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Pride
04:46
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How many times have I found myself on this road?
Telling all the lies I shouldn’t have told
Mistakes never really seem to change
And all the broken hearted know my name
How many poor decisions have I held in my hand?
Leaving me alone in the end
Hurting everyone I love again
Keep swearing things are better when you land
If I could be the person that I want to be
Then you wouldn’t have to change your life around for me
Since I can’t be the person that I want to be
You and I were never really meant to be
How many good things have I lost along the way?
Wishing I could turn around and stay
But telling all the doubts to go away
Never helped to change a goddamn thing
Is there a better life waiting somewhere down the line?
Everybody tells me it takes time
But I don’t even know what I may find
I guess I hope that you’re alright
If I could be the person that I want to be
Then you wouldn’t have to change your life around for me
Since I can’t be the person that I want to be
You and I were never really meant to be
And I wouldn't expect you to wait around for me
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Drifter
04:17
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After everything we have been through
It seems I finally know where I stand
All of my shadows are behind me
But the walls I built, they won’t let me live
I was an island but now I’m drowning
In your silly, bitter, whispered harmonies
Sadly it’s better if I keep moving
Away from all the things I truly need
And I’m weary from all these empty songs
Am I right or wrong? Or do I just belong?
To broken hearted lullabies
See it in my eyes? I’m changing with the times
Every promise that you made me
Is beating like a drum inside my head
But every memory I’ve held on to
Reveals the times that you and I were dead
Are you alone enough to save me?
I am alone enough to let you come back in
‘Cause what’s a heart worth if not worth breaking?
Into the million fragments of people we have been
And I’m weary from all these empty songs
Am I right or wrong? Or do I just belong?
To broken hearted lullabies
See it in my eyes? I’m changing with the times
But I’m only whole if I define
Each ending in my life, with songs I can’t confine
To pages lost along the way
When every memory fades, till nothing’s left to say
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Through and Through
04:05
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You can pretend I don’t matter
It’s true I’ve done the same to you
Deep down inside we’re both shattered
From all the shit we have been through
And I can’t pull through
No I can’t pull through
Till I give up all the stupid things I do
And I saw it through
Then I fell in to
A sea of all my memories of you
Look in my eyes I’m a disaster
From love covering the truth
All of the hope that you’re after
Won’t save you from anybody new
And I can’t pull through
No I can’t pull through
Till I give up all the stupid things I do
When I saw it through
Then I fell in to
A sea of all my memories of you
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Natural
03:54
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All I want is something
To show us that these changes are natural
All I find is nothing
Can provide the things we need to know
And you read me like a book without a title
Then you sell me like a soul without a song
I can’t help but feel my choices are on trial
When my words they only seem to come out wrong
You’re an island of confusion
Tearing down the little things
You’re alive and I am fading
In to tired memories
Can you hear the echoes failing in the morning?
I am losing all the thoughts of when we met
And these seasons fell upon me like a warning
That the miles only lead to my regrets
All I want is something
To show us that these changes are natural
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Collide
04:29
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I’ve been running my whole life
That I won’t deny
But you could be someone who’s right
If our world collides
All the feelings that I seem to fear
Would bring you here
And all the times I could have been so near
Could be bring you here
I know I might let you down
I’ve let people down before
But this could be a new beginning
If you and I were more
Than just another chance to pass the time
Say you’ll be fine
Or one more broken memory in your mind
But you’ll be fine
Did you lose your heart somewhere?
We could find it if we tried
Still you’ve got to move ahead
To make our life alright
And all the voices I can’t hear will start
To fade apart
If you give yourself to what you want
You’d be a part of what we are
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Fingerprints
04:38
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I’ve been sitting at this table longer than I can admit
See when it comes to you my words are true, but they can’t seem to slip past my lips
You shut me down, I come undone, and it’s all because you are the one
Who lifts me up when I’m down, I’m a rocket headed straight for the sun
Will I just burn up?
Or forget to breathe
Does it really matter what happens to me?
