1.Beauty School Dropout
Slow down it's not the right time.
You still have to decide.
What you want and where you're going and how I'll fit in.
It's just like it's just it's just like him.
And now I'm caught in the middle with no way around.
And this town allows me to drown.
And I don't know where to go and where you all are.
But come June it's problems all gone.
Don't worry baby I'll leave the light on.
Just so you know.
It was burned out long before you got home.
And you go back to a place you left where.
You turned your back on me.
We'll I'll leave the light on.
Anticipating of what to be.
While we sit with awkward company.
And now that you've got the best of me.
And now that you've got the best of.
It's not alright to pretend.
That you want to be with him.
This kid is getting older you've got
Another thing coming here's the chip on my shoulder.
2.Valleys
We grew like trees both inching towards the light.
Put up with worms and weeds around.
Until you and me had grown to reach the sky.
A home to birds and butterflies.
That fill our limbs and tickle our insides.
Make us oblivious and blind.
To the axe of distance that has come to take our lives.
Oh we can make it.
Oh love now we can make it if we try.
That girl in love with all the world.
Has me tightly wound and wrapped around her finger.
Come home and make me not alone.
Because I'm already there, I'm already there.
We took a chance on the thing we always wanted.
A bigger risk some say a mistake.
But who are they kidding.
This is the beginning of something special girl.
We're bound to make it.
Spark up the new flames.
Dust off blankets yeah.
This is beginning to feel a lot like something new.
And when you told me everything would settle down.
You began to sing then I sang too.
3.Heels Over Flats
Sit down and get prepared for the letdown.
Tell me something honest and unforgettable.
I have a feeling this won't conclude until we put it all on red.
We watch the tables turn.
As the tables are turning I lay my cards face down to leave you
out.
And know the house will take you in.
And if my body temperature were to get much warmer.
It's safe to say my blood will boil over.
She fancies matter over mind and heels over flats.
Big shopping centers and time on her back.
So pin her up like a centerfold upon your bedroom wall.
She loves to go to the bars just for the stares.
Sporting blue designer jeans and bleach blonde hair.
And when her lonely night is over she won't have anything.
Shape up or ship out I'm finding confidence.
Because my mind can't read these signs so why not play with his.
Thank God I'm wearing boots in this mess.
Cause this rain of contradictions is flooding the overpass.
Wish I could drown in something more than that.
Because I'm desperate for something permanent.
Make the revision subtract her from your system and then we can
drink to the night.
It's safe to say my blood will boil over.
She's digging a hole that can't get any deeper.
4.Unfinished Business
She said you can't build a bridge over dried up water.
When you picked the wrong side of the fork in the road.
Instead of being big and brave you were oh so cautious.
Hiding in the shadows of the confident and proud.
And he said damn these decisions I've made.
And he said I'm giving it all I can give.
And he said damn these decisions I've made.
And he said I'm gonna make it right some day.
You've built up walls around you.
Torn bricks from streets and skies to.
Assure the past can not catch up to us.
We've made the perfect mix of.
Cold-callused hearts and sweet love.
Stirring up vigilance and apathy.
So I'll take some extra time to make myself look sharp.
And construct a book of lines from my friend's best nights.
Spend some much needed time with my favorite ales.
Until it adds up to my perfect equation.
And she said I'm sorry for the decisions you've made.
And she said choosers can't be beggars.
And she said I'm sorry for the decisions you've made.
And they say you'll make a girl happy some day.
Three wishes couldn't fix me now.
I'm like a broken genie bottle king without a crown.
I've been sleeping with fate for far too long.
And I'm wondering how I got the only faulty bottle.
So I'm dating suspicion. And flirting with consequences.
Lets hope I don't get caught cheating.
5.Sweeter As Fiction
You've been cordially invited to a hurricane.
Where the eye of the storm is in the blue of your face.
And if there's one thing left that should be said today.
I'm one step away from a bad decision I've already made so.
Lock your doors and close your eyes and give those looks a rest.
Because if you weren't real I'd try and make you exist.
And in this story the rules are made up.
And we need some distance.
To keep you from my bed.
Where it's been said.
That you've gone missing.
And it seems suspicious.
The way your eyes can cut through stone.
When we're alone.
I'm cautious, not self-conscious.
The writer of the wrongs.
Our hidden track that screams like heart attacks.
I've captured in this song.
That we scream out loud.
