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What Are You?

by Songs I Wrote

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1.
Ursa Minor 06:36
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(Time is running out) (Who cares?) When the moon is bright And the stars light up the sky I feel the web of a tangled life I thought I’d see a map looking down at me A fool’s guide that leads to an empty life Lying on my back Can’t detect these artifacts Shapes they don’t teach in a science class Fingers tracing lines People drawing out their lives But I can’t see the paths they made So, I make my own one They’ll ask, don’t tell The thing I wanna do right now Fall back, give in Voices ringing in my ears Not you, blame them You’re definitely on your own But who cares how I live? Who cares how I live? If my math is right I won’t last another night Trying to get paid to do what I wanna do If the moon is bright and the stars shine out alright I’ll look down at my feet Not up It’s a perfect life They’ll ask, don’t tell The thing I wanna do right now Fall back, give in Voices ringing in my ears Not you, blame them You’re definitely on your own But who cares how I live? Caught in the gaze of the sun and the moon Left me lonely and tired, hungry for food I looked at myself, I was desperate as hell Seemed very obvious as far as I could tell Daughters and sons carry on in cocoons Lazy and useless, stuck in the womb I fought with the monsters, I fought for my life Crying and pulling up the blankets all night The stars in the sky disguise what you seek Clueless and sad is for the wistful and weak Ignore these words, they are selfish and false With a guitar in my hand, hear me sing “That is all” Who cares how I live? (The thing I wanna do right now) Who cares how I live? (The thing I wanna do right now) Who cares how I live? (The thing I wanna, thing I wanna) Who cares how I live?
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Hyperdrive 04:33
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I’d drive 80 miles to meet you at your doorstep It helps that the wind blows in your direction Hyperspace is tire to the pavement It’s been a long drive I’m sorry if I’m sleepy when I arrive (When I arrive) Another trailer park Another white church with a steeple More small towns and strip malls More coffee and angry people I’ve been from line to line This state feels so much smaller I’ve driven 80 miles a hundred times I’d do it ten thousand more I know you’re waiting for me to come in sight I’m spending more time behind the wheel than living a life You’re probably busy in the morning Hey, it’s alright I’d still drive 80 miles to be with you for one night This wasn’t in the plan I never thought I’d be a nomad Nature and circumstance cause massive altercations But I’m an astronaut I will fly to you at light speed Distance is futile Time and space won’t keep us apart I know you’re waiting for me to come in sight I’m spending more time behind the wheel than living a life You’re probably busy in the morning Hey, it’s alright I’d still drive 80 miles to be with you for one night I’d drive 80 miles to meet you at your doorstep It helps that the wind blows in your direction I’d walk 80 miles with no shoes on in the pouring rain Then fall right down there at your feet saying: “Oh my God, time and space are not kind But distance can’t keep us apart” Because I know you’re waiting for me to come in sight I’m spending more time behind the wheel than living a life You’re probably busy in the morning Hey, it’s alright I’d still drive 80 miles to be with you for one night (Let’s go!) I know you’re waiting (I know you’re waiting) For me to come in sight (To come in sight) I’m spending more time (I need more time) Behind the wheel than living a life (I’m not living a life) You’re probably busy in the morning (Are you busy?) Hey, it’s alright I’d still drive 80 miles to be with you for one night
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All My Friends Are Analysts 04:09
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You’re fresh out of college You got your degrees I hear that they’re hiring at the bank down the street You’d be able to take your girl to Chili’s So, get off your ass and get some money That’s the dream Music is great if it’s done on the side There’s an hour before nine and a few after five The longer you wait, the bigger the mistake Do what makes sense Yes, that is your fate It’s too late You’re barely a renegade You still have the chance to fold Fold! Go join them Be happy Just build your resume and get a 401(k) All your friends are analysts Whatever that is I see what the problem is You can’t handle the grind You think you’re too good for a dependable life Well, who the hell do you think you are? Stability is a must So, go get that job No, music won’t be enough You’re just like us You’re barely a renegade You still have the chance to fold Fold! Go join them Be happy Just build your resume and get a 401(k) All your friends are analysts Whatever that is Only pennies will come from music streams If you wanna live in a house one day You’ve gotta quit writing songs all week You better take that job at the bank or go back to school Music isn’t smart Don’t be a fool Money is what matters Follow the rules You’re barely a renegade You still have the chance to fold Fold! Go join them Be happy Just build your resume and get a 401(k) All my friends are analysts
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Until Tomorrow Comes 03:21
