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It Takes A Lot To Know A Man (Damien Rice cover)

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Should Have Known Better (Sufjan Stevens cover)

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Softly, slowly 
How am I feeling one thing? 

So take my hand 
and feel your toes in the grass 

Take my hand, take my hand... 

And if it's working then 
Maybe I could get you to 
Go on the town with me 
Out underground with me 

And if it's working then 
Maybe I could get you to 
Drive in a car with me 
Kiss in the backseat 

Where have you been 
My dear? 
Sitting right in front of me, silent 

But you'll be gone soon anyway 
So why not 

Take my hand, take my hand... 

And if it's working then 
Maybe I could get you to 
Go on the town with me 
Out underground with me 

And if it's working then 
Maybe I could get you to 
Drive in a car with me 
Kiss in the backseat 


Maybe I'm confusing the two 
Growing old, or do I like you? 
Maybe I don't know 

And I'm only telling the truth 
And I don't wanna scare you off 
We don't have to pair off 

All I need from you 
Is to look me in the eye 
And like me too

Morning Light

Filters

Remote

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I drove to the winner's estate 
With a sash on my arm 
In the car 
With the snow falling down 

While I planned my greatest escape 
The driver won't know in the snow 

All my time 
I find my mind fly 
To islands of silence 
I'll sing till morning comes 


I plowed through the snowy charade 
Till the snow on the ground turned to brown 
And the clouds went their way 

Horizons and still golden lakes 
Oh I'll make it somehow 


But all my time 
I find my mind fly 
To islands of silence 
I'll sing till morning 


I've been wondering 
If I should fight but I'll flee 
I've been traveling 
For miles and miles 

I've been wondering 
If I should fight but I'll flee 
I've been traveling 
For miles and miles

Islands

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Turn another page 
Write myself into a sleep again 
Words begin to fade 
Blue turns into grey 
I drift into my head 

I get lost out there 
In my own dreaming 
Flowing overtones when I start thinking 
Of you 

going nowhere 

Color back again 
My mind flooded with old thoughts of you 
You've been gone for years 
You suddenly appear 
So tell me where you've been 

You were la la la 
So much potential 
But you've become a different person 
Where's your answer 
Cuz now you're 

going nowhere

Going Nowhere

From our upcoming record "Headroom" — available to download now from Kickstarter, out everywhere Apr 7

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LYRICS:

Lying with the one I love once more 
Pick the flowers off the bedroom floor 
Created such a sterile space 
Turn over get to sleeping 

The ending’s civil 
Tame and simple 
No more, I couldn’t hold ya 

She asked me why I don’t speak 
Doesn’t see the irony 
That Filters is her favorite song 

And now 
Because I wait to talk a little longer 
To know what’s coming out 
It seems I lost you 
And I lost myself 
When I lost myself 

Lying to the one I love, what for? 
Can I live honestly while I’m with her? 
I’m tired of living in this space 
Not saying things that feel right 

And now 
Because I wait to talk a little longer 
To know what’s coming out 
It seems I lost you 
When I lost myself 


But maybe it wasn’t 
The filters that done it 

Maybe it’s deeper 
Like I’m not meant for her 

Cuz although I love her 
It’s about the structures 

Not filters but structures 
What’s behind the lovers

Headroom

Filters II

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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LYRICS
Television sucks bits of my life away 
Almost every day 

I don’t get my shit done 
It’s all right, I’m all good, it’s ok 
Till my eyes are shut 

And it’s a drag, but HBO is not my enemy 
I’m human my habits cling to me 

But I still get over it 
Yeah I still get over it 

Why do I get stuck 
In all the things that surround me 
Maybe I should leave 

Or is it my setup 
I just need to change my surroundings 
That should control me 

So break your habits 
You’ve got only so much energy 
I’m human my habits comfort me 

But I still get over it 
Yeah I still get over it 

I don’t wanna feel like a waste 
I know I could do things today 
I don’t wanna feel like a waste 
I know I could do things today 

And make em see 
The best of me 
Yeah I still get over it

Habits (Get Over It)

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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Catch a glimpse of you while I walk through the airport by myself 
Got a sweater on I’ve seen in a few pictures that you’ve sent 

I can’t say that I’ve been missing someone I’ve only met once 
And the pressure we put on ourselves come right to the forefront and we ask 

What’s gonna happen when the lights come up? 
My eyes get big and I’m with you 
What’s gonna happen when the lights come up 
And you’re still on my mind 
Oh what are we gonna do? 

