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Wheeler
02:37
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Our mix tapes were always love letters
We'd send them back and forth forever
The days were so long and we were so young
Our hearts were so big then we could fall for anyone
Hold the tape close to your chest
Don't let go of the cassette
Histories are always erased
Time can't wipe the smile from my face
It's perfectly fine to say I'm in love with the world
And it's perfectly fine to say I'm so madly deeply cynical, could you love me anyway?
Whatever happened to Harriet Wheeler?
Whatever happened to our youth?
Whatever happened to Harriet Wheeler?
Whatever happened to you?
The days were so long and we were so young
Our hearts were so big then we could fall for anyone
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2. |
12 Steps
03:52
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They ought to write 12 steps to get over you
But how could I expect to do something I don't want to do?
One foot in this life, the other one in the grave
I keep on digging deeper, but you can't escape the rain
So let's go out tonight, come on, just for old time's
We'll drink the Delaware River dry
And I'll kiss your lips like it's all I wanted my whole life
You'll make me feel alive
I could write a book, I could hum a tune
I could paint a picture, you are the perfect muse
But half of my heart is safe, the other half keeps playing your games
I'm always bailing buckets, but I can't keep up with the rain
Let's make each other feel alive
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Sugar
02:58
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I wanna know where we go when the lights go out
Read the words but have you heard just what the book's about
I wanna know where we go when the lights go out
Stop lights in the windshield, go sugar sweet
Stop lights in the windshield, go sugar, go sugar
I wanna know where we go when the lights go out
Read the words but have you heard just what the book's about
I wanna know where we go when the lights go out
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4. |
Letters
03:29
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When you said you were the ground beneath my feet
You weren’t trying to be discrete
Maybe I’m insecure
Why are you the one who needs reassurance?
You ought to know me by now...
I’m writing this letter to you
And it’s all about the least that I can do
I’m writing this letter to you
And it’s all I can bring myself to do
I’m not scared, but maybe I’m vulnerable
Maybe inconsolable?
No, I’m not scared, and I’m not blind
You're a little piece of life that thinks she left me behind
Buy high...sell low
So low!
I called your bluff
‘Cause I can see
You have your sense
But it’s only sensibility, it’s not me
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5. |
Lydia
03:13
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From the gallows to the sea, I let a wave wash over me
Black clouds over The Gulf Stream
Oh, lord, we’re in distress
We made a plan, it was just a mess
We made a plan, it was just a mess...
From the shadows on the sea, I let the night pour over me
Sharks circling in The Gulf Stream
Oh, lord, we’re in distress
The map we made was just a sketch
The map we made was just a mess…
With all our worst-kept secrets beaming on the radio
An echo of an echo of an echo
Lydia, dear, you know, you’re with me right here
I’m humming your songs into the air
And I don’t know what to say
It’s a twisted chain
It’s a length of rope
It’s an open boat
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Kensington Yacht Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kensington Yacht Club is a state of mind and probably also the place where Nic Cage keeps his fleet of superyachts.
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