1. |
I'm A Liar
03:23
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I've turned.
I'm on some new time.
Cut ties with the old,
and, no, it won't affect me.
I'm here.
You are my new high.
Well it burned, then it broke,
and, no, it won't affect me.
Yeah, I'm fine —
I've put it behind.
Yeah, it's fine.
Yes, I've put it behind!
Take what you want.
I'm not afraid to let you closer.
I don't want to get back —
It's been over.
Lights out
Right now
I've got nothing to prove,
but I'm a liar.
We burn,
but it's not too bright,
And sometimes I feel alone.
Think I'm supposed to feel heat.
I'm here —
I'm on the inside,
but sometimes I feel cold.
Think I'm supposed to feel heat.
Yeah, I'm fine —
I've put it behind.
Yeah, it's fine.
Yes, I've put it behind!
Take what you want.
I'm not afraid to let you closer.
I don't want to get back —
It's been over.
Lights out
Right now
I've got nothing to prove,
but I'm a liar.
Take what you want.
I'm not in love, or thinking of another.
I don't want to look back —
I've recovered.
I'm out
I'm down
I've been nothing but true,
but I'm a liar.
Don't just tell me what I want to hear.
Don't say this is all there is
'cause I can tell that you're insincere.
Can you tell that I'm the same?
Take what you want.
I'm not afraid to let you closer.
I don't want to get back —
It's been over.
Lights out
Right now
I've got nothing to prove,
but I'm a liar.
Take what you want.
I'm not in love, or looking for another.
I don't want to look back —
I've recovered.
I'm out
I'm down
I've been nothing but true,
but I'm a liar.
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2. |
Swimming
03:04
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Is it time to give it up?
I've been holding on to this one.
Another lie to tell myself:
I'm in control. Can't you tell?
I'm free of fear. I'm hopeful,
open, sincere, and calm.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
I've lost my confidence, and I'm swimming in doubt.
Is it fine if it's only lust?
Nobody needs to know what we've done.
Does that cross a line? Have you had enough?
Are you dropping the need for the want?
I'm free of fear. I'm hopeful,
open, sincere, and calm.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
I've lost my confidence, and I'm swimming in doubt.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
Float on false confidence, but still swimming in doubt.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
I've lost my confidence, and I'm swimming in doubt.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
I've lost my confidence, and I'm swimming in doubt.
I guess I'm just running my mouth.
Instead of jumping in, I'm waiting you out.
Confess that I'm stalling for now.
Float on false confidence, but still swimming in doubt.
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3. |
Untethered
04:02
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Wanna turn the page. Wanna know your mind
past the disguise — through the curves of your character.
But you're still afraid — you won't even try.
Just killing time with somebody you don't really know.
I don't wanna complain, but I'm not gonna lie.
Unsatisfied that you won't let me past the rind.
I know we're not the same, but I gotta try
to feel like I'm not alone with you.
How much will I give before I get?
Together our love will lose if we don't untether.
I know better, but I need to see the end myself.
It's not gonna change. I wanna bring to light
what you hide, what you hope, what you fear.
I guess I can't relate if you've no inside.
There's no disguise. You're just blood, skin, bones, and hair.
I wanna get a taste of a better life
where we're working for each other in open air.
I guess I feel ashamed that I gotta try
to feel like I'm not alone with you.
How much will I give before I get?
Together our love will lose if we don't untether.
I know better, but I need to see the end myself.
Whatever. I know the truth, but I don't want to see it.
Things would be better if we untethered now.
It's time. Just do it now; don't wait.
Nothing heals while you're hanging on.
How much will I give before I get?
Together our love will lose if we don't untether.
I know better, but I need to see the end myself.
Whatever. I know the truth, but I don't want to see it.
Things would be better if we untethered now.
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4. |
Orbit
03:11
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Is it supposed to feel like this?
Is it supposed to be anything at all?
Is it supposed to be silent?
I've got the keys stuck in my mouth.
Inside for so long.
There's no surprises anymore.
When this time has gone
run the cycle back once more.
Heard me say the same thing not long ago:
I can change. I can still break through the wall.
Said I hate those games. Said I stopped,
but I still play even though I know it's wrong.
I don't wanna speak again.
I don't wanna hear what I've become.
I don't wanna sow this sin,
but I stuck the seeds into the ground.
Inside for so long.
There's no surprises anymore.
When this time has gone
run the cycle back once more.
Heard me say the same thing not long ago:
I can change. I can still break through the wall.
Said I hate those games. Said I stopped,
but I still play even though I know it's wrong.
Repeat the cycle
And see just what you have become.
Repeat the cycle.
Everybody hates to see they are the same.
We got the keys stuck in our mouths.
We stucks the seeds into the ground.
