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Summer of '08
03:53
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Take a look at years gone by
The Fall is approaching near
The leaves they change
Made to transform
I watch the skies
They blind me so much I can't find anything that's worth searching for
The Summer's near an end
It's hard to say goodbye
So, farewell
Summer's gone
I'll wait next year
As the season's change
My time is near
The sky's not clear
How did I end up with all this time now that I've grown up?
Waiting for something is starting to get real old
I would always think that I would find myself to love again
Well this Summer proves to be worthless
Cause I don't know where the f**k I've ever been
I need something better than this
I can see the moon and stars
And the sun will fade
It always seems to rise again
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2. |
Smoke and Rust
03:38
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What else have I got to learn?
I feel as though I might have took a wrong turn
All the pieces will fit as they may
Am I content with all this same?
What kind of person have I become
To inhale all this smoke into my lungs?
It's a fiction excuse for an escape
Am I content with all this same?
Bum me another cigarette
Another way to cope
Another way to deal
I'm searching for the stop
What else have I got to learn?
What kind of person have I become?
Smoke and rust
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3. |
Skin Turns Steel
02:58
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A late night cruise down Shore Drive
Where trees on the sides swallow me alive
I burn my lungs
What kind of person have I become?
My skin turns steel
I've been a machine that cannot feel
I resent this past Summer for breezing by
I'm on route to this Winter where freezing air hits my eyes
Nostalgic of moments last Winter had brought
Don't expect much this year it's already started rough
I admit I'm a downer
I've been one for most of my life
All my theories sound so sure
I should listen to my own advice
This machinery is becoming rusty
(So clean me, show me how)
If you think I'm complaining too much
(You can shun me or tune me out)
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4. |
Blind High Stakes
03:06
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Throw me back in the rink
Where I was at my high
It summed up everything
Of why I live this life
Blind high stakes
It's what we aim for
Were we reading the signs?
But I was so caught up
I must have missed them
The silence was crushing my mind
My body did not act in time
Throw down your giving-ups
Consult your every lie
You think you've had enough
The truth lies in her eyes
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5. |
If You Would Call
03:47
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So you think you can play me wrong
And reassure me it's alright
But I don't think you think or understand
So why do I try my best to make believe that it's alright?
Oh I just think you're just set to treat me bad
If you would call me by now
I'd try to get it somehow
It all started with a drunk girl at a bar
On her sixth glass of white wine
She tries to seduce me by steering me calmly into her mind
Numbers exchange as she pleads farewell with her tongue
She must be drunk now; away to drunk
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6. |
Speak Up Now
03:35
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Why don't you say all the things you want to say
Don't be shy, I'm right in front of you
But the silence brings you down
This current pattern becomes mundane
Quicken the pace or shoot me a goddamn clue
The silence brings you down
Cough it up, cough it out
(Speak up)
It's the only way to get to me
(Speak up)
What did you mean to say that night?
Did you think I'd let you go
Without an explanation? I didn't know
The silence brings you down
Can you speak up now?
Come alive, open your eyes
(Speak up)
Move your limbs, reanimate
(Speak up)
Tell me what's on your mind before this night ends
What did you try, what did you try?
To catch my attention; Did you try?
Can I say that the silence brings you down?
Cause it's one more that seemed she would
One more girl that seemed like she really would
But, the silence brought her down
Can you speak up now?
Nowadays I could care less
That I made myself believe there was something there
My hope it brought this down
The silence brought this down
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7. |
Deterministic Machine
04:44
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I'm such a talker
With my lips wide shut; closed
No actions show
Years in silence of actions all collide
For fear of failure; Fear of pain
Jumpstart rebuilding my soul
There's paths where I can go
Feed my soul to feel alive
But this rust is keeping me dry inside
Yet, I'm falling asleep behind the wheel
And my car's begging to get there
Unless I walk on the street while I'm dragging my feet
Oh I still have some strength in me
Believe all the functions I'm programmed to do
Grab all my thoughts and all my tools
Work all these gears placed alongside my dreams
I now have become a Deterministic Machine
These gears they start to align
To boost the grind, the drive
The reason I'm alive
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8. |
No Hype, No Hope
03:59
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Falling into a scene where I fall down
Will I know if you'll ever be there?
