1. |
Scissor Fight
03:48
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I would be coming home
to dust on the bible and unmade sheets
a lowercase f smeared across my wall
this should've been a hint
to grow the f*ck up
to become a grown up
I'm stuck in my old room
I must not tell lies
mouth and eyes stitched shut
troubled by sad songs
wasting breath on thoughts not heard
exchanging plans for fresh warm love
rushing the hallway kicking the door
I burned pages of digital proof
hit and run came easily to a certain point
just put on my finest concrete shoes
and take a swim in the closest pond
and I'm stuck in my old room
I must not tell lies
mouth and eyes stitched shut
troubled by sad songs
wasting breath on thoughts not heard
exchanging plans for fresh warm love
rushing the hallway kicking the door
I won't cut back on caffeine
cause I can't take to fall asleep
I might be drunk for the third week in a row
seems like it's up to the bottle to start the show
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2. |
455
03:21
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We spent nights raising glasses
singing to our favorite songs
always annoyingly loud, off-key
singing til our pain was gone
we gave ourselves control to alcohol
showered with our clothes on
came home past dawn
though it's gone for good now
i would spend any minute exactly the same
this has been years ago now
there are nights where all i want to be
is to be back home and sixteen
and for all that it's worth
this is a letter to all of you
messed up, wasted kids that i knew
we had our first road trips
kissed our first pair of lips
we hid from our exes
we buried our pets
but also we fucked up to stay this way
he left town for good
she fell in love any other day
and though it's gone for good now
I would spend any minute exactly the same
this has been years ago now
there are nights where all i want to be
is to be back home and sixteen
and for all that it's worth
this is a letter to all of you
messed up, wasted kids that i knew
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3. |
Rainbow Shoes
03:58
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I left the house with anything i did not need
and caught a bus to anyone i shouldn't be with
got rid of my bloodstained band-shirts
and now im collecting bad things in my worn out backpack
Im a psycho at best
Stirring far away from proper confessions
missed the exit by miles
left home to find a new front porch
to sleep through the days
sobering away from hallucinations
I walked among gods
but I didn't dare to share my thoughts
I might be an imposture of a good man
I'm always on the hunt for the impossible holy three
peace, love and a night without booze to silence me
I'd rather leave the bridge and burn the river
This might be ashes at best
it's time to get this over with
Stirring far away from proper confessions
missed the exit by miles
left home to find a new front porch
to sleep through the days
sobering away from hallucinations
I walked among gods
but I didn't dare to share my thoughts
I might be an imposture of a good man
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4. |
Band-Aid
02:38
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I haven't fallen in love in a long time
and though scars do not appeal to me
she does make me feel ever so slightly
like the band-aid I'm not
We shared our favorite bands
and had a smoke and slow-danced
became physical over a bottle of wine
it has been bad the first time
and it got worse the next time
let me tell you about tripping and falling in love
It was a great night
It was incredibly dumb on first sight
And it's a shame how fucked up it got
erasing mistakes as easy as the number on her phone
I tried to disarm her by closing my eyes
but fuck her for smelling so god-damn nice
It was a great night
It was incredibly dumb on first sight
I haven't fallen in love in a long time
and though scars do not appeal to me
she does make me feel ever so slightly
like the band-aid I'm not
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5. |
Fine
03:27
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It hurts to say that we're not together anymore
I hate to tell you this over the phone
I know that I might be
the greatest asshole you've ever known
I hate to tell you but this is fine for me
so to put this in perspective
this is not a sudden change of heart
it is a well thought-out decision
I'll be better off alone
existential crisis on a daily basis
and hangovers as part of who you are
wearing your heart on your sleeve
didn't help to keep it warm
It hurts to say that we're not together anymore
I hate to tell you this over the phone
I know that I might be
the greatest asshole you've ever known
I hate to tell you but this is fine for me
So to put this in perspective
this is not a sudden change of heart
it is a well thought-out decision
I'll be better off alone
existential crisis on a daily basis
and heartaches as part of who I am
wearing my heart around your neck
didn't help to keep it warm
and here is to the mess we made
It hurts to say that we're not together anymore
I hate to tell you this over the phone
I know that I might be
the greatest asshole you've ever known
I hate to tell you but this is fine for me
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6. |
14, Across
03:59
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Get up and look alive you moron
I'm about to turn the table
You might have ditched common sense for a couple of months
and now it hits you like a train car
right in front of your applauding nervous ticks
enjoy the clapping sounds
and going from red to green to blue
might be a perfect fit, a perfect fit for you
You're hardly in a state of being alive
hands cuffed, face-down in a squad car
solving crosswords about yourself on you forehead
scribbling random letters into blurry squares
I am the answer for every question i came up with
I'm every word on the grid except 14, across
I built a wall to keep you comfortable
but i never built a door
grab a hatchet and swing away
don't leave no tree behind
I know you well, I know you well
you feel alright on an open plain
and going from red to green to blue
might be a perfect fit, a perfect fit for you
You're hardly in a state of being alive
hands cuffed, face-down in a squad car
solving crosswords about yourself on you forehead
scribbling random letters into blurry squares
I am the answer for every question i came up with
I'm every word on the grid except 14, across
You see
it's a thin line between
fighting bravely and getting knocked out every time
and you're fine, you're fine
Get up and look alive
you're fine, you're fine
Get up and look alive
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