When you’re all I need
So sing me a lullaby, I could rest if only I could try
I’ve been up too long, it’ll take some time, to undo this damage I’ve done
Am I he? This mystery man you’ve been hoping to find
I won’t let you slip from my fingertips, as long as I’m not the only one
Who is trying
Will I just burn up?
Or forget to breathe
Does it really matter what happens to me?
When you’re all I need
I could just burn up
And it’d be alright
Either way I’ll see you tonight
Then maybe I’ll be alright
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Oil Man
03:48
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See the oil man burning in the street
He’s alive but he’s a lie and he isn’t what he seems
This isn’t quite the world I see
But it’s you and it’s me and we can’t break free
See the county line, blood along the beach
Take a walk through the turpentine that floods around your feet
It’s a week, it’s a day, it’s a month, it’s a year
But you can’t see the faces in the dollar that he holds so dear
It’s not wrong to think about the little things
And it’s not wrong to worry what the future brings
These peaceful moments never seem to stay
I don’t think I can live that way
See the people falling victim to demands
Is the blood in the water any different from your hands?
Wind me up with a story of regret
Feed the story to a child and buy yourself a safety net
See the oil man burning in the street
Will another four years really make him feel complete?
Don’t you fear the changes that he’ll bring?
Wave goodbye to your choices ‘cause they don’t mean a goddamn thing
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Progress
04:43
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It’s been three years since we last spoke
Now it’s safe to say that kind of time should take it’s toll
Back then we were so very close
But I can’t find you, and you’ve forgotten me
So let’s forget our history
And leave me alone, things aren’t what they seem
Right now I’m all I really need
Don’t wonder how I wound up here
At least these lies still sound sincere
Somehow lately I cannot find
A trace of what we left behind
Don’t wonder how I wound up here
At least these lies still sound sincere
It’s been so long since we saw eye to eye
See you were more than just the words that I could live by
Somewhere along the way I slipped
Now I’m writing this, I’m a work in progress
Something more than where I have been since
You left me alone, things aren’t what they seem
Right now I’m all I really need
Don’t wonder how I wound up here
At least these lies still sound sincere
Somehow lately I cannot find
A trace of what we left behind
Don’t wonder how I wound up here
At least these lies still sound sincere
It’s been three years since we last spoke
Now it’s safe to say that kind of time should take it’s toll
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Alone in Amsterdam
05:49
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You can’t hide your demons
We all fall the same as anyone
Pick up and move on
Though I’m not what you wanted
I might be the good that you deserved
I’m good enough to burn
Don’t let the desperate hours
Break us in to just “me” and “you”
You were my solace, my wind
And my sails, my dying truth
But I’m drowning in my need for solitude
These days I’m a mountain
At least I would be if I could
Crawl out from where you stood
But I can’t memorize you
All your words are poison in my veins
So you’re just a name
Don’t let the desperate hours
Break us in to just “me” and “you”
You were my solace, my wind
And my sails, my dying truth
But I’m drowning in my need for solitude
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10. |
Santa Fe
03:45
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28 years down as I greet the open road
I am tired but I’m ready, take me anywhere you go
Seven days across the country then I’ll finally be home
Thought I heard somebody say “Looks like snow in Santa Fe”, but I’m not sure
So I’ve broken down the moments of the life I’ve known so far
I have sent them to Ohio, leaving only my guitar
There’s a girl there, she is waiting, for my hands to touch her own
She is beautiful and loving, she will help me find a place where I belong
So say goodbye to the things you leave behind
You’re not leaving them for good
Everyone has to change from time to time, it’s alright
It’s alright, I am fine
I may fumble through the hours till I see the morning sun
Still the highway keeps me moving; I’ll become who I’ll become
I’m a man of great decision, I’m a man of great intent
But what you give away is all that matters in the end
So say goodbye to the things you leave behind
You’re not leaving them for good
Everyone has to change from time to time, it’s alright
It’s alright, I’m alive
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Four Seconds Slow Fayetteville, Arkansas
I'm an independent musician based out of Fayetteville, AR. I recently recorded my first LP in Cincinnati, OH. I hope you enjoy it :)
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