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Verse 1:
I tend to think you're only temporary
Whenever I'm okay that's the routine
But even if your company is momentary
I suppose it's better than the other extreme
Chorus:
‘Cause I’ve had my heart torn off of my sleeve
And I've got a broken sewing machine
Verse 2:
I tend to fall down a flight of stairs
In the same fashion that a lover falls
One moment alone and free of cares
The next just bruised and covered in gauze
Chorus:
‘Cause I’ve had my heart torn off of my sleeve
And I've got a broken sewing machine
Verse 3:
We’ve got a lot of history not forgotten
I wish that you could have felt what I did
I wish a lot of things when I get excited
And lately I've wished for a lot of things
Chorus:
‘Cause I’ve had my heart torn off of my sleeve
And I’ve got a broken sewing machine
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Fix Me ((Break Point))
04:18
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Verse 1:
All of the things that I believe
Are going down in flames
Pre-Chorus:
You ask why and I don't think about it
It being us and us no longer a thing
I try and try I just can't understand it
Feeling love's inevitable sting
Chorus:
You've got the right to hurt right now
You've got the right to hate me
You say you're better off now
You say you're better off
I've got to figure myself out
I've got to try and fix me
You say you're better off now
Verse 2:
All of the things that I believe
Are going down in flames
Pre-Chorus:
You ask why and I don't think about it
It being us and us no longer a thing
I try and try I just can't understand it
Feeling love's inevitable sting
Chorus:
You've got the right to hurt right now
You've got the right to hate me
You say you're better off now
You say you're better off
I've got to figure myself out
I've got to try and fix me
You say you're better off now
End Thing:
You're such a good friend
That's why I have to break your heart
Take my love and take my life
All my friends with no goodbyes, etc.
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KB ((Lucky Loser))
03:56
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Verse 1:
Freckles down her whole back and knees and naval
Her hair is redder than a bloomed Japanese maple
But don’t you call her, son
She’ll deem you too bothersome to answer
Verse 2:
She can be cooler than a wintery mix in winter
This girl has eaten skinnier hicks than you for dinner
Don’t you ask her
She’ll retract her every glance, sir
Chorus:
Cause Katie has got something that is new to you
And maybe lines of twentysomethings have been though this too
And I’m scared not to talk and equally scared to try to stand
But if you don’t walk the walk she’ll leave you for the guy who can
For the guy who can
Verse 3.
If you make her laugh you’ll feel all kinds of a flutter
But don’t get it twisted, brother, be careful of the words you utter
Don’t you call her, son
She’ll deem you bothersome to answer
Chorus:
Cause Katie has got something, something that’s new to you
And maybe lines of twentysomethings have been though this too
And I’m equally scared not to talk and equally scared to try to stand
But if you don’t walk the walk she’ll leave you for the guy who can
For the guy who can
Verse 4:
If you ever see her again, she’ll be all kinds of cordial
But even when she kicks your head in, not for a second will she be remorseful
Don’t offer her a single piece
Because Katie’s prepared to eat
Every morsel
Chorus Again
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Verse 1:
A step by step manual to understand the opposite sex
Might be helpful but knowing me I’d just skim it and hope for the best
Pre-Chorus:
I’m awkward, sure, but let’s just hope that’s not my defining factor
No, I’m an actor and my stage is the way I design my texts
Chorus:
Let’s not talk about my ex
She’s still in some pictures on my profile
Let’s pretend that was a long time ago
And I haven’t thought of her in a while
But we both know that isn’t so
Let’s just not talk at all that seems more easy
Than lame back and forths and lazy, cheesy narrative then sex
between strangers who live in the same apartment complex
Verse 2:
A step by step manual that's more expensive and than I can afford
I wish I could teleport back to before love was a just a contact sport
Verse 3:
This step by step manual was a bust I’m afraid
Hell, frat boys don’t understand girls and a majority of them can still get laid
Pre-Chorus:
I’m awkward, sure, but let’s just hope that’s not my defining factor
No, I’m an actor, and all the world’s a stage
Chorus:
Let’s not talk about my ex
She’s still in some pictures on my profile
Let’s pretend that was a long time ago
And I haven’t thought of her in a while
But we both know that isn’t so
Let’s just not talk at all that seems more easy
Than lame back and forths and lazy, cheesy narrative then sex
between strangers who live in the same apartment complex
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5. |
Lasso ((Love Game))
02:27
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Verse 1:
If I could lasso the moon, like a 60’s cartoon
It’d be my gift to you although petty
Would you hold it like a balloon, and continue to swoon
I’d like to love you if you let me
Bridge:
If I could lass the sun, like it were second to none
Would you always be there for me
It’d be symbiotic fun, watching two become one
As we merge to make a singularity, would you love me
Would you? Would you?