Telling us it's hard to find.
And on this cage-like stage.
You lose your breath while I lose my mind.
So settle down this tale could become a reality.
With no more reasons to daydream. And hopes of an ending.
And lets go back to a time when we were like characters.
Searching for the climax. And it's sweeter as a fiction.
6.Among My Souvenirs
I spent four months traveling paradise.
With a look of gaze and a wonder in my eyes.
It was a time of love and a time of lust.
With scatters of lyrics and pictures of.
The places I may never see again.
And friendships that I hope will never end.
Across the pond I'll leave a piece of my heart.
Remember finish everything you start.
Because we all live in a passionate land full of graves.
Just shrink the world and everything is ok.
If we can't see the things.
That we don't understand then I'll explain.
Because we all see change.
As nothing ever being the same.
And we were all lovers.
All passionate lovers.
And now this place we call our home.
It's taking the backseat.
And when we went down.
We went down together.
The group that we will always share.
It's everything I've always wanted.
So let's paint a picture.
And what it is. It's what I miss.
This one goes out to all my friends.
And what I'll leave behind.
A deeper part of me.
But all the while I've been creating a new history.
So smile and say you loved it.
Why not call an old friend.
Reminisce about your favorite moments.
And how you held your hands.
On the island that all made us sing and dance.
Because we all see change.
7.Corey Wants To Battle
We'll murder the scene.
Take the cuts to a whole new level.
One at a time we'll blow your eyes.
And we pulled the most.
Not enough to stay the best.
Hope you're impressed now.
We'll take our shot original or not.
They're calling our names.
Just sing it loud and sing it proud with me.
Just so you know. You can't let go.
You know we're better off without you.
This is what we have to show.
Just so you know. You can't let go.
While we try and write it all down.
This is how we'll let you know.
We'll be on the road. Trying our best.
Hoping my friends will find their success.
It will take a lot out but they're sleeping.
Dotted lines green signs it's where we'll be.
It's not fair it's not right.
But one day you'll see. One day you will see.
And as we fade away. We'll have the memories.
Remembering you. And when we fall asleep.
We can do it all. We're better off.
8.The Rise And Fall Of The Great St. Dickinson
I made a plan to jump from the sky.
To feel the thrill and speed.
Acceleration overwhelming.
We've got our suits on.
And the Alps are calling our name.
To rise up above and take the fall.
Towards this beautiful city.
And you will never know.
If you will safely hit the ground.
But fly me anywhere.
I'll take the jump.
We're not scared.
I've got this funny way.
Of saying I just can't complain.
This roller coaster feeling.
It's just so hard to explain.
So take my breath away.
Take my breath away.
Such underestimation of such fantastic expectations.
It's like two thumbs up is not enough to describe the road I've
taken.
And once you've fallen your love of life can't get much higher.
And when someone asks you. You've been on top of the world.
9.The City Of Five Seasons
And I'm homesick with state lines.
It's been running through my mind over 1,000 times.
Oh how I miss the city of the five seasons.
My home state, the I O W A.
I know it's not paradise.
But I'll gladly suffer the 6-hour drives.
And when I lay my body in my bed I'll know exactly why I came.
I'll pray for the next flight home but settle for the highway.
Grab my brush and bag so I can.
Paint this map an equal shade of grey.
To undivide the lines.
The ring of the telephone in my ear.
Speak the words that are so hard to hear.
Three minutes of I miss yous and wish you were heres.
It helps me see. The how we chose to be.
Has made us distant. And the distance it means everything.
And if this dance floor clears before the night is through.
We'll just laugh and surrender our bodies.
And I'll take her winters.
And I'll take her summer heat.
Just to be back home.
10.Piano Lounge
This is the third night. That I sat in this chair.
Drank enough to forget about everything.
And she gave me a reason to break so when you're out.
Tonight smile because I'm drinking alone.
So much for hopes and wishes.
We've got a problem but you don't.
Know the right way around it.
So honor your goodbyes and go.
You're just a messed up kid.
Why'd you have to fall so big.
Cupid's got her bullets in his backpack. And he's looking for a
kill.
An eight point unexpecting gentleman with sincerity to spare.
And he gave me a reason for jealousy and I'm.
Afraid of where she's sleeping tonight.
And you left me hanging by a thread.
And the thought of you puts me to bed.
But it's not the kind that you dream of.
It's the kind that makes you scream.
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