1. |
Fool's Gold
02:48
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[Verse 1]
I made myself a fool for,
Anyone like you,
I was so gullible,
For a soul carved in two,
Oh wait, where you going mistress?
The show’s about to start,
Stay here, just enjoy the music,
Made for you and your broken heart,
[Verse 2]
I fell for you,
A million times every day,
You made your mark with me,
When you walked into my way,
Oh won’t you stop there, darling?
Let me look at your face,
Oh take a look around,
Look at this fantastical place,
Oh wait, where you going mistress?
The show’s about to start,
Stay here, just enjoy the music,
Made for you and your broken heart,
[Verse 3]
I made myself a fool for,
Anyone like you,
I was so gullible,
For a soul carved in two,
Oh wait, where you going mistress?
The show’s about to start,
Stay here, just enjoy the music,
Made for you and your broken heart,
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2. |
A World Away
03:50
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[Verse 1]
I met a girl once,
Her eyes made lights appear,
She said she liked punk rock,
And the air felt so clear,
She lives a world away,
And just wants to be back here,
I would give anything,
To just hold her near,
[Chorus]
It's like she lives a world away,
If she didn't I would see her every day,
It's too bad she live a world away,
Or I'd be with her till I'm old and grey,
[Verse 2]
I met a girl once,
Her eyes made my heart melt,
But she had no idea,
Of the way that I felt,
She lives a world away,
And just wants to be back here with me,
I would give anything,
To just hold her near,
[Chorus]
It's like she lives a world away,
If she didn't I would see her every day,
It's too bad she live a world away,
Or I'd be with her till I'm old and grey,
[Bridge]
I miss her more every hour,
Even though I never really knew her,
I miss her more every hour,
Even though I never really knew her,
It's like she lives a world away,
It's like she lives a world away,
It's like she lives a world away,
It's like she lives a world away,
credits
released December 14, 2015
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3. |
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[Verse 1]
I threw your heart onto the fire,
Your mind being chaste by desire,
Lungs burning and eyes run deep,
Fuck the secrets you said you’d keep,
[Chorus]
Oh baby girl, what does this mean?
I’ll make you anything but clean,
Oh pretty girl, give me a kiss,
I’ll make sure it doesn’t end like this,
[Verse 2]
Here we go, take it to the edge,
Drunk and fucked up I made a pledge,
I’d make sure you were always right,
I’ll fuck you over with all my might,
[Chorus]
Oh baby girl, what does this mean?
I’ll make you anything but clean,
Oh pretty girl, give me a kiss,
I’ll make sure it doesn’t end like this,
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4. |
Plain White Canvas
03:15
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[Verse 1]
Frosty nights, we're flying kites,
Made of self delusion,
Seeing things, scary things,
It's all just an illusion,
The progress, the distress,
The people left behind,
My brain, made of pain,
Hitting me like harsh rain,
[Pre-Chorus]
A train wreck of confusion,
A happy and sadness infusion,
A mind full of disillusion,
[Verse 2]
Psychosis, my oasis,
Feels like a last resort,
A holiday, a day away,
Like a sarcastic retort,
My best friend, a less friend,
My foresight failed me,
Your excuse, my excuse,
As thin as this relationship,
[Pre-Chorus]
A train wreck of confusion,
A happy and sadness infusion,
A mind full of disillusion,
[Chorus]
Like a splatter of paint,
On a plain white canvas,
I'm scattered around,
Like setting fire,
To a painted canvas,
I'm starting over again,
[Chorus]
Like a splatter of paint,
