Lyrics

Window Shades

Verse 1

Woke up today to a

thunderstorm above my head;

it rained like

I've never seen rain before. 

I wanted to drown my

sorrows in the covers on my bed;

but I thought "what the hell," 

and made the street my dance floor.

The wind wrapped itself

around me and held on tight;

embraced the droplets in my hair.

The sun saw me in

a whole new light;

Mother Earth bestowed 

upon me a refreshing breath of air.

Hook

The angels above,

they cried their tears 

till they couldn't anymore;

and the Devil beneath,

he tried on all the colors of the rainbow

till he wasn't red anymore;

and I sat by and

watched the world fall apart,

just to build itself up from the ground

and find the rhythms of its heart.

Chorus

This planet is made of shapes,

of colors and of sounds;

and simple unrequited hate 

can make it stop spinning 'round. 

Love thy neighbor as thyself, 

and love thy enemies more;

in the palm of your hands the world is held,

in the shaft of weapons are the bullets for war.  

Verse 2

Fell asleep to your

fluttering eyes;

whispered wishes I didn't

want the world to know. 

Told you of blooming flowers

and butterflies;

of how with you,

my world has grown. 

There's a history before us,

a long path we've walked;

but the memories have nothing on

the future that lies ahead. 

Despite all the things 

about which we've talked, 

I can't help but 

believe everything you said. 

Hook

Chorus

Woke up today to a

thunderstorm above my head;

it rained like

I've never seen rain before. 

A Note to a Man Who Won't Listen

Verse 1

I've heard that good things fall apart

so better things can fall together

but I'm not sure if I can get used to

the image of the two of you together

and why would you promise me

everything in the world? 

I always dreamed of being

Daddy's favorite little girl.

Hook

But life ain't no fairytale,

it's just a roller coaster. 

Chorus

I believe in happy endings,

new beginnings and starting over. 

I believe in double rainbows,

pots of gold and four-leaf clovers.

I believe in you,

but I believe you're wrong. 

Verse 2

I keep rereading the card you sent me,

I even hung it up on my wall.

You never say things like that, I shoulda seen it coming.

But I wish you hadn't told me at all. 

You say you don't need anything fancy,

you say commitment ain't your thing

but now you're buying a house together,

a white dress and a diamond ring. 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

I never dreamed of exchanging wedding vows

but I never knew why -

maybe it's because everything you ever taught me

was an exaggerated lie.

Most girls wish for prince charming,

a guy to whisk them away.

I picture an organized army

to rescue me today. 

Hook

Chorus

But life ain't no fairytale. 

I realize that now.

Too Much Is Not Enough

Verse 1

I hear your laugh in my mind,

haven't heard it in quite some time. 

I feel your breath as you kiss me;

your lips are sweet like honey. 

Your eyes are deep like the ocean.

From a deep, deep sleep I'm awoken

by the dreams I have dreamed

and the nightmares that won't leave me be.

Just leave it all up to me. 

Hook

It rained, it rained, oh it rained

and we didn't dance in it

like we both wanted to. 

Chorus

Late nights spent talking on the phone,

lately I've seen you everywhere I go,

can't be left alone, don't want to be alone. 

I'm keeping an eye out for the postman, 

you say you're doing everything you can

but it's not enough; I'm giving up and starting over again. 

I believe in a second chance. 

Verse 2

You say there's nothing deeper than the ocean's deepest blue,

nothing truer than the love I had for you;

but that love is long gone

and I'm sorry but I'm moving on. 

Let me ask you something: do you believe in soul mates

with as much confidence as you believe in hate? 

Do you believe you should set love free,

that if it comes back it was meant to be? 

Can you even hear me? 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

 I awoke yesterday morning

to a bright sun and fresh dew,

and I knew by the beginning of today

that it wouldn't take long to get over you.

And tomorrow's another day;

when one route's closed,

find a different way.

You'll create yourself someday.

Hook 

Chorus

If Only for Tonight

Verse 1

My words aren't coming out right. 

