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Looking to the Stars...
03:59
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I came back to see the damage done
This heart-bleed, this burning building
There's nothing left here to fall back on
And I was once so perfect in your eyes
Now I'm just another fire
I lit this place up once I saw you changing
And heard you lie
Told you to toss your halo into the sea
Told you to figure it out on your own
It's time to toss my halo into the sea
I need to figure this out on my own
I used to believe that I could never hurt you
Intentionally, but look who I've become now
(Look who I've become now, look who I've become now)
Didn't know I had it in me
They said to give it all but I just never had it
You found yourself, I lost myself in the same sentence
These craters in the ground prove all the places I fell
We tried to build our solace but it led us to our hell
The more different we become, and the closer we are
The deeper all the cuts and the more permanent the scars
Can't find my way back home so now I'm looking to the stars
It can't be hard to flicker out and fall apart, just curse the start
Tossed your halo into the sea
Told you to figure it out on your own
It's time to toss my halo into the sea
I need to figure this out on my own
I used to believe that I could never hurt you
Intentionally, but look who I've become now
I used to believe that I could never hurt you
Intentionally, but look who I've become now
Look who I've become now
Look who I've become now
No, this is the crossroads, this is the end
My brothers turn and blame me for my destruction
I thought I could save you, but no one saved me
I felt the room give into the cold
Left you silent on my bed
(Can I escape the emptiness, this void is so dense)
Now it's silent in my head
(And we dissolve into nothing, 'cuz nothing makes sense)
Let's forget we both exist
I just need my friends
I don't think my friends will understand
Let's move on from all of this
I hope you find hope
I hope I can find some hope again
I hope you can find hope again
I hope I can find hope again
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Thought Bubble
03:40
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Is it safe to say
That I haven't made too much of an impression?
Well, anyway
I built you a palace in my mind that I can't speak into existence
So you'll never know, but
No worries, it's cool
I'm melting all over. I'll try not to get it on you
Your hair looks amazing; nice weather we're facing
I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
It's safe to say
That I'm overthinking to the point of nonsense
Just yesterday
You said "hey" and used my name, and clearly that must mean something
Or maybe I'm just daydreaming and nothing never means nothing, oh gosh
This stain on my ego is really quite painful to wash
Your heart makes me smile; I'll stay here a while
I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
If I said what's going on in my brain
Would you freak, fight or flight it?
If I read your thoughts like right off a page
Would I try to rewrite it?
I'm a freak
I'm an awkward little dude, in a weird mood
Always second-guessing, although here I am confessing
And I never should have said anything that day we met
Yeah, I'm upset but I wouldn't fret if we just never speak again
And I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
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I saw you there
I saw your glowing face
Saw the sirens in your hair
Heard the bullets in your pace
And I've been changed by the burning and her stains
I'm too scared to stay in place
And I'm too strong to stick around and hear your name
I bet you know you look so cool with that smile on
It draws them all to you, it makes them proud of who you've become
You know the words to make them sing along
They think that's always you, 'cuz they're not there when you turn it off
So here's my empathy
For your debauchery
I used to be as good as you at faking purity
We're all the same 'cuz everybody's wrong
I gotta say, I feel so fake with this smile on
Behind unsteady eyes
At least you care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
(Nothing to you)
They talk around it and assume I'm fine
But I can't verbalize enslaved emotions you left behind
Flew to the moon and did it all alone
I'll melt this love I had so I can fuel my way back home
And now I'm just like you
I'll fuel the darker parts of me that no one knew
To see the life I'd choose
Between a moral vanity and moral truth
Behind unsteady eyes
At least I care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Don't waste your breath, your life's the one you wanna save
Just paint the scars a different color so they call you brave
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Apology, how sweet the sound
Comet crashing down
Tell me now, do you feel a bit defeated?
I'm just as lost as I am found
Can you hear me now?
I can't pick you from a crowd, do you feel cheated?
I'm just a kid kicking rocks on the sidewalk
I could have sworn I walked away with guilt enough for both of us
Months pass, hours pass, you finally show your face
I don't want to speak
I just want you to leave but I'm still stuck with something to say
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I should have known
How'd I not just guess it?
'Cuz the subject of your stories and your questions
Yeah, they're all the same
Who knew?!
And I'll just hide behind the lyrics, I hope you can't read between the lines
'Cuz I know you didn't mean it, but it still makes me feel like I'm
A waste of time
A waste of feelings, thoughts, attention, love, and time
I'll waste away if I don't weigh these lies inside my mind
Well, I can't stand to watch
I hope you talk this through
Go crazy for all I care
If it's what it takes for you
Spend more time together
You're not sitting close enough
And don't bother to ask me
To play your wedding song when you fall in love
Well it makes me sick
It makes me nauseous just to watch this all unfold
This accelerating heartbeat is just getting old
And if I don't figure this out, I'll probably end up sad, angry, and alone
(Alone)
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5. |
Finally
03:35
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I used to pray for a promise
Used to wait still as a stone
'Cuz nobody
Wants to be
All alone
I used to fear I won't find her
Nightmares and chills to the bone
They say nobody
Wants to be
All alone
Well, I used to pursue these fuzzy feelings 'till they'd kill me
All I wanted was to say I'm in love
If she outshines the stars, then maybe I just need some starlight
Maybe I need
Peace and clarity
And my mind is clear when she's elsewhere
My star shines fine when she's gone
Finally
Sighing, free
All alone
All a...
I'm not alone
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6. |
Better Off
04:54
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I get around when I can, when my car is working
And when it's not, I gladly stay inside
'Cuz certain smells in the mall
And empty sheets across the hall
Remind me sometimes it's okay to hide away
I found your socks in my drawer
Hope you didn't need them
I think my bunny tried to eat your scarf
I get around when I can, when my head's on straight
And when it's not, I guess I don't get very far
I'm not gonna miss you
I'm not gonna miss you anymore
I'll make things so much better than we had it
Just forget it
Hope you're not gonna miss me
You're not gonna miss me anymore
I pray the best for you, that you can have it
So much better than we had it
I like to play tracks of rain when the weather's perfect
It blocks out other noise and calms my mind
I'll sing some songs no one knows, and go to hardcore shows
I kind of like how I have all this extra time
And I don't need to ask God for a sign
I'm not gonna miss you
I'm not gonna miss you anymore
I'll make things so much better than we had it
Just forget it
Hope you're not gonna miss me
You're not gonna miss me anymore
I pray the best for you, that you can have it
So much better than we had it
(You know we're better off)
I hope you find hope again, 'cuz I already found it
It's in the chords I play on my guitar
I'm not gonna miss you
I'm not gonna miss you anymore
I'll make things so much better than we had it
Just forget it
Hope you're not gonna miss me
You're not gonna miss me anymore
I pray the best for you, that you can have it
So much better than we had it
I know we're better off
I know we're better off
I know we're better off apart (I don't need to ask God for a sign)
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Circlebrooke Hingham, Massachusetts
Rock project by RJ Barnett with elements of emo, pop-punk, and post-hardcore (The existence of additional band members from parallel universes can neither be confirmed nor denied).
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