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Very Long List
03:42
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I just want to feel alive
For the first time in my life
I wanna see you in the limelight, girl
I want you with me all the time
‘Cause if we get sober
We’ll never get old until we die
And I should’ve told you
I feel like I’ve known you my whole life
Where’s that sense of adventure?
That I had in all my younger years
Mid October, the stereo screaming
One hand on your lap
One hand on the feeling
But as I get older
The chip on my shoulder is hard to hide
And as I get older
The child within me starts to die
And if you asked me to stay
I’d be leading with this:
You’re on a very long list of the things that I miss
So won’t you hold me like you did that night
Well maybe I know otherwise
Where’s that sense of danger?
That I felt when we were just two kids
In a bedroom, both skipping school
And you were stealing your Mom’s pills
We would just lay there and stare at each other every night
Well that was the moment that I knew what love was
Then watched it die
And if you asked me to stay
I’d be leading with this:
You’re on a very long list of the things that I miss
So won’t you hold me like you did that night
And if you want to play along
I’ll go in for the kiss
You’ve got a love like a bullet and I’m taking the hit
A voice says: “this won’t last more than tonight”
Well maybe I know otherwise
Maybe I know otherwise
I’m begging you to stay the night
‘Cause I can be the suitor type
So over and over again
This is the soundtrack to my mistakes
This is the soundtrack of all my pain
And if you asked me to stay
I’d be leading with this:
You’re on a very long list of the things that I miss
So won’t you hold me like you did that night
(Just a little closer)
And if you want to play along
I’ll go in for the kiss
(In for the kiss)
You’ve got a love like a bullet and I’m taking the hit
(Taking the hit)
A voice says: “this won’t last more than tonight”
(Well maybe I know otherwise)
This won’t last more than tonight
Well something tells me otherwise
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2. |
Bad Blood
02:46
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I’m sick to my stomach
You’ve got me dying in pain
I think you’ve actually done it
Reduced me down to my name
And my state’s so ordinary
You’re kissing my neck
I wish you’d care for my brain
You say you wanna leave
But will you actually do it?
You think I’m writing in bad blood
You know I wouldn’t
It’s the last chance, last day out to the cemetery gates
Where all it does is rain
My knuckles are bloody
Beaten down to the core
I think I finally found just what I’m looking for
And your heart’s so complicated
You’re kicking me out
I wish you’d answer my call
You say you wanna leave
But will you actually do it?
You think I’m writing in bad blood
You know I wouldn’t
It’s the last chance, last day out to the cemetery gates
You say you’re gonna leave
But who the hell are you kidding
You wanna blame it on me
‘Cause we know I’m the villain
And it’s the last chance, last day out to the cemetery gates
Where all it does is rain
Just take me away
As if it wasn’t enough
You’ve got me falling in love with your bad days
And all my past mistakes are blowing up in my face
So tell me who is to blame for everything
And every day
You say you wanna leave
But will you actually do it?
You think I’m writing in bad blood
You know I wouldn’t
It’s the last chance, last day out to the cemetery gates
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3. |
Alone
03:00
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Alone is how I roam
Slipping straight into the ashes inside my home
What you don’t know
Is that I wanted to go
So pull me out of my bed frame
And hold me up to the light and let me go
You don’t know about the future
And I don’t know about right now
I wanted to have just a night for me
I wanted to go somewhere I felt free
But it’s all for show
‘Cause no one knows
The way that it could’ve been
So I guess I’ll say I’m sorry if I see you again
Alone
That’s how this goes
Slipping straight into a panic when I’m on my own
What you don’t know
Is I don’t want you to go
So break me down until I’m nothing
Then tie up both my arms outside my show
You don’t know about your future
And I don’t know about my now
I wanted to have just a night for me
I wanted to go somewhere I felt free
But it’s all for show
‘Cause no one knows
The way that it could’ve been
So I guess I’ll say I’m sorry if I see you again
I guess I’ll say I’m sorry if I see you again
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4. |
Honey
03:32
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It’s not your fault I tell you, honey
As you're staring at your phone
You feel like everyone just lets you down
More than you thought was possible
And it’s a long way down from the bottom of my heart
If only they could see the way we’re laughing now
(Woah)
Did you ever want to be sentimental?
(No way)
You can be mine keep it confidential
You’re tired and that is fine
And it was wrong to steal your light
We’re broken souls
We’ll be all right
We’ll be each others for the night
You hold my hand when no one understands
You talk too much when you get fucked up
I washed the taste of blood right off my tongue
Turns out it’s not that sweet
I feel like everyone I ever love with definitely up and leave
And it’s a long way down to the back room of your house
If only they could see the boy your kissing now
(Woah)
Did you ever want all the confrontation?
(No thanks)
You can be mine with an expiration date
It’ll turn out great, when all the walls begin to break
You wanted love, I can relate
We’ll be each others last mistake
I’ll hold your hand
Pretend I understand
We talk too much when we get fucked up
And we’ll feel so in love
Make fun of everyone
Make me believe in love
Until the sun comes up
You’d ask me to change if you thought I could
You wanted to play, I misunderstood
And now the way we talk just makes me feel more lonely
And every single thought is definitely loaded
You make me feel used
‘Cause I believed in you
We got too drunk and our feelings mixed up
So I’ll say fuck the sun
I don’t believe in love
I’ll just say fuck the sun
I don’t believe in love
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5. |
Tall Buildings
01:58
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I act out of spite
And I hide every night
And the worst of all is most the time
I know that you’re right about me
I know you’re right
It’s like looking for parking in New York City
I don’t like tall buildings
They make me feel tiny
Well so do you then
So do you
I didn’t mean to call you out
I should’ve said
I’m just terrified to let you down
I’m scared that I’ll just let you down
I’ll let you down
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6. |
Hurt Today
03:15
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It’s a Friday, and it’s raining
I don’t feel like doing anything
I wanna ask myself ‘what’s going on?’
