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Stranger
03:51
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You always knew who you were
No doubt in your mind
I didn’t know who I was
But I was so good at hiding
So when our day had come
Why was I so surprised
To see you looking back at a stranger
Who’d been here the whole time?
I started therapy
Now I go every week
I hardly talk about you anymore
Better late than never
You really dodged a bullet
That bullet being me
Stranger things have happened
But I thank god we both got free
I put you in danger
Used you to break me down
So I could grow into the person I know
I could always keep around
Hey stranger, it’s been a little while
How are you doing?
Can’t give you back your time
Just an apology
Can’t give you back your time
Just an apology
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2. |
All Costs
03:45
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He left me in my driveway, never to be seen from again
That house would burn three months later
And I would not reach out
The story of how we end still haunts me into silence
It frightens me most now that I can smell
The fresh blood of a new love
Protect it at all costs
Protect me when I’m lost
I wonder, how many more miles are left to go before it’s over?
A dying breath full of regret
Will you regret me, too?
The story of how we met still rushes me into romance
It frightens me most now that I’m choking on
The fresh blood of a new love
Protect it at all costs
Protect me when I’m lost
Protect me at all costs
Who will love me when I’m wrong?
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Weep
02:56
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You can go ahead, take your leave
I won’t even turn my head around
I won’t even help you pack your things
I’ll just stand there and not weep
I won’t weep
When the boil was over, I was long gone
You couldn’t even see me from your car
It’s no surprise I wanted more than
You could ever give me
I won’t weep
The only time you’ll cross me now is on the street
The only thing we’ll share is the weather
I hear the same thing from everyone I meet
They say that it always gets better
It gets better?
I won’t weep
You can go ahead, take your leave
I won’t even turn my head
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4. |
Shepherd
04:12
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“It’s about the impact,” you said to me in bed
“What woman taught you that?” I said back
You only shook your head
“I don’t want to go there,
That lesson cost me more than I care to admit”
Can I be so sure of you, Shepherd, of your pain?
How can I get through to you if you won’t let me in?
If you think the water gets more kind as you try,
I’ve burned in isolation, not my only crime
But I don’t want to go there,
Those lessons cost me more than I care to admit
We never want to go there
Those lessons cost us so more than we admit
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Ocean
04:42
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Will you still love me after I’ve learned from your mistakes?
So hard growing up in the shadow of your face,
could have been in a magazine
We’re an ocean apart
I dove in to meet you
We’re an ocean apart
I dove in to reach you
But some things, they don’t happen the way you want them to
Why’d you have to go and make your parents cry again?
You know that they tried their best, but it wasn’t enough
So you’ll spend the rest of your life digging out of that hole
We’re an ocean apart
I dove in to meet you
We’re an ocean apart
I dove in to reach you
But some things, they don’t happen the way you need them to
The way you need them to
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6. |
Water Me
02:37
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I’m taking you back, I’m taking you back
I can see that you’ve got some life in you
I’m not looking back, I’m not looking back
No need to remind me what I’ve been through
Cradled in soot and ash,
I’ll give you a bath at the end of my driveway
Standing at the edge
Of the smouldering remains of the house that was my home
I lost everything I owned
I’m not turning back, I’m not turning back
Only way to go is where I have not been
No more holding back, no more holding back
Water me, I’ll water you
Sinking while the world keeps spinning
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Lifeline
02:11
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I wish that I could change their minds
They say it’s not that you’re wrong,
You’re just not right enough for me
They don’t understand what we’ve been through to get here
But I know how it feels to miss you in a fire
You belong inside these hands
Please stay with me, Baby,
I promise to save us now ‘til the end
I’ll make them understand that I need you, that I fear
You’re the reason why, like a lifeline,
I’m still here
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8. |
Nothing is Everything
03:32
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For you, every flower on the highway divider
And instead, blackbirds to greet you on the border
I once drove this road lonely with another
Now with you, my broom, help me to sweep the pieces shattered
Heart like glass, I felt collapsed, that nothing lasts forever
But here we are, driving in your car, nothing else matters
Nothing is everything
For you, every flower
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9. |
Chips (Interlude)
00:22
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10. |
Breaking Promises
02:34
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I told myself I’d never wait around for anyone, anyone
But here I am, breaking promises to myself again, self again
I can hide it better than you’ll ever know
I can fight this, but I might be late to your show
Said I was gonna go, so goddamnit I’m gonna go
On days like this, I feel so alone even though I’m not, no I’m not
Just pick up the phone, but it’s a weight in my palms
And I’m stuck in thought, lost in rot
Why am I like this? I always ask, I’ll never know
Try to fight it, you still love me when I don’t
You don’t say anything, you just pull me close
Maybe breaking promises was what I needed
Take it from me, my world keeps turning
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