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Higher Power
03:02
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Gone
But I don’t know where I’ve been
I guess I’m wrong
But I don’t see the point in
Dodging truth
It is not my business
Just for you
I am not forgiven
Every day
The world slipped away
And you were gonna live inside that fire?
A moment of change
Eclipsed the rage
And you were gonna thank a higher power?
Down
In the Western Indies
Runnin’ round
I don’t feel your pity
Dodging you
Was the best decision
Follow truth
It’ll lead you from Him
Every day
The world slipped away
And you were gonna live inside that fire?
A moment of change
Eclipsed the rage
And you were gonna thank a higher power?
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Everybody Wants to Be Me
05:58
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I think that I could never know if I could write or sing a song again
I want to try it and i want someone to buy it but I don’t know when
I’m on a plane, flying Italy or Spain, I don’t really know
But where we are I know it’s never really far from another home
I can’t see, I can’t hear nothin’
Maybe I’m coming down with somethin’
But it’s okay cuz I’m not running
This has been a long time comin
I don’t know how to say it and I don’t know how to play it but it’s there
I look around and see a populating town that wants to strip me bare
I’m running out of cash and I don’t have a secret stash to keep me fine
So maybe I should find another way to have a little peace of mind
Cuz I can’t see, I can’t hear nothin’
Maybe I’m coming down with somethin’
But it’s okay cuz I’m not running
This has been a long time comin
Look around and they all see me
Everybody wants to be me
Cuz I’m not coming down with somethin’
This has been a long time comin
I’m not coming down with somethin’
This has been a long time comin
I can’t see nothin’ through my little old eye socket
And I can’t hear nothin’ through my little old ear pocket
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3. |
If You Can Fly
04:04
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If you don’t wanna change your mind
Then why’re you thinking all the time?
You’re afraid of what’s inside you
If you don’t wanna stay at home
Then why’d you get a degree staying with your mum
You don’t want to walk away from
What you know and where your heart’s from
But if you think it’s not a problem
Then you should see the light
Oh open up your eyes
If you can drive, then why don’t you drive?
If you can make it one more day, then you’ll survive
If you can fly, then why don’t you fly?
If you can fly, then why don’t you fly high?
If you don’t wanna run away
Then why’re you always on the look for places to stay
You can’t deal with your issues
So maybe you should skip town
Get a ticket for a Massachusetts-set Greyhound
You don’t need to do it alone
Can’t some people be your real home?
Or are you too stuck in your smartphone
That you can’t see the light
Oh, open up your eyes
If you can drive, then why don’t you drive?
If you can make it one more day, then you’ll survive
If you can fly, then why don’t you fly?
If you can fly, then why don’t you fly high?
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4. |
Pick It Up Again
02:34
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I don't sleep
Cause all my worst fears come out at night
And I don't know why I peaked
And I don't even want to try no more
Walking out the door again
But I don't want to make new friends
That's life, we'll pick it up again
Waiting at the door my friend
Waiting to cross paths
Pacing round the floor again
I keep on losing track
Of my thoughts, they go
Round and round in circles
I don't eat
Because my stomach’s bloated from the beer
And I want to get more downtown
At any place that’s open at 3am
And we'll do it all again
I gotta get up
But my head is gonna explode
Here we go
Laying on the floor again
Looking at the wall
Play another chord again
I keep on losing track
On my thoughts, they go
Round and round in circles
Round and round in circles
Round and round and
My thoughts, they go
Round and round and
My thoughts, they go
Round and round and
My thoughts, they go
Round and round and
My thoughts, they go
Round and round and
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5. |
The Races
03:30
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Goin’ to the races
The places and the spaces
Are filling up with friends of me
People like to waste my time
Getting outta TN
And headed up to Boston
And now I’m gonna lose my mind
Feelin’ like I’m wasting time
Everybody wants to do me bad
Party on the weekend
I’m trying not to sleep in
I wanna wake and lose my mind
Everybody’s wasting time
Goin’ to my house
And tryin’ to find out
If I am gonna do my time
Wishin’ I wasting time
Everybody wants to do me bad
And everybody wants to drive me mad
What I want is what I had
Driving in my car and
Going pretty far to
Places I would never drive
Maybe I am wasting time
Going all the way
To the Empire State
And oh, I didn’t think I’d find
A better way to waste my time
Everybody wants to do me bad
And everybody wants to drive me mad
What I want is what I had
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6. |
Free Rock National Park
06:52
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7. |
3:15 AM
03:26
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Talking to the morning people calling me
But I got nothing to say
Talking in my sleep and now I’m down the sink
Instead of walking away
Keepin’ up with the daydreams in my fantasies
I’m walking into a thrill
Going down to the ocean in a submarine
I am chasing it still
Why am I up right now?
