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Small Town
03:04
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My checklist keeps getting longer; it grows and grows
Gotta keep it together
Everybody knows this town is good at wearin’ you out
We play chicken on the sidewalk; people move so slow
I get irritated and I make it show
This town’s so good at breakin’ you down
And I collect things
Keep buyin’ more stuff
I spend my money
When is enough enough?
I just collect things
Keep buyin’ more stuff
I love it; I hate it; I blame it; give credit
I’m here don’t wanna be in it then I leave it and I miss it
I need it and I’ll never go though I may say so
I can’t move back to that Small Town, no
A watched pot will never boil or so they say
Well I’ve been watchin’ since my first day
This town’s so good at leadin’ you on
Everybody who knows somebody who knows somebody tends to give me hope
And all the commuting just makes me old
This town just will not let me move on
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2. |
Keys To The Kingdom
04:08
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Father, father you say play it safe
Mother, mother she says don’t wait
Friendly neighbor I think too much
Sister tells me I don’t think enough
Maybe you’ve got the Keys to the Kingdom
Maybe you wrote a how to book
That don’t mean that I’m gonna listen
I’m givin’ back all the advice I took
Your opinion was my addiction
People pleasers try to please everyone
Learning learning to make my own way
Grain of salt with everything that you say
Maybe you’ve got the Keys to the Kingdom
Maybe you wrote a how to book
That don’t mean I need your permission
I’m givin’ back all the advice I took
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3. |
Landmine
03:21
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They say that you’re a Landmine
I’ve deftly stepped to the side
They’re just trying to make me feel better
Cause everyone could see that you were really good for me
Timing’s all wrong, but it couldn’t feel more right
I’m impulsive; You’re a little uptight
It’s impractical, but that doesn’t make me feel better
Cause everyone could see that you were really good for me
But I guess you win some
And I guess you lose some
I guess I lost this round, but that ain’t gonna hold me down
Thought it was real love
Something I’d never get tired of
Gonna be frank if you’ll let me
There’s plenty of you in the sea
I made a list of the strikes against you
It’s a long one; I should be glad this fell through
To be honest it doesn’t make me feel better
Cause even I believed that you were really good for me
Just so you know you’ve burned a bridge here
Listen closely; I’d like to make myself clear
We had a good thing it’s too bad you’re insane
I dodged a bullet so go ahead forget my name
Not gonna lie I tend to fall quickly
But you really had me fooled guess I got myself schooled
But it doesn’t matter now ‘cause I’ve risen above
Though it was a lie it taught me more about
More about how’s it’s supposed to be, supposed to feel, gotta be real
What I’m now holdin’ out for
Go ahead and walk away
Go ahead forget my name
I don’t really need you here
Go ahead and disappear
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4. |
Train Wreck
03:03
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I can’t take it anymore we’re both one foot out the door
The motions we go through, it’s easier to do
‘Cause we’re so comfortable
You have gotten used to my ways and I am used to you
It’s not easy to fold and let go
But this love has grown stale and it’s old and we’re cold
And I’m tired of living a lie
So baby let’s wreck this train
We don’t want to stay
You might as well have stayed at home in Ohio
You haven’t said a word to me in sixty miles
Even if you had it would be how was your night and the weather’s pretty nice right?
Well I’m tired of having nothing to say
So tired of living on a different page
Our crash is long overdue so you let go and I’ll let go too
Let’s wreck this train
We don’t want to stay
Let’s leave the pieces and let’s walk away
I promise we won’t feel any pain
If we can just wreck this
Though we’ve been through hell and though you know me so well
I don’t want to take this I just cannot fake this
If you think we’re really happy then you don’t know happiness
I’m seeing through you, I’m seeing through all of this
Open you’re eyes it’s not a surprise that we’re both about ready to break
Bored to tears
Can we ignore our fears and let go of these years
And just gotta walk away
I don’t want to take this I just cannot fake this
This mundane, insane, same old game
So let’s wreck this train
La da da da
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5. |
Sad Love Songs
03:21
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You don’t have a way with words they always come out wrong
Me I’m sick of analyzing and writing Sad Love Songs
I’m sick of Sad Love Songs
With you I was uncomfortable just being who I am
And you, you spoke a foreign language I didn’t understand
I couldn’t understand
Hold out for the one who takes you as you come
I’ve finally had enough I’m sick of Sad Love Songs
You were desperate just for someone to fit into your mold
You tried to force a circle where a square should go
Everything you hated in me you hated in yourself
No use hangin’ on to something that only brings us down
You only bring me down
Hold out for the one who takes you as you come
I’ve finally had enough I’m sick of Sad Love Songs
Hold out for the one who takes you as you come
If I’m not lifted up I’d rather be alone
I’m sick of Sad Love Songs
Sick of bein’ wrong
Sick of the run ‘round
Sick of feelin’ down
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6. |
Surrender
05:24
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7. |
Movin' On
03:55
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You didn’t mean it, but you still said it
You can’t erase it
You can’t take it back
Like stains on a T-shirt the evidence lingers
It lingers
You turned a victory empty and hollow
Deeper the love the harder to swallow
Boat started rocking
You kept on talking
Just stop talking
Where did this come from?
