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If I forget your face, love
I’ll remember the feeling still
Leaning back against your chest
And the sun setting over Nashville
Then we reach the part
When it’s time to go
And I ask you please to stay
But you leave anyway
I never knew
That memories
Could feel as painful
As the day they’re made
When you forget my name, love
Please remember your hand in mine
Leading you down to the river
A moment with no care for time
Then the world intrudes
And my fickle thoughts
Find their way into my heart
That’s when the doubtin’ starts
I never thought
That me and you
Could feel so close
But end so far apart
When the world intrudes
And my fickle thoughts
Find their way into my heart
That’s when the doubtin’ starts
I never knew
That memories
Could feel as painful
As the day they’re made
And I’ve always been too proud
I know I pushed
Your love away
My worst mistake
I’m livin’ to regret it
I can’t explain
Why I let go
But today I know
That I can’t forget you now
When I forget to forget, love
It always takes me by surprise
In that moment I’m back in your arms, love
I catch my breath and I close my eyes
Then we reach the part
When you pack your things
And I’m beggin’ you to stay
But I found the words too late
I never knew
That memories
Could feel as painful
As the day they’re made
And my thoughts go round and round
I know I pushed
Your love away
My worst mistake
I’m livin’ to regret it
I can’t explain
Why I let go
But today I know
I can’t forget you now…
I know
I can’t forget you now…
Today I know
I can’t forget you now
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2. |
Your Superpower
04:24
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You should have been home sooner
Still I ignored the rumors
Is that a bird or a plane in the sky?
My searchlight in the night signalin’
Your cheatin’ sense was tinglin’
Working late fighting crime? Girl you lied
I’ll never forget
That uncanny night we first met
X-ray vision at first sight
You saw straight through me
And then you sank each claw into me
Turns out you're my kryptonite
And I can’t get away
I could escape but always stay
No I can’t get away
‘Cause you arrive and save the day
Yeah I can’t get away
I should break free but I’m a coward
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
Yeah I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
Your lies are sociopathic
They’re autobiographic
Because that’s your superpower
Your gift increases
You’re into psychokinesis
How can I put up a fight?
Hero or villain?
Well either way I’m willin’
Because you’re my kryptonite
No I can’t get away
I could escape but always stay
And I can’t get away
‘Cause you arrive and save the day
Yeah I can’t get away
I should break free but I’m a coward
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
Yeah I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
You’re uncanny
Mercenary
Legendary
You seduced me
With your secret
Identity
You supervillain
But you’re a heroine to millions
And baby you’re my kryptonite
Yeah I can’t get away
I should break free but I’m a coward
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
Yeah I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
No I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
I can’t get away
Yeah I can’t get away
Yeah that’s your superpower
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3. |
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I get a funny kind of feeling
‘Round the mirror
I’ll stare looking for meaning
‘Til I cry
When I’m walking through the city
No one sees me
They don’t know that there’s
A princess passing by
They never notice someone’s standing
Where I’m standing
So they run into me
Staring at their phones
Then they vaguely frown
And look straight through me
Don’t realize my face
Is one they’ve always unknown…
In fairytales there’s always
Someone strong and brave
And there’s always someone beautiful
They think they need to save
And fairytales only exist in books
From olden days
I wish upon a star to see
A world where the hero could be
A fairytale princess who looks like me…
A fairytale princess who looks like me
Sometimes weeks go by I feel
I’m just a monster
I can’t even bring myself
To go outside
There are moments
When at best I’m an imposter
There are days I only
Have the strength to hide
But if I just give in I’m giving
Into nothing
A nothing with the power
To shape lives
So I’m standing up
And walking out that front door
I’m dressing up tonight in
All my own designs
In fairytales there’s always
Someone strong and brave
And there’s always someone beautiful
They think they need to save
If fairytales on movie screens are myths
That make us slaves
Then imagine what the world could be
If only the world could see
A fairytale princess who looks like me
A fairytale princess who looks like me…
Open your eyes and really see me