They just get lost in my mind. 

I keep thinking about last night

and how your kisses sent shivers up my spine.

I'm falling so very hard

for the person I wish you could be. 

But no matter who you really are

I'd still fall hard for you, truthfully. 

Hook

I wanna hold you tight

and wish upon the diamonds in the sky...

Chorus

Will you be mine,

even if only for tonight? 

Verse 2

The sound of your voice in my ear,

the feeling of your hand in mine,

all reminders that you're still here

and that I'm not dreaming, this is real life. 

Please don't let this end,

please don't go away.

Tell me this is forever and

tell me that you'll stay. 

Hook

Chorus

Verse 3

Tomorrows are always on their way

and yesterdays are yesterday's news -

despite the things others may say

I'd like to believe there's a me and you. 

The seconds turn into hours

and I'm blind to the truth I cannot see: 

even if we can't call the present ours

there's no avoiding our history. 

Hook (2x)

Even if only for tonight? 

Instrumental fade

Disruption

Verse 1

All those promises I made

I can't even keep to myself

and God this place is crazy,

some might even call it hell. 

All those lies I never said

were just lost in the maze of my mind

and baby I built these walls 

so I could leave everything behind

and just start over again.

Sometimes the sword is mightier than the pen. 

Hook

I don't know what the future has in store for us 

but there are a lot of things I would give up

to figure out

Chorus

Where did I go wrong? 

What did I do? 

What happened to us and 

that picture perfect future we had planned? 

I guess I shoulda kept

my mouth shut,

shouldn't have ever said a word.

The silence 

says everything I never could. 

Verse 2

I couldn't stand the reflection in the mirror

so I took myself on a midnight drive

and let me tell you something:

I don't think I've ever cried like I did that night. 

With the wind blowing in my hair

and the engine roaring in my ear

I realized I didn't have a lot of time

so I packed my suitcase and got out of here.

Left home,

left the only place I'd ever known. 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

No matter what I say

it's never enough.

Sometimes I go too far

and say too much. 

And I know that what

you have is true love

but it's not meant for me

and we're not meant to be... 

but at least we tried.

Our light just happened to die. 

Hook (2x)

Chorus until fade

Something So Precious

Verse 1

There are so many things

running through my head;

things I wish I'd thought about

and never said, 

regrets I never thought I'd have

and dreams I wanted to come true,

but mostly the fact 

that I can't live without you. 

Hook

I ran from myself,

from the only thing I'd ever known was real,

ran towards knives

and guns and swords and blood made of steel.

Chorus

Your love

walks tightropes above

me,

boy you're heavenly.

I swear

that if you fall I'll be there

to

catch you. 

I'd be a fool to run

from something so precious.

Verse 2

I've been told so many times before

that chances are a virtue;

and I've made mistakes and apologies,

darling you know I never meant to hurt you.

If we can't try again,

I'll cry enough to drown the universe in tears

and I'll bring the stars with me

so I have at least some way to count the years.

Hook

Chorus

Shelter

Verse 1

I made a promise

that I couldn't keep;

I closed my eyes

but I couldn't sleep. 

I was thinking

about all the things that remind me

that I'm not 

the person I meant to be. 

Hook

I tore the moon to shreds,

ripped the sun from God's hands. 

I swore on everything

I ever knew that I'd stick to my plans. 

Chorus

But the Milky Way is fading now,

and the flickering porch lights have gone out,

we're still painting the town red by day. 

There's still so much to figure out,

whos, whats, whens, whys and hows,

but then again who cares what they say? 

The only thing that matters is here and now. 

Here's to now. 

Verse 2

I had nightmares

but I couldn't dream;

I saw darkness

but not light beams. 

I was hidden

in canopies of trees,

hiding from the

truth I didn't want to believe.

Hook

Chorus

The only thing that matters is here and now.

Breathe In

Verse 1

You've got a look on your face

that says it all

and I'm the kinda girl that

quickly falls

for mischief makers like

the kind you pretend to be. 

