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You should have seen it last summer
Shades of pink and lavender
Colors on every tree
As far as the eye can see

Maybe it was the long winter
Sometimes the buds never flower
Nurtured the same as her neighbor
But she never opened her eyes

There's calm confidence in certain light
There's quiet comfort where you sleep
The sky is clearing up for you to see
If you open up

Sometimes the colors are brighter
Shining like a carnival
Moving around in the breeze
Wiggling all of her leaves

Maybe the summers are hotter
Sometimes the buds never flower
Maybe you're frightened
But hiding won't answer the questions you've got

There's calm confidence in certain light
There's quiet comfort where you sleep
The sky is clearing up for you to see
If you open up

I'm laying my cards on the table
Can't put the horse back in the stable
Please reconsider my offer
I need you more than you know

If you open up
Sometimes the buds never flower

Sometimes the Buds Never Flower

This adrenaline fueled rocker kicks off the new album.

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You broke the mold
There's no one else like Lynette
You're in control
And one that I can't forget

Call when you know
Call when you're over him
Call when you know
That you are over him

You're in control

There's no one else like
There's no one else like Lynette

I imagined I'd find another
I haven't found it yet

You play the fool
There's no one else like Lynette
You bend the rules
And fill me up with regret

You let me know
Tell me you're tired of him
You let me know
That you are tired of him

You're in control

There's no one else like
There's no one else like Lynette

I imagined I'd find another
I haven't found it yet

There's No One Else Like Lynette

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Assuming I'll never learn
That the one that got away
Probably won't return
Still I feel the flame
Assuming I'll never learn

I tried to be unaware
Head down in the sand
Pretending I didn't care
If I fell into her plans
I tried to be unaware

Because it's a sad formula
It's the bane of my existence
It's the fruit of my persistence
Can't let it go

Yeah it's a quagmire
It's a crash of my creation
It's the source of my frustration
Can't let it go

I'm shouldering all the blame
But I won't shed the tears
It's killing me just the same
It's worse than it appears
I'm shouldering all the blame

Because it's a sad formula
It's the bane of my existence
It's the fruit of my persistence
Can't let it go

Yeah it's a quagmire
It's a crash of my creation
It's the source of my frustration
Can't let it go

You'll rue the day
That your life skidded into my lane
Sounds like something my mother might say
When somebody's been stringing her along

I can't erase
That time I was put in my place
Well maybe I'm reading that wrong
Yeah maybe I'm reading that wrong

Because it's a sad formula
It's the bane of my existence
It's the fruit of my persistence
Can't let it go

Yeah it's a quagmire
It's a crash of my creation
It's the source of my frustration
Can't let it go

It's the source of my frustration
Can't let it go

It's the source of my frustration
Can't let it go

The Bane Of My Existence

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I was summoning the rain
I was calling the wind
Couldn't save the house
Thank god everybody lived

I was calling it a day
I was phoning it in
Sitting around the house
With all my walls caved in

Karma comes around
Let him in
You got a losing hand you gotta play to win

Could it have been more obvious
That the house by the volcano might explode
Could it have been more obvious
It was bound to blow
It was bound to blow

I was taking my time
He was coming in hot
Couldn't get around
HHR gave it all she got

Kept the wheels on the road
At the waters edge
Never been one to run
Never one to beg

Karma wants to get by
Let him pass
You don't need a sign
You don't need to ask

Could it have been more obvious
That the drunk would take the wheel and lose control
Could it have been more obvious
It was bound to blow
It was bound to blow

Lights brighter than starlight
Lights brighter than moonlight
Lights brighter than sunlight
And in circular motion

Obvious

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It was written in the stars
It was cut into the cards
Left abandoned at the door
I don't know what it's for

Something I fear
I don't know what it's for

In suspended motion
Waiting on the anvil
It's a perfect picture
You know it won't end well

Ever think before you act
You might want to take it back
No longer fighting for the cause
Forgotten what it was

Something I fear
Forgotten what it was

In suspended motion
Waiting on the anvil
It's a perfect picture
You know it won't end well

If it stung you couldn't tell
Acting like you knew it well
But you didn't understand it

It was growing all along
And then something rubbed you wrong
In the end you couldn't stand it

You can choose to look away
But the writings on the wall
Didn't turn out like you planned it

But you kept it to yourself
As you wished upon a star
Never knowing it was granted

