The Jealous Sound

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What's Wrong is Everywhere

Dear, it's a lot like the way that we don't talk
Everyday that I'm away I will be there
In the parking lot with the drugs we bought
The hope I had, I haven't got a prayer

And you're small and feeling used
Just stare and stay confused
Don't say what I've become
And dear I promise you a change is overdue
By the time that I arrive I will be done

Whatever I do, whatever I say to make you feel better
Every hour of everyday it's all I ever
Hand me your hope just stay together
And they're all down with watching you drown
It's now or never

Here, it's about the things you see when you figure out
what the Hell is going on
Bury me beneath the overpass and the empty streets
It's better when I'm gone

And in the dark you say my name
I call you and you came
And it's more than I can bear

You're lost and left alone and hope is never home
What's wrong is everywhere

Whatever I do, whatever I say to make you feel better
Every hour of everyday it's all I ever
Hand me your hope just stay together
And they're all down with watching you drown
It's now or never

Ask me now, I'm sure I'll tell you how
We sing together now and it leaves me
Ask her I'm sure she'll tell you more
Just sing it like before, believe me



Priceless

Concentrate
Well don't you know
These are days that leave you empty
They're leaving you cold

And say to me
As we grow old
These are the days that last forever
Never let it go

And I braved what I could
And I stand where you stood
And I never breathed a word

And I could pray
You never leave this constant ache
I do believe
Reach down and deliver it

Swear to me
Now ever since
I hold my side you're not convinced
And I'm told it's deliberate

And I braved what I could
And I stand where you stood
And leave
well please watch please watch over me

I thought this day would never come
You're dealing with a sad one
I stay away, I'm deaf and dumb
I'm telling everyone, God it's priceless

And I braved what I could
And I stand where you stood
And leave
Well please watch please watch over me

I stand you stood
And I swear I'll never breathe a word



Bitter Strings

So that I am falling asleep exhaust in my eyes
Well these angry hands
They know they're damned
If I should die before I awake
Wwell make no mistake
I'm dying anyway

And this time that we have will soon end
They're waiting in silence for you
And I heard you tell all your friends
That you couldn't wait till it'sthrough
Well its through

Who's saving us now
Ffrom the bitter strings of the jealous sound
Who's saving us now
Well we'll figure it out

Know that I couldn't accept I cannot deny
And these angry hands
They won't understand

I drove straight through Texas
I signed with o's and x's
My heart will break
And I know that I can't take your exit



Quiet Life

Settle in for the night
It's the quiet life
You've been waiting for
And all that you wanted will be there
Well don't you believe me
Well don't believe me anymore

I see you're scared as you stay on those stairs
Don't ask because you won't come back to me
My heart grows heavy
You can't start when you're not ready
I know it's fast
The hesitation dies but you won't outlast

By the time you see what's left
The distance will grow I suppose
You're all out of breath and I should have known

It feels like nothing
But a hand keeps touching you're heart
The first time you can't make sure
You better hold still you're so smart

My heart your hand I swear I understand



Anxious Arms

There was a guy making a plan
Find a girl and she'd understand
He'd say, "Please don't worry"

And this one was right and that was the thing
Closing your eyes and see wedding rings
Well, there is no hurry

A day like today waiting for the wings to form
They're waiting for clouds and storms
And for safety

I said I will
I ask you please lie still
Your faith means everything

I will be anxious arms
Beside myself and there is no one else
Won't you be my answer then
Won't you be my answer
Say it again

The one thing that I protect
Well don't you know, well don't you forget
The sound of my voice

Hands down in the hold I brace
Put your hands on your handsome face
And lie when you say
"You haven't got much but maybe today."

And it's all you won't become
And it's everything you might have done
My dear we're closing in fast on another year

So unsure until tonight
Strong and pure and I know that it's right
Today is our whole life

You give what you have and it's all that you've got
You hope it's enough but you that it's not
And you say, "Please don't worry."

You tear it apart and you count up the cost
And your head swims it all gets lost
And you say, "There is no hurry."

