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04:17
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He lived on love and coffee alone
Haunted by the father he'd never known
He'd play for his dinner but he'd never eat
A kiss goodnight for every stranger that he'd meet
And it might save him from the pain
That came down with his name
Oh and it might save him from the pain
That came down with his name
Another empty room, with a barstool by his side
A child he didn't know, that in his mother hides
Never meant to be your mountain, doesn't wanna fly
Once he was a lover now he can't remember why
And it might save him from the pain
That came down with his name
Oh and it might save him from the pain
That came down with his name
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Benzedrine
04:11
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Forget-me-nots and broken locks take me towards places I've once been
Angry hearts and mindless thoughts take me towards places so obscene
Benzedrine and wasted dreams, alcohol and finer things
Extra Gold still soothes my soul and Jack still pours my drinks for me
Thinking out loud you never cared to compromise
And I should have known from the look between your eyes
My oldest memories and my fondest friends
Can't be relied on, their both caked in ash
Screeching tires and angry threats
When he died he held no regrets
Thinking out loud, you never cared to compromise
I should have known from the look between your eyes
My oldest memories and my fondest friends
Can't be relied on, their both caked in ash
I saw you coming from the west coast
I knew before you ever got close
I saw the damage you would do most
And now I'm talking to your ghost
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3. |
One Stop Shopping
03:46
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Drop my key from the 3rd floor window
I still remember the day your luck ran out
Never wanted to be your hero
I'd do anything to keep you around
When our eyes started asking questions
Felt the minutes we had were running out
Walls are changing and rearranging
To the sound of the beat that you put down
I close my eyes and I see a house with a picket fence where we don't belong
The suburbs are calling but its just not like me to pick up my phone
If I gave it all up tomorrow
Would you still remember my name
Cause I've been working here for 10 damn years
And I'm still running the game
When they started to break your door down
Felt my heart beating deep inside of my chest
Sat silently listening to sounds
Of men destroying your house in bulletproof vests
I close my eyes and I see a house with a picket fence where we don't belong
The suburbs are calling but its just not like me to pick up my phone
If I gave it all up tomorrow
Would you still remember my name
Cause I've been working here for 10 damn years
Now I'm running from the game
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4. |
Don't Go
04:29
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And when I first met that girl her eyes ran through me and made me numb
She was no good for me but I could not get enough
She burned in my veins and she drove me insane
It was some kind of love that I can't explain
And I make excuses for all of my uses
I first started using when I felt too useless
The last thing I heard as I fell off to bed
Began to lift off and thats right when she said
Don't go falling in love
Don't go falling in love
Don't go falling in love
so easily
And when those bright red lights did flash my whole world turns to ash
Cuff marks go away but tracks on arms are here to stay
When I felt like breaking down and I needed you the most around
You left me by myself and went and fucked somebody else
Don't go falling apart
Don't go falling apart
Don't go falling apart
so easily
And at the end of the world I know a perfect place I can go
Just need my herb six-string guitar and we can head for the road
I'd stay up nights as we watch the lights of every city crash and burn
And at the end of the world you're the only one I'd have by my side
You know the place, even though I always wanted to drive
And I would sing you songs as we'd sing along even when your words were always wrong
And every time I think about this rhyme, about the fantasy world I create in my mind
It seems like a waste of my time and my space I don't quite have enough so please let me say:
Don't go wasting my time
Don't go wasting my time
Don't go wasting my time
so easily
Don't go falling in love
Don't go falling apart
Don't go wasting my time
so easily
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5. |
Interlude
02:19
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And I've always been on the run
From playgrounds and chalk-stained sidewalks
And I've found a home on the road in cigarettes
From patient souls and city lights
And I've been hungry all my life from these
Church bells singing in my ears
So here's to the ghosts I drink my whisky with
To remind me who I am
To the punchlines of my nightmares I've never seemed
To found
To the innocence I've lost and the voids I have filled
To the ends and the beginnings,
Is where I will be found
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Crystal Ball
01:59
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With eyes wide and pockets empty I'll make myself clear
Crystal balls in dining halls and ringing in my ears
Heartbeat fast I'm gonna crash I just cant keep this up
Pure white lines kill all my time cause sleeping fucking sucks
And I don't want to sleep tonight
Head in the clouds and I'm not coming down till theres no more snow in sight
And everybody said I don't want to sleep tonight
Till the light hits my eyes they'll be pried open wide cause sleeping's a waste of my time
You smile a wicked smile that makes my heartbeat spike
Bloodshot eyes and hefty lies you know just what I like
I'll give you take and then you'll make your own ambition known
In due time I'm sure I'll find I'm lying here alone
I don't want to sleep tonight
Head in the clouds and I'm not coming down till theres no more snow in sight
And everybody said I don't want to sleep tonight
Till the light hits my eyes they'll be pried open wide cause sleeping's a waste of my time
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7. |
Rose-Colored Glasses
04:23
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This ain't a song to go trudging along to
Or one to hold your head down to
Cause when she looks over at me
My heart goes through leaps and bounds too
I'm not saying "life is perfect at last"
And we might be rushing things a bit too fast
But when she looks over at me
The colors, they change drastically
Cause I could be wearing some rose-colored glasses
So I might as well enjoy the view
Every time things get too good to get better
Well you find a new way to come through
I keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
As long as I wear them with you
I'll keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
Cause it sure is one hell of a view
Cause I could be wearing some rose-colored glasses
So I might as well enjoy the view
Every time things get too good to get better
Well you find a new way to come through
I keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
As long as I wear them with you
I'll keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
Cause it sure is one hell of a view
This ain't a song to go trudging along to
Or one to hold your head down to
Cause when she looks over at me
My heart goes through leaps and bounds too
I'm not saying "life is perfect at last"
And we might be rushing things a bit too fast
But when she looks over at me
The colors, they change drastically
Cause I could be wearing some rose-colored glasses
So I might as well enjoy the view
Every time things get too good to get better
Well you find a new way to come through
I keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
As long as I wear them with you
I'll keep on wearing my rose-colored glasses
Cause it sure is one hell of a view
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8. |
Once I Was
03:33
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Once I was a soldier
And I fought on foreign sands for you
Once I was a hunter
And I brought home fresh meat for you
Once I was a lover
And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon there'll be another
To tell you I was just a lie
And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you ever remember me
And though you have forgotten
All of our rubbish dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruins
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words
And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you ever remember me
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