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I Won’t Say
03:43
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Here’s some girl putting make-up on
She says she’s always known
She’s just been waiting for the right time
Stuck in the wrong kind of town
Is it over?
Will they remember you tonight?
Even now, she still shows up at their parties
And I can’t say no
So I won’t say anything
He hates talking about his history
Where he’s been
He knows he’ll only end up crying
All that he’ll say is that it’s awful
The way the night goes on and on
The days are so short
He’s ready to give in
And I can’t say no
So I won’t say anything
No, I can’t say no
So I won’t say anything at all
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2. |
Failure
04:35
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Drifting past the windmills
Waiting for sunrise
I was so impressed by you
Always the first in line
Standing there just looking down
The way I always do when you’re around
Just waiting for the headlines now
They’re gonna spell
G-o-o-d-b-y-e
No one else could make you listen
How could I?
It only makes you worse the more I try
It’s a bad sign
And in the end it’s like they say, you know
Though no one’s told you
Hand on the door and looking forward to failure
And you were too
Sittin’ in the backyard
Hating the sunshine
I think that I’ll be leaving now
I’ve been having the worst time
Don’t wanna be where people are
Don’t wanna talk to anyone at all
'cause I’ve got nothing left to say
You’ve heard all of my best lines
You told me once that you would leave it all some day
But I knew you could never walk away
When the time came
And in the end it’s like they say, you know
Though no one’s told you
Hand on the door and looking forward to failure
And you were too
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I can hear what you’re saying
Yes I see when your lips move
But nothing’s making any sense
I'll just bet you’re complaining
Always got something to prove
You’re always finding someone else to blame
That’s the game you play
I guess I’m disappointed
I guess I should’ve learned by now
Still I get disappointed
I wish you’d learn to shut your mouth
Yes I’m disappointed
I really should’ve learned by now
Just one more disappointment
No need to drag it out
Like the broken umbrella
You’re still carrying around
Useless things that weigh you down
You’re not making it easy
For me to understand
What it is you think you’re looking for
Anymore
I guess I’m disappointed
I guess I should’ve learned by now
Still I get disappointed
I wish you’d learn to shut your mouth
Yes I’m disappointed
I really should’ve learned by now
Not to get disappointed
Sometimes things just don’t work out
Another disappointment
You’d think I would’ve learned by now
Just one more disappointment
There’s no need to drag it out
Can we keep this friendly?
And make a good end?
Carrying on for almost seven years on hope
Now that your halo has started to dim
Well you don’t want to ask me
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4. |
The Mayfair Hotel
04:32
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Sweet Louise by the pale lantern’s glow
I can find a place for you
Plenty vacancies, you know
Children play behind these iron bars
And by far this is a better place than where you are
Like birds in their cages
Broken wing, missing pages
Sometimes when the walls close in
I ring for Annabel Lee
I don’t think I’ll ever leave
'cause all is very well in The Mayfair Hotel
Sweet Louise by the pale lantern’s glow
I can find a place for you
Plenty vacancies, you know
Children play behind these iron bars
And by far this is a better place than where you are
Like birds in their cages
And friends without faces
Sometimes when the walls close in
I ring for Annabel Lee
I don’t think I’ll ever leave
'cause all is just too well in The Mayfair Hotel
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5. |
Still Dreaming
02:55
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So now you know the news is bad
The needle drops, the song is sad
As everyone I ever had
Comes back to taunt me
I never thought the day would come
You can't take back the things you've done
It's funny how you just go numb
And flaunt your misery
I feel a lot like a sailor coming back home
After years out at sea
I recognize all their faces, lined and old
They don't know me
Although nothing's changed
It just seems so strange
They're still dreaming of me
No second chance or anything
No song is left for us to sing
Since everything just turned to black
And swept away the scenery
I feel a lot like a sailor coming back home
After years out at sea
I lie awake in my bed every night alone
In the morning
Although nothing's changed
It just seems so strange
They're still dreaming of me
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6. |
Someone Who Wanders
03:21
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Sulky boy, what are you mad about?
