and miles
when i was just your friend
when it was easier
oh, i just wish those days didn’t have to end
i wish those days didn’t have to end
we were just friends, but you wanted more
beautiful friends, but we wanted more
i made this mistake one time before
and i’d make it again with you, i’m sure
ooooh ooooh
ooooh ooooh ooooh
ooooh ooooh ooooh
ooooh ooooh ooooh
ooooh
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Kyle Micho Syracuse, New York
I hear songs in my head, and I just make whatever comes out
let go, love, and see what happens ✨
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