Free your heart and start believing
In me…
Just as you see
In a princess like me…
In fairytales there’s always
Someone strong and brave
And there’s always someone beautiful
They think they need to save
If fairytales only exist in songs
Sung on a stage
Just imagine what our world could be
Beyond the fairytale you see
A fairytale princess who looks like me…
You might believe in you again
If you start believing in
A fairytale princess who looks like me…
A fairytale princess who looks like me
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4. |
On This Day (ft Phaun)
03:30
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The kids without T-shirts running
A sprinkler’s spray
And you took a turn too laughing
On my last day
The shape of your hand in my sunburn
While you got tan
I told you next year I’d return
And we made plans
Whispered for hours
We talked and played
Our sweet and sour
Was on this day
Our sweet and sour
The haziest hum of summer
Was on our skin
I won’t ever feel another
Summer like then
Whispered for hours
We talked and played
Our sweet and sour
Was on this day
Afternoon showers
I should’ve stayed
Our closest hour
Was on this day
Our closest hour
Was on this day
I never felt that way
About anything
Or anyone
On my last day
Whispered for hours
We talked and played
Our sweet and sour
Was on this day
Afternoon showers
I should’ve stayed
Our closest hour
Was on this day
Our closest hour
Was on this day
Was on this day
Was on this day
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5. |
Summer Song
04:21
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Days just passed slower in those days
And lawnmowers buzzed away
While we hid inside and played
The arcade
Your birthday
You weren’t who I thought I knew
We were children but we grew
Divorced father’s sports car flew
Our debut
Me and you
Any fool can see
That days just turn into weeks and years
Every day could be
The last we’ll have left to speak and I fear
Many lives are spent holding your breath
Til it leaks
Into air
Into time
Hometown’s prison when you’re young
We drew smoke into our lungs
You convinced yourself to run
Towards the one
Setting sun
Any fool can see
That days just turn into weeks and years
Any day could be
The last we’ll have left to speak and I fear
Many lives are spent holding your breath
Til it leaks
Into air
Into…
…time
Into weeks and years…
Left to speak and I fear…
Til it leaks
Into air
Can we speak
Once we’re there?
Into time
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I've been looking so long at these pictures of you
That I almost believe that they're real
I've been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel
Remembering you standing quiet in the rain
As I ran to your heart to be near
And we kissed as the sky fell in, holding you close
How I always held close in your fear
Remembering you running soft through the night
You were bigger and brighter and wider than snow
You screamed at the make-believe, screamed at the sky
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go
Remembering you, fallen into my arms
Crying for the death of your heart
You were stone white, so delicate
Lost in the cold
You were always so lost in the dark
Remembering you how you used to be
Slow drowned, you were angels
So much more than everything
Hold for the last time then slip away quietly
Open my eyes, but I never see anything
If only I'd thought of the right words
I could have held on to your heart
If only I'd thought of the right words
I wouldn't be breaking apart all my pictures of you
Looking so long at these pictures of you
But I never hold on to your heart
Looking so long for the words to be true
But always just breaking apart
My pictures of you
There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
Than to feel you deep in my heart
There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
Than to never feel the breaking apart
My pictures of you
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7. |
Field Of Dreams
04:45
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Well, I drove back to my hometown
Got caught by the one red light
I saw the glow from the high school
Football field in the twilight
Then I drove on past the liquor store
And on past the Dairy Queen
Well there wasn’t much in my
Hometown I hadn’t seen
Later, I’m packing up my mama’s house
I found my yearbooks on the shelf
And I gotta say I had some trouble
Tryin’ to recognize myself
Between pictures and the mirror
And what we try hard to ignore
Well, I found myself with
My coat on at the door
Yeah, I found myself
With my coat on at the door
Well, I saw the floodlights on
From way cross town
And I had to get some fresh air
So I thought that I’d drive down
It should be easier to come back
But that’s not the way this feels
Cuz when you come back
Looking for inspiration
You find an empty field
