1. |
The Messy Things
03:07
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The trouble is this:
can’t–
won’t let them inside
but she clings so fast
yet she clings so fast
to nurse the old habit.
still aware of the danger
still aware of the irony
the increasing distance
the need to be reckless
and the sky never seemed quite so
heavy
heavy
heavy
no the sky never seemed quite so
heavy
but with a good word and little vodka
things are getting easier
things are getting easier
The trouble is this:
anger–
can’t sink your teeth in it.
can’t free your mind of it.
and this harassment.
end this harassment.
Out of everyone
you were supposed to
stay.
Out of everyone
you were supposed to
stay.
He said it was a long time coming
yes– I should’ve known better
He said it was a long time coming
sure– I could’ve done better
She’s sharpening her teeth now
ugly faces, ugly sounds
Aaiiee– uh oh– the good intentions
Aaiiee– and all the interruptions
the messy things
that brought us
here
are the messy things
that keep us
here
You talk like it’s simple,
You talk like it’s simple,
But where have you been?
Tell me where have you been?
The trouble is this:
Distance–
can’t find your feet in it
can’t feel your way through it
it all comes down to this
you better stand
out of everyone
you were supposed to
stay
out of everyone
you were supposed to stay
but with a good word,
and a little vodka now,
things are getting heavier
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2. |
I Remember Well
03:27
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Brace yourself – I remember well
Brace yourself – I remember well
I remember when:
Sweeter than honey,
you crossed my mind
too many times
too many times
But I feel it changing now.
Yes, I know you’re changing now.
Hunched over your music,
something splits you inside
while I’m thinkin, I’m thinkin of
the floorboards shaking beneath us,
maybe because of us
See this swelling
how it sends us spilling
into the next motion.
But I can feel it passing now
each blink and footfall
steady now, steady now
Like a metronome,
your steps,
heavy and measured,
and heavy
heading for the door
heading for the door
Alright let’s call it a game,
I’m not quite content, but close enough
Yes I’m close enough
to notice the dust
floating around our heads
making sounds too soft to hear
See this swelling
how it sends us spilling
into the next motion.
But I can feel it passing now
each blink and footfall
steady now, steady now.
Why’d you think you could save us?
Why’d you think you could save us?
With only one hand?
And only one eye open?
Why…?
It doesn’t end in laughter.
It doesn’t end in silence.
It ends in indifference.
Brace yourself
Brace yourself
I – I remember well
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3. |
Happily Dappily
02:22
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we like to wish
we like to dream
I got lost in between
your eyes, your lies
I knew I could never live
Happily Happily Happily Happily
Happily Happily Happily Ever After
there was a boy
he loved a girl
she broke his heart
Happily Ever After
look I am here
and now I’m there
I’ll disappear
Happily Ever After
Lie lie lie lie lie lie la la la la la la la la lies
Lie lie lie lies they’re all la la la la la la lies
you always told me
to watch my footing
but I trip fast these days
maybe I’ll swing
all of these worries
away and make it out okay
Lie lie lie lie lie lie la la la la la la la la lies
Lies.
it’s so funny how
this world can seem
a lot like London bridges
falling down
down
down
down
down
chaos all around
well, here we are:
in the back of your car
I’m doing fine.
in the back of your car
I’m feeling fine.
but I’m down on my knees
I’m beggin please, say what you mean.
say what you mean.
