Still Feel Like A Kid lyrics - Dawes
I just asked my folks not to pay my rent
But I still feel like a kid
Finally learned what NASDAQ meant
But I still feel like a kid
My whole week's booked with dinner plans
But I still feel like a kid
I'm about to be a married man
But I still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
I can't stay up past midnight anymore
But I still feel like a kid
There's always part of me that's a little sore
But I still feel like a kid
I got dreams of coaching little league
But I still feel like a kid
And I bet the day that I turn eighty three
I will still feel like a kid
In fact, I spent my whole life battling
'Til I learned to let it go
That was back when I knew everything
Just a few short years ago
I love dancing through a grocery store
Makes me still feel like a kid
I go three times 'round revolving doors
Makes me still feel like a kid
I love the music from the ice cream man
Makes me still feel like a kid
I am a singer in a rock 'n' roll band
'Cause I still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Good Luck With Whatever lyrics - Dawes
There's a man with a chainsaw
Standing out in my yard
He says he's just trimming trees
But he's clearly trying too hard
And a Chevy Suburban
With the government plates
And an idling engine
While I'm planning out my escape
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
My crystal ball television
The sacred voice of the grid
Asking rhetorical questions
About where the bodies are hid
The guillotine in the camera
We all pretend to ignore
All of the souls it's collecting
And what the collector is using them for
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
The silhouette of my neighbors
Staring deep in their phones
They said they'd be in Honduras
But there's clearly somebody home
And I'm still not learning my lesson
Despite having every excuse
How all of my biggest fears
Are the same ones that never come true
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Between The Zero And The One lyrics - Dawes
When they sat down at the Ouija board
He could feel her fingers move
Trying to find their future with her hands
Turning to the spirit world
Looking for some cosmic clue
In a language that they both might understand
But she wasn't looking for a remedy
She knew she'd break his heart
She just wanted to go quietly
Like it was written in the stars
But it all comes out eventually
No matter how hard you resist
That might be a harsh reality
But that's the only kind there is
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
When she shuffled all the tarot cards
He could see her stack the deck
But still turned up the Tower and the Moon
Which she then tried to disregard
And clutched the crystal 'round her neck
While they both felt a presence leave the room
And he finally saw the difference
Between her history and her past
How she's been looking for deliverance
From something she will never grasp
She even had the nerve to tell him
That she tried hard as she could
It's like she never even loved him
As much as the reasons why she should
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
So she can mistake these superstitions
For the excuses that she needs
To keep explaining her condition
To the few friends she can keep
But don't give them another thought
There's no need for us to dwell
They are fine and they are not
Just like everybody else
Yeah like everybody else
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
None Of My Business lyrics - Dawes
He grabbed me by the shirt while I was paying for my beer
And screamed "There you are, Balthazar! I knew I'd find you here!"
He hit me in the teeth and then he spit into my face
Took the keys to my Mercedes as he quickly left the place
Well, if I were in his shoes maybe I woulda done the same
But I don't know who he was and Balthazar is not my name
And it's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
And once the show was over I met a fan at my hotel
He asked if I've met Father John and if I knew him well
He said, "Is it true he doesn't eat but lives off staring at the sun
Or that he keeps a monkey for a pet and taught him how to tune his drums?
I also heard the only drugs he'll takes are what he'll synthesize himself
Sir, I wanna be a writer and I think that this'll help"
And I said it's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
And on the fateful day when I get buried in the ground
I bet that I could tell you which friends make it into town
They'll tell you all my dirty secrets and my brothers gonna sing
Just make sure my suit is pressed and that they let me keep my ring
I'm not getting into heaven and I don't believe in hell
I just wanna know my friends and family are remembering me well
But it won't be none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
I should be minding my own
I should be minding my own
St. Augustine At Night lyrics - Dawes
The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked
The 7-Up would balance out the beer
Mom would make us dinner, and we'd all try not to choke
Dad was working later every year
We'd count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville
Wonderin' where they headed on from there
My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still
As if those roads became the answer to their prayers
But I didn't want it any other way
This town was the one thing that felt right
All these tourists could be kings during the day
But not in St. Augustine at night
I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours
Pretty soon I was chartering a boat
My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors
If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat
That's when my girlfriend told me, "There's a baby on the way
And I need to know you're gonna go to bat."
Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I should've done today
No, I've always waited way longer than that
I have never had much say in how I felt
I've been guided by my barroom appetites
So if this world belongs to everybody else
Just leave me St. Augustine at night
The Lord must really love us common folk
'Cause he made so goddamn much
Now, if he'd just point the way to go
If he could just start speaking up
Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives
I guess he settled for none at all
The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives
When anyone was asked why they don't call
Life became a series of birthdays, cars, and pets
Just anything to look forward to
I don't talk about mistakes. I don't talk about regrets
At this point, I'm not sure what good it would do
And I'm not asking for anybody's help
As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights
If I'm not sure how I feel about myself
I still got St. Augustine at night
Oh, I still got St. Augustine at night
Who Do You Think You're Talking To? lyrics - Dawes
Who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
Is it the man that was here before me?
The one that wrecked you hard and walked?
'Cause if it then I'll let you talk
It's clear, that's somethin' you're still workin' through
But who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
Where, where do you think you are right now?
Is there a reason you're still diggin' up the past?
Because you haven't touched your drink
And you haven't stopped to think
If that holds you back from anyone that cares for you
But who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
What do you want me to say to this?
Frankly I think we would be remiss
If we don't remind ourselves
To share the painful memories too
So baby tell me, who?
Do you need to be alone?
Can you find your own ride home?
And is that still the house that you can't bear to leave
Does his coat hang in the hall
Or his pictures on the wall
And is there one of us you're trying to deceive?
Oh, babe, the trains will all stop runnin' soon
And I don't know how long it's been since you walked away
And after all I said so far
The tender of this bar
Says, "The only people left here man are me and you
So buddy, who, who do you think you're talkin' to?"
What do you want me to say to this?
Frankly I think we would be remiss
If we don't remind ourselves
To share the painful memories too
So baby tell me, who?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Didn't Fix Me lyrics - Dawes
I went to see a healer
With that mic strapped to his face
Talked about which habits to surrender
And which habits to embrace
And for the next few days or so I was
Feeling pretty good
But it didn't fix me
I even started volunteering
With the local Sacred Heart
We feed the homeless on some weekends
We pick up trash in all the parks
And even though we're cleaning up
The whole damn neighborhood
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
I got that book you recommended
About the spy in East Berlin
I really like the way it ended
How he forgives his friend who turns him in
And I think I see what you were saying 'bout how
Technically it should, but
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me
I finally got a nomination
For an award that I don't need
But I said that out of obligation
I really spent hours on my speech
I thanked my biggest inspirations
And the good folks back in Hollywood
But it didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
I finally found someone that loves me
And to her I will be true
She sees the ways in which I'm ugly
And loves me for those reasons too
And even though I'm feeling stronger than I
Ever thought I could
It still didn't fix me
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
Free As We Wanna Be lyrics - Dawes
If I cant see the ways they're selling to me
I might miss something that I need
If I don't look up from the mirror in my hands
I'm gonna miss what's on tv
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
There's proof that they've been following me
But I don't throw 'em off the scent
There's proof now that my life is not my own
Which I've done nothing to prevent
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
And when the dream becomes a nightmare
When the hardware meets the software
We'll see how ugly this can get
Cause if the basis of our grievance
Doesn't outweigh the convenience
Then they already won the bet
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
Me Especially lyrics - Dawes
As far as I could tell
I was the center of the universe
The favorite step-child of our Mother Earth
And every camera's dream
'Til something broke the spell
And the cold hard facts I was hiding from
Were at the mercy of the pendulum
And I was smashed to smithereens
Let's try and have some fun tonight
Let's act like we got nowhere else to be
Like we're just as young as we used to be
That goes for everyone but me especially
Documents and names
An eye twitch away from what they really mean
In the shadow world of the in-betweens
That's surrounds us on all sides
You can look the other way
In fact, that's all I did until recently
'Til the expiration of my amnesty
Left me nowhere else to hide
Let's try and have some fun tonight
Let's act it could always be this good
Like we're just as young as we used to be
That goes for everyone but me especially
A flat lining learning curve
On the last leg with low reserves
A desperado that lost his nerve
Trying now to serve
Teach me how to serve
'Cause we're not as young as we used to be
And it goes for everyone but me especially
Why am I still the youngest guy my age?
Why am I still reading the same page?
I know it's hard for everyone but me especially
And you especially
What It Takes lyrics - Lee Pardini & Dawes
If you look out at the skyline
From far enough away
The city's just a row of broken teeth
Its rumbling and it's growling
It festers and decays
But I still hear it calling out for me
I thought my debts were settled
That some rules had been enforced
As a bead of sweat starts rolling down my cheek
I was good at treating symptoms
But I never found the source
So these voices might not ever let me be
But I know I'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
I coulda been a contender
But I burned a bit too bright
Until I couldn't take another swing
I kept up w the training
But I've given up the fight
And now I'm being forced back in the ring
I know I'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
All My Failures lyrics - Dawes
Addressing a prayer
Into the air
And the shadows of satellites
So nobody heard
Love's not four words
In a world at the end of its night
Oh everyone that left me
They're so easy to forget
'Cause I haven't let my failures hit me yet
Your voice on the phone
The blood from the stone
And tears that I can't understand
As if I could heal
With guilt I don't feel
Or by silently giving my hand
Well I'm sure "I never loved you"
Can be too fierce and too correct
'Cause I haven't let my failures hit me yet
May my demon reveal himself tenderly
May he not leave me broken
May he leave my to be
So wherever I'm bound
My ear to the ground
And my thoughts on their way back to you
As eternity's slave
You can write that on my grave
When I've finished resisting its truth
And while I'm shaking hands with darkness
It's with the warm wind that I admit
That I haven't let my failures hit me yet
Don't Send Me Away (Remix) lyrics - Dawes
You can send me a letter if you'd rather not talk
Or to make sure I don't interrupt
It might help you let it go, it's hard for you, I know
To act like you're not giving up
You can send me your brother to buy me a drink
And explain the ways I let you down
The girl you were before, a heart that I've ignored
You can send him to turn things around
But don't send me away
This is where I'm supposed to be
Don't send me away
You don't know what you do to me
You can send me to church if you think that would help
Shape me into something that's true
I'll go there everyday, I'll bow my head and pray
To send me from life without you
But don't send me away
And break my poor heart in two
Don't send me away
'Cause I won't take losing you
People all want something they belong to
I've decided I belong to you, oh
Don't send me away
Oh, and break my poor heart in two
Don't send me away
'Cause I won't take losing you, no
Don't send me away
This is where I'm supposed to be
Don't send me away
You don't know what it do to me, oh no
Easy/Lucky/Free lyrics - Dawes
(originally by Bright Eyes)
Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough
They got refrigerators full of blood
Another century spent pointing guns
At anything that moves
Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot
My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts
I never really dreamed of heaven much
Until we put him in the ground
But it's all I'm doing now
Listening for patterns in the sound
Of an endless static sea
But once the satellite's deceased
It blows like garbage through the streets
Of the night sky to infinity
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free
Don't be a criminal in this police state
You better shop and eat and procreate
You got vacation days then you might escape
To a condo on the coast
I set my watch to the atomic clock
I hear the crowd count down 'til the bomb gets dropped
I always figured that there'd be time enough
I never let it get me down
But I can't help it now
Looking for faces in the clouds
I got some friends I barely see
But we're all planning to meet
We'll lay in bags as dead as leaves
All together for eternity
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free...
