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May 4th
03:14
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Wish I was way up north somewhere where you can’t see
But remorse has me stuck here in Tennessee
Everything that I see, reminders of you and me
Maybe I should believe in your old fallacy
We’ll go get lost and find home somewhere new
A restart, this love we’ll make brand new
We can push through the dark view and undo
All the pain that we caused to each other
May fourth
This curse you gave to me
The only thing that you want is to be free from me
Push me away from you, I’ll shed another tear
As I watch you fall back into the dark again
And one day, I’ll find you once again
You’ll always have my heart And you won’t set it free
Green eyes, you’re unaware Give me another year
While we fix ourselves to make for better years
This life, something I didn’t want
All the pain has progressed, I swear I tried my best
You said you needed me, just like I needed you
Well that was the lie, misleading yesteryear
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2. |
before i go
06:13
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Razor wire, my skins desire
Cut me wide, let the blood depart
They stitch me up, those stupid fucks
With their crooked little fingers
Guess I’ll tie a knot
To hang me up, and cover up
All the things that you’ve been hiding
Know that you fucked up
As I called your name, what a shame, unreliable
The creases in the note I wrote
This green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Result of what you put me through
All the white pills that they make me take
Won’t help me shake this heartbreak
But I swear to you, that I tried my best
I pray to God that I’ll be laid to rest
Before this shroud comes back and looms on me
I hope that you can find your peace before I go
I’m just a fool for you I let you take advantage of my cold dead heart
All you did was wrong your rights
Said “I love you”
It hurts to know you lied
The alcohol that you tried to hide
Threw away whatever trust that I had left inside
I was wrong back then, I’ve grown up since
But parts of me were broken and you still fell through
I told you that I would take the blame
I hope that you can reattain
All the love that made us go insane
When we were kids and I would hold you tight
It’s always you that’s on my mind
I hope you know you saved my life
And the green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Has faded and been torn apart by the rats that came to eat my brain
That's rotting in my cold dead corpse
And those white pills that they made me take
They never shook my heartbreak
And I don’t think I can figure this out
I know my heart has been full of doubt It’s time to go
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Are you digging up
My old skeleton
I'd wish you good luck with that
But I've built thicker skin
And did you figure it out?
I'm better off with drugless veins
And straightened teeth
I never want to hear your voice again
'Cause I'm better than our old skeletons
Selling off their skin
Breaking what promises they kept up so long
Better than the knots we tied
Truly now I feel alive
Because I'm better than bleeding wrists
Better than a broken life
Yeah, I'm better than a gunshot wound
I don't wanna die
My bones are shaping tracks
Around my house just like a tree on Christmas day
In a crooked home with a plastic family
'Cause I'm better than our old skeletons
Selling off their skin
Breaking what promises they kept up so long
Better than the knots we tied
Truly now I know what it's like just to feel alive
Yeah, I'm better than
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You have to do it running
But you do everything that they ask you to
Cause you don't mind seeing yourself in a picture
As long as you look far away
As long as you look removed
Showered and blue-blazered
Fill yourself with quarters
Showered and blue-blazered
Fill yourself with quarters
You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends
When you pass them at night
Under the silvery, silvery Citibank lights
Arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
Oh, you wouldn't want an angel watching over
Surprise, surprise, they wouldn't wanna watch
Another un-innocent, elegant fall Into the un-magnificent lives of adults
Make up something to believe in your heart of hearts
So you have something to wear on your sleeve of sleeves
So you swear you just saw a feathery woman
Carry a blindfolded man through the trees
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5. |
May 4th (Acoustic)
02:41
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We’ll go get lost and find home somewhere new
A restart, this love we’ll make brand new
We can push through the dark view and undo
All the pain that we caused to each other
May fourth
A curse you gave to me
The only thing that you want is to be free from me
Push me away from you, I’ll shed another tear
As I watch you fall back into the dark again
And one day, I’ll find you once again
You’ll always have my heart And you won’t set it free
Green eyes, you’re unaware Give me another year
While we fix ourselves to make for better years
This life, something I didn’t want
All the pain has progressed, I swear I tried my best
You said you needed me, just like I needed you
Well that was the lie, misleading yesteryear
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6. |
May 4th (Demo)
03:08
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We’ll go get lost and find home somewhere new
A restart, this love we’ll make brand new
We can push through the dark view and undo
All the pain that we caused to each other
May fourth
This curse she gave to me
The only thing that you want is to be free from me
Push me away from you, I’ll shed another tear
