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Alright
02:51
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Drink all my water
Take care of myself
64 ounces
I’m doing so well
Why do I break down
I’m trying so hard
But it gets so hard sometimes I
Barely slide by
I just want to be
Alright
Write everything down
Separate good from bad
Is it true or false?
Toss out all of the wrongs
I’m trying so hard
But it gets so hard sometimes I
Barely slide by
I just want to be
Alright
From the morning
Until I went to bed
I used to think I’d drown
But I keep swimming instead
I’m trying so hard
But it gets so hard sometimes I
Barely slide by
But I know that I’ll be
Alright
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You told me
That I don’t have to leave
You know me
It’s a possibility
You don’t own me
You don’t give me room to breathe
Let me breathe
I don’t need you
You don’t need me
Why do we keep doing these things?
We push we pull we burst apart
We both know how to break our hearts
We’re living
In a nightmare of a dream
You’re stealing
All I have left of me
Yet here we are again
Why do we pretend?
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Definitive Unknowns
04:48
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I slide in
Sit down in
My chair I’ve had for years
It won’t hold
It creaks then it folds
And I’m lying on the floor
Nobody’s laughing
Nobody cares
It’s all the same here
It happened to theirs
Oh, definitive unknowns
Are all I’ve ever known
Since I’ve been here
But hey, you say it’s all okay
You play me like a game
Flirting with fear
You say that I don’t have to play,
That I could walk away,
Get out of here
When I get
Settled in
Put my keys in the drawers
I notice
My pocket
Has a hole from the outside it’s been torn
Nobody's looking
‘cause nobody's there
It’s such a shame here
They ran away scared
When I leave you
I won't look back
I would love to let you go
Like wisdom teeth
And appendices
I don’t need you
Oh no
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Scared Now
04:01
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I have lots of keys
But there’s lots of doors
But can I help you find
What you’re looking for?
I’ll be there for you
When you need me
Am I healing your wounds
Or making them bleed?
And I’m scared now
That I’ve pumped you up with false hope
And you’ll break down
With no hope of ever getting up
Because you’ve been here before
And stayed too long
And I don’t know
How this will end
Love like a sister
The one you never had
If I’m your protector
Then why’s your eye black?
I hate to see you blue
I hate to see you hurt
Do you like me around
Or do I make things worse?
And I’m scared now
That I’ve pumped you up with false hope
And you’ll break down
With no hope of ever getting up
Because you’ve been here before
And stayed too long
And I don’t know
How this will end
I’m sorry for what I said
I thought it was the truth
I worked with the scraps I had
I just wanted to help you
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5. |
What I Need
03:21
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Stab me, stab me friend
Show me where I’m weakest
Wounds from a friend
Can be trusted
Though it hurts a little bit
I live and I learn
I crash and I burn
I won’t go so fast next time
I need you to be honest
Though it’s not what I’m wanting
But it’s ok to make me cry
Give me what I need,
Not just what I want
Grab me by my neck
Drag me where you’re going
We both know that I don’t know
Which way I need to go
I'm dying to get better
even if it hurts
You're the last option I considered
I wish I came to you first
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Worth Living
03:25
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I want to see all of your hair
Crown your head in silver
I want to see it all fall out
But I need you here around
Please don’t believe the lies
Lodged inside of your mind
Your life is worth living
Please don’t leave me behind
I want you to go to the store
And flash your senior discount card
For the things that old people buy
Discount your groceries not your life
Please don’t believe the lies
Lodged inside of your mind
Your life is worth living
Please don’t leave me behind
So I’m taking your sharps and ties
You won’t be using our keys tonight
I’ll always be right by your side
We’ve got to keep you alive
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Flavor
02:19
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Craving some flavor, craving some spiciness
Days run together making a normal mess
So if the days don’t change, maybe I could
So if the days don’t change, maybe I should
Am I the flavor, the taste that brings the zest?
Or am I safer, stifle the fire inside your chest?
So if the days don’t change, maybe I could
So if the days don’t change, maybe I should
Being like the baker, baking sweet cakes and bread
Salt from the shaker, but am I still fresh?
So if the days don’t change, maybe I could
So if the days don’t change, maybe I should
Though the world’s deranged,
I’ll be good
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Take My Words
04:20
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So take my words, don’t write them down
but don’t let them fall to the ground
catch them in your mind and hide them in your heart
and from your lips don’t let them depart, oh no
Live as I’ve lived, love as I’ve loved
give all you can give, you can never give enough
an anxious heart, weighs a person down
but a kind word, lifts them off the ground
So take my words, don’t write them down
but don’t let them fall to the ground
catch them in your mind and hide them in your heart
and from your lips don’t let them depart
Above all else, guard your heart
please protect yourself, it’s where life starts
Unfolding these words, brings light
and grants understanding, to the simple mind
Listen carefully, tune your ears
‘cause you won’t have me, in a few more years
So take my words, don’t write them down
but don’t let them fall to the ground
catch them in your mind and hide them in your heart
and from your lips don’t let them depart, oh no
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9. |
Better Days
03:53
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The pain won’t go away because you cry
So wipe your nose and dry your eyes
Take a nap then tackle the world
Feels like nothing on your side but time, on your side
Better days come with better nights
Lately yours have been so long
I wish I could help you,I wish I could help you
With what went wrong
Sometimes all we’ve got
Are the lies, the lies, the lies
Searching for reasons to try, to try, to try
But I try
There’s no more gas left in your car
The fumes can only take you oh so far, oh so far
The only time you have is now
So take care of yourself
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Better Days (Solo)
03:55
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The pain won’t go away because you cry
So wipe your nose and dry your eyes
Take a nap then tackle the world
Feels like nothing on your side but time, on your side
Better days come with better nights
Lately yours have been so long
I wish I could help you,I wish I could help you
With what went wrong
Sometimes all we’ve got
Are the lies, the lies, the lies
Searching for reasons to try, to try, to try
But I try
There’s no more gas left in your car
The fumes can only take you oh so far, oh so far
The only time you have is now
So take care of yourself
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Shayla McDaniel Knoxville, Tennessee
Singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist crafting guitar-driven alt pop
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