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Risky
04:16
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Whether it's gluten free kisses or lactose free love
unmedicated friendships or unmitigated me,
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
Whether it's making friends with dealers or dealing friends with makers
or making my friends into songs to follow my own ends.
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
If I've been living in my own head too much...
But I haven't, in fact never, have I lived in my head enough.
Whether it's giving out my number or getting someone else's
or staying out way too late or getting way too early
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
Whether it's driving in my sleep or sleeping when I work
or working when I'm sick or dancing 'til I'm worse
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
If I've been living in my own head too much...
But I haven't, in fact never, have I lived in my head enough.
Instead I push, extend and stretch myself to others.
Whether it's singing until midnight or singing until three
or dancing 'til my knees hurt or drinking so much coffee
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
Whether it's taking up smoking or starting to like gin
or running around Chapel Hill with my clothes off again
I've been living dangerously. I've been living dangerously.
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2. |
Everybody I Know
04:10
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She told me that she was love starved, embarrassed by the fact.
She didn't know why she couldn't feel okay with how things were.
She was breaking down convinced that something was wrong with just her,
as if there isn't something driving crazy everybody that I know.
But everybody I know has cried themselves to sleep at least one time in their lives,
and most have done so many more times than that.
'Cause everybody I know thinks that everyone else has their shit together,
just like me and everybody I know.
He told me he couldn't keep up, felt like he was flailing.
He quit one job and dropped a project in order to stay sane.
And because of that he was figuring how he might pay the rent,
when at 36 he looked around to see that he was spent.
But everybody I know has had to cut away something or someone they loved,
and a few of them had to leave it all.
And everybody I know thinks that everyone else has their shit together,
just like me and everybody I know.
She drinks, she loves. He cheats, he lives. I fall, I rise. You give a shit.
We see ourselves in everyone else and yet we still don't get it.
Well, everybody I know has has done dumb things just to see what it felt like,
and some of them literally couldn't stop even to save their lives.
Yes, everybody I know thinks that everyone else has their shit together,
just like me and everybody I know.
Yeah, just like me and everybody I know.
Yeah, you're just like me and everybody I know.
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3. |
Ice Cream
04:47
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When she's wanting ice cream...
And she calls him lucky...
'Cause she can't have lactose
without taking a dose
of ineffective medicine.
She wants ice cream and she can't have it.
She wants ice cream and it will make her sick.
But he could eat as much ice cream as he can hold.
But he doesn't want it, he just wishes that he did.
When they ask if he is married...
Or if he watched the game....
When they ask if he wants kids,
or how he pays his mortgage,
or when they forget his name.
He wants a simple life but he can't have it.
He wants to be satisfied with everyday things.
He wants to know how people deal with kids, a house and marriage.
'Cause he doesn't want it, he just wishes that he did.
When she leans in closer...
Than she was invited...
And he's supposed to be excited,
but he's ready to make his exit
without some new flame ignited.
She wants to sleep with him, but it won't happen.
She wants sex, but his clothes stay on.
And all he has to do is respond to her advances.
But he doesn't want it, he just wishes that he did.
He wants to want ice cream, but he just doesn't.
He wants to want candy but the desire's gone.
Sometimes he goes along, sometimes he fakes it.
'Cause he doesn't want it, he just wishes that he did.
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Nostos
05:35
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He isn't dead but he's gone just the same.
He isn't dead but he lives only in memories.
You know his name and sometimes it's like you still see him,
but it isn't him. No he isn't dead but he's gone just the same.
You can't go home again, so the old proverb says.
It won't be there, no matter where you thought you were.
Remember it well 'cause that's all, all you have left.
You can't go home again.
What we've had we keep inside our heads.
What is real changes nevertheless.
Nostalgia stings; you find out you're not who you thought you were.
The phone, it rings, and someone else picks it up.
They use your voice, 'cause it isn't yours; it's theirs now,
and they talk about you whom they remember now that you're gone.
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You Always Have
03:57
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I fell in love with you, and I walked miles to prove it,
but you never asked for proof. Love's something that you intuit,
and you always have.
You never tried to impress me, but you invited me into your house.
You never asked for my promises, but you let me hang around
and you always have.
Love me, love me, love me.
You do, you do, you do.
Love me, love me, love me.
You do.
You fell in love with me without ever making demands.
And even though I'm a weirdo, you accepted me as I am
and you always have.
You told me not to forget that you always, always love me.
But how could I ever forget, when you always, always show me
and you always have.
I can only hope I've been as constant, though I know I haven't.
But you gave me all you had anyway.
I fell in love with you and didn't do enough to prove it.
But you believed me anyway and for some reason continue to do it
and you always have.
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6. |
I Was a Fool
04:26
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I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
I was a fool to love you, but I was just playing my part ;cause that's what fools do.
I grew out my horns to make me look manly.
I grew out my beard for the same.
And I worked on my muscles each night before bed,
still you wouldn't tell me your name.
I told myself I just needed persistence
that you were just playing a game.
But it's fools that play, and not the faye,
still I play the fool all the same.
I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
I was a fool to follow where you weren't even leading.
Well, I introduced myself to all your friends
and found out what music you like.
And I tried to write a song just like that.
Turns out I didn't get it right.
I overheard the drink that you order
and decided that I'd have one too.
But I've got to be honest; I thought it was nasty,
still I swallowed it all to impress you.
And I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
I was a fool, and you were a fairy.
So I finally approached you.
Asked you why you didn't like me. What's wrong with who I am?
You looked down your nose, cleared your throat,
said you could never be with a goat.
So I picked up my dignity and then myself and said,
"Honey, I'm a ram!"
But I was a fool.
I was a fool.
Oh, I was a fool to care so much
about someone who clearly who couldn't see me.
But if it turns out that you could get with a ram...
Well... I guess maybe call me.
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