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1. |
The Box
03:10
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I've got something
To get off my chest yeah
Some of this feeling
I've been ignoring my whole life
And since you've been here this whole time
I thought you'd have figured it out by now
Do I have to spell it out
For you to have some respect y'all
I'm not
who you want me to be
No I don't fit in the box no
And I don't feel
How you think I should feel no
I just don't fit in the box no
I'd appreciate it
If you stopped pointing it out
How I don't fit in your box now
'Cause I don't fit anywhere else
I'm so full of
all sorts of contradictions
It even confuses me
How am I meant to explain it?
It fills up my days
When you try to erase it for me
What does it matter to you
I just don't get this taboo
I'm not
who you think I should be
No I don't fit in the box no
I don't get how
You make it all about you
I'm uncomfortable too
I'd appreciate it
If you tried to understand it
How I don't fit in your box now
'Cause I don't fit anywhere else
And maybe I don't want to
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2. |
Negativity
02:27
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You fill a space, you fill a space
But you don't fill a void, no you don't fill a void
Ye of little faith, o' ye of little grace
Done with your negativity
I don't need that in my life
You're full of negativity
I don't need that, and I don't need you either
You stick around, you stick around
But you still ignore me, yeah you still ignore me
I'm nothing but a placeholder, just an outlet for you (you selfish pig)
Done with that negativity
and i'm not here just for you
Screw all your selfish imagery
You don't do a thing for me
Fed up of your egocentricity
I could live without it yeah
You're just full of negativity
I don't need that, I really don't need you either
I'm so done,
I'm so done,
I'm so done, (it's not like i'm undone without you)
I'm so gone,
Yeah so gone,
I'm so gone (that's the last you'll hear from me)
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3. |
Lifeforce
03:48
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There's a new light lighting up my life
There's a new light lighting up my life
You give me my life-force lately
And I don't know how I'm meant to manage it
Can't sleep without my fill of you now
Even so I overflow with energy
It's so overwhelming so much
I can't even think of anything else
There's a new light lighting up my life
There's a new star burning in my sky
There's a new moon shining in my nights
How lucky am I?
That there's a new light lighting up my life
Brightening up my nights
You've been my life-force
Never really had a head for heights
But this rush is like the perfect kind of dizzy
You've been just wonderful to me
And I'm honoured to revel in your company (revel in your company)
There's a new light lighting up my life
There's a new star burning in my sky
There's a new moon shining in my nights
How lucky am I?
That there's a new light lighting up my life
Brightening up my nights
You've been my life-force lately
There's a new light lighting up my life
There's a new star burning in my sky
There's a new moon shining in my nights
How luck am I?
That there's a new light lighting up my life
Brightening up my nights
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4. |
Time To Breathe
03:03
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You shone a light in my eyes
This morning
And I wasn't sure quite what to say
Took me by surprise
With a warning
Now I see you in a whole new way
If you want to fight much longer
You're on your own.
But I believe we are stronger than this
Than this
Would you give me some time?
Just to let it settle in
Lets give it a little time to breathe
We been talking all night
And I'm hurting
But you stick to your story
You took flight in the night out of sight
And you left me
Would you just say you're sorry?
Coz if we try to fight much longer
We'll make our bed
Would you give me some time?
Just to let it settle in
Lets give it a little time to breathe
Lets take some space from this tonight
Give it time to breathe
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5. |
Risk
03:03
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I've been doin real good
Now that you ask
I see now I'm not stood
On top of shattering glass
Tryin' real hard to suit
These shoes that just don't fit
Since I took them off
I feel the benefit
Don't you wanna go wild
Don't you wanna break free yeah
Why don't we throw off the shackles
Sometimes when things get bad
Just gotta take a risk
I'm on the edge o' this cliff
Dangling my feet
Thinking how I would feel if
Those feelings took a backseat
Tryin' real hard to be
Somethin' i never was
Soon's I stopped I swear
I got such a buzz
Don't you wanna go wild
Don't you wanna break free yeah
Why don't we throw off the shackles
Sometimes when things get bad
Just gotta take a risk
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6. |
This Old Thing
03:19
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I have been wearing this old thing
Lately it's been starting to sting
Sometimes it's like it's wearing me
But it's only a mask now I can see
It's far too hard
To take it off
But now I see it's necessary
I deserve to be myself
And be loved for nothing else
Nothing else
You have been on my mind a lot
It always puts me in such a knot
There's so much about me you just don't see
It always ends up hurting..
