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1. |
Grey
03:37
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He told me I sound just like a rainbow
Which is funny cause I feel like mud
When rain falls every drop is a reminder
I’m unoriginal at best
But the boy who said that I’m a rainbow
Sees every sound as color
But I know that
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is grey
I forget that I am a rainbow
When all I do is stay inside
My own home, trapped inside my own mind
The sun can’t shine where I hide
There’s no way that I can be a rainbow
When monochrome is kodachrome
Developed into black and white
Dipped into a darker shade so I can stay
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is grey
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is
Grey is my color is grey is my color is grey
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2. |
Shoes Too Tight
03:43
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Whatcha think about that
When I’m up and you’re faded
The porch light’s on and I’m waiting
For you to just come home
I’m too tired to stay up now that you’re wasted
You used all your charm on the faceless
And now it’s gone
Fear might pound through your veins
You can lose your mind
But don’t go insane
Don’t you know my past
Used and abused always rhyming
With nothing but poor timing
Just like the timing of this song
Did you do something wrong?
I’m just scared you’ll put these shoes on one day
And realize they’re too tight
Find that everything you were doing wrong was still alright
Well speak up young man and ask yourself
What you need tonight
Forget your fear you’re not losing me
Whatcha think about that
The world around is waking
I’m busted, bruised and waiting
For you to pick up the phone
But now you’re tired
You stayed up feared and fretting
Don’t waste your time regretting
I’ll be here when you make it home
I’m just scared you’ll put these shoes on one day
And realize they’re too tight
Know that everything that you were doing wrong was still alright
Well speak up young man and ask yourself
What you need tonight
Forget your fear you’re not losing me
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3. |
Each Time You Lie
03:50
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Your poems fall like chocolate waterfalls
I’m the one that’s bleeding
Your words cut deep each time you lied
Now I’m the one that’s bleeding
When you took her hand you conquered us all
And left us for your mistress
Spooning words I know were lies
I guess that means we’re worthless
We’ll find our way, the day is still here
Without your presence
There’s gifts in that, I’ll search my past
What I find will be unpleasant
It’s so bitter, bittersweet like chocolate
Melting on my tongue
I miss it before it’s over but
I’ll hate it when the bite’s done
I’m so bitter, bittersweet like chocolate
Melting on my tongue
I miss it before it’s over but
I hate it when the bite’s done
I’m bottled up for my own sake
My heart my soul my body
Chew me up then spit me out
Cut me down and then skip town
But please don’t change
Can’t let you go if I do, I’ll never know.
Please don’t go
Please don’t, please don’t go
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4. |
Slow Down
03:28
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All I’m asking is just for more of you
Your ticking tricks each man to think
His hold on you is true
Can’t blink I’ll miss the moment
You think the well is full but when it’s all out
I’ll waste away to nothing left
And sink into the ground
I’ll regret every moment once it’s gone
I need you should slow down
I need you should slow down
I need you should slow down, now
You are the only one I wish would stay
Like a fish who loves a bird that flies away
I can’t follow where you go
I think you should slow down
I think you should slow down
I need you should slow down
Wait for a minute
I’m hoping you can hold for a moment
Can you slow your pulse down a little
So that I can breathe for a second
Wait for a minute
I’m hoping you can hold for a moment
Can you slow your pulse down a little
So that I can breathe for a second
All I’m asking is just for more of you
Please wait for a minute
Oh hold for a moment
I think you should slow down
I need you should slow down, now
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5. |
Yer's Song
04:50
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You were that someone, the only one single voice who
Rang above the clouds silencing my doubts and shadows too
You saw a side of me, a side I never knew
You gave to me my certainty, I’ll never forget you…
You gave to me my certainty, I’ll never forget you…
And now you’re
Gone, gone, gone now you’re gone
Just like the sun that leaves
At night, dark and cold
Did you forget me?
Gone, gone, gone now you’re gone
Just like the sun that leaves me
High, high and dry
I’m helpless, can’t you see?
