I’d like to do a lot of things with you
Like watch a Western in your armchair
I’d like to see the world pass us by
Without a worry or a care 

I’d like to make a lot of history with you
Like grow old and take your last name
I’d like to see the world over with you 
And have your arms be a resting place 

I’d like to take my last breath with you
And have our bodies joined as one
I’d like to love you and say I love you
In case tomorrow never comes

I’d like to make my last bet on you
I’d like for all these things to be true
I’d like to be right when I’m thinking 
That there’s something different
About you

western

Love is a river and it carries me down
So deep, and I pray I won’t drown
Waited my whole life for someone like you
Now I, I don’t wanna be found 

Heartache hits me like a summer wind
My heart breaks thinking it won’t be any different 

Love is an ocean and it swallows me whole
And I wash up on your shore
I hear a whisper with the salt in my lungs:
“What if it’s not like before?”

Heartache pulls me like a sinking ship
Your heart breaks thinking I, I won’t ever let you in

But timing is a voracious and terrible thing
And distance is the bitter taste of what could have been
My lover was a singer and his voice was strong
Sung me to death with a siren song

Love is a river and it carries me down
And I, oh I’m not as scared now
Waited my whole life for someone like you 
Now I, I think I wanna be found

Heartache pulls us time and time again
It feels strange thinking this time it might be better when

Timing is a voracious and terrible thing
And distance is the bitter taste of what could have been
My lover was a singer and his voice was strong
Sung me to death with a siren song

But how do you let go
And how do you move on
When all you are to passers-by is what went wrong?

I’m still not as broken as I might have been 
So I thank God that you didn’t wait for it

Healing is a voracious and terrible thing
You swear it doesn’t hurt but you’re still feeling the sting
I’m sick and tired of waiting for the rest of my life
And I might not be ready but I think it’s time

river

I don’t care what you tell you friends or what they think of me
I don’t care if you drink away my name and never sleep
What bothers me is I’m 
Still on your dark side, oh 

I still drive past your house every night and I still want to make things right
We both live on the same sides of the river
I still want 
To see you smile 

And it’s not that I hate you
Or I still wanna blame you 
I just need to get out alive, ah
Out of your dark side
Into the light 

Just for once I need to be where wild things can go free
‘Cause in your shadow, they all seem to die so easily 

And it’s not that I hate you
Or I still wanna blame you 
I just need to get out alive, ah
Out of your dark side
Into the light

dark side

Looking back on it we weren’t even friends
I lay in a stranger’s bed and 
You tried so hard to get out of your own head
Now all I feel is deep regret

We picked a good hill to die on, don’t you think?
They burned everything in this ghost town, the places left to you and me 

I just wanted to be something you were proud of 
Now I’m a part of everything you’re desperate to get out of 
Running like a father who detests his daughter
You tell yourself that you can always find another while I’m

Keeping pieces of the places that I used to go with you 
Making peace with all the places where I used to be with you 

We would drive around and try to find a place where we could feel alone together
The rain came down at the wheel, you cried for your windshield
I only cared for how you feel 

We picked a good hill to die on, don’t you think?
They burned everything in this ghost town, the places left to you and me 

I just wanted to be something you were proud of 
Now I’m a part of everything you’re desperate to get out of 
Running like a father who detests his daughter
You tell yourself that you can always find another while I’m

Keeping pieces of the places that I used to go with you 
Making peace with all the places where I used to be with you 

I just wanted to be something you were proud of 
Now I’m a part of everything you’re desperate to get out of 
Running like a father who detests his daughter
You tell yourself that you can always love another while I’m

Keeping pieces of the places that I used to go with you 
Making peace with all the places where I used to be with you

the places

Haunted boxes in the living room
All of your lives packed into
Haunted, haunted boxes in the living room
All your lives packed into
Tried to get away from you

Now I know
Where you go
I’m forced to follow

Everyone, everyone looks up to you
I don’t know why they do
Everyone, everyone looks up to you
To you

Now I know
Where you go
I have to follow
Ooh

Ooh

Haunted boxes in the living room
Wanting to be loved by you
Worse, worse than death
It’s worse than it

Everyone, everyone looks up to you
I, I don’t know why they do
Everyone, everyone looks up to you
I don’t know why they do

up to you

Alice moved to a house in
The middle of the woods
Raised all of her eight children
Did the best that she could
Bought it back in the seventies
When her hair wasn’t gray
And though she’s been gone for centuries
They say she lingers there to this day

Alice moved to the country
When all her children grew up
The forest wasn’t the same 
And she said enough was enough 
Alice, where are you going
Now that you’ve been used up?
Is there comfort in knowing 
That nothing will ever be tough?