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Hope For Us

There is hope for us
There is distance between you and I
We have just enough
And it comes as no surprise

I was in between
You were matches and kerosene
Is you conscience clear
Can you get it clean

Did you celebrate without me
Did you tell them all about me
Did you sell me out
If you ever had a doubt

Kiss me on the mouth
Can you sing for me
Can you sing it out
Kiss me on the mouth

Does it get you off
Get it off your chest
Such an awful year
Such an awful mess

Can't write, you can't sing
You can't do anything at all
Is there someone here
Can you make the call
Please make the call

And the ambulance is here
And if I haven't made it clear

Kiss me on the mouth
Did you sell me out
If you ever had a doubt
Kiss me on the mouth
Can you sing for me
Can you sing it out

There is hope for us
There are constants that we can't define
Is it all used up
Are we out of time

Did you sell me out
Well if you ever had a doubt

Kiss me on the mouth
Now the ambulance is here
And if I still haven't made it clear
Kiss me on the mouth
Can you sing for me
Can you sing it out



Naive

The drama, detention, suspension of disbelief
The constant attention offers you no relief
Your pain is not special, sentence is soaked in deceit
It's inconsequential and you sing so sweetly

We all hurt the same
Convince them completely
The fires you light rise straight to the heavens

She said to me
Darling well please don't be so naive
You could burn like a constellation
But don't go before I leave

You're poised and you're perfect, face of the fallen destroyed
Call out and curse it and everything else you avoid
Your comets burn brighter but you still feel the sting
They lift up their lighters and sing so sweetly

We all hurt the same
Can never defeat me
The words you sing rain down like the heavens

She said to me
Darling well please don't be so naive
You could burn like a constellation
But don't go before I leave

You can fool yourself
And maybe someone else like me
And if you're anyone's salvation
Then there's nothing left for me

She said to me
Darling well please don't be so naive
You could burn like a constellation
But don't go before I leave

You can fool yourself
And maybe someone else like me
And if you're anyone's salvation
Then there's nothing left for me

The fires you light rise straight to the heavens



Anxious Arms

There was a guy making a plan
Find a girl and she'd understand
He'd say, "Please don't worry"

And this one was right and that was the thing
Closing your eyes and see wedding rings
Well, there is no hurry

A day like today waiting for the wings to form
They're waiting for clouds and storms
And for safety

I said I will
I ask you please lie still
Your faith means everything

The one thing that I protect
Well don't you know, don't you forget
The sound of my voice

Hands down in the hold I brace
Put your hands on your handsome face
And lie when you say
"You haven't got much but maybe today."

And all that you won't become
And it's everything you might have done
My dear we're closing in fast on another year

I will be anxious arms
Beside myself and there is no one else
Won't you be my answer then
Won't you be my answer
Say it again

A day like today waiting for the wings to form
They're waiting for clouds and storms
And for safety

I said I will
I ask you please lie still
Your faith means everything

I will be anxious arms
Beside myself and there is no one else
Won't you be my answer then
Won't you be my answer
Say it again

You give what you have and it's all that you've got
You hope it's enough but you that it's not
And you say, "Please don't worry."

You tear it apart and you count up the cost
Your head swims it all gets lost
And you say, "There is no hurry."

You give what you have and it's all that you've got
You hope it's enough but you that it's not
And you say

I will be anxious arms
Beside myself and there is no one else
Won't you be my answer then
Won't you be my answer
Say it again



The Fold Out

Does the darkness fill you up
Bright flashes, your cheeks flushed
Don't say it don't say it

Because it's still a part of you
It's a part of me as well
We can watch it from a distance

Resistance is futile
Don't shiver from cold out
The sun rise is brutal
Sleep on the fold out

And your lungs are filling up
And you stutter ecstatic
Eyes flutter like an addict

And it's still a part of you
It's a part of me as well
We can watch it from a distance

Resistance is futile
Don't shiver from cold out
The sun rise is brutal
Sleep on the fold out

It's never good unless it's great
You always complicate
All the simple joy, a simple boy
You finally had a taste

Did the darkness let you down
It's just static there's no sound
Don't say it don't say it

Because it's still a part of you
It's a part of me as well
We can watch it in the distance

Resistance is futile
Don't shiver from cold out
The sun rise is brutal
Sleep on the fold out

It's never good unless it's great
You always complicate
All the simple joy, a simple boy
You finally had a taste

Resistance is futile
Don't shiver from cold out
The sun rise is brutal
Sleep on the fold out



The Gift Horse

Dear misunderstood
When you fight back does it feel good
Did you manage to forget
Because you tied the tourniquet
Forgive me if I'm gushing

You have no currency to pay
You have no influence to sway
Is there nothing that will steer you from this course

I force your hand to write
List what you left behind
Did I force your hand to move like mine

