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Terrible Winter
03:32
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clear eyes, blue skies
and nothing to complain about
my ears ring, my lungs wheeze
I've got enough air left to shout
I saw a good show last night
I'd never miss the headliner
I had a weird dream last night
I dreamt I kissed the headliner
it made me question have I been doing this thing right
it had me stressing in the pit, ready for a fist fight
but that's never the answer to all the things that are getting you down
it's been the wettest winter of my life, it's been getting me down
in a season of life that seems hellbent on getting me down
it's made me question myself, it's been getting me down
what is there left to understand?
should I move west and start a punk band?
or should I just move north and forget about all of my friends?
it's been so long since I laid out
I'm begging you to take my hand
I'm not asking you to branch out
I just want you to tell me if you care
you make me question am I doing this thing right
it's been a terrible winter, and I can't stand to see another fight
clear eyes, blue skies
and nothing to complain about
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2. |
Show Myself Out
04:06
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I'll stay a little while
I never know when to leave
I'll show myself out
I should've known when to leave
you stole my heart again
I could've grown like a rooted tree
but I've blown my chance again
I didn't know when to leave
you've got me noticing
you've got me wondering how
you've got me floating
you've got me flickering now
I'll glow a little while
I never know when to leave
you stole my heart again
won't you let it grow like a rooted tree
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I'll be long gone before you see
don't come around looking for me
you will just have to see
don't come around looking for me
you wait around to see a ghost
it still seems like you're doing the most
I'll stay up, my brain won't quiet down
you say that seems like a choice
poison words, poison darts
kindness always gets me off guard
I never know what to say
I think I'll stay that way
you're pushing me away
then you wonder why I'm gone
I put too much power in the words of my songs
I don't have an answer when you ask me what's wrong
I'm only a day away
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4. |
Find Your Bliss
03:35
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Hamp's the only other drummer I could ever find who played just like my brother
in a different life, I think they're the same person
just split into two separate halves
they said I had to be aggressive to get anything I wanted
but I never learned that lesson and I don't think I ever will
I don't think I ever will
they told me:
"say it with your chest, you gotta do your best
and then you'll get everything you ever worked for"
well I know that love is all I ever searched for
the river went and flooded
and it made sure so that no one got just what they wanted
the dog is ready to bite
she's ready to go to war
well you're moving across the country to a brand new town
a brand new life
I wonder if it'll change you
I kinda hope you stay the same
I hope that you find your bliss
you did well on your tests, I know you did your best
I know you'll get everything you ever work for
I know that love is all you ever search for
I did well on my test, but I never tried my best
it makes me wonder what all of this hurt was for
I know that love is all we search for
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5. |
By Yourself
03:36
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leave it all at the door
you don't have to carry that anymore
put it all in my hands
I can help make you someone who loves again
let me come inside
I don't expect you to try and hide
all your bags don't bother me
I'll be a shoulder you cry on, or whatever you need
let go of what's been there for too long
see yourself the way I've seen you all along
I will come alongside to help
that burden will break you if you try to carry it all by yourself
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6. |
Christmas Lights
04:40
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monday night i'm staying in
christmas lights crowd out the dim
take my guitar out for a spin
shoes all dirty where i stepped in some water
bite my lips like i bite my tongue
pull my nails when i get hung up
fell asleep on a public bus
try my best not to walk into traffic
you know i hang on every word you say
and seeing you is the favorite part of my day
i think you know exactly how i feel
it's not like you can't read it on my face
monday night I'm staying in
christmas lights crowd out the dim
take my guitar out for a spin
thinking about writing you a song
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Dying Star
05:19
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let's see how high our bodies can go
before we dissolve and turn into snow
like a dying star, you light up my sky
we have come too far to say goodbye
let's pretend we had a good start
let me see the depths of your heart
if you let me in, I'll love you the same
I would let you breathe and keep your last name
no one ever said that they would rather die alone
it's easier to say this when we're talking on the phone
I never would've thought that you would be someone that I could not trust
let's get back to where we began
before the mistakes and all the big plans
back to the brand new spark that came from a glance
like a dying star, we never had a chance
I don't wanna love you if it makes you hate my guts
you'll never find your purpose if you're looking in the mud
I bet you never thought that I would be someone that you could not trust
I hate the way I miss you
I hate the way I love you
I hate that I can't see you
I hate that I still want you
you didn't have to tell me you were happy when you weren't
you didn't have to keep me here just so I would get hurt
the worst part about it is you make it so hard for me to trust
let's see how high my body can go
I want my brain to burn real slow
like a dying star, I'll fade into black
and I'll pull you in right when I collapse
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8. |
House by the Beach
04:20
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I spent so much time looking at your pictures
I spent so much time looking at the painting on my wall
I heard you were in town yesterday
I thought about giving you a call
well, how was your day
what did you eat?
what was that thing you always said you wanted to be when you get old?
do you still wanna have that house by the beach?
do your fingers still turn purple when you get cold?
you'd probably ask me how I'm doing
I could never tell you the truth of all that's going on
like how I've been out here trying to get my heart broken
and how I've been out here reading too much into what is spoken
and how I've been spending all my nights strung out in ho hum hollow
and how I've got so many good words, but never any actions to follow
and how I've been out here falling in love with strangers
and how I've got no one in my life who will ever call me out
I spent so much time looking at your pictures
I spent so much time looking at the painting on my wall
I heard you were in town yesterday
I thought about giving you a call
but what would that solve?
would seeing your face help me to forget all of our flaws?
would it change anything?
a small talk, a smile, and a wave is all we have now
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Elijah Johnston Athens, Georgia
Elijah Johnston is a singer-songwriter from Athens, GA whose songs bridge the conversational songwriter fare of now and the hooky guitar based music of the past. Johnston has shared stages with acts like Noah Gundersen, Susto, and Elf Power, establishing a name as a skilled songwriter with a potent live show to match. ... more
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