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White Skies
04:33
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I drew a maze inside my sentiment
Confused myself and all those hearing it
But I ran the message to the ends of the Earth
It was the newest place I’d ever been
A stranger’s eyes that I had never seen
The point was made without me making it first
Can we survive the cold alone
And rest our heads beside a weary phone
When the springtime that’s coming feels like a year in reverse?
Is the winter ever going to end
To let me see your summer-colored skin
That you’ve worn with grace since the day of your birth?
I could never run, I could never run fast enough
It’s in my bones, the nature of the beast
To hold alone and never seem complete
The world can sit and never stay the same
You, of all, should know I can never change
I’ve wrestled with the days, love
I don’t want to wait, love
I want to dream, don’t want to wake up
I don’t want to wake up
Can I get you in my face, love?
Would you put me in a state, love,
To never leave without a trace of
Something when I wake up?
There’s something in the air, love
I can’t help, but stare, love
I want to be, I want to stop the run
I just want to stop the run
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2. |
Before the Fourth
03:20
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It’s better now, I can stay up late
With the image of a woman in the best way
Tequila breath and spotted eyes
I was yours before you asked me out for drinks that night
Happiness is hidden in a box inside a box
Where dreams that we were given slowly drew themselves in chalk
When the rope became unraveled, it was there I saw you stay
Where we were in love and pain
You’re sleeping in, I lie awake
While the universe reminds me of a better place
I’m running fast, I’m on your heels
I’m driving east just to see how it feels
Happiness is hidden in a box inside a box
Where dreams that we were given slowly drew themselves in chalk
When the rope became unraveled, it was there I saw you stay
Where we were in love and pain
Give me back all my sleep
I do not feel way
It’s not yours for the keeps
But you could never tell
Come lay at my side
Give me words to say
You are in my eyes
Like I am in your way
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3. |
Dawning
02:38
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Poetry unfolding
Eloquent in style
It was buried in her dress
It was right behind her eyes
I was standing as a mess
She was standing as a light
And turned simply to ask me
One final time
Are we golden?
Are we golden here?
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4. |
Who is it I'm Lying To?
03:51
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I can hear you through the moonlight
My night heron
Underneath a burning porchlight
I saw you coming
I know the difference in your footsteps
Like when you’re walking on a cloud
As if the rain falls around you
And leaves a shadow on the ground
I see a silhouette in darkness
That comes and goes when it wants
I tell myself this is harmless
And just a ghost that likes to haunt
In the best case, who is it I’m lying to?
I try to tell myself I don’t need a taste of you
Making sense of a thing so black and white
Some kind of witchcraft put me underneath a spell
I’ve got a secret and a mouth that would never tell
Where you go when you’re stepping out at night
These dreams don’t tell the half of it
You were a conduit for breaking the rules
My eyes have now become the instrument
They are the instrument to see how to lose
In the best case, who is it I’m lying to?
I try to tell myself I don’t need a taste of you
Making sense of a thing so black and white
Some kind of witchcraft put me underneath a spell
I’ve got a secret and a mouth that would never tell
Where you go when you’re stepping out at night
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5. |
Orion's Belt
04:18
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We all want a name
But I climbed a mountain to get closer to the rain
Painted the sky until it all looked the same
Thinking that I did it for you
But I know now
I made my bed just to lay on the ground
I said your name just to hear how it sounds
Bouncing around my empty room
But when desire hits my lips, I say too much
I thought I wanted the world, but it wasn’t enough
Then you change with a secret to tell
How could you change when I knew you so well?
I collected the stars
Put em in a place, but then I took it too far
If Orion has a belt, maybe I’ve got the bar
Where the lighting always seems too low
If I cash in
I’ll be in debt more than I’ll be in the win
So, what was it like when my journey began
And I didn’t even know where to go?
If I change my mind, would it be too late?
Or have I sold my soul to the devil for a hall of fame?
When desire hits my lips, I say too much
But I want the words, I want the sound, and I want the touch
Then you change with a secret to tell
How could you change when I knew you so well?
I knew you so damn well
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Cameron Crowe Movie
02:37
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Took every penny made, that you saved
Put it all in a dress
You wore it like a badge of honor
And a way to confess
If you want to get me on the inside
You gotta go through the mess
I told you I’d be waiting baited
For you to give me the test
But I’ve been here before
And waited too long
You’re walking through the world
Like the wind at your back is on fire
And the smile that you wear on your face
Is like a gun for hire
You said make no mistake
Here I’m just a girl on a wire
And I’ve been here too long
So, you’re standing at the edge looking down
Hoping you’ll get higher
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Fears For Tears
04:11
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I could see the water on my street
Climbing up above both of my knees
The weather’s been bad, but I think I’m gonna stick around
We can make some mistakes and see how it all plays out
You left a note, put it on my front door
It said the words, same words I’d always heard before
You’re praising that it’s summer, you hate that you miss the fall
You in love with a thing, a season you never knew at all
But we all want to be in the sun
Dancing like we’re never gonna get burned once
When reality hits, we’re jumping the gun too soon
You want to walk on the clouds
But you’re holding everything that keeps dragging you down
If you want to see the sky don’t build your house with a roof
You’re praising that it’s summer, you hate that you miss the fall
You in love with a thing, a season you never knew at all
Cos we all want to be in the sun
Dancing like we’re never gonna get burned once
When reality hits, we’re jumping the gun too soon
You want to walk on the clouds
But you’re holding everything that keeps dragging you down
If you want to see the sky don’t build your house with a roof
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Wishing Well
03:06
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Are you ever gonna settle down?
Turn a house into a home?
Give up on the cigarettes?
Try to make it on your own?
You gave it everything you got
To get played on local radio
You’re going on at ten o’clock
And hoping for a better show
They all say show me what you’re made of
You don’t impress me just a little bit
Give me all your rock n roll
Just enough that I forget
Is there something you should tell yourself?
A stone you should’ve left unturned?
Did you listen for the closing bell?
Or a lesson that you never learned?
Because they said show me what you’re made of
Wrap it up and walk away
Give me everything you’ve got
Tell me what you need to say
Are you ever gonna settle down?
Another dime in the wishing well
Keep your head up in the clouds
And always keep it to yourself
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9. |
Open Highway
02:42
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Free your spirit on this open highway
Much like doors you’re walking out
This, the one-way ticket out to nowhere
Filled with what you’ve dreamed about
Take your life and all your ways of living
Throw the whole mess to the ground
This, the one-chance game you’ve been given
And you can hardly make a sound
So, free your spirit on this open highway
Much like doors you’re walking out
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10. |
Born Lucky
02:21
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I was born lucky enough to know
Sometimes you never win
Sometimes you can’t let go
Of something you can’t live with
The years will pass
The shadows cast
Will cover every wall
We made the peace
And said the words
But never said them all
But I was born lucky
I could see color in the clouds
And promise in the rain
Faith inside of doubt
And pleasure in the pain
The days were trapped
As time was passed
Rediscovered in the fall
The dust settled
The years of fights
I never could recall
But I was born lucky
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