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The Things We Leave Behind

by Shirts Vs. Skins

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1.
Thin Air 03:49
It's like reality grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me He said to me "this is it, do or die, time to decide", And all those other cliches Uncertainty is always what's killed me I can learn to adapt, I'd just prefer not to have to I've been skating by, pushing isolated incidents out of my mind When my friends have to leave I make excuses, exceptions I get so angry Just because I'm scared they'll forget me And for the first time, I'm not afraid of the things I can't control We're taking a leap, we're ready to go There's nothing left to hold I don't know if and when I'll be ready to send someone off again But I do know that it's gonna happen for sure, Not that it worries me as much anymore I've learned that the ones who matter will stay close, Once they find what they've been looking for Even if they don't come home If you could would you put your life on hold and just stop time? As if asking that will make everything feel alright We were searching for never, but we can't stall at all anymore So it's time to have faith in where we're headed, and the people we are We can't be afraid anymore
2.
My head has been cluttered up so badly for so long With the scraps of muffled memories and the things I've done wrong Like when we sat downtown at the old cafe And stayed up past your curfew way too late We made the most of every single day We didn't realize what couldn't stay You were the only missing pieces In the picture of life after all these changes Then again, I was misunderstanding the things that made me happy I left a hole inside my chest for months after you left me I let myself grow distant and cold Numb with having ruined something gold I was almost gone without a trace But now I've filled that empty space And I believed that it was you That made the difference in every single thing that I do You're a high point on my timeline You remind me of the best times I'm seeing that it's not you I miss so bad It's the memories for which you came to stand When we didn't have a care in the world When it didn't cross our minds that we'd grow old
3.
The drive down never seemed so long Maybe that's because I hardly slept at all When we left there was snow on the lawn That was the first sign that something was so wrong I've never seen the trees so bare Or the sky anything but perfectly clear This is me making a promise to stay closer to my closest Because I never got to know you as well as I'd have liked to It's been years since I've been here I'm up to my knees in hazy memories Of the times we've spent and the trips I'd neglect When I grew up and got too busy When I know I could have come if I'd tried I just wish I would have known it'd be the very last time Never once did I see my father cry This is me saying I can't ever let anyone else go Without remembering the last time that we spoke At least you taught me by example not to take for granted Or to waste the times with the ones I love, every single day I'm gonna live every single day
4.
Nomad 01:29
I apologize if I seem distant Or that I am not here right now But you always say how much you miss it Why don't you just come around? This is the only way of getting through I know you won't believe this, but I loved you like a brother And it kills me that I never see you It's even worse that I never hear your name But I hope in time you'll do what's right And soon enough it will be just like old times It's not easy for me to say this But I'm wishing you farewell I hope to see you again sometime And we can pick up where we left off
5.
Phantoms 03:25
I just can't win, and that's something I've come to terms with Snow melts, summer fades, and old friends change in front of you And the past seems to haunt me I just can't let this go Thought it'd be over by now but I just can't let this go So I'm holding on to what's left of me You said you saw a ghost And I laughed and said "it's only me here" You looked me in the eye and then you said "I know, I don't blame you. I hardly recognize myself. These days are changing us all. So hold your breath and count to ten. Before you know it, this will be over." "And we'll just be older." So I'm holding on to what's left of me I just wish I hadn't lost my grip on you I said I saw a ghost And you laughed and said "it's only me here" I looked you in the eye and sighed and said "I know, please don't blame me. I hardly recognize you anymore. These days are changing us all, and the old you is dead and gone." So hold your breath and count to ten Before you know it, this will be over And we'll just be older
6.
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 I'll be keeping you close, just to push you away How do I find a way when there is nothing left to say? There's nothing left to say I want to grow, but never be old I want to stay here with my friends, but change and grow I guess I can't have them both 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 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 I'm not afraid I've grown up so slow, but gotten old so fast Me and my friends said forever, I hope it can last (I'm not afraid anymore) Now I don't know what I want anymore, but of one thing I'm sure The day you stop holding on is the day you don't have to anymore It's time to move along
7.
