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What Are You Waiting For
03:16
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When you're young you’re told that you can be
Anything you want to be
Left with hopes and dreams you can't achieve
Cuz you've got responsibilities
To go the distance
Not know the difference
Then see life pass you by
You turn around to find the door
But what are you searching for
When you're blind to opportunity
You can be your own worst enemy
All that time and wasted energy
To figure out who you're meant to be
You’ve gone the distance
It made no difference
Your whole life’s passed you by
You feel like you still want more
Well, what are you waiting for
Times may have changed
But you still feel the same
You're afraid it’s too late
Got too much on your plate
But the chances you take
They are never mistakes
Hold on
Keep pressing on and wanting more
What are you waiting for
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Hindsight, 2020
05:04
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Many, many years ago
I was searching
“Don't stray too far from home
It's only the rest of your life”
Soon I'll be gone
A flash of the spotlight
Been running my whole life, oh
Yeah, we're all just wasting time
It got the best of me, now it’s over
Oh it's gone
Been doing everything I'm supposed to
All along
All of my life, I had plenty of time
Now it's gone
It got the best of me now it's over
Carry on
Many other days, possibilities
Await me now
It's better on the other side
At least that's what I tell myself
Will you see the light, will you recognize
That burning
Inside you
All that you
Have left behind
Is hindsight just a compromise
It got the best of me, now it’s over
Oh it's gone
Been doing everything I'm supposed to
All along
All of my life, I had plenty of time
Now it's gone
It got the best of me now it's over
Carry on
Everything will be ok
Starting with today
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3. |
Lovesick Boy
03:21
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I sit and wait for you
Do what you want me to
All that I ask of you
Is that your heart is true
We sit at home alone
Waiting by the phone
This lovesick boy won’t ever let you go
Dreams that fill our head
All the things we left unsaid
I’ll be waiting for you, come on home
Someday we won’t, say goodbye
And you'll always be, by my side
Until that day
I will never fade away
You belong to me
Take my hand, let’s run away
We sit at home alone
Waiting by the phone
This lovesick boy won’t ever let you go
Dreams that fill our head
All the things we left unsaid
I’ll be waiting for you, come on home
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Hello, friend
Where to begin
I've been wanting to reach you
See how you've been
Just wanted to check in
That's all
'Cuz it’s small talk
Or no talk at all
I’ve been waiting
To air all these grievances
Maybe
I’ve been expecting too much
Or not enough
Oh, was it something I said
Or the sound of the voices stuck in your head
You’ve got your demons, I’ve got my feelings
At least you've got some company at night
I will never claim to understand
What drives the beating heart of another man
I’m just clinging to the past
Before it's gone
'Cuz we've been around town
Where the lights are low
But we kinda lost track
That was long ago
So we went our own ways
Now I want to know
How far on your journey
Did you have to go
I'm not saying it was wrong
It was meant to be
But sorting it out
Has been challenging
'Cuz my biggest regret
Was that we didn't see
How lucky we were
And how short it would be
Oh, was it something I said
Or the sound of the voices stuck in your head
I hope you're healing, break through that ceiling
'Cuz everything is weird since Bowie died
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5. |
Toxic Positivity
03:57
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When you're standing in a crowded room
And no one wants to talk to you
It's not them, it's you
Fill your days to pass the time
And you say you’re doing fine
Those rose-colored glasses you hide behind
Are lies
Cause we all have a darkness inside
Thinking otherwise makes you blind
You take yourself so seriously
But you're deceived by your own self-esteem
You've always had a proclivity
For a toxic positivity
Such toxic positivity
We all want happiness to fill our days
Stop fooling yourself and pretending everything's okay
A wounded bird in a broken cage
Who’s instinct is to fly away
You can change, you can change, you can change, you can change
Oh, at least that's what they say
Our social fabric is all in tatters
Everything's terrible and nothing matters
You're optimistic about what's in store
It's regressive and we're getting bored
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Bloop
03:34
