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Car Radio

MASTERLIST

INTRO

I ponder of something great

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire, exhale desire

I know it’s dire, my time today

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

‘Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

VERSE I

Sometimes quiet is violent

I find it hard to hide it, my pride is no longer inside

It’s on my sleeve, my skin will scream

Remind me of who I killed inside my dream

I hate this car that I’m driving, there’s no hiding for me

I’m forced to deal with what I feel

There is no distraction to mask what is real

I could pull the steering wheel

CHORUS

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

‘Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

VERSE II

I ponder of something terrifying

‘Cause this time there’s no sound to hide behind

I find over the course of our human existence

One things consists of consistence

And it’s that we’re all battling fear

Oh dear, I don’t know if we know why we’re here

Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking

I liked it better when my car had sound

There are things we can do

But from the things that work there are only two

And-a from the two that we choose to do

Peace will win and fear will lose

And there’s faith and there’s sleep

We need to pick one, please, because

Faith is to be awake and to be awake if for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive

And I will try with every rhyme

To come across like I am dying

To let you know you need to try to think

CHORUS

I have these thoughts so I often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

‘Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

BRIDGE

(Whoa, oh-oh-oh)

(Whoah, oh-oh-oh)

(Whoah, oh-oh-oh)

(Whoah, oh-oh-oh)

And now I just sit in silence

And now I just sit in silence

And now I just sit

And now I just sit in silence

And now I just sit in silence

and now I just sit in silence

And now I just sit

CHORUS

I ponder of something great

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire, exhale desire

I know it’s dire, my time today

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

‘Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

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House of Gold

MASTERLIST

CHORUS

She asked me, “Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?”

She asked me, “Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?”

I will make you queen of everything you see

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of disease

VERSE I

Let’s say we up and left this town

And turned our future upside down

We’ll make pretend that you and me

Lived ever after happily

CHORUS

She asked me, “Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?”

I will make you queen of everything you see

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of disease

VERSE II

And since we know that dreams are dead

And life turns plans up on their head

I will plan to be a bum

So I just might become someone

CHORUS

She asked me, “Son, when I grow old

Will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your father turns to stone

Will you take care of me?”

I will make you queen of everything you see

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of disease

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Migraine

MASTERLIST

INTRO

Am I the only one I know

Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?

Shadows will scream that I’m alone-lone-lone

VERSE I

I-I-I-I-I’ve got a migraine

And my pain will range from up, down, and sideways

Thank God it’s Friday, ‘cause Fridays will always be better than Sundays

‘Cause Sundays are my suicide days

I don’t know why they always seem so dismal

Thunderstorms, cloud, snow, and a slight drizzle

Whether it’s the weather or the letters by my bed

Sometimes death seems better than the migraine in my head

Let it be said what the headache represents

It’s me defending in suspense, it’s me suspended in a defenseless test

Being tested by a ruthless examiner

That’s represented best by my depressing thoughts

I do not have writer’s block, my writer just hates the clock

It will not let me sleep, I guess I’ll sleep when I’m dead

And sometimes death seems better than the migraine in my head

CHORUS

Am I the only one I know

Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?

Shadows will scream that I’m alone

But I know, we’ve made it this far, kid

POST-CHORUS

Yeah, yeah, yeah

VERSE II

I am not as fine as I seem, pardon

Me for yelling, I’m telling you green gardens

Are not what’s growing in my psyche, it’s a different me

A difficult beast feasting on burnt down trees

Freeze frame, please let me paint a mental picture portrait

Something you won’t forget, it’s all about my forehead

And how it is a door that holds back contents

That makes Pandora’s Box contents look non-violent

Behind my eyelids are islands of violence

My mind ship-wrecked, this is the only land my mind could find

I did not know it was such a violent island

Bullet tidal waves, suicidal crazed lions

They’re trying to eat me, blood running down their chin

And I know that I can fight, or I can let the lion win

I begin to assemble what weapons I can find

‘Cause sometimes to stay alive, you gotta kill your mind

CHORUS

Am I the only one I know

Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?

Shadows will scream that I’m alone

But I know, we’ve made it this far, kid

POST-CHORUS

(Ah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

(Oh, oh)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

BRIDGE

And I will say that we should take a day to break away

From all the pain our brain has made, the game is not played alone

And I will say that we should take a moment and hold it

And keep it frozen and know that life has a hopeful undertone

And I will say that we should take a day to break away

From all the pain our brain has made, the game is not played alone

And I will say that we should take a moment and hold it

And keep it frozen and know that life has a hopeful undertone

CHORUS

Am I the only one I know, oh

Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?

