1. |
This is a Love Song
02:37
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This is a love song about a girl
Who never existed in this world
This is a love song I wrote because
Because I wanted
To write a
To write a
An allegory
Got no back story
But I am sure I can’t pretend
I’ll compliment your eyes
I’ll say I’m not surprised
To see I’m falling faster than I could have realized
I’ll talk in fancy prose
Compare you to a rose
I’ll tell you that you are the girl of my dreams
This is a love song
I’ll make a fun list of things we do
That make me happy to be with you
You’re just a concept
That’s what they’ll say
But does “they” mean?
Oh, anyway oh way
We’ll go (we’ll go)
To the better days
Even though it’s all pretend.
I’ll compliment your eyes
I’ll say I’m not surprised
To see I’m falling faster than I could have realized
I’ll talk in fancy prose
Compare you to a rose
I’ll tell you that you are the girl of my dreams
This is the sad part of the song
No need to worry, it won’t be long
I’ll say I’m worried of what’s to come
Until the chorus comes rolling along
I’ll compliment your eyes
I’ll say I’m not surprised
To see I’m falling faster than I could have realized
I’ll talk in fancy prose
Compare you to a rose
I’ll tell you that you are the girl of my dreams
This is a love song
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2. |
Nordic Lights
02:05
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Something ‘bout hangin’ with you that
Makes me wanna laugh out loud
You know there’s not another like you
Let’s go hang out at the park
Let’s get some donuts
Let’s keep on driving into the night!
I can see the Nordic Lights!
It doesn’t matter that we don’t know what to do
We’ll always find some way to make a memory or two
And if I fall asleep that’s not your fault
I’m just your narcoleptic friend!
Let’s make some peppermint bark
Let’s clean the kitchen
Let’s keep on driving into the night!
Drive until the sun arrives!
I can see the Nordic Lights!
And I...
Am gonna end this song right now.
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3. |
Snails and Arrows
04:21
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I’ve been searching for the right words and I finally found them
In a sea of blue streaks of hair
I’ll brush them to the side
We’re climbing up a tree now
You’re in my arms...
And I know that it seems simple
And I know it sounds cliché
But there’s something about you that simply
Makes my day
Cause these snails & arrows keep climbing up my window
And your sweet voice begs to let them in
And I don’t care if it’s still cold outside
Cause I’ve already let them in
You saw me all the way across the room
When no one gave a hoot about me
I guess that made me feel pretty good
And you hold me close, plucking away at the heartache
Leaving sweet notes
And I still remember
Every little thing you do for me
It’s like a feeling washing over my head
And I wanted to tell you that I love you
But what good will that do
If I’m just stuck hear in this room?
Well these snails & arrows keep climbing up my window
And your sweet voice begs to let them in
And I don’t care if it’s still cold outside
Cause I’ve already let you in!
Did you know that you are something special?
Did you know that you make my day?
Cause there’s all these things you do
And now I really wish you knew that I felt this way...
And I know it’s kind of cheesy
But I’ll tell you that I love you anyway
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4. |
Colony
04:42
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When you turn around with your covers in the dark at night,
your features form a colony, they come together to see me,
and I want to reply. I wanna send you some kind of aviary messenger to tell you...
that we will be all right, our continents are side by side.
And I know that seas of blankets block the way, I see your eyelids shut tight. Ports are closed tonight, but if I try my hardest, I know you'll hear me in your dreams these reassurances, they need to find you: bottles in the sea. I'll keep throwing bottles in the sea.
I see you working day and night, you struggle with no end in sight and end up falling down upon your mattress, sinking into hibernation while I look for a solution, I just need to find a way to mend an aching heart while I fix mine.
I need some time to find a way, I'm never good at saying... What you mean to me: I love you and I need you day and night to drift across a dream with me.
And I know that seas of blankets block the way, I see your eyelids shut tight. Ports are closed tonight, but if I try my hardest, I know you'll hear me in your dreams these reassurances, they need to find you: bottles in the sea. I'll keep throwing bottles in the sea until you find them, darling. I'll keep throwing bottles in the sea. I'll keep throwing bottles in the--
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5. |
I'm Fine
01:30
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Dare I write a song that isn't centered 'round a problem... I swear that she's the one now. It's been two years in your stratosphere, look around the air is clear of any sort of problem that I'd ever try to write about. It's so unfair that anything can feel so calm, and I don't know when I'll ever write again.
But I swear to god that everything is
Fine
fine
Everything is fine, everything is fine.
Fine
fine
i miss the way you're always here, but everything is fine.
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6. |
Monotony
03:34
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Well I tried to close the gap,
but I can feel the aftershock as I am leaving time behind-
the lines, with a friend of mine, and I don't know when I'm seeing her again...
(chorus)
We're living in monotony, and as far as I can see...