Beneath the layers of

broken skin,

I see a hollow man

with lots to give;

just cause a heart's broken

doesn't mean it can't mend. 

Hook

But in this life we've got one chance to make it all worthwhile...

Chorus

I'm suffocating under lost time - 

moments wasted, minutes thrown away. 

Can hardly breathe save to listen

to the things I cannot say. 

And secrets come and secrets go

but wishes last forever. 

We are all the things

we want to be except together...

Verse 2

Misshapen puzzle pieces

held together by string,

burned and tapered soul

glued in place with drinks.

There're only so many moments 

we're given to be free

so forget the rules and the others -

tonight we're making history. 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

Summer nights spent

waiting for snow,

so many places to be

but no where to go.

On the fast track

to success, one way ticket,

better not blink

or else you'll miss it. 

Hook

Chorus (2x) 

Instrumental fade

House of Cards

Verse 1

City lights in the distance

and a sky full of stars -

I know you're out there somewhere

even if I'm not quite sure who you are. 

And as fireworks ignite

in the midnight blue sky,

they reflect themselves 

in my green freckled eyes. 

We all want to wish upon

something we don't know about. 

Hook

Reach out your arms, 

hold out your hands; 

you can capture what you're looking for

if you just give it a chance. 

Chorus

I like to think you were

chasing butterflies,

I like to think you were

chasing a dream -

I like to think about

what could happen

if this world was made

of just you and me. 

I like to think

this all means something,

I like to think 

it's all true. 

I like to think of 

the possibilities

if this world was made

of just me and you. 

Verse 2

They talk about futile resistance, 

I don't believe it at all. 

But I do believe in one thing: 

you'll be there to catch me if I fall. 

They talk about living,

we dream about death

doing us forever part;

I believe in everlasting breath. 

We all want walls built around us

but we're not sure what they're for. 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

I fell asleep,

fell right into dreams,

with you wrapped around me;

with you, I can breathe.

Woke up

this morning to sunshine

and a permanent smile;

I want to make this last for a while.

Hook

Chorus

I like to think you were chasing butterflies...

What You Always Told Me

Verse 1

I bathed in the river in the rain,

danced in the blood and the pain,

submerged my soul under water

and came up clean.

I climbed the bark on the pine tree,

walked barefoot through the oak weed,

sailed the sun till it couldn’t get any hotter

don’t even care if I burn or bleed.

Hook

So I’ll put my words into a letter,

and maybe when they’re free I’ll feel a little better.

I know you want me to be happy;

shoulda thought about that before you put the ring on her finger.

Chorus

Dear Dad,

this is your daughter speaking.

I want you to know this comes from me.

I haven't 

been alive long enough to know much,

have yet to sail the deep blue sea. 

But I've found love is like lightening –

it only comes in flashes –

sets things on fire

and burns them to ashes,

And your tears are like the rain that only comes after

to wash away the sins and bring you back to laughter.

The rain won’t last forever, either.

Dear Dad,

this is your daughter speaking.

I’m only telling you what you always told me.

Verse 2

I hopped on a star into space,

believed love would get me outta this place,

thought you wouldn’t give up your daughter

to win a never-ending race.

I gave you all the respect you asked for,

Tried not to close any of the open doors;

but this poster child has been slaughtered

by the thought of either/or.

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

Remember when we prayed for our loved ones

every night before we went to sleep?

We bowed our heads, clasped our hands

and got down on our knees.

You always whispered,

“Repeat after me,”

but I’m not following those footsteps anymore.

They led me down a path of deceit;

and now I mimic the rain when I weep.

I remember nights when you’d sing me to sleep,

but what were all those broken promises for?

Tell me, what were all those broken promises for?

Hook

Chorus

Never Really

Verse 1

I said I'd miss you,

I guess I always knew

what I was getting myself into

before I fell and you grew

further away. 