Fisherman's Blues lyrics - Dawes
(originally by The Waterboys)
I wish I was a fisherman
Tumbling on the seas
Far away from dry land
And it's bitter memories
Casting out my sweet line
With abandonment and love
No ceiling bearing down on me
'Cept the starry sky above
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
I wish I was the brakeman
On a hurtling fevered train
Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
Like a cannon in the rain
With the beating of the sleepers
And the burning of the coal
Counting the towns passing by
In a night that's full of soul
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
Well I know I will be loosened
From bonds that hold me fast
That the chains all around me
Will fall away at last
And on that fine and fateful day
I will take me in my hands
I will ride on the train
I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
I Love lyrics - Dawes
I love little baby ducks, old pick-up trucks
Slow movin' trains and rain
I love little country streams, sleep without dreams
Sunday school in May and hay
And I love you too
I love leaves in the wind, pictures of my friends
Birds of the world and squirrels
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups
Bourbon in a glass and grass
And I love you too
I love honest open smiles, kisses from a child
Tomatoes on the vine and onions
I love winners when they cry, losers when they try
Music when it's good and life
And I love you too
And I love you too
I Will Run lyrics - Dawes
I can listen to your plans
I can look you in the eye
If I don't always understand
I can promise you I'll try
The way you leave me here alone
And give a kiss before you go
I will beg and I will moan
But there is one thing you should know:
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
I can curl up at your feet
Let you hold me in your arms
I can protect you while you sleep
Keep you company in the car
Find that spot behind my ear
I will kick and I will dance
I will love you while I'm here
But if just given the chance
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
The Interest Of Time lyrics - Dawes
On the back end of a growth spurt
His red pants looked a little short
Telling me where and how his legs hurt
As we were walking out the door
I used to hate getting up early
Now I try not to make a fuss
My wife leaves for work at 7:30
And our kid never liked the bus
Keeping the sequence in line
Trying to gather my thoughts
In the interest of time
As if we know what it wants
I found the structure of an echo
Beneath the surface of a pool
All of the X's and all the zeros
The way a memory comes unspooled
Maybe time moves in more directions
In any moment of the day
All the contractions and extensions
In all the messes that we make
Keeping the sequence in line
Trying to gather my thoughts
In the interest of time
As if we know what it wants
He threw his backpack around his shoulders
Before he ran off to join his friends
He said "Love you Dad, see you later"
Walls lyrics - Dawes (feat. Mike Viola)
(originally by Tom Petty)
Some days are diamonds
Some days are rocks
Some doors are open
Some roads are blocked
Sundowns are golden
Then fade away
But if I never do nothing
I'll get you back some day
'Cause you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
All around your island
There's a barricade
That keeps out the danger
That holds in the pain
Sometimes you're happy
Sometimes you cry
Half of me is ocean
Half of me is sky
But you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
Some things are over
Some things go on
Part of me you carry
Part of me is gone
But you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
You got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down...
"Passwords" (2018)
- Living In The Future lyrics - Dawes
- Stay Down lyrics - Dawes
- Crack The Case lyrics - Dawes
- Feed The Fire lyrics - Dawes
- My Greatest Invention lyrics - Dawes
- Telescope lyrics - Dawes
- I Can't Love lyrics - Dawes
- Mistakes We Should Have Made lyrics - Dawes
- Never Gonna Say Goodbye lyrics - Dawes
- Time Flies Either Way lyrics - Dawes
Living In The Future lyrics - Dawes
I know all of my exits
I'm always planning my escape
It's the most aggressive symptom
Of this collective phantom pain
And the more that you ignore it
The more it makes you go insane
Just look around
It's the battle of the passwords
It's the trumpets on the hill
It's that constant paranoia
It's the final fire drill
And if you won't sing the anthem
They'll go find someone else who will
They're Cracking down
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
I'm always lookin' over shoulders
Not knowing what I'm looking for
Now that the feeling someone's watchin'
Isn't just a feeling anymore
Now that both sides of the aisle
Are this good at keepin' score
We've crossed a line
There's a madness to the method
There's a market for the fear
It's that dance out on the razor's edge
The wolf held by the ears
It's the man behind the curtain
It's the weight of awful tears
Since the dawn of time
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
I'm always planning my escape
It's the most aggressive symptom
Of this collective phantom pain
And the more that you ignore it
The more it makes you go insane
Just look around
It's the battle of the passwords
It's the trumpets on the hill
It's that constant paranoia
It's the final fire drill
And if you won't sing the anthem
They'll go find someone else who will
They're Cracking down
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
I'm always lookin' over shoulders
Not knowing what I'm looking for
Now that the feeling someone's watchin'
Isn't just a feeling anymore
Now that both sides of the aisle
Are this good at keepin' score
We've crossed a line
There's a madness to the method
There's a market for the fear
It's that dance out on the razor's edge
The wolf held by the ears
It's the man behind the curtain
It's the weight of awful tears
Since the dawn of time
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
We're living in the future, so shine a little light
It may not make it any better, I'm just hopin' that it might
I'm not talkin' bout forever, how about just getting through the night
We're livin' in the future, so shine a little light
Stay Down lyrics - Dawes
Micheladas in the afternoon
Lie on the couch in a rented room
Watchin' Jeopardy without the sound
It's easy to stay down
Quick mistakes and long goodbyes
Hold-over truths and necessary lies
I caught a train that was backwards-bound
It's easy to stay down
Stay down when your mind has been cleared
And your trail can't be found
Stay down with your eye to the sky
And your ear to the ground
Down by the pool with all my brand-new friends
Re-writin' letters that I never sent
Declinin' invitations into town
It's easy to stay down
Slowly admit that you have had your fun
The girl you loved and every word you sung
All the profane that you thought profound
It's time now to stay down
Stay down when the smoke is cleared
And you name can be found
Stay down with your head in the clouds
And your eyes to the ground
Feel the sting of the final blow
What could've been, you don't care or know
Don't try to go another round
Stay down
Lie on the couch in a rented room
Watchin' Jeopardy without the sound
It's easy to stay down
Quick mistakes and long goodbyes
Hold-over truths and necessary lies
I caught a train that was backwards-bound
It's easy to stay down
Stay down when your mind has been cleared
And your trail can't be found
Stay down with your eye to the sky
And your ear to the ground
Down by the pool with all my brand-new friends
Re-writin' letters that I never sent
Declinin' invitations into town
It's easy to stay down
Slowly admit that you have had your fun
The girl you loved and every word you sung
All the profane that you thought profound
It's time now to stay down
Stay down when the smoke is cleared
And you name can be found
Stay down with your head in the clouds
And your eyes to the ground
Feel the sting of the final blow
What could've been, you don't care or know
Don't try to go another round
Stay down
Feed The Fire lyrics - Dawes
I used to dream I was a poster in a bedroom
Or the pictures that get cut out of the fancy magazines
Some tortured genius went to leave the planet too soon
Livin' on champagne in the back of limousines
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tradin' where I'm at for some future destination
Workin' for attention I'll eventually resent
Tyrin' to ignore some of the darker implications
Of smilin' for the camera with my hands in wet cement
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
There's someone in my reflection that's been hauntin' me my whole life
There's a world outside my window I can barely even hear
And I wonder to myself as I am straightenin' my bowtie
How could I look so perfect on the screen and so awful in the mirror?
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
Or the pictures that get cut out of the fancy magazines
Some tortured genius went to leave the planet too soon
Livin' on champagne in the back of limousines
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tradin' where I'm at for some future destination
Workin' for attention I'll eventually resent
Tyrin' to ignore some of the darker implications
Of smilin' for the camera with my hands in wet cement
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
There's someone in my reflection that's been hauntin' me my whole life
There's a world outside my window I can barely even hear
And I wonder to myself as I am straightenin' my bowtie
How could I look so perfect on the screen and so awful in the mirror?
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Tryin' to feed the fire without really knowin' why
Tryin' to feed the fire while hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
Hopin' that it dies
My Greatest Invention lyrics - Dawes
I wonder where you are right now
I guess I always do
People mention you all the time
Without me askin' them to
I take the dirt they give me
I put it in the books
I smear around the memories
Until I like how it looks
I get a taste for everything
Then I swallow your hook
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
It's gettin' harder keepin' order
My different versions of you
Which one's just an answer to a question?
Which one is actually true?
You can turn a second inside out
And end up with an eternity
But to polish up a diamond
You have to clear some debris
It doesn't work for everyone
But it works for me
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
You are my greatest invention
I wonder where you are right now
I guess I always do
I guess I always do
People mention you all the time
Without me askin' them to
I take the dirt they give me
I put it in the books
I smear around the memories
Until I like how it looks
I get a taste for everything
Then I swallow your hook
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
It's gettin' harder keepin' order
My different versions of you
Which one's just an answer to a question?
Which one is actually true?
