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The Blues (demo version)
03:16
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I wish I still smoked cigarettes,
Had no regrets,
And could loose myself,
in emptiness.
Well, I think I said it best
It hurts to suppress.
Everything inside of me
Well this is a song,
about a sunset,
about a memory.
This is a song,
about a lover,
who didn't love me.
Oh no, no, no.
I've been trying to change my ways,
got ninety days
to shift the way you think of me.
well, I've been down on my knees.
I beg and plead
that you never walk away from....
this is a song
about a sunset,
about a memory.
This is a sad song,
about a lover,
who didn't love.
Oh no, no, no.
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Bring my body, to the riverside.
When I go, yeah.
Tell my friends, I loved them all.
When I'm down on the stones.
Let the river, wash me down
To below, yeah.
It hurts to leave, but you have to go,
when it's all that you know.
Found myself a Colt .45, in the basement.
Said "Fuck your troubles,
loose your mind."
It's better than eating pavement.
Tell my mother, not to cry
when I go there.
I'll never get to say goodbye,
to the ones who cared.
They'll chew you up,
and spit you out.
When they're through with you.
I am made, of broken glass
Can see right through, yeah.
At one time, you were all I knew
and I was true to ya.
Back in the days,
of masquerades.
Singing hallelujah,
singing hallelujah.
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We’ve got nothing left,
Nothing more,
Nothing left, for us to do.
Nothing on this broken rope,
But an empty noose.
Lately I’ve been looking round,
For a place where we can cut loose
Lately I’ve been falling,
With no parachute.
Because you and me, and the devil makes three.
There ain’t no way we’re going out sinning.
Me and you we’ve got nothing left to do,
Except go start our new beginning.
Oh no,
When I touch you,
I feel whole.
When I was fifteen,
I thought I lost it all.
Scrapping down the avenue,
Looking for a clue I can trace.
The breath of a cigarette,
Smeared across my face.
And if I cut myself,
From this sinking ship,
Will I stand ashore,
And watch the bow split?
Because you and me, and the devil makes three.
There ain’t no way we’re going out sinning.
Me and you we’ve got nothing left to do,
Except go start our new beginning.
Oh no,
When I touch you,
I feel whole.
When I was fifteen,
I thought I lost it all.
Lost it all.
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4. |
Up (demo version)
03:34
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I'm waking up.
I got my head on my shoulders,
and my heart is all mixed up.
So just tell me what you want,
so that I can give it up.
I'm waking up.
I'm on the road,
I'm on my own.
I've been traveling since 13,
just searching for a home.
And the shadow of existence,
is something I don't show.
But the second that I'm with you,
It's clear for me to know,
I'm not alone.
And I just needed to say,
that you bring me up.
I'm walking out,
I'm walking down.
In a heartbeat just to get to you,
don't know what it's about.
But I'm hoping when I get there,
that we can sort it out.
I'm walking out.
We're laying down,
we're laying down.
And I swear that when I hold you,
our feet don't touch the ground.
In a room filled with silence,
I can hear your sound,
we're laying down.
And I just needed to say,
that you bring up.
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On the back of a bus,
You ain’t gonna find anyone.
Who’ll be happy to see your face,
You aint gonna get away
In the back of his van,
You ain’t gonna find what you had.
So I shoot myself with dope,
I’m a fucking joke.
And I can’t remember,
Where we were going to.
But just last November,
I was still,
Was still loving you.
On the outskirts of your mind,
I’ve been doing time.
But you won’t slip away,
No matter what I take.
There’s a hole inside my brain,
I fill it everyday
With things you used to do,
Before life got hard on you
Now I’ve been walking circles,
Round places where stood.
Hoping you’d remember,
What you were gonna say,
I knew you would.
You ain’t gonna find anyone,
Who knows what you’re going through.
And you don’t know when to quit,
So life’s just shit to you
We’re all just shit to you.
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I left my heart, in the back of a taxi cab.
Said "that's the only fare I have,
So just take it from me."
I walk it off,
Pour myself another shot
Maybe then the headache stops
That only seems fair to me
I hit the road,
Said "take me where the fuck I need to go"
Sober would be possible
With you here with me
Top it off,
The fever it never stops
My skin is burning off,
At 103
He shoved me down.
Took off as I hit the ground
My ribcage is wearing out
He said "you're hopeless to me"
Well now I'm stuck out here,
And things aren't as what they seem
The ghost is inside of me
It's getting harder to breathe
Oh, oh, oh,
I don't think I know how to turn
Something like this
around, around, around,
Right next to me.
Oh, oh, oh,
I don't think I know how to turn
Something like this
around, around, around,
Right next to me.
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If you want to be happy, then be happy.
If you want to be sad, just stay the same
If you want to be with me, then be with me,
If you decide that you don't, I won't stay.
I was a poor boy, when you found me.
I guess we all take turns, feeling ashamed.
I'd loose sight of the world, if wasn't around me
Sadie K, she never stays
It all just fades away
One day you'll find me, underneath the biggest rock of crystal meth
And I'll gasp for breath
As I crawl cross the bathroom floor for a cigarette
On my hands and knees
Screaming baby please
Just beat the life right out of me
Because it's harder to care if you're pulling my hair
And I'm bleeding out on the linoleum at your feet
You made me complete
That was a lie
You kinda wasted our time
I would've followed you down the road
Tied our shoes to the pole
Said take over my soul.
I would've followed you all the way
Said fuck the pain
You're worth going insane
So if you want to be happy, then be happy
If you want to be sad, just stay the same
If you want to be with me, then be with me
If you decided you don't, I won't stay
I'll just fade away...
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8. |
Illusions (demo version)
04:23
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Wake up from your illusion,
Because we’re doing fine these days.
I hope I didn’t cause confusion,
When I said you feed my flame.
We were doing fine,
Now we’re drug addicts most days.
I couldn’t find the rhyme,
That fit well enough to make you stay.
Now I’m on the outside,
But I’m always looking in.
And I couldn’t help you,
When you can’t give up yours sins.
I’m no good here.
My coke dealer is Jesus,
I pray on my knees, that he gets here soon.
I know that nobody is looking back,
When I’m staring at the moon.
I walked one hundred miles,
Just to forget where I came from.
The only thing they forget to tell you,
Is that it’s never really done.
Now I’m on the outside,
But I’m always looking in.
And I couldn’t help you,
When you can’t give up yours sins.
I’m no good here.
And I tried to think,
That you were never there.
But in the back of my mind,
I know that one time you cared.
In the pouring rain,
I’m searching for your face.
And it breaks me down,
Being the boy that you replaced
Wake up from your illusion,
Because im doing fine these days….
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Riley Thomas New York
Authority is a construct. Don't choke on the submission spoon.
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