Shadows will scream that I’m alone

But I know, we’ve made it this far, kid

OUTRO

I’ve made it this far

I’ve made it this f—

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Holding On To You

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

I’m taking over my body, back in control, no more shotty

I bet a lot of me was lost, “T”’s uncrossed and “I”’s undotted

I fought it a lot and it seems a lot like flesh is all I got

Not anymore, flesh out the door, swat

I must’ve forgot, you can’t trust me

I’m open a moment and close when you show it

Before you know it, I’m lost at sea

And now that I write and think about it and the story unfolds

You should take my life, you should take my soul

BREAK

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

CHORUS

You are surrounding, all my surroundings

Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain

You are surrounding, all my surroundings

Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes

PRE-CHORUS

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you

VERSE II

Remember the moment you know exactly where you’re goin’

‘Cause the next moment before you know it

Time is slowin’ and it’s frozen still

And the windowsill looks really nice, right?

You think twice about your life, it probably happens at night, right?

Fight it, take the pain, ignite it

Tie a noose around your mind, loose enough to breathe fine

And tie it to a tree, tell it, “You belong to me

This ain’t a noose, this is a leash

And I have news for you, you must obey me”

CHORUS

You are surrounding, all my surroundings

Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain

You are surrounding, all my surroundings

Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes

BRIDGE

Entertain my faith, entertain my faith

Entertain my faith, entertain my faith

Entertain my faith, entertain my faith

Entertain my faith, entertain my faith

Entertain my faith, entertain my faith

BREAKDOWN

Lean with it, rock with it, when we gonna stop with it?

Lyrics that mean nothin’, we were gifted with thought

Is it time to move our feet, to an introspective beat?

It ain’t the speakers that bump hearts, it’s out hearts that make the beat

Lean with it, rock with it, when we gonna stop with it?

Lyrics that mean nothin’, we were gifted with thought

Is it time to move our feet, to an introspective beat?

It ain’t the speakers that bump hearts, it’s our hearts that make the beat

Lean with it, rock with it, when we gonna stop with it?

Lyrics that mean nothin’, we were gifted with thought

Is it time to move our feet, to an introspective beat?

It ain’t the speakers that bump hearts and it’s our hearts that make the beat

OUTRO

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you, and I’ll be holding on to you

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you, and I’ll be holding on to you

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you, and I’ll be holding on to you

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

And I’ll be holding on to you, and I’ll be holding on to you

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Ode To Sleep

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

I wake up fine and dandy, but then by the time I find it handy

To rip my heart apart and start planning my crash landing

I go up, up, up, up, up to the ceiling

Then I feel my soul start leaving like an old man’s hair receding

I’m pleading, “Please, oh please!” on my knees repeatedly asking

Why it’s got to be like this, is this living free?

I don’t wanna be the one, be the one who has the

Sun’s blood on my hands, I’ll tell the moon

Take this weapon forged in darkness

Some see a pen, I see a harpoon

PRE-CHORHS

I’ll stay awake ‘cause the dark’s not taking prisoners tonight

Why am I not scared in the morning?

I don’t hear those voices calling

I must have kicked them out, I must have kicked them out

I swear I heard demons yelling

Those crazy words they were spelling

They told me I was gone, they told me I was gone

CHORUS

But I’ll tell ‘em, “Why won’t you let me go?

Do I threaten all your plans? I’m insignificant”

Please tell ‘em, you have no plans for me

I will set my soul on fire, what have I become?

I’ll tell ‘em

VERSE II

On the eve of a day that’s forgotten and fake

As the trees, they await, and clouds anticipate

The start of a day when we put on our face

A mask that portrays that we don’t need grace

On the eve of a day that is bigger than us

But we open our eyes ‘cause we’re told that we must

And the trees wave their arms and the clouds try to plead

Desperately yelling, “There’s something we need!”

I’m not free, I asked forgiveness three times

Same amount that I denied, I three-time MVP’d this crime

I’m afraid to tell you who I adore, won’t tell you who I’m singing towards

Metaphorically, I’m a whore, and that’s denial number four

PRE-CHORUS

I’ll stay awake ‘cause the dark’s not taking prisoners tonight

Why am I not scared in the morning?

I don’t hear those voices calling

I must have kicked them out, I must have kicked them out

I swear I heard demons yelling

Those crazy words they were spelling

They told me I was gone, they told me I was gone

CHORUS

But I’ll tell ‘em, “Why won’t you let me go?

