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Politesse
02:44
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Bite your tongue
Can your best song be sung?
If it helps, please tell me
Fold your hands, you can't play
Let the band do their job
Stretch out your itching fingers
Are you afraid of what they'll say?
Are you afraid to be accused?
Restless bodies need to rise
Point your toes
Be strong now, strike a pose
Are you any taller now?
Elbows in, loosen up
It's just a sin
A silly sin
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2. |
Eggs
02:51
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I know why you're not into me
It's mostly 'cause I'm into everything, and everyone
You don't like how I laugh at anything
But someday someone will
Someday someone will
I don't care if it's someone else
I just know you should be, you should be loved
I've got it in for you, and you can't know about it
I prefer not to put all my eggs into one basket
Just biding my time here won't do me any good
So since I'm wondering, should I just ask you?
Hesitation never wins
Decent people tend to lose every time
You don't like how I cry over everything
But someday someone will
Someday someone will
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3. |
Glory Days
02:15
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When we were young and all together
We made a lot of noise
We handled words like toys
We won't regret the things we did
Except the things our heads
The words left unsaid
I never wanna say, "those were the days,
Those were the glory days"
And they will never change
It's no small feat to grow out of our shoes
No one wants to lose
Following false clues
I would bet by the time we leave
For our own destinies
We'll all be on our knees
And we will never say, "those were the days,
Those were the glory days"
And they will never change
And they will never fade
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4. |
Skyline
03:51
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Watch the light go down toward the skyline
As we go out to find
That our old perch is just how as we left it
The last time we were there
That was the first time
Now we stare at the vast, vast, dark sky
Wondering if we're alone
You notice that the moon's unusually bright
You compared it to my smile
It's not the first time
You were born here, you were raised here
(You were here)
Some of your greatest moments live here
(You were near)
We watched the light go back toward the skyline
So lost in time
You look left and I turned right to discover
That we're closer than we'd ever anticipated
Won't be the last time
You were here with me
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5. |
Medium
03:17
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You can take me there
On an ordinary step ladder
You can get me there
Just say my name a little louder
You set my world ablaze
And you say it only gets better
Could be just a phase
One thing is upsetting and it's..
You don't express yourself that way
You just nod along
You could never really get me
You don't respond to my medium
It's been a while
Since anything was my first time
Something 'bout your style
It sets off all the bells in my mind
You set my world ablaze
And you say it's only getting sweeter
We could spend our days
Following each other's beat but..
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6. |
Stolen
03:39
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I stole your hat the other day
I thought it looked good on me
Now I can see your face clearly
I stole your coat the other day
It looked like it's cold outside
It made me all warm inside
You stole my line:
"You stole my heart"
You stole everything from me
But I'm happy to be stolen by you
You broke your vow the other day
You swore you would always keep
Best I can do now is sleep
You're breaking up
You break my heart
You broke every piece of me
But I'm happy to be broken by you
And I'm happy to be broken like you
We were strangers 'til last week
When I met you right here
Now the things you said are clear
You are afraid
You hesitate
You are all the things I'm not
But I'm happy you are someone like you
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7. |
The Cage
03:07
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If I leave my heart on the coast
I would leave it home with you
As a city girl, never knew
How big the sky was, how blue
From here, you see the city lights
But for you my dear, all you see is
The moon, the stars, the cage that keeps you in
If you leave something behind on the coast
I hope you leave it home with me
As a wide-eyed boy, never knew
People didn't always say the truth
From here, you leave to live out your dream
But for you my dear, all you see is
The moon, the stars, the cage
But for you my dear, all you see is
The moon, the stars, the cage that keeps you in
But from here you see how real things are
How blind you came to be
But for you my dear, all you see is
The moon, the stars, the cage
When you look at me, all you see is
The cage that keeps you in
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8. |
Bold
02:37
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I don't wanna waste my time thinking of maybes
Won't you agree?
Do you remember that your parents were this age?
Keep it in mind, mark the page
It's quite bold to face her on two feet
Have you ever been kissed for the first time standing up?
It's quite bold
The salt of your effort's behind each word
That spills from your throat
You call me out the second I reach my bedroom
Don't bother, your words are cold
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9. |
Never Go Anywhere
02:26
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I never did learn how to say what I mean, and mean what I say
And you for your life can't recognize the one that you should be kind to
I never did grow out of holding hands
Making plans that were too far away to see
I never did graduate from making dates
That never go anywhere
You still don't know how to control your voice the way you wanted to
And you for your life can't recognize the one that you should be kind to
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10. |
Breathe Your Air
05:06
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I will try not to mind
When you say things that are far from kind
'Cause I know you need some room to hide
And I will try not to care
When I needed you, and you weren't there
'Cause I just want to breathe your air
I just want to breathe your air
I just wanted you there
You took me down in your flames
And your expression was still the same
Hear me breathe it out...your name
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11. |
Doing Well
04:03
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Light from a star
Traveling, making it's way here
Sight from afar
What I would give to be near
The beat from your heart
Traveling, making its way here
With a head start
It shouldn't be long
Time to let go, all the thoughts that you had before
Making room for things that you've never seen before
Separating lights from darks, the old from the new
I can see we're onto something, I think that we're doing well
I think that we're doing well
Skips of a stone
Traveling, making it's way here
Always alone
What I would give to be near
The beat from your heart
Traveling, making its way here
We always part
It shouldn't be long
Time to let go, all the thoughts that you had before
Making room for things that you've never seen before
Separating lights from darks, the old from the new
I can see we're onto something, I think that we're doing well
I think that we're doing well
Light from a star
Beat from your heart
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12. |
Sandwich
03:53
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If you could make a picture
More than just some shapes and colours
Then I might give this charcoal
Another squeeze, or is that too much?
If you could make a love song
Reverberate between my open arms
Then I might give this keyboard
Another stroke, another lover's touch
If you can make this voyage
Not just another out of my mind
Then I might give this scratched up wheel
A stronger grip and lighter intentions
If you can make this piece of fiction
Correct my diction, become an addiction
Then I might give this pen and paper
A second look, a longer mention
If I can make something into anything
And everything into nothing
Then I might give this thing called Imagination
One more shot, one more long drag
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