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I Demand Euphoria!
02:56
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I am stuck here in between what I want and what I need
I want to stay here by your side, but get away and make my life
Oh, I'm so afraid
I guess what I'm trying to say
is "I'll be keeping you close, just to push you away."
How do I find a way?
And there is nothing left to say
I want to grow, never be old
I want to stay here with my friends but change and grow
Oh, I guess I can't have them both
I'm having the time of my life
But still I want even more
Everything sucks but nothing sucks,
of this I'm totally sure
(I'm afraid of what's to come)
This town may not be a university, bright lights or the city
But this town is mine, and it's brought out the best in me
Though I hold nothing dear to me,
You have brought out the best in me
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2. |
Flood Gates
02:55
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Where did you go?
Headed out with kids you hardly know
Her new look, her friends, the way she acts,
I feared it was just far too much, much too fast
All I want to know is,
is this your way of fighting back?
Or is this who you were all along?
You weren't meant to end up on your knees
every weekend for someone new,
spending nights too far gone, I swear it can't be you
(And I hope that you find)
And even though you still live down the street,
(your way back home)
I think you left forever when finally set free
I had such high hopes for you
You stood apart from everyone that we knew
And I won't condemn them for what they do,
but still it proved to be too much for you in the end
You were one I hoped I could count on to never be like them
Those kids who never find what they need
Knee deep in vice, with no end in sight
Now I'm afraid things won't be the same
If we ever spoke again because of how we both have changed
(We've changed)
And I've heard things about you that I'm sure you wouldn't want me to know, oh no
But I like to think you'd like to know I wrote this for you
And I hope that you find your way home.
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3. |
Call It A Favor
03:32
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I couldn't resist it any longer
I couldn't have stayed any stronger
Cause letting down the walls meant answering the call
And what a call it was
Now I can't get it out of my mind
Your limbs and mine, intertwined
Foggy windows breaths so heavy and deep,
I don't think I'll ever sleep
Cause you know, you've got what I need
You can have it all, you can have everything
Let's see what this can be
Why resist? I'm here with open arms
Let's escape this tiny town tonight, let's be bigger than we are
You can take it, take it, take it, oh
Take it, take it all from me
Now I'm thinking it's time to go
Singing our song as we drive down the road
You pull up to the curb, and I sneak home
You tell me sleep well, but you know that I won't
Cause I've got so much running through my head
To think I could've had you long ago
You pull me in so close
Call it a favor, call it anything you want
Just call me when you pull out front
I found what I've been missing
It came to me in between the seats and there is no recovering,
I'm trapped and under way too deep
So take it all from me
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Commencement
04:53
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I felt it coming
I saw it storming a million miles away
I hate this feeling, wishing you farewell
I just don't know what to say
Cause lately, I think too much
I'm crazy and it's empty here without you
But I want you to understand
I'm so happy for you, but I'm so sad to see you go
I don't want you to forget me, I don't want to be here left all alone
Nothing in this place makes any sense,
Nothing in this place but music, you, and my friends
You really showed me that this place will always be my one and only home
Staying up late, staring at the sky
I've been lost here, without you by my side
Lately, I think too much, I must be crazy
Lately, it's empty here without you
But I want you to understand,
No, I need you to understand
I'm so happy for you, but I'm so sad to see you go
You always listened when I said nothing at all
You were always there to catch me before I knew that I would fall
And I thank you
But now I need you to understand
I'm afraid of what's to come
I don't want you to forget me
Don't leave me here alone
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5. |
Eros Turannos
04:43
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You're sitting at his feet doing just what you're expected
But you're letting yourself down, all your morals left neglected
You'll say it's a process all for the happy ending
But you aim for picture perfect, and you'll just keep on pretending
Forget about the pictures, look inside a mirror
See the sadness in your eyes
You could save yourself, cause I know damn well you don't believe in your own lies
But still you smile and play along
To fix the fights that happen every day