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(Time is running out) The feeling I had last night was new Like I’ll always be one step behind the truth At six in the morning, the sun comes over the hill With my mug in my hand, I will try again with the earth When tomorrow comes I will have another chance To lie my way into paradise And sluggishly advance It all falls down As daylight starts to run My dreams are depleted Until tomorrow comes The feeling I had last night was proof That I’ll always regret missing out on what I wanted to do Could I work at a desk then be happy just from video games? I’d be sick in my skin if the morning was the worst part of my day When tomorrow comes I will have another chance To lie my way into paradise And sluggishly advance It all falls down As daylight starts to run My dreams are depleted Until tomorrow comes
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Me 2 03:41
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Eating French fries on the beach Petting goats at the zoo Repotting our plants Saturday afternoons Microwaving nachos Driving you to the store Rehearsing together for one day more When you conquer the world Can I travel with you? Can I live in your pocket? Can I keep you amused? When you do regular things Like fold your clothes in your room Can I be there for no reason? Just to exist with you Lately we’ve been talking about this or that The pacing of our lives, certain things we regret You know that when we met I had nothing else But you didn’t see me how I saw myself If you can love me then I can love me too We did Sudoku at the couches I was spazzing a lot This was back when I wore beanies and argyle socks You were warm and charming I was clueless and strange Putting way too much Cetaphil on my face Now we’re well on our way to the meaning of us Will this go on forever? How far have we come? Then I remember a thing I can’t believe I’d forget That before we met I didn’t like myself So lately, when I’m worried about where I’m at If I’m wasting all my time Should I do this or that? I’m grateful that you saw me as a decent guy It’s the reason why now I like what’s inside me If you can love me then I can love me too
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Dysthymia 04:10
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Special, I am not Between the lines, I am lost My footprints don’t leave tracks Between the cracks, I have fallen Mend my broken soul Love me with all Patch my open sole Heal my heel with all No light in my life The difference between “you” and “I” Shrouded all the time Pitch black in the sky Mend my broken soul Love me with all Patch my open sole Heal my heel with all Fuck that shrink He’s full of shit I don’t need pills I need a friend I’ve been in my head my whole damn life No wonder I’m sad It makes perfect sense So, fuck your group and fuck your demands My synapses are fine I’m good as I am Couldn’t manage the world when I was young Don’t fill me with lies It’s okay to be bummed! Fuck that shrink and fuck his shit I don’t need pills I need a friend I’ve been in my head my whole damn life No wonder I’m mad It makes perfect sense So, fuck your group and fuck your demands My synapses are fine I’m good as I am I will manage the world when I grow up They filled me with lies I’ll prove them all wrong! Special, I am not
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Joy & Sunshine 04:34
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Dappled sunlight through the window at your bedside End of August Losing time It’s not a vacation anymore It’s just more life I know you miss the rush of September meaning more Everything was easy, knowing what’s behind the door Suitcases and backpacks Lost in the flashbacks Now you’re old and bored Lying on your bedroom floor (On your bedroom floor) Some things end But joy and sunshine last a lifetime Ample daylight You’ve got options when you’re part-time End of ego Gaining sight “How do I live here anymore?” Now you can’t ignore the fact that one day you’re gonna die It’s the path you’re on It’s deceiving and less traveled Your tracks are covered But don’t worry They’re still there I know you miss the rush of September meaning more Everything was easy, knowing what’s behind the door Suitcases and backpacks Lost in the flashbacks Now you’re old and bored Lying on your bedroom floor (On your bedroom floor) Some things end But joy and sunshine last a lifetime You search the sky for meaning Thin atmosphere, can’t breathe in They asked things You had said no (They asked things, you had said no) Grow up and travel freely Go “Do I need to see what’s coming?” No Forget the lost time There’s more to life than leaving I know you miss the rush of September meaning more Everything was easy, knowing what’s behind the door Suitcases and backpacks Lost in the flashbacks Now you’re old and bored Lying on your bedroom floor Some things end But joy and sunshine last a lifetime
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Victory Lap 03:56
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(Time is running out) All I ever did was be wrong Channeling it all into miserable songs Something wasn’t there at the start Figuring that out took abnormally long When you can become hurt and a mess Just by remembering something you said You feel like a loser Uh-huh Thinking that I blew it Uh-huh I hope I’ll have a smile on my face When everything is gone, and my world is erased As a young man, I was swallowed by the stars I didn’t know I couldn’t fix the nature of my heart So, fuck the plan You dealt me a shitty hand Laughing when I’m finished Uh-huh I knew that I could do it Uh-huh

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released July 20, 2018

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