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For Jack
03:46
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I'm bad at shaking hands and trying to stand when suit-clad
When I met your mom and I met your dad at your funeral
Believe me when I say it was more than difficult
To look them in the eye when I can't look away
I can't feel you
Please don't leave me here to fend for myself, on my own
I can't hear you
Here beside me as I lay by myself, all alone
I'm choking on my own breath
The well in my stomach is boiling over
Our coins never hit the bottom, our dreams never came true
Don't think less of me if you see me collapse
'Because this is just a chapter and I haven't read much yet
I can't feel you
Please don't leave me here to fend for myself, on my own
I can't hear you
Here beside me as I lay by myself, all alone
I've never felt so low before
I've never felt so low
I tear apart my room and my head again
Because I've never felt so low before
I toss and turn all night in my bed again
Because I've never felt so low
I can't feel you
Please don't leave me here to fend for myself, on my own
I can't hear you
Here beside me as I lay by myself, all alone
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2. |
Death Kills
04:14
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My head hangs heavy
My eyes low
I fell asleep on the drive home
You broke my levee
I see through you
We drink so we don't feel alone
All my friends are calling me out
I sink in the sea, I'm in way too deep now
I'm sick and I'm tired
I'm sick and I'm tired
Was it love that you've lent me?
Was it enough that you loved me?
Was it just life that you left me?
All my friends are calling me out
I sink in the sea because I can't reach out
I'm sick and I'm tired
I'm sick and I'm tired
In the right place at the wrong time
In the middle of the ocean, I find the rhyme
In the right place at the wrong time
My head hangs heavy
My eyes low
I fell asleep on the drive home
All my friends are calling me out
I sink in the sea because I can't reach out
I'm sick and I'm tired
I'm sick and I'm tired
I over-think
I over-drink
I'm wasting time I haven't got
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3. |
To Hell With Me
03:57
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I didn't call you that day
And that's what kept you away
Now I'm blinded by the light I'm staring into
And I never, never, never, never said
All of the things I wish that I did
When they scream your name you scan the crowd
For anyone but me
Because everybody's singing now,
Everyone but me
And I do recall we had it all, but that's just history
When we throw our backs against the wall,
I'll drag you to hell with me
I heard your song yesterday
And that's what keeps me awake
I'm feet first until the ground stops falling
But it never, never, never, never will
And I'll never ever get my fill
When they scream your name you scan the crowd
For anyone but me
Because everybody's singing now,
Everyone but me
And I do recall we had it all, but that's just history
When we throw our backs against the wall,
I'll drag you to hell with me
You held me close, you loved me well
In these parked car conversations we tell all there is to tell
You say my name, I say yours too
With these chords and words and melodies
I fill my head with you
When they scream your name you scan the crowd
For anyone but me
Because everybody's singing now
Everyone but me
And I do recall we had it all, but that's just history
When we throw our backs against the wall
I'll drag you to hell with me
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4. |
Course Correction
01:26
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I close my eyes on the highway to see how far I can drive
Without opening them because I'm scared for my life
How far can I go before I go into the unknown?
I spend my nights barely sleeping
Because dark thoughts are creeping
Wake up in the morning,
My ears are still ringing
Is it nicotine?
Is it caffeine?
What sort of headache is this?
I guess I should feel lucky
Because my loved ones love me
But I'm missing somebody
Because I don't love me
I guess I should feel lucky
Because my loved ones love me
But I'm missing somebody
Because I won't—
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5. |
A Light in the Attic
04:50
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Picture my death in the hospital
Counting all the tiles in the ceiling
Heaven came and went, but I feel so good
Salvation ain't guaranteed, but I feel so good
I pissed time away, but I found God
In the form of who we all want to be
Thank God for making God to make Man
Thank Man for making God to shake hands
For what it's worth
So don't chew off your nails or pull out your hair
You're grown enough now to know this life isn't fair
Maybe these things will get better one day
Without darkness or sadness to lead you astray
Call out my name as an alibi
And as Michigan grows colder
May death immortalize me in your eyes
Sing me a eulogy while the punks get high
For what it’s worth
So don't chew off your nails or pull out your hair
You're grown enough now to know this life isn't fair
Maybe these things will get better one day
Without darkness or sadness to lead you astray
Wipe the tears from your eyes and try to stand tall
When you're not really sure how you got here at all
To scream out your name at the top of my lungs
Shaking bonds of our worth that are coming undone
This is my apology for everything and everything we came to be
Pardon my neurologies
The endless fights and sleepless nights
The blame's on me
So don't chew off your nails or pull out your hair
You're grown enough now to know this life isn't fair
Maybe these things will get better one day
Without darkness or sadness to lead you astray
Wipe the tears from your eyes and try to stand tall
When you're not really sure how you got here at all
To scream out your name at the top of my lungs
Slipping bonds of our worth that are coming undone
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6. |
Operator
03:34
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Smoking outside and I'm running my mouth
Talking shit on bands I know nothing about
Because I know you like them and I know you can hear me
You stand right beside them but you won't stand right near me
Hell froze over when I tried to break the ice
A cold shoulder won't tear me from those eyes
Broke my glasses but at least I could see through you
Choking on smoke and coughing up lungs and better halves
If I could speak with the voice of a scholar
If I could sing with the tongue of an angel
Then we could get down to brass tacks and squalor
Took your touch for granted, but it's getting me right
I’m a fool for you, but don’t move too fast
Because love is a language I haven’t learned yet
Yours is a face that I can’t forget
I can’t stand the truth or my selfish ways
I’m nothing more than an empty bottle
You can use to ash your cigarette
All I’ve ever known is how to be alone
Took a deep breath and I'm standing in line
Hoping for a moment that you'll give me your time
But I'm running out of things I wish I could say to you
In spite of bitter things I still run away to you
I'm six feet under and there's flowers growing over my head
I never asked to be a cameraman
The winds of winter whisper telling me I'm better of dead
I never thought I'd need a helping hand
I’m a fool for you, but don’t move too fast
Because love is a language I haven’t learned yet
Yours is a face that I can’t forget
I can’t stand the truth or my selfish ways
I’m nothing more than an empty bottle
You can use to ash your cigarette
All I’ve ever known is how to be alone
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7. |
Yours Truly
05:29
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I drove 200 miles to escape the thought of you
Ignorance is bliss when you don't know how it feels
Like throwing stones at photographs of the memories we wish we could forget
Or if you're staring at the ocean wondering when you'll be home
It's really hard to speak when you ain't got the words to say
It fucks everything up and you know it's not okay
This is more than sincerity
It's kind of hard to stand when you've got no floor to stand on
I'm not silver-tongued enough to explain the thought of you
Was it something that I said?
Or was it just the way I said it?
If I speak soft in a quiet room would you still hear me?
The wind just takes the words out of my mouth
It's really hard to speak when you ain't got the words to say
It fucks everything up and you know it's not okay
This is more than sincerity
It's kind of hard to stand when you've got no floor to stand on
It's hard to understand when you haven't been there before
I won't hold you responsible when you don't talk the same
I won't hold you responsible when you don't smile the same
I won't hold you responsible when you don't act the same way that you used to
I won't hold you responsible
(All my friends are calling me out
All my friends are calling me)
Can I find my ignorance?
Because I found out what it's like
Today will be fine tomorrow
Like taking your pictures off the walls
Or if you're staring at the ocean and you realize you're the one drowning
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