Our Closest Friend:

The doors have been opened, now step foot inside
Come join the festival of faceless disguise
Spirits appear as the night comes alive 
To convene with the guests and possessed both alike

Take part in the final event
The Grand Masquerade is accepting of all who attend
The last invitation’s been sent
It’s signed here:
Sincerely yours, 
Our closest friend

A crowd of illusions show secrets withheld
No need to deny that desire you felt
Higher we rise, while the magic’s dispelled
Now the wax in our wings is beginning to melt
I’ll swallow the sky as I fall back to earth
We’ve feasted on Heaven, now let’s sleep in the dirt
A rebirth for a soul that’s been lost in a curse
An untimely demise for the rest of the world

Take part in the final event
The Grand Masquerade is accepting of all who attend
The last invitation’s been sent
It’s signed here:
Sincerely yours, 
Our closest friend
What did you think we intend?
Enjoy the conclusion
We knew we would see you again
The affair is approaching it’s end
I propose a toast to the host,
Our closest friend

Our Closest Friend

Formula for Starting Over:

This is how it begins
My formula for starting over
My blueprint to reinvent myself again
I try to fit in
Though I'm not much of a Casanova
Sometimes I color outside the lines where you might not expect
We try to be friends
And hope we don't blow our cover
Why bring it up when it's easier to pretend?
This is how it begins
My formula for growing older
Take a moment to breathe
Before you dive back in

This is my formula for starting over
Formula for starting over

Tell me how have you been?
Wish I was better at conversation
I hide my frustration behind a fleeting smile
So you tell me when
Yeah, you tell me when we're okay again
Though I don't suppose that will be for quite awhile

This is my formula for starting over
Starting over now
Formula for starting over

I will admit
Sometimes I still get jealous
I shouldn't be possessive
I've struggled to let you go
This may be hard to hear
I really wish things were different
But I know we won't regret this down the road

Formula for starting over
Formula for starting over
Starting over now
This is my formula for starting over
Starting over now
Formula for starting over

This is how it begins
My formula for getting over
Our history, and everything we knew
Everything has an end
And even though we're short of closure
Starting over's all that's left to do

Formula for Starting Over

Without:

Girl I'm afraid that we made a mistake
Such a grave miscalculation
And furthermore, I'm not sure there's a cure 
For our poor sense of communication
Don't second guess, this is all we have left
Nothing less than our full concentration
Now I will try to provide some insight
Into my side of the situation

When you text me, I miss you
And I can't continue
To live like this with you
I wish I could give you away
But I can't discard you
I've tried, it's too hard to
Though the way that we are
We get farther apart every day

This moment's long overdue, and I don't mean to accuse
But it's true, I have a few reservations
How do we proceed if we've lost what we need
To recede from these repeat complications?
Baby, let's get this straight before it's really too late
I will wait until we run out of patience
Let's lose the excuses, they feel tired and used
We should do this with renewed motivation

I can remember the first time I met her
The look in her eyes told me, "Never surrender alone"
But looks are deceiving, we struggle for meaning
I’m choking on air while she's learning to breathe on her own
When she tells me:

"If you left now it would be fine by me
I don't need to be another casualty
But if you wanna stay then you can never leave
I won't go through this for nothing
I can feel this coming on a little too strong
This could pull me down, and hold me under too long"
If I wanted to leave I would have already gone
I want to know you to no end

Can't do without you
Can't do without

WASH

Without

They raised the parking rate
And I lost my way the day the engine died
Now we bow our heads to raise the dead
It may just take all weekend to change their minds
We waited all damn day to see it go
I tried to keep the faith alive
And I pray we roll the stone away
Baby you must do what you must to survive
To survive

To survive

Leave the meter running
I'll be coming back before too soon
I'm sure
But now Sunday morning's come and gone
Baby you know you can't be here anymore
Lay the flowers down
A thorny crown of doubt for those who don't abide
The old king's dead
Long live the king who's next in line

Next in line

They towed the car away
A three day wait
You stayed to hold the line
And validate an empty grave
So close to death
Yet you felt so alive
Oh, we were

So alive

To Survive

Audit:

Every so often
The pieces fall right into place
Gold is leaking from the faucet
And we can launder your mistake
But with everybody watching
We gotta not get carried away
For our recently departed
How 'bout we finish what we started

With a roundabout embrace
For the pieces that stay in their places
They don't seem to make it out of town
Without someone's accountin' on the run
On the take
You say, "How 'bout we break from tradition?"
I got a suspicion
You're gonna wanna talk about it

All hail the mighty Caesar's
Tax deductible campaign
Each conspirator draws nearer
And you know them all by name
They would stab you in the back
Before they'd say it to your face
But if the money all dries up
You just may meet your early grave
By way of

A roundabout embrace
For the pieces that stay in their places
They don't seem to make it out of town
Without someone's accounting on the run
On the take
You say, "How about we break from tradition?"
I got a suspicion
You're gonna wanna talk about it
When I turn around
To embrace
All the people who don't get to taste it
How do you fake it?
You walk around like nobody could ever get you down
Not today
Know tomorrow
We're off to the races
Don't keep us waiting
Don't you know we talk about you when you're not around?

Donate today like nobody bought it
Skeletons in closets
You write it off like nobody caught it
IRS audit

A roundabout embrace
For the people who don't get to taste it
How do you fake it?
You walk around like nobody could ever get you down
Not today
No tomorrow
We're off to the races
Don't keep us waiting
Don't you know we talk about you when you're not around?