On a plain white canvas,
I'm scattered around,
Like setting fire,
To a painted canvas,
I'm starting over again,
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5. |
Rolling Cigarettes
04:26
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[Verse 1]
I tried to say everything I could,
Without sounding worthless,
I used to be so good at speaking,
While you were around,
Have you thought lately,
Bout your best laid plans,
Have you made a backup,
Because tonight, we might not land,
[Chorus]
The heaviness,
I felt in you,
It shocked me to the core,
The bindingness,
Of your embrace,
I couldn't wash it off my skin,
[Verse 2]
I never would have imagined,
The silence this night has forgot,
I used to wonder if you had a soul,
Well I'd better not
The trouble that you have caused,
Drug on for a year,
The time that I wasted on you,
No more for you, dear,
[Chorus]
The heaviness,
I felt in you,
It shocked me to the core,
The bindingness,
Of your embrace,
I couldn't wash it off my skin,
[Bridge]
We spend so much time, Rolling cigarettes,
Just to watch them burn,
[Verse 3]
The time that I wasted on you,
No more for you, dear,
[Chorus]
The heaviness,
I felt in you,
It shocked me to the core,
The bindingness,
Of your embrace,
I couldn't wash it off my skin,
The heaviness,
I felt in you,
It shocked me to the core,
The bindingness,
Of your embrace,
I couldn't wash off my,
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6. |
Interlude (Warm Up)
00:19
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CHECK ONE TWO
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7. |
Mass Confusion
05:50
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[Verse 1]
I'm not sure if I,
Should be happy or sad,
If I should feel the way,
People want me to,
I want to be normal,
And uninteresting,
And I wanna say that,
Without lying to myself,
[Chorus]
On the way to the rest,
Of my meaningless life,
When your future balances,
On the edge of a knife,
If I were you,
And well, I am,
I'd start walking soon,
[Verse 2]
I think we all have a,
Duty to take in our hands,
To help the ones below us,
As much as we can,
I want to be the voice,
For the tame and unheard,
And I want to say that,
Without doubting myself,
[Chorus]
On the way to the rest,
Of my meaningless life,
When your future balances,
On the edge of a knife,
If I were you,
And well, I am,
I'd start walking soon,
[Chorus]
On the way to the rest,
Of my meaningless life,
When your future balances,
On the edge of a knife,
If I were you,
And well, I am,
I'd start walking soon,
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8. |
Warm Me
03:42
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[Verse 1]
The day is brightest before the dark,
Before the night has dawned,
Before the day I met you,
Sunset colours filled my view,
You felt so brand new,
Though I've seen you a thousand times before,
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been getting headaches,
From all the lighting,
What I know's not good for me,
For all I know, you might be,
[Chorus]
Yeah the night is cold,
But it warms me anyway,
From the first look there was no way,
I could've looked away,
You always think you're gonna,
Turn me away,
Yeah the night is cold,
But you warm me just the same,
[Verse 2]
Who knew things could be this way?
I only knew about sliding doors,
Luck is you tonight, lady,
Two good things that shouldn’t match,
But the funny thing is that you and I,
We’re the perfect catch,
[Chorus]
Yeah the night is cold,
But it warms me anyway,
From the first look there was no way,
I could've looked away,
You always think you're gonna,
Turn me away,
Yeah the night is cold,
But you warm me just the same,
[Bridge]
Well the time has come to choose,
What I’m willing or not to lose,
Well have you read the news?
