1. |
Wait Here
04:13
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you tell me i'm the bad guy
that it's all, it's all in my head
well, it might take a few tries
for me to get myself out of bed
but does that make it fair
for you to taunt me standing there?
oh, won't you tell me all the things
that you've been dying for me to hear
and if you speak them sweet enough
then maybe i won't disappear
there's a whole lot of love to be lost
and, darling, it isn't clear
should i stay or should i leave?
because we can't wait here
it's not like i'm afraid to cry
it's just -- you make it so hard to show that side
but now that there's a chance to try
maybe it's not worth it to hide
but does that make it true
if it only comes from you?
i'm going for a walk
might be back sometime 'round ten
if you still wanna talk
well, we can do it then.
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2. |
Left Me Here
03:45
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it's been a long, long time since you went away
and i've been thinking 'bout you every day
after you left me, i wandered the street
you wouldn't like all the people i meet
but you left me here all alone, my dear
you left me here, and i'm sad
since you've been gone, i'm starting to feel
nothing is with me, and nothing is real
it's an awakening of sorts to start to see
that how i love you's not the way that you love me
you left me here, and i'm sad
i've found a place you can't see
where i can go where you can't hurt me
you always knew we'd be
perfect but not, at least we both agree
sitting alone, i've lost all my nerve
you might believe it's what i deserve
but there is no shame in wanting you for mine alone
i was convinced that we could finally move on
if you came back, i'd probably wish that you were gone
you left me here, and i'm sad.
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3. |
Losing Time
03:13
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it's all the same
from end to end
and i could really
use a friend
so keep me here
yeah, here with you
let's see what this machine can do
hold my hand when the crowd comes over
maybe next year, i'll be bolder
can't you see
we're losing time?
i'm feeling low
you're feeling blue
there's so much wrong with me and you
it's getting late
too late to know
let's see how fast this thing can go
lift me up to see the lights, now
baby, we'll get through this, somehow
all this life
it isn't mine
so, tell me there's a reason for this.
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4. |
Into You
02:58
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there's a lot of ways
to confuse yourself
and there's a lot of ways
to make things better
when your're in a phase
can't handle what you're dealt
you look to me, so i can make things better
when i see your face, it makes me wanna dance
i see you everywhere
it really isn't fair
that you are unaware
i'm into you
so we meet again
after just a week
i'll show up, but i dare you
to be the first to speak
yeah, here we are again
so soon from last time, too
i'm doing great these days, and how about you?
when i go to work, i wonder how i'm getting home again
when i go to bed, i lie awake and see your face, and then
when i wake up, all i do is think about you
and when i'm dreaming, all i want is for dreams to come true
i see you every place
my steps you can retrace
why can't we just talk face to face?
i'm into you.
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5. |
Deaf Ears
03:36
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i've been waiting for some time now
it's been a long and lonely day
you may as well just turn the lights out
no one's coming, anyway
but i feel, inside myself
a way to be with you
it's so clear to me now
that i've loved you somehow
it's been clear to me all these years
and i feel such a way
that i'm leaving today
if you're talking, it falls on deaf ears
going places, being new there
it gets harder as you age
and i never quite feel prepared
to go and turn that next page
without you beside myself
i fall apart again
loving you was the best thing that i've done
loving you was the worst thing that i've done.
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6. |
Take a Bow
02:21
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i'm just sitting here thinking about
the ways in which you've done me wrong, yeah
i'm still lying here, wondering how
long it is that you've been gone, and
pull the covers up over my head
so i can't see
i've spent too long lying in bed
this isn't me
i've been thinking 'bout moving away
just to see if you would follow
please, don't talk -- there's nothing to say
i know that's a sour truth to swallow
bring me tea and something to read
so i can stay here
if i followed, where would you lead?
that's the question dear
all the trees are losing leaves
it's like it's time for change, now
you only hear what you believe
and that's why i can't win, so take a bow
it's no wonder that you ran away
i always come on pretty strong
i kinda thought that you'd wanna stay
guess that i was dead wrong
it's been years since i had a friend
who treated me like this
what a sad way for this to end
rise up with fists!
take me anywhere with you. you know that i don't care; take me anywhere with you.
