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A Story If You Want It
04:15
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Have you written my name?
Has it rolled off your tongue?
In the way that I hold yours
Tucked in so tight at the roof of my mouth?
Will you tell me a story?
'Cause you know I can't sleep
All this noise it keeps piling up
And then crashing right down to our feet
You know I could bring you right back to the start
I'd let you bury me in your arms
And I'll learn from watching your shadow surround me
That surviving is a form of art
And that's all we've got
(I wouldn't be here, sitting in black water, wondering what all this means)
Take me to the place
Where the planes fly low
We can sit beneath the full moon and
Listen to the crows
There's nothing wrong with craving
All the pain your sadness holds
But I am not an outlet
I'm just tired of going home
You know the world's a dying flower
We are water, we are light
Paint the face of misery with every shade of pale white
And goddamn, if I don't give myself
Another chance it'll be alright
It'll be alright
It'll be alright
It'll be alright
It'll be just fine
And I'll tell you
A story if you want it
I know it's getting late
And we've got to get up in the morning, but
Holy fuck, if I don't wake up
We'll meet again in another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
In another life
That I wish was mine
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2. |
Natural
02:54
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my love, my god you're so natural
you knock me out like benadryl
and i wish i could keep your belly full
but i'm not a provider, i just want to feed you
oh darling
my darkest hour
my window light
a wilting flower
you shine so bright
you make me smile
and everything becomes right with the wind
and i wouldn't feel safe behind you
when i've tried so hard to get up front
wouldn't wanna risk a great divide
when it's all that i want
isn't anybody waiting for me
to step right in
looking out on the riverbend
and i hear you laughing
my love, my god it's so magical
read the cards, nine of pentacles
and i wish i could keep your belly full
but i'm not a provider, i just want to feed you
oh love me like you love the rain
as it beats against your windowpane
and it chills you to your core
until you're warm
to be my shelter from the storm
and i wouldn't feel safe behind you
when i've tried so hard to get up front
wouldn't wanna risk a great divide
when it's all that i want
isn't anybody waiting for me
to step right in
looking out on the riverbend
and i hear you laughing
and i wouldn't feel safe behind you
when i've tried so hard to get up front
wouldn't wanna lose my faith in something
so beautiful and raw
isn't anybody waiting for me
to lose myself
just as long as you keep me close
i'll keep looking for something else
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3. |
On My Mind
04:20
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cyanide prince, wash your hair of me
untangle all the footprints in your mind
wild-eyed girl, wash your hands of me
unravel all the yearning deep inside
be my girl
be my girl
be my baby
i'm your baby
and i will metamorphosize, and i will swim right through your eyes
a pool of dirty green is all i need, it's all i need, you're so naive
i say, but i don't mind, the air i breathe, it turns unkind
and i will give you what i want to find, you're on my mind
you're on my mind, oh you're on my mind
butterfly wings for a feathered angel
body cold and still it's like you're dead
where are all the doors that i can open?
tell me all the ones inside your head
i'm so tired
but i'm fine
i'm so tired
but i'm mine
and i will metamorphosize, and i will swim right through your eyes
a pool of dirty green is all i need, you're all i need, you're so naive
i say, but i don't mind, the air i breathe it turns unkind
and i will give you what i want to find, you're on my mind
you're on my mind
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4. |
Let You Know
03:10
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I dreamed
Of the day
When I could wake up
And see your face
Wherever you go
Baby I'll follow
Baby I wanna know
Wherever you go
Sky is getting dark and heavy
The birds are swimming in the levee
Let you know, I'll let you know
Thought it couldn't be that simple
But hey baby, what do I know?
Let me breathe, I'll let you go
Waterbody
Deep inside me
It's the Pisces
Planetary
Like another
I'm gonna hate you
I'm gonna follow
Wherever you go
Sky is getting dark and heavy
The birds are swimming in the levee
Let you know, I'll let you know
Thought it couldn't be that simple
But hey baby, what do I know?
Let me breathe, I'll let you go
Oh oh
Oh oh
Soft and smooth, you are the ocean
Lap me up, swallow me whole and
Let me know, please let me know
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5. |
510
02:41
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i bathe in waterfalls on the side of the highway
500 clicks has never kept me down before
you speak in freezing tongues that cradle the mountaintops
i never thought that you could leave me wanting more
but you're the hole in my jeans
you're the soft candlelight
you're the sun on my skin
i think about you all the time
i think about you every night
you're a hummingbird and i'm a golden flower
something meaningful that i just can't explain
i live in my messy den, close my eyes and count to ten
you're in the walls you're in my bed
close my eyes and count to ten
and i think i'm missing out on something
but i can't figure it out
it's all turning out just fine
don't wanna find my way out
just lose myself in the sound
lose myself in the sound
(you gotta let the universe figure the rest out
cause you can't figure it all out by yourself
and if you try, it gets hard)
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6. |
Big Blue
05:06
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You change like the tide
You fade like the coastline
I know this won't kill me
But you're being so kind
This lesson I've learned
Listening to the birds
It's the lyrics that hurt
You can do so much damage with words
There's a look in your eyes
Said just take your time
If you want it you'll find it
Cold ocean dive (dive, dive)
I wanna be more
I wanna be comfortable
Just take your time
You can do so much healing with words, and
You were watching the streetlights
That's what keeps me asleep at night
Painting over these yellow lines
Holding up in the summertime
And I've got responsibilities
And you've got yours too
Let's just walk into the water
Become one with the blue
And we could drown
So that you're always around
Get lost in the sound
You know I'm not coming down
Everything is for you (Lost in the big blue)
Surrounded in blue (Lost in the blue)
You know that it's true (Lost in the big blue)
Lost in the big blue
And we could dream (Lost in the big blue)
