1. |
Built on Rejection
04:22
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Life had me on my knees;
Now I’m in stitches
Fixed myself up and watched everyone
Hit their misses
I had to break to fix,
I had to fall to fly
Kept listening to each and every
Stupid cliché line
And I
Keep the strength like I used to
Honey, I know
And I
Keep the faith if I never knew
Now I do —
Coming back for you
'Cause I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
On rejection, I’m built
Don’t be considerate
Cause I’ll believe you
Run dry of desperate times
To always find
Someone new
You say the same to me
You say I’ll work it out —
I’ve had enough of these
Words; they just seem
To shut me down
And I
Could tell you
It got to me
And the truth is
You kinda did —
Now break your bread and I’ll sip my tea
‘Cause
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
On rejection, I’m built
I’m built on rejection
I’m still, but I’m moving higher up
From the will
Of rejection, and
On rejection, I’m built
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
I know it’s not the end
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
And watch me rise again
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
On rejection, I’m built
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
I’m built on rejection
On rejection, I’m built
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
Tell me “no”, tell me “no”
And watch me rise again
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2. |
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I haven’t seen you in a while
It’s been a long time since you left
And every conversation we’ve had’s
Been brief,
But I believe
We can
Be something
And now,
I see you with somebody else
How typical of me to write about
But somehow I just have to get it out
Meanwhile I dance to the
Trance of the drum beat
No, you never put me in arms
But we can be
Tied to each other
I’m here if you need me
And every little word I haven’t said
Stays stagnant in my head
As I contemplate the end of something more
Let’s be honest here:
If I were to disappear,
By some strange means of
Universe and spoken words
I’m glad you’ll never hear,
I bet you would not even notice!
No disrespect, no kiss
Upon the lips of something
New that isn’t this
Dance — to the
Trance of the drum beat
No, you never put me in arms
But we can be
Tied to each other
I’m here if you need me
And every little word I haven’t said
Stays stagnant in my head
As I contemplate the end of something more
I haven’t seen you in a while
I’ve been busy as I —
Dance — to the
Trance of the drum beat
No, you never put me in arms
But we can be
Tied to each other
I’m here if you need me
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3. |
See My Eyes
02:52
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Maybe I’m not as
Pretentious as you
(Sometimes I think I must be!)
Maybe I’m not as
Willing to prove
I’m confident and must be
Proud
Of my insecure emotions that I hide in me
But how
Can I be who I am, when I’m hiding what everyone can see?
Oh you'll never see me with
Shades on my face when I'm walking down the street
Want you to see my eyes
When you see me walking down the sidewalk
And I find yours hiding behind a pair of
Reflective guises
What a surprise! Is this
The time of our lives?
The time of our lives
Maybe I’m not as
Successful as you
(But promise me I’ll get there!)
In time, I feel as
Though you can’t do
The things I can, so I guess it’s fair
Now
I can feel a piece of confidence inside of me
And I found
That I don’t need
To be hidden, I’ve got millions
Of ideas / you can see em when you
See my eyes
When you see me walking down the sidewalk
And I find yours hiding behind a pair of
Reflective guises
What a surprise! Is this
The time of our lives?
They say so much, so I don't have to talk, oh
They say so much, so I don't have to talk, oh no
Won't you
See my eyes?
When you see me walking down the sidewalk
And I find yours hiding behind a pair of
Reflective guises
What a surprise! Is this
The time of our lives?
See my eyes
When you see me walking down the sidewalk
And I find yours hiding behind a pair of
Reflective guises
What a surprise! Is this
The time of our lives?
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Drive slow through the green light
Just to spend some more time with me -
I can’t imagine doing the same
It’s bad, I know
It’s so so bad I know
To think that the truth
Might be that you love me more than I love you
I’m not hopelessly in love
If that’s what you say that you want,
Well
I’m sorry to disappoint!
I know you can see right
Through those lustful goodbyes
Somehow, I keep trying to fight
Something in me
That says
“Don’t look back”
“Don’t worry”
“I know that you’re safe”
There’s a power in love and grace
And it’s too risky of a challenge not to face
I’m not hopelessly in love
If that’s what you say that you want,
Well then, I’m sorry to disappoint!
I'm not hopelessly in love, if I'm in love
Sometimes I don’t understand myself
One day I want this and another that
I’m so sick and tired of being sick and tired
Why can’t I just love?
Why can’t I just love?
I’m not hopelessly in love
If that’s what you say that you want,
I’m sorry to disappoint!
I’m not hopelessly in love
If that’s what you say that you want,
Well, I’m sorry to disappoint!
But I can try to trust you
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5. |
Escape Route
03:05
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It was so great to meet you;
We should do it again!
