1. |
Don't Just Stand There
01:37
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The stares at these shows cause broken bones,
so can I get some compensation
Playing this game is rough and so surreal
So bear with me for now
Anticipating what lies ahead for me
gets so frustrating
I guess we'll have to see
Leave your mark down here
And show us what life takes you for
Tread the dark 'cause you're
stronger than those who came before
Standing still won't work no more
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2. |
Drop The Act
03:09
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If running away is your only escape,
I suggest you bring a sense of awareness to help keep yourself centered
And I'd apologize for every time you left me high and dry
But that's not how its gonna be anymore
And you can tell me all about how I'm dead weight
Like I'm a sandbag on your chest
I know what its like to be so bitter,
Saying anything just to feel better
So, don't write me off just yet.
I can see your face in every word that I spit.
You can tell yourself that everything's alright
But I know better than to fight back
I'll use this as respite
I'll keep my promise, and keep my distance
And you'll pretend that you're happy
Keep your facade with weak design flaws
'Cause one day you're bound to fall
And now we're right back at the start again
It's funny how your morals keep on changing
while mine tend to stay the same.
But that's the way its always been right?
A constant back-and-forth until everything's been resolved, but not quite.
The balance has shifted, we're drifting away.
I gave it all I got,
But it never enough
No, its never enough for you
I gave it all I got,
But it never enough
No, its never enough, no.
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I took a look back on how things used to go
and doing so proved how little dwelling had to show
A convoluted waste of business to pull apart and break down, get better now.
I can't complain about past mistakes
'Cause lately all that I've seen are brighter days
I'm looking up with a better view
I think I'm part of something
I'm part of something new
I was scared I'd become quite selfish
The grin I wore just might break a mirror or two
But shattered glass on the ground is painless
Just watch your step, don't look back
Do what you do
See, it wasn't so bad
I could've felt this way forever
Why would I get so mad
by things I couldn't change
(That never once deserved my time)
Maybe I should live and let live
(Maybe I should bite my tongue)
But I won't, I won't
The hell, I won't
Just take your time, take it day by day
Who cares what all the rest have to say
To get back up and keep standing tall
takes more strength than you think
'Cause maybe I could've been less careless
But that would not have helped me learn just who I am
Did my best not to end up vicious
But bottom line, I just did what i had to do
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4. |
Wander
02:56
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Tried to sleep last night with these drying eyes and confounded thoughts about you.
Didn't want to.
'Cause what good is a sorry man with a lack of plans and a love unwilling who just lies awake.
I keep on thinking of the good days. We were in a good place. Talking to you always.
It's too bad times have changed and rearranged your life to leave me with no room so,
Whats left to do, but watch your interest vacate? So I let you wander away.
I understand we'd never heal our wounds until I let you get better too.
Maybe I didn't try hard enough. Maybe I didn't think I had to.
Settled in for another four years. You hung around so long.
What I can't imagine getting through is a hit to my pride, now busted, from the one that I mistrusted.
Don't look me up. I've got greasy hair and bloodshot eyes.
A truly tragic sight of desperation.
After all, I tried to sleep last night with these drying eyes and confounded thoughts about you.
Didn't want to.
Whats left to do but watch your presence vacate? Did I make you wander away?
I can't accept the fact that you felt trapped and felt someone new should care for you.
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5. |
Better Now
04:22
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I'm sick of stifling smoke
in the room I trapped myself in so long ago,
where the blinds remain forever closed.
Will it change? I hope so.
'Cause I have spent the past two years
trying to find some peace of mind
and I think I might've found it this time.
Now I'm finally listening to all those times I was told,
"Don't keep your thoughts beneath the surface.
All that does is defeat the purpose."
Feel the weight of reality
in how easy it could be to
just walk out my front door
and let the light shine on me.
I'll dig out my way through all of my mistakes and past discretions.
I'll find a new direction to carry me home
I'm tired of regretting every thought I'm thinking, no matter how convincing.
I'll take my chances under circumstances that my mind allows.
I'll find my footing someway, I don't know how, but I know I'm better now.
I'm just a product of the man I was back then.
With foresight I lacked, I'd break my back to try again.
It's time I made amends with myself, (no one else), no one else.
I won't give this time to dwell.
I keep chasing possibility, but I'll catch it when it comes around.
I'm crawling my way out, but I know I'm better now.
All along, you've lied to yourself, all along you've lied to yourself.
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