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GLASSING (SINGLE) - 2018

GLASSING



FÜR ANNALYSE (SINGLE) - 2018

FÜR ANNALYSE

 

THE UNFOCUSED EP - 2012

 

KNOW KNOW KNOW
SUNLIGHT



EXTRICATING (SINGLE) - 2018

EXTRICATING



IN STRIFES - 2014

 

FAR FROM HOME SICK
SPARE LOVE
A STANDOFF WATLZ IN Eb
REASONABLE CONFIDENCE
PHONED IT IN
DONT CALL
WAKE UP BLONDIE
BLIND SPOT
END OF MARCH






EXTRICATING

Yea, She says
That all her friends
And her family
Have all been telling her
To get away from me

Yea,
She says
After all these years
She's been growing
While I've been going (nowhere fast)

Yea, She says
She just can't sit around
Watching me drown
And sabotaging myself

Well  Live your life
And I'll live mine
Just don't blame me
If I'm stuck in your mind
From time to time

I'll be fine
I'm sure this happens all the time

Yea, She says
That all her friends
And her family
Have all been telling her
To get away from me

Yea, She says
That all my jokes are rude
And I'm too negative
With my bad attitude

I'm sorry
I'm always running late
And I speak my mind
In places I hate

Well go and
Live your life
And I'll live mine
Just don't blame me
If I'm stuck in your mind
From time to time

I'm sure you'll be fine
But I hope it happens all the time

GLASSING

I know what you're doing
I've seen it all before
Just a few more weeks of neglect
Before I'm excused out the door

I wish I didn't care
I wish this wasn't true
The more and more I try
The more I'm losing you

I can feel it coming on

Who did you meet?
Where'd you lose the time?
Did you give into their game?
And did they know you were mine?

I know what you're doing
I've seen it all before
Just a few more nights of dread
Before I'm excused our your door

(you know I'm right, just admit it, come on!)

you don't love me,
like you used to
no you don't want me,
the same way I want you

I wish I didn't care
I wish this wasn't true
The more and more I try
The more I'm losing you
The more and more I try
The more it feels like I'm losing you
No matter how hard I try
I've already lost you

FÜR ANNALYSE

I've been polite 
I've been rude 
I've been clumsy and a stubborn fool 

I've been short 
I've been sweet 
And I've been known to sometimes lose my cool 

But the last thing you'll ever catch me do... 
Is try and control some twisted idea of you 

Because I accept what I don't know 
I'm just happy to see how far we can go 

You picked the lock to my heart 
Before I ever thought to reach for the key 
And you shine so bright it scares away the doubts that bother me 

And the last thing you'll ever catch me do... 
Is change myself into something I am not, for you 

Because you accept who I once was 
And you still love me more than anyone else does 

You picked the lock to my heart 
Before I ever thought to reach for the key 
And you shine so bright it scares away the doubts that bother me 

I could've sworn there was nothing left of my soul to give anyone 
But you brought me back into the light and let me know that I was far from done 

Yeah I guess that's love 
That real love 

You know you're my one, 
My only one 

You picked the lock to my heart 

I could've sworn there was nothing left of my soul to give anyone 

You picked the lock to my heart 

And you brought me back into the light

 

FAR FROM HOME SICK

I’ve got nothing left in common with my friends
They all smoke, drink, and drive to no end
And I’m sorry I couldn’t stay
But I refuse to waste away

Now I put them before my feelings and beliefs
And it only led to a world of grief
So I know this might sound strange
But in order to live I had to change

But I guess they’re allowed to be mad
Ok I’ll take the blame
I just didn’t want to end up the same

So long
So long you’ll all be so much better off

 

SPARE LOVE

We just couldn’t let the good times be
We just couldn’t let those good times be

We just had too many false starts
With our young and clumsy hearts
We just couldn’t let those good times be

Do you have any spare time to waste on me?
Do you have any spare time to talk to me?

Because we’ve been back and forth and again
We tried to make it out as friends
Do you have any spare love to waste on me?

It’s a question I’m scared to ask
It’s an answer that you don’t know
If there’s one thing in my life that’s true
It’s that

I cant live without or with you…
No
I cant live without or with you

Could you ever learn to forget a fool like me?
Or do you think you could ever forgive a fool like me?

Because now I’m knocking on your front door
Looking for the love I had before
Do you think you could forgive a fool like me?

