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( * &. ━ HALSEY BADLANDS LYRIC STARTERS

CASTLE.

‘ sick of all these people talking. ’ ‘ sick of all this noise. ’ ‘ tired of all these cameras flashing. ’ ‘ sick of being poised. ’ ‘ my neck is open wide, begging for a fist around it. ’ ‘ already choking on my pride. ’ ‘ already choking on my pride, so there’s no use in crying about it. ’ ‘ there’s no use in crying about it. ’ ‘ they wanna make me their queen. ’ ‘ i probably shouldn’t be so mean. ’ ‘ i should probably keep my pretty mouth shut. ’ ‘ sick of feeling used. ’ ‘ if you wanna break these walls down, you’re gonna get bruised. ’

HOLD ME DOWN.

‘ my demons are begging me to open up my mouth. ’ ‘ they fight me, vigorous and angry. ’ ‘ watch them pounce. ’ ‘ ignite me. ’ ’ i sold my soul to a three-piece. ’ ‘ he told me i was holy. ’ ‘ i sold my soul to a three-piece and he told me i was holy. ’ ‘ he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna hold me down. ’ ‘ sneaking out the back door, make no sound. ’ ‘ knock me out. ’ ‘ i want more, this is what i live for. ’ ‘ throw me in the deep end, watch me drown. ’ ‘ selfish, taking what i want and call it mine. ’ ‘ i’m helpless. ’ ‘ i’m helpless clinging to a little bit of spine. ’ ‘ they rush me, telling me i’m out of time. ’

NEW AMERICANA.

‘ we were a community. ’ ‘ they made me their leader when i never asked to be. ’ ‘ the lightning in their eyes huddled me into whatever they needed me to become. ’ ‘ we were hopeful we would win because nothing could scare us. ’ ‘ we feared no man. ’ ‘ turned dreams into an empire. ’ ‘ survival of the richest. ’ ‘ the city’s ours until the fall. ’ ‘ we don’t feel like outsiders at all. ’ ‘ we are the new americana. ’ ‘ high on legal marijuana. ’ ‘ some say he looks just like his father. ’ ‘ he could never love somebody’s daughter. ’ ‘ we know very well who we are. ’ ‘ what kind of dough have you been spending? ’ ‘ what kind of bubblegum have you been blowing lately? ’

DRIVE.

‘ i can never keep my eyes off this. ’ ‘ my neck, the feeling of your soft lips. ’ ‘ all we do is drive. ’ ‘ all we do is think about the feelings that we hide. ’ ‘ all we do is sit in silence waiting for a sign. ’ ‘ sick and full of pride. ’ ‘ it never felt like home to me. ’ ‘ hey, i was wondering if you wanna like… never mind. ’ ‘ it’s bliss. ’ ‘ it’s so simple, but we can’t stay. ’ ‘ would it really kill you if we kissed? ’

HURRICANE.

‘ i let him climb inside my body and held him captive in my kiss. ’ ‘ there’s a storm you’re starting now. ’ ‘ i’m a wanderess. ’ ‘ i’m a one night stand. ’ ‘ don’t belong to no city. ’ ‘ don’t belong to no man. ’ ‘ i’m the violence in the pouring rain. ’ ‘ i’m a hurricane. ’ ‘ i found myself reminded to keep you far away from me. ’ ‘ baby, beggin’ you to save me. ’ ‘ though lately, i like ‘em crazy. ’ ‘ maybe you could devastate me. ’ ‘ little lady, come and fade me. ’

ROMAN HOLIDAY.

‘ do you remember the taste of my lips that night? ’ ‘ i remember when my father put his fist through the wall. ’ ‘ i remember the fear in your eyes. ’ ‘ didn’t know where we were running to, but don’t look back. ’ ‘ we know that we’re headstrong. ’ ‘ our heart’s gone ’ ‘ the timing’s never right. ’ ‘ but for now, let’s get away. ’ ‘ the timing’s never right, but for now let’s get away. ’ ‘ i imagine the weight of your ribs if you lied between my hips in the backseat. ’ ‘ i imagine the tears in your eyes. ’ ‘ the very first night i’ll sleep without you. ’ ‘ when it happens i’ll be miles away. ’ ‘ didn’t know where i was running to, but i won’t look back. ’ ‘ feet first, don’t fall. ’ ‘ we’ll be running again. ’ ‘ keep close, stand tall. ’

GHOST.

‘ i’m searching for something that i can’t reach. ’ ‘ i don’t like them innocent. ’ ‘ i don’t want no face fresh. ’ ‘ want them wearing leather. ’ ‘ let me be your taste test. ’ ‘ want them wearing leather, begging, let me be your taste test. ’ ‘ i like the sad eyes, bad guys, mouth full of white lies. ’ ‘ you say that you’re no good for me cause i’m always tugging at your sleeve. ’ ‘ i swear i hate you when you leave. ’ ‘ i swear i hate you when you leave, but i like it anyway. ’ ‘ my ghost, where’d you go? ’ ‘ i can’t find you in the body sleeping next to me. ’ ‘ what happened to the soul that you used to be? ’ ‘ you’re a rolling stone boy, never-sleep-alone boy. ’ ‘ got a million numbers and they’re filling up your phone, boy. ’ ‘ i’m off the deep end, sleeping all night through the weekend. ’ ‘ i love him, but i know i’m gonna leave him. ’

COLORS.

