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Gullfoss
04:36
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I’ve always liked having people to ignore
being lonely doesn’t sit well in my stomach
But I couldn’t be any further from home and I am alone
and her company is enough
What do you do when you’re too tired to run
too cold to stay still?
Stand in the wind again
stifled yet fulfilled
Behind the waterfalls we hear our thoughts
so loudly spray the skin
Clear thinking becomes easier when the air is thin
And don’t you know
that we are still young?
And there’s still time to get lost
in Gullfoss
I always slept well there,
placid dreams in steady streams
Sleep thorn sends me
to a peaceful place to a restful space
Open up the window to a cold and windy world
The fire on the mountains: make me feel alive
Open up the window to a cold and windy world
And the snakes in the sky fill the room with green light
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Worry Women
02:59
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Know I’ve got a lazy conscience,
tell my Worry Women all of my problems-
the only people who will listen to my madness
They’re equipped to deal with my pointless sadness
And though they may speak critically about me behind my back
At least there’s something to listen to when I can’t sleep and it’s pitch black
Even if I had the energy to lift my heavy head
I’m trying not to bite these hands that feed and offer me a bed
Is it ironic that she even needed to buy them?
She’d do the job herself if she ever had the time to
Is it naïve of me to consistently confide in bits of yellow string?
Telling secrets to people who can’t speak will keep them hidden
But these one way conversations are getting pretty lonely
Sometimes I feel like some advice but I’m getting blank stares only
Is it ironic that she even needed to buy them?
She’d do the job herself if she ever had the time to
Maybe if I just gave her a chance
But maybe it’s just too late for that
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3. |
Caffeine and Cognition
03:51
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My body clearly runs on caffeine
cause I’ve been sleeping every five hours this week
Can’t keep from being haunted by my dreams
and getting mixed up with what’s reality
Late for TAFE nearly every day,
don’t think it’s for me anyway
But I can’t bring myself to leave straight away
And these bags under my eyes are clearly oversized,
will have to pay another 25 to bring them home with me
My stream of consciousness is drowning me
I can see all the lucid faces looking down on me
And I know I don’t belong in the stone building
trying to create something of meaning
And these bags under my eyes are clearly oversized,
will have to pay another 25 to bring them home with me
And the skin that I am in likes to keep me sleeping only
one day I’m afraid I’ll believe what I’m dreaming
And I will crash my car craning my neck tryna look at the sunset
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4. |
Isn't So Bad
03:32
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I won’t pretend that I’m not sick of writing songs that are all the same
But subject matter is hard to find when you see the world in grey
And you always look at things through rose tinted glasses,
always so happy to get caught in the rain
And I hope that my colourlessness doesn’t bleed into
your line of vision it’s a contagious condition
Maybe one day I won’t feel so guilty for always being so sad
Maybe one day I’ll finally realise the world isn’t so bad
So I’ll write upbeat songs, pretend that I’m chipper
Reassure myself that no one will listen
to the words that I sing and the points that I bring up
constantly about feeling lonely
And there’s always spiders in the corners of these rooms,
always teardrops in the corners of your eyes too
I can’t keep a smile on my face unless I’m looking at the one on you
And being wrapped up in arms isn’t so warm
unless those loving arms around me are yours
and I can’t help but panic that there’ll come a day
when I’ll be hugging myself because you’ve gone away
But at least for this moment I can put that aside
and just keep on hugging you for a while and realize
the world isn’t so bad
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Leeds
03:52
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I’m not high, I’m just dead tired with sleepy eyes
It’s been like this since I’ve been away
and I’m trying to remember what I liked about you in the first place
I listen to your songs just to hear your voice
Cause you don’t want to call me anymore to be fair, that’s understandable
And if I’m being honest I hope you find someone hot to get off with
so maybe one us won’t be so lonely for the night
Of course it’s now when you decide to write a song about me,
when I’m struggling to justify why I had to leave
Even if I’m feeling guilty
it’s just bad timing and immaturity
I’m not high but it’s getting harder to see behind
the red in my left eye and the tears in my right
And I’ve lost a grip on what your skin feels like
and I’ve lost the smell of your hair in mine
and I’m afraid something we used to have has died
Because I can’t sleep with you on my mind
I can’t talk to you all the time
I can’t function without your company or you hand in mine
And of course now you decide to write a song about me,
when I’m struggling to justify why I had to leave
Even if I’m feeling guilty
it’s just bad timing and immaturity
Of course it’s now when you decide you want to try again,
when I’ve only just figured out how to be your friend
And I don’t trust me with your feelings
cause I make bad decisions when tired and lonely
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6. |
Stuck
03:08
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Focus seems a simple notion
But there’s no hope of my devotion
To even the simplest of things no
Coping with the visions that I think of
Progress is senseless there’s just mess
In this hollow hole of shadows and cold
And all the memories, vague, that I hold
Persistence folds, it’s a distant goal
In an instant I’m falling behind
And my satisfaction in my lack of action
Of course is running low
It’s in deficit
To hell with it
I’ll do none of this today
Why is being productive and being constructive
Necessarily the best way?