Verse 2:
If I could lasso the moon, like a 60’s cartoon
Would you offer your hand to hold
From 8 until noon, I will play you some tunes
And do so till we get old
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Verse 1:
Upon further inspection
Your loves an infection
I'm unsure how I got it
But no antibiotic
Can cure it
Guess I'll have to endure it
Until it gobbles me whole
Man how inconvenient
I guess I'll quarantine this
Heart you hold
Chorus:
You're bubonic
So fast you're supersonic
Doctor you got to stop it
This bubonic plague
Oh yes the mess you’ve made
Oh the mess you’ve made, the mess you’ve made
Verse 2:
In ancient Egypt I heard
Whenever someone got hurt
To avoid infections you
Poured copper on your wounds
Copper copper
infection stopper
If it weren't for that penicillin
I suppose we'd still be spilling
That boiling fluid
On our cuts scrapes and bruises
Poor some metal on this heart it's been seriously wounded
Chorus Again
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Verse 1:
I’ll start believing in something new
Cause I’m pretty sure that you’re leaving soon
Chorus:
Who’s to say
That this was all a waste of time
Your hand enclosed so tightly around mine
Songs I fell apart to
You’re the one who cut my heart loose
And is taking it half way
Across across the States with you
Verse 2:
I’ll stop trying when you say you will
I’m only crying cause I love you still
Chorus:
Who’s to say
That this was just a waste of time
Used to kiss me in your car at red lights
All alone we used to
Say we were watching cartoons
Hold my heart close to you
Verse 3:
I’ll go looking for someone new
Looking for the same love I found in you
Chorus:
Who's to say
This was all a waste of time
Your hand was once so tightly around mine
But now you’re whole states away from my reach
I hope you find the time to remember me
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Verse 1:
Don’t let tomorrow allow tonight not to matter
You can cry when you wake up
And walk under ladders
But tonight black cats cross our path and up emerge flowers
Verse 2:
I’ll place one in your hair; you will explode with laughter
The petals will match your dress’ floral patterns
I’ll put a ring on your finger
Twice greater than each one of Saturn's
Chorus:
The Sunlight left; But I’m not tired yet
When you’re away my heart’s as heavy as my eyelids get
Verse 3:
In the morning when I wake from a restless slumber
My mirrors all broken; cue lightning and thunder
But tonight I’ll step on the cracks and they
won’t hurt my mother
Verse 4:
We’ll both read our fortunes and our lucky numbers
We’ll spot shooting stars, we’ll wish for one another
We’ve no need for crickets
for without luck we both found a lover
Chorus:
The Sunlight left; But I’m not tired yet
When you’re away my heart’s as heavy as my eyelids get
Alt. Chorus:
The Sun has set; But I’m dreading the dawn
Because I know tomorrow you’ll be gone
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Chorus:
I used to be a lonely man
I’m no longer a lonely man
Because I found you
Verse 1:
Sweet Anne Clements, When life does give you lemons
Don’t go-go maxing your card to its limit
Oh who am I kidding? I know when I was in it
The hole got bigger and bigger by the minute
But now I’ve you, Anne
And now I am your man
Chorus:
They said get rich while I still can
I don’t care if I still can
Cause she’s all the riches I need
Mhm, yes ma’am, indeed
No longer will I be blue
Because I found you
Verse 2:
Sweet street beggar, Life is bound to get better
If she wants to let you in and go and let her
Oh well I never, claimed I was any clever
But I asked for her hand and she’s not a leper
Go get married to go a girl named Anne
And you’ll become a brand new man
Chorus:
I used to be a lonely man
I’m no longer a lonely man
Because I found you
They said get rich while I still can
I don’t care if I still can
Cause she’s all the riches I need
Mhm, yes ma’am, indeed
No longer will I be blue
Because I found you
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Tennis Elbow New York, New York
Ryan Wentz lives in New York City and makes tennis music.
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