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paper thin
03:55
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i paid the price
believed your lies
go find yourself another vice
why oh why do i continue to fantasise?
you'll never change
am i supposed to sympathise?
all the things you say
(insincerity)
and all the games that you play
(fuelled by jealousy)
but you're the one that gave in?
(such temerity)
i guess your heart's paper thin?
(like my elegy)
life is a luxury, paved in banality
do you remember me?
such a pretty thing?
so naive yet so intrigued
"hold my hand, don't wear that!"
well fuck your demands
i wan't my old life back
why oh why do you continue to antagonise?
cupid's arrows broke
it's time you realised
all the things you say
(insincerity)
and all the games that you play
(fuelled by jealousy)
but you're the one that gave in?
(such temerity)
i guess your heart's paper thin?
(like my elegy)
i'm fighting my demons in clear daylight
losing the battle, though try as i might
you can't tell your wrongs from anything right
i'll strive on without you, so hold the gaslight
all the things you say
(insincerity)
and all the games that you play
(fuelled by jealousy)
but you're the one that gave in?
(such temerity)
i guess your heart's paper thin?
(like my elegy)
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egos and placebos
03:34
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you don't like the truth
but it hurts me, not you
everybody telling me
"good things take their time"
all my life been waiting for
something worth a dime
i can't control the voices now; tearing at my brain
teach me how to silence them
teach me to behave
how much can i take?
their words feel like earthquakes
grown tired of affection and used to rejection
nothing feels safe
you don't like the truth
but it hurts me, not you
your irony; is that you never take the time
to care for yourself, only everybody else
all i hear at therapy:
"you're not alone in this"
but what exactly is "this" to define?
we all lose ourselves sometimes
am i out of my mind?
is this part of the great design?
or simply just an omen?
i wanna feel some emotion
oh, i wish you knew the game
i feel myself slipping
again and again
how much can i take?
their words feel like earthquakes
grown tired of affection and used to rejection
nothing feels safe
you don't like the truth
but it hurts me, not you
your irony; is that you never took the time
to care for yourself, only everybody else
they threw it in your face
then wonder why you fade away
i guess this life's not my day?
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always wanted to be your type
the one laid by your side
keep you warm through the night
i guess my friends were right about you?
kill me with your tongue
every kiss, it stung
my heart made of sponge
where did it all go wrong?
used to want me close
limb to limb, toe to toe
ice in my lungs, i'm letting go
(you're clueless and it shows)
said you want me yesterday
overnight your feelings fade
and now my heart's left in dismay
(i wish you felt the same)
i don't know what i can do
am i in lust or love with you?
losing my mind, we're losing time
can we go back? i'd tell you if i knew?
that much is true
i'd tell you if i knew
that much is true
i'd tell you if i knew
criticise why i'm always so sad
and i'm sick to death of that
been a while since i felt intact
(why do you mansplain my emotion?)
we were dumb and young
every lie, far strung
happiness prolonged
i'm glad it all went wrong
used to want you close
limb to limb, toe to toe
fire in my throat, i'm letting go
(i garner strength from all my woe)
said you want me yesterday
overnight your feelings fade
and now my heart's left in dismay
(i wish you felt the same)
i don't know what i can do
am i in lust or love with you?
losing my mind, we're losing time
can we go back? i'd tell you if i knew?
that much is true
i'd tell you if i knew
that much is true
i'd tell you if i knew
all the sweet nothings you say
go ahead and throw them away
cuz i'm so fucking through
(i'd tell you if i knew)
all the times you lifted me up
with false pretence and trust
i haven't got a clue
you saw right through
we can't go back
i'd tell you if i knew
you haven't got a clue
you broke me and you knew
you broke me and you knew
you broke me and you knew
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skin deep
03:31
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i wish it made a difference
but you never listen
i wish it made a difference
but you never listen
i try and try to see it in a different light
you really fucked it up this time
what do you want from me?
and what are you try'na prove?
leave a thousand voicemails, tell me how you hate to lose
what would your mother say?
and what if she only knew?
drown me in your kindness, but i always see right through
oh, i wanna be free
i'm sick of all the chains cast round my feet, whoah
fever dreams, where nightmares breed
i thought you were the remedy i needed?
but your love's skin deep
how do i clear the stain?
the pressure and the pain?
i'd ask you for a motive, but it's clear there was no gain
how do i get back up?
the going got too tough
it's hard to be an optimist when you're hurt by those you trust
oh, i wanna be free
i'm sick of all the chains cast round my feet, whoah
fever dreams, where nightmares breed
i thought you were the remedy i needed?
but your love's skin deep
what did your mother say?
is she proud of the son she raised?
they say forgiveness eases shit
but i'll take mine to the grave
oh, i wanna be free
when the shoes on the other foot, it's not so clean, no
oh, i wanna be free
(i wish it made a difference)
what happened to the girl i used to be?
(but you never listen)
oh, i wanna be free
(i wish it made a difference)
it's time to be the girl i used to be
(but you never listen)
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a dead reality
03:46
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hide behind our lives
pretending that we're fine
falling through the cracks every time
i wish, i could tell you how i feel, but i can't
vulnerability is tearing me apart, again and again
do you wanna be more than friends? (tell me now)
cuz i'm sick of this play pretend
i really wanna know
will you stay or will you go?
your hands are warm, but your hearts so cold
that's just my analogy, you know?!
i fail to see how this is all we're meant to be?
don't wanna turn this dream into a dead reality
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, it hurts to show
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, i'm letting go
i'm afraid to open up
don't know how to be loved
and will i ever be enough?
i wish, i could tell you how i feel, but i can't
vulnerability is tearing me apart, again and again
do you wanna be more than friends? (tell me now)
cuz i'm sick of this play pretend
i really wanna know
will you stay or will you go?
your hands are warm, but your hearts so cold
that's just my analogy, you know?!
i fail to see how this is all we're meant to be?
don't wanna turn this dream into a dead reality
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, it hurts to show
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, i'm letting go
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, it hurts to show
don't wanna know, don't wanna go
it's for the best, i'm letting go
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madison creek England, UK
dreamy alt rock about ghost towns and inadequacy
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