I always thought I'd lost you

to the sky so blue

but I guess I never knew the truth

and now the only thing left to lose

is everything I hoped I'd never say.

I'm giving part of me away. 

Hook

Sitting under the streetlight,

I hear your voice in my ear

and it takes a second for me to realize

that you're not really here

as much as you want to be. 

Chorus

But you're never really that far away from me,

and without you here I can't breathe. 

I wanna feel you right next to me,

share your air, be like we always used to be. 

These are the things you never knew. 

I searched and searched for the answer,

the questions plagued me like cancer,

as much as I try I'm no dancer

and I never really loved but I never really lost you. 

Verse 2

I said I hate you

but we both know that's not true. 

I just hated being used

by the only thing I had left to lose.

I was what I never hoped I'd be. 

I always figured you'd run

and try to hide from the one

thing you always, you always wanted to be loved,

you always wanted something to be proud of. 

Well you can be proud of me.

I want all of you for me.

Hook

Chorus

I never really loved, but I never really lost you. 

So I Know You're Alive

Cut me open; I'll bleed, but I'll be fine.

Verse 1

I shouldn't be 

confessing these

memories

to you right now;

but I wish time

would rewind,

wish you were mine.

I need say this out loud.

The reality

is that misery

loves company

and maybe that's why you're here;

the telephone line,

our arms intertwined,

just give me sign

and don't disappear.

Hook

Breathe in and I'll breathe in,

believe in us and I'll believe in us too.

I need you to be here so I have a reason to be here,

you gave me wings and I flew.

Chorus

I've heard life is a series

of thousands of tiny

miracles.

All the theories,

our explosive chemistry,

we're criminals.

But breathe

so I know you're alive.

There's more to this 

than to thrive.

Verse 2

You fit so perfectly 

right next to me

like lock and key,

we were the perfect pair;

so much on my mind,

I left us behind,

but I can't find

myself; I hope you're still there.

Do you believe

in happily

ever after, please

say this is a fairy tale.

Love defined,

the stars aligned,

the devil resigned,

but to no avail.

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

I built walls

that tumble and fall,

built a fortress 

and played pretend.

As I recall,

we could have had it all

but we were cautious

until the end.

Does this story ever start over again?

Hook

If only I knew 

how to find my way back to you.

Chorus

Breathe so I know you're alive;

you cut me open; I bled, but I was fine.

Sunset  Silhouette

Verse 1

Like old grain film

or piano keys,

purple shutters,

melted ice cream, 

like blades of grass

and guitar strings,

it's almost like

you really know me. 

You know what I'm gonna say

before I say it,

you know what I'm thinking

and how I tick;

you're the yin to my yang,

the hawk to my dove.

I don't really know how to say this 

but that I'm in love. 

Hook

We sat in a silent hallway,

listened to the echoes

of our voices.

Chorus

And now when I can't sleep

and you're not here,

I hug my teddy bear close

and pretend you're right next to me. 

The sound of a passing train

reminds me of you,

and I dance with your 

sunset silhouette in the lightening and rain. 

Verse 2

Like antique chairs

or musical notes,

like city rooftops

favorite quotes, 

like lazy weekdays

and worn out ropes,

you're the reason

I won't give up hope.

I've met a lot of villains

and a few good men, 

but you're the only one

who's truly decent; 

you're the initials on a tree,

the things that I tell Mama.

You're better than the Queen

and the Dali Lama. 

Hook

Chorus

This is your sunset silhouette,

sunset silhouette, 

but soon you won't just be an outline. 

Sleeplessness' Mistress

Verse 1

I'm joining all you insomniacs 

on your journey through the night,

growing stronger by the hour

till sunshine and morning light;

the jazz music hums in my ears

and I'm drifting off to sleep

and I made promises to gods

that I can't bear to keep. 

I wish the sky would just 

reach down and hold me, 

rock me in its gentle swing.

I may be alone but I'm not lonely. 