You can turn a second inside out
And end up with an eternity
But to polish up a diamond
You have to clear some debris
It doesn't work for everyone
But it works for me
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
You are the life of the party
Even when you didn't attend
How to get lost tellin' stories
But I'd always have to change out the end
I'd complete the collection
Of my favorite reflections
With an all-out rejection
Of our true imperfections
You are my greatest invention
You are my greatest invention
I wonder where you are right now
I guess I always do
Telescope lyrics - Dawes
He watched the bronco leave the driveway
The day after he turned ten
His dad said the band's booked up through Sunday
Ricky never saw him again
His mother made excuses
His brother got his wish
Ricky just stared at the posters in his bedroom
And started talking to his fish
And whenever he thought he could untie these knots
He didn't get too far
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
There were reports within the family
There were rumors at his school
Deadbeat got stuck in Calgary
Cleaning swimming pools
But Ricky had some questions
He couldn't get it through his head
How a father so drunk on his own destiny
Could end up like this instead
The boy could feel himself get older
With each shot in the dark
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
Now Ricky's in a trailer outside Albany
And he spends all his nights alone
With a penchant for conspiracy
And his take home methadone
But he hasn't been forgotten
His hometown speculates
If the world had just got to him too early
Or if it got to him too late
And the more they give each explanation
The more it comes apart
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
The day after he turned ten
His dad said the band's booked up through Sunday
Ricky never saw him again
His mother made excuses
His brother got his wish
Ricky just stared at the posters in his bedroom
And started talking to his fish
And whenever he thought he could untie these knots
He didn't get too far
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
There were reports within the family
There were rumors at his school
Deadbeat got stuck in Calgary
Cleaning swimming pools
But Ricky had some questions
He couldn't get it through his head
How a father so drunk on his own destiny
Could end up like this instead
The boy could feel himself get older
With each shot in the dark
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
Now Ricky's in a trailer outside Albany
And he spends all his nights alone
With a penchant for conspiracy
And his take home methadone
But he hasn't been forgotten
His hometown speculates
If the world had just got to him too early
Or if it got to him too late
And the more they give each explanation
The more it comes apart
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The stronger the telescope
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
The more stars there are
I Can't Love lyrics - Dawes
Once we let the fire die a bit
I started findin' out who I was really dealin' with
Once we moved past the initial spark
I caught that first glimpse of the person that you really are
Can't love you any more
Can't love you any more
With your easy way of drawing out
The parts of me I don't know how to talk about
How the evening light on your sleepin' skin
Shows me this is all there is that's worth believin' in
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
Than I do right now
Once we stopped kickin' up the dust
We found out what it's like livin' with both of us
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I started findin' out who I was really dealin' with
Once we moved past the initial spark
I caught that first glimpse of the person that you really are
Can't love you any more
Can't love you any more
With your easy way of drawing out
The parts of me I don't know how to talk about
How the evening light on your sleepin' skin
Shows me this is all there is that's worth believin' in
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
Than I do right now
Once we stopped kickin' up the dust
We found out what it's like livin' with both of us
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
Than I do right now
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
I can't love you any more
Mistakes We Should Have Made lyrics - Dawes
You look at me through your red glasses
While the yellow cab waits
We've been thinkin' 'bout our soulmates
Too long
Let's take it all off, everything off
Not everybody gets to feel this way
Not everybody gets stuck so bad
We've been talkin' 'bout who we had
Too much
Let's cut to the wrong, let's get it up
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
I wanna [?] the rubble
I want a future [?]
I wanna make sure all my aces
Get played
A firework's gotta' crack before it fades
One hour gettin' off the books
The one night that we could stand accused
One night that we have to lose
Control
Let's settle the bill, let's rock 'n' roll
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
All of this nonsense past tense living
All this [?] existence
All these night shift what if questions
These taboo rear view
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
While the yellow cab waits
We've been thinkin' 'bout our soulmates
Too long
Let's take it all off, everything off
Not everybody gets to feel this way
Not everybody gets stuck so bad
We've been talkin' 'bout who we had
Too much
Let's cut to the wrong, let's get it up
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
I wanna [?] the rubble
I want a future [?]
I wanna make sure all my aces
Get played
A firework's gotta' crack before it fades
One hour gettin' off the books
The one night that we could stand accused
One night that we have to lose
Control
Let's settle the bill, let's rock 'n' roll
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
All of this nonsense past tense living
All this [?] existence
All these night shift what if questions
These taboo rear view
If we start right now, we could figure out
The mistakes we should have made
We could hypnotize our wand'rin' eyes
With the games we should have played
The mistakes we should have made
Never Gonna Say Goodbye lyrics - Dawes
I never could admit when I was wrong, man
Even when I felt it in my bones
I always thought it meant I was a strong man
And I wondered why I was alone
That's when she stepped out of the ether
Right when I was ready for a dance
She said "I don't know what I am doing, either
But I know when to take a chance"
I never knew how to be scared
'Til I found something I knew I couldn't lose
And then a revelation trembled
From the tip of my own tongue
And like the last few boys at the Alamo
Like Cusack holding that stereo
Or what Juliet hears from Romeo
I'm never gonna say goodbye
There's not a way to someone's heart that she can't see
She lives and loves with everything she's got
My dark days showed me how to ask, "why me?"
She showed me how to ask, "why not?"
She keeps a hopeful eye upon the future
She finds a way to share that hope with me
And the few times that she's met some sort of failure
She wins a little back by laughing at defeat
I never knew what life could be
So it stands to reason why I can't go back
And now a revelation trembles
From the bottom of my heart
And like the stock exchange for the billionaires
Like the convert singing his morning prayers
Or the scientist to the polar bear
I'm never gonna say goodbye
Like those last few boys at the Alamo
Like Cusack holding that stereo
Or what Juliet hears from Romeo
I'm never gonna say
Don't make me say
I'm never gonna say goodbye
Even when I felt it in my bones
I always thought it meant I was a strong man
And I wondered why I was alone
That's when she stepped out of the ether
Right when I was ready for a dance
She said "I don't know what I am doing, either
But I know when to take a chance"
I never knew how to be scared
'Til I found something I knew I couldn't lose
And then a revelation trembled
From the tip of my own tongue
And like the last few boys at the Alamo
Like Cusack holding that stereo
Or what Juliet hears from Romeo
I'm never gonna say goodbye
There's not a way to someone's heart that she can't see
She lives and loves with everything she's got
My dark days showed me how to ask, "why me?"
She showed me how to ask, "why not?"
She keeps a hopeful eye upon the future
She finds a way to share that hope with me
And the few times that she's met some sort of failure
She wins a little back by laughing at defeat
I never knew what life could be
So it stands to reason why I can't go back
And now a revelation trembles
From the bottom of my heart
And like the stock exchange for the billionaires
Like the convert singing his morning prayers
Or the scientist to the polar bear
I'm never gonna say goodbye
Like those last few boys at the Alamo
Like Cusack holding that stereo
Or what Juliet hears from Romeo
I'm never gonna say
Don't make me say
I'm never gonna say goodbye
Time Flies Either Way lyrics - Dawes
Between the chemical trails in the morning
And the UFO's at night
The sky becomes a canvas
For my worst conspiracies
And through the storm clouds that were forming
More black and blue than white
I saw two shootin' stars as the getaway car
My life turned out to be
But my face is pressed against the window
While the traveled road lives up to its clichés
Desperately just tryin' to hold on to somethin'
'Cause I'm learning now that the time flies either way
I confuse a sense of purpose
With grabbin' the future by the throat
While the museum of my memories
Was just some blurry photographs
When I was younger I was serious
Now everything's a joke
But my friends detect a sadness
At the end of every laugh
Which has left me with a tricky sense of humor
I keep gettin' further led astray
Every punchline takes on another dimension
When you realize that the time flies either way
But at the height of this confusion
That's when your eyes met mine
I caught a small chance at salvation
Starin' right at me
I saw my boyhood reach conclusion
I saw a life spent at your side
I saw the permanent replacement
Of all the you's and I's to we
Findin' out that all my proudest moments
Will be spent tryin' to put a smile on your face
And I'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions
'Cause I know now that the time flies either way
I know now that the time flies either way
And the UFO's at night
The sky becomes a canvas
For my worst conspiracies
And through the storm clouds that were forming
More black and blue than white
I saw two shootin' stars as the getaway car
My life turned out to be
But my face is pressed against the window
While the traveled road lives up to its clichés
Desperately just tryin' to hold on to somethin'
'Cause I'm learning now that the time flies either way
I confuse a sense of purpose
With grabbin' the future by the throat
While the museum of my memories
Was just some blurry photographs
When I was younger I was serious
Now everything's a joke
But my friends detect a sadness
At the end of every laugh
Which has left me with a tricky sense of humor
I keep gettin' further led astray
Every punchline takes on another dimension
When you realize that the time flies either way
But at the height of this confusion
That's when your eyes met mine
I caught a small chance at salvation
Starin' right at me
I saw my boyhood reach conclusion
I saw a life spent at your side
I saw the permanent replacement
Of all the you's and I's to we
Findin' out that all my proudest moments
Will be spent tryin' to put a smile on your face
And I'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions
'Cause I know now that the time flies either way
I know now that the time flies either way
One Of Us lyrics - Dawes
Your mother finally took all of her money
And put it where her mouth used to be
Turning anybody's ear
About her friends that disappeared
And how she's sailing further out to sea
Your father's spending all of his vacation
Learning foreign names for all his fears
And the spirits he's detected
About the data he's collected [?]
Turned out to be just ringing in his ears
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
Your sister's always mortally offended
At the mispronunciation of her name
Telling all her newest clients
That the "w" is silent
Before she turns them back the way they came
Your brother sends me all his latest poems
About his secret dreams of learning how to dance
He knows these hands are not for you [?]
Asking when you're coming through
So he can tell his supervisor six months in advance
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
Your old flame is still counting up his money
In a secret lair he built behind the shelf
When a chance at repetition
Leading out into temptation
I'm pretty sure he knows the way himself
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
And put it where her mouth used to be
Turning anybody's ear
About her friends that disappeared
And how she's sailing further out to sea
Your father's spending all of his vacation
Learning foreign names for all his fears
And the spirits he's detected
About the data he's collected [?]
Turned out to be just ringing in his ears
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
Your sister's always mortally offended
At the mispronunciation of her name
Telling all her newest clients
That the "w" is silent
Before she turns them back the way they came
Your brother sends me all his latest poems
About his secret dreams of learning how to dance
He knows these hands are not for you [?]
Asking when you're coming through
So he can tell his supervisor six months in advance
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
Your old flame is still counting up his money
In a secret lair he built behind the shelf
When a chance at repetition
Leading out into temptation
I'm pretty sure he knows the way himself
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Everything they're telling you is wrong
You look like one of them
But you talk like one of us
Babe I think you know where you belong
We're All Gonna Die lyrics - Dawes
Hey kid at the show tonight..
The face beyond the barricade
How ya dance and ya sing to every single line
Like it was you up on that stage
I mean to know your secret
I'm asking you for help
How do I fall in love with anything
Like you seem to do so well?
I gotta get back to when it came out
The way it was supposed to sound
Before money was ever changing hands
And my feet were on the ground
When I could feel the wind's direction
When I knew what songs to sing
And he said, "Try not to get upset
Let it all go by
Because how can it be that bad
If we're all gonna die?"
