1. |
Facedown
03:32
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Thinking that’s expired Is so critical to nowhere
Voice box, drowning out
Trying to speak, can’t get a word in
Bull headed, confident
Thick skin, thick skull
Overrated pedestal
The higher up the further the fall
Left to Right, Left to Right
Come on open your mind
Left to Right, Left to Right
Oh ya you’re making me shout
Making me shout
It might get ugly
It might get a little ugly
You don’t fight all your fear with your face down
On your soap box, you’re full of it
Stubborn, don’t know when to quit
Winner for the weakest bite
You testify on overdrive, ya
Working up by breaking down
The inside outside
Only way it’s gonna change
Gotta see were all the same
All the same
Left to Right, Left to Right
Come on open your mind
Left to Right, Left to Right
Oh ya you’re making me shout Making me shout
It might get ugly
It might get a little ugly
You don’t fight all your fear with your face down
Left to Right, Left to Right
Come on open your mind
Left to Right, Left to Right
Oh ya you’re making me shout
Can’t fight all your fear with your face down ya
Come on open your mind yeah
Open your mind now
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2. |
Small Talk
02:32
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I’m trying so hard
Harder than most around me I try to let go
Cause to fit in a mold could kill me
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
I’m a’ wishing I was home
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
I’d be better on my own
Walk in to the party
Chills in my blood
I don’t wanna small talk
Feels like cheap love
Everyone around me faking a vibe
Wanna cut the bullshit
Sever the ties
You pull at my strings
You’re making me dance around you
The praise that you sing -ahh
It’s a beautiful thing, but its not true
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
I’m a’ wishing I was home La-la-la-la-la-la-la
I’d be better on my own
Walk in to the party
Chills in my blood
I don’t wanna small talk
Feels like cheap love
Everyone around me faking a vibe
Wanna cut the bullshit
Sever the ties
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3. |
Dream Dreamer
03:42
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Losing vision that I can’t get back; where’s the reason?
I’m left here bleeding
Just four words, “Never gonna be yours”
Broke it open, set in motion
All in my head, lost in the sound
Born here to burn, where am I now?
If there’s a dream, I’ll be the dreamer
All in my head, turn me around
If it’s for love, show me a sign
If you’re a dream, I’ll be the dreamer
Oh I’d give everything that I have to see ya
And I feel the future’s always slow
The closer I get the more a dreamer
Oh dream dreamer
Different city; doesn’t feel like home
Miss my brother, ‘cause he’d be stronger
Late night driving, roll the windows down
Finally breathing and I don’t believe it
All in my head, lost in the sound
Born here to burn, where am I now?
If there’s a dream, I’ll be the dreamer
All in my head, turn me around
If it’s for love, show me a sign
If you’re a dream, I’ll be the dreamer
Oh I’d give everything that I have to see ya
And I feel the future’s always slow
The closer I get the more a dreamer
Oh dream dreamer
All in my head, turn me around
If it’s for love, show me a sign
If you’re a dream, I’ll be the dreamer
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4. |
Gimme Spirit
03:22
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I’ve been thinking ‘bout easy years
When our love ran fast and curfew was a street light
I’ve been thinking ‘bout simple times
Never second guess
We felt higher than the skyline
In the end
All that really matters
Is we’re still here together
All that’s been
Is just a new beginning
Yeah it’s all or nothing
Take me back to why we started in the first place
Come on and gimme spirit
Come on and gimme spirit
Get me back to why we started in the first place
Come on and gimme spirit
Come on and gimme spirit
Nothing good is easy love
But I’m on your side
Even in the stupid fights
I found photos from my old town
Had your sweater on and I fell asleep to our song
Is it done?
Just because we’re older
Doesn’t mean we’re colder
Are you gone?
Never really over
Muscle memory for ya
Take me back to why we started in the first place
Come on and gimme spirit
Come on and gimme spirit
Get me back to why we started in the first place
Come on and gimme spirit
Come on and gimme spirit
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5. |
Fake Fame
03:23
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Type out a message with two thumbs for me, oh
No use for talk, no use for tongue
All this pretending’s wringing me out dry
I pay for it when I don’t sleep at night
Running around the block
All the lights are off
Left with nothing to show
Can all the illusion talk?
Make you feel in love?
