1. |
Best We Can
04:45
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We were only too happy to be at each other's necks
Once we moved with each other’s steps
Motion for motion’s sake
We were only honest when it came without a price
Always our Minnesota nice
Be quiet for God’s sake
Are we doing the best we can?
We made the mistakes that we swore we would never make
Held on to things we said we’d never take
Captive, our hearts break
So now, scraping the bottom to find that last bit of love
This wasn’t the life we were dreaming of
It’s motion for motion’s sake
Are we doing the best we can?
I should leave
Run while there’s still some belief
That there’s someone just for me
But these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
So we just stay
Both of our kings in stalemate
No one would want us anyway
Cause these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
We should leave
Run while there’s still some belief
There’s someone for you and me
But these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
So we just stay
Both of our kings in stalemate
Who the hell would want us anyway?
Cause these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
We should leave
Run while there’s still some belief
There’s someone for you and me
But these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
So we just stay
Both of our kings in stalemate
Who the hell would want us anyway?
Cause these old, old bones
They aren’t meant to roam
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2. |
Over, Over
03:24
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Talk is cheap
When you’re speaking to me
And I can’t believe what you say
And when you go
I won't feel so alone
Cause I’ll find my own way
I took two steps backward
But four more lead to you
I’ve been two steps backward
But four more lead to something new
So I go to bed
With someone else instead
Cause I just want to have fun
But when I wake
I find I make these mistakes
Over and over
I took two steps backward
But four more lead to you
I’ve been two steps backward
But four more lead to something new
I went uptown
I never knew it was to settle down
But I saw you through the room
And when we touched
Its like we fell in love
And I knew that it was soon
All it took
Were these few steps
And I have found
The one
You’re here
And I’ll never go back down
To where I was
No I’ll never go back now
I’ll never go back now
I’ll never go back down
And I will love you over and over
Over and over
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3. |
We Sink
03:23
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Tic toc, tic toc
The clock is ticking away with words that we don’t say
So drink up, drink down that courage now
And I never act this way
You make me nervous, you make me convinced
That I never want to sleep alone
Oh no
And I still haven’t quite figured you out
But I like it that way
And I’m thinking about
Your smile, your smile
And all the ways that I can bring it around
And I know you don’t like it
But I think it’s perfect
And I think you’re worth it
So maybe we’ll work it out
Maybe we’ll work it out
You take my hand
I will steal your lips
Cause I’ve been waiting days
For the taste of it
And if you jump
I will break your fall
I’d rather take a risk
Than do nothing at all
And my heart, it beats in rhythm
Its beating away with words that we don’t say
So we sink, we sink into the floor
And I’ve got to, gotta be brave
Though I am nervous, I am convinced
That I never want to sleep
Without you next to me
You take my hand
I will steal your lips
Cause I’ve been waiting days
For the taste of it
And if you jump
I will break your fall
I’d rather take a risk
Than do nothing at all
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4. |
Maybe Instead
03:50
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I think tonight
I’ll get up and write a song
But my guitar’s out of tune
And the note’s aren’t coming along
So maybe instead
I’ll give up and go to bed
Because in dreams I am anything I want
And when I wake
I hope I can make it through
But my head’s all a mess
And I’m not quite sure what to do
So I’ll close my eyes
And picture the sky so blue
Because nothing makes sense at all
And I’m scared that I might fall
Into the wind and blow away
Then into the clouds, but my feet stay
Stuck to the ground
Where I am bound
To lay
So I think today
I’ll get up and sing a song
But the words come out and the melody is all wrong
So maybe instead
I’ll give up and go to bed
Because nothing makes sense at all
And I’m scared that I might fall
Into the wind and blow away
Then into the clouds, but my feet stay
Stuck to the ground
Where I am bound
To lay
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5. |
Here's Hoping
03:04
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I’m saying’ a prayer for those who won’t
That they might find faith in something
I’m saying’ a prayer for myself
In case I find faith in something
Maybe I am blind
But I don’t see you coming on the wings of anything
Maybe I am deaf
But I don’t hear the lion’s roar
If I play my cards right, I’ll be fine
As long as I keep it up
My nights are restless, wondering
If there’s someone there beside me
Maybe I am blind
But I don’t see you coming on the wings of anything
Maybe I am deaf
But I don’t hear the lion’s roar
As I grew older, I grew apart
From something I once had faith in
Others have told me to save myself
But I’m feeling safe on the ground
Maybe I am blind
But I don’t see you coming on the wings of anything
Maybe I am deaf
But I don’t hear the lion’s roar
I’m not sure where we’re going
But I hope it’s better than this
There is no way of knowing
Here’s hoping it’s better than this
I’m saying’ a prayer for myself
In case I find faith in something
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6. |
Seasons
