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Woke up naked, face down and wasted
sweating on the bathroom floor
You were holding your breath hoping I'd cheat death
and be someone like I was before
Then my throat caved in and the words got stuck
somewhere between my teeth and my tongue
with your last breath in you screamed at me
hoping it might just wake me up
cos I don't wanna die anymore
wont let the night time take me over
I'm tired of being so bored
no I don't wanna dies anymore
won't let the night time take me over
when I finally found something to live for
Get me a glass and put on the clash or
start dancing in the dark tonight
it feels like a ghost has left my bones
when I've finally seen the light
and when you see me there in the warm night air
keep the patio lanterns alive
cos it's a celebration... a celebration
cos I don't wanna die anymore
wont let the night time take me over
I'm tired of being so bored
no I don't wanna dies anymore
won't let the night time take me over
when I finally found something to live for
You worried about me
see I was spread so thin by the burden of sin
that comes with helping everyone but yourself
and you saw me, I mean like right through me
and you covered the cracks and let my lungs relax
as you pulled me out from under myself
and I thank you
cos I don't wanna die anymore
wont let the night time take me over
I'm tired of being so bored
no I don't wanna dies anymore
won't let the night time take me over
when I finally found something to live for
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The Easy Part
03:00
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They say it's one foot before the other
and horses only kick so hard
yeah I've been battered and I've been broken
but getting back up is the easy part.
You think that your time is ticking
and you don't know how much you've got left
my heart runs on empty inhibitions
and only brings me unhappiness
Oh, you're not worth being miserable over
no, it's just a reflex of the heart
so, if you find dusting yourself off to be difficult
trust me when I say getting back up is the easy part
Got the wind knocked out of me
wiped the mud from my eyes
it was at my discretion but it took this long to realize
Oh, you're not worth being miserable over
no, it's just a reflex of the heart
so, if you find dusting yourself off to be difficult
trust me when I say getting back up is the easy part
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Saviour of Lost Causes
03:47
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I'm telling you I've got a picture
of where I'm gonna be in the next few years
and if you want we'll get a pitcher
and talk about the old days and how we got here
Grew out my hair and I lost your nuber
it wasn't on purpose you know how these things just happen
so lets go out like a rolling thunder
to the places we weren't invited to and scream sing joel plaskett
Leave it to me to live in a memory, it's all I got left since I sold all my shit
Now I suppose that you might be busy but i'll make it worth your while
if you call in sick
Lets propose a toast to singing in the kitchen
and drink all the alcohol that this city has left
and if I recall I said the exact same thing
at least 12 times over but nobody cares
it's getting later now, well technically its early
Brian pout my song on so i guess we gotta stay
now don't put your coat on the nights not quite over
the fat lady ain't called my name... or whatever they say!
Leave it to me to live in a memory, it's all I got left since I sold all my shit
Now I suppose that you might work early but i'll make it worth your while
if you call in sick
Leave it to me to live in a memory, it's all I got left since I sold all my shit
Now I suppose that I could call you more often I'll make it up to you or keep you chomping at the bit
Leave it to me to live in a memory, it's all I got left since I sold all my shit
Now I suppose that you might be busy but i'll make it worth your while
if you call in sick
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Bootstraps
02:32
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Lets talk about rejection
and how you feel it in your bones
before they start to sing your praises
Start shaking off the dust
that's stuck inside your lungs
you know it comes in phases
hey I think that i'm ok
I'm telling you its fine
if you don't feel the same way
So come on pick yourself up now
or find someone to help you out
when your bootstraps keep on breaking
start coughing out the dust
thats stuck inside your lungs
you know it comes in phases
hey I think that i'm ok
I'm telling you its fine
if you don't feel the same way
I'm telling you its fine
when you wake up screaming
and when your broken heart keeps beating
a hole through your ribcage that wont seem to go away
don't lose yourself in it, I know you're better than this
just take the helping hand and say
hey I think that i'm ok
I'm telling you its fine
if you don't feel the same way
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Southeastern Home
04:10
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The evening awaits as the sun hangs the moon from the trees
give me a break as I try to find the room to breathe
yeah ive been know to burn my bridges from the wrong side
cast my stones, crack form then the multiply
and my legs start to fail me every time I look in your eyes
Now don't get me wrong,
I ain't leaving this place until you come home
and reveal my face for what it is
in this Southeastern Home at the crossroads
The morning subsides as I realize what has been done
just close your eyes, faded scenes become so vivid
and I could tell by the way you hung your head
you were hopeful but gold never stays
and I was wishing for even a minute I could be anyone other than me
Now don't get me wrong,
I ain't leaving this place until you come home
and reveal my face for what it is
in this Southeastern Home at the crossroads
I fell in love with stability
but it never seemed to come to me
until I let it all sink in
I know that something like you
comes around once or twice
before it leaves for good
Now don't get me wrong,
I ain't leaving this place until you come home
and reveal my face for what it is
in this Southeastern Home at the crossroads
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SADDER/LOUDER
03:25
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Remember when they told you, you could do anything you wanted to
and when you told them they just stared back at you and saiud "manage expectations keep them low. Do you remember your best friend, the one who always said that they would help you when, the stage lights lose their shimmer but when you called them it's one short ring leave a message at the tone. How long was it this time that you held on to the persona you thought they would want to have around?