So I started to think about
That girl that disappeared
And if really was the road that pulled me away
Or if I'm still a victim of my fears
As she showed me, the machine ran
That our words protect us from
How she could keep me in the moment
How that's all there ever was
As she called, I asked to see her
Even if it's just a couple days
I could meet her out in Georgia
She could fly out to LA
And if the plane goes down on her way to me
I think I know how she would react
She'd smile and close her eyes..
Think about her life..
While some voice screaming in the back
"We're all gonna die."
So try not to get upset
Everything is fine
Hey, it's not that big a deal
We're all gonna die
The face beyond the barricade
How ya dance and ya sing to every single line
Like it was you up on that stage
I mean to know your secret
I'm asking you for help
How do I fall in love with anything
Like you seem to do so well?
I gotta get back to when it came out
The way it was supposed to sound
Before money was ever changing hands
And my feet were on the ground
When I could feel the wind's direction
When I knew what songs to sing
And he said, "Try not to get upset
Let it all go by
Because how can it be that bad
If we're all gonna die?"
So I started to think about
That girl that disappeared
And if really was the road that pulled me away
Or if I'm still a victim of my fears
As she showed me, the machine ran
That our words protect us from
How she could keep me in the moment
How that's all there ever was
As she called, I asked to see her
Even if it's just a couple days
I could meet her out in Georgia
She could fly out to LA
And if the plane goes down on her way to me
I think I know how she would react
She'd smile and close her eyes..
Think about her life..
While some voice screaming in the back
"We're all gonna die."
So try not to get upset
Everything is fine
Hey, it's not that big a deal
We're all gonna die
Roll With The Punches lyrics - Dawes
The separation was symmetrical
They both retreated to their sides
Drawing lists of demands
And muddy lines in the sand
Trying out their separate lives
Most of the damage was collateral
But still inspired some debate
All the principles of why all the people we love
Are the same as we also can hate
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
The separation was logistical
Deciding what belongs to whom
How dying love manifests
In a rug or a chest
The decorations of a room
Every promise was negotiable
Most of all the ones they made alone
When she finally forgave
What he'll take to his grave
Learning not to pick up the phone
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
He starts existing as a miracle
A man of static right behind your eyes
That you filter everything through
Without knowing you do
A past and future synthesized
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
They both retreated to their sides
Drawing lists of demands
And muddy lines in the sand
Trying out their separate lives
Most of the damage was collateral
But still inspired some debate
All the principles of why all the people we love
Are the same as we also can hate
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
The separation was logistical
Deciding what belongs to whom
How dying love manifests
In a rug or a chest
The decorations of a room
Every promise was negotiable
Most of all the ones they made alone
When she finally forgave
What he'll take to his grave
Learning not to pick up the phone
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
He starts existing as a miracle
A man of static right behind your eyes
That you filter everything through
Without knowing you do
A past and future synthesized
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
You just roll with the punches
Until you can't feel a thing
You just roll with the punches
Aww yeah
Picture Of A Man lyrics - Dawes
In the depths of dizziness
I picked a fight with myself like a real roughneck
Screaming, "You don't know who you're dealing with."
I threw a hell of a punch but I couldn't connect
At the edge of a silhouette
I caught a glimpse of a face I will never forget
Speaking future words of an idiot
I understood them at once but didn't know what I meant
Be still or break everything in half
Find free will in a drawing of a bath
Kill what you want or save everything you can
Be still. You're the picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it?
In the heat of an argument
I got tricked into saying that I knew how I felt
As if you give something a value just by naming it
I'd be a hell of a vendor if I knew who I'd sell
And at the end of everything relevant
I slowly emptied my lungs and watched the light sunset
Burning everything natural and negative
I inhaled it all and didn't know where I went
Be still or break everything in half
Find free will in a drawing of a bath
Kill what you want, or save everything you can
Be still. You're the picture of a man
You're the picture of a man
You're the picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
I picked a fight with myself like a real roughneck
Screaming, "You don't know who you're dealing with."
I threw a hell of a punch but I couldn't connect
At the edge of a silhouette
I caught a glimpse of a face I will never forget
Speaking future words of an idiot
I understood them at once but didn't know what I meant
Be still or break everything in half
Find free will in a drawing of a bath
Kill what you want or save everything you can
Be still. You're the picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it?
In the heat of an argument
I got tricked into saying that I knew how I felt
As if you give something a value just by naming it
I'd be a hell of a vendor if I knew who I'd sell
And at the end of everything relevant
I slowly emptied my lungs and watched the light sunset
Burning everything natural and negative
I inhaled it all and didn't know where I went
Be still or break everything in half
Find free will in a drawing of a bath
Kill what you want, or save everything you can
Be still. You're the picture of a man
You're the picture of a man
You're the picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
Oh, man, can you picture it? Picture of a man
Less Than Five Miles Away lyrics - Dawes (feat. Blake Mills)
Between the cold drinks in the freezer
And the latest tabloid rags
A voice screams over the music
"Put the money in the bag!"
No one ever hears his reason
No one ever hears his name
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
A shifty fortune teller
Communion with the dead
Lying about the astral plane
So she can keep her children fed
Listening to a mother sick with cancer
Wondering what she's gonna say
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
There's a stranger in the bushes
Looking through the windows of a home
At a woman from the movies
That's been living there alone
She's home at 7 in the evening
He sees the code punched in the gate
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
And it all looks so pretty from a distance
How we're living out this story that we tell
Baby we were both designed out in the cosmos
As just a way of asking questions about itself
You know the great writer that left us
Well his house is still around
Like an old dead volcano
That sleeps over the town
They're gonna turn it into condos
They'll be done by New Year's Day
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
And the latest tabloid rags
A voice screams over the music
"Put the money in the bag!"
No one ever hears his reason
No one ever hears his name
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
A shifty fortune teller
Communion with the dead
Lying about the astral plane
So she can keep her children fed
Listening to a mother sick with cancer
Wondering what she's gonna say
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
There's a stranger in the bushes
Looking through the windows of a home
At a woman from the movies
That's been living there alone
She's home at 7 in the evening
He sees the code punched in the gate
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
And it all looks so pretty from a distance
How we're living out this story that we tell
Baby we were both designed out in the cosmos
As just a way of asking questions about itself
You know the great writer that left us
Well his house is still around
Like an old dead volcano
That sleeps over the town
They're gonna turn it into condos
They'll be done by New Year's Day
This is all happening right now
Less than five miles away
This is all happening right now
Roll Tide lyrics - Dawes
I'm sad about the messages you're sending
I'm sad about the shit we're doing wrong
I'm sad about the never-ending love we had
We keep pissing on the fire, but it keeps burning so strong
Can we both just say "I love you" and get it on?
Your boy from Birmingham seems nice enough to me
But unqualified for you, and your heavy vibes
He doesn't know the troubled story that he's written himself into
He doesn't know he's just a place for you to hide
You wanna tell him "Best of luck, man Roll Tide"
Roll Tide
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
Roll Tide
When what we want the most has us terrified
Roll Tide
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
Roll Tide
Roll Tide
I'm asking now for reconciliation
I'm asking now for what we have to say
I'm asking now for both of us to do a little changing
I wanna dance with you forever, in this one cabaret
If we just allow ourselves, it'll be okay
I close my eyes sometimes, now, when I'm driving
To feel the lack of distance between our sides
To see the orange and purple glow of our two flames
To take my weary self out for a ride
To tell myself, "Hang in, man Roll Tide"
Roll Tide
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
Roll Tide
When what we want the most has us terrified
Roll Tide
If we don't want to let go, we have to fight
And if we can't let go, then we have to try
Roll Tide
Roll Tide
I'm sad about the shit we're doing wrong
I'm sad about the never-ending love we had
We keep pissing on the fire, but it keeps burning so strong
Can we both just say "I love you" and get it on?
Your boy from Birmingham seems nice enough to me
But unqualified for you, and your heavy vibes
He doesn't know the troubled story that he's written himself into
He doesn't know he's just a place for you to hide
You wanna tell him "Best of luck, man Roll Tide"
Roll Tide
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
Roll Tide
When what we want the most has us terrified
Roll Tide
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
Roll Tide
Roll Tide
I'm asking now for reconciliation
I'm asking now for what we have to say
I'm asking now for both of us to do a little changing
I wanna dance with you forever, in this one cabaret
If we just allow ourselves, it'll be okay
I close my eyes sometimes, now, when I'm driving
To feel the lack of distance between our sides
To see the orange and purple glow of our two flames
To take my weary self out for a ride
To tell myself, "Hang in, man Roll Tide"
Roll Tide
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
Roll Tide
When what we want the most has us terrified
Roll Tide
If we don't want to let go, we have to fight
And if we can't let go, then we have to try
Roll Tide
Roll Tide
When The Tequila Runs Out lyrics - Dawes
Everyone that greeted me, was moving slow and drinking fast
I was lost inside a painting on a wall
A pretty baby with a cigarette, was looking for a place to ash
Stumbling toward the voices down the hall
They had thriller on the stereo, not the album, just the song
For two dancers all in white, that no one really knew
There were a lot of leather jackets, there was a haircut reading palms
There was a line outside the bathroom that didn't really move
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
Some girls forgot their bathing suits but felt like jumping in the pool
Right after making sure the underwater lights were on
I was staring at a silhouette, I was blushing like a fool
Letting everyone pretend they hadn't planned it all along
Then our host bust out of his bedroom, with his glasses slightly bent
He gets up on the diving board to tell us how he feels
“Ladies and gentlemen we've begun the initial descent,
And now it's time to pull up on the wheel”
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
On the floor of the living room, I saw my past life passed out
Laying next to her handsome new flame
I didn't recognize his face too much 'cept for the grimace on his mouth
He looked a lot like me, he seemed to be in pain
I didn't hear the picture window break, I didn't see the rising sun
But I could feel the morning breeze
Then I heard her tired voice speak up and say “I think this party's done”
She asked if I could drive her home, and then she added please (Please)
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
I was lost inside a painting on a wall
A pretty baby with a cigarette, was looking for a place to ash
Stumbling toward the voices down the hall
They had thriller on the stereo, not the album, just the song
For two dancers all in white, that no one really knew
There were a lot of leather jackets, there was a haircut reading palms
There was a line outside the bathroom that didn't really move
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
Some girls forgot their bathing suits but felt like jumping in the pool
Right after making sure the underwater lights were on
I was staring at a silhouette, I was blushing like a fool
Letting everyone pretend they hadn't planned it all along
Then our host bust out of his bedroom, with his glasses slightly bent
He gets up on the diving board to tell us how he feels
“Ladies and gentlemen we've begun the initial descent,
And now it's time to pull up on the wheel”
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
On the floor of the living room, I saw my past life passed out
Laying next to her handsome new flame
I didn't recognize his face too much 'cept for the grimace on his mouth
He looked a lot like me, he seemed to be in pain
I didn't hear the picture window break, I didn't see the rising sun
But I could feel the morning breeze
Then I heard her tired voice speak up and say “I think this party's done”
She asked if I could drive her home, and then she added please (Please)
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no pain
For No Good Reason lyrics - Dawes
A little girl sinks down in the deep end
and looks up towards the sky,
and through a little blue world of legs
and her feet that look like their in flight
in a slow motion dance while the water expands
the Sun's refracted light
she just has to pretend she can hear the music
When she starts crying in her goggles
the scene becomes unclear
but she keeps peering into this underworld
through the filter of her tears
which let her keep hold of the moment
as if it was a souvenir
she just has to pretend she knows how to use it
Or maybe it's the cold hard truth that makes her cry
Maybe it's her ancient past life memories come
Maybe it's a chemical that got into her eye
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason at all
His wife asked "How were things at work today?"