Donate today like nobody bought it
Skeletons in closets
You write it off like nobody caught it
IRS audit

The Loophole

Audit

Intangible:

Given a preference she'd blend in with the crowd
But she's known to make exceptions when she feels left out
She moves through a photo shoot like no one's around
She's always glamorously trending with the means to astound
A rumor starting spreading it's all over town
And the tabloid gossip paparazzi got to it now
She's in every other headline that's worth talking about
So caught up in attention you could never live down

She's not the type to try and hold your hand
She's almost too intangible to stand
But I think you can

And it shows that you know what's at stake
But you're damned if you do
You're damned if you ain't who you are
Give her a minute and she'll let herself in
Wearing the best pair of sunglasses you've ever seen by far
What a star
At the drop of heart and a name
She's all the rage
It's all been a great big mistake
It's such a shame that she's taken
Yeah she is engaged to the fame
Baby can't you relate?
I think you can

She speaks in colors when she wants to persuade
Always on vacation and she never takes a break
She doesn't have the patience to remain in one place
She'll take the overnight to Tokyo to get out of LA

By now I'd hoped you'd know who's in command
Nod your head
Tell her you understand
I think you can

And it shows that you know what's at stake
But you're damned if you do
You're damned if you ain't who you are
Give her a minute and she'll let herself in
Wearing the best pair of slippers that you've ever seen by far
What a star
At the drop of heart and a name
She's all the rage
It's all been a great big mistake
It's such a shame that she's taken
Yeah she is engaged to the fame
Baby can't you relate?
I think you can

A flair for dramatic she's at it again
Popular scandals for all of her fans
Publicity stunts whirlwind romance
She's hard to hold on to but I think you can

Passion too profound to apprehend
She's almost too intangible to stand
But I think you can

And it shows that you know what's at stake
But you're damned if you do
You're damned if you ain't who you are
Give her a minute and she'll let herself in
Wearing the best looking sundress that you've ever seen by far
What a star
At the drop of a heart and a name
She's all the rage
It's all been a great big mistake
It's such a shame that she's taken
Yeah she is engaged to the fame
Baby can't you relate?
I think you can

Intangible

Parade:

I left Miami still in sandals as I boarded the plane
You left me hanging hand in hand with all the plans that we made
I sat and waited with a briefcase on the seat that I saved
We agreed to meet but as it seems some things are not as you claimed
I should have known that there was more to this than first entertained
You're miles ahead I'm miles above you contemplating why you stayed

Have you left yet? Are you with it? Do you need us to break?
Give me a reason to believe a single word that you say
I suppose you hate me lately I've been feeling greatly betrayed
If you see me leave and you don't keep me maybe that's your mistake
What stays uncovered has a wonder that could blow us away
You're living underneath the summer heat absorbing all the rays
And when you have them you'll be happy for about half a day
Until it hits you it's still with you as if nothing had changed

I still hear murmurs coming from a forever we experienced years ago
I can reference it well
If I remember it was almost better then
When we fell together
It's a feeling that I'd never known

I'm not pointing fingers but I don't think this is going away
A tension lingers in the air where our conveyance once laid
Yeah there's no question our connection is beginning to fade
This back and forth has gone off course
Now darling I'm afraid that

This is damaging our relationship
Baby don't you blame me if we're not communicating
The way we did before
It's not the same anymore
But I think I've got it figured out
I can't tell you for sure
But you help believe whenever I'm in doubt
And that's a feeling I'll always love you for

To be honest it could take too long for me to be kind
Throw me a bone nobody's home do you have something in mind?
Last week you plainly said to me Hey why'd you leave me behind?
And I couldn't answer 'cause I never thought the fault could be mine

I should have known that there was more to this  for you to explain
I started running you were coming just as fast as I came
I thought you knew this what did you expect a fuckin' parade?
I'll hold your hand 'cause I'll be damned if I let you slip away

I won't get angry that we can't be the same way we used to be anymore
It shouldn't mean anything
And I know that one's on me
I couldn't agree with you more
I couldn't agree with you more
You make me believe that you know what I mean
And that's a feeling I'll always love you for

Parade

Manhattan Tragedy:

The pavement ain’t no place to sleep
Another one in a million with somewhere better to be
All the places you want to see
Are packed into compartments and the spaces between

Now my foot’s in the door
How ‘bout letting me in?
Yeah we’re already wet
So we might as well swim
In the end all you get is a fan 
Of your Manhattan tragedy
A landmark in apathy

Now I’ve been sowing concrete seeds
Of artificial individuality
And I’ve marched up and down these streets
The avenues I pass through grant a moment’s reprieve

From the static I inhabit
At a drastic degree
To imagine any ounce of originality
So you can have it
I wish I could hand you anything but
Manhattan tragedies
But they are what they have to be
A landmark in apathy
Can’t you see what that means to me?

If you really need me maybe then you would understand
How can I believe you if you never concede to demands?
You think you hold the Goddamn world in your hands
You let go of it like it’s nothing just to see where it lands
How can you tell me any of this went according to plan?
We’ve been bleeding out for hours now, you see
I’m doing all that I can
You keep my heartbeat in the palm of your hands
You’ve held it to you like you knew that it was all that I am
But if you really need me maybe then you would understand
(You'd understand)
How can I believe you if you never concede to demands?
You think you hold the fucking world in your hands
You let go of it like it’s nothing just to see where it lands
How can you tell me any of this went according to plan?
We’ve been bleeding out for hours now, you see
I’m doing all that I can
You keep my heartbeat in the palm of your hands
You held on to it like you knew that I was just another
Manhattan tragedy
A landmark in apathy
Can’t you see what that means to me?
The pavement’s no place to sleep

Manhattan Tragedy

From the Perspective of the Audience:

Critics, we're all the same
We'll do anything to be entertained
It's a shame, but I don't complain
That's what we came here for
Every now and again
You can slip one past my defense
But baby maybe we could pretend
We intend for more

We don't believe you're heaven-sent
We see the flaws you represent
Now give us the performance we've been dying for

When you're nobody of consequence
Everyone pays in compliments
Keep your nose to the ground
You might get out of here
From the perspective of the audience
Nobody has any comments, other than
Keep on keeping with it
You'll go far my dear

If only you could see her now
You'd know how she turned our world around
There was a time when I thought she was mine
Now I couldn't stand to be without

Nobody here is to blame
But it is what it is all the same
What a game, but I won't complain
That's what I'm playing for
Another round of applause
The expression that everyone wants
For their own intuitively designed audition
To try and fit in with us

We don't believe you're heaven-sent
We see the flaws you represent
That's what we identify with most of all

When you're nobody of consequence
Everyone pays in compliments
Keep your nose to the ground
You're almost out of here
From the perspective of the audience
Nobody has any any comments, other than
Keep on keeping with it
You'll go far my dear

For all the while you lived out loud
You bore your heart and soul before the crowd
For a dozen a dime
Now we're waiting in line
For an opening night that you dreamed about
If only you could see her now
You'd know how she turned her world around
Yeah, there was a time when I thought she was mine
Now I couldn't stand to be without

I want you at once
Though over time
I think we might have somebody else in mind
I think there's another for us down the line
But I wouldn't lie to you, I never mind
When we come all at once
'Cause when we arrive
We think about it less than even I would like
Yeah I confess, it doesn't seem right
I've done my best to try and decide
And I want you at once!
Though over time
I think we might have somebody else in mind
I think there's another for us down the line
But I wouldn't lie to you, I never mind
When we come all at once
'Cause when we arrive
We think about it less than even I would like
Yeah I confess, it doesn't seem right
I've done my best to try and decide

From The Perspective Of The Audience

What We Were:

What the hell are we still doing this for?
You don't give me your time anymore
And I hate that you make me take what's mine
We've dragged this issue out by the hair
I swear, but not like we swore before
Remember, we promised we'd never lose sight
Of what we were

What we were

I don't blame you for having second thoughts
I've had my doubts, and I’ve thought a lot about this
I'm no longer sure
So there’s the door to cross the line
It takes one more to leave one behind 
And I promise you baby 
I don't need any more
Than what we were

Wait a minute 
I think we can fix this
If only we knew what to do
But we're losing focus
I sleep on the sofa
‘Cause I know that you need the room
Day after day we maintain this charade 
By sustaining the frame we outgrew
Though once picture perfect
It hardly seems worth it 
To dream of the feeling we knew

All too often allusive the longer we wait
Apathy gradually fills in the space
Empty gestures delay the inevitable
You take what’s yours
I’ll take what’s mine
We reach for a reason to leave it behind
No need to ask why
I never asked for more
Than what we were

What we were
What we were
What we were
What we were

Never say never
We swore we'd get better
We don't need to accept it's too late
But I'm losing sleep and you’ve hardly been eating 
'Cause I don't think we know how to say
How to say, “We're tired of faking this”
Making these payments of love 
At a minimum wage
If you leave alone, leave a note on the door
Since we can't find the words to exchange

It used to be easy
It used to come naturally
Now we’ve grown weary
From our own inability to be
What we were

What we were
What we were
What we were
What we were
What we were
What we were

What We Were

Younger Ghosts:

Our friends don’t talk anymore
We all maintain connections
But our close knit group, once tightly bound
Is fraying at the edges
To be sure, as we mature
We grow in our separate directions
Holding on to what we tangled up
In each other’s affections
But I heard it through the grapevine
They don’t live where I last left them
We avoid such conversation
When it’s too painful for us to mention
We see these things aren’t made to last
But I thought this an exception
Visions of our past
Come back with each reflection

Though in the moments afterword
I want nothing but to be
As far away as possible from myself
And everything that kept us here before
We won’t be the way we were
Are we ok with that?
There’s something here we’ll always have

Our younger ghosts
Embody these lonely hosts
Full of goals and aspirations
Forever frozen in our memories
Full of naïve expectations
What they don’t know won’t hurt them yet
But their future apparitions
Forget themselves and one another 
With broken unspoken arrangements
I don’t blame you, I left too
And I try not to look back often
When I do, I think of us, and you
As if I have no other option
What’s lost is gone but as we move on
They don’t remain forgotten
Anytime we reminisce
It’s such a pleasure to feel this haunted

In the moments afterword
I want nothing but to be
As far away as possible
From myself and everything
That kept us here before
We won’t be the way we were
Are we ok with that?
There’s something here I thought had

You’ve found me out of body
Minding those I miss the most
From our old abandoned household
Entertaining younger ghosts
You’ve found me out of body
Minding those I miss the most
From our old abandoned household
Entertaining younger ghosts

In the moments afterword
I want nothing but to be
As far away as possible
From myself and everything
That kept us here before
We won’t be the way we were
Are we ok with that?