I’ve learned that nothin’s as easy
As it seemed
And coach I promise that I’ll
Shut the lights off
Just before I leave
This empty field of dreams
I don’t wanna make too big a
deal now about my glory days
It’s just a form of charity
If everybody plays
So you work hard, ready to step in
If you’re needed by the team
Well you know I was only
Ever second string
Yeah you know I was
Only ever second string
So when I saw the floodlights on
From way cross town
Well I had to get some fresh air
So I thought that I’d drive down
It should be easier to come back
But that’s not the way this feels
Cuz when you come back
Looking for inspiration
You find an empty field
I found that nothin’s as easy
As it seemed
And coach I promise that I’ll
Shut the lights off
Just before I leave
This empty field of dreams
Where bright but it empty
Cuz the team have all gone home
To their mamas and their stepdads
And their sisters on their phones
Well I’ve learned that nothin’s as easy
As it seemed
And coach I promise that I’ll
Shut the lights off
Just before I leave
Yeah I learned that nothin’s as easy
As it seemed
And coach I promise that I’ll
Shut the lights off
Just before I leave
This empty field of dreams
This empty field of dreams
My empty field of dreams
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8. |
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I drive on past
The reservoir
My brother loaned me
His beat up car
I’m feelin’ free
No one around
Drivin’ away
From my hometown
From my hometown
From my hometown
Nobody here
Is judgin’ me
A roadside bar
Big screen TV
Same football game
The same touchdown
Two counties over
From my hometown
From my hometown
From my hometown
I stay because there’s voices in my head
They keep repeating every stupid thing
I wish I’d never said
And though I know I’ll get by somehow
Livin’ day by day
It’s too late now to stumble on
The perfect words to say
Play “Born To Run”
Romantic song
A couple whiskeys
My problem’s gone
Over the jukebox
Can’t hear the sound
Of a broken promise
In my hometown
In my hometown
In my hometown
I stay because there’s voices in my head
They keep repeating every stupid thing
I wish I’d never said
And though I know I’ll get by somehow
Livin’ day by day
It’s too late now to stumble on
The perfect words to say
Now one day soon
I’ll leave for good
For New York CIty
Or Hollywood
They’re in my rear view
Just turned around
I’m drivin’ back in
To my hometown
I stay because there’s voices in my head
They keep repeating every stupid thing
I wish I’d never said
And though I know I’ll get by somehow
Livin’ day by day
It’s too late now to stumble on
The perfect words to say
I stay because there’s voices in my head
They keep repeating every stupid thing
I wish I’d never said
Drivin’ away is just a slower
Way for me to drown
It’s too late now for me to drive away
From my hometown
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9. |
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Rain keeps fallin’, rain keeps fallin’
Pain gets washed away
No one’s talkin’, just keep walkin’
I don’t care what they say
Never could get used to hearin’
The sound of Sunday coupons tearin’
You never miss the boredom til you leave
The eyes you got they cut right through me
Cause you’re the only one who knew me
I never could admit to what I need
Caught the train up to Penn Station
Guess I just got tired of waitin’
At a certain point you stand yourself up and go
Called you up at work to say
Give me directions on the subway
I’ll be there at your place when you get home
Sit here sweatin’, the city’s melting
The heat won’t go away
Garbage cookin’, your neighbor’s lookin’
She don’t care what I say
Found some work that starts at noon
I’ll pay my share of the rent soon
And I’ll buy some milk and coffee and some soap
Shooting pool until two thirty
I know a little more won’t hurt me
At least the place is right across the road
The wind is blowin’, you said you’re goin’
I won’t stand in your way
A different season, some other reason
I don’t care what you say
No I, I, I, I don’t care
No I, I, I, I don’t care
Cause it doesn’t matter anyway
And I don’t care what you say
Now they say it’s safer in this city
Than it’s been since the 1950’s
I never changed the locks on the front door
There’s something here I guess I’m needing
And plus, you can’t go back to Eden
They don’t let U-hauls in there anymore
Thought you’d like knowin’ it’s finally snowin’
I’ll send a text your way
You won’t read it, you don’t need it
You don’t care what I say
No you, you, you, you don’t care
Yeah you, you, you, you don’t care
But it doesn’t matter anyway
That you don’t care what I say
Cause it doesn’t matter anyway
And you don’t care what I say
Rain keeps fallin’, rain keeps fallin’
Pain gets washed away
No one’s talkin’, just keep walkin’
I don’t care what they say
I don’t care what they say…
Yeah, I don’t care what they say...
