1. |
pity party
03:46
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A room full of strangers, dancing alone
Shitty music blaring from one of their phones
You just want to dance with somebody
But when a boy tries
You bat him away and roll your eyes, because
You're only here to have some fun
But it hasn't started yet
You just wanna have some fun
So you take another shot
And you bump another hit
But you wake up alone and the devil is in your head
And it's so damn hard to get out of bed
So put on your boots, honey
And your black ripped jeans
Paint yourself pretty for the dancing scene
The music ain't good and the liquor's bad
But tonight, it's better than dancing alone
You're no fun when you're all alone
Yeah, deep in a couch in a smoky room
The party's long over and you should leave soon
You still wanna dance with somebody
But the boy says
I'm just here to have some fun
I just wanna have some fun
And you wake up alone
And the devil's in your head
And when you look into the mirror he says
Maybe this time you'll have fun
Yeah, maybe this time you'll have fun
So put on your boots, honey
And your black ripped jeans
Paint yourself pretty for the same old scene
The music's all changed and the liquor's bad
But tonight it's better than drinking alone
You're all alone
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2. |
the panhandler
02:20
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I saw a man when I was walking downtown
He blocked the pavement in front of me
I made to cross the street to be safe, and said
I don't have any money on me
He said, I don't want your money
I just want your time
I'm 63 years old and
The only love I've got is mine
My wife took the kids
And she was right
Came home from the war
To an even bigger fight
I lost my house, I lost my job
But worst of all, people pretend like they can't see me
They look away, they cross the street
They break their backs so their eyes don't meet
The man on the street
They don't see me
Can you see me
I don't want your money
I just want your time
I'm 63 years old and
I feel like I am dying
I'm a person too
What did I ever do to you
Don't you ignore me too
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3. |
10.28
03:18
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Driving fast down the highway
Some old song that I don't know is
Playing on the radio
Yeah, we sang with the radio
And if this all ends tomorrow, yeah
It'd be real sad, but
For today, baby, it's the best that I've ever had so
I'll take what I can
And I'll never forget
That old song that I don't know
Playing on the radio
With the sun in your eyes
And my heart in your hands
I'm in your hands
I'm in your hands
They always say that if it's too good to be true
Then maybe it is
But not this time, no, not this time
Because the sun is in your eyes
And my heart is in your hands
I'm in your hands
They always say that if he's too good to be true
Then maybe, girl, yeah maybe he's getting the best of you
He'll get the best of you
But they don't know what it's like
Sitting on the passenger side
Racing down the 85
Singing along with the radio
No, they don't know
They don't know
And if this all ends tomorrow
Yeah, it'd be real sad, but
For today, baby, it's the best that I've ever had so
I'll take what I can get
And I'll never forget
That old song that I don't know
Playing on the radio
No one can take this from me
'Cos I'm happy
I'm happy
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4. |
grown up now
04:05
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I know it's been a while
But I have to ask
If you met me now
Would you be proud
I'm not the girl I was
I'm grown up now
I'm not the girl I was
Would you be proud
I'm sorry I changed my major
But I'm happier now
I'll miss you at my graduation
But you'd be proud
And I wish that I could say
That I thought about you
Every single day
But the little girl I was
Was terrified of ghosts
My favorite ghost
My favorite ghost
My favorite ghost, he says
I know it's been a while
But I have to say
I'm looking at you now
And I am proud
Yes, I am proud
Yeah, I'm proud
God I'm proud
God I'm proud
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5. |
trainwreck
02:17
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I guess you missed the memo
I'm not for you
I'm not for anyone
And I know you'd treat me right
Yeah, I know you'd treat me right
But I can't force what I don't feel
It wouldn't be real, so
On a rainy day when I'm feeling low
And I call you up, please just say no
Just say no
But you keep coming back
Like a train that just can't jump it's track
But there's a break
Right around the bend
And the train would wreck itself in the end, so
Please stop coming around
There's nothing for you in this heart to be found
No, there's nothing for you in this heart to be found
I leave without a sound
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6. |
mediocre man
03:58
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Take me with you, she says
As I pull out onto the street
I say, there's room in the back
And she smiles and she laughs and says
Thanks, honey, you're sweet
But she stays on the front porch
As I pull away, and that
Happy smile drifts slowly from her face
Because she's going back inside
To a mediocre man
But she's gonna love him
Just as hard as she can
She only falls apart when she's all alone, yeah
She only falls apart when there's nobody home
She's quick to forgive
She's quick to forget
And yet, in her eyes you can see
The ghost of the man
That she wishes he would be
The ghost of the man that he should be
She's going back inside
To her mediocre man
But she's given up loving him
And he doesn't understand
She fell apart when he left her on her own
She fell apart when she let him into her home
Take me with you, she says
As I pull out onto the street
I say, there's room in the back
And she smiles and she laughs and says
Thanks, honey, you're sweet
And she gets into the backseat
As I pull away, and that
Happy smile gets bigger on her face
Because she's given up on her mediocre man
Found someone else to love her as hard as they can
She'll never fall apart again
Not over him
She's over him
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7. |
foreigner
02:40
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Happens too often to apologize
So maybe this is me
Watching it happen from the passenger seat
I'm sorry
But I can feel it happening again
Like it has a hundred times before
Like a foreigner under my skin
And this girl is like an alien
She doesn't quite know how to be
Anything but mean
Anything but mean
Acting like nothing you say is interesting
That's not true
Half asleep but I am wide awake
I hear you
But I can feel it happening again
Like it has a hundred times before
I'm a prisoner inside my skin
And this girl is a quiet monster
Yeah, she isn't anything but mean
She's just mean
Yeah, she's just mean
I'm not mean
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8. |
hate me yet
03:32
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Do you hate me yet
It's just a matter of time
You said you love me still
But how can that be real
With my wicked heart
I can feel it start
Every fight is a little shorter
You yell a little less
I cry a little more, but the next day
Start it again
Do you hate me yet
It's just a matter of time
Till you tell me you love me
For the last time
It's not your fault
It's mine
Every fight is a little shorter
You yell a little less
I cry a little more, but the next day
Start it again
Do you hate me yet
Hate my wicked heart
Hate my wicked smile
Do you hate me yet
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9. |
antares
03:37
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My girl is starlight
But she's got no fuel left to burn
She burns like Antares
She's given everything
Got nothing in return
She's burning out
My supernova girl
One last show and then
She'll fall right off this world
My supernova girl
Watch her collapse
With every embrace
See the explosion in the smile on her face
Feel her burning in every word she says
She's red-hot burning
Won't take a break, no
Not until she explodes
My angel Antares
They'll never miss her
Once the bright light goes
She's drawing in
She's giving her last bow
Will you miss her now
Watch her collapse
With every embrace
See the explosion in the smile on her face
Feel her burning in every word she says
My girl is starlight
She's got no fuel left to burn
She burns like Antares
Got nothing in return
She's burning out
My supernova girl
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asphalt astronaut Tucson, Arizona
24 year old ambient pop musician in tucson, arizona.
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