In the moments afterword
I want nothing but to be
As far away as possible
From myself and everything
That kept us here before
We won’t be the way we were
Are we ok with that?
There’s something here we’ll always have

Younger Ghosts

A Different Shade:

I hardly ever cross your mind, and yet you're
Parading through my thoughts constantly
You don't think we could ever be together
I think differently
Though we could use the room to breathe

My interest casually fades by nature
So I waited to see if it would stay
You say that nothing's meant to last forever
Why subscribe to that fate?
Don't you know
Exceptions have to be made
And it's not too late
Our future awaits
It's only a motion away

At the end of the day
We're all just a different shade
Of blue
I can't believe that I
Oh I almost didn't write this song
For you
For you
For you
For you

I'd gladly live with all her melancholy
Each day a different shade of grey
She don't believe that she's extraordinary
I couldn't see her any other way
And I don't know what else I can say

I'd love to sum up all my thoughts about her
Put them in writing so she might understand
But I can't begin to put the pen to paper
Words fall short of my intent
But isn't it fun to pretend
That in the end, we all live happy ever after?
Instead it's a letter never sent

At the end of the day
We're all just a different shade
Of blue
I can't believe that I
I almost didn't write this song
For you
For you
For you
For you

A Different Shade

You left the city exactly a week ago
I bet you haven't thought about it yet
You lost yourself in the afterglow
Then again, you don't really seem so upset

I like to keep things functional
I find the work is never done
I know progress can seem imperceptible
But I'd love for you to see what it becomes

1. Rhythm Section:
--> Preset 007
Is a beat we hold dear to our hearts
And though this has never been your mess to clean
I believe it could be
A decent place to start

007PopBld 2 (Single Version)

Going To Vegas: 

What a surprise
You won the prize
No time to decide
You're leaving tomorrow
The time of our lives
Has almost arrived
We're eager to try
Our luck at the lotto

I don't see the harm
What could go wrong?
I know you could use the hiatus
It's a chance to relax
So don't wait to act
Go pack your bags
We're going to Vegas!

We'll volunteer
For a weekend a year
Of loathing and fear
As long as we're wasted
When you close your eyes,
You still see the lights
The neon kaleidoscope
You can't escape it

We'll have a good time
It'll all work out fine
And we'll make believe that we're famous
We'll do lots of drugs,
And gamble our funds,
And have lots of fun
'Cause we're going to Vegas!

I've never been
To the city of sin
But once I get in,
What happens will stay there
So let's hit the scene
In a stretch limousine
We're living the dream
'Cause we're soon to be millionaires

Let's lose our minds
Forget for a while
It's your turn to earn your vacation
So bet it on red
And spin the roulette
Who cares what we get
'Cause we're going Vegas!

Pretty O.P.

Going to Vegas

Going To Vegas

Elephant In The Room: 

Pretty please, can we just agree to disagree? 
But let's address this elephant in the room (Hello) 
Hello it's nice to meet you 
Come now, confess your first name 
Don't be shy, you're not required to take the floor 
There's no need to lie, we've heard it all before 
Don't feel ashamed, excuses are tools of incompetence 
You're here because you acknowledge you're to blame. 

We're just tired of the 
Empty promises and the 
Insincere apologies 
To remain anonymous, 
Just be honest with us, 
We'll see you here next week 

We don't mean to offend, but we need to represent ourselves 
In the hopes that it may help you comprehend our view of things 
Progress is made with every passing day, 
And I look forward to the change tomorrow brings 
So count your blessings now, every day that's left is numbered 
Nevertheless you're moving onward and upward 
You will succeed 
No one said it would be easy 
But believe me, the end will justify the means 

We're just tired of the 
Empty promises and the 
Insincere apologies 
To remain anonymous 
Just be honest with us, 
We'll see you here next week 

Work a little harder you can make it better 
Dress a little warmer just to beat the weather 
You could put it off but aren't you tired of waiting? 
Today could be the day you get yourself together 


Keep me in check 
I gotta fight against temptation 
I used to be a wreck 
But I'm trying now to change 
Need some extra power cause 
I'm running low on patience 
My battery is dying, 
Need another AA

Elephant in the Room

Elephant In The Room

Fraction Of Me:

It's funny to think about 
The different things we do 
When we're all by ourselves
We spend too much time and thought 
On who we are and how we ought 
To be perceived by everyone else
All these superficial hoops 
We have each other jumping through 
Just to prove that we do mean well
Isn't funny to think about 
The different things we do 
When we're with someone else?

And the saddest part is that 
After all this time, we haven't changed
Neither of us even knows 
What the other tried to say
Don't you ever define "love" for me
I'm not pushing her away
But if I let it happen, and I want her back,
Then I hope it's not too late

Now I'm free
To do as I please
Yeah I'm free 
To do as I want
Now I'm free
To do as I please
Yeah I'm free 
To do as I want

But the saddest part is that
After all this time, we haven't changed
Neither of us even remembers 
What the other meant to say
Don't you ever define "love" for me
I'm not pushing her away
So stop!
Let it happen
There are consequences to our actions
I hold my breath
'Cause I'm scared to death
That when she left
She took a fraction of me

Isn't it funny to think about 
The different things we do 
When we're with someone else?
If we could read each other's minds 
We wouldn't have to try and hide 
The way we truly felt
You'd think with all that I have left
I wouldn't need the part you kept
But I'm not whole without your help
Isn't it funny to think about 
The different things we do 
When we're all by ourselves?

Fraction of Me

Fraction Of Me

Put Me Out For Good: 

Can you clarify?
What do you mean
When you describe your eyes as green?
'Cause I see hazel,
With flecks of basil
Speckled throughout that sparkle like an angel's
Such a simple label
Diminishes its beauty
I feel that it's my duty 
To inform you of this truly gorgeous view
Made possible by you
Now I always will remember our random rendezvous

Can you specify?
What do you see
In him that you don't see in me?
'Cause I don't get it,
And I try not to let it upset me 
But you just won't let me forget it
And I wish I didn't mind it,
But being constantly reminded takes its toll 
I hope you know 
Even though I try to fight it, 
I can't resist
And the thought's a bit upsetting
So excuse me while I insist 
To go on attempting my forgetting

I would shoot myself in the foot
Before I'd bite my tongue and watch you
Put me out for good

This is how it ends
With a smile and a sunrise
Lost inside of your eyes
As my words betray me again

I would shoot myself in the foot
Before I'd bite my tongue and watch you
Put me out for good

But there's something I must admit to
I would leave the one I'm with
For the chance to be with you
(Oh no! No he didn't!)