I don’t know what I’ve done
It’s so hard going back
Once the damage is done
But you’ll forgive and I’ll forget
And then we will move on
Maybe we make these surface recoveries
While underneath the waters are muddy
Faces beguiling
We keep on smiling
Why are we smiling?
Where did this come from?
We quickly come undone
It’s so hard going back
Once the damage is done
But I’ll forgive and you’ll forget
And then we will move on
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Prisoner
04:25
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Hands in his pockets
Her soul's in his eyes
She couldn't get it back if she tried
Follows him slowly
Blinders on
Never knowing anything but the road she's on
Built these walls with your two hands
Once your shelter but now your prison stands
Can't give a mile
He keeps her in line
Slips through his fingers
It's a crime
It's her crime
Painted faces telling her lies
Never occurred to her she shouldn't cry
Built these walls at his command
He takes her down with his demands
Shut the doors with your two hands
Once your shelter but now your prison stands
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Renovation
03:56
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When I'm alone at the end of my day
The stupid smile on my face easily fades away
And I'm left with the unthinkable thoughts in my mind
When I look back it all seems so clear
The things I said, the things I did, I did them out of fear
And I'm left with the truth that I am losing my mind
I'm wishing that I could just rewind
I need a little Renovation just a little restoration
Don't need a complication
I need to be, I need to be
I need a new attraction just a little satisfaction
A damn good distraction
I need to be, I need to be
When I'm afraid I made a mistake
I don't want to say it, I think that you might be the one that got away
And I'm wondering if maybe I am losing my mind
I'm wishing that we could just rewind
I just need to be refined
Gonna crawl behind the lines
I need time to call my own
I just need to be alone
Need the space, a place to heal
To feel what I need to feel
To find the other side
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10. |
Halfway
03:02
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You leave me at the stop waiting for my train
I don’t wanna feel this way
You’re giving scraps
Barely enough
How have I lost when I don’t even know what game we play?
If you don’t feel it then you just gotta let me go
Tired of tryin’ to figure out if it’s a yes or no
Maybe is just Halfway and I don’t waste my time
Hey I guess there isn’t much that you can say
How can I blame you?
Don’t get me wrong I’m not tryin’ to change you
Cut you slack hopin’ that you’ll stop holding back
But I’m running out of excuses for everything that you do that confuses
If you don’t feel it then you just gotta let me go
Tired of tryin’ to figure out if it’s a yes or no
Maybe is just Halfway and I don’t waste my time
Sayin’ one thing but your eyes are sayin’ something’ else
Try to wait but baby I can’t seem to help myself
Maybe you don’t want this, but then why do you waste my time?
You say you’re enigmatic that you don’t show your cards
I respect that, but it shouldn’t be this hard
Quit sending messages all mixed up in my head
I’ve given you plenty of time to make up your mind
Take a risk hey put yourself out there
You play it safe and meanwhile you’re losing my attention
I need a little affirmation
Gotta give me a reason to stick around
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11. |
Hunger
05:04
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Outside your door
Movie in my mind
Been wanting more
More than I'll find
This Hunger
Replayed beginnings
Tables turned
Forget these endings
Bridges burned
I wait in aching
For I know not
Yours for the taking
All I've got
The sting of silence
So damn loud
It gives you credence
Hope you're proud
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12. |
Fly, Fly Away
05:44
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Riding on the 7 train
I don’t even know your name
I build a fantasy
That you would run away with me
We’ll fly, we’ll fly away
Forget these darker days
Be free to make mistakes
Fly, Fly Away
There is something in your face
Memory that’s yet unmade
And I’m in need of change
Maybe we could run away
Lonely people
Lonely faces
Working harder doesn’t save us
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