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The words you said didn't make it into my head
What I thought I heard was something different, instead
So I snapped at you and stomped my way down the stairs
The remote is in pieces, and here I sulk in my chair
Sometimes I dance, sometimes I step on your feet
Sometimes we laugh, sometime our eyes don't meet
It's hard to dance when our feet get our of sync
How will we work it out?
I'm picking out the words for the next time that I see your face
They are angry and offensive, and really, all over the place
It wasn't my fault that you said something shitty to me
And I know I can't just let the situation be
Sometimes I dance, sometimes I step on your feet
Sometimes we laugh, sometime our eyes don't meet
It's hard to dance when our feet get our of sync
How will we work it out?
I take some deep, deep breaths
It all starts to make more sense
You would never say anything like that
I reacted just like a brat
Now we're sitting on the porch, trying to work it all out
Miscommunication sucks, we've learned, without a doubt
I am thankful you are patient when I make a stupid mistake
For the sake of everything, I'm glad that we stayed awake
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Floatie
03:41
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I'm floating into the sky
Floating across your eye
I won't even say goodbye
I'm still there if you close your eyes
Feel like I want you to feel
Try like I want you to try
Say what I told you to say
Bink, but I won't go away
Come back to the ground
Your head is not so sound
Inside you'll feel me pound
A case of me is going around
Feel like I want you to feel
Try like I want you to try
Say what I told you to say
Bink, but I won't go away
Floatie...
Feel like I want you to feel
Try like I want you to try
Say what I told you to say
Bink, but I won't go away
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Instances of Me
03:20
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Looking in from the outside
Hollowed out on the inside
Playing all of the B-sides
Longing to see your green eyes
Home is where the heart is
Listen closely this time
The heart attack is coming
Don't need to make it rhyme
Lost inside the attic
Walk back down the stairs
Someone rearranged things
Missing all of our chairs
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The Banks Are Closed
03:19
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You took your shot, you did your best
But I'm gonna make you cry
You won the game, and I should concede
But I'll poke you in the eye
I can't see past my lying nose
Today the fucking banks are closed
Put you down to lift me up
An easy target you are
String you along, just enough
But I won't let you get too far
I can't see past my lying nose
Today the fucking banks are closed
I'll offer up my friendship
And I'll make you think that I mean it
But I'll pull out the rug
And then I'll make you clean it
I can't see past my lying nose
Today the fucking banks are closed
Too proud to admit my own defeat
I subjugate you nice and neat
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Don't Fuck This Up
04:02
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Hello my dear
Let me rustle up your fear
Squeezing all your nerves
I whisper in your ear
"The doubt is strong in you,
there's not a lot you can do"
Practice your self-care
By pulling at your hair
Don't Fuck This Up
I'm up in your face
Forget your bubble
It's time for trouble
Don't Fuck This Up
When push comes to shove
I'll take off the gloves
Skinned knees on the ground
I'll have you gagged and bound
Crushing you with fear
The darkest hour is near
I have full control
Yes, I have full control
Don't Fuck This Up
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Rahu, Rahu
04:35
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Get into my head, get into my mouth
Get into my bones, I'm taking you south
My obsession is strong, I built it to last
My hunger won't stop, my thirst won't pass
Rahu, Rahu, this cannot last
Rahu, Rahu, you're way too fast
Rahu, Rahu, snake's head in pieces
Rahu, Rahu
I'm not what I seem, but I seem so fair
I'll rob you and I'll cheat, and leave you lying there
I fight against the light of the moon and sun
In darkness I will ride, until I feel I've won
Rahu, Rahu, this cannot last
Rahu, Rahu, you're way too fast
Rahu, Rahu, snake's head in pieces
Rahu, Rahu
They cut off my head, and they took me apart
I can help you get rich and then I'll poison your heart
You wanna be famous, I can get you there
But you will sleep in fear as you gasp for air
Rahu, Rahu, this cannot last
Rahu, Rahu, you're way too fast
Rahu, Rahu, snake's head in pieces
Rahu, Rahu
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What Business Is This?
03:49
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What business is this? Can I buy something here?
Do you even serve my kind? I'll come in if you don't mind.
Just what goes on in here? Is it as creepy as I fear?
Why do I feel amiss? What business is this?
And it turned into a song
And I sang it all night long
And my throat was dry and cracked
The tornado brought me back
And the ocean roared at me
And I couldn't feel my feet
What business is this? Do you even have a face?
Does your window have a sign? Can I read it from inside?
What is hiding in the back, in that worn out dusty sack?
Tattoos across its eyes, and now I'm petrified
And it turned into a song
And I sang it all night long
And my throat was dry and cracked
The tornado brought me back
And the ocean roared at me
And I couldn't feel my feet
What business is this?
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Tinkerbell Sharted
03:10
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My little firefly, dancing in the sky, your wings a' shimmering
You won't live for long, in two months you'll be gone, you pulled my heart strings
It won't be the same, I'll miss the sparkling, your death will sting
My little firefly, please don't go and die, I'll wait forever
And the thing I'll miss the most
And what got me started
The laughs we had that night
When Tinkerbell sharted
My little lightning bug flittering by, you caught my eye
I feel the air puff from your wings, I know you won't die
But as dusk settles in and the bats fly by, I start to cry
And the thing I'll miss the most
And what got me started
The laughs we had that night
When Tinkerbell sharted
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The Grandfather
05:13
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When I was a boy you helped me learn and grow
A wise grandad, I loved you so
You told me all about each of your scars
The way you fought, and the iron bars
But this war is yours now, this war is theirs, this war is not for me
They lied to you, they tricked you so, dedushka can't you see?
When the sickle swung and the hammer fell, dedushka you were there
But this is different, they are us, dedushka, don't you care?
The leaves have fallen down upon the ground
The air is gray, the Earth is brown
One time you found a flower that grew here
You picked it for me, dedushka dear
But this war is yours now, this war is theirs, this war is not for me
They lied to you, they tricked you so, dedushka can't you see?
When the sickle swung and the hammer fell, dedushka you were there
But this is different, they are us, dedushka, don't you care?
The gray, dark skies
The cold and frozen ground
The missles fly
The painful sound
This is not right
This is not how to love
Dedushka please
Let's both climb above
This war is you, this war is not for me
Dedushka please, can't you see?
The blood stains all the money you won't see
It's not for you, and it's not for me
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10. |
Listen To This Song
03:04
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It's not a song about love
It's not a song about drugs
It's what you're playing in your car
As you drive off to the bar
It's a song you really like (really like)
Hear me sing it on the mic (on this here mic)
The words get stuck in your head (in your head)
When you lay it down for bed
So now you know about my song
And you're gonna sing along
And you'll play it for your friends
Cuz the party never ends
Come on back and play it more
In your earbuds at the store (at the store)
Put one in your partner's ear (your partner's ear)
Play it while you share a beer (share that beer)
Now it's on the radio
And the whole world's gonna know (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
The song you heard by this guy, Will (this guy Will)
Gets stuck in your head still
So now you know about my song
And you're gonna sing along
And you'll play it for your friends
Cuz the party never ends
Put it on your Spotify
Listen to it when you're high (when you're high)
Listen to it when you're low (low low low)
Let it pick you up, you know?
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Will Chatham Asheville, North Carolina
I am an unprofessional musician living in Asheville, NC.
Will Chatham recommends:
Cordelia Elsewhere
by Drunken Prayer
My freind chris.
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