So don't you go and test me
How can you expect me 
To respect your poor decision?
When given the opportunity to choose me and you refused
See now I can only imagine
Where we'd be if it had happened
At all

Put Me Out For Good

Magnets: 

We attracted like magnets then fell in love, 
Like two bi-polar opposites, until we touched 
We became the same, and then repelled each other away 

Here I am 
I'm standing with my back against this wall 
Of preconceived notions I'm starting to reject 
I used to think of myself as unstoppable 
Until I met the immovable object 

Maybe we were meant to love from a far 
Lately it's been harder than we thought 
I wish I could be positively charged 
Whenever you aren't 

But we attracted like magnets and fell in love, 
Like two bi-polar opposites, until we touched, 
We became the same, then repelled each other away 

Hello again 
I'm back from the point of no return 
I had to learn to get back up on my feet 
Though I do appreciate the attempt to feign concern 
This heart still has the energy to beat 

Maybe we were meant to love from a far 
Lately it's been harder than we thought 
I wish I could be positively charged 
Whenever you're not 

All these complications 
Require our patience 
But we're so wrapped up 
In our opposite polarizations 
Stuck in suspension 
This unwanted tension 
Is forcing us apart 
Now I'm starting to question 

Why we attracted like magnets and fell in love, 
Like two bi-polar opposites, until we touched, 
We became the same, then repelled each other away

Magnets

Doom Jazz: 

Why can't you see it?
It hides in plain sight
Though right out of view
So close you can feel it
A simple slight of the hand 
And a little touch of taboo
It's under your nose
On the tip of your tongue
But just out of reach
So close you can taste it
And just about nothing 
Has tasted as sweet

Give me a little
Doom jazz
The blast from the brass
That'll knock 'em right off of their feet
Tell me who has
The will to surpass
All the others only rinse and repeat
It's put up or shut up
Step up to the plate
If you've something to say
Then proceed
But we're into
Doom jazz
And the night's on us
So sit back, relax
And let your mind release

Can you hear this?!
The drifting of waves 
As we phase through your ears?
We're all just vibrations
And our resonation's
Conveyed loud and clear

Give me a little bit of
Doom jazz
That blast from the brass
That'll knock 'em right off of their feet
Come on and tell me who has
The will to surpass
All the others only rinse and repeat
It's put up or shut up
Step up to the plate
If you've something to say
Then proceed
But we're into
Doom jazz
And the night's on us
So sit back, relax
And let your mind release

(Are you prepared for your doom?)

Doom jazz
The blast from the brass
That'll knock 'em right off of their feet
Who has the will to surpass?
All the others only rinse and repeat
It's put up or shut up
Step up to the plate
If you've something to say
Then proceed
'Cause we're into
Doom jazz
As smooth as the blues
That you have to use to sooth your mood 
As it passes through your grip
It slips from your grasp
Grazes your fingertips
But here it is at last
It's ours to give
And yours to receive
So sit back, relax, release...

Doom Jazz

Gone With The Breeze: 

It's the moments like these
That fade into memories
Before you know it
They'll be gone with the breeze
So frankly my dear
We should do as we please
And make a memory just like this
Let's pause now and reminisce
In its perfection
True beauty lies
Deep inside our intentions

Now I'm conflicted
As It turns out she's addictive
And so I use the drug to fix it
To keep myself uplifted
To keep myself high
'Cause I truly don't know how I should reply
Though I suppose I have got to try
To explain my side
We are both adults here
There's no reason for us to hide

From the moments like these
That fade into memories
Before you know it
They'll be gone with the breeze
So frankly my dear
We should do as we please
And make a memory, just like this
Let's pause now and reminisce
As we grow older
True beauty lies
In the eyes of the beholder

And I do behold you
I don't know why I never told you
Though it now more than ever holds true
Things won't be the way they used to
I can assure you of that

It's the moments like these
That influence these melodies
Before you notice
They'll be gone with the breeze
So frankly my dear
We should do as we please
And make a memory such as this
Let's pause now and reminisce
In its perfection
True beauty lies
Just outside of our perception

Now If you take me the way that I am
I will promise to do the best that I can
But if you choose to leave me again
Then frankly my dear, I won't give a damn
So if you choose to take me the way that I am
I'll promise to do the best that I can
But if you choose to leave me again
Then frankly my dear, I won't give a damn

Gone with the Breeze

Gone With The Breeze

S.O.S.:

A tidal wave came over me
I've just now realized
Things aren’t the way they used to be
Our relationship’s capsized
Now I’m holding on to these memories
Like I’m clinging to a raft
We’re drifting farther apart it seems,
And you aren’t looking back

Lately all we seem to do is fight
Baby, you know I can’t read your mind
Maybe there’s still time to turn this around
And save our ship, because we’re going down

I’m lost out at sea
Why don’t you rescue me?
I’ve been strugglin'
To rise above
This is sink or swim

I’ve been treading water,
But it feels like a losing cause
Now I’m slipping under,
Since you won’t return my calls
I won’t hold out much longer
There’s no hope for me, I fear
The current’s pulling stronger
Now I know the end is near

I’m lost out at sea
S.O.S.
Someone rescue me
I’ve been strugglin'
To rise above
This is sink or swim

S.O.S.

Hit and Run:

He nearly had a heart attack racing back fast
Past the traffic going 65 on his way home
He didn't see the flash of gold become a bold red
As he sped toward the intersection on his phone

She was late for work that day heading uptown
How could she see the SUV barreling down?