Bleeding into the sea (Lost in the big blue)
Fall apart at the seams (Lost in the big blue)
Pour all your love into me (Lost in the big blue)
Oh
Lost in the big blue
Lost in the big blue
Lost in the big blue
And I found you
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7. |
Solace
04:02
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if you knew that
all I wanted
was a little
bit of solace
would you let me
just be honest
to your beautiful face
if i told you
what i needed
would you leave or
just avoid it
if i let you
just be honest
with me
tell me what you
think about at night
i bet it’s something
abstract and larger than life
pick up the phone
i need to hear your voice
i’m so alone
never had a choice
if you knew that
all I wanted
was a little
bit of solace
would you let me
just be honest
to your beautiful face
if i told you
what i needed
would you leave or
just avoid it
if i let you
just be honest
with me
it's something in my blood
something in my bones
tell me what it was
a place to call your own
you snuck inside my head
and i carved you out of stone
keep wishing i was dead
cause i hate being alone
so tell me something
i don't already know
tell me something
i don't already know
tell me something
i don't already know
so tell me something
cause i have to let go
tell me something
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8. |
Cathedral
04:01
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My lungs are a cathedral
Every other night I lie there void of course
Light me up like incense as I burn away
Make me feel like there's nothing left to say
Your smile is morning dew
I'm never looking at you quite like I want to
Build me up inside your head as I melt away
Make me feel like everything's okay
And you look at me like the golden leaves
Never meant a thing to you
And you smile at me like you want to be
A part of something new
Breathe me in, yeah, inhale me
I'm a mess and I guess you like it that way
Ooh, you let me know, baby
You let me know
Living like we're living for the day
And you tell me something I never thought I'd hear
And I whispered all my dreams in your ear
And I never thought I'd know but it's so clear
But it's gonna be a few more years
Oh it's gonna be a few more years
Yeah it's gonna be a few more years
Oh it's gonna be a few more years
Yeah it's gonna be a few more years
But I'll kneel at your altar in the pouring rain (Oh it's gonna be a few more years)
Until there's nothing left from whence it came (Yeah it's gonna be a few more years)
Until the shadowboxers lock the doors at night (Oh it's gonna be a few more years)
And I am left alone with everything you give me (Yeah it's gonna be a few more years)
And I'll yell along as I wash out the blood (Oh it's gonna be a few more years)
To some arrhythmic folk song born of hate and love (Yeah it's gonna be a few more years)
I'll keep romanticizing every thought I have (Oh it's gonna be a few more years)
Until there's nothing left, until there's nothing left (Yeah it's gonna be a few more years)
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9. |
The Passage of Time
05:20
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I'm sorry I wasn't everything I wanted to be
I'll make you breakfast any day of the week
Thank you for teaching me that I don't have to be a try-hard
Thank you for taking me in, for driving me over the bridge
I said that I was done
But I barely knew what it was
And everything that'll come
Between us will fade like the passage of time
I'll love you for a lifetime that never truly stops
We're just bodies that float in the ocean
Together, apart
Together, apart
Like the trophy wives of ancient times
I'll hold you up and count my blessings
Said I was done
But I barely knew what it was
And everything that'll come
Between us will fade like the passage of time
There are people dancing in the street for you
Your head works in mysterious ways
There are gossamer strings round your fingers
Watching your face turn into midnight
I only like you when the stars align
The pleasure is all mine
Watching the bubbles rise
Like rain in the summertime
I wanna love you like
The trains don't wait for no one
Careless and certain
I'm feeling calm
Washing over my body
And filling my palms
I'm scrawled in a notebook
Of parallel lines
And I know that you're there
And I wanna cry
I said I was done
But I barely knew what it was
And everything that'll come
Between us will fade like the passage of time
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When the colours
Start to blur
One day beside you
Will start to hurt
Your tired eyes
Keep me afloat
You're smiling back for once
I start to choke
I didn't know you well
But now the walls are up in smoke
You tell me everything
Then swear it was a joke
Backing away
I should've thought before I spoke
(No matter what happens, no matter how often
Or how hard, or how bad you fall
Whatever happens when you're down there
It's gonna be okay
So, that's something
That's something
Isn't it?)
I see the world
In your eyes
A burning fire will never
Apologize
In the winter
Like it was
Yesterday
Pick me up
And hold me, and hold me in your arms
I sit alone with you
It's all it's supposed to be
I sit and talk with you
Endless apologies
I walk along with you
It's all it's supposed to be
I sit alone with you
It's my apology
I'll set myself on fire
To keep you warm
I know it's cold out there
I wanted more
This landlocked sailboat
Will pull us through
Don't matter where you go
As long as you
Keep me close
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11. |
One Fluid Motion
02:41
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Near death frisson
You said you liked the song
Don't wanna get it wrong
Don't wanna get it wrong
It's in the way you talk
You're acting like it's not
You tie me up in knots
You tie me up in knots
Sometimes it gets out of hand
But I can only reach so far
Nothing ever goes how I planned
In the back seat of your car
Oh Jenny Diane
She's slipping through my hands
I hope you understand
I hope you understand
I wanna get drunk
I wanna go to the movies
Wanna take the train
Escape from everything
And visit the ocean
Show you devotion
In one fluid motion
One fluid motion
Spell it out for me
High above the trees
It's not as scary as it seems
As scary as it seems
Sometimes I get overwhelmed
It's just how I think
And I wish that you could tell
I wanna know how this plays out
I wanna know how this plays out
I wanna know how this plays out
(When I dipped in the lake on New Year's Day I was reminded my limbs are made of water
Your body can thrive in the water, Ally, don't drown in your own tears. You're too beautiful to die)
(Keep learning, and keep fighting, and treading through water, because
You're gonna have a good life
See you)
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Kylie V Vancouver, British Columbia
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