as Bill walked through the door
and put his coat on the chair and his keys on the table
and his eyes down on the floor,
and he tightened his jaws and he thought of the cause
and effects weren't clear anymore,
figuring out how to say what's wrong
He said "I know that I'll be leaving you,
that's all I really know,
but I wish I could tell what exactly compels
me to turn my steps and go,
because there's so much love that you've given me,
and so much love that I owe,
it's with myself that I can't seem to get along"
Or maybe he just felt the hungry hand of fate
Maybe he won't rest until he's seen it fall
Maybe it's that mood that he's in just for the day
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason at all
An actor was found dead today in his Culver city home,
and with no evidence of foul play it seemed he'd acted on his own,
the position of his body looked like he was reaching for the phone,
makes you wonder who he was gonna call
Maybe all his demons were settling their debts
Or maybe all the pressure finally drove him to the wall
Maybe there were secrets that he needed to protect
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason,
no good reason, no good reason at all
and looks up towards the sky,
and through a little blue world of legs
and her feet that look like their in flight
in a slow motion dance while the water expands
the Sun's refracted light
she just has to pretend she can hear the music
When she starts crying in her goggles
the scene becomes unclear
but she keeps peering into this underworld
through the filter of her tears
which let her keep hold of the moment
as if it was a souvenir
she just has to pretend she knows how to use it
Or maybe it's the cold hard truth that makes her cry
Maybe it's her ancient past life memories come
Maybe it's a chemical that got into her eye
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason at all
His wife asked "How were things at work today?"
as Bill walked through the door
and put his coat on the chair and his keys on the table
and his eyes down on the floor,
and he tightened his jaws and he thought of the cause
and effects weren't clear anymore,
figuring out how to say what's wrong
He said "I know that I'll be leaving you,
that's all I really know,
but I wish I could tell what exactly compels
me to turn my steps and go,
because there's so much love that you've given me,
and so much love that I owe,
it's with myself that I can't seem to get along"
Or maybe he just felt the hungry hand of fate
Maybe he won't rest until he's seen it fall
Maybe it's that mood that he's in just for the day
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason at all
An actor was found dead today in his Culver city home,
and with no evidence of foul play it seemed he'd acted on his own,
the position of his body looked like he was reaching for the phone,
makes you wonder who he was gonna call
Maybe all his demons were settling their debts
Or maybe all the pressure finally drove him to the wall
Maybe there were secrets that he needed to protect
Or maybe it's for no good reason at all
Maybe it's for no good reason,
no good reason, no good reason at all
Quitter lyrics - Dawes
Quit talking to God if your prayers don't get answered
Or if you don't exactly notice when they do
Quit taking the jobs that rob you of your powers
So you can buy more shit you don't have time to use
Quit hanging around in this air conditioned town
Where your life is lived up hunched over your phone
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit living in the past if all you end up doing
Is practicing apologies you won't make
Quit filling up your glass if it's mixing and churning
With the feelings you are trying to escape
Quit committing these sins and absolving them again
As if it matters when you do or when you don't
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit turning to words and putting pen on paper
If it feels like you're just putting black on white
Quit telling these girls their ideas about forever
When you only plan to know them for a night
Quit wasting my time because pretty soon you'll find
It's the only thing of value that we own
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit trying to act like the world breaks into facts
When life itself is swimming through your bones
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Or if you don't exactly notice when they do
Quit taking the jobs that rob you of your powers
So you can buy more shit you don't have time to use
Quit hanging around in this air conditioned town
Where your life is lived up hunched over your phone
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit living in the past if all you end up doing
Is practicing apologies you won't make
Quit filling up your glass if it's mixing and churning
With the feelings you are trying to escape
Quit committing these sins and absolving them again
As if it matters when you do or when you don't
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit turning to words and putting pen on paper
If it feels like you're just putting black on white
Quit telling these girls their ideas about forever
When you only plan to know them for a night
Quit wasting my time because pretty soon you'll find
It's the only thing of value that we own
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
Quit trying to act like the world breaks into facts
When life itself is swimming through your bones
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
You're gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won't
As If By Design lyrics - Dawes
The stars were just the holes punched in a shoebox
That gives the creature all the air he needs to breathe
As if every constellation was just a form of innovation
From a captor too enormous to conceive
The moon beamed like a coach from junior high school
When players hacked their way through each opposing team
And the brighter it was shining, felt like the wider he was smiling
On a season that he loved too much to leave
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
The boat out in the middle of the ocean
Is like the butterfly just breathing on the sea
Giving all of its attention to this new and strange reflection
Not recognize that's what it used to be
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
Every day getting a little
More aquainted with the riddles
Until I'm looking for them everywhere I go
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
As if by design
As if by design
That gives the creature all the air he needs to breathe
As if every constellation was just a form of innovation
From a captor too enormous to conceive
The moon beamed like a coach from junior high school
When players hacked their way through each opposing team
And the brighter it was shining, felt like the wider he was smiling
On a season that he loved too much to leave
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
The boat out in the middle of the ocean
Is like the butterfly just breathing on the sea
Giving all of its attention to this new and strange reflection
Not recognize that's what it used to be
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
Every day getting a little
More aquainted with the riddles
Until I'm looking for them everywhere I go
When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
It all runs together, as if by design
As if by design
As if by design
Things Happen lyrics - Dawes
I could go on talking or I could stop
Wring out each memory til' I get every drop
Sift through the details of the others involved
The true crime would be thinking it's just one persons fault
Like an honest signature on a fake ID
Like the guilty conscience with the innocent plea
You can just ignore it, put it out of mind
But ain't it funny how the past won't ever let something lie
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
In a different time, on a different floor
I might mourn the loss of who I'm not anymore
So I'm driving up to Oakland for a good look back
And a few revisions to my plan of attack
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
I think I'll see Lily, see where she stands
I can't help how I feel, I don't think anyone can
Sometimes we're lovers, sometimes we're friends
Behold the magnetism between two dead ends
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
Lets' make a list of all the things the world has put you through (we can qualify the spirit guides we listen to)
Lets raise a glass to all the people your not speaking to (or why are moms compelled to bronze your baby shoes)
I don't know what else that you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
Wring out each memory til' I get every drop
Sift through the details of the others involved
The true crime would be thinking it's just one persons fault
Like an honest signature on a fake ID
Like the guilty conscience with the innocent plea
You can just ignore it, put it out of mind
But ain't it funny how the past won't ever let something lie
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
In a different time, on a different floor
I might mourn the loss of who I'm not anymore
So I'm driving up to Oakland for a good look back
And a few revisions to my plan of attack
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
I think I'll see Lily, see where she stands
I can't help how I feel, I don't think anyone can
Sometimes we're lovers, sometimes we're friends
Behold the magnetism between two dead ends
Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through
Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to
I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
Lets' make a list of all the things the world has put you through (we can qualify the spirit guides we listen to)
Lets raise a glass to all the people your not speaking to (or why are moms compelled to bronze your baby shoes)
I don't know what else that you wanted me to say to you
Things happen, that's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
That's all they ever do
Somewhere Along The Way lyrics - Dawes
She went from table manners to tunnel vision to premature farewells
With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves
She thought the world was hers so she made sure it bent beneath her will
She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills
She was certain she could take this town by storm
The wonder of sound and light seeking a form
But somewhere along the way
The dots didn’t all connect
The promise became regrets
Somewhere along the way
The dream and the circumstance
Continue their tortured dance
Somewhere along the way
She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist
But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist
The 5ams, the worried friends, the parting of her lips
But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist
How her only plan in life was getting lost
How she took me to the edge and made me watch
But somewhere along the way
The running just lost it’s fun
It happens to everyone
Somewhere along the way
Her trail became too obscure
But that was her signature
She would talk about letting go - I guess I didn’t understand
Giving over to the currents that were there since time began
And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs
I finally felt connected to the continental drift
But somewhere along the way
I started to smile again
I don’t remember when
Somewhere along the way
Things will turn out just fine
I know it’s true this time
With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves
She thought the world was hers so she made sure it bent beneath her will
She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills
She was certain she could take this town by storm
The wonder of sound and light seeking a form
But somewhere along the way
The dots didn’t all connect
The promise became regrets
Somewhere along the way
The dream and the circumstance
Continue their tortured dance
Somewhere along the way
She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist
But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist
The 5ams, the worried friends, the parting of her lips
But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist
How her only plan in life was getting lost
How she took me to the edge and made me watch
But somewhere along the way
The running just lost it’s fun
It happens to everyone
Somewhere along the way
Her trail became too obscure
But that was her signature
She would talk about letting go - I guess I didn’t understand
Giving over to the currents that were there since time began
And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs
I finally felt connected to the continental drift
But somewhere along the way
I started to smile again
I don’t remember when
Somewhere along the way
Things will turn out just fine
I know it’s true this time
Don't Send Me Away lyrics - Dawes
You can send me a message if you don’t want to talk
And make sure I don’t interrupt
It might help you let it go
It’s hard for you, I know
To act like you’re not giving up
But don’t send me away
There’s nowhere else I’m going to
Don’t send me away
I know that’s what you want to do
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
You can send me a picture of the room you’re in
With your evening downtown view
The way the city spreads
When you’re laying in your bed
You can send it so I know what I can stand to lose
But don’t send me away
This is where I’m supposed to be
Don’t send me away
You don’t know what you do to me
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
I’m getting on the freeway
Your jacket’s in my car
Your ash is in my ashtray
And I’m there with you wherever you are
Don’t send me away
There’s nowhere else I’m going to
Don’t send me away
I know that’s what you want to do
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
And make sure I don’t interrupt
It might help you let it go
It’s hard for you, I know
To act like you’re not giving up
But don’t send me away
There’s nowhere else I’m going to
Don’t send me away
I know that’s what you want to do
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
You can send me a picture of the room you’re in
With your evening downtown view
The way the city spreads
When you’re laying in your bed
You can send it so I know what I can stand to lose
But don’t send me away
This is where I’m supposed to be
Don’t send me away
You don’t know what you do to me
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
I’m getting on the freeway
Your jacket’s in my car
Your ash is in my ashtray
And I’m there with you wherever you are
Don’t send me away
There’s nowhere else I’m going to