The situation's never getting better, it's only getting worse for me...
I'm swimming in a shallow scene, while you sail across the seven seas...
and though it seems like forever since I've seen your face,
I was hoping that you'd wait for me.
Well the microphone couldn't carry my weight,
so I'm tethered to the ground a thousand miles away.
And I kept trying and trying to send you some kind of hope,
But you said you couldn't feel it and so you had to cut the rope.
And I tried to close the gap, and even though it's not your fault I had to leave our times behind
the lines with a friend of mine, and I don't know when I'm seeing her again...
(chorus)
We're living in monotony, and as far as I can see...
The situation's never getting better, it's only getting worse for me...
I'm swimming in a shallow scene, while you sail across the seven seas...
and though it seems like forever since I've seen your face,
I was hoping that you'd wait for me.
Why do I try, why do I try to start to love, when I know in the end...
That it could all fall apart, just fall apart, and leave behind some kind of memory.... But,
I tried to close the gap,
but I can feel the aftershock as I am leaving time behind-
the lines, with a friend of mine, and I don't know when I'm seeing her again...
We're living in monotony, and as far as I can see...
The situation's never getting better, it's only getting worse for me...
I'm swimming in a shallow scene, while you sail across the seven seas...
and though it seems like forever since I've seen your face,
I was hoping that you'd wait for me
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7. |
Not a Word
02:33
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Who would have thought it'd come to this?
How did we end up here?
When I say I love you, how do I get past
that distant look in your eyes?
Those pools of light only invite me to drown
You don't have to say a word if it doesn't feel right,
tell me with your eyes.
Cause it's enough just to hold you tight
to bid my fears good night,
and kiss my fears good night.
But you don't get to say those words as you walk away,
not again...
Cause it's been me who had to wade through all this mess.
But when I see that glimmer, hear your heart,
how could I not forgive?
And the secret planet we used to live on,
the gifts we used to give.
You don't have to say a word if it doesn't feel right,
tell me with your eyes.
Cause it's enough just to hold you tight
to bid my fears good night,
and kiss my fears good night.
and kiss my fears good night
Would you remember me,
like I remember you,
if we didn't say a word?
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8. |
What's Been On My Mind
04:45
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I pushed you hard than I should have
You slowly pulled away
Always tried exactly where this all went wrong
Never bothered to see what could be right
But-
(Chorus)
-These memories of you are so clear, my dear
And yes I know they’ll never happen again
So the best that I can do is sit back, relax
And try to spend a little time with my friends
As these moments
Come to life
I couldn’t write an angry song for you if I tried
Not with all these memories inside
Well the geese walk around with a look in their eye
That says “If you come near we’ll make sure that you die”
But we chased them away, you know they had it coming
And the grass wedges us between it and the sky
With the stars and the moon pointing out you and I
As these moments come to life
We’ve both seen better days
We knew our time would come
But who am I to sit here and watch you pass me by?
When-
(Chorus)
But if you say you care for me
I will let you know
What’s been on my mind…
The love is slowly fading from your eyes
And I don’t know
What I’m s’posed to do
Don’t get your hopes up
Don’t let it wash away the time
You've spent
To forget the girl
Cause you gotta let her go
Forget the girl
The girl
The girl
And how you love her…
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9. |
I'm Ok
02:55
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Just because
You cannot see
All the things that you used to love in me
Doesn’t mean I’ve changed
And just because
You’re too distracted
Looking at your cellphone
Doesn’t mean I’m boring
Cause I’m ok
Just the way that I am
And if you’re not gonna love me
It doesn’t mean that I can’t
Cause I will learn to love myself
Yes I will learn to love myself
Yes I will learn to love myself
Someday
And who the hell cares
If I was always acting scared?
I was hurt from all the times
That you ignored my
Just because
We were so confused
Leaving scar after scar
On the one that we love
Exchanging silence
And trading blows
I know that I hurt you
But I just wanna let you know
That you’re ok
Just the way that you are
And if someday I don’t love you
It doesn’t mean I don’t care
But I have learned to love myself
Yes I have learned to love myself
Yes I have learned to love myself
Today
Today !
TODAY!
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10. |
Yes Love
02:00
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Hey girl with her head in a pillow
Have I told you
you remind me of someone I really love
And now I’m tired
Of pretending
That you were just a person in my head
Stop projecting an image of me
And I’ll try to be a better version
Of the person I was meant to be
You and me sitting in the treetops
And you’ll go far away
But you can always stay
Nestled in the tender fibers of my heart
And time tears everything apart
even this sadness it won’t last
Time we spoke I knew that
There’s no going back
So let’s look forward to the future
And know,
Yes know we’ll be ok
Oh, yes love it’ll be ok
Ooo, yes love it’ll be ok
Yes love it’ll be ok
It’ll be ok
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