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Gone A Long Time
04:53
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I ran into some friends on the street
Or probably they ran into me
None of us knew just where to stand
None of us knew if we should shake hands
We all took turns, asking how’ve you been
Nobody looking ahead
A few of us inching back
After that we couldn’t think of much more to say
Finally we each said “I’m glad you’re ok”
“Yeah, I’m glad you’re ok”
Then we walked away
I know we really should catch up sometime
But I know your story, you know mine
We’ve been living in parallel
There really wouldn’t be much to tell
I guess we could try some familiar lines
keep the conversation light
And see if that felt all right
It’s better than opening wide and saying what it’s really been like
Feeling disappointed and denied
Feeling tired and terrified
Feeling unsatisfied
If you’ve picked up where you left off
Then this time around, may it never stop
I hope what you wanted is what you find
there’s just something stuck in the back of my mind
I’ve been spinning far out of sight
And I’ve gotten used to the quiet
Like a star that forgot how to shine
There’s a whole world around me, regenerating
Maybe I’ll keep it waiting
Maybe I’ll keep it waiting
I’ve been gone a long time
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2. |
I Bet It Stung
03:19
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I had a dream that you weren’t in
Someone else had my attention
The spotlights shining all around you
Didn’t point in your direction
No one in line would let you cut in
No open doors to make an entrance
No one hanging on your every word
Not a single eye was watching
I bet it stung
You play each side against the rest
Deciding who will get a mention
Twisting words and twisting knives
Starting fights to sell the tension
You could never take enough of me
And turned around to leave me hanging
Here’s a last look at what happens now
You’ll always get to be angry
And I’ll be free
Everyone wants to be recognized
Turn a few heads and catch a break
Everyone wants to be amplified
Make a splash in someone else’s lake
But every ripple in the water
Finds another one to push against
You’re just standing still
and getting wet
You’re at the same low ebb you’re always at
You’re always stuck on the road looking ahead
You leave the same impression you always left
You got the empty goodbye you’d always give
I bet it stung
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Your world gets loud, your ears are ringing
When it quiets down, you miss the screaming
Throw out the keys, you get locked out
You jump before you look and wonder how you fall to the ground
Well I warned you, and you promised to listen
But you never heard what I said
And I warned you, what you wanted would hurt you
But you didn’t want to understand
I can warn you, again and again
But I can’t make you see if you want to believe that
everything happens to you
everything happens to you
You played with fire and I got burned
You missed the lessons I already learned
I point to a new world, you only want yours
Then you push and you push and you push and you wonder why I’m halfway out the door
Well I warned you there was no going back but you thought you’d get another chance
And I warned you that I knew what you’d done but you said it was circumstance
I can warn you, again and again
But I can’t make you see If you want to believe that
everything happens to you
everything happens over and over to you
But the world doesn’t work the way that it used to
The world doesn’t work the way that it used to
The world doesn’t work the way that it used to
No one works that way, and neither should you
And you know and you know and you know that neither do you
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People told me the world was made of mountains and they said I had to climb
They said I’d never find what I wanted until I made my way up high
So I went everywhere they told me to go, they said I couldn’t make a sound
Till I was standing on top of a mountain, looking down
They said “you’ll push and you’ll strain and you’ll struggle as you make your way to the top
“You’ll find out everything you really are and everything you’re not”
The air was thin, the wind was cold, I couldn’t stop to look around
When I was standing on top of a mountain, looking down
I found people who tried to push me on, and ones who tried to pull me off
There were people who saw how far I’d come and said it’s not enough
We climb every inch we can manage, but we all come back to the ground
We’re just standing on top of a mountain, looking down
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5. |
No Lullabies
03:10
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I’ve got no diamond rings or mockingbirds tonight
All we can try to do is shrink the world back down to size
if you’ve got a dream to dream, make the most of the time
Or else you’ll lay awake and realize
There is always something left to lose
Why should I tell you not to cry?
Why should you rest your head and close your eyes?
Cry if you want to cry, smile if you want to smile
I guess I’m no good at lullabies
There is always something left to lose
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6. |
One Eye Open
05:01
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I shut the door, turn down the lights
I take one more look around the place
I keep one eye open, just in case
We’re in a moment no one can meet
Every day moves like a week
But I can’t stop and I can’t sleep
open, keep your eyes open
Who isn’t bitter, who doesn’t feel drained
When we leave these lines hanging and have to stay awake
Over and over we’ve got each other to thank
Don’t share your answers, don’t give me your plans
All I have now is a question to ask
How did all of this get so stupid and sad?
open, keep your eyes open
I shut the door, turn out the lights
Take one more look around the place
I keep one eye open, just in case
one eye open, just in case
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7. |
That's All I Know
06:16
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I want you to know
No one tried harder than me
When all I could do was try
When no one would believe
I was the first one to show
And stay here by your side
Till I was all that was left
At least I can say I tried
That’s all I know
I only speak for myself
But I have something to say
I gave you more than I had
There’s no more to give away
I did the best that I could
With what passed through my hands
All I can say is, I’m sorry
That this is all that we have
That’s all I know
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8. |
Freeze
04:09
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There’s a voice I hear that says it’s brave to run
it just depends what you’re running from
If you’re called to your station, don’t take the call
Just stand still instead of standing tall
Freeze when it’s time to go
Don’t look back, don’t find your way home
This job is to worry
I’ve done it for free
My finest hour is bringing out the worst in me
I’ve never tried harder
I’ve never felt worse
And all along I’ve told myself that none of it hurts
Freeze when it’s time to go
Don’t look back, don’t find your way home
There’s a voice I hear
And it echoes through this space
Do you disappear
If you’re frozen in place?
When you’re hiding out
What is gained, who is saved?
What’s tomorrow worth
If you give away today?
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9. |
The Edge Of The Earth
04:30
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You can’t think your way out
You can’t talk your way out
You can’t climb your way up
You can’t slide your way down
The exits aren’t marked
The escape hatch is blocked
It’s a hard time to have a heart
It’s better off locked
Away from the page
Where this book lost the plot
But I’m still trying
I’m still trying
I’m still on your side
The busload of faith
It broke down on the road
Can’t head back, can’t call in the
Favors we’re owed
The new normal’s not normal
It’s not even new
The last bit of magic
Just hasn’t come through
If I could, I’d make every one of your wishes
Come true
But I’m still trying
I’m still trying
I’m still on your side
And if the engine stalls
The tank runs dry and the lights blink off
Four flattened tires grind to a stop
Stalled out, stunned and burned
Blocked around every turn
Together we’ll sit at the edge of the earth
When the asteroid hits and the time bomb ticks
When the wildfire spreads and the last sun sets
When the lightning strikes and the plane can’t fly
When you have to take one more stand but your heart just can’t
We are all we have
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10. |
Surrounded
05:07
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Adrift, alone
For years we had to float
Home was a lifeboat I made for you
We had no map, no horizon
We had no stars to find our way
Far off course
For years I’ve searched for shore
To find somewhere you could call yours
My hopes were high, the waves were higher
Time after time we came so close
We came so close
Waves surround us, clouds surround us
A cage surrounds us, a maze surrounds us
I was so sure I knew the way
If I could pray here’s what I’d say
Wherever you go
May you be surrounded by love
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Cold Holiday Madison, Wisconsin
Cold Holiday is an indie rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, formed in 2018.
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