..Far too much
to say a thing
But now I see it's necessary
I deserve to be myself
And be loved for nothing else
Yes, I know that I could get hurt
But I refuse to wear this mask
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7. |
Homing Birds
04:58
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Dear jealousy, people always asking me about you
I say it seems to me, it's all about security in your love
And if you have the strength to
Really know yourself
You can speak openly
And honestly
The beautiful thing is that I feel
I have my foothold
Even when you carry a torch for
Someone else
And in my mind I know we are
All homing birds
So I know to trust you
When you fly away
Can't deny it anymore
I was always gonna want for more no matter what I got
but it's not about what's enough
it's more about happiness and what i want for you
People always telling' you
To deny yourself
Like there's not enough to go around
But honestly
There's a beautiful thing in what i see
In how you let me soar
Even when handling the key
To that old locking door
'Cause in my mind i know we are
All homing birds
So we know to trust it when
We wanna fly away
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8. |
What We Were
04:08
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I wanted to believe you
when you said i didn't love you
but you just couldn't make me happy
on your own, no
When people looked our way
It's like they only see what they want to
But we only looked normal
From the outside
I don't know how I'll live without you
But I know I've got to try
Nobody saw us
Nobody saw us
For what we were
For what we were
Not even you
I got caught up in the details
When we talked it all over
I thought that it could work
But it didn't
we tried to do it your way
in the beginning
but then when we tried my way
it was still yours (really)
I don't know how I'll live without you
But I know I've got to try
Nobody saw us
Nobody saw us
For what we were
Not even you
When we tried to fix it
By snapping it in two
It just stayed broke
We only made it worse
Now I'm sitting on the pavement
Trying to remember
If I ever was happy
What was that like?
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9. |
What You Do
03:07
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Feels like we'd only begun
Before you'd gave up and gone
Part of me knew all along
It was too good to be true
I've thought of getting you back
Yeah I'll admit to that, but things
start to creep out of the black
When you torch down in the dark
True what you do to me
It's so debilitating
True what you do to me
It's true what you do to me
It's so intoxicating
Bent over backwards for you
Just wanted things to work out, Tried
To see from your point of view, but
Did you do that for me?
I know intentions were good
But I think you should take some time
To understood yourself
Wasn't just me that got burned
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10. |
Month of Mondays
03:00
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Quiet as a mouse in hay
they sneak into your house one day
speaking in tongues as they pray
Your least favourite aunt she's here to stay
And she's crashed the family holiday
A month full of mondays in may
Hide all the fireworks in the basement
Hope that they do not go down there
You don't live here anymore
But you still want all the control
If someone tries to put you in your place
You don't want to hear it
Every time it's just the same
Insisting that i play their game
Oh i'll keep your secret don't you worry
Lately it's been so in style
Everybody in denial
Someone make a distraction
So i can look away
I'll be your firework
In the basement
Just read the label
"Handle with care"
You don't live here anymore
But you still want all the control
If someone tries to put you in your place
You don't want to hear it
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11. |
Coming Home
03:17
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I want to show you my world
show you my world
Open the door to all my
hidden passages
I Want you to see all the things
I keep away from the lights
And you’ll tell me what you see
With your unfamiliar eyes
Baby tonight I just wish you were
Coming home
Away for the night that’s where you were
And you’re coming home
I know tonight I’ll be in your arms
But soon you’ll go away
If you lived with me you’d be home by now
You’d be coming home to me
Everyone’s got their secrets
They don’t think to share
Sometimes it’s just easier
When there’s no one to stare
But when I’m with you I just want to
Let go of it all
And I want to show you my world
Show you my world
Baby tonight I just wish you were
Coming home
Away for the night that’s where you were
And you’re coming home
I know tonight I’ll be in your arms
But soon you’ll go away
If you lived with me you’d be home by now
You’d be coming home to me
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12. |
Wherever We Are
04:54
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If I set it free
My heart would sing for you
But when you're out of sight
It's no longer music to my ears
You spend your time
On a boat built for two
There's no room for me
And the beat of the waves makes me dizzy
So when you come onto
Dry land
Just because you wanna hold
My hand
It stretches on the mooring line
That attaches you and it breaks my heart
When you went away
My tired heart
Started to howl at the open sea
And every day that
I let down my guard
I want you to be here wherever we are
Ok?
Lately you been starting to see
That you might have sprung a leak
But you love that old ship so much
And you don't wanna let it sink
But when you're out at sea
You gotta make your move
So when you look out at me
It's bound to make you stop and think
That when you come onto
Dry land
Just because you wanna hold
My hand
It stretches on the mooring line
That attaches you and it breaks my heart
When you went away
My tired heart
Started to howl at the open sea
And every day that
I let down my guard
I want you to be here wherever we are
Ok?
Would you just be here wherever we are
If I let down my guard
Would you just be here wherever we are
'Cause I wanna be there wherever you are
Ok?
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