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We peaked early
Went out a lot
Now I'm sleeping
By 9:00
It's not easy
It's not enough
When life's only
Grown up stuff
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
Doctor, pilot
Astronaut
Aspirations
Now are lost
Midlife crisis
It is not
Disappointment
Never stops
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
I just really want to waste the day
Wouldn’t want it any other way
A little quiet and some time away
Can’t stop myself from dreaming
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I had dreams
You had dreams
We had dreams
But it seems
No one knows what they're doing
It seems like we are making it up as we go
Don't listen to me, I don't know
I don't have answers and neither do you
We're all just making this up as we carry through all the doubt and confusion, it's true
Everyone's faking so who's leading who
It's assumed that we
Can do anything
But nobody knows
Anything
Let down, always
When will things go, my way
You know the devil's got your number baby
I don't have answers and neither do you
We're all just making this up as we carry through all the doubt and confusion, it's true
Everyone's faking so who's leading who
No confusion or
Sense of irony
The sincerest form
Of flattery
Let down, always
When will things go, my way
You know the devil's got your number baby
Make it or break it
It's all up to you
Or you can fake it
'Cuz that's okay too
When you can't take it
Or can't follow through
You've got another thing
Coming for you
There was never doubt
When we were starting out
Things are harder now
So much harder now
So leave it all behind
You've got nothing on the line
The stars will all align
I'm guessing we’ll be fine
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I Hear You Calling To Me
04:29
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Strength, takes time
Still it's hard to toe the line
Step, in line
Or you're sure to fall behind
That's what they tell you
I can’t help looking back
Mistakes I made, regrets I can't unpack
Looking for closure
And it’s bringing me down, bringing me down, bringing me down
I hear you calling to me
Telling me to leave it in the past
I know I need to
Let it go
I've crossed the point
Of no return
It crossed my mind
It might get worse
I, made plans
To be a better man
Smile, shake hands
Regretful thoughts won't make amends
Cuz it's coming to get you
I can’t help looking back
Mistakes I made, regrets I can't unpack
Looking for closure
And it’s bringing me down, bringing me down, bringing me down
I hear you calling to me
Telling me to leave it in the past
I know I need to
Let it go
I can’t help looking back
Mistakes I made, regrets I can't unpack
Looking for closure
And it’s bringing me down, bringing me down, bringing me down
I hear you, Colin Toomey
Telling me to leave it in the past
I know I need to
Let it go
But what's the worst that could happen
Get over yourself for a second
Yeah, what's the worst that could happen
Get over yourself for a second
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9. |
So In Like With You
02:48
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My darling, my baby
As time goes by
I’ve come to realize
That having you by my side
Everyday
Just isn’t enough time
There’s nothing I could say or do
To ever make it up to you
We know it in our heart of hearts
It’s true, true, true
Every thankless day and night
In the darkness, you’re my light
I don’t need nobody else but you
Yeah, I’m so in like with you
Have I told you lately
That I believe
The best part of me is you
I don't know what I would do
Without you, girl
I only wanna be with you
When we were young we both agreed
Relationships meant diamond rings
Made a promise with a string
It’s true
We've sacrificed some hopes and dreams
But still I wouldn’t change a thing
No one knows real romance like we do
Oh, I’m so in like with you
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We’ve been going through the motions
We’re just filling in the blanks
Like some lonely, drunken soldiers
Too afraid to break the ranks
We're prepared to go to battle
But are we ready for the war
I sure am tired of all this winning
We’re really, running up the score
Tides may turn, someday you’ll see
Don’t be on the wrong side of history
You say it’s your opinion
When your back's against the wall
You’ve got some strong convictions
But you contradict them all
So gather all the women and rally all the men
I’ll meet you at the dumpster fire in 10
Come together, there’s no me or you
Burn it down, “what have you got to lose?”
If you didn’t see it coming
You weren’t listening at all
Against your own best interests
Every empire falls
I’m thinking of my children and what we’ll leave for them
I’ll see you at the dumpster fire in 10
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