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L.I.A.E.C
02:24
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I've been dreaming a lot
and sometimes these sensations are
the only thing keeping me here when I'm not
Floating overhead
in the passenger seat of my head
I'm told a story
so familiar and yet so strange
and never got it's name
I've been thinking my thoughts
are all becoming a bit to familiar
and making me someone I'm not
Remembering all I've said
is the closest I'll get to retracing my steps
in the passenger seat of my head
I'm told tales
Of wild adventures and beautiful sounds
of heartbreaking ends
and passion unbound
the world never looked as good as it does
right now
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Identity
02:24
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The world is burning today
will you be caught in the flames
or will you find redemption
in the death and resurrection
of a dream that you once had but now is lost
Where is your mind today,
is it caught up in a haze
and when you think about it
is it guilt shame and embarrassment you feel
or are you happy with
the way that you present yourself
For all the world to see
does it reflect the way you feel inside
and my identity
has taken it's toll on my mind
I can't say that I know for sure
just what the future has in store
The world is colored in shades
of withheld permissions and blame
cans and cannots can you tell between
the words I say and what I mean
and all those things that I
won't ever give away for fear that
I might lose myself
through seas of inconsistency
but reaching out for help
has never quite appealed to me
and as the surface melts
I'll ponder all I am inside
and everything I've felt
the heart captive inside the mind
I pray some day that I might find
the piece of me I left behind
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3. |
Tainted
04:07
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I still remember
the way that you looked at me
eyes filled to the brim with emotion
it'd run right down your face and
leak into everything
Until everything I knew
was tainted by you
such a beautiful hue
I could not get enough of
the way that you smiled
when you looked at me
I thought for a second
that I might free
From the pestering thoughts
and the halfhearted feelings
the incapability of seeing
a being in myself
more than what I once was
found my heart in your eyes
found my soul in your love
Now you see through me
more than I would have wanted
that's why I'm scared to leave
will the depths of my soul
cease to be
without you to perceive
all that is me
I feel so much resentment for a man i never met
cause he took something from me I'm afraid i won't get back
It's alright
will it be alright
it's alright
So now we've come to the end of the line
I hope you had a good time
in spite
of all those things I am that held you down
you can do anything now
you can be anyone anywhere
don't stop growing
show me how the years we spent meant something more than
memories left behind
I promise I'll be fine
it's alright to be afraid
and if we meet again someday
may there be nothing in the way
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4. |
Best for You
04:12
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Nothing exists in a vacuum
nothing gained without cost
no singular moment defines who we are
we are all greater sums of our parts
but the choices we face
and decisions we make
are all steps along the way
but it's never too late
to redirect fate
and there's no better day
than today
Stop waiting on a seminal moment
when it may never come
stop judging your life's full potential
on what you've already done
the dreams that you once dared to dream
as a child can still come true
I've got it in me
and you've got in you
you just have to follow through
Nothing that we do will last forever
nothing in this world is set in stone
spend too much time thinking about days gone by
you might miss what good the future holds
It's a balancing act
between future and past
with the present held somewhere in between
but each day brings something new
and no one can decide but you
just what that statement means
So stop waiting on a seminal moment
when it may never come
stop judging your life's full potential
on what you've already done
the dreams that you once dared to dream
as a child can still come true
I've got it in me
and you've got in you
you just have to follow through
Surround yourself with people who
want nothing but the best for you
does fear of failure hold you back
or is it passion that you lack
remember how you used to be
don't let your dreams be memories
just think of all you could achieve
And I just want to see you smile
genuine, not in denial
I just want what's best for you
you are my friend
you are my love
you are the stranger on the bus
you are the retail employee
you're all I never want to be
and I don't want that life for you
there's so much more that you can do
don't tell yourself that this is it
don't let your life slip away
and I just want to see you smile
genuine, not in denial
I just want what's best for you
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5. |
Let Me Sleep
04:18
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Please let me sleep
a little longer
I'm not done dreaming
and I can pretend
that I'm ok
if you can pretend not to see the bleeding
I can hide all the scars
avert my gaze to the stars
till the smell
creeps it's way out from underneath the carpet
I'd try to clean it up
if I didn't feel so darn lethargic
so instead I dreams dreams of
precious vulnerability
that elusive fragility
I'm not who i ought to be
so please
let me sleep
Cause when I wake up I'll be fine
and when I wake up I will smile
till I can't even tell
how it is I truly feel
I'll make space for all your burdens
by erasing all my own
and you won't ever know
cause I will do it on my own
So please let me sleep
a little longer
cause when I'm dreaming I feel fine
but I know someday
I'll grow stronger
and I'll realize these dreams of mine
Till then I'll close my eyes
sing myself sweet lullabies
cause I know if I try
my dreams will all come true in time
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Tell me where do you go
when the night comes to claim you
and you're so far from home
when your limbs start to shake
I know I cannot go
to the places you visit
but I hope that you know
I'll be there when you wake
Sometimes I know
there's nothing I can do to change
the way you feel when
nightmares crawl out from your dreams
into your ears and
out across the back of your neck
speaking fears you'd
rather forget
I know I cannot go
where the moon tempts you nightly
but I'll stay by the phone
wishing you sweet dreams
know that you're not alone
among stars shining brightly
let them guide you back home
safe and sound here with me
here with me
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