Burned out begging for more
I don’t want your fake fame
Got lost for the high
And I don’t want your fake fame
Feel out of my mind
I don’t want your fake fame, don’t want your fake fame
I don’t want your fake, fa-fa-fame
Don’t want your fake fame
I want your fake fame
Rent your life and buy a friend for sale
Gonna make you something, make you someone else
Kill your soul for nothin, blood and bone
I’m verified, but 3:00am alone
Running around the block
All the lights are off
Left with nothing to show
Can all the illusion talk?
Make you feel in love?
Burned out begging for more
I don’t want your fake fame
Got lost for the high
And I don’t want your fake fame
Feel out of my mind
Don’t want your fake fame
Don’t want your fa-fa-fa-fame
Give me something to love
Don’t want your fa-fa-fa-fame
Give me something to love
I want your fake fame!
Ooh got lost for the high
And I, I feel out of my mind
I don’t want your fake fame
Don’t want your fake fame
I don’t want your fake fa-fame
Don’t want your fa-fa-fa-fame
Give me something to love
Don’t want your fa-fa-fa-fame
Give me something to love
Give me fake fame!
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6. |
Way Down
03:05
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‘Cause I’m weighed down ya
I’m way down ya
We need a little help sometimes
No space for ego
But I need a little help right now
‘Cause I’m weighed down ya
I’m way down here
You need to see me now
You need to see me
You need to see me now
Why don’t you?
Why don’t you?
It’s been years in the run around
My legs feel broken
Got a mind full of twisted sounds
‘Cause I’m way down ya
I’m way down here
Maybe you see me like I am
‘Cause I’m weighed down ya
I’m way down ya
'Cause I’m way down ya
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7. |
Relationship Problems
03:22
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Here we are
Got me on my knees once more
Got me looking for the end
Got me messed up right
Wait and see
Wait to find the answers love
Why don’t you adore me right?
Thorn in my side
You wanna feel it all and end up feeling nothing
Our hearts are getting small
Waiting for the ending to start
Every little thing that I do breaks us apart
Congratulations
We blew it all to pieces
Every little voice in my head tells me to run
From these limitations
Let’s blow it all to pieces
Every little thing that I do breaks us apart
Way down low
Hoping this will run its course
Hoping that the sun will rise
To free me the replay
Wait for me
Wait for me to climb those stairs
Wait ‘til all the clouds run dry
Got me messed up right
You wanna feel it all and end up feeling nothing
Our hearts are getting small
Waiting for the ending to start
Every little thing that I do breaks us apart
Congratulations
We blew it all to pieces
Every little voice in my head tells me to run
From these limitations
Let’s blow it all to pieces
Every little thing that I do breaks us apart
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8. |
Heavy Hearts
04:02
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I found myself back on my feet again
When we were friends and we had nothing left
Now that I’m on the up and up again
My heart’s as heavy as it ever gets
How it goes
This is how it goes
I can’t give the best of me
Heavy heart inside of me, inside of me
I’m not your curse, I’m not your antidote
There’s things I’ll do and babe there’s things I won’t
Don’t try to test me I won’t play for broke
Your false bravado never wins my vote
How it goes
This is how it goes
I can’t give the best of me
Heavy heart inside of me, inside of me
I bang my head, rattle the bars and fight
I can’t escape myself, no nothing ever changes
I bite my nails, I’m losing sleep at night
No matter what I do, no nothing ever changes
Please don’t believe me ‘cause I’ve been untrue
I don’t know why I do these things I do
I’m sorry I can’t make it to your door
Without my heavy heart falling through the floor
How it goes
I can’t give the best of me, heavy heart inside of me
This is how it goes
I can’t give the best of me, heavy heart inside of me
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9. |
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Oh life goes by every single day
And I can’t keep up
Oh na-na-na
We’re almost back home from the weekend
I wish we could keep driving
‘Cause tomorrow I’ll be waking up to my problems ooh ooh
Day dream at work, the smell of smoke on my sweater
Oh life goes by every single day
And I can’t keep up
Oh na-na-na
The years go by and I’m stumbling oh
I don’t know where all the time’s gone
And I tell you that in my heart I feel like I just left high school
Stuck paying bills, searching for love, feel like I’m losing
Oh life goes by every single day
And I can’t keep up
Oh na-na-na
Never forget when the news came in
Tears flowed down like rivers