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7. |
Get Caught
03:20
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when i sit, i regret
all the things that i've done
and then i, my sparks fly
too close to, to the sun
you always remind me of a place i get things done
get caught in another one of your signs
like there's no way on earth that you'd be lying
get caught in another one of your signs
so, get down on your knees
it's now time for big crime
let's rob banks; let's break hearts
like fred and his ginger
we'll dance our way through the dark
but sooner or later, i'll forget why i came
i should've stayed home, but i went out, just the same
and, and look at me now, i am losing this game
somebody please call my name
there's no way on earth
that i can behave
the way you'd expect
sorry if it hurts
but that's just the shade
that's thrown when you get left.
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8. |
Alas, Alas
03:16
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like a shoe on the wrong foot
you're wearing me down
and i'm having trouble
walking all over town
so you keep your distance
'cause i can move fast
yeah, you'd be surprised how
long i can last
alas, alas!
if you loved me, baby, then you would've said it by now
alas, alas!
there's a million ways that you could up and show me how
alas, alas!
i hear ringing, baby, but i will not take your call
alas, alas, alas, alas!
so, now i'm here in my own bed
watching the clock
there's so much i can do now
if i'm not there when you wanna talk
it's been a good ride
but now you gotta split
we were like wearing winter clothes
in last year's fit
help, i hear you reaching back
to take my hand, and change the game
and i don't usually pray for much
but, right now, things are not the same
so never mind the shaking heads
we know we're doomed, but it's
it's not the end
and let's find someone who believes
in our own version of pretend.
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10. |
My Stuff
01:33
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i don't care if we go anywhere
i don't care if you cut your hair
there's no way that we're going to be
anything but enemies
i've told you what you want to hear
and you've confirmed my greatest fears
let's not let this go on for years
just give me back my stuff!
i'm not here to provide you support
no, i don't care if you get hurt
you and me have a long history
but i don't dwell on the past, you see:
if you came knocking at my door
yeah, i'd fall flat down on the floor
so you can't see me anymore
just give me back my stuff!
yeah, you've been playing me for months
but you can't beat me; i'm no chump
you are a jerk, i had a hunch
it's not just me -- i've asked a bunch
you've made the wrong choice more than once
i'm sick of all your little stunts
and now i'm meeting friends for lunch
so give me back my stuff!!
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11. |
Misery Loves Company
02:32
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you ever wake up thinking
"this could be the last day of my life?"
not just a lonely day
but something that wakes you up inside
so carpe diem
carpe everything you've ever wanted, here
you feel so good
until you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror
and all your little black hearts
they will turn to stone
and you will wake up and find
that you're all alone
and everything that you love
and that you've ever known
is gone
everything you've ever known is gone
garbage here, and useless there
and what's that stuff caught in your hair?
i don't have time for this today
there's work to do; there's bills to pay
but, maybe, if i caught your smile
then we could sit and talk a while
but what's the use? i'm feeling blue
and soon i'm betting you will too
going down the drain so quickly, i can't understand
can't shake the feeling it won't be okay to hold your hand
maybe if i like this song, i'll try it with the band
but what's the point? it's not like i could ever take a stand.
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12. |
Some Disasters (live)
03:58
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there's nothing about me
that you'd find ordinary
or run of the mill
or commonplace
and you are so fragile
i'd like to crack you open
like eggshells
we're treading on this place
you always said
you wouldn't be the one to hold my head up high
you always said
that there's still time
some disasters, you go way in
there's no other way to play it
you'll get fucked up while you're waiting
but after that, babe, you go way in
i'm starting to realize
that you're a deep-sea diver
always on the hunt
for something new
and me, i'm so stagnant
i'll be here when you're ready
i'm always such a punk
i thought you knew
you never let me know
the reasons why you do the things you do
there's always something
left to hide
can you tell me what i want to know?
or am i just invisible?
there are places that i wanna go
don't you follow me, please let me go
some disasters, you go way out
no matter how much i cry out
there's no answers when you can't shout
but some disasters, you go way out.
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13. |
Fucking Thanks
02:09
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i wake up early every day
just to see if you were okay
there's something 'bout the rules you break
there's nothing left for you to take
and when i'm driving in my car
i wonder how you got so far
don't know what current zip you are
you're probably in some shitty bar
what good is half of you
when you don't know what you are?
(some kind of animal;
it lives and it breathes somehow)
so fucking thanks a lot
yeah, thanks, what do i do now?
still trying to connect the dots
i don't know what to tell my boss
she's noticed that i've been upset
i don't know how to answer yet
the wind is blowing in the trees
i hope that you get stung by bees
i'm only here to tell you, sir
what you did to me -- don't do to her.
fucking thank you
thank you so much.
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