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Betty (Demo)
03:25
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No after party tonight
Not after we've spent all week hanging out
I've got some plans coming up
And I can find a way to pass time until then
I'm not sure when things changed
I used to live for the moment, now I'm floating in space
Spent year after year hanging on
Hoping that something would fall into place
I guess life is a trip you waste
It's expensive on the road, but it's no fun to stay home
One foot always stuck in the future
Stumble over myself just trying to keep up
What do you think about these days?
When was the last time that you struck a nerve?
Thought I had somewhere to be
Guess this is all I deserve
You can't control everything
And those tattoos alone won't make you interesting
Go ahead and look if you want
But everything's ugly if you stare long enough
What do you think about these days?
When was the last time that you struck a nerve?
Thought I had somewhere to be
Guess this is all I deserve
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2. |
Go Outside (Demo)
05:04
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We were doing so well
Yeah, we made it so far
And then I lost my job
And then you crashed the car
We didn't live anywhere
We had no place to go
But we were still never capable
Of taking it slow
Then you broke the alarm
Meant to wake us both up
So I feel back asleep
Said that you'd had enough
Open the window
Let the kids go outside
Because if nothing is wrong
We've got no reason to hide
What's the point in taking steps
When your feet keep getting wet?
Made a few new friends
But you keep running up your debt
This landslide of compromise
It defines your life
Examine time spent alone
To figure yourself out
Now that you need your voice
It's getting harder to shout
You left all your friends behind
To be American Sad
Your room is always a mess
Will it always be this bad?
Sunday storm clouds hang
Overhead like a thought
Did you fail to prepare?
Or was it something you fought?
Open the window
Let yourself go outside
'Cause it's not raining yet
You've still got plenty of time
What's the point in taking steps
When your feet keep getting wet?
Made a few new friends
But you keep running up your debt
This landslide of compromise
It defines your life
Had a pretty good time
Dug our hands right in
I don't want to be them
So I'll try being me again
It's not how apt you are
It's not how much you steal
This world's a metaphor
But how you feel is real
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My belly aches
I guess that's what I get for drinking too much
And staying up late
Passing out watching TV like a slob
And there's things I do
That I really wish I'd rather not
Like spend all my time
Worrying about the things I choose to do
And I just need to find the safest way
That I can get the fuck away from you
And I just need to find the safest way
That I can get the fuck away from you
Feel my heart sink
With the sound of every siren on the street
The city's calling me
But I'm just trying to get some sleep
And when I'm alone
I get crowded out of my own head
And when I go out
Can't find any reasons to look up
And I just need to find the safest way
That I can get the fuck away from you
And I just need to find the safest way
That I can get the fuck away from you
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4. |
The Old Places (Demo)
05:22
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And all the old places
We used to hang around
Are just wasting spaces
In our hometowns
All of them painted in memories
I forgot
Long drives remind us
Of what could have been
The open space behind
The place where life began
Imagine the dozens of futures
You'll never know
Just disappear through the rip in the seams
No one can blame you
It's not where you should be
There's nothing left here but shame and suffering
And the memory of the better brother that I used to be
Screamed the whole time
They wouldn't stop the ride
Kids formed a line
Couldn't wait to try
Remember when you could afford to be
Innocent
Just disappear through the rip in the seams
No one can blame you
It's not where you should be
There's nothing left here but shame and suffering
And the memory of the better brother that I used to be
I don't have the time
Don't have the time to take care of you
Busy taking myself too seriously
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5. |
The Morning After (Demo)
01:20
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6. |
On the Lam (Demo)
02:43
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You wake up the sound of the ocean
It's comforting to know
It's always there
You consider me an ocean
Deep enough to live in
And that makes me a little scared
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Do you see yourself swimming?
Swimming through the currents of the earth
With all of that stuff that's up in your head
Well, how can you imagine
What life is going to be?
We're on the lam
The sun is bending through the water
It's like this every morning
But how long can it last?
Can we hide out here forever
In this world that we created
Away from all of them
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Do you see yourself swimming?
Swimming through the currents of the earth
With all of that stuff that's up in your head
Well, how can you imagine
What life is going to be?
We're on the lam
And we could raise a daughter
And we could do it on our own
And we could take the best parts of our days
It'd be the only life we know
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Do you see yourself swimming?
Swimming through the currents of the earth
With all of that stuff that's up in your head
Well, how can you imagine
What life is going to be?
We're on the lam
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7. |
Catholic Guilt (Demo)
06:17
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Here we sit on the eve of our deaths
Why can't we just pretend?
It's coming closer, remember what you did
Why can't we just forget?
Your hands are shaking, no idea where to begin
Why can't we just pretend?
Lie through your teeth while you're talking to your friends
Why can't we just forget?
I don't want to live with all this Catholic guilt
Hold me under water and wash away the sin
I don't want to lose you to all this Catholic guilt
I don't want to lose you again
It sinks in when we're just learning to exist
Begins a process of shame and confusion
Identities are broke and can't be fixed
Rack up debt to pay for your indulgences
I don't want to live with all this Catholic guilt
Hold me under water and wash away the sin
I don't want to lose you to all this Catholic guilt
I don't want to lose you again
Couldn't stop it
I couldn't try
A cheap messiah
Another lie
We were married when we were young
Now you're buried and I think I'm done with this
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8. |
Thoughts (Demo)
03:34
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Try to articulate the sounds
You cannot focus out of bounds
On scary thoughts you can't live without
Everyone spinning
Head in the clouds
And is this how one oughta see
White noise obscuring what is real
The groundswell burning up your feet
What a peculiar place to meet
[instrumental break]
My that's an awful lot of noise
Stick to your guns
Show off your toys
The things we invent to fill in the dark
The things we invent that tear us apart
Conditions set
Pick up a phone
Call on yourself
But he's not home
Pass me while I am on my way
I'm moving back from the city
Trying to find the right state of mind to survive
I just thought it mattered
Once upon a time
I just thought
I'm just thoughts
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Michael Garrity Chicago, Illinois
I live in Chicago and try to record as much as I can. I'll put it on this Web page when it's ready to go.
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