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Look Forward
01:41
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I look forward to the day when someone's sure of me
I look forward to the way that it will feel to be
A little bit of someone's heaven, a piece of someone's home
A little bit of warmth and a lot of not alone
I look forward to the day when someone misses me
Thinks about me when I'm gone and maybe wants to see
A little bit of me tomorrow, a little bit today
And maybe, I might be the thing you might want to stay
But I remember how it felt the day you ended things
I remember how your eyes were blank and mine were streams
Maybe they were more like rivers, but you just didn't care
You were cold while I was warm, I was not prepared
I'm happy to report that I'm no longer mad at you
I don't miss you anymore, and that's the honest truth
But I believe you could have loved me, if you just wanted to
But you had plans that you were sure I didn't fit into
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2. |
October
02:32
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I think it's after midnight, but it sure don't feel like it
No no no
Based on the time of year, it should be colder here
What the hell?
'Cause it's October in California, and it's too hot to fucking sleep
Tossin' and turnin' with Insomnia, she's the only one who'll lay with me
We're talkin' record highs, I think an egg could fry on the driveway
It's not right
The hills are all on fire, in the Inland Empire
This is end times.
It's just October in California, where it's too hot to fucking sleep
Tossin' and turnin' with Insomnia, she's the only one who never leaves
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3. |
Quite Alright
03:19
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It's been a while since I saw you
It's been a couple months, fo' sho'
It's been a while since I left you
But you're not lettin' me go
It's been a couple weeks since Sunday
And I'm a little lost, I know
But I think I'm getting closer
To finding my own home
Go 'head, get back and run away
You'll never find the words to say
I'll never be the one you see,
but that is quite alright with me
Like a constant ray of sunshine
In the cold December snow
You're like a path that no one's traveled
In a land where no one goes
I'm a cloud that's filled with raindrops
I'm the ice that coats the road
I'm like a never-ending winter,
When the summer's all you're owed
Go 'head, get back and run away
You'll never find the words to say
I'll never be the one you see,
but that is quite alright with me
You've got a smile like the sunset
And you've got eyes that melt the soul
You've got a heart as big as Texas
And I see you filling in all the holes
I'm a little left of center
Maybe not so apropos
But my heart's as big as Texas too,
I guess you'll never know
Go 'head, get back and run away
You'll never find the words to say
I'll never be the one you see,
but that is quite alright with me
Go 'head, get back and run away
You'll never have the words to say
I'll never be the one you need,
but that is quite alright with me
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4. |
Come July
05:26
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I've been working all year
Just so I can get out of here
I just want out of the sprawl
Stick a new pin in the map on my wall
But I know what else I leave behind
And I won’t forget one friend of mine
My exit, it is long overdue
But I’m coming back for you
I'm headed out real soon,
But I'll spare you the goodbye
I'll be gone through June,
But you can call me, come July
Yup
I've been some places that I loved
Green trees around, blue skies above
And I count myself lucky just to witness
Anything that's left of the wilderness
But there's so much more I haven't seen
And I can change that with some gasoline
So I get restless, it is true
But I'm coming back for you
I’m headed out real soon
I bought my ticket to ride
And I’ll be gone through June
But you can call me, come July
Come July, I'm headed home again
Come July, we'll be together, my friend.
Come July
That's right
You can call, you can call, you can call
We'll pick back up where we left off
Because the city is nothing but walls
And every road is a door in the hall
Through which, I go further and further away
Each time, it's a little longer I stay
Because those mountains keep calling my name
And the rivers keep saying the same
They're getting louder now
Come July, I’m headed home again
Come July, we’ll be together, my friend
Come July
Come July, I'm back and you know you can trust
Come July, nothing will have changed for us
Some July
I’m headed out real soon
And you know the reason why
I’ll be gone through June
But you can call me, come July
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5. |
Triton
04:27
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It's the same old thing each day
He can't feel his weight
His gravity's not safe
It's pulling me away
I've been known to stray
From where my heart may lay
But my eyes can't turn away
Fixed, and I'm afraid
That you're holding me close without using your hands
Pulling me in without the slightest plan
Of what you might do if I then take a hold
How it might feel to have this strange control
It's the same old thing, you say
My heart's in my own way
This push and pull, replay
The apogee remains
I'm a distant place
That orbits your embrace
Far enough away
Lost and I'm afraid
That you're holding me close without using your hands
Pulling me in without the slightest plan
Of what you might do if I then take a hold
How it might feel to have this strange control
The weight is heavy
The way is long
You might not even feel me
But I feel like I belong
But you're holding me close without using your hands
Pulling me in without the slightest plan
Of what you might do if I then take a hold
How it might feel to have this strange control
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We're driving clear across the country
With all your stuff packed in the backseat
Headed for Bowling Green, KY
But I'm flying back home on my own
I'm sorry if I'm not the best of company right now
I'm sparring with my thoughts and I'm distracted by the sound
of my own stupid voice, thinking it matters in this crowd
I can't cut through the noise, but you always heard me
So get home soon, my brother
Don't worry your dear mother
Be safe. Be loved. Be well.
And I'll wait here until
Not saying that you can't go
Just saying please be careful
Take good care of yourself
I'm gonna miss you around here.
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7. |
Borrowed Time
05:11
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Some years from now,
I’ll lose all my hair
Then we will look more alike
I’ll spend my days
In a reclining chair
And sleep soundly each night
Now I wear this watch
You once wore it too
With every tick, I get closer to you
My mother’s father
Here’s to all that you taught her
Because all you passed to your daughter,
Was passed on to me
Not so long from now,
You’ll lie in that bed
And I’ll wish I knew all those memories in your head
The ones that time took with it as it fled
And left you only pain instead
Now I wear this watch
You once wore it too
And with every tick, I get further from you
My mother's father
You're not who you once were
And I know it's not that you've got anywhere better you could be
But when it happens, I hope you're ready to leave
And I hope it was worth it
I hope that you had enough time
To do all you wanted
I hope the last thought in your mind
Was one that you wanted
But the ativan and morphine
They kept you from speaking
Yeah, they kept you sleeping
While the family stood, weeping
And those machines kept beeping
And time kept creeping
Oblivious to everything
Until you just stopped
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Paper Puppets Riverside, California
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