As I watch you fall back into the dark again
And one day, I’ll find you once again
You’ll always have my heart And you won’t set it free
Green eyes, you’re unaware Give me another year
While we fix ourselves to make for better years
This life, something I didn’t want
All the pain has progressed, I swear I tried my best
You said you needed me, just like I needed you
Well that was the lie, misleading yesteryear
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7. |
before i go (Demo)
06:30
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Razor wire, my skins desire
Cut me wide, let the blood depart
They stitch me up, those stupid fucks
With their crooked little fingers
Guess I’ll tie a knot
To hang me up, and cover up
All the things that you’ve been hiding
Know that you fucked up
As I called your name, what a shame, unreliable
The creases in the note I wrote
This green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Result of what you put me through
All the white pills that they make me take
Won’t help me shake this heartbreak
But I swear to you, that I tried my best
I pray to God that I’ll be laid to rest
Before this shroud comes back and looms on me
I hope that you can find your peace before I go
I’m just a fool for you I let you take advantage of my cold dead heart
All you did was wrong your rights
Said “I love you”
It hurts to know you lied
The alcohol that you tried to hide
Threw away whatever trust that I had left inside
I was wrong back then, I’ve grown up since
But parts of me were broken and you still fell through
I told you that I would take the blame
I hope that you can reattain
All the love that made us go insane
When we were kids and I would hold you tight
It’s always you that’s on my mind
I hope you know you saved my life
And the green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Has faded and been torn apart by the rats that came to eat my brain
That's rotting in my cold dead corpse
And those white pills that they made me take
They never shook my heartbreak
And I don’t think I can figure this out
I know my heart has been full of doubt It’s time to go
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8. |
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Razor wire, my skins desire
Cut me wide, let the blood depart
They stitch me up, those stupid fucks
With their crooked little fingers
Guess I’ll tie a knot
To hang me up, and cover up
All the things that you’ve been hiding
Know that you fucked up
As I called your name, what a shame, unreliable
The creases in the note I wrote
This green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Result of what you put me through
All the white pills that they make me take
Won’t help me shake this heartbreak
But I swear to you, that I tried my best
I pray to God that I’ll be laid to rest
Before this shroud comes back and looms on me
I hope that you can find your peace before I go
I told you that I would take the blame
I hope that you can reattain
All the love that made us go insane
When we were kids and I would hold you tight
It’s always you that’s on my mind
I hope you know you saved my life
And the green jumpsuit that I had to wear
Has faded and been torn apart by the rats that came to eat my brain
That's rotting in my cold dead corpse
And those white pills that they made me take
They never shook my heartbreak
And I don’t think I can figure this out
I know my heart has been full of doubt It’s time to go
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May 4th (Instrumental)
03:08
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14. |
May 4th (Solo Live)
03:02
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Wish I was way up north somewhere where you can’t see
But remorse has me stuck here in Tennessee
Everything that I see, reminders of you and me
Maybe I should believe in your old fallacy
We’ll go get lost and find home somewhere new
A restart, this love we’ll make brand new
We can push through the dark view and undo
All the pain that we caused to each other
May fourth
This curse you gave to me
The only thing that you want is to be free from me
Push me away from you, I’ll shed another tear
As I watch you fall back into the dark again
And one day, I’ll find you once again
You’ll always have my heart And you won’t set it free
Green eyes, you’re unaware Give me another year
While we fix ourselves to make for better years
This life, something I didn’t want
All the pain has progressed, I swear I tried my best
You said you needed me, just like I needed you
Well that was the lie, misleading yesteryear
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15. |
May 4th (Gloom Version)
02:59
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Wish I was way up north somewhere where you can’t see
But remorse has me stuck here in Tennessee
Everything that I see, reminders of you and me
Maybe I should believe in your old fallacy
We’ll go get lost and find home somewhere new
A restart, this love we’ll make brand new
We can push through the dark view and undo
All the pain that we caused to each other
May fourth
A curse you gave to me
The only thing that you want is to be free from me
Push me away from you, I’ll shed another tear
As I watch you fall back into the dark again
And one day, I’ll find you once again
You’ll always have my heart And you won’t set it free
Green eyes, you’re unaware Give me another year
While we fix ourselves to make for better years
This life, something I didn’t want
All the pain has progressed, I swear I tried my best
You said you needed me, just like I needed you
Well that was the lie, misleading yesteryear
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Modern Misery Nashville, Tennessee
A band from Nashville, Tennessee.
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