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i don't let people know me
and i've lived a life so lonely
for years i bled out slowly
circling the drain
i've got a few ideas and a tank of gas
we don't have much time left, gotta make it last
until we're packing it in and starting over from scratch
i'll get it back in the end, i just can't get too attached
but i'll still worry every single day
i've got a lack of drive and some nasty habits
and some things inside that are all imbalanced
where do we go after the road?
after you guys leave and i'm back on my own
it's a familiar feeling that everyone knowns
what do you do once you're finally alone?
how can i be sure these pills really work?
when i live in a world that gets on my nerves
so take the day off work and a tylenol
i saw a question mark in a crystal ball
where will i go when i get home?
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Something Better
01:57
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everything got fucked up
more so than it had ever been before
those cuts that hurt less in the moment
just scarred me more
i'm never gonna talk about what's wrong
i won't acknowledge its existence
so i can keep on feeling strong but
sometimes i wish i could be honest
with the people that i love
but it feels dangerous to open up
you can keep the gun in your hand
if it makes you feel safer
if we put out heads together
we could think of something better
we might not be doomed forever
i promise
i saw it coming from a distance
called for help but no one listened
unresponsive in the kitchen
i found you there
and if we keep up this momentum
we could get somewhere and then some
taking pictures with our friends from
the last few years
and if it's just the way it must be
i should consider myself lucky
it's just that no one's ever loved me
as much as they've loved someone else
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3. |
Chattanooga Song
02:34
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where in the fuck are we gonna crash tonight?
'cause i desperately need to lie down
i love you guys so very dearly
but god damn, i hate my life right now
maybe it's the circumstances but i've been feeling weaker than dead
holding on by a thread
i thought by now that i might do something bigger
be somewhere better instead
but i'm soaking wet and torn to fucking shreds
i used to try to make an impact
but now i'm just trying to survive
if we get through the shows in florida
we'll probably make it home alive
this isn't the first time
that i've had the worst time in my life
so i'm alright
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i've been memorizing train times
in case i need to know
up and leave this wretched scene
i painted years ago
i thought things would go quite different
at least that's what i guessed
old decisions i still live with
rotting out my chest
but one day i'll snap
and i'll follow the map that i drew to the opposite coast
if the pacific ocean makes me feel more broken
i'll be on the next train back to home
and oftentimes things just don't work out
there's no need to cry
it's better to have failed in earnest
than to never try
sometimes i feel like the only one who understands
that there's two sides
to our endless story
but both of them are sad
i had a dream that i died in between
when you left for work and when you came home
when you opened the door to my corpse on the floor
you screamed so loud i awoke
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Map of the Stars Springfield, Massachusetts
melodic punk rock music from western massachusetts
mapofthestars413@gmail.com
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