It’s another question I’m scared to ask
It’s another answer that you don’t know
Well if there’s one thing in my life that’s true
It’s that

I cant live without or with you…
No
I cant live without or with you

 

A STANDOFF WALTZ IN Eb

Just as soon as I enter the room
You throw your eyes around
And you start to assume
That I’ve come in to spoil all of your plans

But by now you've got me trained
And I’m emotionally drained
So I give in to all of your demands

And I’ll admit that you're right
So we can call this a night
I know you're sick of having this same old fight

Now everyone you know says, we're “doomed"
Because you tell them all I say
And all the things I wont do
But the only one I’ll ever trust is you

And you can tear through my brain
Like a getaway train
And I want to be your getaway man

So I’ll admit that you're right
So we can call this a night
I know you're sick of having this same old fight

Is this goodbye or goodnight?
I could never get it right
I can’t believe we're having this same old fight

Let’s call this a night

 

REASONABLE CONFIDENCE

Move to a new address
And change your hair
Act like you’re fine
Pretend not to care

I know your regrets
And I feel your pain
But to expect something else
Would be defined as insane

I had such high hopes
That you were the one

I had such high hopes
That you wouldn’t run

After all is said and done
We start to fall
Rationalize
That it’s better not to call

I just couldn’t keep up
With all your mistakes
And I never meant to blemish
Your heart with more breaks

I had such high hopes
That this couldn’t be true

I had such high hopes
For a stronger you

I had hoped that you were the one
And had hoped that you wouldn’t run
Are you happy it’s over?
Are you happy with what you’ve done?

 

PHONED IT IN

How the hell did you expect me to love you?
When I couldn’t even love myself

How the hell did you expect me to stay here with you?
When you couldn’t even sit with yourself

Whoa…
You’re nothing but trouble
Whoa…
And your timing is horrible

I’m sorry I couldn’t be everything you wanted
I’m sorry I never said enough
I’m sorry I didn’t really know you
I’m sorry I apologize so much

 

DON'T CALL

There’s people living in my head
The voices keep me together
Some of them I haven’t known too long
Some of them I’ve known forever

And we all fight, yeah we fight
Over what is wrong and what is right

Obsessive
Compulsive
Paranoia

There’s people living in my head
The voices keep me together
And we fight, yeah we all fight
Over what is wrong and what is right

 

WAKE UP BLONDIE

I used to think love was a game of fear
With changing rules that were never clear
Yeah I’ve been chewed up and spent
Left wondering where all my money went

Then I found you all alone
With a broken smile and without a home
So I took you in and tried to mend your heart
It wasn’t long before we couldn’t stay apart

I love you more
Than I ever thought I could
And If I knew how to fix this
You know I would
But these days
You look more lost
Than you’ve ever been before
If all you need is me
You shouldn’t have to cry anymore

You wanted a ring and my last name
But you knew from the start I never wanted the same
So as time went we compromised
Until there was only was pain left in both of your eyes

I love you more
Than I ever thought I could
And I knew how to fix myself
You know I would
Because these days I feel more lost
Than I’ve ever felt before
And if all I do is bring you down
I don’t think you need me anymore…

 

BLIND SPOT

I ain’t going to miss you baby
Half as much as you’ll miss me

I ain’t going to miss you baby
‘Cause you ain’t ever been good to me

I’m going to put you in my blind spot

So when I look back
There ain’t nothing to see

You’re just a speed bump baby
On the long road home

You’re just a mistake
That I used to know

I’m going to put you in my blind spot

So when I look back
I’ll know I’m gone

 

END OF MARCH

I’ve got nothing left to say or prove
I guess I lost it all in the move
All I have left is what’s in this lonely room
And I’m dreading what you’re bringing here in June…

Yeah, I came home
And I came home to find every bridge burned
And I came home to box full of lessons learned
But piece-by-piece I’m fixing up this room
And I’m praying love wont strike me down anytime soon

Because
I’ve got nothing left to say or prove
I guess lost it all since I last saw you
I’ve got nothing left to say or prove
I lost it all in the move

 

KNOW KNOW KNOW

Come crawling back home
Don't tell me where you've been
And I'll promise not to say
I told you so

But I think you know
Yeah I know you know

I'm not proud of things I said
I'm not happy with where I went
But each day gets easier
And i know you're doing just fine

Come crawling back home
Don't tell me where you've been
And I'll promise not to say
I told you so

But i think you know
I know you know

 

SUNLIGHT

Late last night I came around
But you didn't talk not one sound
So I asked if you were feeling ok
You said I’m fine it was just a long day

I hate to see you so tired and sad
I never know what to say I just feel bad
I don't know what it could be
But it seems these days you're never happy

So please don't let me hold you back
I just want to love you for everything you are
And I know you got so much going on
I miss you like crazy when you're gone

You’re the most selfless person I’ve ever met
You’ve got the worlds biggest heart and I’m willing to bet
When it comes to your family and your friends
i see the love and how it never ends

So please don't let me hold you back
I just want to love you for everything you are
And I know you got so much going on
I miss you like crazy when you're gone

And oh what a life you live
Filled with art, travel, and competitives
So please don't look so sad tonight
Your smile is the closest thing to sunlight

 

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