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I guess we’ll start at the end
I thought it’d be nice to tell you in advance,
Just how it happened
There’s still more to find out
Each story is a wall so step inside the house,
And see what happens
Changes happen so fast
The leaves, they change colors,
And fall on the grass
Glad it’s all in the past
But every year you can hear them grow back
If you just follow the tracks,
You won’t need a bright, shining star or a map
These songs can take you away
Where everyone wishes they could be
But I’d prefer it to be just you and me
~You and me~
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2. |
The Woe Song
03:12
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Wake up alone
Shivering cold
No one to guide me home
A dog with no bone
I just keep on digging holes
Still trying to find it,
But I’m losing my mind in the process
‘Cause I know it’s not there anymore,
But I swear to God I won’t stop lookin’,
No, I won’t stop lookin’
~I won’t stop lookin’~
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Beginning Again
06:20
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Is it the end or the beginning again?
There’s a darkness behind us but a light up ahead
Take in the sounds, wrap your mind around,
We went through hell but there’s a story now
Over waters, through the sky,
You and I have flown
With time we’ve moved on,
And like roses we’ve grown
~Like roses we've grown~
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4. |
Rewind
00:53
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5. |
Pretty Pink Rose
03:09
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I see you grow,
My pretty pink rose,
You glow, you glow
The sun hits your pedals
The water flows
As if you’re the music,
So beautifully composed
It plays in my head,
Becoming obsessed,
With each note and rest
Each note
I’m losin’ rest
Tryin’ to catch my breath
I notice the air seems much thinner,
The further we get
Well, I bet it’s hard for you,
Believe me, just keep breathin'
‘Cause I need you to,
Babe, if you go I’m leaving too
“Hey! Where you leaving to?”
I see grow,
My pretty pink rose,
Like a melody wrote,
When I play every note,
It takes all my breath away,
Like seein’ a ghost
It’s hard to describe using words,
‘Cause they just can’t come close
But I tried my best,
And here’s what I wrote
A seed to a rose
A sound to a note
You’re some perfect energy put in a soul
I breathe in the air coming out through your nose
No words can describe it,
But that’s how it goes
But I thought it’d be nice,
To try and let you know
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6. |
Down the 306
03:06
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We sat amongst the flowers in the fields
They all seemed so alive, yet so unreal
The light bleeds through the sky’s magnetic shield
I hear you call my name though I’m right here
But you know that, don’t you?
Instead you play these twisted games
You say one thing, don’t feel the same
But you know that don’t you?
‘Cause I always answer softly
Every time you call my name
I say it’s fine,
Let’s take our time
We started drivin’ down the 306
The temperature was warm but made you sick
We thought we’d get inside before it hit
‘Cause the storm’s approaching,
And we might get stuck in it
But you know that, don’t you?
Instead you play these twisted games,
You say one thing, don’t feel the same
But you know that don’t you?
‘Cause I always answer softly
Every time you call my name
I say it’s fine
Let’s take our time
Hope we stay dry
I’ll stay the night
Turn off the light
Let’s close our eyes
Pretty pink rose
As of now you’re mine
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7. |
Boatbrain
03:42
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Lost at sea my brain became a boat
The waves they crashed as the water rose
Came upon an island and I saw a ghost
Who told me I was like him and I should have known
Better than I did when I was younger,
And the words we said they didn’t matter much,
And then we finally learned that we should tie our tongues,
‘Cause talkin never really gets ya nothin’
It never gets ya nothin’
He had three rows,
Of six teeth
He said grab my hand
And off we’ll go
You and me,
Here we stand
He’ll make it,
So we never leave
~We finally found out…We won’t make it out~
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8. |
Up at 3:06
04:10
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Radio’s on and the bed’s a mess
It might have seemed long but it’s like we never left
You spilled a drink, made the covers wet
Asked you why you seemed so upset
You said you had a dream
The same one as mine
Finishing your lines
So I know you’re not lyin'
We both made it out just fine
Lost all hope now we gained it back
Never thought we’d have a dream quite as strange as that
We shared every minute and every fact
Stop pullin your hair out and just relax
‘Cause it was just a dream
Don’t let it cloud your mind
Just rest your head on mine
‘Cause now that we’re entwined
~I promise you that we’ll be fine~
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9. |
The Calm
06:03
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We’re here now, nothin’s changed
The leaves are all the same color
There’s no room to rearrange
The furniture, one wall to the other
The green couch we sat and played on
Soda stains on the covers
The indents where we laid
All day, frozen with our eyes wide open
Waitin’ for the rain
~It’s the calm before the storm~
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10. |
Imperfect Storms
07:29
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You said “I had it with this!”
I said “Me too!”
Well, I know I don’t know what this,
But do you?
In a perfect storm, me and you
We walk home wet, we get undressed,
And just shake it off (“Shake it off!”)
The water pours just like before,
And then it’s gone
The moon is lit,
And we can sit,
Beneath the flashing stars
Till we fall asleep,
And wake up to an alarm
With the rain it comes
I said “I had it with this!”
And you said “Me too!”
Well I know you don’t know what this,
But I do
When we get wet,
We’re so upset,
We can’t shake it off (“Shake it off!”)
The water pours,
But its not like before
We’re safe in these walls
Where every dry moment we spend
Makes every time we got wet
Seem like a foolish regret
How can these storms be so imperfect?
~How can these storms be so goddamn imperfect?~
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11. |
Boatbrain (Reprise)
02:58
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12. |
Pretty Pink Rows
11:52
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Came upon an island, saw a ghost, white as smoke, made me choke
Clouds lined and we saw the glow in pretty pink rows
This place it looked familiar like we'd been here before
Let's look around, I got a key so you can open the door
Just take my hand and off we’ll go into the snow and freeze your toes
Just let go of the world you know ‘cause here you feel whole
Never gonna shed these layers of skin that we've grown
Feelin’ the warmth of your skin is when I feel comfortable
~The clouds were all lined up in pretty pink rows~
Remember the time we sat below a willow waiting for the snow to go away?
Finally, the rain it came, we hoped and prayed it'd wash away our worries, day to day
Instead our words kept drowning us in a flood, feel the mud seep in through our shoes
Look ahead a silhouette's approaching us, pointing right at you
He said, "Your time is soon!”
~The clouds were all lined up in pretty pink rows~
Thawed out like we always do
Cool down on the grass's dew
You said you found a better view
A better view
Follow though I can't catch up
Try to run but my feet are stuck
Stuck, stuck in the mud
Thawed out like we always do
Cool down on the grass's dew
You said you found a better view
And then he followed you
~Yeah, he followed you~
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13. |
The Last Note
04:42
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Jump up
Reach across the bed
The clock’s stuck at 3:06 again,
And I hope this is pretend
A shriveled rose lays where you slept,
And it’s rainin’ again
The words on the page are moving in waves
Can’t see through the flood in my eyes
All the letters change shape,
And it’s rainin’ again
It’s rainin’ again
Halos of sound tap on the roof
Let it burst through the ceiling and flood through the room
And drown every last story with me
Never knew how short a story could be
Like an apple to a tree, you grew from a seed
How quickly you blew away with all the leaves
As I write the last notes to end this soon
My hands, they start to shake
Waiting to be held by you
I always said if you go,
You know, I’m leavin’ too
Guess I’m leavin’ too,
Leavin’ too…
~Now you’re gone, I’m leaving…~
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