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Better Than Never
04:09
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I’ve been a terrible son. Do you even claim to know me still and can you forget the messed up things I’ve done? I’m not so sure you ever will.
When you cling to all that’s come to pass and parts of me you think you know but when it’s all done and said, I think it’s clear that you won’t.
No more tears because I’ve become content with all the things I deserve so bring on every consequence.
No more years where I’m just standing still. You wanted me to be better now I swear to God I will.
I’ve been a fail of a man. Are you even sure you want me still and can you forget the liar I’ve been? I’m not so sure you ever will.
When you cling to all that’s come to pass and parts of me you think you know. But after all done and said I think it’s clear that you don’t.
No more tears because I’ve become content with all the things I deserve so bring on every consequence.
No more years where I’m just standing still. You wanted me to be better now I swear to God I will.
So keep your judgments to yourself. I’ve heard enough of how wrong I am and how much I need to change.
When I’m the one that get’s left and all my loved ones are gone again, I’m the one they’ll have to blame.
No more tears because I’ve become content with all the things I deserve so bring on every consequence.
No more years where I’m just standing still. You wanted me to be better now I swear to God I will.
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Look Both Ways
03:37
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6 years and nothing to show except an angry heart full of regret but God knows I tried.
Not a word about it now or of the way that things worked out but God knows I tried.
I’ll keep telling myself what I’ve been needing to hear to get by. I swear that I can fix this if you just let me try.
And I’ll keep waiting for the point where it’s all worth it in the end. So take and hold me close and never let me go again.
6 months and I’ve been doing fine without your problems in my life but God knows I’ve tried.
So here’s to better days ahead and all the plans I haven’t made where God knows I’ll try.
I’ll keep telling myself what I’ve been needing to hear to get by. I swear that I can fix this if you just let me try.
And I’ll keep waiting for the point where it’s all worth it in the end. So take and hold me close and never let me go again.
So hear me please because I think that I’m about to break. I’d hate for everything till now to end up nothing but a waste.
I’ve done my best for as long as I can. I’ve got nothing left to give and I’ve got nothing.
I’ll keep telling myself what I’ve been needing to hear to get by. I swear that I can fix this if you just let me try.
And I’ll keep waiting for the point where it’s all worth it in the end. So take and hold me close and never let me go again.
Never let me go again.
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Real Talk
04:32
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Stop me if I start to use any of the words I’ve said before. I’ve got a real bad habit of repeating myself.
Tell me if I overstep my bounds because I can’t help but want it more when it’s out of reach to touch but close enough to regret.
Warn me if you start to let go. No one said it would be easy. Don’t forget to hold your breath. It’s a long way down.
Stop me if I start to lose any of the little I’ve got left. I’ve lost all my patience just getting this far.
Tell me when I lose my way. You’ve never held your words before. There’s a real fine line that I can’t see anymore.
Warn me if you start to let go. No one said it would be easy. Don’t forget to hold your breath. It’s a long way down.
I can feel you start to lose hope but promise me you’ll keep believing. We’ve come way too far to give up and stop now.
I’m just a man prone to be wrong over and over again. I’ve been practicing for years and I’ve gotten so good.
Just let me make this right. I can change who I am and be the letdown I should.
Stop me if I start to use any of the words I’ve said before. I’ve got some real bad habits.
Warn me if you start to let go. No one said it would be easy. Don’t forget to hold your breath. It’s a long way down.
I can feel you start to lose hope but promise me you’ll keep believing. We’ve come way too far to give up and stop now.
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Captive
04:04
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Please give me back my breath because it’s gone with just a glance.
If I wasn’t scared to death. If I could only find the chance I’d tell you how I cannot look away.
So I’ll keep sitting in the corner where I’m talking to myself as I am longing so hard for her as she stands above the rest.
And if I wasn’t such a fool and I could get myself together I would promise that I’d hold you safe inside my heart. Forever in my arms.
Tell me have you seen my heart because it’s gone with just a dance.
It’s no longer in my chest but forever in your hands.
I swear to God I cannot look away.
So I’ll keep sitting in the corner where I’m talking to myself as I am longing so hard for her as she stands above the rest.
And if I wasn’t such a fool and I could get myself together I would promise that I’d hold you safe inside my heart. Forever in my arms.
And if my hands stop shaking and when my voice decides to let my heart take control.
Until then I’ll just keep sitting in the corner where I’m talking to myself as I am longing so hard for her as she stands above the rest.
And if I wasn’t such a fool and I could get myself together I would promise that I’d hold you safe inside my heart. Forever in my arms.
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In Your Dreams
04:42
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Don’t touch the pictures in the frames and don’t leave evidence.
My brother said that I’m the one to blame. I think that’s evident.
So tell me how you hate me now again and how everything’s my fault and in between all of your tears I won’t tell you you’re wrong.
If you forgive me now then maybe I’ll forgive myself and do my best to make right for the way this all worked out.
If you would tell me all the things that I’ve been doing wrong, I’d find the ways that I could change and all the reasons you’re gone.
Don’t let me keep keeping you awake in all your dreams at night.
My brother says that I’m still the one to blame oh and God I know he’s right.
I tell you how I love you now again and how this is all my fault and in between all of my tears you keep yelling I’m wrong.
If you forgive me now then maybe I’ll forgive myself and do my best to make right for the way this all worked out.
If you would tell me all the things that I’ve been doing wrong, I’d find the ways that I could change and all the reasons you’re gone.
The reasons that you're gone.
So keep me holding on to hope that you’ll change your mind and don’t pretend that you know just what I’m feeling inside.
And when it all settles down and we’re alright again, you’ll have the memories of what we could have never been.
If you forgive me now then maybe I’ll forgive myself and do my best to make right for the way this all worked out.
