1. |
Hit Radio Tune
02:58
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I've been staring at the sky for days
It never has much to say
Like a rainy day in May
Like a friendly game of charades
Like a family holiday
Like a big mistake
Like a long, endless parade
Like a long, endless parade
And I tried to keep track of you
But it all went by too soon
Like a perfect day in June
Like a sunny afternoon
Like a child's birthday balloon
Like a fat, full moon
Like a hit radio tune
Like a hit radio tune
And I waited for you to call
But you didn't say much at all
With the help of some alcohol
Like a basketball
You were bouncing off of the wall
You were bouncing off of the wall
To my hit radio tune
To my hit radio tune
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2. |
Sing To You Forever
03:40
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Well I can keep this up forever
Our casual play of words
If you would only call me clever
If you laughed until it hurt
I would sing to you till morning
I'd be on the hundredth verse
And by tomorrow evening
The one-hundred-ninety-first
And I could keep this up forever
Just gazing in your eyes
The colors send me flying
The light it never dies
In the right I see my future
This may come as a surprise
And in the left my own reflection
But it's stripped of all disguise
And I could keep this up forever
The intermingling of our hands
If you world press your palm to mine now
If you'd dare to take that chance
I would lift you when you're downlow
I would take you out to dance
And while the moves they may be new to you
I think you'll understand
Now I know you are a songstress
You might be wondering where's the bridge
Or I don't even hear a chorus
Just stanzas in a list
But that's the point that I've been making
The one you may have simply missed
My feelings could not be more forthright
There are no turns there are no twists
So while I could go on forever
You would excuse me if I stop
There are more songs I've got to write you
There are more rhymes I've yet to drop
I hope my words have served their purpose
And they send your heart aloft
But if you need to hear this one more time
I'll take it from the top
Because I can sing to you forever
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3. |
Moments
03:03
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Have you ever felt like drowning
In the voice in your head
Can they get you out of this mess?
And I threw up when I saw you
All those pills I'd been prescribed
By some doctor who claims the truth
Is just a dirty compromise
Well doc I've got a problem
'Cause there ain't nothing left to hide
No more skeletons or dirty laundry
Left to psychoanalyze
Maybe moments are what we become when we're gone
Maybe moments are what we become when we're gone
Maybe moments, maybe moments
Maybe moments are what we become when we're gone
Have you ever felt like screaming
Under the sheets of your bed
Tell me how I get out of this place?
Well baby there's a change-a-comin'
It carries dreams and bags of grain
But all this heat man and all these people
Are driving me a bit insane
Well the coyote caught my lady
In the teeth of liberty
And all the furniture strapped to the floor
Was suddenly on the ceiling
And maybe pictures are what they become when they're gone
And maybe pictures are what they become when they're gone
Maybe pictures, maybe pictures
Maybe pictures are what they become when they're gone
My god, they've got their cameras out
My god, what's all the noise about
My god, they've got their cameras out
My god, what's all the noise about
My god, they've got their cameras out
My god
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4. |
Untitled #1
02:44
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At a party in 2015
You made me feel sixteen all over again
You know I'm real shy but you seem like my type
So I decided to give it a try
Now lately you don't call me baby
You say I'm more like a heart attack
Or maybe more like a shot of whiskey
As you get older I just knock you back
Because I needed that effect
Like a card on every birthday
And a candle for every year
Last night I saw you for the first time
You were in a long line of dark-haired girls
And I asked someone if you were feeling alright
'Cause it looks like you really don't
And they said she's been feeling kind of lonely
Her appetite it just comes and goes
Even when she's hungry it's for something too sweet
She prefers that candy up her nose
And she pretends she doesn't know
All of the calories in cough drops
And all the salt from her tears
I believe what I see
Just not very strongly
I've got nothing to lose but my time
Like an innocent convict
Or a newborn infant
That's just watching the world go by
And I believe what I say
I just say it softly
Like the wind on a summer's night
That whispers to you
When you need to hear it
And tells you everything's going to be just fine
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5. |
Just Drive
04:26
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I jumped in the car, replaying the call
Crushing the eight ball knob into my palm
I was all set to run every red light I'd see
But try as I might, they all kept turning green
You were standing out front, you'd just finished a smoke
Trying to bundle your body away from the cold
As soon as I slid lurching wild round the curve
You hustled and hurried your way to the curb
"Let me throw my stuff in the back," I said
You took a seat, staring straight ahead
And shut your door, which dimmed out all the lights
You closed your eyes and bleated out, "Just drive."