And you say
(Oh)
I think the walls are caving in again
(Oh)
I think the walls are caving in
I think I’m gonna hurt today
I think I want to writhe in pain
‘Cause I don’t want to ask about the way your day was
Asking all the same
It’s a Monday, and I’m lazy
I don’t feel like seeing anyone
I want to ask myself ‘where was i wrong?’
And you say
‘This is not the time or place
To relive your pain
For the ones you aim to hate’
Tell me all over again
I think I’m gonna hurt today
I think I want to writhe in pain
‘Cause I don’t want to ask about the way your day was
Asking all the same
I think i want to leave this place
I think I’m gonna change my name
‘Cause i don’t wanna ask about the way your day was
Asking all the same
You can tell me i’m wrong
‘Cause I’ll admit that i’m flawed
I think I look at everything
A bitter slug is all i’ll be
We can just move on
The sun will still come up
I think I’m gonna hurt today
I think I’m gonna hurt
I think I’m gonna hurt today
I think I want to writhe in pain
‘Cause I don’t want to ask about the way your day was
Asking all the same
I think I want to leave this place
I think I’m gonna change my name
‘Cause i don’t wanna ask about the way your day was
(Ask about the way)
Yeah, I don’t want to ask about the way your day was.
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7. |
Cool
03:46
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You told me I’m insane
Well that’s okay
Said I’m ‘a little too much’
That’s fine, I never liked you anyway
So don’t even bother calling when you get home
You wasted my time
And that’s fine
Just, tell me you want me
And I’ll tell you ‘I’m sorry’ for something else
And I’m so obsessed with the things you do
And how you laugh right in my face when I’m acting like a fool
How did you learn to be so damn cool?
Tell me how did you learn to be so damn cool?
You tell me you’re enraged
And then you spit in my face
Said ‘I’m a little unwell’
That’s fine just try to behave
So don’t even bother calling when you get home
Because you fucked up my life
The only thing that’s mine
Please, tell me you love me
And I’ll tell you I’m sorry for something else
I’ll tell you ‘I hate you’
But you know it’s just a cry for help
And I’m so obsessed with the things you do
And how you laugh right in my face when I’m acting like a fool
How did you learn to be so damn cool
Tell me how did you learn to be so damn cool
If you wanted to try you could open your eyes
And pick me apart
See what I’m like from the inside out
If you wanted to try you could open your eyes
And pick me apart
See what I’m like from the inside out
I’m still obsessed with the things you do
How did you learn to be so damn cool?
‘Cause I’m walking around like I’m an open wound
And I melt on the floor at just the thought of you
How did you learn to be so damn cool?
Tell me, how did you learn to be so cool?
(Here we go)
So damn cool, yeah
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8. |
Same Book/Same Ending
02:15
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Here I am again
Same book, same ending
I’ll just sleep all day until the rain stops
It’s the only way to keep my thoughts entertained
Since life got so lame
And there’s probably nothing wrong
But you know I’ll still complain
It’s not fair
That’s what you would say
So I’ll sleep in timezones a world away
I guess I’m impulsive
Or slightly naive
To think that after all this time there’s nothing wrong with me
So if you feel like coming through
Don’t act like anyone asked you to
It’s not fair
Just act like you care
Your indifference is not my cross to bear
So if you feel like coming through
Don’t act like anyone asked you to
And if you feel like leaving soon
Don’t act like I didn’t try to stop you
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Betterment
01:43
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I’m ashamed again
I’m lost and disconnected towards everything
Now I’m home again
Spent a month apart in hopes of betterment
But we dug our hole
and we’re stuck forever since
And I’ve had my doubts
About your pretty pouty lips
Touching another filthy mouth instead of mine
I think about it all the time
Because until this point I’ve never missed someone I left behind
But what am I?
And what about my jealous side?
Because until this point I’ve never missed someone I left behind
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10. |
Special
03:26
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I thought I was special
You conniving thief
You confirm the brief that no one else will ever truly love me
And your words, they echo the untruths
That I’m told from my youth
How could I forget you?
You present yourself as everything I could want and need
You were the stars and the moon
But the soles of my shoes they would tend to disagree
Make me feel like I’m not worthy of your time
‘Cause you’re gone in an instant
So cold and distant
Well I guess I don’t know
I thought I was mental
You replied to me: ’that’s the industry’
And said no one else will ever truly want me
And I’m done with fashion and overreacting
Black jeans and has-beens
You’re a waste of my talent
And I know
You don’t get to have me
You present yourself as everything I could want and need
You were the stars and the moon
But the soles of my shoes they would tend to disagree
Make me feel like I’m not worthy of your time
‘Cause you’re gone in an instant
So cold and distant
Well I guess I don’t know you after all
Well I guess I don’t know you after all
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