And it kills me when you smile
You say things were rough but now it's all okay
It's not okay
He's tearing you apart, and you'll just keep on pretending
Cause the pictures show a life, a bride, a groom, a future wedding
So if you're listening
You're so excited for the future,
But I can't help but believe you're only excited to get away from him,
from here, from everything
Still you smile and talk about the wedding
You're not even eighteen
(You're so alone together)
You don't believe in your own lies
No, you don't
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6. |
Dear Jill,
03:20
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There were stories in those painted walls that you could feel inside your bones
From the first time that I walked in, I never felt more at home
They looked like giants when I was young,
Those bands that cut their teeth downstairs
Local legends came and went,
But you could feel them in the air
You've seen better days, and I understand nothing more could be done
But that doesn't make it easier to swallow the news that your place is gone
Out of an old store front on the corner of Clay Avenue and nowhere
You did something incredible, a living saint of a woman
You made something from nothing and gave every last bit away
And it's because of you that I am standing here today
But I refuse to say goodbye
What was built here will never die, no
We know it won't be long till we meet again
It's out of our hands to fix the damage done
There was nothing we could do
You've got your son to take care of, and I'm sure this has been wearing on you
But we'll keep singing till there's no air left in our lungs
But we'll keep singing until every last word has been sung
But we'll keep singing because we couldn't stop if we tried
But we'll keep singing cause it's become such a part of our lives
But we'll keep singing with you always in our hearts
But we'll keep singing just for the sake of our art
But we'll keep singing like we learned to in that building
Until the day we've passed on all you've done
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7. |
A Bit Bitter
03:47
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Like glass we shattered (we scattered)
Out into the dark on our own
I can't place an exact date, but I know these days are gone
We're trading memories away for the right things to do and say
I hope that it's all worth it in the end
No I don't mean to offend, I don't hold anything against anyone
I'm just trying to have fun but the tension in the room, it clouds my view
We're all the same in our own stupid ways
So don't be quick to talk your shit
We're guilty of the same things
Everyone is looking for a fight that no one needs
I guess we all had to fall apart eventually
I just hope that you won't forget it when I say
"I'd kill to go with you back to those days"
I can't believe the things you said or the things I did
And we're too old to write it off as just being kids
We never thought it'd come to this
We never wanted it to come to this
Do you regret the bitter words you spit?
Because I'd take back every stupid thing I did
If I had known it'd come to this
I never wanted it to come to this
Look, I just miss too many of us in parking lots
On the longest nights we all forgot
It's funny how only the things you wish would change ever stay the same
And the things you'd keep forever always go and change
I understand that you're down, but don't confuse causes for excuses
I know that we won't be the same, but holding on has become useless
It wasn't perfect, but still I miss it
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8. |
Temerity
02:54
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It didn't take much to change me, just someone to tell me I was no good
If I sound a little cocky, trust me
By the end of this, I'll be completely understood
I had a few months to myself to roam fast and free
Without the constant nagging and fighting that love seems to bring
I sweat out the fever and I never looked back
Being reckless and stupid, I learned most from that
Temerity
I let it hold me
I let it say
Hey, I've got a lot on my brain
I am done being good, I am done playing games
So judge me, you'll just be wasting your time
I'm not looking for love, just some peace of mind
I've decided it's the saddest thing
To be someones crutch so soon, so young
You stop believing and trusting in anyone
Just to keep from being harmed
We grow up believing "for better or worse"
But you'll never be wronged if you put yourself first
But soon someone will be worth letting in
I'm afraid I'll have to cross that bridge when I get to it
I'm just looking for peace of mind
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9. |
Enough Bones For Us Both
04:23
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I wiped her tears, I listened to her cry
Over the boy who never seemed to have time
I've always hated people like me
But I never gave much mind to mirrors
So I'll just get to sleep and tell myself "we were just kids."
Do you believe I was the one who convinced her to call it off?
