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Stay Away
03:02
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I turn the lights off
And my thoughts sing me slowly to sleep
Slowly
I felt the pressure from the weight you put up on my shoulders
And I’m quickly starting to lose my grip
Stay away
And watch the strides that I make
‘Cause I’ve worked so hard to fix
The things I couldn’t change
And I’ve traded comfort
For progress from this hopeless mindset
And I hope you see the good in me
And I hope you know I’m trying
And I tried so hard
To be someone
That you could be proud of
But are you even listening
‘Cause I still hang on
To everything that you said
Isn’t that what you wanted?
And I know there’s nothing left for me
And I know there’s nothing left for me
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What happened
To the flowers in this garden
What used to be your pride and privilege
Has diminished to a grayscale image
And you built it up
Just to let it fall
And now I wanna know
When did we lose all control
I guess that I just feel expendable
Just like our memories
But you wouldn’t remember
‘Cause I’m nothing more
Than an afterthought to you
Just an afterthought to your
(Just an afterthought to you)
I’ve been feeling low
But looking up
And this is what it’s like
When you hit the ground
With nowhere left to go
Is there something more for me to find?
Or was it gone from the start
With everything that felt so out of reach
But I’ve been picking up the pieces
That you left behind
Of a bigger picture
Of a better time
That you outgrew
Was this easy for you
I’m counting backwards again
I caught a glimpse of the end
And I’m tracing back my footsteps
To how it could’ve been
You went somewhere you don’t know
To find a change or to grow
And striking matches so you can’t
Bridge the distance
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You had your heart set on the west coast
Now I'm learning new ways to cope
But in my mind I dance with your ghost
Because your soul was lost on the road
It's never coming back
Not for a long time
And every word I lack
Stays stuck in my mind
It's getting hard for me
I'm feeling out of place
I can barely breathe
I can't say this to your face
Did you really wanna leave
Or did I push you too far away
Because I have these tendencies
Where I don't mean what I say
You know I never wanted to hurt you
But I found in your words
That you wanted to hurt me too
I know you don't want to be alone
But how do you think I feel
How do you think I feel
Just so you know
I'm taking the long way home
And I'm not gripping the wheel
I'm driving with my eyes closed
And now I know
You found yourself a new home
It's where you want to be
But as long as it's not me, you're happy
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Frantically waiting
For things to stop changing
You know how bad I can get
Without some reassurance
But with every step that I take
I have to carry the weight
Of the stress and mistakes
And why you fell out of place
I’m sorry
For being absent when you needed me
But I’m not the person that I used to be
I hope I’ll find you there some day
But will you remember me
Or just the time I spent away
I don’t wanna cave in again
I wanna see this til the end
And it’s been getting hard to see
But do you know the end like me
I’ve been hoping for the best
In all of this
And I can’t help but feel this
Endless regret
Masked in pretense
And I thought I knew what was best
But I was wrong
Yeah I was wrong
There’s nothing left for us to say
If we’re just fading away
The vibrance in our lives
Is now decaying grey
It’s the one that I despise
I’ve come to terms with this
If we never sever ties then
We’ll never make it out alive
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5. |
Stargazer
03:53
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I know you’re tired
I feel the same way too
But no matter where I go
I can always come back to you
I’ll hold our memories
As keepsakes
Like the golden ring
That I still chase
You’re the only ones
Who had faith in me
Home
Home
Please stay,
‘Cause I’m not ready for the day
Where I find you in the clouds
And you don’t know my name
Please stay
I’ll do what I have to
just please stay
When I was a kid you always told me
Bring peace and love
And always walk in truth
You’re the strongest person that I know
And in my heart
I had to be strong for you
Home (I’ll hold on tight)
Home (I’ll hold on tight)
Rain falling down on me
Like the sound of a storm
It got too dark to see
Rain falling down on me
Like the sound of your voice
The one that I’ll always need
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6. |
Bury Me
04:10
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I'll let the rain fall
And drown me out again
I've been here before
And I've grown closer to the silence
I feel so overgrown and out of place
I guess I found out easily
How anyone can replace me
I'm complacent like the things you don't see
I don’t know if I'll ever make it out of this
Please don't hold out for something more than dissonance
Bury me under the flowers we put in the ground
Low enough to feel my doubt
But I'm trying to slow down
It's what I'm best at
Neglecting everything that's good for me
And finding ways to keep the walls
I've built around me
I'm finding peace in distance
Like broken glass in a clinched fist
I'm holding on or I'm losing my grip
But I'm trying to slow down
To slow down
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