Do I threaten all your plans? I’m insignificant”

Please tell ‘em, you have no plans for me

I will set my soul on fire, what have I become?

OUTRO

I’ll tell ‘em, you have no plans for me, I will set my soul on fire

What have I become? I’ll tell ‘em, I’ll tell ‘em, I’ll tell ‘em

I’ll tell ‘em, please tell ‘em, you have no plans for me

I will set my soul on fire, what have I become? I’m sorry

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Vessel

MASTERLIST

i: Ode To Sleep

ii: Holding On To You

iii: Migraine

iv: House of Gold

v: Car Radio

vi: Semi-Automatic

vii: Screen

viii: The Run and Go

ix: Fake You Out

x: Guns for Hands

xi: Trees

xii: Truce

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Twenty Øne Pilots

Twenty One Pilots

Vessel

Blurry Face

Trench

Clancy

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Isle of Flightless Birds

MASTERLIST

INTRO

(La, da, da, da)

(La, da, da, da, da)

(La, da, da, da, la, da, da, la)

(La, da, da, da)

(La, da, da, da, da, da, da)

(La, da, da, da, la, da, daa, la-a-a-a-a-a, -a-a)

PRE-CHORUS

Now is the climax to the story

That gives the demons and angels purpose

They fly around while we are walking

And mold our emotions just to please them

CHORUS

I am cold, can you hear?

I will fly with no hope, no fear

And the ground taunts my wings

Plummet as I sing

Plummet as I sing

VERSE I

All we are is an isle of flightless birds

We find our worth in giving birth and stuff

We’re lining our homes against winding roads

And we think the going is tough

We pick songs to sing

Remind us of things that nobody cares about

And honestly, we’re probably

More suicidal than ever now

If you decide to live by

What you think’s wrong and what’s right

Believe me, you’ll begin to wish you were sleeping

Your weeping will creep in your head and you’ll cry

But if we wake up every morning

And decide what we believe

We can take apart our very heart

And the light will set us free

CHORUS

I am cold, can you hear?

I will fly with no hope, no fear

And the ground taunts my wings

Plummet as I sing, plummet as I

I am cold, can you hear?

I will fly with no hope, no fear

And the ground taunts my wings

Plummet as I sing, plummet as I

VERSE II

How frustrating and so degrading

His time, we’re wasting as time will fly by

And the sky will cry as light is fading

And He is waiting, oh, so patiently

While we repeat the same routine as we will please comfortability

And please think about why you can’t sleep, uh, in the evening

And please don’t be afraid of what your soul is really thinking

Your soul knows good and evil, your soul knows both sides

And it’s time you pick your battle

And I promise you, this is mine

(I promise you, this is mine)

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Before You Start Your Day

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

Open the slits in your face

And start your day

You don’t have much time

To make your slits look just right

REFRAIN

I’m in your mind

I’m singin’

I’m in your mind

I’m singin’

La-da, la-da

La-da, la-da

La-da

La-da-da

VERSE II

Look in the mirror and ask your soul

If you’re alright

Put on the glitter

That your soul hides behind

REFRAIN

You’re in my mind

I’m singin’

You’re in my mind

I’m singin’

La-da, la-da

La-da, la-da

La-da

La-da-da

BRIDGE

Know you were made holy

Open up your eyes and see

The clouds above will hold you

The clouds above will sing

OUTRO

And in your mind

You’re singing

La-da, la-da

La-da, la-da

La-da

La-da-da

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Taxi Cab

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

I wanna fall inside your ghost

And fill up every hole inside my mind

And I want everyone to know

That I am half a soul divided

CHORUS

Sometimes, we will die

And sometimes, we will fly away

Either way, you’re by my side

Until my dyin’ days

And if I’m not there and I’m far away

I said, “Don’t be afraid”

I said, “Don’t be afraid

We’re goin’ home”

VERSE II

I wanna strip myself of breath

A breathless piece of death I’ve made for you

A mortal rotting piece of song

Will help me carry on, but at least you heard

CHORUS

Oh, sometimes, we will die

And sometimes, we will fly away

Either way, you’re by my side

Until my dyin’ days

And if I’m not there and I’m far away

I said, “Don’t be afraid”

I said, “Don’t be afraid

We’re goin’ home”

BRIDGE

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

(Okay)

