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IfAndOnlyIf
03:03
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These images and feelings, all caught up and stored like
They're like photographs, I've seen them before
They're from a better time, one long ago
Though the memories are pleasant enough, they remind me just as well
Never again
Your words make me feel like I've seen you somewhere
Like too many dreams I've had before
But I know that can't be right, this is all in my head
Yes I know something's wrong, this is all in my head
Get out of my head
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2. |
Mom's Socks
04:39
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It’s coming back to me
Why you are so sweet
Let’s stay, awake
Until you are not alone
It’s kinda plain to see
What you find in me
Take me, away
You are all I need
We bet the farm, that this would do no harm
The math was wrong
And now you’re gone, and I am not around anymore
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3. |
Don't Mind
04:12
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I don’t mind, that you’re not interested
I don’t mind that I’m always the last person on your mind
I don’t care, that the gap’s getting bigger now
I don’t care about this thing anyways
Just throw it away
It’s alright, that you’re not helping
It’s not like anything does anyways
Its all fine, I’m moving on now
It’s fine that I’m probably never gonna see you again
Or be happy again
What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
What do you want me to say?
I don’t mind
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4. |
Spill It
03:03
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I wanna know, why you always do this to yourself
But never go all the way
These cuts and scars, tell me everything I need to know about you
I wanna know, why this isn’t working
It’s just not turning out how I thought
Letting you go, oh it’s not that simple
I can’t stop talking to you in my head
So find yourself a sharper blade
You hesitate until the first cut is made
And maybe then you realize
that you don’t want this after all
You take a walk to clear your head.
You end up back at the liquor store instead
Oh no
I wanna know, why this isn’t working
It’s just not turning out how I thought
Letting you go, oh it’s not that simple
I can’t stop talking to you in my head
Does it make you feel any safer?
If I’d offer to stick around
I’ll take this blood off of your hands
I know it’s not my place to say,
But you never really looked any good that way
Now you’re just some girl I knew in college
Marissa
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5. |
Like a Moth
01:56
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She’s touching my face, as she is touching my mind, and I am almost crying
I don’t think I mind, but I know this is wrong, been saying no for so long
Leave me alone
I couldn’t believe, I know I shouldn’t have seen her, it’ll kill him for sure
I guess this’ll do, you shouldn’t have to go, at least not like this
Drawing me in, I’m like a moth stuck in a lamp
I know I’m burning
Can’t let go, and I’m still wondering why, you must be leaving
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6. |
Moths Pt. 2
02:14
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Your face is lighted, your head still tilted away
Your eyes are drifting, your gaze is resting on me
You left for the winter, you said
“I won’t be around”, for how long I’m not sure. . .
So I’ll hold out for summer and I’ll keep
Lying to myself, that I’m over you
Like a moth you will float around until you find a light
And it’s getting pretty dark in here
Spread your wings and fly in circles around, this dusty lamp
And I’ll see you again this time next year
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7. |
Off/On
03:18
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True to form, your face is warm
Trying to hide what you’re waiting for
Off to war, I pace the floor
Trying to find the words I’m searching for
Picked you up, and we went out
It’s hard to define what to call us now
Just relax, and face the facts
When we get back, we’ll sort this all out
This off and on, has gone on too long
You have to decide just who’s side you’re on
She said you’re right, let’s go tonight
But I have to decline, this is getting so damn old
Went to the city, to make the same old mistakes
We met up and stayed out too late
Back at your front door, you know I had to turn away
Cut your arms, I left you crying in my wake
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8. |
Grant Park
05:52
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You said come with me, you wanna show me all the homes you wanna get to know
You started running, so I started running ‘cause I knew I might not see ya again
I gave chase, you were ‘round the carpark, smiling, waiting for to be found
I caught up with ya, was out of breath, and I could almost here you make a sound
I love you and I loved you too I loved you too much, so much and I loved you too much so much I know
We kept running, away from town and all those people that you’ve got to know
We were alone, we caught our breaths there and we talked about the way things were
We had decided, that it’d be better if we didn’t see each other again
I had my doubts, you had your reasons and I wished that I could hear you say
I love you and I loved you too I loved you too much, so much and I loved you too much so much I know
And I miss you and I miss you so I miss you so much so what? And I miss you so much so what I can’t
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9. |
Filler
04:46
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Good at standing still, so many spaces left to fill
Wallflower bouquet, no I don’t, I don’t wanna stay
Your gaze caught my eye, is there something that you see in mine?
You walk a little fast, I’m sorry, I’ll try to make this last
Fade into the bar, right where I belong
Slip out the back, as I let you down
Try to clear my head, of you, I’m better off to forget
Fill my glass again, until your voice ain’t in my head
Fade into the bar, right where I belong
Slip out the back, as I let you down
Say it but you don’t believe it, you can’t let that be true
All those things, they’ve been talking ‘bout you
Say it but you don’t believe it, you can’t let that be true
You are wrong
Fade into the bar, right where I belong
Slip out the back, as I let you down
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10. |
Facts
03:31
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You said you’ve gotta leave forever, or at least you won’t be coming back to me
You tell me that it’s for the best, for reasons that are still not clear to me
Walking through a cemetery, reading names of people I don’t know
And I can’t feel you look over my shoulder
So let me know how it goes
You looked fine, but of course you know
I’ll hold you here in my mind,
It’s all so clear why I idolize
Yeah I can write a song about it, every single night for the next week
But that won’t change a thing about it, I’ll still be out here lying in the weeds
Holed up in my friend’s apartment, downtown so there’s people all around
That feeling keeps me safe till this blows over
So drop me off, you turn to go
Change your name, so you can leave home
It’s killing me, every time you smile
Lie to me, for a little while
As the mirror starts to shatter, facts begin to matter
You’re staring out the window of the backseat of her car
Still wondering if there’s something you could say
As I’m staring at the picture, I begin to miss her
It’s over now, you’re never gonna see that face again
There’s nothing left that you could even say
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