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Stupid 3 AM Thoughts
03:00
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this one goes out to all the people
feeling like they don’t belong
cuz for some reason I feel like I’m trying
to heal the world with song
but the truth is I’m just another kid
playing my guitar to get rid of all these thoughts in my head
and oh I promised you
never promised anything and meant it so much
you took my word and gave it up
so now I’m singing shoutouts
to a masquerade
a dozen faces screaming just how much they relate
I want all I’m so afraid
and I won’t be home tonight
I'm trying to get by but I really miss your smile
I’m staying up just a little while longer
I don’t want to have to
rely on you for my salvation
I don’t care how weak I am
if I let you in
would you let me come over
or would you simply walk away
and shut the door
my greatest fear is that
I’ll really never know
but if I close my eyes I can believe
hatred is wasted love is different
so this one goes out to all the people
thinking that they’re not enough
cuz life is hard but living’s harder
and right now my head’s filled with all this stuff
the truth is that no one has it right
so this is it I’ve looped around but at least I made it through
I won’t be home tonight
I wanna waste away the love I never had
so kiss me now before I change my mind
ooh
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Coffee and conversations
Saying hello and goodbye
Wishing for a different ending
To a story that I didn't want to write
You were one in a thousand faces
In a thousand ways I couldn't hope
To describe you
I find myself
Sinking on a steamboat
Crashing on the shore
Hoping for just one more moment
Life saved just before the last day
Hoping I could finally say
Just the right thing
To make it stop hurting
Birthday presents fire
and contagious laughter
Staying behind just for me
I'm trying not to warp my thoughts and feelings
I want your song to really mean something
You were one in a thousand lifetimes
And a thousand words could not describe
How much I miss you
I'm trying but I'm
Sinking on a steamboat
Crashing on the shore
Hoping for just one more moment
Life saved just before the last day
Hoping I could finally say
Just the right thing
To make it stop hurting
Instead I'll sing
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ooh
I don’t know where I’m meant to go from here
and I wish I had my wits about me
If I did then I’d never be afraid
because life is more than
petty wars and games
ooh
I am tired of all that has been
and everything that will be
and I am done with all this
run and hide away shit
this is it I’m gone
I used to dream about these things I said
I used to be so unsure of what I had
so I don’t know where I should go to get away from here
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Spaceship
02:33
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I have this little spaceship
it takes me where I wish
across the galaxies it goes
and nothing goes amiss
in my spaceship
my spaceship
I also have a submarine
to take me out to sea
I hope that I don’t find the sirens
surely they would sing
and I’d be lost
in the ocean
As I’m traveling on
I am searching for where I belong
I’ve met some friends along the way
some aliens are kind
I took a rest stop taught them all the best ways to unwind
we ate moonbeams
stardust
and the fishes always help me
with directions if I wander
and being all alone gives me
so much time to ponder
who I am
what I’m here for
I keep moving forward in time
get so much further than the end of the line
my spaceship is so much
more to me than a vessel
it keeps me airborne
when the world wants me to settle
and stop dreaming big
stop dreaming big
I have this little spaceship
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Home
01:36
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I miss the sun
I miss my friends
I miss the days where the night never ends
I miss the city lights
the dizzy heights
of skyscrapers and planes
oh take me there again
I miss the fires
board game nights and smores
I miss how easy things were before I was torn
between being back where I belong
and where I am right now
I’ve got to get back home somehow
ooh
I love the moon
I love the sky
but I would take the smoke and sulfur every time
because I know
that’s where I need to go
that’s how I'll finally get home
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keeping to yourself
you always do
nothing special at all
about you
until you get swept up in
the running away
you talk yourself into
how much you have to stay
with the boy trapped in the stars
making plans you can’t keep
visions in your dreams
lifetimes of miscommunication
ripped at the seams
you always felt so lonely
restful night
believe the one and only
and fight
not so easy now
distance makes you strong
maybe this July you’ll
watch the fire burn
and feel sparks
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Cardboard House
03:06
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I wish I lived in a cardboard house
paper walls and plastic skin
I’d keep all my thoughts and fears inside myself
and never let anyone in
if I knew how to draw a window
I'd never have to go outside
when your life is made of pieces
it's so much easier to hide
in my house I would be better
and face my demons at the door
and if they got too big and scary
i just wouldn't love them anymore
if I knew how to return to my life
I think I'd rather stay inside
and never have to grow or change
or learn from my mistakes
because I would be living in newspaper, rubber bands
and paper clip chains
if I lived in a cardboard house
no one would get to see me cry
and if I ever opened up my doors
I wouldn’t have to ask why
as the world around me changes