So the hearse ran out of gas

The passenger person grabbed a map

And the drive inside it contrived a new route to save the past

And checked his watch and grabbed a cab

A beautifully planned taxi cab

A cab, had a cleared out back

And two men started to unpack

Driving once again, but now this time, there were three men

And then I heard one of them say

“I know this right will turn to gray

I know the stars will start to fade

When all the darkness fades away

We had to steal him from his fate

So he could see another day”

And then I cracked open my box

Someone must have picked the lock

A little light revealed the spot where my fingernails had fought

Then I pushed it open more, pushing up against the door

Then I sat up off the floor

And found the breath I was searchin’ for

Then there were three men up front

All I saw were backs of heads

And then I asked, “Am I alive and well

Or am I dreaming and dead?”

Then one turned around to say

“We’re driving toward the morning, son

Where all your blood is washed away

And all you did will be undone”

OUTRO

I said, “Don’t be afraid”

I said, “Don’t be afraid”

Oh, oh

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A Car, a Torch, a Death

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

The air begins to feel a little thin

As I start the car and then I begin

To add the miles piled up behind me

I barely feel a smile deep inside me

VERSE II

And I begin to envy the headlights driving south

I wanna crack the door so I can just fall out

But then I remember when you packed my car

You reached in the back and buckled up your heart

REFRAIN

For me to drive away with

I began to understand why God died

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

VERSE III

The demon sat there waiting on her porch

It was a little dark, so he held a makeshift torch

And when my car was far out of sight

He crept in her room and stayed there for the night

BRIDGE

And then I felt chills in my bones

The breath I saw was not my own

I knew my skin that wrapped my frame

Wasn’t made to play this game

And then I saw him, torch in hand

He laid it out, what he had planned

And then I said, “I’ll take the grave

Please, just send them all my way”

Then I felt the chills in my bones

The breath I saw was not my own

I knew my skin that wrapped my frame

Wasn’t made to play this game

And then I saw him, torch in hand

He laid it out, what he had planned

And then I said, “I’ll take the grave

Please, just send them all my way”

REFRAIN

I began to understand why God died

VERSE IV

The air begins to feel a little thin

As we’re waiting for the morning to begin

But for now, you told me to hold this jar

And when I looked inside, I saw it held your heart

REFRAIN

For me to walk away with

I began to understand why God died

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Trapdoor

MASTERLIST

VERSE 1

He wakes up early today

Throws on a mask that will alter his face

Nobody knows his real name

But now he just uses one he saw on a grave

PRE-CHORUS

And he pretends he’s okay, but you should see, oh

Him in bed late at night, he’s petrified

CHORUS

Take me out, and finish this waste of a life

Everyone gather around for a show

Watch as this man disappears as we know

Do me a favor and try to ignore

As you watch him fall through a blatant trapdoor

VERSE II

He thinks that faith might be dead

Nothing kills a man faster than his own head

He used to see dreams at night

But now he’s just watching the backs of his eyes

PRE-CHORUS

He pretends he’s okay, but you should see

Him in bed late at night, he’s petrified

CHORUS

Take me out to finish this waste of a life

Everyone gather around for a show

Watch as this man disappears as we know

Do me a favor and try to ignore

As you watch him fall through a blatant trapdoor

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah!

BRIDGE

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

CHORUS

Take me out and finish this waste of a life

Everyone gather around for a show

Watch as this man disappears as we know

Do me a favor and try to ignore

When you watch him fall through a blatant trapdoor

OUTRO

‘Cause nobody knows he’s alive

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Air Catcher

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

I don’t fall slow like I used to, I fall straight down

You’ve stolen my air catcher that kept me safe and sound

My parachute’s what got me safely to ground

But now my cord’s not workin’ and I see you staring me down

CHORUS

I won’t fall in love with fallin’

I will try to avoid my eyes, oh

VERSE II

I think you would beat the moon in a pretty contest

And the moon just happened to be the very first thing that I missed

I was doing fine on my own and there wasn’t much I lacked

But you’ve stolen my air catcher and I don’t know if I want it back

CHORUS

I won’t fall in love with fallin’

I will try to avoid those eyes

‘Cause I’m not sure I want to give you

Tools that can destroy my heart

BRIDGE

And I just don’t say what you wanna hear

So I’ll write my fears

And I don’t believe in talkin’ just to breathe

I’m fallin’ selfishly

OUTRO: Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas & Chris Salih

I won’t fall in love with fallin’