And when they ask me how I’ve been 
I’ll say I’m doing fine
Anything to distract them 
From the fact that they’re right

Late one night in the kitchen 
After she put her children to bed
Heard the creak in the floorboards
And the voice in your head
Alice, what is it saying? 
Are you losing your mind?
Is some sort of persuasion 
Taking hold this time?

And when they ask me how she’s been
I’ll say she’s just all right 
Anything to distract them 
From the fact that she’s out of time

No one knows where you’re going
Only where you’ve been 
Something in your eyes tells me
That you’ll never give in

alice

When I saw your face
Wonders never cease
Pick the time and place
Choose me if you please
I’ll be here

Cast out all your lines
To see who takes a bite
Turns out it was me
I thought I saw the light
On a shiny string

And I watch it all fall apart

When you tucked us in
And turned out the light
Felt you close in skin
But never in mind
And it hurts

And I watch it all fall apart
I was never yours
To break your heart
Do you think I enjoy
Seeing you so distraught?
It’s too late for me
I’m already caught
It hurts

Knowing I’m no good
And that I’ll never be 
And each and every night in my dreams
You’re still haunting me
You won’t leave

And I watch it all fall apart
I was never yours
To break your heart
Do you think I enjoy
Seeing you so distraught?
It’s too late for me
I’m already caught
It hurts

When I saw your face
I knew I’d lost it all

And I watch it all fall apart

And I watch it all fall apart
Were you only mine
So you could break my heart?

never yours

Don’t make me choose between 
Lovers and friends
When I know that I’m bound to choose wrong
Don’t have me love you just 
To end up leaving you
In a place you don’t belong

And it wasn’t hard for me to say
“Cast all of the love I have away”
Don’t make me choose between
Coming and going when
All that I want is to stay

Don’t make me choose between
Lovers and friends
When I know that I won’t have the grace
Don’t put me between a rock and a hard place
I know that I’m destined to break

And it wasn’t hard for me to say
“Cast all of the love I have away”
Don’t make me choose between
Coming and going when
All that I want is to stay

Don’t make me choose between 
Lovers and friends
When I know that I’m bound to choose wrong
Don’t have me love you just 
To end up leaving you
In a place you don’t belong

And it wasn’t hard for me to say
“Cast all of the love I have away”
Don’t make me choose between
Lovers and friends when I
Know that I’m bound to choose wrong

Don’t make choose between 
Coming and going when
All that I want
Is to stay

choose between

Oh when I feel you close
I can hear my heartbeat
Racing
And oh, when I feel you touch me
Decades of frustration
Butterflies in cages

I will not go unless you’re there to follow me
Don’t turn to stone
Looking back on what we don’t need

My shadow self is crying out for help
And my inner child is begging to run wild
Begging to run wild
I finally have a place where I can be
Free

Now, now is the hour
There is no more waiting
Planning

Take, take me to the promised
Place that I have for me
For me

I will still not go unless you’re there to follow me

My shadow self is crying out for help
And my inner child is begging to run wild
Begging to run wild
I finally have a place to be
Free

i will not go

Don’t call my name 
Don’t say anything to ruin it 
I need to know that it’s not really want you want 
Before we quit 

Don’t call my name 
Don’t say anything to part the clouds
We’ve got enough trouble on our hands right now
Without heaven coming down 

Watching the light 
Die inside your eyes
Would be worse than dying twice
And I don’t wanna hear it

You know that I found my solace near you
I wanna be here, you’re a pure spirit 

Don’t call my name 
Don’t say anything to take it back
And whenever we dance 
I have to take the lead
And you know I hate that

Watching the light 
Fade out behind your eyes 
Would be worse than dying twice
So I don’t wanna hear it

And if it’s the last time 
I’ll see you by my side
I don’t think I’ll make it
You’re a pure spirit 

You can’t lie to an angel
They always know the truth 
And if ever I felt forever 
I might have felt it when with you 

And watching the light 
Die behind your eyes 
Would be worse than dying twice
So I don’t wanna hear it 

And if I can’t have you by my side
I don’t know how long I’ll last without you
You’re a pure spirit

Pure spirit

pure spirit

I know that you’re
Not the one for me 
But deep down I 
Want you to be 

I close my eyes 
Pretend I’m 
Somewhere warm and nice 

I know that I 
Am not the one for you 
But deep down I 
Wish it were true 

I wish that time
Didn’t always have to fly

I know that I 
Can’t change the past 
I would if I could 
I would go back 

Take you in my arms 
And change it somehow
Take you in my arms...