Heard me say the same thing not long ago:
I can change. I can still break through the wall.
Said I hate those games. Said I stopped,
but I still play even though I know it's wrong.
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5. |
False Spontaneity
03:57
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I don’t know how you got so cold.
Can you still feel your heart beating along?
I can tell why everyone
needs to release you after getting close.
I've made my peace.
I let you fall.
I want to be free of the feelings you forge.
A little late to care.
(It’s too late to be what I need.)
Father fate you’re not fair.
(You can't change. I don't believe.)
I don't know how you got this close.
Can you still feel my heart beating? It's wrong.
You're not what I need. I'm sick of thinking of us.
You fall to your knees, and won't let me pick you up.
I've made my peace.
I let you fall.
I want to be free of the feelings you forge.
A little late to care.
(It’s too late to be what I need.)
Father fate you’re not fair.
(You can't change. I don't believe.)
It won't get better until you learn.
It won't get better if you still burn.
A little late to care.
(It’s too late to be what I need.)
Father fate you’re not fair.
(You can't change. I don't believe.)
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6. |
Second Trips
02:39
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I'll stop the feelings.
I'll soak up all your sin.
I'll move back,
drop the act —
let you all the way in.
I'll stop defeating
what you're trying to build.
Let's go back,
change the facts —
let you under my skin.
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I don't trust the echos of love.
(There's nothing left to give)
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I'm above looking back for love.
(No looking back for love)
I'll stop repeating.
I'll give back what you give.
I'll lose the mask,
I'll move back —
I'll let you all the way in.
I've stopped believing
that you're trying to quit.
Let's change the past.
Let's go back.
I'll let you soak in my skin.
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I don't trust the echos of love.
(There's nothing left to give)
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I'm above looking back for love.
(No looking back for love)
Don't move back;
I prefer that it burn.
Don't look back.
Don't look back.
Don't move back;
I prefer that it burn.
Don't look back.
I had my fill on the first.
I'll stop the feelings.
I'll soak up all your sin.
I'll move back,
drop the act —
let you all the way in.
I'll stop defeating
what you're trying to build.
Let's go back,
change the facts —
let you under my skin.
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I don't trust the echos of love.
(There's nothing left to give)
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I don't trust the echos.
(The echos of love)
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I don't trust the echos of love.
(There's nothing left to give)
I don't crush. I don't fall in love.
(No second trips)
I'm above looking back for love.
(No looking back for love)
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7. |
Ready To Run
05:22
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It’s been coming undone for far too long.
The threads have all unraveled. I’ve lost my teeth and my tongue.
We keep drifting along in search of the sun.
Winter's breaking the strong, and it's only just begun.
This can’t be what I’ve waited for,
so box it up and send it home.
Shut down—can't do this by myself.
I’m the only still hanging on.
You've been ready to run for far too long.
The whispers say that we're done, but it's not true—they're all wrong!
Maybe we've already lost—no longer seeking the sun.
Winter's torn us apart. Two can defeat—I'm but one.
This can’t be what I’ve waited for,
So box it up and send it home.
Shut down—can't do this by myself.
I’m the only still hanging on.
Stop giving in.
Fighting is all we have left.
This can’t be what I’ve waited for,
So box it up and send it home.
Shut down—can't do this by myself.
I’m the only still hanging on.
This can’t be what I’ve waited for,
So box it up and send it home.
Shut down—can't do this by myself.
I’m the only still hanging on.
Stop giving in.
Fighting is all we have left.
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8. |
Stop Start Again
03:26
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Turn it on and wait for you.
Break me down when I won't do.
I love all the things you lose.
Take me out when I say to.
We stop. We stop, and we start it back up.
Holding the light 'til it ends. Then we start again.
I've got time to work on you.
Let's break you down—it's overdue.
I've got all the night to lose.
Take me out when you want to.
We stop. We stop, and we start it back up.
Holding the light 'til it ends. Then we start again.
Waiting to bury it. Just wanna breathe out.
Don't wanna think about anything.
It's not fair to go back for more,
but we like it, so we start again.
It's not fair to go back for more,
but we like it.
We stop. We stop, and we start it back up.
Holding the light 'til it ends. Then we start again.
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9. |
You See What You Want
03:16
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Don't say! Don't say another one.
I've heard all your complaints—your insecurities.
Maintain! Maintain! You can bottle up,
but you can't stop this train for an eternity.
Now that it’s in your head
you shelter yourself—afraid of what they said.
Focused on their missteps.
You have only seen what you have wanted.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You can say I'm wrong. Yeah, I'm selfish—I'm not afraid to be flawed.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You got a lot of blame, got a lot of blame, the kind you love to lay on.
No pain! No pain! We can stand to jump.
