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Can I get through this week without a thing I regret
Makes the good things I do easier to forget
And I see the reflection is all covered in grime
Wasn't always that way, it just got there with time
And I can't be sure
Of the answers
To the questions I'm too scared to ask
Don't want to understand
My two feet were planted, My head in the sand
And I came to see you in your hospital bed
As I tied up your gown, you turned around and said
That I care too much about you to take care of myself
Can't make yourself happy how could anyone else
And I can't be sure
Of the answers
To the questions I'm too scared to ask
Don't want to understand
My two feet were planted, My head in the sand
And you'll travel home, down to the river
That's miles off the road, and toss in the letters
To you that I wrote, Theres nothing inside them
That could keep me afloat
If you travel this earth, and see the same problems
Theres a pretty good chance, you're the one who caused them
And you'll lie in your bed
Wishing you were dead
And I can't be sure
Of the answers
To the questions I'm too scared to ask
Don't want to understand
My two feet were planted, My head in the sand
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Scabs
03:52
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I'll give you a reason
To stop believing "everything happens for a reason"
I'm so tired of hearing that shit
From friends and family
All you happy people make me sick
I woke up on the pavement with a crowd gathered tight over me
It made me anxious, so I put my shades back on
And through the shattered glass I couldn't help but laugh
As you threw your helmet at the driver and threatened his family
But I knew you were a good one when
You turned around as they cut off my clothes in the trauma unit
I passed out right about then
And I dreamt of you
I'll give you a reason
To stop believing "everything happens for a reason"
I'm so tired of hearing that shit
From friends and family
All you happy people make me sick
I knew the pills were working
Cause I thought about how pissed I'd be
If I died there and I never thought of death
As anything but a vacation
Honestly, I know that's bad
But now I live in constant fear
And I'm not sure which is scariest
But I knew you were a good one when
You called me out for always looking miserable in bed
I passed out right about then
And I dreamt of you
I'll give you a reason
To stop believing "everything happens for a reason"
I'm so tired of hearing that shit
From friends and family
All you happy people make me sick
I guess I shouldn't be so negative
But I won't sleep sound either way, cause I'm...
Scared I'll ruin all your favorite songs
That I sing to you
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Kelly Said
03:25
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All that you cared for was gold
Now it is lost, or so you are told
Look through the windowpane, all of the seasons change
But not in a way like before
Everything's grayer than it used to be
Layered with dust and anxiety
Particles of regret left to forget
The only thing you've ever made work
All that you cared for is gone
Short fuse
It's gonna blow
Fuck you
You were hard to know
All of the things you held dear
Faded away and now ember here
Remnants of a kite, dimming and only alight
For the days left in this year
Kelly said you'd be hard to lose
It's just something that we all feel
When we have to move
Kelly said that I love you
It's just something that we all need
To work on through
Short fuse
It's gonna blow
Fuck you
You were hard to know
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Dead Space
02:20
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I saw a star die in your eye
It was fleeting and I wish it survived
With every element burning through the dead space
I told myself I believed it was behind
Every color changed, I watched them replaced
By silky black and delicate lace
I hear you stompin', never see your face
Only what we've become
I've been erased
Time is a blessing unless you are faced
With love as a burden, or love as a game
Oh it felt so right when you slept in my bed
And you held my hand two weeks after the break
Always chasing, never leading
Forever lagging and sticking behind
I wanna do something better
I wanna feel better
I wanna be more than fine
I'll try something, something different
There is only so much time
Expel this taste in my mouth
These shakes in my wrists
Unsettling thoughts in my mind
I'll be alright
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5th Floor Walkup
04:25
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Name your price, I'll match it twice
I'll buy back all your love
I'm scared that I have never tried harder at anything
What a way to waste your day, lying in bed until dark
Every floor up to your door smells more and more like you
FUCK
Is this everything you hoped for?
Is this all you got?
A fifth floor walkup and a bad rep for pushin' your luck?
All that I think about is being thought about
I haven't seen through my own eyes in seven fucking years
I know I need sleep
Is this everything you hoped for?
Is this all you got?
A fifth floor walkup and a bad rep for pushin' your luck?
I know that love is just a game
Unless you're not the one winning
Feels like you pulled your weight too long
You know you could have had it all
All that I think about is being thought about
Coming back up I get high
Falling back down I get off
You're pushin' your luck
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Brooklyn punk trio Nervous Dater are releasing their second full-length record, Call In The Mess, on February 26 via Counter Intuitive Records.
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