Don’t send me away
I know that’s what you want to do
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
Don’t send me away
All Your Favorite Bands lyrics - Dawes
Late night drives and hot french fries and friends around the country
From Charlottesville to good old Santa Fe
When I think of you, you still got on that hat that says let's party
I hope that thing is never thrown away
I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be
I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever
I hope the world sees the same person that you've always been to me
And may all your favorite bands stay together
Now I'm just waking up and I'm not thinking clearly so don't quote me
With one eye open I'm writing you this song
Ain't it funny how some people pop into your head so easily
I haven't seen you in there for so long
I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be
I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever
I hope the world sees the same person that you always were to me
And may all your favorite bands stay together
[x2]
From Charlottesville to good old Santa Fe
When I think of you, you still got on that hat that says let's party
I hope that thing is never thrown away
I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be
I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever
I hope the world sees the same person that you've always been to me
And may all your favorite bands stay together
Now I'm just waking up and I'm not thinking clearly so don't quote me
With one eye open I'm writing you this song
Ain't it funny how some people pop into your head so easily
I haven't seen you in there for so long
I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be
I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever
I hope the world sees the same person that you always were to me
And may all your favorite bands stay together
[x2]
I Can't Think About It Now lyrics - Dawes
If you’re just asking for a reason
Reasons are everywhere you look
The only difference between them
Are which you gave and which you took
Every smile with some dark anticipation
And dreams of back before it settled in their brows
I don’t remember when you first began to notice
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
The latest singer’s latest single’s got me listening
For the pact between the writer and the star
This is how mythology is written
This is where the lawless jungles are
She’s just a singer living mostly after midnight
Pumping blood and money back into a town
And it all eventually betrays her
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
So I guess it makes me wonder what I’m chasing
Like a dancer when she’s breaking in her shoes
Like sending men up to the moon just for the landing
Displaying power we don’t know how else to use
Sometimes it’s more than I can handle
Sometimes it’s all the joy I’ve found
And it’ll all end up on one side or the other
But I can’t think about it now
The decades that are hidden in the sidewalks
The narrative that naturally occurs
The everlasting wisdom of a sports bar
The poison that’s mistaken for a cure
All these backward glances putting me in danger
Of forgetting how to turn myself around
It’s just that time just keeps on slipping through my fingers
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
Reasons are everywhere you look
The only difference between them
Are which you gave and which you took
Every smile with some dark anticipation
And dreams of back before it settled in their brows
I don’t remember when you first began to notice
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
The latest singer’s latest single’s got me listening
For the pact between the writer and the star
This is how mythology is written
This is where the lawless jungles are
She’s just a singer living mostly after midnight
Pumping blood and money back into a town
And it all eventually betrays her
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
So I guess it makes me wonder what I’m chasing
Like a dancer when she’s breaking in her shoes
Like sending men up to the moon just for the landing
Displaying power we don’t know how else to use
Sometimes it’s more than I can handle
Sometimes it’s all the joy I’ve found
And it’ll all end up on one side or the other
But I can’t think about it now
The decades that are hidden in the sidewalks
The narrative that naturally occurs
The everlasting wisdom of a sports bar
The poison that’s mistaken for a cure
All these backward glances putting me in danger
Of forgetting how to turn myself around
It’s just that time just keeps on slipping through my fingers
But I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
I can’t think about it now
To Be Completely Honest lyrics - Dawes
To be completely honest
The picture isn’t clear to me yet
You insisted that you owed explanations
While I was patiently enjoying the debt
And when I think about it
I’m not even sure if I mind
You were the fading signal that would slip through the static
For a station that I never could find
So you don’t need to say a word right now
All your reasons would just flicker in the darkness
Maybe that’s why nobody knows how
To be completely honest
To be completely honest
It feels like you’re still in the room
From the bracelets that you left on the nightstand
To the crows in the yard each afternoon
And I just can’t get off it
I haven’t been sleeping at all
Some questions weave themselves into the fabric
And some are what compel me to call
But then I never know where I should start
And a record of the symptoms is all I have accomplished
I never really thought it’d be so hard
To be completely honest
To be completely honest
I think I know how it ends
The universe continues expanding
While we discuss particulars of just being friends
And maybe that makes everything okay
Remembering the defect at the heart of every promise
Well maybe that’s the only way
To be completely honest
The picture isn’t clear to me yet
You insisted that you owed explanations
While I was patiently enjoying the debt
And when I think about it
I’m not even sure if I mind
You were the fading signal that would slip through the static
For a station that I never could find
So you don’t need to say a word right now
All your reasons would just flicker in the darkness
Maybe that’s why nobody knows how
To be completely honest
To be completely honest
It feels like you’re still in the room
From the bracelets that you left on the nightstand
To the crows in the yard each afternoon
And I just can’t get off it
I haven’t been sleeping at all
Some questions weave themselves into the fabric
And some are what compel me to call
But then I never know where I should start
And a record of the symptoms is all I have accomplished
I never really thought it’d be so hard
To be completely honest
To be completely honest
I think I know how it ends
The universe continues expanding
While we discuss particulars of just being friends
And maybe that makes everything okay
Remembering the defect at the heart of every promise
Well maybe that’s the only way
To be completely honest
Waiting For Your Call lyrics - Dawes
When your restlessness has lost it’s way
And you’re finished with your need to stray
It’s not even something I am proud to say
I’ll be waiting for your call
When you reach the other side of this life you live
And you ask yourself what good you did
When you wanna know just how much I can forgive
I’ll be waiting for your call
When the charms and riches do not seem to last
When your lover asked for proof is not up to the task
I’m surprised you think you even need to ask
I’ll be waiting for your call
I’ll be here as I’ve always been
For you to think of on your way
The same way stepping into the evening
Is the time to praise the day
May I never give in and accept the fact
If I can’t feel your presence let me feel the lack
‘Cause even if you never will be coming back
I’ll be waiting for your call
Even if you never will be coming back
I’ll be waiting for your call
And you’re finished with your need to stray
It’s not even something I am proud to say
I’ll be waiting for your call
When you reach the other side of this life you live
And you ask yourself what good you did
When you wanna know just how much I can forgive
I’ll be waiting for your call
When the charms and riches do not seem to last
When your lover asked for proof is not up to the task
I’m surprised you think you even need to ask
I’ll be waiting for your call
I’ll be here as I’ve always been
For you to think of on your way
The same way stepping into the evening
Is the time to praise the day
May I never give in and accept the fact
If I can’t feel your presence let me feel the lack
‘Cause even if you never will be coming back
I’ll be waiting for your call
Even if you never will be coming back
I’ll be waiting for your call
Right On Time lyrics - Dawes
Ohh ohh ohhh
Ohh ohh ohhh
Ohh ohh ohhh
If these walls could talk
I'd defer to the furniture
The piano, the table, the bed that we both sleep in
These constant, silent messengers
'Cause there's a story that's recorded in each fingerprint
That these disregarded artifacts collect
And if we boil down these documented memories
I have a feeling you should know what to expect
You were right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Ohh ohh ohhh
And if they don't talk
I'll investigate a formula
Figures, equations, the details of our union
The edges of the nebula
At the end of such a long and worthy sacrifice
All that's left is to submit my full report
I'll have turned all of my hunches into certainties
And I will confirm what I already knew before
That you were right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Ohh ohh ohhh
And as I stumble through the streets back from the alleyways
And everyone can see I'm bleeding through my shirt
And after describing all the shooter's details carefully,
And I start to realize just how badly I've been hurt
You were right on time
And out of nowhere
You were right on time
Right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Ohh ohh ohhh
Ohh ohh ohhh
If these walls could talk
I'd defer to the furniture
The piano, the table, the bed that we both sleep in
These constant, silent messengers
'Cause there's a story that's recorded in each fingerprint
That these disregarded artifacts collect
And if we boil down these documented memories
I have a feeling you should know what to expect
You were right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Ohh ohh ohhh
And if they don't talk
I'll investigate a formula
Figures, equations, the details of our union
The edges of the nebula
At the end of such a long and worthy sacrifice
All that's left is to submit my full report
I'll have turned all of my hunches into certainties
And I will confirm what I already knew before
That you were right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Ohh ohh ohhh
And as I stumble through the streets back from the alleyways
And everyone can see I'm bleeding through my shirt
And after describing all the shooter's details carefully,
And I start to realize just how badly I've been hurt
You were right on time
And out of nowhere
You were right on time
Right on time
And out of nowhere
Right on time
Now That It's Too Late, Maria lyrics - Dawes
The flicker of the candle looks like a one way conversation
Reacting to something nobody else could see
While I sit at the table and relive the whole situation
Until the valet who wants to go home comes in and gives me my keys
And tonight every single star is shining
The power lines all sizzle and buzz
And now that it’s too late, Maria
I see it all for what it was
There’s nothing sadder than a streetlight shining on a stretch of empty sidewalk
Or maybe the fog that I’ve been living in has lifted for the first time in weeks
Every day’s been a step forward perfecting the art of the small talk
So I never have to say something I might really mean
But I remember all those final words that you told me
How I was too green to be blue
But now that it’s too late, Maria
I can see how that was true
Now when I am in your city I come across the company you’ve been keeping
They all hit it off so well with some infamous ghost of my past
It’s so hard to imagine what you could have possibly told them
Some wonder how I’m doing but most don’t even ask
But now every single door stands open
I even signed some autographs
And now that it’s too late, Maria
We can both look back and laugh
There’s always more to say but I’m just skipping to the ending
When you move back to Texas and I meet a girl who wants to change her name
When we both start to forget the problems that were never worth having
And everybody goes on living watching nothing really change
There will always be a part of you that’s with me
And you sure as hell had better feel the same
And now that it’s too late, Maria
There is no one here to blame
Reacting to something nobody else could see
While I sit at the table and relive the whole situation
Until the valet who wants to go home comes in and gives me my keys
And tonight every single star is shining
The power lines all sizzle and buzz
And now that it’s too late, Maria
I see it all for what it was
There’s nothing sadder than a streetlight shining on a stretch of empty sidewalk
Or maybe the fog that I’ve been living in has lifted for the first time in weeks
Every day’s been a step forward perfecting the art of the small talk
So I never have to say something I might really mean
But I remember all those final words that you told me
How I was too green to be blue
But now that it’s too late, Maria
I can see how that was true
Now when I am in your city I come across the company you’ve been keeping
They all hit it off so well with some infamous ghost of my past
It’s so hard to imagine what you could have possibly told them
Some wonder how I’m doing but most don’t even ask
But now every single door stands open
I even signed some autographs
And now that it’s too late, Maria
We can both look back and laugh
There’s always more to say but I’m just skipping to the ending
When you move back to Texas and I meet a girl who wants to change her name
When we both start to forget the problems that were never worth having
And everybody goes on living watching nothing really change
There will always be a part of you that’s with me
And you sure as hell had better feel the same
And now that it’s too late, Maria
There is no one here to blame
Just Beneath The Surface lyrics - Dawes
Have you ever thought your little girl glamour shots
And the events of that whole day spent at the mall
Is maybe a part of you you didn't know you were clinging to?