She'd barely seen the light turn green when she hit the gas
The impact totaled the back, and the passenger's side
She hardly had the time to scream it happened so fast
As they crashed her life flashed right before her eyes

He couldn't wait to accelerate, put this in the past
There's no regret behind a cigarette of shattered glass

Oh the damage was done
Hit and run

Now she's the victim of circumstance, how could she have known?
She's not to blame but all the same she sits there hurt and alone
Too bad she doesn't have insurance; she's all on her own
The bills are piling up, she can't afford another loan!

The doctors say she'll be okay, but the car is a mess
She won't be out of the hospital for three weeks at best

Oh the damage was done
Hit and run
Man, have you no shame?

She's got new outlook on life
She will remember to always look twice
(Remember to always look twice!)
In that intersection where he left her
She saw his reflection in the rear view mirror

Yeah he thought that he could hit and run, but he couldn't hide
The traffic cam confirmed the man had fled the scene of the crime
In his garage they found his Dodge with damage he had denied
The cops inquired if she desired to pick him out from a line

He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law
And he was made to compensate the damage he caused
For his offense they took his license, then they hauled him away
Now she's out driving around in her new Chevrolet

Oh the damage was done
Hit and run

Hit and Run

Straw:

I'm amazed with what you get away with
And I'm dismayed by the way that you act
Pile it on, lets see how long I can take it
Will this be the straw that breaks my back?

I can tell you don’t want me to be here
I’ve found you’re not who I once thought you to be
All this time your intentions were unclear
But now I see through your shroud of deceit 

I can't believe
That you can sleep
With yourself at night
I guarantee 
If it were up to me 
I would leave you behind

I'm amazed with what you get away with
And I’m dismayed by the way that you act
Pile it on, lets see how long I can take it
Will this be the straw that breaks my back?

Above all I'm appalled by your actions
These infractions have been tough to ignore
Your disregard has become hard to handle
I won’t endure this behavior much more

I can't believe
That you can sleep
With yourself at night
I guarantee 
If it were up to me 
I would leave you behind

I'm amazed with what you get away with
And I’m dismayed by the way that you act
Pile it on, lets see how long I can take it
Will this be the straw that breaks my back?

Straw

Grab What You Can:

This conversation is dying
You're not holding up on your end
And now it's like you're not even trying 
And yet I'm forced to pretend 
That this living room isn't on fire
Though it's noticeably distinct
You act like none of this matters
So why should I care what you think?
Our latest exchanges are heated
It's nobody’s fault but our own
My patience has all but depleted 
Your fuse is ready to blow
The temperature's only increasing
And soon this room will explode
But neither of us are leaving
And I'm not sure that you know

Our apartment building's burning down 
Grab what you can and then get out

The elevator hasn't been working
The stairs may be our only hope
But the banister's already burning
And I can barely see through the smoke
The flames rise higher and higher
Though you aren't the least bit concerned
You laugh and call me a liar
No, I'm not certain you heard

Our apartment building's burning down 
Grab what you can and then get out

With all that’s been said
There’s no helping us now
We could stay till the end 
Watch it burn to the ground

Grab What You Can

Three Player Games:

Three player games
Are never any fun
They both feel the same
While you're the lonely one
Is your welcome outstayed
Or has it just begun?
The question remains
As to what this might become

Who do you blame when the game isn't played by the rules?
Who do you accuse?
All is fair in love and war and no one's keeping score except for you
'Cause you're afraid to lose

Now you're so ashamed
Where do you go from here?
The feelings you claimed
They didn't disappear
Instead they became
Your single biggest fear
A two player game
Where you just interfere

Time to decide, draw the line, pick a side carefully
Take it all or take your leave
You feel it now, the odd man out doesn't always take the fall so gracefully
Aren't we all on the same team?

You can't remember when everything became so entangled
In this emotional scandal
I hope one day you escape this love triangle
Before friendships are dismantled

By these three player games
That no one wants to play
Your composure's maintained
You take it day by day
A convincing charade
But your heart feels so betrayed
To keep suspicion away
It's the price you pay

So how do you win when your best friend's your best friends girl,
And to you she means the world?
Jealousy's the enemy, but at times like these he can't be deterred
And the boundary lines get blurred

You can't remember when everything became so entangled
In this emotional scandal
I hope one day you escape this love triangle
Before friendships are dismantled
You can't remember when everything became so entangled
In this emotional scandal
I hope one day you escape this love triangle
Before friendships are dismantled
By these three player games

Three Player Games

B-Side:

I'd love to be anything you need
I want you to know whatever you say goes
And I will take my time, so there's no doubt in your mind
Honey, I've got your back
I'm your B-side

Introduce me to the deep cuts others disregard
Show me all your newest bruises and every one of your old scars
Tonight let's share ourselves until we can't tell each other apart
Let me experience every inch of you and everything you are

So if you question my intentions
I can swear to you this much:
Girl you're everything I could have asked for
You're all that I dream of
For me to be with you is my dream come true
I could never get enough
And until then I can promise you
I'll be waiting for your trust because

I'd love to be anything you need
I want you to know whatever you say goes
And I will take my time, so there's no doubt in your mind
Honey, you're my better half
I'm your B-side

Tell me your dirty secret, whisper in my ear
Cross my heart, I swear I'll keep the words you speak to me sincere
While I fantasize about your fantasies, describe to me your fears
Bring me in and show me everything that you hold dear

So when the tension begins to set in
And it's overwhelming just to think
Try to remember we're in this together
I am not your enemy
When you lose yourself
I'll be here to help you find your clarity
And until you do, I promise you
I'll be waiting patiently