Wide awake somehow
It’s three in the morning
It’s three in the morning
Riding out on a sine wave into outer space
I’m jumping into a sound
And there ain’t nothing you can do to steer me clear
I’m walking into a cloud
Why am I up right now?
Wide awake somehow
It’s three in the morning
It’s three in the morning
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8. |
I See Nothing
03:14
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I am over me
You won’t let this be
I can’t work for free, ain’t that something?
Keep me in the loop
I got work to do
Empty in the room, and I see nothing
Put me out of it
If you haven’t yet
I am hard to get, ain’t that something?
Talk about the sky
You’re afraid to fly
I’m afraid to die, cuz I see nothing
Back to Winchester
Back to November
Boston weather, ain’t that something?
Chilly in the cold
Cannot feel my nose
Eyes are frozen closed, and I see nothing
I am over me
You won’t let this be
I can’t work for free, ain’t that something?
Keep me in the loop
I got work to do
Empty in the room, and I see nothing
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Mirror
02:11
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I don't know myself any better
Than I used to, but I used to
And I guess I saw myself a little thinner
But then I saw myself in a mirror
Then I saw myself in a mirror
Oh, you gotta slow your roll
It's not good for you
And if you take it slower than you're used to
Then you'll move to
A new shoe for you
It's helped me, too
Cuz I don't know myself any better
Than I used to, but I used to
And I guess I saw myself a little thinner
But then I saw myself in a mirror
Then I saw myself in a mirror
Oh, what is the meaning of this holy arrest?
And why did you take it so much harder than the rest
That you're not the best?
Is that such a mess?
Forgive and forget
I don't know myself any better
Than I used to, but I used to
And I guess I saw myself a little thinner
But then I saw myself in a mirror
Then I saw myself in a mirror
Then I saw myself in a mirror
Then I saw myself in a mirror
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10. |
Northern Terrace
01:03
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11. |
Holiday Road
03:45
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He lost his keys and I can’t find my wallet and we’re looking for a place to go
We left the apartment and we hopped in the Echo and we drove down the Tennessee road
We drove past a Statey and we’re doin’ over eighty and we’re driving off in our own heads
We looked to the moon and we said pretty soon that we shoulda stayed home instead
Holiday road
We drove past Levi’s, he was sitting on his porch with a broken wood shovel
Holiday road
We don’t know why he’s getting out the car but he’s puking on the side of the road
Fourteen miles till we’re running out of gas and we gotta pull over soon
He pulled out his wallet even though he forgot it and we didn’t know what to do
We pulled out the station and I had no explanation when I said “let’s turn around”
But then we forgot it as I put back my wallet and we started coming down on the
Holiday road
We drove past Levi’s, he was sitting on his porch with a broken wood shovel
Holiday road
We don’t know why he’s getting out the car but he’s puking on the side of the road
We drove to the lake and we thought we’d take a break cuz we thought we were losing our minds
But then we saw the black car and we were out too far to try and escape tonight
So we kicked it into double cuz we knew we saw trouble and we said “we gotta go!”
But it’s all okay, cuz you know what they say
"It’s all about the holiday road"
Holiday road
We drove past Levi’s, he was sitting on his porch with a broken wood shovel
Holiday road
We don’t know why he’s getting out the car but he’s puking on the side of the road
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Free Rock Boston, Massachusetts
Jacob - guitar
Liz - bass
Jackson - keys
Elliott - drums
est. 2019
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