Tell me what it's like to breathe easy
Knowing it's all in your hands
Can't find the words I'm looking for.

The things you dream are far more beautiful
For your sake, than the things
That keep me endlessly awake.

It's just becoming
Too hard to take.

Is common ground so hard to grasp
This was meant to be a simple task
Do we believe in the words you say
When tomorrows just another day.

I know the words
To all the sad songs
But I always had a way with
These melodies and major keys
Before I know my mouth is
Running away with me.

Tell me, tell me what it's like to just get by
You've only got yourself to blame
You know we're all the same
It's a chance I'm here to take.

Try your best to live for today
You won't make it through any other way
Now there's nothing else left to take.

Hold your breath till the motions pass
Should I really even have to ask
If I see you, then I hope you know
I'm going straight for your fucking throat.


I know the words
To all the sad songs
But I always had a way with
These melodies and major keys
Before I know my mouth is
Running away with me.

You were the best of all the passing trends
When will this fucking end?

You were the life that I left behind.

I know the words
To all the sad songs
But I always had a way with
These melodies and major keys
Before I know my mouth is
Running away with me.

We took the time, we have the focus
But nothing ever mattered like
These fifths and thirds
And have you heard,
If you go back to the start you will never learn.









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