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Greed
05:09
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There’s no reason to be afraid
Of who you’ll be when you wake today
If it’s cold outside would you stay indoors?
And drop everything that you’ve worked for
So lace your boots and raise your chin
Forget all the reasons that you hate your skin
There’s a world outside you wouldn’t believe
That your shrouded mind won’t let you see
Did you know the way you feel is in your hands?
Force a smile long enough and you’ll be glad
You’ve got all of you that you will ever need
Don’t ever give in to Depression’s Greed
I’m not going to stay her name
Form the school bus in the ninth grade
I think we never even spoke
But from the seat through the window
Everyday at three o’clock
Her sister was at the bus stop
She must’ve been only six years old
When her big sister hung from a rope
I remember in class our teacher said
I’m sorry to say a girl is dead
And nobody even knew her name
Yet I stayed quiet so I’m to blame
Winter passed and no sign I saw
Of the little girl in their front yard
But when spring came back to life
She was in the garden smiling twice as wide
Did you know the way you feel is in your hands?
Force a smile long enough and you’ll be glad
You’ve got all of you that you will ever need
Don’t ever give in to Depression’s Greed
If you never feel sad that’s a lie
Or maybe you can’t face what’s deep within
But I swear that you are dinner for flies
If you tell someone they look too thin
And if you think that it’s okay
To walk on top of everything
The air gets thin up towards the top
And no one will be there when you drop
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2. |
For the Time We Share
03:35
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For the Time We Share
I’ve got a life in my head that I really can’t explain
A ladder falls from my skull and I climb inside my brain
For the time that we share while we’re all on this earth
Is it too much too ask we try to all get along
For the time that we are still above the ground
Can you give a hand to someone around you?
Many nights I have spent deep inside my head
Trying to make sense of what is happening around me
For the time that we share while we’re all on this earth
Is it too much too ask we try to all get along
For the time that we are still above the ground
Can you give a hand to someone around you?
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You Won't Find Me
04:59
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Lost in love she was
The reason she’ll never know
Maybe a good story will be on the other side
Laughs and heartfelt kisses make it worth the ride
You won’t find me after all the rain
Cause I must be the man I’ve never been
And you’ll fall too hard
If in the rain you run
So take this time
to watch the rain pass by
As a great storm blew in
Along came an eastern wind
I am just a sponge that soaks up all the rain
Wring me out and let me dry
Until the rain comes again
You won’t find me after all the rain
Cause I must be the man I’ve never been
And you’ll fall too hard
If in the rain you run
So take this time
to watch the rain pass by
You won’t find me after all the rain
Cause I must be the man I’ve never been
And you’ll fall too hard
If in the rain you run
So take this time
to watch the rain pass by
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I found a ticket that’s leaving today
On a train but where it doesn’t say
Somewhere in the desert lying in my way
Put it in my pocket then I walked away
Where was the train should I even stay
I burned the gallows just the other day
The old tack piano sitting by the bar
Was my only work but they threw it in the pond
The hangman says he’s done it by the bartender’s say
He looked in my eyes put his finger in my chest
Said if there’s an issue he’ll have me by the neck
They’ve got this phonograph here now anyways
On the next day I walked to the square
The man was calling all to hear
The bounty hunter’s got one catch the show today
Shackles on ankles barely five feet tall
Cried he’s 15 and that he never stole
Got smacked in the head for the words that he said
Then he pulled the rope out
And grabbed the little boy by his collar
Put him on a wood box burlap sack said don’t holler
I pulled out my lighter and walked up to the stand
The man said oh it’s you again
I poured out his whiskey and burned his gallows down
I have hidden for three whole days
With nothing but just motive to leave
But now I’ve got this ticket
It’s my one way out of town
Miles away I saw a train
Sitting in the sand with no railway
I walked half a day to come upon the front
A single ghost manned the locomotive
He said hop aboard I know where we’re head
The first car opened it was empty as could be
I went inside the door slammed behind me
The train took off the speed it was blinding
And I sat back and rode ‘til the end of my days
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5. |
Everything I've Got
03:13
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Everything I’ve Got
