1. |
Castles
04:35
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you talk a lot about dying
without saying the words at all
you talk a lot about living
like a curtain call
I’m feeling bad about walking
when I know you had to crawl
I’m so sorry
I’m so thankful for it all
you talk a lot about giants
like you always will be small
you talk a lot about greatness
like you missed the call
I’m feeling bad about wanting
to grow up to be tall
I’m so sorry
I’m so thankful for it all
And if I could put back the sand
in the top half
of your bowtie shaped jar
I’d steal from the ocean
I’d steal from the corners of my eyes
I’d steal from these castles in my heart
you talk a lot about choosing
like it’s written on the wall
you talk a lot about dreaming
like you forgot them all
I’m feeling sad about losing
‘cause maybe it’s my fault
I’m so sorry
I’m so thankful for it all
And if I could put back the sand
in the top half
of your bowtie shaped jar
I’d steal from the ocean
I’d steal from the corners of my eyes
I’d steal from these castles in my heart
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2. |
St. Anthony
04:03
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I don’t blame you for my grievin’, St. Anthony
But I do wonder why you’d give this love to me
Just to add it to your list of all lost things
Are you only taking what you need?
Or are you just trying to keep me at your feet?
I don’t blame you for my grievin’, I just watch it come and go
As simple as these seasons, spring from snow
I’m always choosing my believin’ over things I know
Thought if my heart was open and my legs were wide
That I could bring this dream to life
But I can’t keep anything alive
I just can’t keep anything alive
I don’t blame you for my grievin’, St. Anthony
But I do wonder what it takes to get those wings
And how long before you place a pair on me
Are you only taking what you need?
Or are you just trying to keep me at your feet, St. Anthony?
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3. |
Down to Earth
03:33
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I remember you like the spring
from which I thought I’d drink my youth
I remember you like the sting
when I swallowed down the truth
you didn’t break my heart
I was broken by the world
your love was just the arrow
that brought me down to earth
I remember you like a swing
that flipped the blue sky black as dirt
I remember you like a string
of bruises ‘neath my shirt
you didn’t break my heart
I was broken by the world
your love was just the arrow
that brought me down to earth
I remember you like the sling
that got me through the woods
I remember you when it sings
this was always gonna hurt
you didn’t break my heart
I was broken by the world
your love was just the arrow
that brought me down to earth
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4. |
Too Much
04:32
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baby, believe me
I know that you'll leave me
I see it in your eyes
tonight you kissed me
but soon you'll resist me
as sure as the sunrise
it ain't the first time I sent a fella runnin'
it ain't the first time, now I can smell 'em comin'
it ain't the first time that my attempted lovin' left me bleeding
so don't say you'll miss me
don't try to convince me
I see it in your eyes
your lips are dreamy
but you won't mislead me
with all these butterflies
it ain't the first time I sent a fella runnin'
it ain't the first time, now I can smell 'em comin'
it ain't the first time that my attempted lovin' left me bleeding
'cause baby I'm too much
one look make you blush
frightened by my touch
baby I'm too much
don't promise tomorrow
and fill this with sorrow
I see it in your eyes
stop making me dizzy
we'd better get busy
we've only got one night
it ain't the first time I sent a fella runnin'
it ain't the first time, now I can smell 'em comin'
it ain't the first time and I don't need you trying to spare my feelings
'cause baby I'm too much
one look make you blush
frightened by my touch
baby I'm too much
you know it ain't the first time I sent a fella runnin'
it ain't the first time, now I can smell 'em comin'
it ain't the first time and I know come the mornin' you'll be fleeing
'cause baby I'm too much
one look make you blush
frightened by my touch
baby I'm too much
baby I'm too much
and you've had enough
go on call my bluff
'cause baby I'm too much
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5. |
Waterbed
04:28
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I’m trying to be open
just thought that by this age, I’d be done moltin’
trying to be patient
but it’s taking its time like an island vacation
trying to be honest
as sure as this compass points to Polaris
sometimes I wish I’d run aground
‘cause confusion’s like a waterbed
can’t get on top of
or make love in it
in the morning gonna feel like shit
trying to get out of it
I’m trying to be grateful
instead of the grave I’m back in the cradle
trying to be noble
swimming to shore ‘stead of taking a lifeboat
trying to be modest
the burden of treasure’s more than I bargained
sometimes I wish you’d come bail me out
‘cause confusion’s like a waterbed
it’s always so hard bouncing back from it
just getting comfortable and then it shifts
trying to find just one good side of it
yeah confusion’s like a waterbed
should be banned for every resident
destroying everything I’ve built
with the ember of one cigarette
I don’t know if I’m alive
I don’t know if I’m alive
confusion’s like a waterbed
I’m so embarrassed I’m still stuck with it
and my friends all say they’d like to help
but there’s no great way to carry it
yeah confusion’s like a waterbed
seemed so sophisticated as a kid
now I’m losing all that I put in
through a garden hose on cracked cement
I don’t know if I’m alive
I don’t know if I’m alive
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6. |
Sailor Moon
03:24
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hey there, Sailor Moon
would you throw a fist of glitter at my tomb?
I wasn’t free like you
thought for a while
I’d stay sly
go on flowing like a box of wine
then the party went dry
I’m an old story in some new skin
baby, I feel my outline closing in
it says here ever after
but I know that’s the end
and all it does is hurt me when I try to pretend
Hey there, Sailor Moon
scatter me from a hot air balloon
I couldn’t fly like you
thought for a while
I’d stay high
go on floating like a butterfly
then I fell with the sky
I’m an old story in some new skin
baby I feel my outline closing in
it says here ever after
but I know that’s the end
and all it does is hurt me when I try to pretend
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