Will the damage be too much
Did you ever get enough
Does the damage make you dangerous

No currency to pay
You have no influence to sway
Is there nothing that will steer you from this course

And dear I fear you've killed the gift horse
Should we all fall to our knees for you

There's no detail that you sweat
There's no golden in the sunset
You're nothing if not fortunate

No currency to pay
You have no influence to sway
Is there nothing that will steer you from this course

And dear I fear you've killed the gift horse
Should we all fall to our knees

Is it everything you want
Is it everything you need
But it's more than you can stand
We finally bleed

Dear misunderstood
Can you fight back, does it feel good
Should we all fall to our knees
Is it everything you want
Is it everything you need

Should we all fall to our knees
Was it more than you could stand
When we finally agreed

You have no currency to pay
You have no influence to sway
And everything you had, you just gave it all away
Should we all fall to our knees for you



Does That Make Sense

It's the car in the crash
And it all kicks your ass
You can't breathe

It's the start and the stall
And the shame of it all
It's something deceiving

Is there joy in your disease

It's the push of the past
And the die that we cast out
Over and over

With you in my arms I will be new
Stolen charm
Does that make sense to you
Does that make any
Does that make sense to you

It's the song that you bring
As the pawn takes the king
I'm willing to wager

The line for the drinks
And everyone stinks
Cell phone and pagers

Don't feed that line to me

It's smoke and it's sex
And it's what they expect
It's taking me over

With you in my arms I will be new
Stolen charm
Does that make sense to you

With the hold around your wrist
The hope I have for this
These arms will move to you
Refuse to let this die

And if the motion makes you sick
The point I never miss
These arms will lead to you
Believe my side is forever

With you in my arms I will be new
Stolen charm
Does that make sense to you



Guard It Closely

So you call home for Christmas
It's for certain that they'll cross you off the list
And you can't go home and you won't stay here
Refusing to believe a single word they hear

Because after all when you break down
And your back's to the wall
You're a crisis with a backbeat
A sofa and a loveseat

And said now and then
We miss you mostly
There's an empty chair here
We guard it closely

You're so far gone
You're so unable
It's been so long
When you set the table
Don't set a place for me tonight

So we head for the coastline
Let's leave tonight
For the summer and sunshine
And everything's gonna be alright

This place is a ghost town
And the coast is clear
In a place like this
A ghost like me might find a way to disappear

Because after all when you break down
And your back's to the wall
You're a crisis with a backbeat
A sofa and a loveseat

And said now and then
We miss you mostly
There's an empty chair here
We guard it closely

You're so far gone
You're so unable
It's been so long
Before you clear the table
Raise a glass for me
Did you raise a glass for me tonight

Here's to friends and family
Here's to feelings you can't fight
Here's to comfort that you find
Here's to sleeping through the night

I'll find my way
It's the best that I can say

And said now and then
We miss you mostly
There's an empty chair here
We guard it closely

You're so far gone
You're so unable
It's been so long
So to friends and family
Could you say a prayer for me tonight



For Once In Your Life

The decks just build and break
Everybody takes
Here I stand waiting to be moved

Just a problem solved
Slowly it dissovles
The crowd that I'm passing through

It feels so good to feel
There's nothing here that's real

For once in your life
Are you part of this machine
Are you living in this dream
Are you at where I'm at

Everyone is fixed
And callings to the sky
From 2am to 6
A candy-coated high

In the dawn it was clear
You were lost in the night
In the calm that was here
As you're washed in the light

And glad it feels so good to feel
There is nothing here that's real

For once in your life
Do you honestly believe
You could ever leave
Any time that you want

Did you find something deeper
Something profound
It's hard to make sense
Kids sprawled on the ground

Is your new god in front of you
This electrical storm
Is your new god in front of you
Are you dead or reborn

Did you find something deeper
Something profound
The sun's coming up
As we're coming down

In the dawn it was clear
You were lost in the night
In the calm that was here
As you're washed in the light

Feels so good to feel
There's nothing here that's real
For once in your life



Abandon! Abandon!