iiiSOLO!!!
Remember how they gave up the second you decided that you had enough, its funny how they only call you difficult in the moments that you stand up for yourself. yeah how long was it this time you bit your tongue, tearing at the fibres choking on your blood pretending that its fine? and how long was it this time til they moved on cos they thought that you might be someone they could push around?
and how long was it this time that you dwelled on all the ways that they did you wrong instead of living for yourself
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The Bitter Type
03:27
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T. Petty
02:48
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Bleed me dry, I'll give everything I have to you
I'm not a martyr but I'm pretty sure I want to
Who the fuck am I? I probably couldn't say
just a reflection but the mirror is empty
all these sad songs sound like a cry for attention
I swear to god I'm not that fucking depressing
bite my tongue and spit out the bloody profane truth
god is as real as this person in front of you
so let me fade away, it can't be healthy for you
to be this close to me without a hazmat suit
and how much more can I take before I call it quits
cos I don't know how longer I can justify being this miserable piece of shit
Fuck me up, tell me I'm pretty
I wont believe you, you're just gonna leave me
I guess I'll get fucked just call me Thomas Petty
and I'll be there to mock you, please wont you leave me alone
Fuck me up you can call me crazy
I know I'm frustrating just don't try and change me
or you can get fucked cos I'm perfectly happy
I don't need your help so why don't you leave me alone
fuck me up, tell me i'm pretty
I really need you so I'm sorry for being distanced
I guess I'll get fucked, just call me Thomas Petty
and I'll be there to mock you, please wont you leave me alone
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I'm not much of a sailor, I spent most my nights on broken glass
and ive been known to abandon the ship before anyone can ask
where it is that we're going cos the seas I've weathered seem rather rough
but not as rough as those who anchor to the shores hoping that the tides wont pick them up
Yeah i will be better than this,
my new years resolution will be held up in my fist
it's the years of degradation that put me on this ship
yeah I will be better than this
I think we all could use some understanding
and maybe just a little time away
to breathe in new life and captivate our nights
and finally reach the dawn on our new day
Yeah i will be better than this,
my new years resolution will be held up in my fist
it's the years of degradation that put me on this ship
yeah I will be better than this
When i'm all alone I remind myself of the things I should already know
like how the wind always blows your ship back to shore
Yeah i will be better than this,
my new years resolution will be held up in my fist
it's the years of degradation that put me on this ship
yeah I will be better than this
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10. |
Life of the Party
06:37
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You got tattooed in the place we used to hang out in the summer
we'd parachute into evenings making it hard to remember
the bittersweet taste of defeat that would knock us off our feet
but we were safe here beneath out chemical armour
holding my breath, cheating death in the moment where the sun meets the skyline.
I felt safe dancing with you bathed under stage lights
and that's where the roof caved in
when the windsheild peirced my skin
when you're the life of the party nobody asks if you're alright
are you alright
I've been throwing away everything I thought was keeping me grounded
hasn't really worked the best for me
I've given up on the hope of ever thinking that I could be happy
by being alone and staying the same
for a second I felt my circuits relax
as i placed my hand into the small of your back
isn't it nice to live in the moment
and I felt the carpet rip from under my feet
fell down the spiral staircase of lonely
the forming of bruises felt more like forming a habit
I've been throwing away everything I thought was keeping me grounded
hasn't really worked the best for me
I've given up on the hope of ever thinking that I could be happy
by being alone and staying the same
as the lonely sunkissed city retreats for the night
and the backroad boys call for a ride home
as starcrossed lovers say their final goodbyes
not quite knwong what they have done
theres a tantrum off the Corbett Line
where tow brothers get their story straight
and the horse they road in on gets written off
and chalked up to late night migration
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Charlie Weber London, Ontario
Charlie Weber & The Glorious Failures. "Award Losing" Emo-Americana from London Ontario.
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