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I've Been Wrong Before
03:30
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I was around when the bridge got burned
I take a lesson but I never learn
And I walk my way
And I don’t look back
And they say it’s not that bad man
But I think I’m running out of ways to believe that
So I took apart my television
I’d come to think I need a bigger one
When I look back now
Had we lost our heads
You could tell I'm slipping backwards
By the way I could not understand what the man said
You were never there
When I was a beaten broken person
Knocking at your door
I took you for a better friend
But I've been wrong before
I recommend what the old man said
You gotta do it if you want to get ahead
But if you want to get a heart you got to give yours to me
And I think I’m slipping backwards
So you can’t tell me to be there if you won’t be
You were never there
When I was a beaten broken person
Knocking at your door
I took you for a better friend
But I've been wrong before
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I remember when you said to me
I know you like a little mystery
Trust implicitly, wariness poisons the heart
And when the time comes to sink or swim
Just remember that I let you in
Take for given that nothing can tear us apart
Woah oh oh
I turned my back on the written word over you
Woah oh oh
Suppose you did all the things I heard, is that true?
I know you lie
I’ll supply for you all you need
Take you anywhere you want to be
I’ll be your guide when the darkness falls
On your jaded weary eyes
So when the time comes to sink or swim
Just remember that I let you in
And I gave you reason to question the rules that apply
Woah oh oh
I turned my back on the written word over you
Woah oh oh
Suppose you did all the things I heard, is that true?
I know you lie
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You were shot down for banging on sidewalks
Waking up sovereign states
Raking up graves and wasting your common grace
Creatures outside were posting your face up
Dreaming up shadow plays
If you could straighten that spine you got a way to decide your fate
Instead of breaking your silence you could be the same way
And keep your favors to yourself but
They could see in your eyes there's not a thing they could say so
Holding on tight to places you remember keeping your story straight
Taking your time with friends you invite to your wake
You’re so tired of waking up shaking facing your passing days
Rolling in circles hoping the fever would break
Instead of breaking your word, you can pay to make sure
They never back the train up, but
They can read in your mind you got a reason to stay
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A List of the Virtues
03:59
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I saw some people we know
They told me you’re working on a list of all the virtues
They told me you’re walking from Arizona to Kentucky
Is that true
I want somewhere else to go
I want a place with a better vision of the future
I’m living in a place where they lock up eight of every thousand
That is true
And I said ahhh
The bigger the better remember
Hold me close and try and keep it together
And I can feel the fear come and pull us into the waves
Here we go
Over the news of the day
Take a look into the root of division
Bring it all back and tell me something I already know
Here we are fighting the fight
Getting by without a vision of the future
Putting one foot in front of the other
Here we go
And I said ahhh
The bigger the better remember
Hold me close and try and keep it together
And I can feel the fear come and pull us into the waves
Here we go
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5. |
Gatekeeper
03:33
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Wouldn't it be something if all of your predictions were right
Getting your attention is too easy a thing to achieve
Twenty-five years is longer than it took to decide
And so I won't
Make that choice again
Cuz it won't mean so much if I edit what I say
Holding on tight to feelings that could never come true
Was it really worth the pain that you would put yourself through
Holding back tears is all that you could do to survive
And so I won't
Risk it all again
Cuz it would mean so much to see this to the end
And so I won't
Risk it all again
Cuz it won't mean so much if I edit what I say
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Xeno Bobby
02:58
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Xeno Bobby, you tell yourself you’re different than me
Where does the time go
Seems like a day ago I heard you say you’d never leave
A hundred bones
Would pay to see your face when you get home
I bet you thought you could wait to
keep all your stories straight
You know you’re better off alone
Xeno Bobby what did you do
The things you said are coming back to you
Apart from all the regrets you’re
So easy to forget
You’re already a relic too
Wake me on the day
You give a shit what other people say
Remember youth is a time bomb
The longer you hold on the sooner you evaporate
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Society of Winners
03:45
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All I found to get me through
Was a vaguely worded promise said by you
It’s turning out to be a perfect way
To keep this place from burning down
To tell you the truth
Any time voices pierce the calm
It's the most boring conversation ever
Listening to people tell you your future
Impatiently awaiting September
Any time acquaintance call your number
You anticipate feeling scared
Recognize faces you remember
From the long ago days of terror
All I found to get me through
Was a vaguely worded promise said by you
It’s turning out to be a perfect way
To keep this place from burning down
To tell you the truth
Always with that guilt and sadness
Some days I would believe its true
I'll wait for that empty promise
I'll take what I can get from you
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8. |
Deadbeat Shiver
03:30
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I'm just a deadbeat shiver
And I need your one last dollar to get me to the end
Get me to the end
How did I get so broken
And yet I sleep so civil
And yet I can pretend
Yea I do pretend
I’m just a full time taker
And I need your one last dollar to get me to the end
Get me to the end
How did I get so broken
And yet I sleep so civil
And yet I can pretend
Yea I do pretend
How does it cut not deeper again
When you’re fighting for all your fights much deeper in
And do the words not suffer the longer you go
I'm just a deadbeat shiver
I need your one last dollar to get me to the end
How did I get so broken
And yet I sleep so civil
And yet I can pretend
Yea I do pretend
How does it cut not deeper again
When you’re fighting for all your fights much deeper in
And do the words not suffer the longer you go
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Save This For Never
03:27
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I’m hoping that you found a reason to believe it
There’s nothing else you could do
I’m guessing you could feel relief
When all your friends think it too
I wouldn’t take it so far
I know that pages still are empty
And I’m not here to concede
One day you’ll break my heart, it’s true
You wouldn’t wait
I’m guessing outside the reasons you stated
There’s nothing keeping you here
I’m hoping all this time you waited
You were keeping it loose
I wouldn’t do you so dirty
Friends would never say it
And I’m not judging the tears
I couldn’t wait for you to face up to the truth
You look away
Was it really that bad?
You can’t pretend you wasted all the feelings you had
Lets not pretend at all the reasons you’re back
There's not a single soul who believes it's all bad
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10. |
Dream Box
05:24
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You can’t find the real thing
That’s your favorite thing to say
I listen to how you talk
And the words that you thought you couldn’t save
You shout out the first thing
That I thought you’d understate
It’s a lesson in how you caught
All the friends you run across and interchange
Outside of friends who don’t remember your name
There’s not a single one
It’s good to fantasize on the things you’d say
You’re not a friend at all
You’re making a big show
Of a tiny fiction
They may not believe you
But don’t be afraid
Now that I gave you what you wanted
They may not trust you
But that’s the price you pay
You faded into darkness
You shout out the first thing
That I thought you’d understate
It’s a lesson in how you talk
And the words you run across and interchange
Outside of friends who won’t remember your name
There’s not a single one
It’s good to fantasize on the things you’d say
You’re not a friend at all
You faded into darkness
You’re making a big show
Of a tiny fiction
They may not believe you
But don’t be afraid
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