1. |
With Me
03:56
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My mind arrived right as I spoke my last line.
And reminded me what happens every time.
Anything else I could have said would’ve been fine
But your eyes say you've made up your mind
If you told me
Yesterday
I wouldn't believe what
I'd say
If I could just
Freeze time
Maybe I
I
Could’ve thought a bit harder before I opened my mouth
Might’ve made some more sense what I was talking about
But I panic under pressure almost every time
I probably should’ve had a plan before committing the crime
I can't be
As crazy
As you must think I am now
If I was
Just better
At speaking
Then maybe
You'd be
You'd be
You'd be
You'd still be here
With me
With me
With me
You'd be here with me
I just gotta step back
And consider the situation I am facing
So I don't have a cardiac
Arrest myself
And rest my tongue
Trying so hard to just stop
Jumping to, conclusions
That fall right out of my mouth
Conflicting, delusions, I'd lose them
And maybe
You'd be
You'd be
You'd be
You'd still be here
With me
With me
With me
You'd be here with me
My mind reminds me everything will be fine
And that everything will improve with time
Forgiving
Forgetting
Convinced that
I'm getting
Much better
At thinking
Before I
Start speaking
My heart won't
Slow its beat
At the chance
To be complete
I might just
Go crazy
While thinking
That maybe
You'll be
You'll be
You'll be
You'll still be here
With me
With me
With me
You'll be here with
You'll be
You'll be
You'll be
You'll still be here
With me
With me
With me
You'll be here with me
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2. |
Pick What Up
04:48
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Hey mister mayor thank you so much for the invite
Schmoozing round the town with the hopes to keep our streets bright
It's a small town game with a big boy fight
I know that you’ll take care of it so I’ll have to sit tight because
It's so close to home so you must not be alone
There's people all around you and you are their rock and stone
I hope you've got a handle on it don't become corrupt
My only question:
Do you know exactly what we're picking up?
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Hey Mr. Congressman, I hope you do what you say
Fight the good fight and make sure victory comes our way
I hope you're here to stay and to fight another day
and you won't give up while we're just pieces in this game you play
Now do another round, keep filling us up with hope,
You can make things better and don't think that that's a joke
Don't leave for something better as you’re climbing higher up,
And one last question
Do you know exactly what we're picking up?
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Hey Mrs. President I'm really getting worried
I need you to help me when the world starts getting blurry
It's so big and scary and I'm trying to be wary,
Protect myself and do what's right and become your adversary
I'm freaking out while some won't live
The stakes are getting high so tell us what more can you give
They're all running wild so collaborate with us
I'll have to fill my cup because you don't know what we’re picking up
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Can you really call it pain if you like it
Hello doctor
I think I messed up
My face is busted
Left in the dust
It all happened so fast
I don't know why I'm here
I just really need some help
And you're the only one who isn't in it for yourself
When we crossed the line
And we’re out of time
And we have to make choices that make us lose our minds
I'll just walk
Down the Boulevard
And pry the locker door open
Help me please
Help me please
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
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3. |
Will You Ever Love
04:12
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You flirt with lies, never giving up
Now you lie with her, never get enough
She looks at you
You look right through
You threw away the chance to rise above
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Someone other than
You were called out, and put up a wall
Then we fell apart, and that says it all
You see it too
I can't trust you
You threw away the chance to rise above
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Someone other than
You can't get away with this much more
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Will you ever love
Someone other than you
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4. |
Kitchen Sink
02:50
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She'd bring sand to a beach
And there'd be plenty for us each
To build a giant castle
Immortalized for all posterity
If she could not reach
the moon and stars for you
Well that just wouldn't do
She'd fly her way into the open sky
And if there’s trouble on your mind
She'll be right by your side
Just trust she'll always be right there
She'd bring a kitchen to the sink
A five course dinner for your drink
And when you’re satisfied
She'll make sure no one’s left behind
Then just when you think
That she's done everything
Well you might be surprised
She'll make the whole world laugh until they cry
She'd give a penny for your thoughts
Plus a thousand just because
Just trust she'll always be right there
Just trust she'll always be right
Just trust she'll always be right
Just trust she'll always be right there
She'll always be right there
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5. |
Make No Mistake
02:29