I am who I am, you are who you are
Is there nothing we can do to become the sum of all our parts?
We can see that separately we are not what we're supposed to be
If acceptance is the remedy, then come with me
We'll make a brand new start

B-Side

From My Bedroom Window:

The stars are all falling along to the beat 
And I'm coming tumbling after
It's getting dark in here, too dark to see 
The room's turning faster, and faster it goes
I close my eyes and I'm already lost
As I turn to run the door comes to a close
I try to leave but exit is locked
I've swallowed the key
I've sealed myself in
The window was barred
But in that moment

I watched the sunrise
Over the October skyline
From my bedroom window
I saw skyscrapers outlined
Like a silhouette shadow
Against the rays of sunshine
From my prison window
Where I spend most of my time

The night sky is falling along to the beat 
And I'm coming tumbling after her
It's getting dark in here, too dark to sleep
The room's turning faster and faster
And faster, and faster it goes

I watched the sunrise
Over the October skyline
From my bedroom window
I saw skyscrapers outlined
Like a silhouette shadow
Against the rays of sunshine
From my prison window
Where I spend most of my time
Where I spend so much time

I sing along to the song that I hear
But here it's so eerily silent
Outside the picture is coming in clear
The colors so beautifully vibrant

Wash

From My Bedroom Window

Your Good Time:

To that perfume
And your neckline
Toast the Champaign
Pour the red wine
It's been too long
Since we've found time
Just to celebrate
Like we will tonight

You make me forget that I'm taken
When I'm with you I feel like breaking up with her
It's terrible, but it's still true
So tell me girl, 'cause I'm not faking
Do you feel the same or am I mistaken?
Don't get upset, I just forget myself with you

So baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Tonight

I can see you entertaining
The thought of it is intoxicating
Your mind says "No," but your heart is breaking
A part of you already started partaking

You make me forget that I'm taken
When I'm with you I feel like breaking up with her
It's terrible, but it's still true
So tell me girl, 'cause I'm not faking
Do you feel the same or am I mistaken?
Don't get upset, I just forget myself with you

So baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time
Yeah baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time

We've been letting go slowly
She says she doesn't even know me
She's all over me and under my skin
She insists on fighting till my head hurts
I persist, my disposition gets worse
Can't resist, I have to get the last word in
Last night I thought that it was over
Now I'm waking up sober next to you
Baby I feel like a puppet on your string
I'm finding out I'm the one being toyed with
Even now, I won't say I don't enjoy it
No point in trying to avoid it
Here we go again

Baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time
Baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time
Baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time
Baby, will you make me
Your good time tonight?
Baby make me your good time

Your Good Time

She Said:

I think I've had it
I've thrown in the towel
I’m taking a knee
You keep me distracted
You love to lie just outside of my reach

What a surprise
It's always so nice
Catching up, how have you been?
Emotion's implied
But I was denied
Before I got the chance to lean in

She said, "I like you
But tell me why we can't just be friends?"
And I said, "I'd like to
But someone's bound to get hurt in the end"

So you said you like me
Well what the hell does that even mean?
Is it supposed to excite me?
I was fine before you intervened

What a surprise
It's always so nice
Catching up, how have you been?
Emotion's implied
But I was denied
Before I got the chance to lean in

She said, "I like you
But tell me why we can't just be friends?"
And I said, "I'd like to
But someone's bound to get hurt in the end"

She Said

Into the Blue:

While I was resting my head on the sand
I started thinking about you again
You come and go like the tide
Washing over my mind
And as I listened to the waves from the shore
I started contemplating ways to restore
What we had back before we had graduated
You make it so hard to ignore

Now I'm falling
Into the blue
Can you hear me calling?
I'm calling to you

I've been wrestling with my rationality
I've been forcing this to happen naturally
Because I believe
I can still get you to come back to me
Now I'm shifting my center of gravity
I'm drifting away from reality
To a galaxy where I can escape
This mistaken mentality

Now I'm falling
Into the blue
Do you hear me calling?
Calling to you
Calling to you

Now I'm falling
Into the blue
Do you hear me calling?
Calling to you
Oh, now I'm falling
Into the blue
Do you hear me calling?
Calling to you
Calling to you

I accept these conditions
To reflect on this transition
I could use a longer vacation
To lower my expectations
And address the unpopular
I'm content just to talk to her
Just to have a conversation
Maybe strengthen our relation

I started trying to comprehend
The source that forced this beach together
I watched the sands slip through my hands
A metaphor for things that matter
I started trying to comprehend
The source that forced this beach together
I watched the sands slip through my hands
A metaphor for things that matter

And bask in her radiation
You matter to me
You matter to me
You matter to me!

Now I'm falling
Into the blue
Do you hear me calling?
Calling to you
Now I'm falling
Into the blue
Do you hear me calling?
Calling to you
Calling for you

Into the Blue

Knock-Down Drag-Out:

Hit or stay?
Fold or play?
Shoot through the breeze
Cut to the chase
Drinks are free
Raise the stakes
Political intrigue
And religious debate
Over card games
And snake eyes
No one leaves the room 
Until we all get this right
One more 
Knock-down drag out fight

It’s Flip Flop Hip Hop
Straight up funk no strings attached
So what’s up my glip-glops?
Tip-top shape is where I’m at
I must admit I'm unimpressed with
This humdrum, dumbed down, mumbling message
At best it's 'eh,' at worst it's senseless
Misled the rest, but I'm uninvested
Marinate on that for a minute
While I meditate in my whip, all tinted
Metaphor for the game that we livin' 'cause I’m so far ahead
Lames lookin couldn’t see me up in it
I’m a menace in the middle
I’m a monster at the finish
You can't cut me off
Don't even get me started on beginnings
Finnegan has been waved farewell
I’m the dawn so I wake myself
Got a couple visions
Spitting all of these predictions
Sipping casually on confidence 
And subsequently swimming in the image
Man, if you can lose it, you can win it
And baby I could take it, but I give it
Hit it

