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July 24
04:18
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A glass of water just in time, a perfect marble and it’s mine
If there’s a snowstorm I’m outside and back inside with windows wide
On the 24th of July I think that I made up my mind
Nothing ventured nothing gained and now my clothes and sheets are stained
Don’t clean it up, just take my socks off
And hurry up, they’re firing shots off
A perfect offer just in time, a shower of water in the sunlight
I come here often no first time, you really slipped into my mind
A book and coffee “so refined”, a cigarette to help unwind
Another drink and then its time to go on that cool moonlit drive
So I cruise along to STUDIO songs
And I think of you, and how you’d ask me to please slow down, please
A winding road snug between trees, I drive the loop home in twenty
Your scent is on so many things, it makes me think it makes me….
Breathe it in. I breathe you in
And your scent… Pairs with thoughts of you sunlit
And bare, and I’m brought there
With hands in hair and tongue in cheek
Head between feet, hands underneath
Hands in the way, say
Say what I say to say to me
A glass of water just in time, a perfect marble, and its mine.
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A Life Well Lived
03:36
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Left brain thinks my right brain is insane
I think my left brain is to blame, but I don’t know,
How could I know ?
Half of my old friends are on dope or dead
Or out of their minds, running low on time
I don’t wana be the only one to get ahead
A life well lived…
Look out the window at the trees
Seems easier than to think about things
Things will be however they will be
I won’t ask you if you don’t ask me
My right brain thinks my left brain goes too far
I’d be happy to find you if I knew where you are
It’s a numbers game trying to connect with you
If you passed my window, you’d be gone by the time I got my shoes
All of my old friends are junkies or dead, I don’t wana be the only one to get ahead
A life well lived…
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Hollow Nights
05:09
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Go, ghost, leave me alone, I’ve got a skeleton already
And my skeleton is pretty, I wish I could look in the mirror and see my skeleton looking back at me
Hollow eyes, bony thighs, nothing between the ears that are not there
Hollow eyes, bony thighs, nothing between the ears that are not there
Go, bro, leave me alone, I’ve already got a phone
I don’t need to talk to you, I’ve got a lot to do
And I’m not interested, do something else instead
Hollow nights, phony fights
Nothin’ but…
Hollow nights, phony fights, nothing between the stars that probably already died
Hollow nights, phony fights, nothing between the stars that already died
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The Author
04:59
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I don’t wana be crying in a lake, but there are some feelings you cannot control
I don’t wana feel this special kind of pain, maybe I wouldn’t feel so small if I were in a swimming pool
And it sucks when the only way to feel better is to not think about it
And I know in time I’ll feel better and live without it
I am not here to tell you that I love you, but I sure as hell do
I am not here to hold it above you that I’ll be fine without you
I am not here to lie about the last line, I am not here to cry
But I did both standing in the lake last night trying hard not to apologise
I don’t wana be, where I don’t belong, it’s better to place myself within a scene within a song
I have so many verses where you come back to me and I’m able to give you everything you need
And its tough but I’m learning to celebrate the little things
No more, no less, content with the amount I receive
I was not there to try to convince you that you should take me back
I was not there to try to explain there’s a much bigger unspoken part of it
I was not there, and I am still not, and I will never be
I am the author, I’m in control, and I am not a character in that scene
I am not a character in that scene
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Been Whisperin'
04:44
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Been whisperin’ but I think I ought to yell, cos I know that it’s difficult to tell
What I want and what I need when I just whisper it to you in your sleep,
I’ve been whisperin’ but I think that it’s time to yell, I been whisperin’ and I know that it’s hard to tell
You I want you and I need you when I don’t wana scare you I don’t wana freak you out
It’s just another normal day, feel like I got nothin’ good to say
It’s just another normal day, feel like I’m getting in my own way
It’s just another normal day feels like I been pushin’ you away
