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Behind Unsteady Eyes

by Circlebrooke

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1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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)
5.
Finally 03:35
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
6.
Better Off 04:54
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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released October 11, 2019

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by RJ Barnett

Additional vocals on "Looking to the Stars..." by Greg Whitney

Additional vocals on "Thought Bubble" and "I'm Clearly the Loser in This Situation" by Justin Arena

Guest vocals in the intro of "Driving in Boston Be Like" by Maxwell Barry

Photography and graphic design by Shelby Hedlund

Circlebrooke may or may not be:
RJ Barnett
Exper17
Sloth Boy
Orakuru Kobayashi

Special Thanks to:
My incredible parents, Liane and Rodger Lincoln, my family, Max Barry, Jameson Giamo, Quentin Moore, Shelby Hedlund, Josh Morgan, Greg Whitney, Justin Arena, Chris Preble, Christopher Sibilia, Ian Garland, Angus Garland, Geoffrey McNally, Oksana DiCamillo, Prateek, Troll 2, Boxer's Jaw, Nervous, Bullpup, the homies of Bandicoot, Upper Management, Dan Cantrel, Half Bad, the Anchor Open Mics and the North Street Community, Jeremy Scott, New Hope, JD Brenke, the ENC music department, my CHS homies, Kevin Williams, everyone who goes to Chess Company shows, and everyone who's ever played at the Puzzle Factory or the Chess Company.

No thanks to: mosquitos.

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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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