Hit or stay?
Fold or play?
Shoot through the breeze
Cut to the chase
Drinks are free
Raise the stakes
Political intrigue
And religious debate
All night

Donate

Knock-Down Drag-Out

Parting Gift:

Well I guess I never did my best
To properly express
The things I meant to say
When we talked yesterday
I can understand if you can't stand
Just being friends and need to end
Our casual thing
Maybe take a break
Take some time to think

Think of this
As a parting gift
In time this will all go away

The thoughts that I have left unsaid
Are tossed around inside my head
Like paper planes
Going down in flames
I try to ignore the thoughts
Before they get their chance
To influence my disbelief
Still I'm glad we came
It's such a shame to leave

Leave like this
A parting gift
I know things will turn out okay
For you

The grass is always greener on the other side
You can take my time but don't expect to ask me why
I've been trying to keep myself preoccupied

I've never been the sort of man
Who wears his faith upon his sleeve triumphantly
That just isn't me
But what kind of man can I claim I am
If I can't take a stand for things that I believe
Though I'm in no rush
I've got no place to be

Be a dear
Make it sincere
Don't leave without saying goodbye
To me

The grass is always greener on the other side
You can take my time but don't expect to ask me why
I've been trying to keep myself preoccupied

So you dig in
Make it hurt
Give me everything you think that I deserve
Don't hold back
I won't flinch
I'll just think of this as your final parting gift

I've been wasting time reciting rhymes for our final verse
Eventually one of us will get over the other first

Parting Gift

Get Up:

She’s hit the ground; She’s down and out
And now she’s lost the will to rise
With all that’s left, she lifts her head,
Looks disaster in the eyes,
Defies remand, and finds the strength to stand
No longer disinclined,
She takes a step toward all that lies ahead
She keeps these words in mind:

You can spend your whole life wasting away
When there's a world to discover
Now you gotta get up,
You gotta move on,
You gotta push yourself along
You can rest when it's over
But now you gotta get up

And now she’s back
They couldn't keep her away,
She hit the bottom,
But she knew it wasn’t an option to stay
And even though she’d almost given up,
She felt she couldn’t betray the steady voice in her head
That tells her everyday
To try and be someone better until a difference is made
She’s starts from within
She knows she must be the change
That she wishes so dearly the world would display
She strives constantly
Conscious of the steps that she takes
‘Cause honestly, progress can be hard to see
But looking close, it shows that she’s advancing incrementally
And though too often she is met with unrelenting animosity
She knows a noble cause requires all of ones autonomy
She’s running on an empty tank
But going ‘cause she knows she can
Moving on with nothing left
And doing her best to start again
With everything against her,
She knows there won’t be a second chance
She takes a breath and focuses
On words that someone close had said to her

You can spend your whole life wasting away
When there's a world to discover
Now you gotta get up,
You gotta move on,
You gotta push yourself along
You can rest when it's over
But now you gotta get up

You can take this sitting down
But I prefer to go out swinging
I've done all I can
It's your decision

You can spend your whole life wasting away
When there's a world to discover
Now you gotta get up,
You gotta move on,
You gotta push yourself along
You can rest when it's over
But now you gotta get up!

Get Up

Lost in Translation:

You shot the messenger far too soon
So I will be the bearer of your bad news
I fear this is not what you wanted to hear
As we draw near to our unavoidable doom

So please won't you leave me behind?
One more soldier falls in line

You imagined where you'd never been
With best of intentions, that's where we chose to begin
Lost in translation, we're fading awake from this dream
All was perfection when nothing was all there could be
Lost in translation, we're fading away

So please won't you leave me behind?
One more noble sacrifice

Why would I deceive you?
Why would that please me?
All I desire you've given completely
All you've to offer I've already taken
What must I do to get you to believe me?
All I require is some explanation
Why would you lie to me, love me, and leave me?
Not all is forgotten
You make it sound easy
While deep down inside you
You know that you need me
Best of intentions are lost in translation
We're playing with fire at the edge of damnation
I can't absolve you, no not absolutely
Low and behold now there's nothing
Where something should be

Lost in Translation

Wish I Could:

I don’t need another reason
I’ve seen how this plays out before
And I can’t spend another trying year beside you here, 
If you can’t decide you need me anymore
You won’t let me leave without you
But you can’t bare to see me stay
Even though I thought that this time we might compromise,
I realize the choice is yours to make
I can’t make you think about me
I don’t expect you to relate
And even now I’d give myself if it would help,
Though I can’t give what you refuse to take

But I wish I could
And I wish you knew
That even though it’s almost over
Part of me will always be with you
I think that you know me
As well as anybody can
Hell, I don’t even know myself half as well,
But to hear you tell it helps me understand
You need me to focus,
To notice when it’s not about me
I’ve been trying hard to rule it out, 
But there’s no doubt
Our attention isn’t where it’s meant to be

And maybe there’s more to the story
But I don’t want to know how it ends
Give me another beginning
So we can start this over again
Please tell me how I can fix this
Let me try to be more than I am
You’ve tried to put all this behind you
You wish you could but you can’t

I wish we could leave this alone
But we won’t, and it’s wearing me thin
I wish I could let you go
But I wouldn’t know where to begin
I’d do anything to be what you need,
But you need me to be someone else
I wish you could see how hard
I try not to be myself

Pretty O.P.

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