When I was younger
The sky was grand but now it’s grey
When I was twelve
A ghost sat on my chest
You set out on a quest
To make my skies blue again
I love you with all my heart
I owe you everything that I’ve got
And when I’m breathing through a straw
I know you’ll keep my head above
When it’s ice cream cups at 6 o’clock
Or tile floors and non-slip socks
Making calls back home to you
Simply means everything to me
When I was twelve
A ghost sat on my chest
And you set out on a quest
To make my skies blue again
I love you with all my heart
I owe you everything that I’ve got
When I’m breathing through a straw
I know you’ll keep my head above
I love you
I love you
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6. |
The House Painted Red
03:36
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The winding stairs
To that purple house
Down the brick alleyway in the city
Is where I keep
My clothes and my things
And all that I need to get by
But where I want to lay my head
Is with you in the house painted red
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Vanity
04:27
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My pride has come to burn
The trust that I have earned
I searched to find the truth
Because I wanted to prove myself wrong
I’ve lived my life lately
Questioning what’s withheld from me
I found that I’m crazy but realized
Maybe I was right all along
Talking to myself in circles
Tearing down my life
Why have I done this?
What have I done to get here?
What have I done to earn this sight?
My vision only lets me see between the lines
I could fix this problem with self destruction
Or fill my stomach with medication
Can’t you see?
It’s not for vanity
This is the way
I appear to be
Can’t you see?
It’s not for vanity
This the way
I appear to be
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8. |
The Show
03:33
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9. |
Someone You Believe In
04:09
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The darkness don’t surprise me and my hate has just run thin
I’ve tried to fight some battles that I’d never win
I’m tired of waking up and dreading the day
But now I’m sure this is gonna change
I threw tables in the river shot arrows in the walls
Did anything I could to distract me from that fall
That year I hit rock bottom that autumn was so long
But now I’m sure that time has come and gone
I want to change myself and be good for you
I’ve gone the same wrong way before but I am through and
All I want is to be someone that you believe in
When you need me most I will be your hope
The past just ain’t worth living but breathing down my neck
My shadow stands behind me attached at the hip
I wave to the sun and my shadow does the same
But now I’m sure I can walk away
I’ll sing myself this song when I’m staring into space
To remind me to be kind and to put me in my place
Sometimes I won’t respond and you’ll think that you’ve done wrong
But now I’m sure my past is not your fault
I want to change myself and be good for you
I’ve gone the same wrong way before but I am through and
All I want is to be someone that you believe in
When you need me most I will be your hope
I want to change myself and be good for you
I’ve gone the same wrong way before but I am through and
All I want is to be someone that you believe in
When you need me most I will be your hope
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You’re speaking of a man
Questions I can’t answer
From my speaker phone
On the road I drove
And walking past my car
As I passed the red light
Was this spoken man
Wearing my pinstripes
A lightbulb missed my head
A foot away it shattered
As the song played on
I thought it didn’t matter
But when you got home
You had to let me know
Your ceiling fan exploded
Glass pieces scattered
Why is this happening to me?
I was walking in the park
In the dark of the night when
I turned on my light
And saw color in my eyes
Upon further inspection
I guess I’m a detective
There was glitter on the ground
It was all around
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Life’s a story of wildfires and mistletoe
And some winters that have been so cold
the warmth is in the snow
To embody the greatest life
That has been known
Is a costly path you’ll never know
Without sinking
If a shepard must command
With a gun in his hand
His brawn and his worth
Are defined by his hurt
If a prophet shall whisper
The whole world will hear the sound
For the path of breadwinners
Was sown in the ground
I knew how to find my way
Doesn’t mean it was easy
To let go of my life
But today is was the first day of my life
This time I really meant it
My slate has been wiped clean
And I feel alive
I knew how to find my way
Doesn’t mean it was easy
To let go of my life
But that day was the first day of my life
This time I really meant it
My slate has been wiped clean
And I feel alive
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12. |
Sleep
03:16
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