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Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Stop getting in your own way
You fool
When you have a shot
Just follow through
Making everyone lose faith in you
Make no mistake, you always do
But fate can always change if you are
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Move forward so you don't get left
Behind
Every step is one leap off
Your mind
Counting down til failure keeps you blind
Stop making excuses in your mind
All chances fade away if you’re not
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
Ready
Aim
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6. |
Once So Colorful
04:57
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I rise
Evicted from utopia I pry open my eyes
Can't find the light of day but it's time to say goodbye
I lose hold of lucidity and rediscover time
Every step a mile from the object of my eye
I try
To make the best of every moment that I've sacrificed
But I must have misplaced the pleasure that I once derived
Between one planet to another's where I spend my time
Now my eyes begin to focus and I've once again arrived
But what was once so colorful
Has now become so fucking dull
You break me down right to the core
Abused and beaten, bruised and sore
And I can't take it anymore
I rise
To take a stand and take another step into the light
When something seems too good to be it has to be a lie
I realize this is just another figment of my mind
Now my eyes are losing focus and I'm running out of time
But what was once so colorful
Has now become so fucking dull
You break me down right to the core
Abused and beaten, bruised and sore
And I can't take it anymore
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
What was once so colorful has now become fucking dull
What was once so colorful has now become dull
Has now become dull
Has now become dull
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7. |
All I Know
04:19
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Don't let this test get the best of you now
These waves will settle down somehow
This might end up better than you think
But then
Who knows where the good times may lead
All smiles fade eventually
Your fate can change with the breeze
You'll see
You'll see
I don't know
Where you've been or where you'll go
All I know
Good fortune will return to your door
Just as it will disappear once more
Things can change as quickly as you blink
And yet
Cause and effect can't be defined
Til long after your story's left behind
It's one and the same in my mind
It's fine
It's fine
You don't know
Where you've been or where you'll go
All I know
We don’t know
Where you’ve been or where you’ll go
All we know
Gotta learn to let it go
I don't know
Where you've been or where you'll go
All I know
Gonna learn to lose control
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8. |
Long Live
06:17
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Please steal the words from my mouth
Though it's too late to hear them now
Take a little time for yourself
Now there's no time for anyone else
Every little thought, a distraction
You take no action
Share no thought
Every little truth is a lie
Every you is an I
And you are gone
I consider the things that make me me
I consider I don't know anything
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
Though it might seem like I'm wasting my time
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
And I'm making the best of me
You look back on the day
Feels so far away
Just like yesterday
You wonder what you could say
You were face to face
You looked away
They say every end is a new beginning
Well, what’s yours is mine
You say every word that I’ve just been thinking
You guess everything’s fine
I consider the things that make me me
I consider I don't know anything
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
Though you may feel like I’m wasting your time
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
And you’re fading away from me
You are the one who can't speak your mind
You walk out the door, saying everything's fine
Invisible ink drawing lines down your face
You washed them away, leaving no trace
Unignorable thoughts reappear
A chorus of screams from a valley of fear
You take your time to the edge of the sea
You take your life from the world, you are free
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
To create a world of my own device
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
But that's all I'll ever be
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9. |
Raise Highways
06:28
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Staring cross a canyon with no end to see
Far off on the other side is my fantasy
The fall is far too far to make the leap
The ground is far too hard for me to sleep
Reaching cross the chasm with no hand in sight
Waiting on an ear to bear witness to my plight
My echoed words are the only voices I hear
And the wind reveals the only path that's clear
I can't sit for one more day and watch me die
The sun that warms my skin it seems it's just a lie
No one's coming to my aide
I'll have to get there my own way
I'm not getting any help
I'll have to build this bridge myself
Standing over a canyon with no end to see
Reaching the other side is my destiny
I'll raise highways that take me there
I'll raise highways that take me there
I'll raise highways that take me there
I'll raise highways that take me there
I'll raise highways that take me there
I'll raise highways that take me there
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