1- 2- 3
spin with me
3- 2- 3
steady baby
1- 2- 3
spin with me
3- 2- 3
it’s gettin crazy
we were together
I thought forever
that was all that mattered
you were my king
I was your queen
funny how we never lived
Happily Happily Happily Happily
Happily Happily Happily Ever After
well there’s never forever
as you can see
no happily dappily appily
Ever After, Ever After, Ever After, Ever After, Ever After…
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4. |
Terribly Lovely
05:10
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He asked to me a movie
dinner and a show
said it would be funny
so I said I'd like to go
So I put on my make-up
thought of stories to share
but when he met me at the landing
well, I wasn't really there
Cause you were on my mind
You were on my mind (x3)
The movie wasn’t funny, no
I was kind of bored
had you been there with me
we would’ve left through the back door
But I sat through it
laughed right on cue
but when it finally ended
I think this boy already knew
That you were on my mind
You were on mind (x3)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
Well I think I’m doing well here
I’m not wasting any time
I’ve been meeting lots of people
and I go out a lot at night
I try hard to listen to everything they say
but the whole time they’re talking
I am plotting my escape
And you are on my mind
You are on my mind (x3)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
I’ll be fine.
Then something will remind me of you (x2)
but it should be getting easier now (x3)
You were on my mind (x4)
and I love it this way
I’ve come to love you this way
and it’s terribly lovely,
Don’t you think?
it’s so terribly lovely,
but you don’t see
I’m not always happy
but I’ve got both feet on the ground,
When my heart is empty
I just fill it up with sound,
I might want to call you
but I know that I won’t,
I might have trouble sleeping
but then I’ll fall into a dream
Cause you are on my mind (x4)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
You asked me to a movie,
dinner and a show
Promised it’d be funny,
but this time I didn’t go.
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5. |
For A While
04:38
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soft words come from the corner of the mouth
the corner of your mouth, it says:
stay for a while,
stay for a while,
and time will move faster
and soft eyes bring me from the corner of your bed
to the corner of your pillow, you say:
stay for a while,
lay for a while,
but we both know its not that simple
when all I can say is that I love you
yeah I came all this way to let you know
it takes all that I am just to love you
so now all I can do is let you go
but my face fits in the space beneath your chin
the space beneath your chin, it says:
hide for a while,
cry for a while,
oh I will, one last time
so I press my cheek down to the beating in your chest
the beating in your chest, it says:
sleep for a while,
dream for a while,
but go on your own this time
now all you can say is that you love me
yeah that's all you can do, just let me know
it takes all that you are just to love me
there’s no more you can do just set me free
and maybe if we're meant to be it'll happen in another life
yes maybe if we're meant to be it'll happen in another life
well maybe if we're meant to be it will happen in another life…
but go on your own,
yes, go on your own this time
strong winds come from the corner of the sky
the corner of the sky, it says:
stray for a while,
stray for a while,
and you will forget him,
and it will be just fine,
and he will forget you,
and it will be alright,
this time
so now all I can say is that I loved you
yeah I came all this way to let you go
it took all that I had just to love you
now we've got nothing left just let it go
just let it go
just let it go
just let it go
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6. |
Black Tea
03:24
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I don’t wanna hear it
No–
I don’t wanna hear it.
I don’t need another excuse
to wait around for you.
Black Tea
and a table for two
All the small things
between me and you
leave us empty
but we go through the motions
this time it’s Fatal
this time it’s Fatal
So what’s new?
I hear that you’re leavin
How soon?
and is she the reason?
It's old news
but I still feel like screamin
Cause it all feels so Final
this all feels so Final
Don’t linger
observe at your own risk
I’ll take the stairs this time
bolt the door, make a choice
don’t compromise
bite your lip, fake surprise
it’s in the eyes
Now I realize
we were hangin by a thread anyway
we were hangin by a thread
we were hangin by a thread anyway
we were hangin by a thread
Cause you were never mine to take,
that was my mistake.
You were never mine to take.
That was my mistake.
No, you were never mine to take,
That was my mistake.
You were never mine to take,
darlin’ my mistake.
But I am not weak I just get restless
I wasn’t weak I just got restless
I am not weak I just get restless
as hell
some Black Tea
and a table for two
Heartbreak’s just a thing that we do
but how long must we go through these motions?
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Bellorage Los Angeles, California
Bellorage is an alternative pop artist based in Los Angeles.
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