Things seemed so innocent to start,
I know you’re tired, so am I,
Just sleep with me for a little while,
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been getting headaches,
From all the lighting,
What I know's not good for me,
For all I know, you might be,
[Chorus]
Yeah the night is cold,
But it warms me anyway,
From the first look there was no way,
I could've looked away,
You always think you're gonna,
Turn me away,
Yeah the night is cold,
But you warm me just the same,
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9. |
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[Verse 1]
You know,
I kind of like the way it hurts,
The pain of losing you just isn’t enough anymore,
I know,
You didn’t like who I was,
At least I tried to change for you, and you alone,
[Pre Chorus]
I burned an effigy,
I combed the city streets,
Spent months searching for someone like you,
[Chorus]
I can’t keep going on like this,
You know it’s you I’ll always miss,
I try to move to find I’m stuck,
My mistakes aren’t just bad luck,
Now I’ll just have to reminisce,
[Verse 2]
I threw,
My heart into the ocean,
A little box of secrets that I couldn’t keep,
Hanging on,
To the tether of a lifeline,
The last thing keeping you here is now lost,
[Pre Chorus]
I burned an effigy,
I combed the city streets,
Spent months searching for someone like you,
[Chorus]
I can’t keep going on like this,
You know it’s you I’ll always miss,
I try to move to find I’m stuck,
My mistakes aren’t just bad luck,
Now I’ll just have to reminisce,
[Chorus]
I can’t keep going on like this,
You know it’s you I’ll always miss,
No resolution is in sight,
Maybe you were always right,
Now I’ll just have to reminisce,
Because you’re the one I’ll always miss,
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10. |
Nothing To Say
04:29
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[Verse 1]
And so it goes,
You ran away again,
This broken hearted family,
Flows through this pen,
They always said,
My face looked just like yours
And this mirror,
Reminds me everyday,
[Pre-Chorus]
If I take that burden,
If I do nothing to stop this,
I’ll end up just like you,
[Chorus]
Now I was not the perfect son,
I realise what I have done,
But you’re not you, when you were young,
I don’t know who you are,
If I had changed a single day,
We wouldn’t have been pushed away,
Now we have nothing to say,
I don’t know who you are,
[Verse 2]
Your brand new family,
Don’t know who you used to be,
How long can you,
Live this lie,
18 years along,
I struggled through today,
Wondering if life,
Would be better with you,
[Pre-Chorus]
If I take that burden,
If I do nothing to stop this,
I’ll end up just like you,
[Chorus]
Now I was not the perfect son,
I realise what I have done,
But you’re not you, when you were young,
I don’t know who you are,
If I had changed a single day,
We wouldn’t have been pushed away,
Now we have nothing to say,
I don’t know who you are,
[Chorus]
The whole damn time, I had my doubts,
I stopped myself from finding out,
Seeing the truth that had been laid,
The game we were in had been played,
If I had changed a single day,
We wouldn’t have been pushed away,
Now we have nothing to say,
I don’t know who you are,
Now I was not the perfect son,
I realise what I have done,
But you’re not you, when you were young,
I don’t know who you are,
If I had changed a single day,
We wouldn’t have been pushed away,
Now we have nothing to say,
I don’t know who you are,
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11. |
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[Verse 1]
Such a scenic view,
Walking through my favourite place
For the last time,
You see tomorrow,
They're turning up the ground
And preparing for the war,
[Chorus]
I didn't know how much I'd miss you,
I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you these,
Things I have been keeping,
For all these years,
You've found your something borrowed,
And made your something old,
But at least I've become something new,
And you're still something blue,
[Verse 2]
Now everything is lost,
Nothing's been accounted for,
Except the blood soaked soil of old friends,
And enemies, who tried to be,
More than anyone could see,
I wish you could see,
All that I grew up to be,
[Chorus]
I didn't know how much I'd miss you,
I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you these,
Things I have been keeping,
For all these years,
You've found your something borrowed,
And made your something old,
But at least I've become something new,
And you're still something blue,
[Bridge]
I was in our favourite space,
Things all seemed so out of place,
Without you here,
All of this time I've spent without you,
All of this time was wasted,
[Chorus]
I didn't know how much I'd miss you,
I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you these,
Things I have been keeping,
For all these years,
You've found your something borrowed,
And made your something old,
But at least I've become something new,
And you're still something blue,
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12. |
If Only
04:07
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[Verse 1]
Stale smoke has filled the air,
A friend left in despair,
Tonight,
The girl's been hurting for a year,
Hope she doesn't disappear,
Tonight,
[Pre-Chorus]
She said goodbye a thousand times,
What harm could come from a thousand one?
[Chorus]
Her blood had fell at the stroke of midnight,
she had no chance to live again,
If I could give lifetimes, use all my lifetimes,
To save you,
[Verse 2]
Her parents found her there,
A shadow left on her chair,
Tonight,
They knew that this was coming,
they didn't heed the warning,
Alright,
[Pre Chorus]
She said goodbye a thousand times,
What harm could come from a thousand one?
