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stubborn
03:34
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there’s a permanent spot in my room
for the jacket i stole from you
there’s a permanent place in my heart
for the person i believe you are
but i’ll admit my patience is running thin
and you sure are pressing your luck
& i can only assume this doesn’t matter to you, b/c
otherwise we’d talk
so who the hell do you think you are?
i always thought i belonged on your arm
but we never quite saw eye to eye
so i don’t really know why i’m surprised
i never thought it’d hurt this way
guess i had hope you’d love me back eventually
i always assumed it’d turn out okay
my mistake
cause i don’t need this from anyone
especially not you
you have proven yourself rather unworthy of
a single cent of mine, let alone two
so yes, i guess i’m stubborn
i’ll admit that i’m a wreck
but you’re no better, so keep it together
and try not to let this go to your head
there’s a permanent spot in my room
for the jacket i stole from you
there’s a permanent place in my heart
for the person i believe you are
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2. |
leave me alone
01:55
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i took to myself
like most take to the sea
nervous and just a little bit
shaky on my feet
and i know my hesitations
don’t benefit me
but every anxious tic is part of
my identity
and normal’s only better
if it works for you
and i don’t think that’s who
i wanna be
maybe you’re right
i don’t know who i am
but that should only matter
to me
i never thought id find a day
i didn’t give a damn
but I’ve been too reliant on
invisible hands, as they
push me along
i wrote a song
so maybe
i could feel
free
free
sometimes living’s a prison
i think I’ve been forgiven
by everybody but
myself
the hypocrite inside me
is happy to baptize me
in a pool of memories full of
all the times I’ve failed
and yes i know its not fair
I’ve been ripping out my hair
over just whats
okay
breathe in, breathe out, repeat now
i think I’ve figured it out
but its still not
for me
i didn’t think that it could
get any worse
i think id rather you just
put me in the hearse already
leave me to die
leave me to live
it would be easier than
trying to be perfect for you
just leave me alone
just leave me alone
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3. |
i don't wanna kiss
02:07
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4. |
fish for brains
03:50
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capo 2 // g em a7 c#m
did you think you could
ignore me for two weeks,
and one little confession
would fix things
did you think i would wait
forever for you?
i thought about it, once or twice
i still do from time to time
was i not good enough?
was that the tear in our seams?
did i break down too much?
did you hate what you'd seen?
did i think you could change?
what a fool i am
they all told me you'd only
love me in my dreams
i tried to be, a little more civil, but
i can't be, stuck in the middle for
another summer, another year
oh darling, my dear
please make up your mind
don't get me wrong, i like
your smile, like your laugh, i like
waking up in your bed on
saturday mornings, but
it's been a while since we've
had that,
been a while since you touched me
don't think you wanted to love me
how long did you think i would wait?
i know you're broken, but
doesn't mean you can avoid me
and have me when you want me
im a person - or did you forget
that little fact?
i want my summer back,
but keep the necklaces, i couldn't take that
back, from you
i tried to be, a little more civil, but
i can't be, stuck in the middle for
another summer, another year
oh darling, my dear
please make up your mind
i tried to be, a little more civil, but
i can't keep solving all your little riddles
i love you, don't you know? your
hair, your nose, your pinky toes
your jokes, your heart, your gasp, your mask when you
get sad, i love that
but i can't keep up with your pace,
always turn it into a race,
it's been a year now, yknow that?
most people would have warmed up by now
did you think you could
ignore me for two weeks,
and one little confession
would fix things
did you think i would wait
forever for you?
i thought about it, once or twice
i still do from time to time
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5. |
losin' traction
02:12
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6. |
friends
03:31
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LYRICS:
oh, i wanna be friends, but we're girls
and the boys, they might get jealous
because you are so beautiful
and everybody knows it
i wanna be your friend like
he used to
baby, i want to
but we're girls
we sit in my car on the weekends
talk and listen to the radio
it's always FM
but there's nothing wrong with us, i know
it can be confusing, but
i know we're choosing
the right thing
you're my kinda thing
when i look at you i see nothing but love
you're a blessing from above
i don't know about gods, but i know about you,
and i know that you're divine
my momma told me that love is natural
baby, don't worry 'bout money or stature
we'll take care of each other -
i'm yours, and you're my...
friend, but we're girls
and the boys, they are so jealous
because you are so beautiful
and everybody knows it
i wanna be your friend like
he used to
baby, i want you
but we're girls
they stare sometimes, look into my eyes
i don't care what they say
you are everything, persephone in spring
our love blooms like a garden
your hair, your mind, your smile; you stick around a while
i thank my lucky stars you do
i wanna make you my wife, stay with you after life
long as you're here forever
'cause we're friends, but we're girls
and the boys, they are so jealous
'cause oh, you are so beautiful
and everybody knows it
baby, i want to be
with you
baby i want to
you're my girl
you're my girl
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bm, d, d#7, e7
maybe ill never go to bed
maybe ill never go to sleep
maybe ill never realize
that theres a me without you, a you without me
your love’s a cold and dead thing
you wanted me to warm it up
but lover dearest if you’ve gotta pin it down
then it isn’t love
i couldn’t give you what you need
i guess you took it anyway
and maybe that was easier for one of us
but it was hardly a fair trade
your hands are bruised into my hips
those purple marks may never fade
baby you heard every yes that you needed
in the way that i pushed you away
and i, i taste like copper and saltwater
and everybody tastes like you
how the hell do i manage to regret
something i didn’t even do
bloody knees, bloody tongue
the rest of me remembers when my mind goes numb
park the car and i turn off
you’re not there but i can still taste copper
i told my friend that i don’t
spend the energy to hate
but all those calories are being
burned on you
and i am sick and i am sour
when im sitting in the shower
knees buckled just cause i
thought of you
im not a violent person
but my darling, i swear
if you give me a second chance
ill block off all your air
you always told me that i
looked best in blue
its time i told you that
you do too
baby i just want closure
and so what if it comes
in the form of thumbs and fingers meeting
fingers and thumbs
it would just make us even
and thats all that i want
“baby you’re powerless,
isn’t this fun?”
i taste like copper and saltwater
and everybody tastes like you
how the hell do i manage to regret
something i didn’t even do
bloody knees, bloody tongue
the rest of me remembers when my mind goes numb
park the car and i turn off
you’re not there but i can still taste copper
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Riley Lynn Ohio
my name is riley lynn and i am a 23 year old singer-songwriter from ohio.
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