Just open up your eyes, your world is blooming
Shed a light where you couldn’t see
Your darkness was consuming
Now you are you, standing on your own two feet
Your certainty that set you free
It didn’t come from me
And now I’m
Gone gone gone now I’m gone
Just like the sun that leaves
At night so the moon can shine its brightest light
Gone gone gone now you’re gone
Just like the sun that leaves
At night so the moon can shine its brightest light
Gone gone gone now I’m gone
Just like the sun that leaves
At night so the moon can shine its brightest light
Gone gone gone now you’re gone
Just like the sun that leaves
At night so the moon can shine its brightest light
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6. |
Dear Irvington
03:59
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Your expectation is killing me
I might be blind, but not too blind to see
That you’re just using me
You built a wall your heart that
I will never climb
Not today, not tomorrow
Not forever just to borrow
I know this pill is hard to swallow
But I don’t need you like you need me
Your expectation is drowning me
It’s hard to follow when you’re drifting out to sea
Chin up you sing softly
I’m treading water, sinking fast
Don’t worry I’ll be fine
Not today, not tomorrow
Not forever, just to borrow while I need it
I know this pill is hard to swallow
I don’t need you like you need me
Yet to be the woman I am today
I needed every moment on your couch
Making love to Donny Hathaway
And each time we did
I swore I saw the milky way but
Not today, not tomorrow
Not forever, just to borrow while I need it
I know this pill is hard to swallow
But I don’t need you like you need me
No I don’t, no I don’t
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7. |
Punching Bag
02:58
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I see right through
You and your insecurity
But like a window pane streaked with rain
Your tears aren’t mine to wipe away
You think you got me on the ropes
But I won’t be your punching bag for blows
Why are you scared of me?
That hiss and rattle is coming from you
You’re blinded by the skin you can shed
A new self lies just underneath
You think you got me on the ropes
But I won’t be your punching bag for blows
If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Then don’t piss me off, and say that you weren’t warned
You shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds you good advice
Aren’t you tired of running
Round and round and round and round in a circle
You’ll catch up to your tail soon enough
You’ll bark from your own bite
Don’t wanna tell you twice it’s not my job
To help you live your life
So let’s set the record straight
You have to shoulder all that weight
Cause I’m not your punching bag
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8. |
Try Me
03:46
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Dark is all I see
Deep down in this hole you dug in your own heart
Please forgive me
But my sympathy is coming up short
You keep pushing me away
And I’m searching for a sign to stay
So shed some light for me
On something you said I could never see
Well try me
Well try me
Shed some light for me
What are you hiding from me
Each day that goes by I catch you in a lie
You’re gone, I can’t see
The you that I knew before you threw us away
All I need from you is more
Just a bit of string to sew what torn
Still I’m begging you for more
To shed some light for me on something
You said I could never see
Well try me
Well try me
Shed some light for me on something
You said I could never see
Well try me
Shed some light for me
Try me
Try me
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9. |
Real
04:36
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She wrote her address on this card
Hoping I’d write while we’re apart
Intentions sweet, but we both knew
Tomorrow held a different truth
Was this real?
I swear it cross my heart I’d die to heal
If we stuck this out
I’d be chained to your dreams and so I
I don’t let people in at least not this way
But I wish I’d let you
I’ve been told
You need to spend some time alone
Get to know yourself before you meet somebody else
But don’t they also say that on your dying day
You regret all the chances that you didn’t take
You wish that you could
You wish that you could change
You wish that you could
So what am I to do if I
Met you one day too soon do I
Just play it safe, do what it takes
To find myself without you
Was this real?
I swear it cross my heart I’d die to heal
If we stuck this out
I’d be chained to your dreams and so I
I don’t let people in at least not this way
But I wish I let you
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10. |
Blink
04:30
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Taking the time, steering it wide
Looking for a better state of mind
However we spin, wherever my heart is
I’m walking along one step at a time
These times are constantly changing
You blink for an instant
Remember once in a while to see
In this life, it’s easy to miss it
The most precious moments
Take time
To breathe
Back on the grind, losing my mind
Maybe I’m wrong, but I may be right
With every distractions, embedded reaction
Another day dawns, and everything’s fine
These times are constantly changing
Blink for an instant and realize
Remember once in a while to see
In this life, it’s easy to miss it
The most precious moments
Take time
To breathe
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Mama Magnolia Denver, Colorado
Mama Magnolia is
Megan Letts - Vocals
Zach Jackson - Bass
Thomas Jennings - Guitar
Jackson Hillmer - Drums
Carrie McCune - Trumpet
Alex Cazet - Saxophone
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