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are you sold?
03:51
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be my only wave to ride on
i will wear my brand new nylons
we don’t have to turn the lights on
smiling free in a sea of coupons
loosen up, steady unwinding
we can make it through the timing
and though it’s hard to match the lining
our parts are set, forever chiming
the truth has always damaged best
but i never thought of you less
i’m down but i’ve been trying
it’s hard to speak when you are crying
the business i’ve been minding
is in stores where you can buy it
are you sold?
crushing fruit in the ground
trading stories, word of mouth
no one’s stopping this messing around
soon you’re part of my everyday
we’re cutting knots
we’re making a way
we are lifting the weight
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2. |
signing in
03:51
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signing in to that meeting
where we pretend
we’re not bleeding
but it’s so hard
when you’re right there
it’s so hard when you’re righ there
precious heart
in the center
of this war
i meant to protect you
the price to afford
what isn’t for sale
i know that you’re more
than a price tag
distance, i hope you’re sleeping well
presence, i wish, i hope,
i still get the house ready for you
even though i never know
the time, the place, or how you’ve grown
i can’t forget
i could never forget.
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birthday
03:03
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i confessed all my worries over a cake iced
“happy birthday” you are alive
and it’s cool, yeah it’s cool
but where are you?
you don’t have to keep me company
i’ll be fine here
you are happy.
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4. |
you are so soft
01:46
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you are so soft
a blade couldn’t change you
you are so soft
a blade wouldn’t touch you
you hit the ground
with barely a sound
there is no crowd
but a pressure to be loud
and you’re right
where it ends
it begins
where it ends, it begins.
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5. |
see-saw
03:05
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cleared my plate
is it safe, is it dangerous
to fly in your arms?
open wide, open up
open minded folk
dressed and ready to go
for a ride
see you soon
my afternoon
my midnight snack
sunrise
lucky penny, heads up
perfect timing
and the jokes are spot on
rotate my body like an office chair
throw me down the stairs
write a check before you leave.
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6. |
oceans
02:58
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somewhere along the line we were an ocean
our words could never sail away
somewhere between the lines we were just rivers
slow and steady and ready to divide
the lie is easy to expand on
it’s fine, you don’t have to say why
i’ll try to make it up when you’re not busy
ain’t that the truth you had no time for me at all
we hid our flaws
we never said why
i hid my flaws
i never knew why
we wore that red, red flag
we held it high and packed our history in a bag
where there were plenty things to see
guessing who and what we’d be
a quiet ending cast us far past the sea
somewhere along the line we were an ocean
our words could never sail away
somewhere between the line we were just rivers
slow and steady and ready to divide
the truth isn’t easy to expand on
when you can’t say why
you don’t have to say that you were busy
ain’t that a lie, we tried so hard to make it small.
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the invisible line
01:47
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you don’t have to tell me
how to breathe, or how to sleep,
or how to eat
when there’s no way to save the ring
you don’t have to hold me when it’s cold
cause i know that you know
we had more time before it sold
wrestling the family
the worse is close to happening
it’s cool, i’ll find something else i can do
i am learning my rights
you can’t always count on your sight
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8. |
backup plan
03:10
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i’ve been rinsing out those dirty dishes
i’ve been making meals made for two
packing leftovers you’ve been slowly picking
and you’re coming back like you always do
i’m a backup plan for your bad friends
yet you’re so alike,
coulda passed a reflection for you
back up from me
what am i some kind of sunflower seed?
you pick me up to put me down
what a clever strategy but you’re all found out
found you in a museum sculpture, something ‘bout the eyes
losing warmth in all your blankets
you’re colder than crushed ice
but something in me wants you to stay around
i keep thinking that one day you’ll turn around.
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by the ocean in my dreams
i’m feeling more complete
i’m feeling more upbeat
you don’t have to work for two
i’m finding my way through
i’ll get it right soon
steep, heavy slope, mile stretch
you’ve only met me at my best
going slow step by step
we never speak about our wreck
careful with the words we choose i’m hiding all of my bad news
don’t leave so soon
glass gets replaced
time’s never new
but it’ll take your place
it’d be nice to get to know you
before i say i love you
is that too much to ask for?
no
i’m getting tired
but i’d stay awake
if you only told me
that it’s never fake
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i can feel the shade
03:05
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i like the way we get along
we bear the fruit
we dance past dawn
are we running on high?
are we running on high?
i can feel the shade blocking out the light
are we close to the sunset,
are we far from your regrets?
is it time to just end it
so that we could start to mend it?
learning the ropes to a brand new process
honest approach to admit all our losses
you are the breeze on a warm summer night
no one can change if i think that is right.
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to never be ashamed
03:54
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dear there’s no way i could tell them i’m sorry
when i know that they are the reason you worry
somehow i am holding the grudge that you buried
and i’m shoving it right through their guts in a hurry
i’m folding my clothes and i’m folding my feelings
my thoughts are a rush
when it all comes to dealing
with things that could crush me and you
are we healing?
and if not there’s a way
i will find it
i know that we just
have to get up and get dressed
have to get up and address
that we were never any less
i will learn to groove i will
take care as i should
i will open up
i will always be in love
the universe was taking a break from a walk in the park,
took a seat on an empty swing
shifted the weight of the stars and planets involved
and he felt a little more free
spoke his mind at the top of the playground said
“i am only me”
we don’t have to prove anything at all
we could just continue to live
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12. |
emotional bruise
01:25
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it's so easy walking in my shoes
'cause i'm careful with the words i choose
but i'm riding out an emotional bruise
and i'm seeping in the breaking news
and your eyes so big say "i love you"
as i pick the splinters out by twos
am i just some kind of emotional bruise?
am i just some kind of emotional bruise?
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