[Chorus]
Her blood had fell at the stroke of midnight,
She had no chance to live again,
If I could give lifetimes, use all my lifetimes,
To save you,
[Bridge]
If only you knew how you left me,
If I could just say goodbye,
The tears I cried for you,
The moments I won't have back,
[Chorus]
Her blood had fell at the stroke of midnight,
She had no chance to live again,
If I could give lifetimes, use all my lifetimes,
To save you,
If only
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13. |
Not Anywhere
03:26
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[Verse 1]
Seeing the writing,
On the wall is hard,
When you're blind,
You can take the shorter route,
But you'll miss the sights,
You're meant to see,
[Pre-Chorus]
Sitting on stone steps,
While the placements,
Fall apart around me,
It's getting hard to breathe,
[Verse 2]
Sitting here nursing,
Whiskey and cigarettes,
Replaying memories,
Searching for the good,
Bad and ugly,
[Pre-Chorus]
Sitting on stone steps,
While the placements,
Fall apart around me,
It's getting hard to breathe,
[Chorus]
Oh I know you said you’d be here,
But I can’t find you anywhere,
No, not anywhere,
[Bridge]
I’m wondering where the time went,
I guess it doesn’t matter anymore,
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[Verse 1]
26th of July,
Sitting outside apartments coloured grey,
My mind is foggy, yet comfortable,
Like warm jackets on winter days,
16 degrees,
Finally a moment to sit and reflect,
Sifting through last nights misadventures,
I'm scared to think I remember correctly,
I realise now what I didn't before,
You've got to handle yourself before you handle the floor,
If you give a little less, all they want is some more,
Sometimes you've just got to show them the door,
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I've got somewhere to be,
At five, and it's half past three,
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I don't have all the time in the universe,
Just to help you,
[Verse 2]
How can you know,
What to think when you can't at all,
There's only so much I can fit in my mind,
Before it starts to slow to a crawl,
I realise now what I didn't before,
You've got to handle yourself before you handle the floor,
If you give a little less, all they want is some more,
Sometimes you've just got to show them the door,
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I've got somewhere to be,
At five, and it's half past three,
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I don't have all the time in the universe,
Just to help you,
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
I realise now what I didn't before,
You've got to handle yourself before you handle the floor,
If you give a little less, all they want is some more,
Sometimes you've just got to show them the door,
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I've got somewhere to be,
At five, and it's half past three,
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I don't have all the time in the universe,
Just to help you,
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I've got somewhere to be,
At five, and it's half past three,
I'm not gonna be around forever,
I've not got time to put your act together,
I don't have all the time in the universe,
Just to help you.
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15. |
Natalie
03:46
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[Verse 1]
Dear the long haired girl,
I met in the line for the band,
I think it was always you,
That I fell in love with, and
,
Dear blue eyed soul,
The one that's half my height,
The one I know will never be,
The one I get to love, tonight,
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'll never,
Be lucky enough,
To kiss those bright pink lips,
[Verse 2]
Hey dark brown hair,
Don't tell me that you forgot,
I was the one in the background,
Trying to be someone I'm not,
Oh, gorgeous girl,
Is there anything you aren't right about?
I'd be with you till the end of the world,
But you seem too far away, now,
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'll never,
Be lucky enough,
To kiss those bright pink lips,
[Chorus]
Natalie,
I know I'm where I'm meant to be,
Natalie,
There's no other face that I would rather see,
If there ever comes a day,
When you need a friendly face to kiss,
Well, Natalie,
You've got me,
[Chorus]
Natalie,
I know I'm where I'm meant to be,
Natalie,
There's no other face that I would rather see,
If there ever comes a day,
When you need a friendly face to kiss,
Well, Natalie,
You've got me,
If there ever comes a day,
When you need a friendly face to kiss,
Well, Natalie,
You've got me.
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Eton Bluffs Melbourne, Australia
Eton Bluffs.
Melbourne, Aus.
Just what I like to write.
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