I will try to avoid those eyes

But now I’m here to give you words as

Tools that can destroy my heart

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Oh Ms. Believer

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

Oh, Ms. Believer, my pretty sleeper

Your twisted mind is like snow on the road

Your shaking shoulders prove that it’s colder

Inside your head than the winter of dead

VERSE II

I will tell you I love you

But the muffs on your ears will cater your fears

My nose and feet are running as we start

To travel through snow, together, we go

Together, we go

CHORUS

We get colder as we grow older

We will walk so much slower

VERSE III

Oh, Ms. Believer, my pretty weeper

Your twisted thoughts are like snow on the rooftops

Please, take my hand, we’re in foreign land

As we travel through snow, together we go

Together, we go

CHORUS

We get colder as we grow older

We will walk so much slower

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Johnny Boy

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

He stays home from work this time

He never really told his wife

He never really told a lie

But this time, he decides that it’s alright

It’s alright

No one really knows his mind

And no one knows behind his eyes

The man deserves a medal

But he’s never really won a prize before

He goes to lock the door

PRE-CHORUS

He has fallen in love

He knows it’s enough

But the world looks down and frowns

CHORUS

Get up, Johnny Boy, get up, Johnny Boy

Get up, ‘cause the world has left you lying on the ground

You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy

Get up, Johnny Boy, because we all need you now

We all need you now

VERSE II

Someone said, “Away you go!”

And someone said to you, “Goodbye.”

They deflect the disrespect

When they say that they blame it on the times

They blame it on the times

We all know you’re qualified

To fix a chair and love your wife

They all know you’re qualified

But they lie when they blame it on the times

Oh, we blame it on the times

PRE-CHORUS

Oh, he has fallen in love

He knows it’s enough

But the world looks down and frowns

CHORUS

Get up, Johnny Boy, get up, Johnny Boy

Get up, ‘cause the world has left you lying on the ground

You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy

Get up, Johnny Boy, because we all need you now

We all need you now

BRIDGE

I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame and

I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame and

I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame

CHORUS

Get up, Johnny Boy, get up, Johnny Boy

Get up, ‘cause the world has left you lying on the ground

You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy

Get up, Johnny Boy, because we all need you now

Get up, Johnny Boy, get up, Johnny Boy

Get up, ‘cause the world has left you lying on the ground

You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy

Get up, Johnny Boy, because we all need you now

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March to the Sea

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

There’s miles of land in front of us

And we’re dying with every step we take

We’re dying with every breath we make

And I’ll fall in line

A stranger’s back is all I see

He’s only a few feet in front of me

And I’ll look left and right sometimes

But I’ll fall in line

VERSE II

No one looks up anymore

‘Cause you might get a raindrop in your eye

And Heaven forbid they see you cry

As we fall in line

And about this time of every year

The line will go to the ocean pier

And walk right off into the sea

And then we all fall asleep

VERSE III

And as we near the end of land

And our ocean graves are just heyo the sand

I ask myself the question why I fall in line

And then out of the corner of my eye

I see a spaceship in the sky

And hear a voice inside my head

CHORUS

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me”

VERSE IV

Then the wages of war will start

Inside my head with the counterparts

And the emotionless marchers will chant the phrase

“This line’s the only way”

And then I start down the sand

My eyes are focused on the end of land

But again the voice inside my head says

CHORUS

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

“Follow me instead”

VERSE V

Take me up, seal the door

I don’t want to march here anymore

I realize that this line is dead

So I’ll follow you instead

So then you put me back in my place

So I might start another day

And once again I will be

In a march to the sea

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Friend, Please

MASTERLIST

VERSE I

I feel for you, but when did you believe you were alone?

You say that spiders crawled inside and made themselves at home

Where light once was

Petrified of who you are and who you have become

You will hide from everyone, denying you need

Someone to exterminate your bones

CHORUS

Friend, please remove your hands

From over your eyes for me

I know you want to leave

But friend, please don’t take your life away from me

VERSE II

Living like a ghost, you walk by everyone you know

You say that you’re fine, but you have lost your sway and glow

So I stopped by to let you know

CHORUS

Friend, please remove your hands

From over your eyes for me

I know you want to leave

But friend, please don’t take your life away from me

BRIDGE

Would you let me know your plans tonight?

‘Cause I just won’t let go ‘til we both see the light

And I have nothing else, oh, left to say

But I will listen to you all day

Yes, I will

OUTRO

Friend, please remove your hands

From over your eyes for me

I know you want to leave

But friend, please don’t take your life away from me