If you would tell me all the things that I’ve been doing wrong, I’d find the ways that I could change and all the reasons.
If you forgive me now then maybe I’ll forgive myself and do my best to make right for the way this all worked out.
If you would tell me all the things that I’ve been doing wrong, I’d find the ways that I could change and all the reasons you’re gone.
Then maybe I won't have to pray that I don't end up alone.
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Hindsight
04:44
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“Run for the hills” they said. It’s the last thing that I heard before I turned around to try and leave.
But darling, when you’re finished here, if you would be so kind then maybe you could go haunt someone else’s dreams.
I should have seen it coming when my brother said you’re headed straight for hell. You better check yourself or you’d better hold on tight.
And if the hate inside my heart doesn’t overtake whats left before I learn to let it go then I’ll never make it out alive.
And by the time I saw the self destructive things that I had done it felt like way past too late.
Completely unaware I was a mess and fully wrapped myself in lies I thought I’d never escape.
I should have known, I swear.
I should have seen it coming when my brother said you’re headed straight for hell. You better check yourself or you’d better hold on tight.
And if the hate inside my heart doesn’t overtake whats left before I learn to let it go then I’ll never make it out alive.
Maybe if I prayed a little more. Maybe if I tried a little harder. Maybe if I hadn’t been so wrapped up in the sins I thought I loved.
Maybe if I tried to take back some of the hurtful things I say to all the people all around me every time I drink too much.
Maybe if I’d shut my mouth and listen to the things you had to say instead of swearing I’d known better and lying to myself that I had changed. Maybe if I’d opened up my eyes and seen rescue standing right there I wouldn’t have been lost for song. I should have known, I swear.
I should have seen it coming when my brother said you’re headed straight for hell. You better check yourself or you’d better hold on tight.
And if the hate inside my heart doesn’t overtake whats left before I learn to let it go then I’ll never make it out alive.
I’ll never make it out alive.
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Couldn't Hurt To Try
03:53
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What if I apologize for everything I’ve done and what if I said that you were right and then I finally admit that I was wrong?
Or have I worn out all my welcomes and have I finally reached the point where all my words have no more value and you wish I’d just stay gone?
And God forgiveness sounds so good and I’m in need so much that you would not believe. Do you think that you’ve got any left for me?
And when He one day calls me home and it comes time to own my sin, can I make good enough excuses for exactly what I’ve been?
What if I finally owned up to all the lies that I have told and all the loves that I’ve ignored and all the ways I haven’t grown?
Or have I wasted so much time wrapped up in only myself and stupid things I thought that mattered? You would think I’d know by now.
And God forgiveness sounds so good and I’m in need so much that you would not believe. Do you think that you’ve got any left for me?
And when He one day calls me home and it comes time to own my sin, can I make good enough excuses for exactly what I’ve been?
Do you think there will be a day when I can sleep content and say I did the best that I could and all my grace was all well spent?
And can you find it in your heart to let go and forget all bad impressions that I’ve left and scars I didn’t mean to give?
And God forgiveness sounds so good and I’m in need so much that you would not believe. Do you think that you’ve got any left for me?
And when He one day calls me home and it comes time to own my sin, can I make good enough excuses for exactly what I’ve been?
What have I been?
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Wait For It
04:56
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All that time washed down the drain seems pointless now. But what did I expect?
I guess I’m the one to blame for how things turned out and why everybody left.
So hold your breath before you waste it and say this time’s for good because you’ve got no idea.
It’s been years and I’m still stuck on this. The memories I thought I wouldn’t miss. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
The times I have to tell myself you’re so much better off with someone else. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
If I said that I was wrong and I’ve always been, would it even change a thing?
And in the morning when you’re there lying next to me, I’ll know it’s just a dream.
So hold your breath before you waste it and say this time’s for good because you’ve got no idea.
It’s been years and I’m still stuck on this. The memories I thought I wouldn’t miss. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
The times I have to tell myself you’re so much better off with someone else. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
Those brake lights still burned in my eyes like the sound of you leaving still keeping me awake all night.
So many things that we never should have said. Just stab me in the back before you go and leave my heart for dead.
It’s been years and I’m still stuck on this. The memories I thought I wouldn’t miss. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
The times I have to tell myself you’re so much better off with someone else. Does it get easier? Does it get easier?
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Plan B
04:53
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I’m sick and tired of being second choice, a backup plan when things just don’t work out. Send me a postcard if you’re lonely.
I’m so over being settled for and tossed aside with things you don’t need now like all the dreams of what we won’t be.
And I said oh but just hold onto my hand. I’m so scared of falling. It’s a long way down on my own.
I’m not so sure what to say when all my words don’t mean a thing and you just can’t be honest with me.
I’m getting used to being all alone and set to finish last is what I’m told. Forget the fact that I try so hard.
I’m so sick of all these hypocrites that tell you what they want then change their minds. I can’t believe I’ve made it this far.
And I said oh but just hold onto my hand. I’m so scared of falling. It’s a long way down on my own. But you let go. I’m learning now it’s my fault for all the space you wanted. It’s a long walk home all alone.
I’m not so sure what to say when all my words don’t mean a thing and you just can’t be honest with me.
All those years washed away like all the distance in between my broken heart that won’t stop bleeding.
By now I’ll admit that I’ve been in nothing but denial and if the good die young then I guess I’ll be here awhile.
I thought you’d understand that I needed time just to think and try and figure out what I thought we were going to be.
And just hold onto my hands. I’m too scared of falling. It’s a long way down on my own but you let go and I’ve learned now it’s my fault for all that time you said you need.
It’s a long walk home all alone.
I’m not so sure what to say when all my words don’t mean a thing and you just can’t be honest with me.
All those years washed away like all the distance in between my broken heart that won’t stop bleeding.
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