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Embrace Such Things
04:32
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One day
I fear it is so
You’re gonna to go
And leave me here
And I will hold that ache
in my chest
Cherish it
for all you are
There’s only one way
to embrace such things
You got a hold ‘em like a lover
Love them forever
When the nights
move in slow
And I lay my head
On a pillow
I regret
limited time with you
and I carry such thoughts
into my dreams
There’s only one way
To embrace such things
You’ve got to hold ‘em like a lover
Love them forever
Well, there’s nothing I can do
That’s going to turn this world around
And nothing I can say
That’s going to change things in anyway
Death will come to me
Ready for a show
Her shoulders bear
She’ll wear a long black dress
And with her hand in mine
We shall go
Far beyond
where I’ve been laid to rest
There’s only one way to embrace such things
You’ve got to hold ‘em like a lover
Love them forever
Nothing lasts that long but I can pretend
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2. |
Broke Into My Heart
03:02
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The lock was not picked
no one kicked in the door
there was no broken glass upon the floor
Someone broke into my heart
I woke up and they were there
Somehow I lost the key to my love
Well, I called the cops
tried to press charges for trespassing
he said boy we’ve all been there before
Someone broke into your heart
they walked in without knocking
somehow they found the key to your love
Then he said, he said,
Today the skies seemed gray and cloudy
But there are so many people
who are looking for something you have found
(Shakes head)
I fixed the lock
got the new key in a safer spot
I couldn’t share it if I felt that I should
I filed a claim
the new stuff won’t be the same
and I’m thinking about changing my neighborhood
Someone broke into my heart
they took everything worth keeping
all they left me was bitter for love
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3. |
I Don't Know
02:58
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4. |
I waited so long
05:58
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I waited so long to spend the night with you
I forgot any place else I could be
I’m worried you might slip away
Tell me what you think
Do you want to stay
When you’re close I know what to do
I’m gonna take your hand in mine and
feel everything you see
I’ve been thinking about you and me
X4
I waited so long to spend the night with you
I forgot any other place I could be
When you’re close I know what to do
Gonna take your hand in mine
and feel everything you see
I’ve been thinking about you and me
X4
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5. |
Hold Me
02:25
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Hold me closer
to the warm side of the bed
hold me closer
I’m losing my head over you
I just had the notion
that you may one day go away
even though you say
you will always stay
Help me
slip past our motions
into a place where there is no fear
where I know
you will always be here
beside me
Dream on in your blissful slumber
I won’t wake you to take
you into this worried state
though that’s what I would like to do
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Love's loss is time's pull to the past
an ongoing crime we fade too fast
We hold each other near
before we disappear
Rifts may form bindings undo
we mend them into something new
hoping to make real
all the things we feel
(Chorus)
And all of the days I have to give
I want to share with you
From morning rays to evenings rare
I want to share with you
and the nights to fill
showing all the ways I care
I want to share it all with you
Some days will soar
some days we'll cheer
some days the skies are always clear
and in that light of blue
I want to stand with you
Some days will fall
some days we'll cry
some days the clouds will fill the sky
and in those times of blue
I want to stay with you
And all of the days I have to give
I want to share with you
From morning rays to evenings rare
I want to share with you
and the nights to fill
showing all the ways I care
I want to share it all with you
(Break)
Who knows what will come tomorrow
Be there joys
Be there hopes
Or even if there may be sorrows
And in the wain
of my years when
full of memories and friendship dear
and with a love that feels new
I want to be with you
And all of the days I have to give
I want to share with you
From morning rays to evenings rare
I want to share with you
and the nights to fill
showing all the ways I care
I want to share it all with you
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A challenge from a selfish man
you wanted steak ended up with spam
perseverance is never questioning who I am
I remember the parade
leaving in costumes the monsters all got made
I remember the night you burned my house down
and now there's no turning back for you
and now there's no turning back
and now there's no turning back for me
and now there's no turning back
If sharing just a point of view
it was possible to survive that zoo
finally they won
they burned our new house down
you didn't stop to say
just mentioned goodbye as you walked away
too late I realized what an awful day
chorus:
I know I'm holding on too tight
to things that aren't worth the hype
still I can't escape the fright of questioning
who I am
Recall it like yesterday
all the things we never had to say
I remember the night I burned your house down.
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When I first met you
I had to get to know you
I just needed to find a way
The more I've known you
the more I've grown to love you
as we live work and play
And every morning
you speak softly to me
all the lovely things
you have to say
And all the while
there's a smile upon my face
it get's better every day
I can't help myself
it's who you are
I really like who you are
so don't you doubt
for a minute about it now
you are the reason
that I stay
I can't help myself
it's who you are
I really like who you are
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9. |
Row Boat
03:30
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Ian Mykel Columbus, Ohio
To study music is to study emotions, to practice how to capture them for study later, and how to present them to others for translation.
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