Been whisperin’ but I’m ready to spill my guts: I think I love you and I wana be the only one you want
And if that’s enough to make you run away, well baby, maybe you are not right for me, well
I been whisperin’ but I think its time to raise my voice: I want you and I wish I had a choice
But I only feel the way I do. Never learned anything valuable by being cruel
It’s just another normal day, feel like I got nothin’ good to say
It’s just another normal day, feel like I’m getting in my own way
It’s just another normal day feels like I been pushin’ you away
Been whisperin’ and I think it’s time to yell, cos I know that it’s difficult to tell
What I want and what I need when I just whisper it to you in your sleep
It’s just another normal day, feel like I got nothin’ good to say
It’s just another normal day, feel like I’m getting in my own way
It’s just another normal day feels like I been pushin’ you away
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Ashes
06:23
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It’s raining, it’s August
We’re playing, they caught us
We’re chasing stardust in the waves
The suns out, it’s shiny
We’re barefoot and hiding
We’re waiting to be found in the shade
And after all of this, winter will arrive
We’ll get what we asked nice for
We’ll set another stage, another page will turn
Ashes in the urn
The leaves fell, it was November
I said I do not remember
But I do recall:
The feeling, the way it smelled,
The ceiling, the caramels,
The TV paused: a frozen frame
And after all of this, winter will arrive
We’ll get what we asked nice for
We’ll set another stage, another page will turn
Ashes in the urn
It’s beautiful outside today, I’m all alone, no work today, I
Always work, I rarely get to play
There’s so much I could do today, but I just watch time slip away
And I know I can never get it back
And after all of this, winter will arrive
We’ll get what we asked nice for
We’ll set another stage, another page will turn
Ashes in the—
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WYWTB
05:15
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You could be here in the morning, let yourself in without warning
Or be what you wanted to be, or be what you wanted to be
Bring back to me those silken flowers, bring back to me those midnight hours
Or go be what you wanted to be, go be what you wanted to be
You wanted this more than I did, you convinced me that I did
But go be what you wanted to be, go be what you wanted to be
Now I’m afraid of moving forward, I’m uncertain of that order
But be what you wanted to be, be what you wanted to be
Be what you wanted to be, be what you wanted to be
I could tell you how I’m doing, all of the smiles and cloth undoing
Is this what you wanted for me? Is this what you wanted for me?
I’ve got this house and a million dollars, I got new shoes and a girl who tells me
You should be what you want to be, she says “you should be what you want to be”
Can I be what I want to be? Can I be what I want to be?
And it’s the grand irony of my life that she’s perfect but she’ll never be my…,
Be what I want her to be, she will be what she wants to be
She will be what she wants to be
Leave the lights on in the midnight hour, asleep on the couch, and I skipped the shower
Am I being what I wanted to be? Am I being what I wanted to be?
Look around the room out the morning window, it’s light and it’s cold I’ve got a blue pillow
Where I dream what I want to dream, where I dream what I want to dream
Am I being what I want to be? No… am I being what I want to be?
You come to me in the afternoon with a smile on your face that I didn’t give you...
You’re what you wanted to be, at least you did what you wanted to do,
at least you’re smiling and your smile is true, cos you did what you wanted to do
There are 30 days in every month, I can’t give you everything you want
Cos I’ll only be what you see, I couldn’t be what I wanted to be
I tried to fight, but I can’t help what I’ll be,
and you can’t help it, you just need what you need
And you’re being what you wanted to be, at least you’re being what you wanted to be
Am I being what I wanted to be? Am I being what I wanted to be?
It feels like it when you’re smiling for me
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We Split
02:45
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The longer I’m away from you, the more I love
The You you truly are, and not the one
I thought you were, or I’d have you be
Ain’t it strange, what we think we need?
I see you blossoming, I hear you're in love
I know you're strengthening everything you want
And I am too, not as quick as you but that’s okay
I go my way
And maybe we’ll cross paths on that long way back
Or maybe that was it, we intersected then we split
The longer I’m afraid to do the things I need
The longer I will take in becoming
The man I want, the man I see
Ain’t it strange, all the growth we keep?