I’d change the past in a flash
I’d never go back

april 5th

Oh if they could see the way that you were standing
With the sugar running off your lips
I know all good things must end 
But I don’t think that it will get any better than this 

Don’t hesitate on the edge of something great 
When all the things could change, even the way we procreate
And the noise inside when you realize 

Oh even gray Decembers won’t change how 
How I feel about you 
When I lose touch 
I lose faith
In the way things used to be
I won’t cry about you 

And you know as soon as I get the chance to, for you 
I would do anything just so you know that I care 

Oh when I get caught in your eyes, well don’t you be surprised 
If I’m staring at your beauty 
And when you say that it’s too late
I don’t really wanna wait 
I don’t even think I believe you 

Oh if they could see the way there’s a certain something in you 
That I can’t get used to 
You know that when I get the chance to, for you 
I would do anything just to let you know I’m still there

Oh when I get caught in your eyes, well don’t you be surprised 
I’m staring at your beauty 
And when you say that it’s too late 
I don’t really wanna wait 
I don’t even think I believe you 

Oh if they could see the way that you were standing
With the sugar running off your lips
I know all good things must end 
But I don’t think that it will get any better than this

better than this

I bet you feel like everything has changed
Building up the curtain wall for days
I tried to reach you, you put me in my place

I bet you feel like there’s nothing to be saved
The world is burning in hot white-blue flames
Hard to reach, you put me in my place
And now I watch the sun set on your face

Poor Madonna, she’s crying in the dark
Holds a sleeping child in her arms
The world is burning, everything’s gone wrong
I wish they didn’t make it so hard

And now the Reaper’s dancing in the field
Understands that only time can heal
Break your own heart just to see how it feels

Poor Madonna, she’s crying in the dark
Holds a sleeping child in her arms
The world is burning, everything’s gone wrong
I wish they didn’t make it so hard

And now the Reaper’s dancing in the field
Understands that only time can heal
Break your own heart just to see how it feels

Poor Madonna’s crying in the dark

Poor Madonna’s crying in the dark
Holds a sleeping child in her arms
The world is burning, everything’s gone wrong
I wish they didn’t make it so hard

poor madonna

I don’t need these Polaroids
In my dresser drawer 
Taking up priority space
When you left long before 

And so I took my time 
Walking back to the scene of the crime 
If it’s over, you and me 
Well I’m not sure what to think 
I just hope that you find peace

And when I crashed my car
I still had you on my dashboard 
Like you were seeing everything 
Maybe watchin’ over me 
I know it sounds silly to think 

And so I took my time 
Walking back to the scene of the crime 
If it’s over, you and me 
Well I’m not sure what to think
I just hope that you find peace 

I left it all there at the side of the road
No use bothering what to do when I’m told
And I’m feeling so cold
If it’s over, you and me
I just hope that you find peace 

I left it all there at the side of the road
I carried your picture through the rain walking home 
And I feel so alone 
But if it’s over...

I’ll just take my time 
Walking back to the scene of the crime 
If it’s over, you and me 
Well I’m not sure what to think
I just hope that you find peace

peace

I’ve seen through the universe
And all I know is
You helped me see it first

I made sure I made my bed
And did the things you always said
But nothing’s gonna make it better now, I know that

Nights like these, I wanna pick up the phone
And say anything just to get you alone
But I know that I’m better off on my own
I just hate that you set that choice in stone

I’ve seen through the matrix
And I don’t like it

I’ve seen straight through the sky
I’ve seen straight through the sky
Right through the same stars
That you used to 
Love me by

Nights like these, I wanna pick up the phone
And say anything just to get you alone
But I know that I’m better off on my own
I just hate that you set that choice in stone

I’ve seen through the matrix
And I don’t like it

I’ve seen through the matrix
And I don’t like it
There’s nothing but colors and they’re so blindin’

I’ve seen through the matrix
And I don’t like it
The way that the world gets quiet 
Whenever it’s you and me alone, I find it
Hard to get away

I’ve seen through the matrix
And I don’t like it
The way that the world gets quiet 
Whenever it’s you and me alone, I find it
Hard to get away
But I can’t stay

‘Cause you made it that way…

the matrix

Don’t leave me out here in the rain
Don’t leave me out here
Wondering what will change

My car window got stuck rolled down in April
I used to drive myself insane

And instead of making me feel at ease
The rain made me feel incomplete 

I listened all night long, I tried to stay awake
But I couldn’t fight the fear
Stayed in my room for days and saw my life disappear 

Don’t leave me out here in the rain
Don’t leave me out here

My trouble started when I thought that you were saved
It all went downhill when I forgot how to be brave 

I listened all night long, I tried to stay awake
But I couldn’t fight the fear
Stayed in my room for days and saw my life disappear 

I’d wait on the porch back when I was still yours
And try to find a place far from here
Stayed in my room for days and saw my life disappear 