Then months later, made that very same boy mine
And how I'd test the water, always pushing her down under further
Taking for granted and I didn't even think enough to regret it
At this point I know I've dug too deep
To ever truly fix things between them and me
Strung along behind for so long
I wish she wouldn't have held on
But I can't say that I went down without a fight
I tried to push my feelings on to another guy
Oh, the way I led him on
It was disgusting, it was wrong
And once it was all over, I lost two friends, but gained a lover
As a parting gift what I'll get is that awful tightness in my chest
Every time someone else attracts her interest
And if there's anything I hope this taught you
(At her expense I learned best)
It's that everything your father said about boys is true
(And all that's left is the ruins of us both)
It's funny, all the things I did to get to him
It's funny, cause I'd do them all again
Now I'm nothing but loose change lost under your bed
And I'll never be anything more again because of what I did
We were just kids, but I wouldn't ask you to forgive
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I found a letter I wrote back in eighth grade this week
And I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be
I drove to your neighborhood last weekend to see how things had changed
Your house still looks okay, but I feel like it's starting to age
And Copper passed away, I'm just glad the poor girls out of pain
And the weather vane sits on your roof but it doesn't spin the same
It's naive to say I miss it, and I hope that you do too
I'd give anything just to turn back time with you
And these streets they are so different from the ones we said we know
I'd give anything for just me, the boys, and you
It sucks that Marlene's little store is gone now
They may even tear it down
Sean's old place is still for sale
It's been years since they moved out
Where did all the kids disappear to?
I need to know so I can find myself with them again
For the better part of eighteen years I'd always known that you'd be here
Now I'm left to wonder where we went wrong
Where did we ever go wrong?
(We took life for granted while we ran these streets
No one could touch us, we were royalty
And I miss it, and I wish that things were different
But we all had to move on)
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11. |
Firefly
02:26
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It's the most beautiful, sad thing
The best memories are the most heartbreaking
Like trying to catch a ghost with a net
Time slips right through your hands
And all you're left with is a heart that wants so much for the past
And an empty pair of hands
That want so much for the things you wish you still had
It hasn't been as nice at night these last few days
And the sky has turned a darker shade of grey
And it's true that I've been feeling colder, too
I can take comfort knowing I'll be warm when I'm with you
Though they aren't quite the same, they'll be shining just as bright in their own way
And I can't wait to see how brightly they will shine for you and me
Counting fireflies as they flicker out
It's something you'll never forget about
Just please remember, they'll be back like new in the summer
Just please, please remember
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12. |
Compass
03:19
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As I stared at the flowers beneath my feet, I felt the change you made in me
I've been in a bad place for a few months now
I've been having trouble with these changes
They were all starting to get the best of me
I spent too many nights alone just sitting and brooding and waiting and hating
All at once, I think I understood what it means to grow up
And even though I have miles left to go, at least now I know what it is that I need
I feel the change you made in me
I'm always guilty of something
Of pessimism and seeing the worst in things
But theres a silver lining
You've drawn out for me the blueprints of what not to be
I finally see how I've been wrecking things
And I swear I won't go on this way
The turning point came on your porch
I opened up to you more than I ever did to anyone before
The way you read me, hearing my thoughts out loud,
The words you said so calmly, it all seems so obvious now
The things I need to be someone I'd like to see
Looking back at me in the mirror every morning
Someday I'll be the person that I want to see always looking back at me
I will be someone
I will be something
Looking back at me
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13. |
Hold Nothing Dear
04:05
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I've been learning in the hardest ways that everything, it has to change
Experience is the best teacher, but in the end it's left me reeling
When things are constant for so long, it's so hard to keep sight of how much they really mean, and if they were gone, where you would be
There's nothing wrong with loving what you have
Just understand, in a second, it becomes "what you had"
So live wherever you land
And never be afraid to change the faces, places and hands
Now in my nights alone I'm content, I'm starting to feel at home
And even though I lost some things, I swear I won't let it get the best of me
And I swear I won't go on this way
A tight, shaking fist is all that's left when you cling to the past with no hope or thought for what's left
And it just crumbles, it crumbles away
I'm growing up slow, but getting old so fast
Me and my friends said forever, but some things don't last
Now I don't know what I want anymore
But of one thing, I'm sure
(I'm not afraid anymore)
The day you stop holding on is the day you won't have to anymore
(I still have so much left to say)
It's time to move along
(I'll still hold some things dear to me)
(I will be someone, I will be something)
It's time to move along
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Shirts Vs. Skins Greensburg, Pennsylvania
2009-2015. Thank you for everything.
We were five kids with some stories to tell, if you've got the time to listen.
#LongLiveSVS
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