1. |
Asleep Behind the Wheel
03:58
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I got one eye open, the other one on the prize
Planned my destiny so there's no surprise
Took a few shortcuts and ended up off the road
The brakes went out so there's no reason to slow down now, ain't gonna slow down now
Slow down now, ain't gonna slow down now
Will I ever park, or fall asleep behind the wheel?
Will I ever stop, and question if this is real?
It's all a dream, all a dream
It's just a dream, just a dream
But do I want to wake up?
I got both eyes closing, neither of them focused now
Nothing's mapped out, anything can happen now
I'm lost out in nowhere, taking random unplanned turns
I'm on my last legs, but there's no way I'm gonna burn out now, ain't gonna burn out now
Burn out now, ain't gonna burn out now
Will I ever park, or crash out in a field?
Will I ever stop, and discover this isn't real?
It's just a dream, just a dream
It's all a dream, all a dream
But do I want to wake up?
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2. |
Hollow Me, Hollow I
02:56
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Hello me, hello I
Hollow feel, hollow eyes
It's hard to take half a step, hard to get the footing right
Can't get through the tunnel, don't quite see the light
Don't quite have the vision, but it's locked into sight
Keep losing function, keep confusing day and night
Hollow me, hollow I
Shallow dreams, shallow life
Where are my dreams? Where's my life?
How do I sleep? How do I fight?
Cannot read, cannot write
Cannot feel, cannot fight
Battered me, battered I
Shattered dreams, shattered life
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3. |
Song for You
02:52
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I picked some flowers for you
I made a mixtape for you
I bought a cheap little ring for you
I wrote this stupid song for you
And I don't think
You appreciate
Any of it at all
All that I've done
It just wasn't enough
So I guess I'll have to do a bit more
I've walked for miles just for you
Following you all around town for you
Found your home address to find you
Broke in so I could sleep beside you
And I don't think
You appreciate
Any of it at all
All that I've done
It just wasn't enough
So I guess I'll have to do a bit more
I changed my legal name for you
I tattooed your name on my face for you
I killed your ex husband for you
And I killed your current one too
And I don't think
You appreciate
Any of it at all
All that I've done
It just wasn't enough
When I get out of jail, I'll have to do more
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4. |
Writer's Block
03:31
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I don't know what to write about
My head's all blocked up with clutter
I really need to open my mind
And let all of my thoughts flutter
But since my brain is filled with blah
I'll just fill the chorus with la la la's
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la
I don't have anything to say
My creativity is shot
I've gotta clear out everything
And repossess my thoughts
And since my brain is still filled with blah
I'll just go back to the la la la's
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la
I've tried meditation
To empty some space in my mind
But it looks like it was clear already
And I'm still working on the opening line
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5. |
Didn't Feel Like It
03:01
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Her’s was the voice that I heard
When I told myself I’d be fine
Like a cannonball right in the face
She was always in my mind
And I was gonna tell her
Yeah I was gonna tell her
I was gonna tell her
But I didn’t feel like it
Anytime the day would go sour
She’d bring your mood up again
And even if you betrayed everyone
She’d still be your only friend
And I was gonna tell her
Yeah I was gonna tell her
I was gonna tell her
But I didn’t feel like it
Even her flaws were flawless
Something even she couldn’t help
Or maybe I’m just oversmitten
And it’s all stemmed from under the belt
But I was gonna tell her
Yeah I was gonna tell her
I was gonna tell her
But I didn’t feel like it
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6. |
Song of Hope
03:25
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Hope was such a dirty girl
Hope loved to play the whore
Hope would do near anything
Between the sheets and more
Hope had warned me many times
I'd wake one day alone
Now here I sit at the foot of the bed
Just staring at the phone
Hopefully, hopefully
Hope is doing alright
Hopefully, hopefully
I'll see Hope again, one night
Hope was such a pretty thing
Hope loved to get dolled up
Hope would do near anything
If just to get a look
I'd fight with Hope so many times
About such trivial shite
Now here I sit with a beer in my hand
Just counting all the nights
Hopefully, hopefully
Hope is doing okay
Hopefully, hopefully
I'll see Hope again, someday
Hope was such a snarky girl, yeah
Hope could be a bitch
Hope would test me many times
Just searching for my itch
Nothing ever bothered Hope
Til silenc0e filled the air
Now here I sit on the floor by the wall
Can still see Hope standing there
Hopefully
Hope is doing just fine
Hopefully, hopefully
I'll see Hope again, sometime
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7. |
Across This Road
03:26
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Standing
From across the way
Won’t ever wave goodbye
Won’t ever go away
Fading
From a faded memory
I’ll never mention
What my mind had seen
But we’ve got to get across this road
Ohh ohh
Knowing
All I’ll ever know
And never will I know
Where all of it goes
Leaving
Don’t know where I’ll go
Maybe I’ll run into you
Somewhere down the road
But I’ve got to get across this road
Ohh ohh
And I’ve got to get across this road
Yeah I’ve got to get across this road
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It's nice to drive when there's nobody else on the road
There's no need to go that fast so I'll take it slow
Cut down every pound from this weight on my wings
Somehow I don't seem to feel anything
I close my eyes when I get to the light
Open up my arms, there's no need to fight
There's no day and night, I'm backwards in time
My skeleton's screened, I feel nothing inside
Everything's white and it all just seems right
There's nothing to fear, no reason to hide
In the back of my mind, I hear myself cry
"Will this be the day I die?
Will this be the place I die?
Will this be the way I die?"
Gotta pay attention cause this is the final street
Make one wrong move and who the hell knows where I'll be?
I'm just a young man alone and out at sea
I look in the mirror, the old man's what I see
I close my eyes when I get to the light
Open up my arms, there's no need to fight
There's no day and night, I'm backwards in time
My skeleton's screened, I feel nothing inside
Everything's white and it all just seems right
There's nothing to fear, no reason to hide
In the back of my mind, I hear myself cry
"Will this be the day I die?
Will this be the place I die?
Will this be the way I die?"
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