‘ your little brother never tells you but he loves you so. ’ ‘ you’re only happy when your sorry head is filled with dope. ’ ‘ i’ll hope you make it to the day you’re twenty-eight years old. ’ ‘ you’re dripping like a saturated sunrise. ’ ‘ you’re spilling like an overflowing sink. ’ ‘ you’re ripped at every edge, but you’re a masterpiece. ’ ‘ everything is blue. ’ ‘ now i’m covered in the colors, pulled apart at the seams. ’ ‘ everything is grey. ’ ‘ he’s so devoid of color he don’t know what it means. ’ ‘ you were a vision in the morning when the light came through. ’ ‘ i know i’ve only felt religion when i’ve lied with you. ’ ‘ you’ll never be forgiven till your boys are too. ’ ‘ i’m still waking every morning, but it’s not with you. ’ ‘ you were red and you liked me because i was blue. ’ ‘ but you touched me and suddenly i was a lilac sky then you decided purple just wasn’t for you. ’

STRANGE LOVE.

‘ everybody wants to know if we fucked on the bathroom sink. ’ ‘ everybody wants to know how your hands felt in my hair. ’ ‘ everybody wants to know if we were high on amphetamines. ’ ‘ everybody wants to hear how we chain smoked until three. ’ ‘ everybody wants to hear how you laughed when you said my name. ’ ‘ everybody wants to hear how you gripped my hips so mean. ’ ‘ we wrote a story in the fog on the windows that night. ’ ‘ the ending is the same every damn time. ’ ‘ they think i’m insane. ’ ‘ they think my lover is strange. ’ ‘ i don’t have to fucking tell them anything. ’ ‘ i’m gonna write it all down. ’ ‘ i don’t have to fucking tell you anything. ’ ‘ that’s the beauty of a secret, you know you’re supposed to keep it. ’ ‘ everybody’s waiting up to hear if i dare speak your name. ’ ‘ everybody wants to know about how it felt to hear you scream. ’ ‘ they know you walk like you’re a god. ’ ‘ they can’t believe i made you weak. ’ ‘ these days i can’t seem to get along with anyone. ’ ‘ these days i can’t seem to make this right. ’ ‘ well, is this fine? will i be alright? ’

COMING DOWN.

‘ i found god. ’ ‘ i found god, i found him in a lover. ’ ‘ i found god, i found him in a lover when his hair falls in his face and his hands so cold they shake. ’ ‘ i found the devil. ’ ‘ i found the devil, i found him in a lover. ’ ‘ i found the devil, i found him in a lover and his lips like tangerines in his color-coded speak. ’ ‘ now we’re lost somewhere in outer space in a hotel where demons play. ’ ‘ we roll around beneath these sheets. ’ ‘ i’ve got a lover. ’ ‘ i’ve got a lover, a love like religion. ’ ‘ i’m such a fool for sacrifice. ’ ‘ he’s coming down. ’ ‘ i’ve got a lover and i’m unforgiven. ’ ‘ i’m such a fool to pay this price. ’ ‘ i found a martyr. ’ ‘ i found a martyr, he told me i’d never with his educated eyes and his head between my thighs. ’ ‘ i found a savior, i don’t think he remembers. ’ ‘ he’s off to pay his crimes. ’ ‘ he’s got no time for me. ’ ‘ every single night pray the sun will rise. ’ ‘ every single time make a compromise. ’

HAUNTING.

‘ keep on haunting me. ’ ‘ i was as pure as a river, but now i think i’m possessed. ’ ‘ you put a fever inside me and i’ve been cold since you left. ’ ‘ i’ve got a boyfriend now. ’ ‘ i’ve got a boyfriend now and he’s made of gold. ’ ‘ you’ve got your own mistakes. ’ ‘ i’m hoping you could save me now. ’ ‘ you’ve got a fire inside, but your heart’s so cold. ’ ‘ i’ve done some things that i can’t speak. ’ ‘ i’ve tried to wash you away, but you won’t leave. ’ ‘ won’t you take a breath and dive in deep? ’ ‘ i came here so you’d come for me. ’ ‘ i’m begging you to keep on haunting me. ’ ‘ i know you’re gonna keep on haunting me. ’ ‘ you weren’t looking for me. ’

GASOLINE.

