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On the far end
Of the garden
In the darkness
There's a park bench
Where you wait for a ring
You know will never come
I think that's cruel
Will all of your life
You set yourself apart
Like a wounded dove
Away from the sun
Where you wait for a ring
You know will never come?
You wait for a ring
You know will never come
And I think that's cruel
To you
Oleander
Make a little time for me now
It's okay if you'd rather be somewhere else
If you made a little time
Make a little time for me now
I can't wait
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The Damage
03:22
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Let's swear it off and deny
It bears any kind of meaning
I mean, we'll just hang out for the evening
And when she heads up to her bedroom
I'll drive back home to mine
In the dark with a fly in my jar
Buzzing mad around and around
And hitting up against the glass
I guess I feel a little bad about it
But I'm not about to let it out, not yet
Who knows when I'll be ready again
To open up and let her in?
The lonely road was my only friend
For so long, it kept me from remembering
What could happen if I went with her
I don't know where it will lead
I do know there's no coming back
To who I used to be
Well, I've had it with this fruitless quest
The stars are useless
Checked my baggage at the front desk
Tried the complimentary bunk beds
But where's the fun in getting undressed
If it's just me?
I can't sleep alone no more, it's left me so lethargic
Been holding out for someone I ain't ever met
Look how her picture burned a hole right through my soul
It's all I got to go off of
So I'm tossing my old pants
Along with my old plans
If love is all romance, it's gonna cost ya
I'm only now remembering
The place I'm searching for
Is really no place at all
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King of Hearts
04:56
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It's been six months now
Since I've seen the sun
And I'm beginning to doubt
There ever was one
With my good friend gone
It's down to us two
How could she have left me
Here, in this hidden cave, I've grown from
A little babe to a golden idol, towering over
And the tyrant's won
If I don't come
When you cry in your crib
Reaching out in the dark for some comfort
I give and I give
When all I that need is a mother
Down on your knees
You kiss my hands
In search of a ring
In the sparkling sand
Had I known before
I would wring your neck
Slip out the door
Never seen again
Then you cry in your crib
Reaching out in the dark for some comfort
I give and I give
When all I that need is a mother
All that I need is my mother
This hurts me more than it hurts you
Well, you get what you ask for, don't you?
Back through the snow
The moon hanging low
Bloated, grey, and still
Two lights appear
Like eyes in a mirror
Heading over the hill
If I stop in my tracks
Drop my paper bag
And kneel for a moment's prayer
In the freezing rain
I can hear them say
He came out of nowhere, man
I came out of nowhere
And that's where I'm going
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4. |
Get Better
05:30
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Did you really think
That things were gonna get better?
You're so bizarre, the very thought
That this is 'meant to be'
Is dementing me, we're not
Pretending here, k, *poof,* you're gone, you're done
Preventing me from moving -
God, I can't believe I didn't see it
The way she looked at me there on the cemetery lawn
Like I was something holier than she was
Like I was the one she'd been waiting for, for-
So what? It was supposed to be 'so long,
Get better luck next time'
Not 'hey, look, I was wrong, dry your eyes
Come inside and let's for-'
Get everything and take off - your clothes, your dreams
It's no use sleeping on these things
You know, there's a reason they gave us a single bed
Am I ringing any bells in your little
Hollow world of wishful thinking?
If you want me, girl, I'll be binge drinking
Till the room spins and the scene ends
Or I can find an angle of this thing that makes sense
Back to basics
I once heard patience is a version of faith
From a virgin, then he put on a brave face
And betrayed his wealth, rented out the one space
He'd preserved so well since she showed him the way
And played William Tell with the cold hand of fate
In a cheap motel off the ol' interstate
That was her farewell, but now this is a safe place
To herd your selfish impulses
I'm converting hellish symbols
Into show-and-tellish symphonies
As we speak, you seek the mysteries
Buried deep in this old symmetry
But the secret, between you and me
Is the truth will never set you free
It should be sinking in any minute now
Do I really have to spell it out?
I-O-W-N-Y-O-U
But the grounds are weak, make one wrong step
And we're fallen through
Where the ghost of your childhood is clawing you
And the worst of my nightmares is coming true
Well, next week I won't be calling you
'Girlfriend,' this one's all on you
Aw, what the heck, I'll bet a dollar you follow suit or fold
And I'll regretfully follow through (the nose)
Paying dearly daily, monthly, yearly
All my crummy life, but trust me
Anytime you like
You can always choose to
Get better
Get better
Get better
It's all for you
Maybe someday soon
You'll be good enough
For someone new
But as for me, all I want to be is
Forgot, forgone, for God
Forgot, forgone, for God's sake
Make a clean break
Forgot, forgone, for God
Forgot, forgone, for God's sake
This was a mistake
You're all I got
Oh my god, oh my god
I forgot, I forgot, I forgot
I probably shouldn't kiss you goodbye this time
I know it only leads to fistfights, spite, and Tylenol
I didn't cry, my pride is all I have to hide behind
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I been looking for a way out of
This maze for quite some time
Ever since she told me to shut my mouth
I only speak my mind
Yet when I find myself alone and grey
With no one but rainclouds for company
Somehow then I never know what to say
So I don't say a thing
Then you come along
And you're burning bright
What, am I supposed to just let her go?
Well, alright.
But you speak in tongues
That I can't untie
Hey, you never know what you're gonna get
Now, do you even try
To loosen mine up?
Sure, I get tired
And I don't want you when I've lost the will to live
I guess, yeah, I could see
How you'd take that personally
No, they're not just words to me
Love of mine
Did I make you regret the day we met yet?
One step forward, two steps back
Oh, how quickly I forget what I am:
A shadow spinning in its place
No guts, no gall to say this
Do you even feel
There's something here between
The small talk, the long walks
And what few clues you choose to reveal?
I don't think I do, you're being lied to
Why hide behind it, you're denying me the life I'm supposed to live
I guess, yeah, I could see
How you'd take that kind of thing to mean
That you're not good enough for me
Ain't it the other way around?
It's like I'm cooking up a scheme
To build you up, then break you down
As if I'm looking for a reason
To hate you now
I been looking for a way
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