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Everything We Wanted

by The Jim Ivins Band

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1.
Run 04:21
Hey you The sky looks a little more blue This thought on repeat is you And I can't take my mind off this truth It's the one thing that I haven't said It's a fate that lies ahead Easier to say alone in bed Possible happiness that I dread 'cause it's all about reaction I've never been so nervous in the world It's just the sequence of these three small words I've been delaying to Say all night Gotta say it tonight Couldn't be much more perfect as perfect can be You know because we'll run, run, run around the world You know and then we'll stay awhile 'cause we'll run, run, run around the world You know we might be late awhile If its all right, it's all right We watch the war Don't pay attention I've seen it before Bigger issues knock at the door With nerves I've never felt before Don't be afraid when you can cop out The campaign slogan of my self-doubt Decision's lost Can't find a way out Of my mind I can't not think about it The night's set me up Would be so right to say Circumstances can't be better Yet I'm still afraid My mouth opens for a second Shut it quick Beat by doubt But you catch me in the act And force it all to come out So glad there's more than one of us into it So glad my feelings found their reciprocate
2.
Let's keep this quiet Slip away while perfectly still Arresting all your sheer matte sins But can't face where they've been When you forgot your blade or your dollar bill Someone else to see Someone else to kill They'll express their desire Feed their loneliness Then it’s off to feed your vice Hide 'till we can't remember We missed you so much But you'd rather choke When we all just breathe You'll numb it all What makes you higher You burn your bridges 'cause you like the sight of fire And the match is lit Watch her past burn slow 'cause she's beautiful But was best when she didn't know 'cause it's funny how we kill ourselves When we're trying to feel alive Everyone wants to love someone But she's gone she didn't wanna take the time She missed out on all that we're here for So she could break out and fall on her own She's obsessed with acceptance And feeling reckless and restless She'll wear a noose like a necklace Just to leave the world breathless
3.
Lost My Mind 03:05
Meet your glance as it comes by I can figure it out Bated breath just to taste this one night Suddenly there's a riot Battling for the freedom of my mind Drinking youth and blowing smoke I've never felt so free Never had this less control Can't fake this destiny But I can't tell is this lush delusion or carnal reverie? Through all this time I have lost my mind Why can't we live in this blurred sensation? Always locked in this fever Using our bodies and not acting with our minds You can show me what it is you hide I'll find it if you want me to So go ahead and freak me out Go ahead and break me down Tell me that this isn't real as life goes on Reach out for me and call for me Now breathe I am arrested in your custody Try not to freeze as we lay on the street Reach out for me and call for me Now breathe Here in this moment we don't care Where we are or where we take it Honestly Leave the cab driver waiting As we slip through the stairwell I can hardly see or move But I feel you and that's enough
4.
I could lie about this but my face gives it away I could try and fake it but I'd be acting everyday I could write a sad song but I'm impartial to shades of grey I could leave this apartment but I just can't break away I could turn off my phone but I want to hear it vibrate I could try and sleep but it’s so hard to concentrate I could try and be sad but it’s too hard when I feel great I could give a cold stare but I can't keep my face straight I have a fear of heights But you make me wanna ride a rollercoaster tonight I'll dive off the deep end I'll sing these cliché’d lines of how I'm so glad you're mine You make me want to Fall asleep and never wake up Cause it’s you that I dream And that is enough to make me stay dreaming You're all that I dream
5.
It's been awhile since I’ve written one of these It's been awhile since I've stopped and told you what this means Been listening to old songs in hopes it would suffice But that's not good enough The meaning's not quite precise And I know we've hit hard times but please don't jump off that cliff I'll take this time to remind you of the man you fell in love with And though times have gotten crazy Can fix it definitely maybe But now look up there the end of heartache is here It looks like things are getting better It looks like sunny's in the weather It looks like things could be even better than before It looks like things are getting better I wrote you love songs in this letter And I hope things get even better than before If that was possible I don't quite know what has been going on with you If you need space don't let us take up space for two You've got some trials you need to work out I'm behind you thin and thickets But I don't wanna waste anymore of my life without you in it This is life This is love I think that's only thing I've ever been sure of
6.
Emergency 01:42
7.
Paragons are obsolete I'll get back on my feet Paranoia's a deadly drug When you lace it with defeat But life ain't always what it seems to be I've got a waist bin full of shattered glass dreams But I'm through with the war now I'll live for peace I'm through with disorder I'll pick up the pieces Whoa oh oh…the pieces Whoa oh oh…of peace of mind We are everything we wanted Back from the dead I roar From the parted seas This life's running wild Not breaking for speed This clarity's reminding me That everything we ever wanted's inside you'll see I'm just wine waiting to turn into water free and clear I'm just a wave of sound that you can't yet hear This restlessness This breathlessness Had left me with defenselessness But I'm through with the war Now I'll live for peace I'm through with disorder I'll pick up the pieces Inside Just took a little while to find it Inside No, I'm not dead yet Now I'm finally alive

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released February 25, 2012

All songs by Jim Ivins

Jim Ivins - Vocals, Guitars on all, Bass on Tracks 2, 3, Additional Percussion
Bobby Gary - Bass on Tracks, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, Piano, Keys
Jack Ivins - Drums
Drew Martin - Additional Guitar on "Rollercoaster"

Additional production, engineering, keys by Steve Barber at The Freezer - Richmond, VA
Additional backing vocals, programming by Landon Wright

Engineered and Mixed by Pedro Aida at Detached Sound - Richmond, VA
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Telegraph Recording - Poughkeepsie, NY, except:

"The Sight Of Fire" - Mixing and Additional Programming by John Seymour at Treefort Recording - Plainfield, NJ
Mastered by Mark Santangelo at Masterdisk - New York, NY

Photography and Artwork by Marsi Harrison

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RVA. Singer/string-plucker for The Fan. Been doing this since Myspace wasn't even an idea.

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