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nothing new
03:14
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just as you'd expect
got nothing new to tell you
tethered to my bed
it's no longer a refuge
don't let me forget
why i still haven't left
always in my head
it might never get better
everything i've said
you may as well forget it
cause this could really be
the last time you see me
(kept the puzzle for myself
now it's too late to ask for help
pry my fingers open just
to find you didn't have to guess
at all)
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comatose
04:05
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dying tree
you're much like me
got nothing left to try
to be before you leave
the starry sky caught my
attention for a while
then blew in the ceiling of smoke
from the forest fire
did the time, still misaligned
day-by-day repeating
it all line-by-line
paid the toll, still hard to know
which direction if any to go
guess i'll just head home
comatose
in stranger's clothes
well flipping through these pages
always was a chore
the fire in these eyes
is fading with the night
hopefully some memories
live on after we die
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let's get you back
03:09
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i watched my spirit carry on without me
a trail of yellow paint left on the floor
the other skeletons took
me in & fed me wine & bread
& gave me a tour
no i won't let this last
i'll always find
a way to fuck it up
i'm told this too will pass
well not for me, i better be
getting on my way
i called the doctor in & told my story
he took my blood & said all hope was lost
the other physicians took
me in & fed me lithium
& strapped me to a cot
said "come on let's get you back
there's always hope
for folks such as yourself"
it all happened so fast
but i am normal now
oh hi how are you
okay
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once again
04:09
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you're overseas
i'm on my knees trying hard not
to suffocate myself again
a couple months
couldn't vanish soon enough
& i can't promise all that much
leave me be
can't you see i'm busy
killing myself slowly once again
i need some time
to reteach myself the lines
& the purpose of it all
darlin' please
keep me company, i'm back
to my old self once again
take my hand
tell me everything's alright
even if it's not alright
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until then
03:10
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stealing glances at the overpass
it's got a certain glow tonight
walking past it start to panic
i'll save it for another time
well i'm still here
another year
i'll disappear
but i'll clutch onto what i can until then
no matter what i do
i can't escape this room
if i could i might feel alive
& if i told you that
i'm tired of this old act
could you still look me in the eye
no i'm not here
this is the year
i'll let it steer
but i'll hold onto what i can 'til the end
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6. |
(insomnia)
01:39
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all the same
04:13
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cut the tip of my finger
remember how to feel
cower away from the shadow
every time it gets too real
is it right
to keep going on in spite
of having already died
if i don't make it through
i'll break in two
one for me, one for you
if i don't say goodbye
just know i tried
to find the light inside
i tried
static, if not automatic
every day it's all the same
give it another winter
repeat it all again
if i don't lose my mind
please help me find
the way to paradise
if i don't let it go
i'll never know
how to unfold, i won't
oh no
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hate to see you this way
do you want me to stay
say the words, i'll go away
i just can't bear to see you
hurt yourself again
wish i could just be a flame
burn away all of your pain
i think i got here too late
no it's all water
& that's all it'll be
for you & me
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losing light
04:57
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rest your head on mine
close your eyes & count to ten
when you open up
i'll be a better man
tangled up in twine
you're the fighter i'm the ref
making up the rules
at every chance i get
come on tell me i'll
eventually arrive
cause the pressure in my head's
getting too high
push me to the side
spare me or leave me to die
just whatever you do
don't let me be right
straighten up my spine
bones & tissues of cement
living hunched over so long
i can't unbend
on the summer shore
waiting for the sun to set
when it finally does
i'll be free of regret
slowly losing light
a world turned black & white
i'll wait in this cave
until i'm realigned
set me in your sights
pull the trigger, blow my mind
just be sure to tell them
i put up a fight
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nowhere to go
03:33
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i don't want to know
& i don't need to see
cause i don't know what i'd believe
with nowhere to go
& with no place to be
who said it was good to be free
well we're all alone
ripe to corrode
so why not be alone with me
i'm not ready for the other side
though it's always on my mind
i'm still alive
i'm too stubborn to let myself shine
though it would be for the best
i'll keep it inside of my chest
i still got a lot to do
anxious or not
I run to what shuts my head up
too many distractions
& not enough action
it may never slow down or stop
the ravens all crow
just wait 'til i'm old
'cause that's just how long it might be
i'm not ready to give up this vice
thought it's not so good for me
i'll keep it alive
i'll keep picking away at this life
although it's not a guarantee
i guess i'll just try my best
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