Interrupted by how permanent this life is
When I’m hurting, the world gets smaller and smaller
All this time
Year after year
The lessons I’ve learned have brought me to tears
The meaningless work
The traffic and cars
The movies I’ve watched
The drinks in the bars
Oh life goes by every single day
And I can’t keep up
Oh na-na-na
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10. |
You Rattle Me
02:56
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You know you irritate me
It's why I like you
You get under my skin and baby
It’s that good kind of pain you put me through
There’s a calm inside the tension
I can’t explain
Everything in your head you mention
It’s a wave, it’s a flood that I can’t tame
Oh It’s always in the back and forth
2:00am on the basement floor
Oh I love the way you mess me up
And I can’t shake it
You know you know you rattle me
And I can’t shake it
You know you know you rattle me
We get lost inside the friction It makes us go
I don’t know why I get defensive
We’re living in a constant ebb and flow
Oh you’re medicine that makes me sick
In the end well you save my neck
Oh I love the way you mess me up
And I can’t shake it
You know you know you rattle me
And I can’t shake it
You know you know you rattle me
You push me to be stronger
I know that we’ll go on and on
Every time you come around
We’re the right kind of wrong
You push me to be stronger
I know that we’ll go on and on
You know you know you rattle me
And I can’t shake it
You know you know you rattle me
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11. |
Meet Me At The Rio
03:14
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Everybody says you made it
They call me this, they call ya that
Everybody says you’re uptight
I don’t wanna believe it
And all your friends are gonna be here
So you should come wearing your best shoes
Come on kiss me in the smoke room
Ya kiss me in the smoke room
You call me this, I’ll call you out
Come on and meet me at The Rio
You know I really wanna see you at The Rio
You gotta make it happen all on your own
Mom says “you eat your dollars, gone”
You got crystals, crystals in your eyes
You look ready, but so preppy
And I’ll follow you right to the stars
Eat french fries in your car
'Cause there’s nothing I wouldn’t do
Just to be with you
You call me this, I’ll call you out
Come on and meet me at The Rio
You know I really wanna see you at The Rio
I heard of this singer who poured oil all over her head before the show
And a French band named Le Trouble who bought shots for everyone at the bar
You know the best place to meet people is in the bathroom
Al Camino, as a trio, with Rico in a speedo, see Ego, he’s a Leo, all out in a tuxedo
Oh baby, come on and meet me at The Rio
Come on and meet me at The Rio
You know I really wanna see you
Come on and meet me at The Rio baby
Come on and meet me at The Rio baby
I really wanna see you baby at The Rio
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12. |
That's It, That's All
04:45
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I look in the mirror at my face sometimes
Feel like everything is out of place sometimes
How come I feel like I’m in a race sometimes?
Feeling like I wanna get away sometimes
Is it not enough for me to hate myself?
Maybe I should look out for my mental health
Letting go of every single hand I’ve held
‘Cause I’ve been feeling time has passed me by
I want to live until I feel alive
That’s it that’s all
That’s the curtain call
Let’s drink a little alcohol
It’s written on a bathroom stall
Maybe even block your call
Ooh I wanna fly, wanna fall
Ooh until I hit that wall
Like a cannonball
That’s it that’s all
I love the way that first feeling hits
The way the lyric of the chorus sits
The way my knife inside my hand just fits
I know I could never be the perfect bitch
Is it not enough for me to hate myself?
Maybe I should look out for my mental health
I guess I’m learning how to help myself
‘Cause all my life I spend my time on you
I’d love to hold myself the way you do
That’s it that’s all
That’s the curtain call
Let’s drink a little alcohol
Write it on a bathroom stall
Maybe even block your call
Ooh I wanna fly, wanna fall
Ooh until I hit that wall
Like a cannonball
That’s it that’s all
Always feel like I gotta keep my mouth shut
Might as well put me in a pair of handcuffs
‘Cause I always feel like I could say too much
Insecurity is like a constant crutch
Maybe I should give up on the life I know
Get a little peace out of the daily flow
Gotta learn to live and just let go
That’s it that’s all
That’s the curtain call
Let’s drink a little alcohol
Play a little basketball
Maybe even block your call
Ooh I wanna fly wanna fall
Ooh until I hit that wall
Like a cannonball
That’s it that’s all
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