1. |
If I Could Say This
04:04
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A bright start in a changed direction
wondering where I'll be heading
You can come along if you would let me in
I know I'm not the best at saying
how much of my heart you've taken
but my rhymes define the way I've taken to you
I've been changing
And I've been waiting to say
I've been thinking of you
And you've been patient
If I could only say this
It's always been you
I'm counting down the ways to phrase this
holding tight to empty pages
knowing well my truth will slip out one of these days
I'm trying not to reconsider
hoping for the best is bittersweet
but still I find myself where front steps meet
I've been changing
And I've been waiting to say
I've been thinking of you
And you've been patient
If I could only say this
It's always been you
I tell myself, I tell myself
Before I'm lost in something else
Well it's best you know
And if you choose if so you choose
to steal away with my truth
at least you knew
Well I've been changing
I promise you there's an explanation
Cause I'm still thinking of you
And you've been patient
Always waiting for the silence to break
Well I've been changing
No longer hesitating
Cause I'm still thinking of you
And you've been patient
If I could only say this
I can finally say this
I love you, I love you
It's always been you
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2. |
Expectations
03:24
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Would you tell me I'm different
If I choose to be who I'm meant
Would you tell me I'm difficult
Cause I refuse to fall in step
With your expectations what did you expect
me to kindly agree to your request
I don't think you know what you're dealing with
Are you hearing this
And I hate to be the one
to break it down to you
but your lies are wearing thin
I thought you ought to know this too
And it's getting old, as time's retold
on you I can't rely
so here's to goodbye
And I know I've been wrong
to this I'll admit
But at least I try
quite unlike the way you shed the blame
on anyone, close enough
well I've finally had enough
and no I'm not the same
As your expectations what did you expect
me to kindly agree to your request
I don't think you know what you're dealing with
Are you hearing this
And I hate to be the one
to break it down to you
but your lies are wearing thin
I thought you ought to know this too
And it's getting old, as time's retold
on you I can't rely
so here's to goodbye
And I know it all comes down
to where you've been and how you think I'll fall
But compared to you
I can never lose at all
And I hate to be the one
to break it down to you
but your lies have come undone
your broken lines I see right through
And it's getting old, as time's retold
on you I can't rely
so here's to goodbye
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3. |
Tell Me to Breathe
04:03
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When did the smile I knew so well
start to change
and when did the color in your eyes
start to fade, fade away
Holding my breath for something
anything to keep me upright
It's caught in my chest
but something tells me I'll be alright
if I try, just give me some time
oh I'll be alright
I see all our memories
as scenes on a movie screen
one I never thought I'd leave
I'm caught in the fading day
in words we could always say
we swore the time was ours to take
Holding my breath for something
anything to keep me upright
It's caught in my chest
but something tells me I'll be alright
if I try, just give me some time
oh I'll be alright
Though we're young
we still found something worth holding
and in the end I know you were always worth it
you were always worth it
Holding my breath for something, anything
It's caught in my chest 'til something tells me to breathe
Holding my breath for something
anything to keep me upright
It's caught in my chest
but something tells me I'll be alright
if I try, just give me some time
oh I'll be alright
I'm caught in the fading day
In words we could always say
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4. |
Solid Ground
03:36
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I used to let myself
breathe in all of what was being said
only to catch myself
right before I leaned right off the edge
until you caught my waist
and suddenly the world started to make sense
And in a way, you seemed to be peace
and it let me rest
You turn my troubled words around
'till there's no need for any sound
no need for anything at all
and I know you'll always be around
to keep my feet on solid ground
and my heart where it belongs
And up 'till now I'd count my steps
in someone else's shoes
a line divided by a different time
and the night I spoke to you
and in a way, you seemed to be peace
and it let me be
You turn my troubled words around
'till there's no need for any sound
no need for anything at all
and I know you'll always be around
to keep my feet on solid ground
and my heart where it belongs
Brown eyes, tempting fate
to let me live as who I was then
or as I am now
And as you turn my world around
I find myself in your arms
finally a place it's safe to fall
and I know you'll always be around
to keep my feet on solid ground
and you knew it all along
You turn my troubled words around
'till there's no need for any sound
no need for anything at all
and I know you'll always be around
to keep my feet on solid ground
and my heart where it belongs
I used to let myself breathe in all of what was being said
but boy, I'll breathe you in instead
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5. |
Don't Feel Alone
04:18
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Bright eyed and brilliant she was
brushed on a canvas above
faltered steps meant nothing in her stride
because she loved
oh how she loved
You fill the space with thoughts of if you should
and she'd be yours if only she could
The light starts to dim
she's fading away
you wish you could see her
she wanted to stay
the night's growing longer
try to keep out the cold
cause she's right there waiting
Oh, don't feel so alone
Her will will stand 'til all but burdens break
an outline sketched in fleeting shades of gray
her shadow's gone but her touch still remains
it hasn't changed if only far away
The light starts to dim
she's fading away
you wish you could see her
she wanted to stay
the night's growing longer
try to keep out the cold
cause she's right there waiting
Oh, don't feel so alone
You can take away what could have been
but you can't take away what was
The light starts to dim
she's fading away
you wish you could see her
The light starts to dim
she's fading away
you wish you could see her
she wanted to stay
the night's growing longer
try to keep out the cold
cause she's right there waiting
Oh, don't feel so alone
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6. |
With A Smile
02:57
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Turn right, three blocks down
you'll find my heart where you stole it
right where you stole it
And you said with a smile
let's walk for a while
we'll talk about what could be
Boy, I couldn't breathe
If it was only pretend why do I still remember
the way your eyes met mine
when you'd hold me
oh when you'd hold me
And you said with a smile
let's drive for a while
we'll run away with our dreams
Boy, I couldn't breathe
The tide's rushing up faster
taste the disaster
how could we let this happen
go ahead, knock me down
but I promise I won't drown
Turn right, three blocks down
but you won't find me there tonight
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