You’re stuck on your own from no on ‘till who knows
So get used to your company
It’s a frame of mind yet to be refined to comfort your misery
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7. |
Pilots
03:47
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My thoughts keep me company
It’s silence that I’m searching for,
it has escaped me
Little white lights dance behind my eyes
I watch them on this lengthy flight,
something to watch to remind me that I am normal
Soaked in inertia, jealous of her:
the pilots see the sun every day
Down here, we’re not so lucky
so self-medicate away
My lips are cold and I’m feeling older
than I have ever done before
Wrapped up in guilt, the secrets we spilt
keep me outside your door
Little white lights dance behind my eye
I watch them on this lengthy flight,
something to watch to remind me that I am normal
And everyone takes something in the morning
to make their lives more bearable
Just because mine’s prescribed
doesn’t make me any healthier
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8. |
I Just Have To Wait
03:54
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Can’t help but notice that I write all my songs about you
I know you used to always write about her
You say that you’ve felt nothing for a year now
Well, before I met you I didn’t know how to feel
Don’t wanna say that I’m afraid that we’re deteriorating
But how can I not worry about my favourite thing?
You never seem to want to tell me anything at all,
you’re the only person I trust with my thoughts
But I can not make you,
I just have to wait for you
I can not make you,
I just have to wait for you
To love me too
Can’t help but notice that you always seem so distant
and I start to feel lonely even when I am with you
You say to me that there is nothing that I can do
but can’t you please understand I wanna help you
But I can not make you,
I just have to wait for you
I can not make you,
I just have to wait for you
I only want the best for you
and I only want to help you
I only want the best for you
why can’t I be the best for you?
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9. |
Sweet and Savoury Dreams
04:27
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So your head tilts forward as your eyelids are growing heavy
Lean into the weight that’s growing, growing steady
The jolt of nightmares rip you from sleep
Crisp water stretching shine across your dreams
A cavern of secrets, all in my head
Living my lovely lie alone in my bed
It's time for me to run away it seems
and start chasing sweet and savoury dreams
I have seen her, you know I know that dress,
Its fabric worn, it’s black and torn, you know she looks a mess
It's faded in the sun with ease and the plunges
It's riddled with holes like Swiss cheese and sponges
A cavern of secrets, all in my head,
living my lovely lie alone in my bed
It's time for me to run away it seems,
and start chasing sweet and savoury dreams
It's hard to decipher, decide if this is fake
It's winter with peaches, brown sugar, iced cake
It's time for me to run away it seems,
and start chasing sweet and savoury dreams
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10. |
Say You'll Run Away
04:29
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks
I’m waiting for you to get back so that I can get some sleep
She always seems to make it worse but I can’t bring myself to tell her
And I’m drowning here in all of my fears
with clenched teeth that I can’t seem to free up
And I know that things are gonna get better
And I know that you’re there to help me
One anxious mind raising another,
Isn’t it curious that the voice in my head sounds just like you?
One anxious mind drowning in thoughts
that I know aren’t part of me but they know exactly what I’m thinking
And don’t plant seeds of doubt in my mind
cause they always grow up and they always grow wild
And don’t plant seeds of guilt there instead
cause there’s always so much swimming in my head
And I know that things are gonna get better
And I know that you’re there to help me
Just say you’ll run away with me
Just say you’ll run away
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