As if that's where the secret had taken its hold most of all
Like a feather that finds its invisible path as its fall
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
So just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
When you talk about me, do you stick to the memories?
Or was I just another victim of the case?
The one that went cold on you the way it was meant to do
For any detective that hasn't accepted his place
And still wanders a city in hopes of it showing its face
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
So just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
Between the thoughtless words and the wordless thoughts
Between my plotless fears and my fearless plots
Between the parts of me I keep from you and the things that I'm just not
The center keeps on drifting
The music never stops
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
Just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
And the events of that whole day spent at the mall
Is maybe a part of you you didn't know you were clinging to?
As if that's where the secret had taken its hold most of all
Like a feather that finds its invisible path as its fall
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
So just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
When you talk about me, do you stick to the memories?
Or was I just another victim of the case?
The one that went cold on you the way it was meant to do
For any detective that hasn't accepted his place
And still wanders a city in hopes of it showing its face
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
So just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
Between the thoughtless words and the wordless thoughts
Between my plotless fears and my fearless plots
Between the parts of me I keep from you and the things that I'm just not
The center keeps on drifting
The music never stops
Just beneath the surface there's another one of me
At the root of all my trouble, in the twitch before I speak
With thoughts and revelations even I could not accept
Just beneath the surface is where he will stay kept
From A Window Seat lyrics - Dawes
I'm buckle in my seat belt, plug my headset in a chair
And to the music, I watch flight attendants move
They are pointing out the exits, but it looks more like a prayer
Or an ancient dance their bloodline reaches through
These planes are built for sifting through the warriors from the men
I've got time to sit and watch them for a while
You can see everywhere they're going, everywhere they've been
And how they look out at the clouds each time they smile
And I think, maybe he's in town for someone's birthday
Maybe he makes trouble everywhere
But as much he resists the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
He knows it's always there
As the northwest passage sits somewhere below me as I sleep
I dream of captains and explorers eating boots
When I ask if I can join them and they offer one to me
I wake up as my home comes into view
So I reach out down for my notebook to see what impressions could be spun
But it's just buildings and a million swimming pools
So I leaf back through the pages to see where I am from
Or for some crumbling map of what it's leading to
And I find that the hero in this song that I am writing
Doesn't know he's just an image of myself
But as much he resists the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
He's somehow always asking them for help
I want to make out all the signs I've been ignoring
How the trees reach for the sky or in the length of someone's hair
'Cause when you don't know where you are going
Any road will take you there
So maybe I'm in town for someone's birthday
Maybe I make trouble everywhere
But as much I resist the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
I know it's always there
And to the music, I watch flight attendants move
They are pointing out the exits, but it looks more like a prayer
Or an ancient dance their bloodline reaches through
These planes are built for sifting through the warriors from the men
I've got time to sit and watch them for a while
You can see everywhere they're going, everywhere they've been
And how they look out at the clouds each time they smile
And I think, maybe he's in town for someone's birthday
Maybe he makes trouble everywhere
But as much he resists the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
He knows it's always there
As the northwest passage sits somewhere below me as I sleep
I dream of captains and explorers eating boots
When I ask if I can join them and they offer one to me
I wake up as my home comes into view
So I reach out down for my notebook to see what impressions could be spun
But it's just buildings and a million swimming pools
So I leaf back through the pages to see where I am from
Or for some crumbling map of what it's leading to
And I find that the hero in this song that I am writing
Doesn't know he's just an image of myself
But as much he resists the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
He's somehow always asking them for help
I want to make out all the signs I've been ignoring
How the trees reach for the sky or in the length of someone's hair
'Cause when you don't know where you are going
Any road will take you there
So maybe I'm in town for someone's birthday
Maybe I make trouble everywhere
But as much I resist the conversation between the rivers and the freeways
I know it's always there
Just My Luck lyrics - Dawes
Just my luck you'd walk into this party
Just my luck you'd show up with my friends
It's not the words that they reduce me to
Or where your life is leading you
It's the same reason that it always has been
It's just my luck
Just my luck, I never said I loved you
Just my luck, it completely slipped my mind
It's not my colder-hearted tendencies
That keeps you from being here with me
Or the universe's brilliant designs
It's just my luck
I spend my whole life moving forwards
But understand it looking back
Like watching last night's tapes
In the middle of a game
I should know how this thing works now
I should accept it as a fact
That there's really nothing out there I can blame
Just my luck, this goodbye could get so casual
Just my luck, I still talk like I got a chance
It's not because I do not clearly see
That you are finally done with me
No, I figured that out long in advance
And it's not because I don't know this dance
This has happened enough times for us to see
It's not because you're not meant for me
It's just my luck
Just my luck you'd show up with my friends
It's not the words that they reduce me to
Or where your life is leading you
It's the same reason that it always has been
It's just my luck
Just my luck, I never said I loved you
Just my luck, it completely slipped my mind
It's not my colder-hearted tendencies
That keeps you from being here with me
Or the universe's brilliant designs
It's just my luck
I spend my whole life moving forwards
But understand it looking back
Like watching last night's tapes
In the middle of a game
I should know how this thing works now
I should accept it as a fact
That there's really nothing out there I can blame
Just my luck, this goodbye could get so casual
Just my luck, I still talk like I got a chance
It's not because I do not clearly see
That you are finally done with me
No, I figured that out long in advance
And it's not because I don't know this dance
This has happened enough times for us to see
It's not because you're not meant for me
It's just my luck
Someone Will lyrics - Dawes
Grab your cigarettes and follow me out of the living room
And I'll get drunk enough to tell you how I feel
About the men you love and how they all seem to get the best of you
'Cause if I don't say these things, you know someone will
If that look in your eyes as I slowly go through the evidence
Gives any insight into the void you can't get filled
Then your heart is bigger than any that I've gone up against
And if nobody's loved you enough, I know now someone will
So I hope my voice can stay as clear as I need it to
But that my words take on the nature of a drill
To be set against the frozen sea inside of you
'Cause if I don't tell you I'm falling in love, someone will
Someone will and maybe someday you'll be listening
But I can be just as you need me up until
The guy you say you're looking for sounds like the kind of guy I want to be
But if you just want someone to hold you tonight, well then someone will
It's a night like this in the quieter parts of Los Angeles
When you think you see the outline of the beast up in the hills
And you might be sitting beside the only person that you could face it with
But if you don't want me after tonight, someone will
I have to believe someone will
And I'll get drunk enough to tell you how I feel
About the men you love and how they all seem to get the best of you
'Cause if I don't say these things, you know someone will
If that look in your eyes as I slowly go through the evidence
Gives any insight into the void you can't get filled
Then your heart is bigger than any that I've gone up against
And if nobody's loved you enough, I know now someone will
So I hope my voice can stay as clear as I need it to
But that my words take on the nature of a drill
To be set against the frozen sea inside of you
'Cause if I don't tell you I'm falling in love, someone will
Someone will and maybe someday you'll be listening
But I can be just as you need me up until
The guy you say you're looking for sounds like the kind of guy I want to be
But if you just want someone to hold you tonight, well then someone will
It's a night like this in the quieter parts of Los Angeles
When you think you see the outline of the beast up in the hills
And you might be sitting beside the only person that you could face it with
But if you don't want me after tonight, someone will
I have to believe someone will
Most People lyrics - Dawes
As she listens very carefully to a room of conversation
She can feel the planet orbiting through space
She hears pieces of arguments, beginnings of jokes
And the odd lines of a song she cannot place
And it all makes up an image that resists interpretation
Which is lately how she likes to see herself
How she does not believe in accidents, doesn't disagree out loud
And falls in love with every man she cannot help
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
If she focuses her energies on just walking through the neighborhood
With depths and shallows nobody could sound
Like January Christmas lights under billion year old stars
She comes up with more of what is lost than what is found
So by the time that she explains to me just a glimpse of what she's understood
She betrays the meaning putting it in words
So she smiles at me lovingly and says, "just let me hold your hand
So far it's the only way I can let myself be heard"
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
She can feel the planet orbiting through space
She hears pieces of arguments, beginnings of jokes
And the odd lines of a song she cannot place
And it all makes up an image that resists interpretation
Which is lately how she likes to see herself
How she does not believe in accidents, doesn't disagree out loud
And falls in love with every man she cannot help
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
If she focuses her energies on just walking through the neighborhood
With depths and shallows nobody could sound
Like January Christmas lights under billion year old stars
She comes up with more of what is lost than what is found
So by the time that she explains to me just a glimpse of what she's understood
She betrays the meaning putting it in words
So she smiles at me lovingly and says, "just let me hold your hand
So far it's the only way I can let myself be heard"
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
And she thinks "most people don't talk enough about how lucky they are
Most people don't know what it takes for me to get through the day
Most people don't talk enough about the love in their hearts"
But she doesn't know most people feel that same way
Hey Lover lyrics - Dawes
Someone plays a solo on a saxophone
Oh, you've never seen somebody throw their head so slow
And I see her cringe your lips and drop an ear that way
Scratch a dog behind its ear and it might do the same
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Blue and white racing stripe pick-up truck
And when did I decide to grow this beard and gut?
Well, I may be white but I don't like my people much
But I want to raise with you and watch our younglings hatch,
Fucking make the first letters of their first names match
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Well I'm back into the boring life that I once led
Stuffing white spread asshole on a sofa bed
Sometimes I hate myself for trying to be so bold
But nothing ever seems to get this story told
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
I never tell her when she plays a song I never heard
Because I always learn the music and forget the words
But I want to ride with her and I wish I sung that well
Just copy, paste, Google search, and send it to myself
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Oh, you've never seen somebody throw their head so slow
And I see her cringe your lips and drop an ear that way
Scratch a dog behind its ear and it might do the same
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Blue and white racing stripe pick-up truck
And when did I decide to grow this beard and gut?