I start to think I might be fine
but I know life can fool you
and I don’t really have the time
I have to get back to my cardboard house
a world I’ve built inside my mind
where all is safe and nothing’s broken
and I can leave the rest behind
I can leave the rest behind
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8. |
Hero
02:57
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I could be a hero if I wanted
stand for what’s good and what is right
but I would rather stick to sidelines
than beat up bad guys every night
cuz that feels like it is so much pressure
and I know somebody out there could do better
while they fought evil I’d do homework
turn off the lights and go to bed
maybe one day I’d hear commotion
look out my window and someone’s dead
and I would call the police
cuz I do not want to defeat
some criminal who’s running in the street
I’m a sidekick at best
more likely I’m just someone
who would rather pick their teeth than pick a fight
I’m a sidekick a jester
I don’t wanna be the center of attention tonight
so superman can do the saving
meanwhile I’ll just sit this one out
while spiderman’s being amazing
I think I’ll take a different route
and some might think I am insane
no glory or power or fame
but I’m a sidekick at best
more likely I’m just someone
who would rather get blown off than get blown up
I’m a sidekick a jester
I don’t wanna be the center of attention tonight
ooh
I’m a sidekick at best
more likely I’m just someone
who would rather get blown off than get blown up
I’m a sidekick a jester
I don’t wanna be the center of attention tonight
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Eileen
03:38
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I’m taking a picture of you
the way your eyes catch the light
one day we won't be here
I wanna remember this night
somebody once told me
I was beautiful
when I went back to the memory
my mind was suddenly too full
of contradictions
conversations
so I’m told
my friends all think I’m funny
picking moments from the pile
but I realized something
without them I would never see your smile
hear you laughing
always asking about me
oh god I miss you
Eileen
I will try not to worry
about things that have been
but my god I miss you
Eileen
if I ever get famous
I'll be humbled by what I know
that my friends gave me everything
and I love to watch them grow
and my parents know it's better
to grieve aloud than on your own
so I’m sure that i will never
forget to pick up the phone
things will never be the same
but I will not forget your name
and still I miss you
Eileen
I will try not to dwell on
everything that’s been
but my god I miss you
Eileen
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10. |
Trust Fall
02:14
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trust me with your falls why don’t you
tell me that you’re busy and then go
kiss the girl next door
give and give and give and get
and get more than you give and yet
I know it's always worse before
you know I wanted so much more than I am
bail and bargain until I forgive what I can
so take me out for coffee but
don’t let let them get too cocky about how
we're more than just friends
and let your girlfriends know I’m
not the enemy instead I’m just
the lie in a story that you sent
you know I gave you so much more than I had
bruised and broken until I forgave oh aren’t you glad?
so trust me with your life why don’t you
give up on me throw me to the wolves
oh aren’t you so proud?
look now you’ve made a little robot
someone who would would follow you around
so where’s the crowd?
I’m selling out I’m selling my soul to someone weak
bashed and bent my heart’s forgotten how to beat
so maybe this is just a verse
or maybe it’s a metaphor for me
and maybe I am doing swell
I guess the only way to tell
is wait and see
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I’ve written it down
too many times to know what I mean
I’ve taken it slow
tried to decode what I believe
I’m telling you now
what I should have said back when we were young
I may not be perfect
but I am worth more than what I’ve done
cut all the words in my teeth
tip of my tongue I’m in too deep
I've settled myself
to know I can’t go back in time
but if I were able
i don’t think that I’m stable enough to make you mine
promises are wasted in fame
I’ve sold out the story
all but your name
so tell me your secret
cuz I'm gonna keep it as close as I can
I have no regrets
except that i can see it the person that I am
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on a sunday morning we took your car
to the prettiest place that we knew
and you drove it just a bit too far
then suddenly we saw the view
you drove straight through
you promised me that one day
it would all make sense
it would all make sense
you told me you were not giving up on this
it was cloudier than we had hoped
and it rained the whole rest of the way
but you stopped the car and held me close
and you told me it would be okay
you promised
you promised me that it all would make sense
that we wouldn't be scared or afraid or alone
you promised me (4x)
on a sunday morning someday soon
I think I'll pack up my baggage and go
but not without leaving you
a little note of my own
I was so scared
to be so close
but you made me feel
like I wasn't
alone
alone
alone
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Henry Alanna
Something between an eclectic folk-punk goblin and a heartbroken, soft-spoken beetle. They enjoy creating music to find joy in the tragic and hurt in the beautiful. If you enjoy music that speaks to internal truths and quiet revelations, you've come to the right place. Stay a while, have a coffee, and sooth the ache that's been sitting in your heart. You're safe here. ... more
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