Save that dirty talk for the telephone
It’s exactly what you thought it was
But it’s not like you can’t come along
Or just wait around
Half past three you’ll see them
Two lovers who can’t sit down
So awkward
Oh, you know it’s not like in those catalogs
So come on sun make it through the fog
It’s what happens today
To someone who wanders
A hand to the face
You hit the water and go under the waves
Down, down
In a straight line
No hesitation
Hotel bars and business cards
Kissing photographs full on the mouth
When he finally called you just cut him off
I’m sorry I just couldn’t help but laugh
Well, that was last night
Now he won’t be coming back for more
You let him know for sure
He said he’s fine but something in his eyes
All those hours by the swimming pool
So go back to L.A.
Get your papers in order
Head back for the sun
You hit the water and sink under the waves
Down, down
In a straight line
Such a short vacation
For a sunny day it’s kind of cold
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Oh the sun went down hours ago
Faded everything into a golden glow
A sleepy town is yawning
Shall we drink a toast, call it a night
Leave me with a glass and the starry sky
And turn down the light
A Blick of Bismarck bridge
One bottle to go
Seen a thousand cities
Some will never know
The scene from where I’m standing
Eighty-two degrees in Fahrenheit
Drifting off to sleep in black and white
Look after my friends
But she doesn’t know the train is coming in
'cause she doesn’t know a different track
Couldn’t ever show the sorry state I’m in
It’s goodbye to you all for now but I’ll be back
Oh the sun went down hours ago
Faded everything into a golden glow
A sleepy town is yawning
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8. |
Empty Set
04:08
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I heard you make the saddest sound
Four a.m., sitting in the dark
Take a little taste and spit the rest out
Hide the pieces, keep them in a jar
Sticky fingers love filling pockets but
They're always losing the key
Whispers on the phone, guess I should've known
That we'd never agree
Despite what you might think
It wasn’t up to me
Dropped in the middle of the continent
Watch out where you step, it's a twisting path
Kick up a little dust and then repent
Hang your flag up high and they’ll let you pass
Nothing to declare but your charm and flair
Spent the whole day in line
Whatever made you sick, now you're over it
Still I must decline
In fact, I never signed
Watch the slow rewind
Face down and swinging like a suicide
I can't bear to look, what an ugly mess
You’re truly in an awful way
Burned out, cigarettes piled on the desk
Filled the empty set, haunted by regrets
On their manicured lawns
Taken for a ride, nothing left inside
I bet you're hoping you're wrong
They’ll be here before long
By then I'll be gone
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I Can’t Say It’s Love
01:59
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I saw you skinny
Tall drink, a daydream
Can’t get too high
It’s a miracle I’m here at all
I walk a bike ride
Don’t taste the last night
Can’t move my head too much
It hurts to work today
I thank you, you thank me
And kiss you, kiss you, kiss you’s all I want to do
I like you, you like me too much
I can’t say it’s love
Sick in the backroom
Couch-sitting, walk in
I told the truth
Except one nothing, when it meant something
I can’t say ending
I can’t see over
My heart was full
A picture proves it, I’ll never lose it
I thank you, you thank me
And kiss you, kiss you, kiss you’s all I want to do
I like you, you like me too much
I can’t say it’s love
I thank you, you thank me
And kiss you, kiss you, kiss you’s all I want to do
I like you, you like me too much
I can’t say it’s love
But I think you know it was
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10. |
Gone Too Fast
04:03
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Our heads in the sand
I tried to fill the glass
But it spilled over
We have no room to move
The weekend's gone too soon
So bad with closure
Dream of times we once had
Gone too fast
Words beckoning
Have we songs left to sing
Overexposure
A quiet mandolin
A drop of saccharin
I need a shoulder
Dream of times not so sad
Gone too fast
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