1. |
Thrown Away
04:08
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Thrown Away
Streetlight metronomes are counting beats to the song this city sings
where there's light the music soars but in the dark it's more discreet
and all the people they are walking to a rhythm that they can't see
and the score is just so perfectly in order; then there's me
If life is a song, then I don't know the words
I try to sing along, but I just make it worse.
So much time
wasted in the worst of ways
I don't know if I'll ever find
my reason to stay
you know I’m just trying to figure out these long and sober days
and I can’t help but think that these past 4 years are just gone
they’re just thrown away
I can’t remember if it was before or after the trust
In spite of everything they’re just thrown away
Just thrown away
time ticking, going by, flying so fast
I never used to see myself and feel so fucking sad
I'm not ready can we please set the clock back?
a minute a day a week a month a year
time keeps going, it stops for no one
and times been telling me it's time to grow up
but I'm not going I'm not ready for fall
I'll make this summer last forever cuz it's never enough
So much time
wasted in the worst of ways
Now I’ll never get back my life (get back my fucking life)
And all the days, just thrown away
A song of speechless beauty
worthy of our stars
of endless possibility
sung by a million bleeding hearts
that's the kind of song in which I wish I played a part
But I wish I'd known 10 years ago it'd be this fucking hard
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2. |
The Coast is the Reason
04:05
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The Coast
These blue skies won't help you hide the truth
Luv I heard what you said but I see right through
don't try to convince me that I'm nothing to you
cuz' I know that's a lie, and I know that you know too
Yesterday is just a day ago everyday and every yesterday is the same
and everyday since yesterday I feel the pain; I fall apart all over again
and maybe I just need to move on.
Maybe I've been stuck here in the tide
Maybe I'll feel better when you're gone.
Maybe the coast is the reason why
So go on and put all of the blame on us
Treat me just like the coast and leave me here to rust
I know that you think that you're so fucked up
but the only mistake that you made was giving up
And I don't wanna say that the coast is the reason why
It just feel too soon to say goodbye
And I know that I can't change your mind
but I don't wanna say that the coast is the reason why
So when you get to where you're going
hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Cuz' if you look into your rear view mirror
I won't be there
no not anymore
And it's OK if this is really what you needed
If a change of scenery will finally give you back your reason to live
And everyday away from you it gets a little easier
to get back to the way I was before you made me fall in love
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3. |
100 Bridges
04:57
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100 Bridges
I remember.
The night that I decided, it was warm and you were quiet
Your small hands were so inviting
So I took your hand in mine and we just sat like that in silence
With the world laid out before us, as the night stretched out behind us
I remember.
The only thing that mattered in the world right at that moment
was what was might be on your mind
I could tell that it was something good; something I'd want to hear
but for some reason you were holding it inside
I remember.
I asked what you thinking, squeezed your fingers so you'd know it was ok
You said you couldn't say you loved me, because no matter what you said
that I would just go back to her
and those words stuck inside my head
I remember.
In that moment I decided that I wouldn't let myself hurt you anymore
I saw it in your face, your eyes, your heart reached out and said to mine
“If you won't give me everything, then what the fuck are you here for?”
I'm sorry Luv, I know you’re hurt
I know you've had enough
You're pushing me away, but I just can't
I can't just give you up
I don't care if it takes a million days
I'll wait for you, I'll be right here. I won't just walk away.
And so for us I told her
and it felt good to tell the truth
I burned 100 bridges down to build just one from me to you
And at the time I thought that you were sure
And that gave me the strength to go on, in spite of what I'd done
to one so undeserving, one so innocent and pure
I only hope that she finds happiness, and so much more
Than I could ever be; than I could ever hope to know
If there's one thing that I've learned from this; one thing that I know
It’s that that the future is as fickle as wisp of cigarette smoke
blowing in the wind, blowing in from the window
Now you're gone, and I'm still here
Every day feels like a year
Now that you’re gone, I'm such a mess
Every day, I'm so depressed.
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4. |
Thrown Away (acoustic)
03:19
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Thrown Away (Acoustic)
Streetlight metronomes are counting beats to the song this city sings
where there's light the music soars but in the dark it's more discreet
and all the people they are walking to a rhythm that they can't see
and the score is just so perfectly in order; then there's me
If life is a song, then I don't know the words
I try to sing along, but I just make it worse.
So much time
wasted in the worst of ways
I don't know if I'll ever find
my reason to stay
you know I’m just trying to figure out these long and sober days
and I can’t help but think that these past 4 years are just gone
they’re just thrown away
I can’t remember if it was before or after the trust
In spite of everything they’re just thrown away
Just thrown away
time ticking, going by, flying so fast
I never used to see myself and feel so fucking sad
I'm not ready can we please set the clock back?
a minute a day a week a month a year
time keeps going, it stops for no one
and times been telling me it's time to grow up
but I'm not going I'm not ready for fall
I'll make this summer last forever cuz it's never enough
So much time
wasted in the worst of ways
Now I’ll never get back my life
And all the days, just thrown away
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