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I Want You To Stay
02:54
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The challenge to you is getting through the guard. It requires surprisingly little, just some attention and an open heart. And when you're in, everything is genuine. I'm always up for a little fun. But you won't always be here for me. You may never know what this meant to me. The challenge to me is getting you to stay. I am drawn to the wandering and impulsive waves. And when I'm in, I'm all good. It's as close as I get to feeling understood. I wouldn't dare to ask you to stay. I know from experience that you have to go a different way, but I want you to stay. I wish you would stay. I want you to stay. I wish you would stay.
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Momentos Así
02:57
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Love: It makes me so mad that you can tell what I am thinking. My emotions in your palm, and I am trying to keep calm, but I am freaking. So look me in the eye, I promise not to cry too hard. Seems like I'm falling in momentos así. It isn't really fair, you already know you're a part of me. We'll sit upon those cliffs and talk about what-if's and how much you love me. And we will ride that bus for hours and try to be okay with a crazy driver. Love: I don't want to break the ice, the ice that we are standing on, unless you hold my hand and swear we'll get back to land. I promise I will fight you, don't ever tell me not to love you this way. Seems like I'm falling for momentos así. I don't really know where you start or end, all I know is you're a part of me. We'll sit upon that pier. I wish that you were here every moonlight. And we can travel far and wide, try to let our thoughts collide, and change the world sometime. Love. Love: It makes me so mad that you can tell what I am thinking. My emotions in your palm, and I am trying to keep calm, but I am freaking. So look me in the eye, I promise not to cry too hard. Seems like I'm falling in momentos así. It isn't really fair, you already know you're a part of me. We'll sit upon those cliffs and talk about what-if's and how much you love me. And we will ride that bus for hours and try to be okay with a crazy driver. Love: I don't want to break the ice, the ice that we are standing on, unless you hold my hand and swear we'll get back to land. I promise I will fight you, don't ever tell me not to love you this way. Seems like I'm falling for momentos así. I don't really know where you start or end, all I know is you're a part of me. We'll sit upon that pier. I wish that you were here every moonlight. And we can travel far and wide, try to let our thoughts collide, and change the world sometime. Love.
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The Year Of Mephibosheth
03:53
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I'm so lame. I can't even ride a horse. I have real ugly feet. Thought you wouldn't like me. But you shared your blanket with me. And you shared your grape juice with me. And you shared your best friends with me. And you shared your crayons with me. I'm so lame. I can't even run a mile. I missed your message. Thought you'd do away with me. But you shared your pillow with me. And you shared your dinner with me. And you shared your best stuff with me. And you shared my company.
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Run In The Snow
03:49
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You like me the best when you live at your mother's house. You like me the best when we are living mouth to mouth. You like me the best after you've had a couple of drinks. You like me the best when I am doing the listening. Oh, and I think I'll go run in the snow and ignore the heaviness of my soul. I know I'll fall in love again, but my heart just doesn't know where to begin. I like you the best with your strong arms around me. I like you the best after I've had a cup of coffee. I like you the best during a trip across the country. I like you the best when you are giving me room to breathe. Oh, and I think I'll go run in the snow and ignore the heaviness of my soul. I know I'll fall in love again but my heart just doesn't know where to begin. So I think I'll create, just wait and create. I think I'll create, just wait and create. 'Cause I like you the best. Oh, and you still like me the best. I still like you the best. I like you the best.
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Wainscott Weasel
03:41
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I don't feel like feeling sorry for myself. I live above the ground, you live in a pond. So how can I explain this annoying bond to you? But I don't feel like feeling sorry for myself. (I don't understand why you don't think that I am lonely.) A firefly lit up the sky, oh so brilliantly. Brief as it was, it chose to shine on me. So I don't feel like feeling sorry for myself. (I don't understand why you don't think that I am lonely.)
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I used to think that people weren't quite themselves when the moon was full and bright. But yesterday disproved my point, the moon was only slightly out at night. People were dancing and twirling and didn't care to try to stop. And the people in the car accident just waved away the cop. And Leonard Bernstein's music filled Chicago's air. And I wanted desperately to be there. But a ghost of mine took me by surprise. So I bravely looked him in the eyes and told him never, never, never, never to haunt me again. I thought about the people who are poor and all the friends that I have met. And how I couldn't ask for more. I've surely, oh I've surely got it made. Oh but here comes life's unexpectencies again, knocking at the door of a house that you can't live in anymore. You'll have to see what you can sell your talents for.
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Who would've thought you'd look so familiar, even though I'd never been here before? Who would've known you'd feel so familiar, even though I'd never encountered you before? And just because I think I know you, doesn't guarantee you will keep me safe. I run the risk of falling off the line between the comfortable and a guarded state. Who would've thought you'd get yourself a girl who you really didn't even need? Who could've planned that kind of connection? I'm always wanting to see you again. And just because I know a bit about your culture doesn't mean you come easy to me. There might be a surprise around each corner as I learn the language of what you really mean. Who would've thought you'd look so familiar, even though I'd never been here before?
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Unraveled
03:09
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I chose those colors deliberately, your favorite shades of blue and green. Could have sworn I counted each row so carefully, but I missed so much that was in front of me. I pictured something bigger, grander, more perfect. I'd hoped for something more. It's amazing how quickly, it's amazing how quickly it comes unraveled. Afraid of something I can't name. This all got twisted along the way. You're wearing it like it causes you pain. Now I'm left wondering who was to blame. No one likes to be critiqued, but I needed you to just say something. I pictured something better. I can't believe I was so blind. I'd hoped for something more. It's amazing how quickly, it's amazing how suddenly and painfully, at the tug of a string it all comes unraveled.
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Go To Bed
02:51
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You should head to bed, my love, you are practically falling asleep. Change your clothes and brush your teeth, you have a big day ahead. Who cares if no one made the bed? I will tuck you in. I'll make sure to turn out the light, you just try to turn off your mind. I know it's not easy but it will happen like breathing. It can seem like an eternity until you finally close your eyes. I may not be far behind. I'll try to be oh so quiet. I can't protect you from everything, the chases and the teeth. I can't help your dreaming, I just want you to get some sleep. I know it's surprising but it just happens like breathing. You should go to bed, my love, you are practically falling asleep.
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Do The Work
04:32
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(Do the work). I remember what it was that I was going to do today before I got distracted, before I got distracted. The idea was romantic, the vision sublime. I even had the time. Lalalalalalalala.....I'd rather do something different, something more exciting, but here we go. (Do the work). It's hard to finish anything. (Do the work). Fear of failure's winning. (Do the work). So we'll start from the beginning. (Do the work). I don't know what it is accomplishing. Where did I get in this state of flow? Where did the sun go? It's not perfect, but it's better than if I had left it alone. (Do the work). Like a fire that started from the inside, this peace and quiet has taken over my mind. (Do the work). If I remember how to get past my worst side, I can maybe learn to shift the paradigm. (Do the work). If I look back to see how hard I tried, maybe I'll do it even better the next time. (Do the work). The next time...
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