What’s gonna happen when the lights come up 
Oooooh 

What if you drink too much and cheat your way through school 
Is that ok? 
Bite your nails and move to cigarettes to make it through your day? 

But we both feel it that we need to be together every day 
How can I go on when I know you exist so far away? 

What’s gonna happen when the lights come up 
My eyes get big and I’m with you 
What’s gonna happen when the lights come up 
And you’re still on my mind 
Oh what are we gonna do? 

What’s gonna happen when the lights come up 
Oooooh 
Feel something happening 

What’s gonna happen when the lights come up?

When The Lights Come Up

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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I waited at your door 
I said I want you more 
Than I ever noticed 

I feel it more and more 
I’m crawling up the wall 

Haven’t you noticed 
The way we get along 
Haven’t you noticed 
The love I could have got? 

And hold me when I get close to sleep 
And tell me you would rather see me 

How could you ignore? 
I said I want you more 
Than I ever noticed 

Falling on the floor 
Eyes and hands explore 

And you didn’t notice 
The way you treat me wrong 
Haven’t you noticed 
The love I should have got? 

And hold me when I get close to sleeping 
And tell me you wanna see me 

So won’t you hold me 
For when I’m gone 
You’ll notice 
We were lost 
And lonely then 
I’m scared 
You’ll never 
Hold me 

For when I’m gone 
You’ll notice 
We were lost 
And lonely then 
I’m scared 
But now you’re waiting at my door

Haven't You Noticed

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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I’m hungry for some time alone 
Can’t seem to get thoughts on my own 
Jump hard on whatever you say 
Make you wonder if you’re in my way 

And it’s nothing personal 
It just happens to me 
I just feel so spent 
I should know what I need 

I need to recharge 
I need to recharge 
I need to recharge 


It’s not that I’m not having fun 
I just think of what I could have done 
I jump hard on myself every day that I lose 
To things that I shouldn’t have done 

And it’s nothing personal 
I just need to breathe 
Not a chip on my shoulder 
But a trick up my sleeve 

I need to recharge 
I need to recharge 
I need to recharge 


Don’t think that I mean to reject 
I wanna stay home, I should have checked

Recharge

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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I’m in a strange situation 
Her boyfriend wants to punch my face in 
So much for letting go 
Quickly out of control 

I gave her my number it’s normal I know her 
Put her arms around me her boyfriend was watching 
And later she cheated with someone not me but 
It seems I’m a suspect 
And I don't know how 

Cuz that’s not my scene 
It’s not 
No that’s not a scene 
I’m a part of 
That’s not my 
That's not my 

He made a beeline towards me 
I could tell from his eyes he’d been drinking 
I pleaded innocent 
Still he said I was suspect 

And I’m not about 
What you’re about 
No I’m not about 
What you’re about 

Cuz that’s not my scene 
It’s not 
That's not a scene 
I'm a part of 
That's not my scene 
It’s not 
That's not a scene 
I want

Strange Situation

brightener's sophomore album "Headroom" — out now
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I’m never there enough 
All these things that I shouldn’t have done 
Leave you when you need me as a friend 
I just get so caught up in my own head 

The things I do when you are not around 
Can’t tell if they’re bad or if they help 
I should take a run and quit the weed 
Do things that actually help me 

I could help you better then 
I’d help you better then 
I could help you better then 
I’d help you better then 


Whenever I am missing you 
Thinking bout the times I spent with you 
Standing at the sink and brushing teeth 
Of all the places I could wanna be 

So when you ask me for my support 
I should be there with extended arms 
Can’t let me forget you need love too 
Shape up so that I can turn to you 

I could help you better then 
I’d help you better then 
I could help you better then 
I’d help you better then

