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Immortals
03:07
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you’re on the stage and i feel like a fan
who doesn’t see a person but an admirable brand
that conflation is why i can’t sleep
is your kindness a service to me?
and when i take a minute, i can come to recognize
my humble place within a universe that holds you inside it
would i also feel immortal if you touched me?
you’re at the bar and i feel like a freak
juxtaposing words against actions i see
knowing neither need to mean anything
the future fills the spaces between
i’d like to think i have a secret that is only mine
but an illusion is a normal thing to die inside of
would i also feel immortal if you touched me?
you will have everything you’ll ever need
some confirmation that goodness succeeds
and in time i’ll feel immortal when you aren’t with me
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2. |
It Will Come Back
02:58
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be patient it will come back
that’s never how it really happens
your mind disintegrates
and memories replace
the beauty of new interactions
all good intentions they end up
slowly descending into
a fantasy
that i could pick up the phone
and tell you
something you’d be able to receive
be patient it will come back
like nothing ever really happened
and life from there resumes
without me loving you
mixing resentment and compassion
maybe i have a choice
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Earshot
02:53
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tenderness in dreams make for harsher light
i wanna try and treat it like i lead a double life
one where all these little moments stitch together and one
independent of my love for you
i struggle with the words so i put them to the side
and make a private corner for you and me to hide in
where all these little anxieties trickle in stitching together in one
independent of my love for you
i wanna shout your name from a rooftop
and hope that you are not in earshot of me tonight
i can’t disengage no i can’t stop
unrelentingly in love with you
i wanna shout your name from a rooftop
and hope that you are not in earshot of me tonight
i worry as this leaves my lips
that you and i cannot exist
independent of my love for you
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4. |
New Things
01:56
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getting ahead of myself again
my heart is an untuned instrument
and in tightening the strings
i begin to feel new things with you
i wonder if i’d know what to do
if my heart is just a rehearsal room
where you’re tinkering for days
to make other people feel this way
let me make a better case
for breaking up the negative space
and let you know
i can always give you time
to look for other reasons to deny it
or let your fears dissolve
see the beauty it can bring
exploring these new things with you
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5. |
Unlovable
02:26
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you take your time and i’ll make the time
you paint the field and i’ll find the lines
and if you’re feeling distant you can just
ignore what i sent
it isn’t the space that keeps us apart
cuz i’d gladly meet you where you are
it’s the feeling we share
that this may never make sense
all i want is for you to see
it doesn’t make you unlovable to have needs
don’t intellectualize who you love
then how could anyone be enough?
stephen stills said it
in a way that makes more sense
all i want is for you to see
it doesn’t make you unlovable to have needs
and as you are
you’re in my dreams
it doesn’t make you unlovable to have needs
you can say anything
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6. |
The Villain
03:36
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My mother calls me to say she’s still upset
My sister sends a text and all her best
Well it’s alright to stay inside
Let each message pass you by
The consideration’s nice but the ritual is what I need
The consideration’s nice but the ritual is what I need
I don’t wanna be the villain
Alone and in silence, I’m the architect
Of futures, tall buildings with you I neglect
Driving down I-95
Stopped at Dunkin’ just to cry
In all of our years together I lived only the deleted scenes
The consideration’s nice but I don’t need it
I don’t wanna be the villain
Love is an argument that assumes itself
You whittle it down until it’s merely a habit
It perseveres
Love is an argument that assumes itself
The moment it begins to feel like magic
I worry it will persevere
I don’t wanna be the villain
That I know I’m destined to become
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7. |
Two Delusions
03:12
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the moment when you become a real adult
isn’t when you sign a contract
it’s not upon romantic contact
it’s when you recognize that what you feel is not exceptional
when my angel and my devil sing in perfect phase
they both cancel out each other
and i’m left in my malaise
i fear that i’ve fallen in love with the idea of my own suffering
cuz it makes me uncomfortable to think of a world with you
without the suffering
what do you see as the problem when you ask for help
if not yourself
two delusions joined together make a place to dwell
within yourself
i fear that i’ve fallen in love with the idea of my own suffering
cuz it makes me uncomfortable to think of a world with you without the suffering
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