We may be growing up, but we're not growing out of this Here it goes! If I were to never sing again Could I rest knowing all I had to say has been said? Did I give back all the things she gave to me? Did I pay forward all the help and opportunity? I can't say that I have yet But I've got fire in my chest And it won't go cold till all my stories have been told I owe it to the place where I cut my teeth And all the people that left their mark on me Without those times I know that I'd be nothing They set the stage for me to become me The echoes of the bands I saw when I was young Still ring in my head like it was yesterday If that's all I ever amount to, to be the hero for one kid Then that's all I could have wanted I've got to pass it on, this fire in my chest And it won't go cold till all my stories have been told This community raised me, gave me somewhere to be Gave me a voice and a space and told me to speak free Is it falling apart? From lack of interest and the scars Left by the people who walked out on their art But I won't allow it go out that way I want to prove that something perfect can stay
8.
Firefly 02:21
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
9.
I was alone at 15, nowhere to go, nothing to be I was taken in, no questions asked, to a place I'd never been The only holy thing I'll ever need When I first walked down 130 with some kids I barely knew I never would have guessed what I was getting myself into I never would have thought of it as a place for me to go But I found myself saved by the followers, not the followed Even in their insignificance, those choices make us If it weren't for the little things, who knows where I'd be Now I'm not one to believe I don't have faith in the things that I can't see But something from that place stuck with me The love I was shown still runs so deep A split second decision, I barely weighed my options And here I am with those same kids today
10.
Fragile 02:35
I've been treading lightly around the things I'm scared I'll break And I've been dodging questions about the plans I make I don't have the answer for anything you'd say I'll leave you hanging for a reply while I sit there with barren eyes I've lost direction and I've burned up my map The places I want to get to don't have a beaten path I think I'm stuck here in all the things I love so much And it's tough to have it cross my mind that they're just a crutch I'm finding that sometimes what I need Can't be found in the places I want to be I've been walking on a thin sense of security When I think back, I still remember The last time I had to put myself back together I never thought I'd see clearly again But I need to chase what's best for me And I need to keep on building So I have faith I'll be alright one day But it's not easy to step out of your old ways I have faith I'll be alright one day Take a swing in the dark I'm just hoping to hit anything
11.
Too many times I've found out far too late That I've been treating someone wrongly without even seeing it No matter how hard I try to be more aware of myself I always seem to make a mess of someone else And it hits me so hard How I hurt them so bad All I can hope is that everyone I know Really feels the way they say they do about me Although I know I step on toes, I feel it's worth it to mention I swear I have the best of intentions Every time I get to that turning point I feel like I've been hit by a brick When I see the damage I have done It never fails to make me sick Even though that I know to watch myself so close Sometimes words and actions slip through cracks And crush the things I care about most All I can ask is honesty If I fucked up, you've got to tell me what I did Every single time And I'll do all I can to make things right I don't want to apologize another time for something I didn't mean And every time I do, it gives you another reason not to believe When I say that I didn't want for things to go this way I'm left to hope that you'll understand, and that you'll want to stay I don't want to apologize
12.
Dandelions 04:33
If I had known I might never see any of them again I'd have made it a point to say goodbye before the end All we wanted was to get out, and head off to somewhere new And never would we have guessed we'd look back fondly on the past But the familiarity of the faces And every single one of those old places Put my mind at ease in such a way That I don't believe I'll ever feel again I grew up with you all here in this little basement room I felt your hearts break, and I watched our youth bloom I split my knuckles open wide in frustration and anger But at the root of it all, is the thought of us becoming strangers And I still always think I see them Maybe it's just wishful thinking But I swear I see the ghosts of people I wish I could still see And if the wind decides to take you far away from home I hope wherever you end up, you're doing so well Here they are, adrift in my mind With all the other things we leave behind

about

The Things We Leave Behind was recorded in the summer of 2014.

This is a record about the last year of our lives. This is a record about dealing with being pushed apart by college and other commitments, about trying to find something positive in the wake of a loved ones passing, and about learning to understand why people change and come in and out of your life. This is a record about celebrating the people around you who make you who you are, about trying your hardest to right the things you've done wrong, and about never letting distance get between you and the ones you love.

This is a record about the things we leave behind.

credits

released November 11, 2014

-Recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Daniel Blake at The Schoolhouse in Armburst, Pennsylvania.
-Album art designed by Krystal Ritenour
-Guest vocals on track 5 by Josh Troiani
-Guest vocals on track 7 by Tyler Cramer
-String arrangements written and performed by Drew Bayura

-Track 3 is dedicated to the memory of Brion Maund. RIP brother.


To anyone who listens to this record and enjoys it, supports this band, or has helped us along the way, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

This is what we live for.

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2009-2015. Thank you for everything.

We were five kids with some stories to tell, if you've got the time to listen.

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