04:47
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Be a shining star on the horizon
Guide me towards the safety of your arms
The sting of winters cold burns on my taste buds
Seasons come and go before you know
Thaw the frozen ground inside my ribcage
Grow until our love is in full bloom
Bodies intertwined reaching for the sun
Going much too fast, can’t catch our breath
Begging for the rain to douse this fire
Burning further down than just our skin
The unforgiving heat weighs on our shoulders
Wasting time waiting for something new
Oh my weary heart I know you well
But my foolish mind knows something else
Falling through the seasons like a leaf in the breeze
The scent of change hangs in the air
and you’re asking me please
Don’t leave
Oh my weary heart I know you well
But my foolish mind knows something else
I’ll Stay
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7. |
Working Title
02:49
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I make my living as a middleman
I’ll get you just what you need fast as I can
But don’t worry about me
Although my love is free, I’ll make it by somehow
God as my witness, I’m a businessman
Selling my goods to own
Taking discretion for a helping hand
They know my winning move before it’s shown
To justify my worth, I hang my shackles on the wall
Forgive myself for wasting all my time
Don’t testify against me
Nothing’s promised or foreseen
What I really say is never what I mean
Don’t take my word, just take my heard earned cash
I’ll turn it into something used
Before you know it I’m weighed down my debt
But it doesn’t mean I’m letting up real soon
To justify my worth, I hang my shackles on the wall
Forgive myself for wasting all my time
Don’t testify against me
Nothing’s promised or foreseen
What I really say is never what I mean
I’ll tip my hat to you as you walk on by
Waiting for nickels and for dimes
And when I’m laid to rest, they’ll put your love to the test
Cause you’re the one who’s paying all my fines
To justify my worth, I hang my shackles on the wall
Forgive myself for wasting all my time
Don’t testify against me
Nothing’s promised or foreseen
What I really say is never what I mean
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8. |
Think About You
03:13
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sing soft, speak slow
and into the forest we'll go
I'll be the safety
inside this wrecking machine
pick up your rag doll
I'll sew the buttons back on
write down your secrets
cause you know I will keep them
I knew you long enough to say that I loved you
but not quite long enough to say that I really knew you
please just come back cause I really miss you
I would tell you all the good things that I think about you
I think about you
racing through my mind
slow down, you’re going too fast
breathe now, think it out
who is this person I see?
I knew you long enough to say that I loved you
but not quite long enough to say that I really knew you
please just come back cause I really miss you
I would tell you all the good things that I think about you
I think about you
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9. |
Frame
04:27
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I was just wonderin’
If you could just wander my way
But when you came over
The frost on my shoulder met the heat wave
My walls were built high
So you gave it a try
To knock them down
I was just fallin’
When you had to stop and catch your breath
But when I made the task to
Finally finally ask you to be
The one just for me
You chose carefully
And made me wait
I was just guessin’
that you had been messin’ with my heart
But when I was certain,
I pulled the curtain from my eyes
And when I was scared,
I became so aware
That you care
Before you came
I was a picture out of my frame
I was lost
But you picked me up
Dusted me off
And found a place on the wall
Yeah and we look so good
I’m so glad that I could
Be found
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10. |
I'll Be Fine
03:23
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Friday night
Get in my car
No I don’t know just where I’ll go
Turn the key
Roll them down
I got no plans but who has time for that now?
Yeah I’m not sure where to draw the line
In the ground or in my mind
Saturday
Oh what a day
To wake up late
And catch the afternoon
I’m in your bed
You’re in my arms
Lets waste away
Because it will be gone too soon
And I’ve been sure for quite some time
That I’m not gonna press rewind
And if you say yes, I’ll be fine
Say yes and I’ll be fine
A day of sun
A day of rest
I put my hands right on your chest
You feel it now
I feel it too
Oh what’s a girl supposed to do?
And I always hope that you are mine
I think about it all the time
And if you say yes, I’ll be fine
Say yes and I’ll be fine
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11. |
Too Young
04:31
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She was heat, breathing life into my bones
Violent heat and my body lost control
They all know my blood burns in your sorrow
We were cold, lying frozen in our fear
Ice and snow melts and heartaches disappear
Don’t you know my heart drowns in your sorrow?
We are too young to have had to see so much
How are we supposed to love?
When we never learned to trust?
We are kids only burning midnight oil
We’re the same separate seeds in the same soil
We will grow, but my love you’ll never know
We are too young to have had to see so much
How are we supposed to love?
When we never learned to trust?
(we should leave, run while there’s still some belief
that there’s someone just for me
cause these old, old bones
they aren’t meant to roam
we just stay, both of our kings in stalemate
no one would want us anyway
cause these old, old bones
they aren’t meant to roam)
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