"Just drive," you cried, "Don't stop. Just drive all night."
"Forgive me," I said, "The window's broke.
It don't go up all the way, I know."
You shrugged and said, "Hell, that's okay.
I wanted it rolled down anyway."
"Just tell me what we're fleeing for."
You quipped, "The zombie hordes, of course."
And though it was only half in jest
I put the pedal to the floor
You turned the knob and called out amen
For some DJ exiled to three AM
Who spun seven inches we thought were lost to time
And you swayed along, and shouted out, "Just drive."
"Just drive," you said, "Don't stop. Just drive all night."
The witching hour's made for the 5
There's spirits out there, the air's alive
The neon streaks where truckers rest
Can't tell one roadside from the next
A chill set in around four or so
I slowed to don my overcoat
"Don't stop," you said, and gripped the wheel tight
You set us straight and spoke to me, "Just drive."
"Just drive," you said, "Don't stop. You'll be alright."
When daybreak came you woke surprised
And rubbed the sleep out of your eyes
"A cup of joe would hit the spot.
How far until another stop?"
And just right then, a V-dub passed by
Ten teens belting out a cappella rhymes
But the exit sign was coming into sight
You waved it off, and said to me, "Just drive."
"Just drive," you said, "Don't stop. I'll be alright."
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6. |
lovers & coffee & snow
03:44
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It's been three years since I drove upstate
Where I could say this all to your face
I did it all for a chance
A naive view of romance
I bet it all on a whim that day
But then it all came back to me
Yea that woman she made a man out of me
And that story's been told
But what did I know
It takes two for a happy ending
Oh it was lovers & coffee & snow
I'm here underneath your window
I'm not ready to let it all go
It's been so long since we've felt like kids
Where we could say this all with a kiss
Maybe I'm grasping at air
I think something's still there
Remember when we held hands at MoMa
Oh it was Rothko & Pollock & You
And I didn't know where we were going
But I knew that we'd make it through
And I said won't you please stay the night?
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7. |
Get On Board That Train
04:24
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There's a man you've seen around once or twice
With a glimmer in his eye
And you're sure he cast that light your way one time
He's got a smile that's nice but his shoes don't shine
He ain't wealthy but he's kind
And that's kind of what you've needed nights gone by
Well he's going away but you're well aware
You could never make him stay
And tomorrow he won't be passing by this way
Hear the whistle blow, girl don't you know
There won't be another day
So you better get on board that train before it's too late
And there's a girl you spied in a bookstore aisle
Putting pages in a pile
In some moleskins that she's been filling on the sly
And you once inquired what's inside barely making out her reply
Oh she may be pretty but shes pretty shy
She says come this May I'm going upstate
Where a gal can find some space
'Cause I've been feeling like a rodent in a race
And when you read the rest right on her face
Your heart was picking up the pace
So you better get on board that train before it's too late
There's a fire that burns most every night
When I lie down to calm my mind
And a voice it seems is crying from inside
There's a love I shunned it won't be denied
There's a question that will not die
There's a signpost up ahead that's drawing naught
'Cause you showed me a world that I can't escape
And a dream I can't explain
And a feeling I'm not sure I'll know again
But I won't flinch one bit, I won't turn my gaze
No this moment I won't betray
'Cause I'm gonna get on board that train before it's too late
I'm gonna get on board that train before it's too late
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8. |
Beat Drop
03:15
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It's Saturday night
Your clothes come off
The argument starts
That's how I know it's the weekend
There's a party backstage
After the show
But you're calling a cab
You always go home before the beat drop
You pull me aside
You whisper my name
You want it so badly
It's always the same thing
Oh my god
I want what you've got
Oh my god
Say all the right things
Drunk haze that night brings
The way you're just like me
The sun comes out
We kiss and make up
What's the point of the drama
If we sleep in the same bed
Where it's such a perfect place
Will you love the man that I become
Will you love me in the morning
If you're still around won't you wake me up
I tend to miss the alarm
It just goes off with no one to shut it up
Like barking dogs in the pound
The world spins to keep it all on the ground
The world spins to keep us all on the ground
We sing and sing to keep making sound
I sing and sing to keep you around
But where are you now?