‘ are you insane like me? ’ ‘ have you been in pain like me? ’ ‘ have you bought a hundred dollar bottle of champagne like me just pour that motherfucker down the drain like me? ’ ‘ would you use your water bill to dry the stain like me? ’ ‘ are you high enough without the mary jane like me? ’ ‘ do you tear yourself apart to entertain like me? ’ ‘ do the people whisper about you on the train like me? ’ ‘ you shouldn’t waste your pretty face. ’ ‘ you can’t wake up, this is not a dream. ’ ‘ you’re part of a machine. ’ ‘ you are not a human being. ’ ‘ low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline. ’ ‘ i think there’s a flaw in my code. ’ ‘ these voices won’t leave me alone. ’ ‘ my heart is gold. ’ ‘ my hands are cold. ’ ‘ my heart is gold and my hands are cold. ’ ‘ are you deranged like me? ’ ‘ are you strange like me? ’ ‘ are you lighting matches just to swallow up the flame like me? ’ ‘ do you call yourself a fucking hurricane like me? ’ ‘ you’ll never take the blame like me. ’

CONTROL.

‘ they send me away. ’ ‘ the house was awake, the shadows and monsters. ’ ‘ the hallways, they echo like gold. ’ ‘ i sat alone in bed till the morning. ’ ‘ they’re coming for me. ’ ‘ i tried to hold these secrets inside me. ’ ‘ my mind’s like a deadly disease. ’ ‘ i’m bigger than my body. ’ ‘ i’m colder than this home. ’ ‘ i’m meaner than my demons. ’ ‘ i’m bigger than these bones. ’ ‘ please stop, you’re scaring me. ’ ‘ i can’t help this awful energy. ’ ‘ goddamn right, you should be scared of me. ’ ‘ who is in control? ’ ‘ i paced around for hours on empty, i jumped at the slightest of sounds. ’ ‘ i couldn’t stand the person inside me, i turned all the mirrors around. ’ ‘ i turned all the mirrors around. ’ ‘ i’m well acquainted with villains that live in my bed. ’ ‘ they’ll never die when i’m dead. ’

YOUNG GOD.

‘ baby girl, you know we’re gonna be legends. ’ ‘ i’m a king and you’re a queen. ’ ‘ we will stumble through heaven. ’ ‘ if there’s a light at the end, it’s just the sun in your eyes. ’ ‘ i know you wanna go to heaven, but you’re human tonight. ’ ‘ do you feel like a young god? ’ ‘ you know the two of us are just young gods. ’ ‘ they’re running, running, running again. ’ ‘ baby girl, don’t get cut on my edges. ’ ‘ i’m the king of everything. ’ ‘ my tongue is a weapon. ’ ‘ there’s a light in the crack that’s separating your thighs. ’ ‘ if you wanna go to heaven, you should fuck me tonight. ’

BONUS: IS THERE SOMEWHERE.

‘ light up one and hand it over. ’ ‘ rest your head upon my shoulder. ’ ‘ i just wanna feel your lips against my skin. ’ ‘ this is right where it begins. ’ ‘ your lips hang heavy underneath me. ’ ‘ i promised myself i wouldn’t let you complete me. ’ ‘ i’m trying not to let it show that i don’t wanna let this go. ’ ‘ i don’t wanna let this go. ’ ‘ is there somewhere you can meet me? ’ ‘ you clutched my brain and eased my ailing. ’ ‘ your girl’s got red in her cheeks ‘cause we’re something she can’t see. ’ ‘ you’re stuck in my brain. ’ ‘ all i do is cry and complain because second’s not the same. ’ ‘ all i do is cry and complain. ’ ‘ second’s not the same. ’ ‘ i’m sorry but i fell in love tonight. ’ ‘ i didn’t mean to fall in love tonight. ’ ‘ you’re looking like you fell in love tonight. ’ ‘ could we pretend that we’re in love? ’

BONUS: EMPTY GOLD.

‘ i must confess how hard i tried to breathe through the trees of loneliness. ’ ‘ you must confess how hard you need to see through the heart beating out of my chest. ’ ‘ feel like we’ve been falling down like those autumn leaves. ’ ‘ baby, don’t let the winter come. don’t let our hearts freeze. ’ ‘ if the morning light don’t steal your soul, we will walk away from empty gold. ’ ‘ we’re the underdogs in this world alone. ’ ‘ i’m a believer, got a fever running through my bones. ’ ‘ they can throw their stones. ’ ‘ they can’t break our hearts. ’ ‘ they won’t take our souls. ’

BONUS: TROUBLE.

‘ will you bleed for me? ’ ‘ lick it off my lips like you needed me. ’ ‘ would you sit me on a couch with your fingers in my mouth? ’ ‘ you look so cool when you’re reading me. ’ ‘ let’s cause a little trouble. ’ ‘ you make me feel so weak. ’ ‘ i bet you kiss your knuckles before they touch my cheek. ’ ‘ i’ve got my mind made up this time. ’ ‘ there’s a menace in my bed. ’ ‘ can you see his silhouette? ’ ‘ go on a light a cigarette. ’ ‘ set a fire in my head tonight. ’ ‘ would you lie for me? ’ ‘ would you cross your sorry heart and hope to die for me? ’ ‘ would you pin me to a wall? ’ ‘ don’t forget me. ’ ‘ i wouldn’t leave you if you’d let me. ’ ‘ when you met me you told me you were gonna get me. ’

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