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Something's Got To Give
03:31
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This has been building up
For some time.
We get by pretending that nothing's changed.
There’s a resemblance
to how it used to be.
We hold onto the things
That get us through the day.
You and I
We’ve been trying for a while to be
Something that we’ll never be.
It’s hard to keep it going
When it isn’t even something.
Something we believe in.
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
It’s inescapable.
Eventually the tension
Between the two of us
Could be enough
To break us up.
We can’t keep doing this.
We’re not kidding anyone
Except ourselves
By not having the argument.
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2. |
Just Say When
02:54
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Though it’s true these aren’t the best of times for us,
Maybe They’ll get better.
It’s been on again and off again
For as long as i can remember.
Always on the edge of greatness;
Hoping one thing leads to another.
You smile and say "Just look at us,
Is it really any wonder?"
You say
Just say when.
I’m having second thoughts,
When there’s too much at cost,
When everything’s been exhausted.
Then tell me that it’s over.
I'm as ready as I'll ever be
we won't always win, we'll wait,
And build on small victories.
Sometimes that’s the only way.
Let's agree to let there be some mystery.
I don't believe this is as good as it gets.
But we don’t need to know everything,
And so much hasn’t happened yet.
You say
Just say when.
I’m having second thoughts,
When there’s too much at cost,
When everything’s been exhausted.
Then tell me that it’s over.
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3. |
Next Time Around
02:31
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I keep lying awake all night;
Trying to figure out
What’s been going on,
So maybe i’ll be ready next time
Around.
2 AM
I can’t sleep;
Thinking about something that you said to me
“Whatever this is, it isn’t working.”
I guess i can’t be what you want me to be.
3 AM
I try not to think.
I Focus on my breath
And just try to breathe.
But then there it is,
Right in from of me,
And when I’m wide awake i can’t be dreaming.
4 AM
I can’t believe
How this restlessness becomes everything.
I get up, get something to eat,
Sit back down and turn on the TV.
I don’t know
I’ve been tired for so long
For so long I've been
Holding on
to things i should let go.
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4. |
Not In The Know
02:20
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Somehow somewhere along the way
You lost the confidence it takes
To tell whether this is a test of faith,
Or if it isn’t anything.
You want to know
And I'm not in the know anymore.
Behind whatever happens there is always something,
And sometimes something can come at a cost.
You want to know what I think about you.
I think you’re looking for someone to tell you what you want.
You want to know
And I'm not in the know anymore.
It’s true, we never thought about the consequences
Of always talking around the truth.
A little late -- but you were right to worry
It’s a weight so great it could break you.
You want to know what to think.
You want to know, but just between you and me,
You want to know
And I'm not in the know, anymore.
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