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9. |
Someday I Will
03:22
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I watch the hipster smoke
I watch the white-collar self
Over work, over work, over work
I lie in bed for days
I stare at my screen
After night, after night, after night
I sing myself a song
I whisper in my head
No no no, no no no, no no no
Have you heard me say
Someday I will, someday I will
Have you seen it come true?
I make blank promises
To fool myself
For what will change one day that I don't care
Have you heard me say
Someday I will, someday I will
Are you tired by now?
Then why don't you tell me so
Tell me you don't love me
Tell me you love my presentation more than anything else
Have you heard me say
Someday I will, someday I will
Are you tired by now?
Then why don't you tell me so
Tell me you don't love me
Tell me you love my presentation more than anything else
Have you heard me say
Someday I will, someday I will
Have you seen it come true?
Someday I will sing
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10. |
Placeholder (Revisited)
02:55
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We keep acting out the play
I guess we were born this way
Two lovers with shaky legs
And always one moment too late
As both our hands entwine
Your heart is crushing mine
I'm waiting for the day
When I will be replaced
All of your pretty lies
In your blood-orange disguise
Tea cups warm your hands
As we sink into the sand
To a place we wish was now
I'll get you back somehow
It's only a matter of time
Placeholder won't you take mine
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11. |
Goodbye Summer
04:30
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Well it doesn't seem too long ago
The first hot spell of the year
Exploding on a weekend late in May
Your car pulled right up to my curb
And the trunk was full of beer
And nothing more than fumes were in the tank
It was as full a time as I've ever felt
The beach it has a knack
For stretching out the hours into days
So when the light it vanished
And the gloaming did attack
You honestly seemed thankful when you sang
Goodbye summer, goodbye summer
Goodbye summer, goodbye son
Goodbye summer, goodbye son
I lost sight of all my earthly needs
You keep wearing less and less
And heaven knows I'm not too far behind
I keep thinking I'll soon clean the sand
From in between the seats
But to such entropy I'm quite resigned
We've been chasing rays for days and days
Heating up just to cool down
We wouldn't have it any other way
There's no precedent for a fire like ours
Or so well tell ourselves
Lord I hope you'll never make me say
Goodbye summer, goodbye summer
Goodbye summer, goodbye son
Goodbye summer, goodbye son
Well they say it's often estival
A bit later in the fall
But sunshine in October's not the same
When clothes are clean of coppertone
And tan lines fade away
And summer flings turn into balls and chains
Well it's true that we could chase this feelng
Somewhere in the south
Take a pilgrimage to Rio or Adelaide
But what's the light without the darkness
What's a thirst forever slaked
Just come harmonize with me here in the shade
And we'll sing goodbye summer...
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12. |
Better In The End
03:38
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Walk to my favorite bar
With sunglasses on
And pretend that I don't exist
Just turn the jukebox on
Got my bookmarked spot
Order a scotch from off the list
But from an unmarked car
Out in the parking lot
You scream remember when we were kids
I'm sorry not that much
But let's stay in touch
Then regret ever saying it
And you told me once
Life's a deck of cards
And each day it's a new hand
Some days it's an ace
Sometimes it's bust
I'm just doing the best I can
But do you have to count
Each time you're right
Like it's a game that I can't win
If you can let one go
If you can let one slide
It might be better in the end
But what change can come
When our system's fucked
And all that hope don't pay our rent
The left leans right
The right seems wrong
For most of us it's sink or swim
Or jobs make us sleep
Then we can't go to bed
So we just stare at TV screens
When the static hits
We don't even flinch
Like we've been caught up in a dream
And they wrapped him up
And they choked him out
For selling cigarettes on the street
While the EMT and the NYPD
Heard him scream out I can't breathe
And NPR reported no CPR
Was performed at the crime scene
That wave of blue
Crashed over his black body
They left him dying in the street
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