Well, I may be white but I don't like my people much
But I want to raise with you and watch our younglings hatch,
Fucking make the first letters of their first names match
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Well I'm back into the boring life that I once led
Stuffing white spread asshole on a sofa bed
Sometimes I hate myself for trying to be so bold
But nothing ever seems to get this story told
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
I never tell her when she plays a song I never heard
Because I always learn the music and forget the words
But I want to ride with her and I wish I sung that well
Just copy, paste, Google search, and send it to myself
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Hey Lover, hey Lover
Bear Witness lyrics - Dawes
You can put them on the counter, there with all the other flowers
And help me figure out how to turn off this TV
I'm glad you made the visit, and if you think you have a minute
You should sit and talk until it's time to leave
Is my granddaughter Ruthie still working at the movies?
Does she still let all her boyfriends in for free?
Does she still stare out of the front door as she's serving people popcorn
And talk about how nice today was supposed to be?
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
Did you notice walking over at the house down on the corner
There's a dog behind a window that doesn't move
I've seen him staring in the mornings, I've seen him staring in the evenings
As if time stops until his master's in the room
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
Some nights get worse than others, and I start thinking about your mother
And she's here with me as far as I can tell
As if the world revealed its secret and it's asking me to keep it
Like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell
And that's the love that I came to bear witness to
And the love I'm taking with me when I go
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
And help me figure out how to turn off this TV
I'm glad you made the visit, and if you think you have a minute
You should sit and talk until it's time to leave
Is my granddaughter Ruthie still working at the movies?
Does she still let all her boyfriends in for free?
Does she still stare out of the front door as she's serving people popcorn
And talk about how nice today was supposed to be?
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
Did you notice walking over at the house down on the corner
There's a dog behind a window that doesn't move
I've seen him staring in the mornings, I've seen him staring in the evenings
As if time stops until his master's in the room
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
Some nights get worse than others, and I start thinking about your mother
And she's here with me as far as I can tell
As if the world revealed its secret and it's asking me to keep it
Like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell
And that's the love that I came to bear witness to
And the love I'm taking with me when I go
Oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
Stories Don't End lyrics - Dawes
From the paper umbrellas in both of our drinks
To the shadows that walk without us
My account of the details is as clear as you'd think
Kept up by friends that still ask about us
If our lives were a movie, if our lives were a book
It'd be longer than I'd recommend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
The remains of a person, the habits of a ghost
You could still find in the places you used to
Still reading off cue cards and raising a toast
To the stories I still tell about you
But the plot line wanders and versions change
And I don't know where to quit
If I tried to show every side of you through words of a song
I'd say a fraction of what I'd intend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
The next time I see you and my conscience tells me
That the episode has long since been closed
But he's not the one that gets up every morning
And wonders how long a memory keeps its pose
And how much that the man beside you knows
And how much of the toll it's taken shows
Like a famous singer that lost his voice
That we all still want to meet
If our lives were a movie, if our lives were a book
It'd be longer than I could defend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
Stories don't end
They go on and on
Just someone stops listening
To the shadows that walk without us
My account of the details is as clear as you'd think
Kept up by friends that still ask about us
If our lives were a movie, if our lives were a book
It'd be longer than I'd recommend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
The remains of a person, the habits of a ghost
You could still find in the places you used to
Still reading off cue cards and raising a toast
To the stories I still tell about you
But the plot line wanders and versions change
And I don't know where to quit
If I tried to show every side of you through words of a song
I'd say a fraction of what I'd intend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
The next time I see you and my conscience tells me
That the episode has long since been closed
But he's not the one that gets up every morning
And wonders how long a memory keeps its pose
And how much that the man beside you knows
And how much of the toll it's taken shows
Like a famous singer that lost his voice
That we all still want to meet
If our lives were a movie, if our lives were a book
It'd be longer than I could defend
'Cause if you're telling a story, at some point you stop
But stories don't end
Stories don't end
They go on and on
Just someone stops listening
From The Right Angle lyrics - Dawes
You have found me on the other side of a loser's winning streak
Where my thoughts all wander further than they should
Let me sing to you my solitude, let me pay for your next drink
Let me defend these hearts which are so rarely understood
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
When nothing really matters the world gets harder to resist
And saves you a place at the end of an empty glass
I am here as a reminder, the quick glance off of a cliff
I guess that's why I though you would never ask
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
At the scene of all I've left unlearned, in the directions to your house
In every swing I took to crack the code
I need a cold beer from a dressing room, I need a string of dates back out
I think there are a few of us that still belong out on the road
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
Until all you want is all I know how to do
I might seem like I could take care of you
Where my thoughts all wander further than they should
Let me sing to you my solitude, let me pay for your next drink
Let me defend these hearts which are so rarely understood
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
When nothing really matters the world gets harder to resist
And saves you a place at the end of an empty glass
I am here as a reminder, the quick glance off of a cliff
I guess that's why I though you would never ask
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
At the scene of all I've left unlearned, in the directions to your house
In every swing I took to crack the code
I need a cold beer from a dressing room, I need a string of dates back out
I think there are a few of us that still belong out on the road
From the right angle, in the right light
I might seem like I could take care of you
For a brief moment, for a few nights
Until the changing world has tumbled back into view
Until all you want is all I know how to do
I might seem like I could take care of you
Side Effects lyrics - Dawes
If there was no word for love now
We'd see how strong it really is
We could find out what it looks like
Or if it ever did exist
'Cause every time you said you loved me
Seems like the point escaped us both
And the current interrupted
The moment that you spoke
Now there's a loophole in the theory
That I cannot figure out
'Cause if love was what they said it would be
Then you'd be here with me now
It's a loneliness perfected
It's how to laugh when you should cry
The side effects of broken promise
Becomes a way of getting by
So the next time that you see me
And our exchange feels somehow cheap
Know that I feel every word you're saying
But from just a few steps out of reach
Where the view is a little hazy
And the noise a little loud
'Cause if love was what they said it would be
Well then you'd be here with me now
If love was what they said it would be
Then you'd be here with me now
We'd see how strong it really is
We could find out what it looks like
Or if it ever did exist
'Cause every time you said you loved me
Seems like the point escaped us both
And the current interrupted
The moment that you spoke
Now there's a loophole in the theory
That I cannot figure out
'Cause if love was what they said it would be
Then you'd be here with me now
It's a loneliness perfected
It's how to laugh when you should cry
The side effects of broken promise
Becomes a way of getting by
So the next time that you see me
And our exchange feels somehow cheap
Know that I feel every word you're saying
But from just a few steps out of reach
Where the view is a little hazy
And the noise a little loud
'Cause if love was what they said it would be
Well then you'd be here with me now
If love was what they said it would be
Then you'd be here with me now
Just Beneath The Surface (Reprise) lyrics -
And when the singing is through
There's not much else I can do for you
Which might be more than what you'd want
But less than you'd expect
From a coded dream
From a final scene
Where all the heroes and villains intersect
And that lost feeling through the credits feels correct
Just beneath the surface, there's another one of her
The one I'm taking with me, the one that I prefer
After all her reasons, but right before she left
Just beneath the surface is where she will stay kept
Just beneath the surface
Just beneath the surface
There's not much else I can do for you
Which might be more than what you'd want
But less than you'd expect
From a coded dream
From a final scene
Where all the heroes and villains intersect
And that lost feeling through the credits feels correct
Just beneath the surface, there's another one of her
The one I'm taking with me, the one that I prefer
After all her reasons, but right before she left
Just beneath the surface is where she will stay kept
Just beneath the surface
Just beneath the surface
Time Spent In Los Angeles lyrics - Dawes
These days my friends don’t seem to know me
Without my suitcase in my hand
Where I am standing still
I seem to disappear
But maybe that's how I found you
Maybe that's taught me exactly what I want
Maybe meeting you so far away from home
Is what makes it all so clear
But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
When people ask me where I come from
To see what that says about man
I only end up giving bad directions
That never lead them there at all
It’s something written in the head lights
Is something swimming in my drink
And if I were the moon
It would be exactly where I fall
Cause you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
I used to think someone would love me
For places I have been
And the dirt I have been gathering
Deep beneath my nails
But now I know what I’ve been missing
And I’m going home to make it mine
And I'll be battening the hatches and pulling in the sails.
But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms [x2]
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
Without my suitcase in my hand
Where I am standing still
I seem to disappear
But maybe that's how I found you
Maybe that's taught me exactly what I want
Maybe meeting you so far away from home
Is what makes it all so clear
But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
When people ask me where I come from
To see what that says about man
I only end up giving bad directions
That never lead them there at all
It’s something written in the head lights
Is something swimming in my drink
And if I were the moon
It would be exactly where I fall
Cause you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
I used to think someone would love me
For places I have been
And the dirt I have been gathering
Deep beneath my nails
But now I know what I’ve been missing
And I’m going home to make it mine
And I'll be battening the hatches and pulling in the sails.
But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms [x2]
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms
If I Wanted Someone lyrics - Dawes
Like the memory from your mother's house
From before you got too old
Like the feeling from a photograph
Before it's meanings all got told
The words I say can be silver
But what's left unsaid can be gold
So get to know me once I go away
Maybe 'cause I come from such an empty-hearted town
Or maybe 'cause some love of mine had really let me down
But the only time I am lonely is when others are around
I just never end up knowing what to say
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to understand me
I'd have so much more to say
I want you to make the days move easy
I took everything I thought from what it means to be a man
We need words to be put to what we do not understand
While you lean into the echoes and you do not raise a hand
Oh woman, help me see it like it is
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to understand me
I'd have so much more to say
I want you to make the days move easy
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to cut me down
I'd have handed you the blade
I want you to make the days move easy
I just want you to make the days move easy
From before you got too old
Like the feeling from a photograph
Before it's meanings all got told
The words I say can be silver
But what's left unsaid can be gold
So get to know me once I go away
Maybe 'cause I come from such an empty-hearted town
Or maybe 'cause some love of mine had really let me down
But the only time I am lonely is when others are around
I just never end up knowing what to say
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to understand me
I'd have so much more to say
I want you to make the days move easy
I took everything I thought from what it means to be a man
We need words to be put to what we do not understand
While you lean into the echoes and you do not raise a hand
Oh woman, help me see it like it is
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to understand me
I'd have so much more to say
I want you to make the days move easy
If I wanted someone to clean me up
I'd find myself a maid
If I wanted someone to spend my money
I wouldn't need to get paid
If I wanted someone to cut me down
I'd have handed you the blade
I want you to make the days move easy
I just want you to make the days move easy
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