You could kill me with kindness
Could you cure me from blindness
And if not, then help me medicate

It seems I caught cold when I was two years old
It won't seem to go away
For the first time in a long time
Feeling better today

Can you feel me now
I am stronger
I am no longer overcome
I am overjoyed

All the doubters surround me
And their whispers astound me
And I think I hear my name

So I call out from the bottle
In the sunny and the startled
But everything is still the same

Can you feel me now
I am stronger
I am no longer overcome
I am overjoyed

Don't bail out, abandon
Don't throw you hands in
The burning mistake
Is your constant companion

It's your last chance
It's your window
Don't fuck up you can't lose
And it's everything you need

Do you tear the bandage off
And you clear your throat and cough
If you can't move
Then just believe

Can you feel me now
I am stronger
I am no longer overcome
I am overjoyed

So bail out, abandon
Don't throw you hands in
The burning mistake
Is your constant companion

Can you feel me now
I am stronger
I am no longer overcome
I am overjoyed



Troublesome

All this could be
How can I decide
Call it all loses
We'll try it on for size

How can I believe
I can be so brave
And I can never stop
I can never save

Someone is searching
Calling your name
Wanting and willing are one in the same

With all things aside
I'm calm when I confide
You're always in my thoughts
My stomach tied in knots

These days become the week
These weeks become our lives
Hanging overhead
Uncertain I arrive

It's open and closing
Closing again
Startled and stunning
But I can pretend

And I've seen troublesome
And I dig myself a grave
And I'll be done

How could I believe
I could ever change
The burden that you've built
I've rearranged

Kool-Aid and Camels
Standing in line
A bottle of something
For $5.49

No one can say it
Know that you lied
Nothing beneath me
I can't decide

Is everything escape
Is everything alone
Afraid to be awake
Afraid to use the phone

They're calling and calling
And calling again
Why don't you answer
Where have you been

Pick up this once just please
Pick up this once for me

Bleed to death, the first aid kit
We cut our hands as we open it

Nothing will help us
Nothing will do
Nothing has meaning
Nothing but you

And I've seen troublesome
And I dig myself a grave
And I'll be done

With a call they've sent for you
With heads bowed
And I dreamt what I can do
No shame now

And mother dreams for you
Father's words are few
Hope that they can have me
Dreamt what I can do

It's all in the dark
It's all that I despise

Bleed to death, the first aid kit
We cut our hands as we open it

Nothing will help us
Nothing will do
Nothing has meaning
Nothing but you

And I've seen troublesome
And I dig myself a grave
And I'll be done

With a call they've sent for you
With heads bowed
Never dreamt what I can do
No shame now



Recovery Room

It's been a month since the Fourth of July
Stood there and stared at the grief in my eyes
Leave it to me to live out a lie

So I sat on the curb and I cried like a child
Catching my breath just walk for awhile
And I thought of what could go wrong

I'm already gone
Don't say a word
I can't hear you
Don't hold me close
I can't feel you

So I stopped at the store to grab cigarettes
Couldn't say it out loud couldn't fathom it yet
You finally feel and we feel like this

I'm sorry just wasn't enough destroying your faith
Preserving your trust we couldn't choose
And neither could I

I know that I left you for dead
Don't give up so soon
Because you know that we all have a bed
It's waiting for you in the recovery room

Just forget everything that I said
Washed out the wounds
Walls painted red
Waiting for you in the recovery room

She stood there in her summer dress
Wind caught her hair and failed to confess
I smiled as we raced through the night
My hand caught her wings then nothing felt right

I know that I left you for dead
Don't give up so soon
Because you know that we all have a bed
It's waiting for you in the recovery room

Just forget everything that I said
Washed out the wounds
Walls painted red
Waiting for you in the recovery room



Above the Waves

Everyday is a day that I can say
I keep my head above the waves

The news I just received
So shamelessly deceived
The truth just seems to hurt
A little more and more

I guess it all depends
The stupid life and stupid friends
Are you asking me to leave

The beauty I have seen I cannot keep
It seems the more I dream
The less I want to sleep

And then I go
All alone I'll have you know
It's only yours but even so
You can save my life again

Claw away circuits break
Multiply your worst mistake
As we complicate the end

Am I just giving up
Do I just sing for sound
Too smart too sick
Too weak to settle down

Lies just cut and paste
The sharp and bitter taste
Guarding I don't talk much anymore

The hopeless hearts
Rules that we can steal
We have more hurt inside
Than we could ever feel

Well I wonder
All alone I'll have you know
It's only yours but even so
You can save my life again

Claw away circuits break
Multiply your worst mistake
As we complicate the end

Dream of glass and window sills
Sea of alcohol and pills
And I wonder if you could save my life

You say you don't want to live
Is there nothing I can give
To help you sleep tonight