1. |
The Fall
03:21
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I know its hard for you to try and guess
Everything I’m thinking
Is that what you’re thinking?
Can I make it youthfully tragic,
Enigmatic?
While I’m clinging onto the thought that it can’t beat me
But it nearly beat me
And my chest grows tight, when I know that I
I think I’ve felt this fall before
It’s sticking harder than I’d thought
I’ll call my friends
And let them down
And change my name
And leave my town
Then go get help
But lie about it all
Til you see the signs of the fall
I guess I’m still that kid
With all her fears
I thought coming of age would come with a bit more patience
I didn’t know if I’d make it
Do I rely on the medication?
Internet sensations?
Dopamine-dependent temporary vacations
From everything that I’m faking
And my chest grows tight, when I know that I
I think I’ve felt this fall before
It’s sticking harder than I’d thought
I’ll call my friends
And let them down
And change my name
And leave my town
Then go get help
But lie about it all
Til you see the signs of the fall
Has my ego become too bruised
Finding something to live and die for?
Know that I’ve still got more to prove
But there’s too much to care and fight for
And my chest grows tight, when I know that I
I think I’ve felt this fall before
It’s sticking harder than I’d thought
I’ll call my friends
And let them down
And change my name
And leave my town
Then go get help
But lie about
The reasons why I don’t come out
I’m scared to love
And I’m scared to lose
And I’m scared of ageing
For both me and you
And I’m all choked up
Have I said too much?
Did I roam too far?
Will you pick me up?
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2. |
EST
03:28
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I’ll be tracking the plane site to make sure it’s a safe flight
You’re moving away, and that’s fine with me
I say with gritted teeth
It’s not gonna change, right?
When you’re sleeping on Eastern Time
I haven’t been laughing recently
I think you’re all I need
If it’s EST, is there you and me?
The hands on the clock have never moved so slow as the hours til you go
How does a flickering black board have the nerve to still say more than my emotional vertigo?
I can see your breath is bated
I can sense the weight of “Why?” growing desperate in my ego
Are there seats still on standby?
I can feel my lips are moving, but I don’t know what they’ll say
Something stupidly ambitious, if this flight just got delayed
Are you fine?
Never mind
The bell chimes, that’s a sign
You stand up, we lock eyes
Heavy sigh
Is it time for goodbyes?
If it’s EST, is there you and me?
If it’s EST, is there you and me?
If it’s EST, is there you and me?
If it’s EST, is there you and me?
I’ll be tracking the plane site to make sure it’s a safe flight
You’re moving away, it’s what you need, but it breaks my heart to see
Can we try in the next life?
I felt too much for one lifetime
You’re moving away and I’m proud to see
You got your dream of EST
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3. |
No One Else
03:17
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I’ve been in love with you for so long
That the word belongs to you
And no one else
I’d bite my cheek
Til it would bleed
The way you want it to
Darling,
I thought I’d never feel this way
For no one
My name’s never sounded the same
Like it gains meaning when you say
It softly, baby
I’d hate any person that you hate
On any single day
They’re no one
Your image when I blink
Every time we drink
You’re the substance sinking in
Slowly
I just can’t believe that everyone doesn’t see you this way
I’ve been in love with you for so long
That the word belongs to you
And no one else
I’d bite my cheek
Til it would bleed
The way you want it to
Darling,
I thought I’d never feel this way
For no one
I’ve been in love with you for so long
That the word belongs to you
And no one else
I’d bite my cheek
Til it would bleed
The way you want it to
Darling,
I thought I’d never feel this way
For no one
For no one
For no one
For no one else
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4. |
Move On
03:35
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Move on, move on, move on
You know it’s time to move on
You’re stuck in fight or flight
With a heart that’s hurt for too long
And you’ve lost friends, time and lovers
And there’ll still be others
With words hiding under your tongue
Look at you, all grown up
Bottled in everything that you want
You know it’s time to move on
You know it’s time to move on
You’re not a child
So dust off
What hurts you the most
Because you know it’s time to move on
A shy goodbye
Like a pin drop
My will grows tired
Every lovesick step from your bus stop
And you’ve lost friends, time and lovers
No loss like another’s
Gestures you learnt as your own
Look at you…
All grown up!
Missed your chance with the one that you want
You know it’s time to move on
You know it’s time to move on
You’re not a child
So dust off
What hurts you the most
Because you know it’s time to move on
Move on, move on, move on
Move on, move on, move on
Well, when you feel too much
Does the room still spin?
And are you
Half as happy
As you were as a kid?
And did that second love come?
Was it worth the tears?
And when you pace forwards
Is it fuelled by fear?
It’s like I don’t know how to be human
Is it learnt from love
Or is it built in?
Do your fate and needs still co-exist?
Guess I thought by now
I’d over it
But, how can you grow
In a room on your own?
And how can they help
If you don’t let them know?
How can you grow
In a room on your own?
And how can they help
If you don’t let them know?
You know it’s time to move on
You know it’s time to move on
You’re not a child
So dust off
What hurts you the most
Because you know it’s time to move on
To move on
To move on
To move on
To move on
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5. |
House Party
03:24
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I’m sat here in the bathroom
Cooling down my burning skin
At some dead house party
Telling myself lies about
Why I’m even here
Did I think I’d have fun?
Did I think I’d moved on?
Did I think you’d stay for a bit?
Am I drunk?
Is it love?
Is it something wedged in between?
Well, that sounds like me
Did I read you wrong?
Are you moving on?
I just met someone with your name
It didn’t suit them by the way
A white lie and polite nod as I rearrange
My exit path through the maze
Of a dimly lit hallway
In the clothes you said you liked yesterday
Think you can guess the way I’ve felt
Look at my pupils, that’s a tell
That my conversation always ends on you
Any person
Any room
Any tale I’ll tell for you
While my friends pretend that they’re hearing something new
Did I read you wrong?
Are you moving on?
Did I read you wrong?
Are you moving on?
And now I can’t find my drink
An excuse comes with this
Do you need another too?
Or ditch your friends, ditch mine too
Twenty minutes til last tube
And I only even came here to see you
Well, the kitchen feels airtight
The next stage of the night
Small talk with someone that I knew from school
Check my phone
See a text
It flickers quick
Like a breath
Surging pang in my chest
You’ve left
Am I drunk?
Is it love?
Is it something wedged in between?
Did I read you wrong?
Are you moving on?
Did I think I’d have fun?
Did I think I’d moved on?
Did I think you’d stay for a bit?
Am I drunk?
Is it love?
Is it something wedged in between?
Or is it just me?
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6. |
Family Tree
03:25
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If you need to go, then you can go
I’ve got your voice cemented in my bones
And there’s still words that I wish I spoke
But you know I’ve always struggled with that tone
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean…
There’s a word for you in every phrase I speak
Thank god, the apple never fell far from the family tree
I saw a picture of your Mother
She looked just like me
I’ve heard with time it’s meant to hurt less
But that sentiment feels cheap
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Can you love too much?
Why does love mean…
I’m channelling you in every breath that I take
And I lift my head up after every mistake
And I hope you’d be proud of me
Yeah I know you’d be proud of me
I’m channelling you in every step that I take
And I lift my head up after every mistake
And I hope you’d be proud of me
Yeah I know you’d be proud of me
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Can you love too much?
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Why does love mean loss?
Can you love too much?
Why does love mean…
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