No, I don’t care what they say
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10. |
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There’s kids out here smokin’
Guess they can’t smoke indoors
I should be inside typin’
But I just can’t anymore
It’s mid-December
And I’m still crashed on your floor
Empty in general
It’s simply worse than before
Blame it on the fool and the setting sun
Blame it on the fool who fooled everyone
Blame it on the rules that you live by
Just to get you through another day
And don’t forget me
Yeah don’t forget me
You see I’m tryin’ to move on
But the timing’s not right
Got a thing for this guy
He tends bar at Fair Fight
I’ve kept at a distance
But we did speak last night
He’s movin’ to LA
After his shift Friday night
Blame it on the fool and the setting sun
Blame it on the fool who fooled everyone
Blame it on the rules that you live by
Just to get you through another day
And don’t forget me
Yeah don’t forget me
You knew it was stupid
But I might be the one
Now we’re sitting ‘round waitin’
For me to move on
Blame it on the fool and the setting sun
Blame it on the fool who fooled everyone
Blame it on the rules that you live by
Just to get you through another day
And don’t forget me
Yeah don’t forget me
Blame it on the fool and the setting sun
Blame it on the fool who fooled everyone
Blame it on the rules that you live by
Just to get you through another day
And don’t forget me
Yeah don’t forget me
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There’s an apartment by the sea
Washer, dryer, and a view of dreams
You take the long walk into town
For coffee and you bring back half a pound
The road is dirt and sand and oyster shell
Smell of sulfur comin’ from the well
You take the long walk back from town
But where are you livin’ now?
Where are you livin’ now?
Sometimes I wish they’d un-invent
Highways and then airplanes
But there’d still be time and time just
Takes you farther away than anything
You’ll miss it if you don’t know the turn
Off I-40 between Knoxville and Gatlinburg
20 mile drive, that’s if you know the route
Teachin’ part time as a substitute
Civics at the comprehensive high
Your car needs work and your book needs time
Great American novel in a one mall town
But where are you livin’ now?
Where are you livin’ now?
Sometimes I wish they’d un-invent
Highways and then airplanes
But there’d still be time and time just
Takes you farther away than anything
Apartment listings in the Sunday Times
Saturday morning on the Lower East Side
And Monday you’re back to work in Midtown
But where are you livin’ now?
Where are you livin’ now?
Sometimes I wish they’d un-invent
Highways and then airplanes
But there’d still be time and time just
Takes you farther away than anything
Sometimes I wish they’d un-invent
Highways and then airplanes
But there’d still be time and time just
Takes you farther away than anything
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12. |
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Without a map or guidebook
Forgot how my face should look
For now I’ll just assume the worst
A friend could be a mirror
Someday when friends are nearer
I’ll have to call someplace home first
I ran away from trouble
Before the landslide crumbled
I wasn’t around to help clear the debris
On the news I saw the story
Interviews with eyes that know me
I’m always trapped when I think I’m free
If it’s not broken, break it
If it’s not taken, take it
If it’s not stolen, steal it
Just push until you feel it
I stay up brewing coffee
I think the smell reminds me
That if you stay put you will die
So give names to your mood swings
They’ve become the only things
That let you know that you’re alive
If it’s not broken, break it
If it’s not taken, take it
If it’s not stolen, steal it
Just push until you feel it
If it’s not broken, break it
If it’s not taken, take it
If it’s not stolen, steal it
Just push until you feel it
I found the city I deserved
So many millions getting served
We said we’d keep in touch by phone
But every caller is a world alone
If it’s not broken, break it
If it’s not taken, take it
If it’s not stolen, steal it
Just push until you feel it
If it’s not broken, break it
If it’s not taken, take it
If it’s not stolen, steal it
Just push until you feel it...
Just push until you feel it
Just push until you feel it
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13. |
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Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I have no thought of time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving
Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go
But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving
I do not count the time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
And I am not alone while my love is near me
I know it will be so until it's time to go
So come the storms of winter and then the birds in spring again
I have no fear of time
For who knows how my love grows?
And who knows where the time goes?
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