Part of me wants to run
Part of me wants to stay
Part of me wants to keep it all in play

Perfect Picture

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You're better off all considered
Getting it out of the way
With a little bad faith

Selling you down the river
Isn't a choice I'd make
'Less I knew you'd escape

What are you looking at
Three-to-five, maybe more
I'll bake a nail file into a birthday cake
To bust the lock and rush the door

And by the time the guard’s awake
You'll walk away
Into the setting sun

If they want me I'll talk
If they try me I'll walk
They got it all wrong

We're all in this together
But things were getting a little warm
In the center of the storm

They're gonna apply the pressure
Getting you to sing a song
But you gotta stay strong
What are you waiting for
The time’s arrived for you to shine
You were born to fall
Some slight of hand for peace of mind

When you walk away
The world awaits
Tied up in a bow

If they want me I'll talk
If they try me I'll walk
They got it all wrong

If they want me I'll talk
If they try me I'll walk
They got it all wrong

Until the county court is called to order
And the DA is sworn in, takes the stand

There's still a chance that we can change the story
Before the whole charade gets out of hand

Center Of The Storm

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There's love, there's love
In all of us

Before you destroy your data
And leave the states
Your feet dragging
‘Cause your bags were packed before your mind was made up

Until now
I thought a magnet and a microwave
Could paralyze a hard drive

Like a bad dream
That you can't forget
And you can't wake up from it

Your secrets safe
So someone spammed ya
I swear they don't control your camera

Don't want to shame ya
You thought they framed ya
And who's to blame ya

There's love, there's love
In all of us
There is love in all of us
So calm down
Reconnect your router
And unpack your bags
Think about the water and the wind
Keep breathing in
And breathing out

Until now
I thought a magnet and a microwave
Could paralyze a hard drive

Like a bad dream
That you can't forget
And you can't wake up from it

Your secrets safe
So someone spammed ya
I swear they don't control your camera

Don't want to shame ya
You thought they framed ya
And who's to blame ya

There's love, there's love
In all of us
There's love, there's love
In all of us
There is love in all of us

Your Secret's Safe

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It's all the same
We play the game
To pay the piper
Don't step out of line
Or raise an eyebrow

We got the names
We fan the flames
And we decide
Who's in or who's out
Don't say it out loud

Poison the well
So no one can tell
What's real and what's not
Don't say it out loud

We write the scripts
We move their lips
And improvise
We got enough to keep their mouths full

It's not a race
Sometimes we wait
No time to pull
The wool from their eyes
October surprise

Poison the well
So no one can tell
What's real and what's not
Don't say it out loud

Empires losing their focus
Their compass
Forgetting what is important
Don't say it out loud

Own it or not
You're going to face facts
Sooner or later
You'll learn enough
To get your minds blown

Filling the page
Enough rage
To generate
The power to explode
Know one will know

Poison the well
So no one can tell
What's real and what's not
Don't say it out loud

October Suprise

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She's all I want yeah
She's alright
She's alright

She's all I want yeah
She's alright
She's alright

I've been hearing the words
Trying to make sense of the meaning
I've been taking all day to decide
I was towing the line
I was living a lie

I've been climbing the walls
Staring all night at the ceiling
Can't get myself out of this state
I'm tired and I can't sleep

She's all I want yeah
She's alright
She's alright

She's all I want yeah
She's alright

A flash
A blast of radiance
An open hand slap
Knocking me out of step

She's lightning in a dress
Never rests
She's lightning in a dress
Never rests
She's all I want yeah
She's alright
She's alright

She's all I want yeah
She's alright
She's alright

Lightning In A Dress

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I was staring at the sun
Seemed my light was burning out
Juice was running through my wires
Shooting sparks and setting fires

If it's a game
I'm letting you win
Cause I can't see straight
Though it may scar my retina
I couldn't look away

Wheels were spinning in the snow
Losing grip and letting go
Trains were jumping off the track
No more lines
No more looking back

Sure I can find shelter
Under the overpass
In case my eyes are melted
When I'm ready to crash
Taking in the heat of the sun
Are you happy now
Are you happy now

Waiting for what should have begun
Are you burning out
Are you burning out

If it's a game
I'm letting you win
Cause I can't see straight
Though it may scar my retina
I couldn't look away

Sure I can find shelter
Under the overpass
In case my eyes are melted
When I'm ready to crash

Push Puppets