I’m slowly blossoming, I now believe in love
Even if I’ve never kept it up
I think I would, I surely could if I tried
I see a light
And maybe we’ll cross paths on that long way back
Or maybe that was it, we intersected then we split
And maybe we’ll cross paths on that long way back
Or maybe that was it, we intersected then we split
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Meanwave
03:35
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I’m done with this niceness fad,
I’m gonna be mean, wana be so bad
And I don’t wana talk about how I feel, no I don’t need to talk about how I feel
I’ll just feel it
I’ll just feel it
And when you move on, I will be so strong
You’ll say “he’s so strong, he must have never cared about me at all”
I’ve had enough of this kindness wave,
2021, I will misbehave
And I’m not gonna lie or cheat or steal, no I don’t need to lie or cheat or steal to be mean
To be so mean
And when you move on, I will be so strong
You’ll say “he’s so strong he must have never cared about me at all, even a little,
He is such a callous monster; how could I have ever loved him”?
I’ve had enough of this kindness wave,
I’m done, that’s it!
And I don’t need to talk about how I feel, no I'm not gonna talk about how I feel,
I’ll just feel it
I’ll just feel it
I’ll just feel it.
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Only Dreams / THEFIELD
02:59
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Be so kind to remove me from your mind
Be so kind to fall asleep
And when you sleep, should you ever dream of me
Know your dreams are only dreams
In the spirit world, things look every differently
Are you beautiful? Or a disease
Thrust upon my life? I'm on my way to Jesus Christ
The demons are doing their damnedest to keep me from him
And if you are, I’d—
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J-card
04:11
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Water covers all: lake or creek and pond,
River, swimming pool, floods and sprinklers.
I am really tall, catch you when you fall
You are really small, can’t see you at all
You know…
Even the ocean is blue, its always green or grey or blue
At night it seems like its black too
Don’t let it get the best of you
I was on my deck, brought my best cassette
Listened to it all then went inside to fall asleep
Then the morning came, also did the rain
Left the case outside, now its soaked inside
Aw…
My favorite j-card was soaked through
Laid out to dry, gently removed
It’s a little wavy now, it’s true
But its intact, legible too
Sometimes its alright to leave things out at night
But if you think that it might rain, put it away, keep it safe
Sometimes its alright, to leave things out all night
But if you think that it might rain, put it away keep it safe.
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Crème Brochure
04:41
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A dandelion fluff lofts through the air: a summer snowflake
It passes by my face, then disappears
Japanese maples line a stone walkway to a sterile lobby where you are
And I wait
A crème cardstock brochure says what’s wrong with you
But I can’t see there’s anything wrong with you
No, I can’t see there’s anything wrong with you
So you act like this sometimes, it’s alright
It’s alright
You're incredible other days,
And it’s okay either way, I like you
I like you, I like you all
Red vinyl booth seats, there’s a plate with fries
I’d feed you anything you’d like, I just wana treat you nice
Come to me in the middle of the night, well do anything you’d like
Safe in my arms til’ morning light
And even then
So you feel like this sometimes, it’s alright
It’s alright
You're incredible most other days
And it’s okay either way, I like you
I like you, I like you all
I like you, I like you, I like you all
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Haunting You
05:15
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You heard a sound, you look around, and there is nothing there
You hear your name, whispering, and you are getting scared
Everyone’s home but you are feeling alone
Who is this calling you? What is this haunting you?
Tell me first universe, what do you want to know?
I give it free, its an offering, now please let me go
To immerse myself in the world myself,
Did I Lose myself? do I hear a sound?
You heard a sound, you look around, and there is nothing there
You hear your name, in a whispering, you are getting scared
Everyone’s home but you are feeling alone
Who is this calling you? What is this haunting you?
You heard a sound, you look around, and there is nothing there
You hear your name, in a whispering, you are getting scared
Everyone’s home but you are feeling alone
Who is this calling you? What is this haunting you?
What is this haunting you, haunting you
What is this haunting you?
What is this haunting you?
Haunting you
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intstrumental
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shirrs Indiana
don't allow anything to limit what music can be.
Est. 2007
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