Hook

Headphones planted in my ears

and a breeze upon my skin,

this night will end 

just as morning begins;

the clock says it's almost 1 am

but I can't stop thinking

about tomorrow and the next day

and what the future brings.

Chorus

The treble clef rocks to and fro,

here and there, don't you know

that I've got thousands of miles to go

before I'll ever reach you? 

And night is the most comforting

time of day to daydream,

no one can catch you or so it seems.

I'm slowly waking up from you.

Verse 2

The wolves are howling outside

and this old house creaks within;

the floorboards are cracked and worn

and the walls are paper thin. 

Clocks keep ticking, tocking so

like the timekeepers in my mind;

I'm wondering what this illusion

is that we have nicknamed time. 

I wish I could be amongst the stars

and maybe even the moon,

for time passes like the evening sun

and I know I'll be with you soon. 

Hook

Chorus

But if this is real don't wake me up;

I could sleep forever.

No please don't say you've had enough,

no never never never. 

The City That Never Sleeps

Verse 1

The New York Harbor

looks so distant from way up here,

lights shining on the water

to the bottom, it's crystal clear.

Bridges span the Hudson,

so many taxis line the streets;

I'm climbing stair after stair

while this bustling city sleeps.

And the clock doesn't stop for anybody.

Did you know there's a peace sign in Central Park?

And there's a place where they rent paddle boats,

and people never have to find their way in the dark. 

Hook

But I keep running back to Wall Street,

running back to Times Square. 

I keep running back to Little Italy,

running back to the street fair. 

Chorus

This is my homecoming,

thirty days and three different planes

separate me from you;

we're on two different coasts,

like sympathetic ghosts

that pretend to know how you feel;

we're not real. 

I've got a long way to go

but I'm really coming home. 

Verse 2

All that's left to do

is pack my suitcase, say goodbye

but I know I'm meeting you

on the other end of the line. 

I'll miss the mountains

and this place I call my own,

I'll miss the amber fruited plains

and the wide open roads. 

This is a quiet escape,

this is the kind of place to go to avoid crowds;

this is nature's embrace

this is a place where conversation's allowed.

Hook

Before you can take a breath,

take a step, I'll be running back to you.

Chorus

I'm a long way from home,

but I'll follow your shadow.

I Said Hey

Verse 1

I said hey, 

it's been a while.

I've missed

your voice and your smile.

I can hear 

it over the phone,

it's the one thing

that makes me never wanna let go. 

Hook

We could talk for hours

or maybe even days,

maybe years,

hell we could talk for decades. 

Chorus

I'll never get tired,

I'll never give up.

I'm in this forever,

I can never get enough. 

You know that I love you

and I will to the end.

You're my inamorato,

you're my best friend. 

You're my everything. 

Verse 2

I said hey,

only a month till I'm back home. 

Summer

flew by, where did the time go? 

I can see

you waiting for me at the airport

with a sign

that reads "Welcome Back, Sport." 

Hook

Chorus

You're my everything,

I'd do anything. 

I said hey,

it's been a while.

I've missed you. 

Anemones

Verse 1

Hearing your voice,

the gentle static filled my ears

and the skies rejoiced

and the raindrops were perfect spheres;

never thought it was

possible to smile so wide

but I guess it is because

my skin is stretched so tight.

How did I get so lucky,

why is this nonbeliever so blessed? 

We're a long way off

from you in a tux and me in a wedding dress,

but that doesn't stop us.

That doesn't stop us from dreaming. 

Hook

I don't know about you

but I'm really starting to love this yellow brick road,

and I don't know about you

but in my life I've had to kiss a few toads

but I found my prince

and I'm never gonna let him go. 

Chorus

I can survive the worst hurricanes

with you by my side;

I can make it through anything

with you in my life. 

Babe without you I'm a hopeless

damsel in distress,

a fairy princess

with a wishing star

that's admired only from afar

and has yet to be wished upon.

But with you I feel like the sun. 

