1. |
Let That Be a Reminder
00:57
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ive worked so hard for what?
for what, i cant recall
you got here just in time
to see a grown man fall
now gather up your lovers
your family and your friends
be sure the kids are watching
so they dont end up like him
please hang me in the courtyard
then bury me with shame
and kill all my descendants
destroy the family name
now gather in the graveyard
but theres no grave to see
let that be a reminder
to not end up like me
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2. |
Heloise
02:42
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i ask 'are you leaving?'
she's all packed up / got her bags by the door
the only thing left is the dust on the floor
she asks me to join her
its one of those moments that i'll soon regret
but i havent forgotten her or forgiven her yet
i drive her to the station
the train pulls up at 8:34
but theres only one of us climbing aboard
she waves at the window
saying goodbye is already tough
i smile back up to her and hope thats enough
head out to the mountains
i wont let myself rest until i hit the top
im so out of shape but i wont ever stop
i still see her waving to me
ive got no fucking clue what im gonna do now
forgot when you hit the top / you can only go down
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3. |
Bridget
02:12
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cant close your eyes
you stay up half the night
but youre not feeling tired
shes almost by your side
she never makes her way to you
in the moonlight / in the moonlight
she only does what lovers do
in the daytime / in the daytime
open your eyes
and see what the morning brings
you may not sleep again
but you wouldnt change a thing
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4. |
Coppelia
03:10
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she takes in the four blank walls of her broken apartment
the paint is old and the ceiling's tired
she gets up from the bed and makes her way to the bathroom
its down the hall and to the right
she gets back into bed cause thats where shes been living
she dreams all day lying on her side
and the bed is her desk and her dining table
she eats alone there every night
and dont try to fix her
she said 'you couldnt even fix me if you tried'
so i'll just listen and try to be there
all the time
the heat breaks down / new york in the winter
she bundles up but it feels like snow
and the jobs wont come / her resume is fading
her once-perfect looks are the first to go
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5. |
Kasey
01:56
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cross the yard and head up to the roof
take the bottle out / its ninety-nine proof
you dont know what that means
but it makes you feel seen
kasey pulls up and offers you a ride
dont wanna lead her on / still, you get inside
she says "we're going real far
and im not talking bout the car"
she took your innocence / its not coming back
and even if it could, you wouldnt want it back
but now you dont know what to say
she drops you off and drives away
you both forgot that you were just kids
it broke everything because of course it did
you graduate on time
she doesnt even say goodbye
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6. |
Sam
02:50
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im tired of wasting the minutes away
theres no more playing around
i come up with something new every day
but theres nothing new that ive found
this cant be it / this pile of shit
its taken up most of my room
i dont have the guts to throw anything out
i wont have a place to live soon
i wrote the book on writing the book of what not to do with your time
the critics all called me 'the voice of the future'
and it took home the pulitzer prize
if only they knew i made everything up
theyd probably take the prize back
so i'll keep living this lie that i built
to keep the dogs off of my track
ive got a few years in the past
ive got a few years left to go
they say time moves faster as you grow up
but the everyday living is slow
i have no idea where i'll settle down next
probably somewhere on the coast
i only half care about what lies ahead
i guess thats what scares me the most
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7. |
Han
02:35
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turn out the light
i cant stay awake
i feel my body wracked with doubt
my world is turning inside out
oh, ive felt this way before
when i was young and dumb and poor
and life was only open doors
is this all the future has in store?
i pay the rent
my credit score is safe
i keep the heat turned on
my internet connection's strong
ive got access to everything
but i still dont feel a thing
its getting harder to ignore
is this all the future has in store?
grab a pen
write down whatever comes to mind
and now try to make it rhyme
its all ive got to pass the time
if one day the well runs dry
im pretty sure i'd rather die
dust to dust and nothing more
is this all the future has in store?
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8. |
Hope
02:08
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none. just notes from a seagull dulcimer.
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9. |
Dana
01:48
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she keeps staring you down
youve gotta get up the nerve somehow
you put your head down to the floor
youre down the hall and out the door
scared to fail / too scared to try
so you just let her pass you by
it feels like death
youre well aware you dont have much time left
you stop and ask her what she thinks
about john lennon and other things
shes got 'revolver' at her place
she only lives four blocks away
she gives you her lips
youve never had an education quite like this
on and on the lessons go
before long you start to know
why the oceans never sleep
the answers really not that deep
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10. |
Andrew
02:32
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andrew joined the race
no, of course he didnt place
no, of course he didnt try
he never saw the finish line
instead he took a rest
took the tape right off his chest
but somehow the clothing chafed
and andrew bled out anyway
andrew drives to work
spills some coffee on his shirt
he shows up twelve minute late
he always makes his colleagues wait
when they ask him what he does
he says 'a job he doesnt love'
they proceed to laugh a lot
they think he's joking but he's not
andrew falls apart
it feels like shit inside his heart
he questions if he's still alive
he gets in bed at half past five
but he dreams of a better life
the house, the dog, the kids, the wife
the alarm clock starts to beep
as he fights to stay asleep
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11. |
Virginia
02:31
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virginia runs like hell
i was in the stands the day you fell
you stayed down on the floor
you'd never met the ground before
its becoming clear your fall cant be undone
you hate your life but just because youre young
someday soon, youll learn its not that bad
youll pray to god for the falls that you once had
virginia hits the gym
you swear you wont fall down again
every morning, you go to train
the next month, you fall and lose the game
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12. |
Oscar
02:27
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im trying hard but i always lose
i want to live in someone else's shoes
i think about it every day or two
i know its not a healthy thing to do
i raised the bar too high
and now its floating out of reach and out of sight
im not sure where i'll go
but im heading to that place where no one knows
i think i should see a therapist
for many years ive been saying this
picture a world where i dont exist
too many thoughts of an open wrist
i raised the bar too high
and now its floating out of reach and out of sight
im not sure where i'll go
cause im heading to that place where no one knows
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13. |
Brooke
02:00
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keep your eyes upon the road
its hard to make the drive alone
i'll leave the light
burning through the night
to guide you on your way back home
it wont be home for long
another week and then its gone
walk through the door
we'll all sleep on the floor
we're getting good at moving on
one last walk around the place
take in every single space
let out a breath
until theres nothing left
this moment cannot be erased
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14. |
Abelard
00:43
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apparently, this journey has come to an end.
i stopped counting down the days. but now its over.
its not the greatest thing ive ever done. or maybe it was.
as usual, i enjoyed the sense of work. of having worked.
other fears would soon return.
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