I slept in Simon’s room and I moved out in June
It turns out I never needed you

tamara

country peach passion

seventeen

someone else entirely

shelby

The Same Thing

he sends you a check and
sees you on the weekends
he slips through the front gate
he says "i'll be right back"

you saw him on sunday
he lent you his jacket
he slips through the front gate
he said "i'll see you next week, kid"

i'm sorry, but it's too late and i have to move on
the years that you had to make this right are gone
and it pains me to say it,
but i'm not gonna stay for you

why is it that i had to
do what you should have taught me to do?
you waited for me to grow up
so that i could raise you

and i'm sorry to say it, but i have to move on
the years that you had to make this right are gone
and it pains me to say it
but i'm not gonna stay for you

...

and i'm sorry to say it, but i have to move on
the years that you had to make this right are gone

and it pains me to say it

and it pains me to say
and it pains me to say
and it pains me to say
but i'm not gonna wait
and it pains me to say
and it pains me to say
but i'm not gonna stay
and i'm not gonna stay

and i'm not gonna stay...
no i'm not gonna stay for you.

not gonna stay for you

there used to be a loneliness in driving past your house
and seeing all the curtains drawn not knowing if you were around
i would stare out longingly and wait for your call
i'd wait for things to change instead of accepting what they are

so i won't worry about the people that i used to hold
i won't worry about the heart that was supposed to be a home
i won't worry about the future, 'cause that's only God's to know
and i just wanna move on to no place i was before
even if it might be cold there
i think i could find the warmth
and i can let things be if they're out of my control
i won't try to be someone who knows exactly how things go
i loved you skin and bone
but that's as much as i can take
i won't try to make a bed for your ghost

i have dreams where you tell me you miss me
but it's just an ungodly soul tie
and it feels like i'm sinking in a black pool of despair
and i'm the only one fighting for my life
why do i have to survive for the both of us
why can't you thrive on just my love
why do i have to survive for the both of us
why can't you thrive on my love

but i won't worry about the people that i used to hold
i won't worry about the heart that was supposed to be a home
i won't worry about the future, 'cause that's only God's to know
and i just wanna move on to no place i was before
even if it might be cold there
i think i could find the warmth
and i can let things be if they're out of my control
i won't try to be someone who knows exactly how things go
i loved you skin and bone
but that's as much as i can take
i won't try to make a bed for your ghost

i loved you, i loved you, i loved you
i loved you, i loved you, i loved you
i loved you, i loved you, i loved you
but someone has to be the one to let go
so i'll just go

make a bed for your ghost

have I lost my magic touch
‘cause it doesn’t seem like I can fix it anymore
used to write songs all day
now I can’t even find a word to say
a line to put together
‘cause ever since you left 
it feels so sour to even open up my mouth and sing
you always knew just how to make me think
that there was nothing wrong with me 
that I just needed time

time alone in the sun
time to think about a word that rhymed with run 

it’s so simple when you really think about it

I’ve never wanted lots of things
some expensive place that doesn’t matter to me
with six bedrooms and seven balconies
I never wanted anything
except the right to dream about it 

and I wanted you
and I wanted me
and I wanted all the things
that didn’t seem so out of reach

and I wanted forgiveness

magic touch

in the end, it was just a match
not a very good one, you see.
walk me down the aisle
to this funeral march
take my life from me

pile the bones on my grave
of all the lovers that you miss
and make me a skeleton
make me a skeleton
bride you’ll finally kiss

when there’s no heart
and there’s no lips
when all I have
is yours to give
after I return
from the land of the dead
your betrothed shall live

and I’ll burn all the bones on my grave
of all the lovers that you miss
and i’ll make you a skeleton
make you a skeleton
right before we kiss

don’t think I’m not coming back for you
cause I will
time and death do what they have to do
but I still

will return to the bones to my grave
of all the lovers that you miss
and I’ll make you a skeleton
out of what’s left of them
right before you kiss

and I’ll burn all the bones on my grave 
of all the lovers that you miss
and I’ll make you a skeleton
out of what’s left of them 
right before you kiss

your skeleton bride
your skeleton bride
your skeleton bride
your skeleton bride

skeleton bride

Nomad At Heart

House Key

summertime, when you had me
thought we'd be together 'til the end of time
you shattered my heart, now i'm bitter
i hope that you're wishing that you were still mine

i heard you got a new girlfriend
and that you might be moving in
could say congratulations
but that's not the kind of girl i am
so i will try to pick apart
whatever's left of this fickle heart
and tell myself that i
will never think of you again

the ground we stood on now burns slowly
another relic of somebody that used to know me
you always made the truth sound so simple
but you could never give it to me straight

i heard you got a new girlfriend
and that you might be moving in
could say congratulations
but that's not the kind of girl i am
so i will try to pick apart
whatever's left of this fickle heart
and tell myself that i
will never think of you again

again, again
again, again
again...

Bridget Murphy

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