Verse 2

Being with you

is like listening to an old radio,

reminds me of all we used to do...

that day I waited for you at the train depot; 

you were wearing 

some designer suit and a fedora hat

but you had wings

and your smile was bigger than that.

This heart has been

broken and taped back together,

I promised the world

that I'd wait for you even if it meant forever

and that didn't stop you,

that didn't stop you from believing. 

Hook

Chorus

Instrumental

Bridge

Nothing can stop us from dreaming;

even if the world falls off its axis

boy we have this 

right where we want it,

and that's where it should be. 

Nothing can stop you from believing;

even if the stars turned off their shine

boy you're still mine

just you and me and a bottle of wine.

Starting over means it's just a new beginning.

Hook

Chorus

Hearing your voice,

the gentle static filled my ears

and the skies rejoiced

and the raindrops were perfect spheres.

Shoe Boxes and Shoe Strings (Hung Up On a Wire)

Verse 1

I lined shoe boxes with photographs

and alleyways with lines of color

splashed upon the bricks,

we were candles with burned out wicks.

And I made us into holographs,

and drove until the mountain looked smaller;

the roses on the table I picked,

emotions, well they always afflict. 

But we are, we are what we want to be,

oh this is, this is open heart surgery. 

Hook

I've had enough of the lines scribbled into notebooks,

inspiration's running dry, it's all hung up on coat hooks,

the words just whiz by like flipping pages in good books.

Is this how it was meant to be? 

Chorus

We were meant to do it all. 

We were meant to do it all. 

Do it all, do it all, do it all. 

Verse 2

I have no where to go but up

and no where to be but next to you,

we're resting peacefully

underneath the backyard apple tree. 

I don't know when enough's enough,

don't know how to start anew

so I'm praying to a hopeless deity;

by night I'm devil worshipping. 

And he is, he is what he wants to be,

oh we give, we give everything. 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

Yeah those old movies 

we used to watch

down by the fireplace

and the grandfather clock,

you know those old records

we used to play,

we could sit there for hours,

always sat there for days.

And we were...

Chorus until fade

Decades

Verse 1

I'm tracing the lines in my skin,

trying to decide if it's worth the risk

to ask everything I've always wanted

to know.

You're looking at me like I hold the key

to the answer of the mystery

of everything that we could be,

just let me go.

Let me sprout wings and fly away,

doesn't everyone need an escape,

you have it written all over your face:

you told me so.

You promised that night under the stars

that they'd still shine no matter the shade of dark,

even if we were worlds apart

you'd be my hero.

Hook

It's been one of those days. 

Wake up early and sleep in late. 

Mind's so foggy, can't even think straight.

Expected to handle the whole world's weight. 

Chorus

Yeah it's been one of those nights,

we're confessing things we never thought we'd say. 

Two in the morning, can't admit that we're right,

we're covering all the different shades of gray. 

And in the twilight as the sun wakes, 

we stand together and sallute the morning light

that bounces of the buildings and lakes,

whispering goodbye to the night.

Nothing's more stunning than an East Coast sunrise, 

this is a cycle that we can't seem to break.

I give and give and give and give what's mine,

you take and take and take and take.

Verse 2

I planted seeds in the garden,

tended to them like you never did,

but the weeds took over and moved in,

like home.

In the silence I hear the clock ticking,

and the blades of the fan spinning,

you keep banking on victory;

I'm fading slow. 

The stero in my head plays Amazing Grace

over again, it's stuck on replay, 

redecorate this old-fashioned maid;

it was only a year ago. 

As much as I want to be where you are,

a thousand miles is way too far

to go to catch lightening bugs in a jar.

When'd you become a foe? 

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

It's been a while since way back then,

nothing happened that I can regret,

and I forgive myself for the things I said

and I forgive you for the things

you didn't do. 

Hook

Chorus

But I gave and gave and gave my heart away

and you take and take and take my breath away. 

Better Than Good Enough

Verse 1

Your voice reminds me

of the melodies of smooth jazz on a summer evening

as the rain hits the grass so green

and bounces into the dark gray streets. 

