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Slamming all your drinks
You don’t have to think about me
You’ve got all your friends
Used up all their meds, honey
I’ll still be okay when you walk my way publicly
But when I get home I can’t be alone
Can’t you see
You scare me with
Your indifference
I like you best
When you’re a mess
Spacing out again
At your suburban retreat
Did I freak you out
Oh what’s that about, tell me
From what I can see reciprocity is boring
But I’m tired of unrequited love stories
You scare me with
Your indifference
I like you best
When you’re a mess
I don’t even fantasize
About what life would be like
If I were to find a one true love
The kind they said I should be dreaming of
You say you can’t get close
Hurt the ones you love the most
Is that why I try to win you over
Singing “Crimson and Cloverâ€
I wanna do everything
My my you’re such a sweet thing
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Strange the ones you love
Could bury your body underground
I woke up too late again
Would you start the coffee my only friend
I forgot to fake
the way that I was feeling
I guess it's too late
Now all my cards are showing
No you can't come up
Who am I kidding I would drag you up
What was that you said
That I don't exist inside your head
That I don't exist inside your head
You said you would communicate better
So what, will you send me a tea-soaked letter?
I feel so alone
When everyone in town is overblown
So, I made a scene
I can think of things more embarrassing
I forgot to fake
the way that I was feeling
I guess it's too late
Now all my cards are showing
You said you would communicate better
So what, will you send me a tea-soaked letter?
You're all I wanted
You're all I wanted
You're all I wanted
You're all I wanted
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Asking 4 a Friend
03:53
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I’m just asking for a friend
But it’s good to see you, good to see you again
Is it the same stuff you had last time
It really made me lose my mind
I think it’s suspect you ever feel lonely at all
You’re faking, you’re faking the fall
You’re not sentimental but I’ve seen you cry
In the hotel room when we were high
So why do I feel so exposed
When I’m the one who’s more composed
If memory’s selective
And pain is all relative
It only sinks in when you’re the victim
I think it’s suspect you ever feel lonely at all
You’re faking, you’re faking the fall
Small flowers plastered on the wall
And I suppose I’m irrational
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Quit the Curse
02:53
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Seeing you again could only make me
Kissing you again would probably break me
In all the time we had to run around
And all the trips we took to settle down
It’s not worth what you thought
You think I’m cursed but I’m not
You think I’m cursed but I’m not
Knowing that it’s not about the waiting
Don’t even know what I’m anticipating
You’ve got all the power once again
I try to fight but I’m stuck in your spin
It’s not worse than you thought
You say we’re cursed but we’re not, we’re not
You gave up the first time
You thought you read my mind
And you thought I cared more than you did
But did you have to quit
Even if I did
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Belle Isle
03:37
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I found myself in a new city
I met you again fortuitously
And you
Quickly put yourself into my sights
I fell so hard my friends swore I was blind
And now
I’m lovesick and sunburned
And summer’s only beginning
I’ve done many foolish and hurtful things
Twisted myself up into the sheets
With guilt
And I’ve let loathsome men into my life
Who smothered me with jealousy and pride
But you
Seem so cool in all that you do
To make me feel like a lady
I wish you would hold me in your arms
Like the night we made out on Belle Isle
I know there won’t always be fireworks
But we saw them that night for a while
I know that I’m very new in town
And I’m so scared my past will run me down
For good
But when I see you looking back at me
I think you see the girl I want to be
And for now
This bitter earth Is suddenly worth all the trouble
We danced to that song twice in a row
And I can’t let go all that easy
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In Your Dreams
03:28
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I got back into town
You tracked me down
Like they said you would
You finally found the time
To apologize
Like they said you should
I won’t say that I fell
For some kind of trap
For some sort of scheme
Just that I certainly fell
It doesn’t matter why
Doesn’t matter how
Why lie, Why lie, Why
We know what you want
I heard you found another girl
To occupy your mind
It’s a matter of time
She’s the saddest girl that I
That I have ever seen
But you see her in your dreams
Until you wash your hands so clean
We never would have seen
Just leave her in your dreams
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What I Want
04:21
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The inevitable run-in at the bar
I was sulking and regretting going out
We got to talking and I started to feel better
That stabbing hatred for you suddenly felt softer
You said it’s springtime and you’re doing a bit better
You’ve even found yourself another lover
I guess I could find one too
I guess I could find one too
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
Isn’t it nice to have a little bit of closure
Instead of talking shit and throwing a cold shoulder
I want to be nice to you
I want to be nice to you
Self destruction is so played out
So is self pity and self doubt
Let’s try to be okay
Let’s try to be okay
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
I won’t play the victim just because I can’t get what I want
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8. |
Yeah You Know
02:57
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The bug bites
The blood dries
It’s in the past
I’ll let go if you say so
I’m all in yeah you know
I gotta go out west a while
Playing it cool’s just not my style
I call you up to calm me down
But your phone’s dead and you’re sleepin
The problems they’re in my head
You don’t worry about me
You know I’ll be true
Can you tell me that you will too?
I drive all night on 80 East
Put on the mix you made for me
I call and you’re not answering
To say something reassuring
I should know when I go
You will wait for me
But it’s hard to let go of insecurities
From bad memories
So okay you’re not like that
Yeah you know where I’m at
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When love becomes less sacred
Your mouth keeps me interested
You’re sweet like a little kid
Whose family’s well adjusted
There’s nothing you want to say
I’m just with you every day
I know it’s better than before
So why, why do I need more?
If you don’t know I’ll leave it alone
You don’t let it show
So how would I know?
I’m nice, I’m too nice to you
Now what, what else can I do?
When there’s nothing more to say
And I’m still with you every day
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