Can you see light in all this darkness on this set
I fear that I am on my own
Taking my thoughts with everything I own
Will you see what I'm really made of?
Cause I am ready to fight off this built hype
And cease all the hope that's usually partnered with me
But, I see all the things that I try not to see
It's tough to mask the truth
Cause I think I feel something for you
But, I want to hide it so far inside
I don't want you to know the truth
Cause in my past I've learned if I hope so much it will never happen to me
It will never happen to me
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9. |
Fiery Redhead
04:15
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Give me some time to begin
So much has been weighed on my back for years
What do I do?
What do I say?
I always circle back here
But, her eyes
They take me back from reality
Her eyes
Your eyes
Your eyes they take me back from reality
Tonight
Tonight I'll take a shot for you
So how far can I go?
Will my bones move tonight?
Across the room I see this redhead
She is mine
I'm kind of nervous
But, her eyes
They take me back from reality
Her eyes
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10. |
Baby Boop
02:46
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(male)
Just to remind you
Baby you know
I don't want to say it cause I'm waiting for you
(female)
Sometimes it scares me a little
Because it's so fast
Could it really be so real this soon?
(male)
I said it right then and there because you're perfect for me
I realize now that I have found what I've been looking for
I couldn't hold it back; Oh I had to say it
(female)
But in mind; everything that I know says "no"
But in mind; everything I feel says "yes"
All I know is that you make me happy; you make my life better
Oh I was so
drawn to you
It's like subconsciously I always knew there was something between us
(male)
I'm falling for you
You bring me so much joy in my life
I haven't felt this way for the longest time
(female)
I really miss you and I just want you to know
How much you really really mean to me
I'm falling for you baby, I'm falling for you baby
(male)
I just want you to know I'm happy with you
I wish I could see you more often baby
You're mine and it makes me smile everyday
(duet)
I'm so glad that you're mine (echo)
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11. |
Expectations
06:17
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In the motions of expectations
Tonight I'm driving through the mountains to the west
To get to you
Oh baby, I can't wait to see your face
I'm so sure it's you
That I will see the day this distance ends
At our front door
That's all I hope
Through high elevations and high expectations
Into the Appalachians
To get to you
My doubt's in the backseat
I keep them there
To get to you
I know it might sound so trite
But, I know it's you
I hope it's you
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12. |
Breaking Myself
02:03
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13. |
Walking Backwards
04:23
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Sometimes I feel as if I am growing down
Walking backwards on shattered pieces
Sometimes I feel as if I drown myself in love
Till it's enough where I can't breathe
No space to breathe
My chamber's full of iron and covered in steel where all bounce back
My mind's been set off track
From where it used to be at
Because I drown myself in lies
Where I'm always right
Then I'm let down
So let down
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14. |
End of the Means
13:00
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(Duet)
You're mine
You last night; Did you forget?
You're mine
(Female)
I recall all the things you said last night
You crossed the line
Did you forget all of me?
I recall all the times I cried all night
Why do I try?
I must be blind
(Male)
I recall all the things I said last night
I must've crossed the line
But, I lost my mind
I recall all this time I wanted you here
The space was tough, but we made the year
Life had forced it to grow
To my worse fear
(Female)
It's been my dream to go and
I told you all year
(Male)
So go on; fulfill your dreams
And leave me here
(Female)
I don't deserve this
It's all the same, my dear
(Male)
This time it's not
This space; it's tough!
(Female)
I've had enough
I've had enough
(Male)
I'll go to you
My mind's made up!
(Female)
I've had enough
I've had enough
(Male)
Give me a chance
To break this space!
(Female)
You've had your chance
I've had enough
(Male)
You've (really) had enough?
(Female)
I've had enough
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Piecing the Shattered Vision Virginia Beach, Virginia
A collection of songs dealing with experiences that have helped grow and shape the person I am today.
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