We let the love decay—there's not a lot to leave.
No shame! No shame in giving up.
There's nothing left to say 'cause I'm surrendering.
Now that it’s in your head
you shelter yourself—afraid of what they said.
Focused on their missteps.
You have only seen what you have wanted.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You can say I'm wrong. Yeah, I'm selfish—I'm not afraid to be flawed.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You got a lot of blame, got a lot of blame, the kind you love to lay on.
On and on until we're right back in your house.
It won't be long until I find the end.
On and on until we're right back in your house.
On and on. On and on it goes.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You can say I'm wrong. Yeah, I'm selfish—I'm not afraid to be flawed.
Who you say you are is so far off from what you show.
You got a lot of blame, got a lot of blame, the kind you love to lay on.
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10. |
Get
04:24
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You’ve got to make every frame.
I know that you think I’m the same.
Unless your feelings have changed,
I don't know why you need them displayed.
Take all you can get.
I guess you need it.
Is this the best you can?
Is this all I get?
Fight with me when you want to fight the past.
Honestly, I'm spent.
But what can I expect
when I waste so much attention looking back?
Burnt, but still searching for pain.
I know that you think I'm the same.
We're both sick in the same way.
"No expectations," we say.
Take all you can get.
I guess you need it.
Is this the best you can?
Is this all I get?
Fight with me when you want to fight the past.
Honestly, I'm spent.
But what can I expect
when I waste so much attention looking back?
Start looking in.
(It's time to begin)
Time to accept you’re the worst of them.
(You take all you can get)
Is this the best you can?
Is this all I get?
Fight with me when you want to fight the past.
Honestly, I'm spent.
But what can I expect
when I waste so much attention looking back?
Is this the best you can?
Is this all I get?
Fight with me when you want to fight the past.
Honestly, I'm spent.
But what can I expect
when I waste so much attention looking back?
Start looking in.
(It's time to begin)
Time to accept you’re the worst of them.
(You take all you can get)
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11. |
Reclaim
04:56
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Is it bad enough to leave?
Well it's bad enough to see that you don't love me.
I'm exposed and incomplete,
but I'm not looking for a dream or an apology.
'Cause I don't want a fantasy.
I don't wanna tie my love to a leash.
Said you agree, but words are cheap.
You keep talking, but you're not talking to me.
I'm tired of being patient.
Hate that I took the time
when you're still hooked on the dream.
No more temporary changes.
The half steps are done.
I'm taking my love back. I'm free.
I could learn to live in peace.
I can finally see what everybody sees.
I'll brush the dirt off of my knees.
I'll keep moving because I'm not going back to sleep.
I won't feign any sympathy.
And I won't be handing out love. You got enough from me.
I'll feel better once I'm free.
I'll feel better once I'm with new company.
I'm tired of being patient.
Hate that I took the time
when you're still hooked on the dream.
No more temporary changes.
The half steps are done.
I'm taking my love back. I'm free.
You take too much of me,
and it wears me down
holding out for mysteries
that don't reveal themselves.
There will be no jubilee
while you're around
'cause I can't live in reverie.
I'll feel better without you.
I'll feel better without you.
Don't put your dreams on top of me.
No one gets what they want.
Always chasing fantasies.
You take too much of me,
and it wears me down
holding out for mysteries
that don't reveal themselves.
There will be no jubilee
while you're around
'cause I can't live in reverie.
I'll feel better without.
You take too much of me,
and it wears me down
holding out. Your mysteries
never reveal themselves!
There will be no jubilee
while you're around
'cause I can't live in reverie.
I'll feel better without you.
I'll feel better without you.
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12. |
Burning Bridges
04:45
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I know how this goes.
I've seen what it’s done before.
It's all over the roads
and too heavy to push or pull.
I'm broken,
and I need what's left of mine.
Too often
afraid of what I'll find.
Know I’ve burnt some bridges.
I watched them fall, heard the fire, felt the smoke
overload your senses.
Lose more control every second that you choke.
Forget you can’t remain whole?
Think that you still have control?
Nothing breaks the fall,
and there's more than sticks and stones below.
I want-----------
so I try to ignore myself.
I'm broken,
and I need what's left of mine.
Too often
afraid to turn the tide.
Know I’ve burnt some bridges.
I watched them fall, heard the fire, felt the smoke
overload your senses.
Lose more control every second that you choke.
Forget you can’t remain whole?
Find out you’re losing control.
Are you happy that you have cleared the crowd?
Is this what you wanted?
With all of the competition down?
With it uncontested?
Know I’ve burnt some bridges.
I watched them fall, heard the fire, felt the smoke
overload your senses.
Lose more control every second that you choke.
Forget you can’t remain whole?
Lost everybody you know.
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