I always wish to be

tucked under your arm, swaying in the breeze,

dancing with you in the empty streets 

to nothing but the raindrops hitting our feet.

Hook

I never knew what it meant to love someone,

but now I love you. 

Chorus

You're so much better than good enough;

you're extraordinary. 

Verse 2

You are my constant getaway

from this constantly ordinary place. 

You are amazing grace,

you are the change I crave. 

With you, I lose the words I want to say. 

You're different from the everyday. 

I know with you my heart is safe. 

It fits with you like molded clay. 

Hook

Chorus

Lemonade

Verse 1

We used to sit like that,

booth in the very back;

for hours we'd talk and laugh.

Who would have known? 

Now that it's all gone,

I'm supposed to be moving on;

I still hear our favorite song

on the radio and it never grows old

even when we grow

apart.

Hook

I gave you half of my heart

because I thought you save it,

I thought you would keep it safe,

away from all the pain.

Chorus

But I'll learn to smile through the tears

and laugh when you're not here.

When life gives you lemons,

you make lemonade.

Lemonade.

Verse 2

If it was meant to be

between you and me,

if it was our destiny,

it would have been.

These tears running down my face,

I can just wipe them away.

I know I'll be okay

after all that's happened.

Hook

Chorus (2x)

Lemonade. Lemonade.

All is Ephemeral

Verse 1

You made a promise,

you promised me

that I'd have everything

I'd ever need.

But then you left,

you walked away.

That was half a year

 ago today.

I believed,

believed every word;

but there is something

that I've heard:

Hook

No love is lost

that which is found.

Chorus

I'm rounding corners,

climbing ladders,

making poets cry...

making little birds fly.

I never needed you,

never wanted you,

only took you in...

I took you under my wing.

What goes around

comes back around,

baby I've heard the sound

of breaking hearts.

They sound just like this.

Verse 2

Like the strangers

that we've become,

our past 

has come undone.

We are putting pieces

back together,

but nothing good 

lasts forever.

Loneliness

has become a friend;

every new beginning

is another's end.

Hook

Chorus

Instrumental

Avoidance Tactics Never Got Us Anywhere

Verse 1

I'm starting to realize

what it feels like

when you're not here

(when you're not here);

the longer I

spend without you

the faster my smile disappears

(disappears).

So baby I've got an idea:

pack your bags.

Tomorrow we're getting out of here.

Hook

Let's leave all our worries behind,

run away, run away.

You always know what's on my mind

so let's run away, run away

from this town, from this place.

You've been my saving grace,

so save me.

Verse 2

I haven't been myself,

I'm drifting through Dante's hell

passing ghosts, passing time

(just trying to get by);

downward spiral just won't end

but I try to pretend

it doesn't matter...

Hook

Chorus

Bridge

Save me because I can't save myself,

I've tried but each time I need help.

This world is magnificent,

I swear you're heaven-sent;

if there's a god will you send him my way?

Chorus

This world is magnificent,

I swear you're heaven-sent...

Childhood Manifesto

Verse 1

One night under the moonlight

a little girl sat in the sand

drawing perfect circles around the seashells,

hoping they would understand

and when the waves washed upon the shore

and stole the paintings from her hands,

she realized the world

had bigger plans.

Hook

So she knelt down by her bedside

and tried to talk to the stars,

with the voice of an acoustic guitar.

Chorus

And she asked about war, 

and she asked about love,

and she questioned the gods below and above. 

And she asked about dreams,

and she asked about reality

and if fate means anything or not.

She asked if the stars were really giving all they got.

Verse 2

But the celestial bodies didn't answer,

just shined their usual shine

the way they always did

until the sunrise came time.

So she sunk her feet in the ocean

and watch the rays bathe the land,

admired how the sun always does 

what the stars don't think it can.

Hook

She bowed her head

and clasped her hands

and read her manifesto.

Chorus

She read her manifesto

to the world that wouldn't listen

to her words.