{no. 1}
you say I'm a lot like you
I disagree, I think I'm more like me
you say we fit perfect as two 
but you plus me plus your other side makes three

{no. 2}
leave it to me to make things complicated 
look at you, look at how effortless you've made it
but if you could just be happy 
I swear I'd be happy, too
after all you say I'm a lot like you 

{no. 3} 
you say a lot of things 
you say a lot of things 
I wonder just how many of them are true 
you say a lot of things 
you say a lot of things
I wonder just how many of them are true

A Lot

{no. 1} 
uhoh what do you know 
here I am again 
with my face glued to the floor 
and a beer in my right hand 

{no. 2}
uhoh what do you know
I'm getting tired of the shit
I thought I was over it
but I'm still under his thumb

{no. 3}
uhoh what do you know 
here I go again 
with a man who says he loves me
putting a ring upon my hand

{no. 4}
it's less less of a promise 
and more of a demand 
but I let him make me his 
when I should just take a stand 

{no. 5} 
uhoh what do you know
well there's a pattern to this hell 
I finally say those words
he says he loves someone else

Uhoh

{no. 1} 
it's evident from my apathy tonight
that I'm in no position to decide 
I'm as uninvolved as uninvolved can be 
the only problem is I'm uninvolved in me 

{no. 2} 
there's a store on Broadway full of lights 
I went there once seeking god's advice 
I flipped off and on each switch that I walked by 
hoped the dead in me would turn back into life 

{no. 3} 
my head is full of music I won't write
I let it go, but down below it's burning bright
if I'm as uninvolved as uninvolved can be
then it makes sense that I'd be uninvolved in me
if I'm as uninvolved as uninvolved can be 
then it makes sense that I'd be uninvolved in me

Uninvolved In Me

{no. 1}
I flipped the hourglass on his table 
I told him he was running out of time
he was high on what he said made him stable
and as the sand sifted I nearly changed my mind

{no. 2}
I drove for miles and miles just to see him 
behind those bars where I couldn't touch or breathe him 
I told him lies, lies like that I need him 
but I knew that even freedom wouldn't free him 

{chorus} 
he had demons, demons deep inside 
take away the drugs and where do they hide 
you can't fix a thing like that in a few months time 
it's years and years of heartache
I'm not blind 

{no. 3} 
he ended up breaking my heart 
one in a line of many from the start
lost, missing something inside himself 
he didn't know how to love someone else 

{chorus} 
it's years of heartache 
I'm not blind 
years and years of heartache 
not left behind 
lost boy, are you there yet 
what did you find 
are your years and years of heartache far behind 
are they far behind 

{no. 4} 
I flipped the hourglass on his table 
I saw every needle where his name was signed 
he was high on what he said made him stable 
and as the time ran out I meant to say goodbye

Blue Brick Wall

The piano is such a beautiful instrument. 
Enjoy this improvisation.

Improvisation No. 1

{no. 1} 
well there's only so much I can leave
before there's nothing left of me 
you take the stairs to the second floor
you knock I open up the door 

{no. 2}
you ask if I've anything left to say 
but silence is my sword these days
silence is my sword these days

{chorus}
I'd like to know what's yours now that we've traded places
your insults are becoming tasteless 
less brilliant by the day 
less brilliant by the day 

{no. 3} 
though it may not cut quite so deeply 
I find it much safer than speaking 
so silence is my sword these days 
silence is my sword these days 

{chorus}
tell me what's yours now that we've traded places
your insults are becoming tasteless 
less brilliant by the day 
less brilliant by the day

napkinheart