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Options
02:39
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Told me this song was about changes
That those words were where my brain was
When I wrote the whole thing down
I hadn't though about it that way
At least I hadn't pondered deeply
On what was shaping up my life
I wanted something without meaning
Thought I'd find it in the wrong things
So I wrote the lyrics down
We whistled loudly in the darkness
Melodies we thought were formless
With a new direction and cause
New cause
At least before I had a stock option
Of what I thought would happen
But now I find
Maybe I was just blind
And now my meaning is what I get to find
We're on the cusp of breaking down the words now
Writing out the things we wanted to say
Free from the cuffs
Just letting all our thoughts flow
The types of thoughts you'd like to get to know (x2)
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Shot Down
03:24
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I think we've got work alright
dont make light
lethargy, ive got sleep to catch
in this life
the shadow of it was so inviting
so i will make my nest despite me
wanting to feel something
as my body turns into nothing
every little thing that you ask of me
and all the little tasks that you give to me
i shot down (x2)
whats this
like a butterfly you take flight
thats great and all
you can travel far
but in time
your course is thrown when the wind blows
or you fly into a window
stay safe dont you go too far
youll get hurt
every little thing that you ask of me
and all the little tasks that you give to me
i shot down (x2)
who are you to tell me what i found
i will listen but my thoughts will not be bound (x2)
no!
every little thing that you ask of me
and all the little tasks that you give to me
i shot down (x2)
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3. |
I Hate My Phone
03:03
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A perfect pirouette sent my whole summer spinning
While I was bending over backwards tryna keep you grinning
But I found it hard, I was feeling alone
I came to hate this place, and God I hate my phone
I’m feeling uneasy, I’m coming unglued
You make it tough, but yes, I love you
But its on-ly you,
Who could be-so cruel,
And if we don’t-talk soon,
Then read this letter
Saying I’ve been better
And cant you see
That you did this to me?
Post-Chorus
But I wont concede, I wont back down
I will succeed, I will be found
But amidst the storm the waves get loud
The consequence of sound
Wading in the river I’m devoid of emotion
I was wishing so bad that I could see that ocean
But I’ve got to go, I hear my name on the wind
I’ve got to find a place where I can lay down my sins
So leave me be, as I soar through the trees
I’ve said it before, but now I’m breaking free
But on a bend-ed knee
As I rec-ite this creed
For all to-see
As I break the fetters
And I start to feel better
But cant you see
That you put them on me?
But I’ve got to believe
The light will bend to the breeze
And as sure as the Earth
(below my feet)
I will be free
Yes, I’m breaking free, I’m tearing down
The walls that kept me in this town (frown)
And like a roll of thunder I’ll get loud
I’ll get lost in sound
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Buddy
02:36
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Toast
01:38
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You were sitting next to me
Lost in a daydream
How lucky to be
Part of that daydream
Well it was forty in December
Last time I remember
We were holding hands
Lost inside the weather
I woke up tonight
Feeling scared of life
And then I turn to see
You sleeping next to me
Well I, I slept all night
Straight through
With you
I love it when you look to me
Cause damn you’re amazing
And every time you stop to speak
You know I am listening
To the thoughts we think together
The food is always better
When you make cause I’m not much of a cook
But I’m great at making toast
Mmm mmm
Toast!
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Stuck on Mute
02:51
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Can’t tell them apart
My head from my heart
And where they’re going
I’m stuck not knowing…anything
Chorus:
So replay, like a movie
You say, your lines to me
And it seems I’m stuck on mute
For the rest of my days
I’ll take my number
To cure your hunger
Please try to see me
Cause I’m still breathing
Albeit lightly
Still living quietly
Under the blankets
I’ll fear the tyrant, everyday
So replay
like a movie
you say
your lines to me
and it seems im stuck on mute
for the rest of my days
You’re getting high off your hash tags
Scratch that
The flags always at half
mast
And there’s they
In their hazmats
Gotta gas mask
For all the weapons I make
My tax to
mass destruction,
listen to the instruction
don’t step outta line
disruptive, abrupt and corrupted
death from above
you wake up feeling nauseous
for all the people around you
when the world finally found you
it’s just a kick in the ass
Now you ask
Why,
haven’t got the money or time
Chorus
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Masks
03:30
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Starry eyes
You got caught, a great big pile of waste
What a disgrace
Polarized
He popped the mask right off his face
But you’re done getting chased
And you sit all alone and wonder
What’s the worst that could happen if I, (didn’t deny)
The problems that are going on in my life,
So I stop to think and I breath to take in time
And it’s hard to see, but I think I’m doing fine
Broken down
You hop in bed and close your eyes
What do you find?
Kick it around
Determine what’s making the sound
That won’t go away
Cause you don’t want to feel this anymore
What’s the worst that could happen if I, (didn’t deny)
The problems that are going on in my life,
(slow down/half speed) So I stop to think and I breath to take in time
And it’s hard to see, but I think I’m doing fine
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Disagree
03:04
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I think
You’ve had enough of me but you
You disagree
Let’s talk opinions
Better yet oh let's not, let’s just
Push it down
Well I’m sick of this and how it sits
I won’t turn back time
To when things were fine
Cause I know that’s simply not how they get better
I won’t fall in line
Till I see the signs
Directing me to where I can recover
I will recover
What’s this
Right when you thought you knew the things
You want to say
Turns out they’re poison self-deprecating and degrading
to the ones who you know best
Well I’m sick of this and how it sits
This one’s for you broken
You hurt and mistaken
We celebrate you
And all that you do
I won’t turn back time
To when things were fine
Cause I know that’s simply not how they get better
I won’t fall in line
Till I see the signs
Directing me to where I can recover
I will recover
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9. |
Better
03:51
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I’ve been a lot of things
And never thought that I
Would end up finding answers
Where I would often hide
And though they seem so clear now
I know that in some time
The days will make me heavy
The clarity is gone
I finally that reason
To questions on my mind
And why all of these thoughts were dragging me down
Dragging me down
Dragging me down
Till I hit the floor
Till I hit the floor
Till I hit the floor
Locked up in my room
And feeling pretty down
But then I get a message
That turned my world around
It hadn’t seemed so simple
Until I understood
I hadn’t even tried yet
Just did what I could
I finally found that reason
To questions on my mind
We finally found a place where we can grow up
We can grow up
We will grow up
And we’ll be so much more
We’ll be so much more
We’ll be so much more
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formerly Ponder the Giraffe, ponder is a Buffalo, NY based funk rock quartet. catch them live on stage or in your headset!
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