Help U Better Then

Recorded in Pink Satellite Studios in Joshua Tree on February 10, 2017

Drums - Elias Texel
Bass - Raefer Finnegan
Guitar - Michael Santella
Vocals, Guitar, Synth - Will Sturgeon
Some musical input by Spike Edney

Song written by Will Sturgeon for brightener
Mixed and mastered by Will Sturgeon

Habits (Get Over It) - Studio Session (2017)

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Full EP "Stay Open" comes out May 20

~lyrics~
I see it from your point of view
Do you see it from mine
I bet that's what you're thinking too
This happens every time

That's when my gut kicks in
Runaway, runaway
Whenever we fight like that
Runaway, runaway, runaway
That's when my gut kicks in
Runaway, runaway
Whenever we fight like that
Runaway, runaway, runaway

I think of things you said to me
That you thought were alright
And I know that they are not part of this
But I can't leave them behind

That's when my gut kicks in
Runaway, runaway
Whenever we fight like that
Runaway, runaway, runaway
That's when my gut kicks in
Runaway, runaway
Whenever we fight like that
Runaway, runaway, runaway

Runaway like that
Runaway like that
Runaway fast

Stay Open EP

Runaway

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~lyrics~

It’s gonna take a bit
To get over you
I don’t know what it is
Just something about you
I think I’m over it
Until I think of you
Feels like it’s taking so long
To fall out of love with you

Am I almost there?
Am I falling back in?
I didn’t understand
What a shape I’m in

Feeling like the days go by
I’m stuck on you
But I keep on trying
To see my way around you
Time will get me back on track
Time will get me back on track

Days go by
I’m stuck on you
But I keep on trying
To see my way around you
Time will get me back on track
Time will get me back on track, on track

I could imagine it
Growing old with you
I was all in
Couldn’t live without you
And now it’s ages later
I’ve been having trouble letting go
We still look good on paper
But the page is turning too slow
What’s the rush though

Am I almost there
Or am I falling back in?

Feeling like the days go by
I’m stuck on you
But I keep on trying
To see my way around you
Time will get me back on track
Time will get me back on track

Days go by
I’m stuck on you
But I keep on trying
To see my way around you
Time will get me back on track
Time will get me back on track, on track

Back on Track

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~lyrics~
I guess if we’re gonna do it then let’s do it
I think that it’s been long enough
I take you to the same place where I met you
I think that I am strong enough

But am I just tricking myself?
How will I know?
I really loved you once
Can I let go

Try to find a way to be without you
On my mind all of the time without you
Try to find a way to live without you
Try to find what I can give without you, without you

I messed up when I said that I’d meet ya
I’m not sure that I knew it was wrong
I don’t like how I am when I’m with you
But being without you feels wrong

But am I just tricking myself?
How will I know?
I really loved you once
Can I let go

Try to find a way to be without you
On my mind all of the time without you
Try to find a way to live without you
Try to find what I can give without you, without you

If I could talk
To you without
Being aware
Of what I’m without

We’d be good friends
I’d help you out
Hang with your mom
And not freak out

But I found love
A real love
I think it runs
Through me like blood

So I gotta live
Without you
I gotta live
Without you
So I gotta live
Without you
I gotta live
Without you

Without You

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Stay Open - EP // released May 20

~lyrics~

I'm split down the middle
Brought up your name on my phone
We haven't spoken
Since I went and did you wrong

Well I'll wait for the words to come to my mouth
Gotta speak them but I can't get them out
Know that I need to see you again
Not sure for what and I don't know when

So I'll try a new thing
See how it goes
Try to stay open to fall in love
Try a new thing
See how it goes
Try to stay open
I'll try to stay open
I'll try to stay open

Going back to you
I think I would fall apart
But not speaking to you
Sounds really really hard

So I'll wait for the words to come to my mouth
Gotta speak them but I can't get them out
Know that I need to see you again
Not sure for what and I don't know when

So I'll try a new thing
See how it goes
Try to stay open to fall in love
Try a new thing
See how it goes
Try to stay open
I'll try to stay open
I'll try to stay open

I guess I'll try to stay open
I guess I'll try to stay open
I guess I'll try to stay open
I guess I'll try to stay open

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