How professionally sacred, baby
10/10 recommend
If you want me,
Find me finally alone;
If you’re really needy,
You can take me home
But I know my escape route by heart
I don’t wanna let you down so far
I’ve been happy with your love
Happy with your love so far
Some call it fate
Some call it coincidence
That we met; that we made time
Talking like we knew each other,
Talking like we knew what’s going on
I’ll admit, I’ve
Seen eyes
Not like yours before
So for fear of
Breaking my heart
I’ll watch the door
I know my escape route by heart
I don’t wanna let you down so far
I’ve been happy with your love
Happy with your love so far
I’m scared of the falling in love
I couldn’t imagine, the hurt I’d feel
So I’ll follow the map I’m making
To spare my heart from aching again
I know my escape route by heart
I don’t wanna let you down
Cause I'm so scared
I know my escape route by heart
I don’t wanna let you down so far
I’ve been happy with your love
Happy with your love so far
I’m scared of the falling in love
'Cause now I'm imagining us
So I’ll follow the map I’m making
To spare my heart from aching again
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Maybe it’s in the way you said ‘I love you’ without emotion in your voice
It’s hard to navigate this ocean of feelings - have we docked?
Maybe it’s every way, I keep my feelings at bay for fear of going out too deep
I want to see your face change
When you hear that song you love
And passion drives you off again
I want to be the cause and effect
To the love that you left
In the middle of every word you kept inside
Maybe it’s in the way you said your past was a splattered canvas in your head
Is it wrong to say I relate
To keep you in and feel your graceful
Presence, that you hold onto instead?
It’s more than interest that’s in this track I trace!
It’s being comfortable with myself, knowing that you feel the same
A passion in the wildest crack and crevice in your face
Is what drives me to speak the words I know my mind cannot erase
I want to see your face change
When you hear that song you love
And passion drives you off again
I want to be the cause and effect
To the love that you left
In the middle of every word you kept inside
I wanna see your face change
Maybe it's in the way, in the way, in the way, in the way you say
You love me
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7. |
Fall Asleep + Feel Needy
03:33
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You’re my dark synthpop at night
When I fall asleep + feel needy
And when I crave your touch
Too much, I feel it coming after
You and I both give up
On talking
It’s the end of the night
And morning comes, without the sun in the sky
The birds won’t shut up
It’s a nice surprise when you’re sleeping, but you open your eyes
To find you’re alone!
Honey I
Wish that I knew
A way to feel better than I already do
Look who’s asking for attention now!
I feel like I should mention
Now and then I’m obsessive too
Over you
You’re my dark synthpop at night
When I fall asleep + feel needy
When I crave your touch
Too much, I feel it coming after
You and I both give up
On talking, 'cause we
Love
While I’m loving the dark, I’ve got a thing for light
It’s an affair I can’t compare to
Anyone else, I might just
Forget the past / leave my exes with the glass
Broken up but glowing beautifully
And strong enough to dance
I guess I’ll let you go!
No I won’t make a scene like New Year’s eve
But now you already know
How I am with that stuff
At night, I think of
My embarrassing moments so far
And how you may not love that
You’re my dark synthpop at night
When I fall asleep + feel needy
When I crave your touch
Too much, I feel it coming I feel it coming after
You and I both give up
On talking like we do
On talking like we USED to, anyway
You’re my dark synthpop at night
When I fall asleep + feel needy
When I crave your touch
Too much, I feel it coming after you and I both give up
On talking 'cause we love
The sound of silence, yeah we love -
You're my dark, you're my dark, you're my dark synthpop
When I crave your touch
Too much, I feel it coming after you and I both give up
On love
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8. |
ONETWOTHREE
03:48
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Watch me do this psychic thing
Where I take your thoughts and make 'em worth a lot in my
Existing
And a promise means just about as much
As anything I read on the internet now
Watch me melt and watch me turn around
In my overthinking state of mind
And you don't care now
You don't care now
You don't care
Wouldn’t it be easier to let me down as easy as 123?
Think about another recovery method in somebody else’s dream
Tied to you is a heart that beats
No emotion, no thoughts or feelings
Wouldn’t it be easy to live
Just as easy as 123, 123
Watch me do this trippy thing
Where I take your words and make their meanings worse
A funny thing about that is that I believe them, it’s such
A problem!
Cause I hate that I do
But I keep on loving you
And pretend that you might just feel the same too
Wouldn’t it be easier to let me down as easy as 123?
Think about another recovery method in somebody else’s dream
Tied to you is a heart that beats
No emotion, no thoughts or feelings
Wouldn’t it be easy to live
Just as easy to live
(123)
Yeah
Wouldn't it be easy to live, just as easy as 123
Wouldn't it?
(123, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123)
ONETWOTHREE
Wouldn't it be?
Wouldn't it be?
Wouldn't it be?
Wouldn't it be?
Wouldn't it be?
Wouldn't it be?
