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I stay at home like I get paid to
I got shit to do, but it don’t matter
I can’t tell why I feel like dying all the time
Maybe I’m just lovesick
Maybe I should face it
I’m no match for you
Maybe I’m too selfish
But I just can’t help it
Living’s meant for two
You satisfy my wandering eyes
They have their own minds
I can’t control my gaze
You don’t have to try to make me smile
I’m so glad you’re mine
I can’t control my gaze, no
(I can’t help but stare)
I can’t help but stare
(I can’t help but)
You satisfy my wandering eyes
They have their own minds
I can’t control my gaze
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Life is Good
04:31
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You’re living by yourself
That’s always how it’s been
You don’t need their help
And you don’t want them as your friends
'Cause they don’t know what’s best
That’s always how it goes
You just need some rest
Spend another day at home
You’re choking on your cigarettes
You use to pass the time
It’s not that you’ve got a problem
They just help you to feel fine
"Life is good!"
Or so you always say
You tell yourself you could
Do this every day
Your duplex is a mess
But you just call it charm
A little bit of clutter
Never did anyone harm
You lock yourself inside
And take another hit
“Fuck everyone else
They clearly don’t know shit”
You’re choking on your tears again
And still don’t realize why
No one’s left to tell you
Life’s passing you by
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What Gives?
02:37
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Why am I always trying to act cool for you?
I’ve got a lot of things I need to sort through
Why am I always trying to act cool for you?
I’ve got a lot of things I need to sort through
Yeah, what gives?
I’ve been trying reach you all day
Cause I’ve got some things
I need to say to you
Got a couple things on my mind
Got a couple reasons left to try
To make this work
I don’t know how it got this bad
I swear I’m usually here
But today my head is gone
There’s a vampire in the mirror
I’m acting distant, yeah
I’m inconsolable
I’ve hit your limit
And it’s all my fault
Why am I always trying to act cool for you?
I’ve got a lot of things I need to sort through
Why am I always trying to act cool for you?
I’ve got a lot of things I need to sort through
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Heartbeats
03:37
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(Feel the beat, do you feel it?)
(Feel the beat, do you feel it?)
I’ll tell you now
It’s not your fault
It’s just that funny head of yours
And that’s all
I know it’s just like you
To take the blame
But I hope you know
I’ll take care of your funny little brain
And now I’m chilling
Staring at the ceiling
Shooting you a text like
“Babe, how you feeling?”
Feeling like I’m dreaming
With my head in the sand
I keep muffling the sound
‘Cause it’s hard to understand and
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
That’s your heart, and it’s beating
You’re alive, you’re alive, you’re alive
Yeah, you’ll be fine
(Yeah, you’ll be fine)
(Yeah, you’ll be fine)
And I’m worried
Staring at my DMs
Shooting you some texts, thinking
“Fuck I hope she reads 'em”
And they make you smile
And brighten your day
Cause I just want you to feel okay and
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
That’s your heart, and it’s beating
You’re alive, you’re alive, you’re alive
Yeah, you’ll be fine
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
That’s your heart, and it’s beating
You’re alive, you’re alive, you’re alive
Yeah, you’ll be fine
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
Feel the beat, do you feel it?
(Do you feel it?)
(Do you feel it?)
(Do you feel it?)
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Oliver's Day Off
04:32
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Oliver stares out
Towards his monitor
He’s got to meet his deadlines
Or he’ll get dropped for sure
Every day is the same now
Always on the grind
But he’s got an idea
And life in his eyes
He’s taking care of himself for once
He’s gonna head on home
He voice dials to call in sick
And then turns off his phone
Oooooh
You deserve this
Even if it feels like you don’t
I swear you’ve earned it
Oliver sits down
In his favorite chair
He’s got a full schedule but
For once he doesn’t care
Puts on his favorite movie
Just some sci-fi flick
It’s been a long, long time
Since he’s smiled like this
Oooooh
You deserve this
Even if it feels like you don’t
I swear you’ve earned it
Oooooh
You deserve this
Even if it feels like you don’t
I swear you’ve earned it
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The Thing
03:04
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I’ve been bending over backwards
For you darling
Something tells me you won’t do the same
Seems like nothing I do matters
To you honey
I can’t love the thing that you became
So what do you really want from this?
Do I want to know?
Ignorance is bliss
And all those times that you said it was fine
I guess I’m just
Ignorant and blind
I’ve been floating in your ocean
And I’ve finally noticed
You aren’t throwing me a line
I’ve been hoping that you’d chosen
Me to throw a rope to
'Cause I’m feeling frozen now
So what do you really want from this?
Do I want to know?
Ignorance is bliss
And all those times that you said it was fine
I guess I’m just
Ignorant and blind
I guess you’re just eager to let me down
I guess you’re just eager to let me down
I guess you’re just eager to let me down
I guess you’re just eager to let me down
So what do you really want from this?
Do I want to know?
Ignorance is bliss
And all those times that you said it was fine
I guess I’m just
Ignorant and blind
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I Hope You Do
03:05
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Let’s drive around together
Until you stop feeling blue
Every red light just means
More time with you
I’ll lend you my sweatshirt
Green and black
I won't get it back
But I think that I already knew that
Already knew that
Do you love me
The way I love you?
I doubt it
but I hope you do
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Night Terrors
02:38
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What the hell did I do wrong this time?
Time
I swear I thought that this would make it right
Right
Got a lot of shit you don’t know about
Stuff that I should probably try and figure out
Thought I should put in the effort
I really thought that’s all I had to do to make it better
Guess I was wrong
Bundle up the bad vibes and put them in a song
(Yeah)
Sometimes I lie awake at night
Wondering if I’ll be alright
But I have to let it slide
But I have to let it slide
If I wait then it’ll pass
But it never leaves too fast
If I wait then it’ll pass
If I wait then it’ll pass
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Insomnia
04:00
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Often times I find I can’t unwind
No matter how hard I might try
There’s a maelstrom tearing through my mind
My thoughts throb on behind my tired eyes
What do I do?
What do I need?
How do I turn off my brain?
How do I fall asleep?
What do I do?
I’m wide awake
How do I get out of bed?
How do I face the day?
I can’t relax, I’m such a mess
I can’t keep my feelings in check
I know it’s wrong, which makes it worse
I’m acting like a nervous wreck
Is there something wrong with me?
This doesn’t feel like how things should be
My head is fuzzy all the time,
I feel like shit and don’t know why
I think I need to go outside
What do I do?
What do I need?
How do I turn off my brain?
How do I fall asleep?
What do I do?
I’m wide awake
How do I get out of bed?
How do I face the day?
I can’t relax, I’m such a mess
I can’t keep my feelings in check
I know it’s wrong, which makes it worse
I’m acting like a nervous wreck
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Moving Out, Pt. 1
01:30
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I’m growing up and doing big things
I couldn’t be more proud
But now I rarely hear the quiet
Life just gets so loud
I don’t have reasons to complain
Fate’s treated me kind
But sometimes I wish things would slow down
So I could rest my eyes
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Moving Out, Pt. 2
03:01
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I’m older but I don’t feel I’m wiser
It’s colder than usual outside
I miss you and all those things we did
Blissful back when we were kids
Riding Razors in the cul-de-sac
Circling all day
Mom said be home for dinner
Until then we can play
We all live in different time zones
Living on our own
What will become of the backyards?
Left untouched and marred
What am I supposed to do now?
All my friends are gone
Guess I better keep on moving
Moving out and on
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