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Run
04:21
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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
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2. |
The Sight Of Fire
03:36
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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
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3. |
Lost My Mind
03:05
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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
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4. |
Rollercoaster
02:54
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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
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5. |
It's Getting Better
03:45
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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
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6. |
Emergency
01:42
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7. |
Everything We Wanted
03:46
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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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Jim Ivins Richmond, Virginia
RVA. Singer/string-plucker for The Fan. Been doing this since Myspace wasn't even an idea.
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