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9. |
You're So Pretty
03:48
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I would just like some time with you... alone
Give me a night or day or two, I know
I’m too dumb
To know what I’m into
I’m too proud to give
All of my attention
I need your love
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so too
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so
You’re so pretty, so pretty, so pretty
I would just like to say hello to you
'Cause passing you by, don’t satisfy me like you could do
Nothing good can come out of something
That's been done before
Give yourself to someone
Desperate for love
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so too
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so
You’re so pretty, so pretty, so pretty
(And everyone thinks so, you're so pretty)
(And everyone thinks so)
I saw what you did and I know what you did
I saw what you did and I know what you did
You can cover it up with that pretty face, but it won’t phase me
Like you want it to
Yeah you wanted me too
Gimme a night or two
To not need you
Cause
You’re so pretty, and everyone thinks so
You’re so pretty, it don't matter what they know
You’re so pretty, so pretty
I doesn't matter what they know, you'll be painted in gold
I doesn't matter what they know, you'll be painted in gold, so pretty
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10. |
Candle in the Night
03:22
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I’ve been dreaming about
The mean things that I said
In my head when around you
I’ve been trying
My hardest to lie in
My bed - my heart is not proud to
Now and then
I put myself in
Sedation
As I lie to myself, saying I
Won’t be that kind of person
Even witchcraft can’t reverse it
I’m burning lights like candles in the night
Like I’m dying to be
Somebody’s heaven if I tried
I’ll make it work;
No witchcraft can reverse
The charm, the charm
I’ve been thinking about
The weird way that I am
Understand, I can’t help it
I’ve been dying
To say something - am I in
A dream? With you, it’s the best thing
Now and then, I put myself in sedation
And it feels nice, but I must admit sometimes
My heart just gets to hurting
Even witchcraft can't reverse it!
I’m burning lights like candles in the night
Like I’m dying to be
Somebody’s heaven if I tried
I’ll make it work;
No witchcraft can reverse
The charm, the charm
I’m burning lights like candles in the night
Trying to get you, trying to get you
I’ll make it work;
No witchcraft can reverse
The charm, the charm
Oh!
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11. |
Mark (feat. Maddy Hicks)
03:39
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No need to manufacture gravestones
I see, a picture/biography disowned
Pretty morbidity is fun in a film
I mean, I guess it is
But it can come in more than view of a kill
Frozen, you’d think he lives
You left your mark on my heart, and it lives on
In spite of what it seems
Now every part of what used to be ours, is marked
Online and on my screen
“In loving memory”
No need for bows and flowers
They seem "too much"
Silk trees and photographed paragraphs
They’d be enough!
Must I not write a speech
Promising myself to keep your memory
In my mind?
Everytime I open my social media page I find yours
And years have passed but still, it hurts
You left your mark on my heart, and it lives on
In spite of what it seems
Now every part of what used to be ours, is marked
Online and on my screen
“In loving memory”
What do I do with this
Empty re-entry of moments I miss?
No words upon your lips
That I half expect to still kiss
You left your mark on my heart, and it lives on
In spite of what it seems
Now every part of what used to be ours, is marked
Online and on my screen
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12. |
Stigma of the Moon
04:15
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Planetariums freaked me out
The way those stars together found
Each other in a vast, embedded sky
Time to turn a table now
Let us see what’s underground
And feel the beating core that’s asking why
Did I fear control?
Did I hate the fact that tides were moved along
By one of those orbiting emotions in that dome?
I had a stigma of the moon
So bad, I’d hide myself from view
Each crescent cut me deep
My open eyes could not stop sleep from
Pouring through
Craters in the words I heard
Brought me comfort here on earth
In growing trees, I felt the ease
You took from me stability
And how much do I owe
This planetary growth
That kept me safe from hesitation
But set me free when it needed to?
I had a stigma of the moon
So bad, I’d hide myself from view
Each crescent cut me deep
My open eyes could not stop sleep from
Pouring through
I can’t believe
I couldn’t even
Have a single tapestry
With such a shame
No waxed or waned
Emotion could have kept me sane, so
I had a stigma of the moon
So bad, I’d hide myself from view
Each crescent cut me deep,
But now with eyes open, I see
That feeling that was looming
Now illuminates every part of me
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13. |
Unspoken Emotions
03:19
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All I ever wanted
Was to be somewhere other than
Here all alone again
I can’t even imagine it!
Coming out of my shell
I feel if I try too hard I will
Break off a piece of
Me, offer sweet relief
Oh
All the things I would say to you
Remain in my head, I'm full of
Unspoken emotions
I’ll always lose
My sense of devotion
And all for you
(hey!)
All I ever wanted
Was nothing more than just a dream
To speak as if to not carry
The weight of others' judgement on me
I wanted to know
How to achieve it
If I believe it, can it be real?
I’ll let my heart go of all that I feel
All my
Unspoken emotions
I’ll always lose
My sense of devotion
And all for you
For you
Baby, I'm not anymore
I'm not needy like, needy like I was before
I'll do what I can, I'll do what I can to ignore
Emotions inside me that keep knocking me to the floor
Unspoken emotions
I’ll always lose
My sense of devotion
And all for you and myself too!
And all for you and myself too!
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