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I saw an apple core, half eaten,
Thrown down in the dirt
I saw a coffee cup without a lid
And somebody’s torn shirt
I saw cracks in the sidewalk
That spelled out your name
And I asked myself
Am I to blame?
All these forgotten things
That people have left behind
Do they remember them
The way I remember mine?
Do they feel the space they’ve made
When they try to find
All these forgotten things
That they’ve left behind?
I saw a dog with three legs
And a cat with just one eye
I saw a man leave a house
He did not wave goodbye
I heard a train whistle blowing
That sounded like your name
And I told myself
I am to blame
I saw the house we used to live in
The windows broken and black
The glass on the grass below
Like the tears I can’t put back
I only want to start over
So I start with your name
On my lips with “I” and “love”
And nothing of blame
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Something to Say
03:21
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I’ve got something to say
And you’re gonna listen
For as long as it takes
I don’t think that you’ll hear me
And I don’t really care
What’s another mistake?
I want the world to know
The way you mistreat me:
What you call fair
Ain’t nothing but a lie to cover
What you see
when you look in the mirror
You say that I talk too much
So how do you like me now?
Does the music help?
Or is it up too loud?
Do you want me to shut up now?
Like all of the times before?
Not this time, honey
Now we even the score
I’ve got something to show you
And you’re gonna look
Until you see it true
I don’t think you can stand it
And I don’t really care
Wait until I’m through
I want the world to know
What I’ve been dealing with:
What you call love
Ain’t nothing but a lie to cover
The way you deny
what’s in Heaven above
You say that I think too much
So how do you like me now?
Does the music help?
Or is it up too loud?
Do you want me to stand down now?
Like every time before?
No way, baby. Now we even the score
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3. |
Half a Life Ago
04:27
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It was a day in late summer
And the rain was falling hard
You waved through the glass at me
And drove off in your car
"It’ll be all right," you said,
"This is meant to be.
Just stay cool and keep your head
And you’ll come home to me.
You’ll come home to me."
But that was half a life ago
It feels like yesterday
The same old destinations
Coming round the same old way
It was half a life ago
And I don’t think you know
How you want to get to
Where you want to go
It’s now a day in late winter
And the snow is coming down
The memories of all those months
Have gone cold on the ground
"It’ll be all right," you said.
I wonder if it’s true
Can your heart show your head
What you need to do?
Well that was half a life ago
And we’re still miles apart
From the day we swore to stay
True to each other’s hearts
Tell me where we’re going
Instead of where we’ve been
Maybe I’ll believe you
When "why"
Becomes "when"
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Fairy Tale Ending
03:05
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What I see when I look into your eyes
A question that I asked so long ago
I see the answer now 20 years gone by
It’s an answer I don’t want to know
Is this the way life is for everybody else?
A bag of broken mirror and some glue
I’m struggling to put it all together
While pretending that I always knew
This is not what I was promised
This is not how it should be
This is not the life I signed up for
This is not ever after happily
Not ever after happily
What do I do with the lies I was told?
How can I kill them and be done?
How do I start from a place so cold,
To change us two back into one?
Where is that fairy tale ending?
Where is the warm and setting sun?
When will we finally stop pretending
And get down to what must be done?
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What You Choose
04:18
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I can remember them
When I want to
All the good parts
I know you can, too
The days at the beach
Under the sun
The days in the sheets
The days that we had fun
So why do you want rain?
Why wish for snow?
Why do you choose pain
As the only thing you know?
Why have grey clouds
When I can see blue sky?
Why be so proud
Of all the times you made me cry?
I can remember
The other parts, sure
All the bad times
I’ve had to endure
The shattered dreams
Like ashes at night
Floating up from fires
Of half-remembered fights
This life is what you choose
That’s how you win
That’s how you lose
The "us" you want is right here
At the end of what you choose
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