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Breadcrumbs In My Brain
02:59
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You left some breadcrumbs in my brain
They bring me back to you in unexpected ways
Like when the wind blows summer in
And I'm biking past your house again
Sometimes a song will take me back
Maybe a Beatles tune or Avett Brothers track
You played the drums, and you're still the one
Who helped me write this song today
Fifteen years ago
I found out you lived down the road
And I was way too young to know
Just how beautiful you are and so...
Sometimes I'll hear a certain phrase
The one you'd use when things just didn't go your way
Yeah we were kids, and we'd curse a bit,
Because we were young and it did the trick
(CHORUS)
Remember in 2008
I moved three hours west, and you moved out of state
And that was it, but I won't forget
Because you're still leaving breadcrumbs in my brain
(CHORUS)
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Jesus Christ and Applebee's
They don't mean too much to me
They mean just as much to me as you
You broke my heart and didn't seem
To blink and eye because I'm empath
I guess that isn't something that you do
I thought you'd at least always be my friend
But that's not how it worked out in the end
You were meant to fool me and then leave
Don't think anybody's meant for loving me
Waffle house and coffee pots
We sure like to laugh a lot
You would laugh too loud and we'd get looks
You used to play the violin
But now we sit in silence
Because now you're only playing with my heart
(Chorus)
Whiskey pulls and aspirin
I wonder what's been happening
Since you switched schools and had to move away
I don't know if I wish you well
Or wish that you'd just go to hell
Or hope that maybe someday you'll come back
(Chorus)
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Who I Need To Be
02:23
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Either I've changed or I have not
It's whichever one you want
Yeah, whoever makes you happy's who I'll be
And it's a stupid way to live
But I ain't got much else to give
I can bend like I'm a spring in a machine
I'm scared to death of dying before I fall in love
And I'm scared atomic bombs are gonna blow the planet up
And I'm scared that i'm the problem, so tell me who to be
I'll be the man that you want me to be
Now I'm in Denver on the street
In love with every girl I see
And I'm high on fantasy and mountain air
And I kinda miss my home
Where I spend my nights alone
And I drink myself to sleep and no one cares
I'm scared to death of dying before I fall in love
And I'm scared atomic bombs are gonna blow the planet up
And I'm scared that i'm the problem, so tell me who to be
I'll be the man that you want me to be
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I Wish You Were Here
02:55
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We talked about our favorite bands
And all your favorite songs, I want to hear them all
With you right beside me to say
Here's my favorite part, when the chorus starts
It goes, "I Wish You Were Here"
You told me you made your dad proud
Well I can't believe there'd be any doubt
You're out doing just what you dreamed
Paint me overcast, this could never last
Oh, I wish you were here
I ain't kissed nobody in over a year
I ain't held a warm welcome hand
I thought someone would save me and we'd fall in love
But sometimes the truth's hard to hear
We talked about where we came from
And oh those little towns, well we made it out
To this place that we both call home
And I feel so alone, I just can't let you go
Oh, I wish you were here
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Done With Trying
02:34
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Fuck it I'm done with trying
I'm gonna sleep all afternoon
I'm so sick and tired of lying
And saying I might have something good
I'm a foul mouthed fucking fraud
And you can't save me, oh my god
Unless I find a way to let you in
And your advice is charming
But it's just a bumper sticker phrase to me
And I just get so disheartened
When I'm part of this sick and cruel world's cold and twisted ways
Yeah, I'm an asshole I confess
But I try to do my best
I never meant to be unkind to you
And if all the things I tell myself are true
Then I'm not good enough for anyone
Especially for you
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I Wish I Was Brave
02:55
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I'm ten minutes early
I park on the street
I check what the radio is selling to me
A used car, a mattress, a soda, some beer
But no one sells courage
Least not around here
I walk towards the front porch
Past sunflower trees
A man in a rocking chair smiles at me
And I meet a few people, forget all their names
Oh god I'm so selfish, and I doubt that'll change
But I been trying to change
Been leaving my apartment every couple of days
But I'm still the same
I wish I was brave
Now I'm looking at artwork, thinking 'bout how I can't paint
And I think about athletes, and the things that I ain't
Like a doctor, a lawyer, a pastor, a crook
Oh god I'm just me, and most days that ain't good
But I been trying to change
Been leaving my apartment every couple of days
But I'm still the same
I wish I was brave
But I ain't, no I ain't
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My Heart Will Stop
01:48
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I wonder when my heart will stop
That's something I think about a lot
Is it gonna hurt when right under my shirt
My heart says enough, and I'm gone
Will I be at home in my bed
When my heart says I'm done and that's it
If I'm 45 with two kids and a wife
Tell them I'm sorry about this
If I'm out and driving my car
When my heart stops, I hope no one's harmed
Hope I veer off the road as my vehicle slows
And I don't leave a mess for the cops
If I'm swimming laps in a pool
And my heart's had enough of this world
Tell the lifeguard it's fine, it's not his fault that I died
It's just something old bodies do
If I'm on a walk through the park
At dusk as it's just getting dark
Hope I sit on a bench as I watch the sun set
And the last thing I see is the stars
I hope my heart's stronger than me
And it beats 'til I'm 103
And in the next 80 years I work through all these fears
And learn to be loved and be free
Yeah, I learn to be loved and be free
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