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Alive
04:36
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this song's for me
because I am alive when I didn’t think that I'd ever be
and I’m standing here with my feet on the ground when by now I thought they’d be air
oh did you think that I'd leave so quick
when I've got something in my head it always sticks
this song's a letter to my body I betrayed you once before
but now here we are together and I won’t mess with you anymore
oh did you think that I'd die so quick
when ivy got something in my head it always sticks
the sun is coming up again
and here I am
alive
breathing
heart beating
I am grass I am stone
I am water and I am home
I am Sunday mornings and popcorn ceilings
a farmers market I am time turning
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2. |
The Dead of May
03:18
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I know summer in the sound of a plug-in fan
And seeing shapes in the blanket of my dad's bed during family vacation
things never really change because I always want them to stay the same
things never change unless I panic about them
mom and dad, I love you will still sing me to bed
what once was 10 pm is now 4 in the morning and I’m still awake
its hotter than ever now and it's only May
mom tells me to stay inside
so I guess that's what I'll do today
in the dead of May
(we’ve got time)
in the dead of May
(we got time)
In the dead of May
(We’ve got time)
in the dead of May
(we’ve got time)
it's only may
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3. |
Leave
02:26
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I’ve been staring you down
You don’t see my eyes
It’s much too bright you said you’ll see me tonight
maybe
Shadows on the back seat of your car
I feel you press the breaks when we’ve gone too far
What’s stopping you from loving me now
Is it my head or the way that I speak?
Is it the way that I hide when you talk to me?
Is it my smile the way it doesn’t show enough for you?
Is it my hair or lack thereof is it the way that my love isn’t good enough for you?
I’m trying hard but that doesn’t get me far with your expectations I’ll never win your heart
So you can leave take a piece of me and I won’t care I’ll find it in somebody else so
Is it your smile or the way you speak?
is it the way that you lie straight through your teeth to me that sets me off
Is it your heart or lack thereof is it the way that you love isn’t good enough for me?
Now I see it’s time to leave
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4. |
Spring
02:22
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spring is coming can you feel it
the birds are out at 5 am
when we're laying in the twin sized bed
I miss the summertime at noon
when I’d sit alone but the sky is blue
and now you’ll watch the clouds with me too
and I wouldn’t have it any other way
because with you I feel so great
the trees are blooming they talk to us
as the snow melts from the sidewalk
and we’ll hold hands until the world feels warm
you make winter feel like spring
you are happiness and tall bright things
the sun and trees and flowers know your name
and I wouldn’t have it any other way
because with you I feel so great
said I wouldn’t have it any other way
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5. |
20
01:48
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I am just a kid
A kid who’s scared of this great big world their living in
I know you say you don’t understand
But you’ve been here too and you lived it I through
I turn 20 this month
And I’m still just as lost as last year
Age is a losing game
Until you learn to live with loss and ignore the pain
I am just a kid
A kid who’s scared of this great big world their living in
I know you say you don’t understand
But you’ve been here too and you lived it I through
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6. |
Our Day
02:42
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today is our day
we’ll sit inside while it rains
ill cover you in my favorite blanket so that when you leave it still smells like you
and ooooooo I like you
ooooooooo I really like you
I see flowers in your eyes
blooming with the beat of my heart
I’ll give you water and soil for your garden and ill bring sunshine too
ooooh I like you
oooooh I really like you
do you wanna go out tonight (i do)
Do you wanna share the light (i do)
its summer time and I’m happy with you
I like you
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7. |
Home
02:58
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You showed me things I’d never seen before like foggy winter mornings
Empty jars and home
home for me was a shoe box in New York
swing set at 3 am open doors
I’ve chewed on rocks and hit the pavement
tasted sand in my gums
home for me was brick wall but now its a soft silver metal hum
I’ve seen and felt the lonely he’s everywhere I go
he painted my walls cream and now I’m repainting alone
dusty corners oceans dried up and green
tasting my own fingers they taste like blood to me
home to me was a mailroom humid in the summertime
skidding shoes on the sidewalk packages i know are mine
if had a dollar I’d buy you candy at the store
you showed me what a home is and I can’t thank you anymore
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8. |
I'll Stay Inside
02:55
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9. |
Lavender Orange Love
03:51
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dinner for two
just me and you
is that too much to ask
I set the table too
I’ve been waiting for you but you never showed
flowers are wilting by now
its been so long since I asked you out
maybe you were never coming at all
I picked these just for you
hoping you would like me too
I guess you don’t
I guess you don’t
lavender orange love
I’ll wait for you show up
sunset skies
another day passes by
marigolds
I just want you to hold
flowers are wilting by now
it’s been so long since I asked you out
maybe you were never coming at all
I picked these just for you
hoping you would like me too
I guess you don’t
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10. |
Fool
02:27
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I felt okay today but I guess I spoke too soon
I felt the calm before the storm but then I felt the typhoon
I felt my guarded heart, break straight into two
all I can hope is that tomorrow I’m brand new
there’s nothing worse than feeling like a fool
it’s all a joke but I can’t laugh when I’m so sore
so what can you do when you know the jokes on you
you can just laugh then go to bed tomorrow is new
I’m a fool for thinking I would be alright
I’m a fool to think it would take just one night
now that I made it here I can only shed a tear
cause today is just a day tomorrows new
today is just today tomorrows new
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11. |
Farewell
01:29
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stop and look at you now
you’re more broken than before
and I can’t do much more
I’ve tried my best to help you
but I can’t see it through
I have got issues too
say farewell to the old me who compromised his own self worth
fix your problems first then maybe you won’t get hurt
this is a letter to the old broken me
find the ones you love and let the others free
put yourself first for once you deserve that bit of care
you are loved and people care
please remember that I’m there
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