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Punnett Square
02:56
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i get my fingerprints from you
i get the light of my eyes from you
i get my sense of humor from you
i get my selflessness from you
i get my dignity from you
i get my insecurity from you
once in a while i’ll say to myself
"where did that just come from now?"
did i beat evolution?
did i beat natural selection?
did i beat the punnett square?
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The Way It Is
03:35
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inflammatory, derogatory
i know how you are
defamatory exclamatory
i know how you are
so you’ll cut off all your friends before they fuck you
there’s no value in a friendship until they pull through
wake up this ain’t the movies
that’s just the way it is
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if it comes to show you who i am
i’ll sing i’ll bring you’ll think out loud
i am who you think i think of me
will you stand up? I’d rather sit
can we talk it over this shit
kills me to say i cannot, will not play
forget for me, four times, for i see
dream of things of happy knows no bounds
back where we came back to mother’s grave
he let me touch his wounds were not his
do i see this? do i care at all?
i sold my breath i told you all
he let me touch his wounds were not his
lose sight, lose hair, grow old, life’s not fair
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Own Up
03:04
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you burned the letters that i wrote
you laughed so hard your sternum broke
i’ll be silent i’ll be stone until you just own up
you say you are the selfish kind
to justify it in your mind
i’ll be silent i’ll be stone until you just own up
suddenly my sympathy
becomes the weakest part of me
i’ll feel it in my skin
i know i’ve got to grow up
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Crystal Ball
03:50
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so near - i saw my childhood friends
and the ones that i love disappear
so weak - i saw the flames beneath your feet
they swallowed you up, they licked their lips
through a crystal ball
I saw my loved ones
through a crystal ball
I have seen it all
so clear - the coming age the working man
the model path, the marriage plan
I will take a forward step, i won’t falter
through a crystal ball
I saw my loved ones
through a crystal ball
I have seen it all
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Rocking Chair
02:05
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i thought there was a friendship but it’s been put to rest
i sat there on the rocking chair, something heavy on my chest
on this gift a string, you see it is attached
everyone is comfortable till they gotta give it back
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I Won't
03:27
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i drove a distance to see you
the sound of the traffic and the gravel on the ground
i fought feelings of uncertainty
as i knew the distance between you and me
i turned a corner to see you
the streets were narrow, the houses dimly lit
i fought uncertainty
as i closed the distance between you and me
but i won’t feel sorry for myself
i’ll dust my instrument off
write a song for you
i walked the steps to see you
i saw a beautiful face
i made the distance between you and me
i made a man that i will never be
but i won’t feel sorry for myself
i’ll dust my instrument off
write a song for you
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Sick Hands
02:13
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don’t touch me with your sick hands
this is your punishment
don’t love me with your lonely mother’s eyes
sometimes i wonder why
i’m dreaming in all black
as i feel myself fade
won’t you hold my sick hands?
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The Poisoner
04:05
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draw me in with your eyes
draw me in with your lies
i cry out to anyone
are you a savior or a voice inside my head?
i can never tell
the poison comes
the poisoner you’ve become
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enough
these few words are enough
if not these words, this breath
if not this breath, this sitting here
this opening to the life
we have refused
again and again
until now
until now
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Bridal Procession
01:32
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summertime’s singing in so sweetly
take my hand we’ll run as far as we can see
let’s breathe the open air while the skies are blue
i can’t see anyone but you
it’s a dreamlike reverie
it’s a wide eyed mystery
there’s a picture of you on the wall
i can’t see anyone but you
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