1. |
level
02:31
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From here on out... you're on your own
I just can't handle anymore on my shoulders
I'm bending backwards until I break
And an aching back is all I get for my troubles
What better time than right now?
But I don't know if I know how...
I'm on the outside looking in
Standing high above the noise and the madness
And I can't let you bring me down
I worked too hard to get myself on the level
And I don't owe you anything
But I have so much to give
And you want it all
What better time than right now?
Now that I know that I know how
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2. |
backwater
02:12
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Backwater creeping in...
Looks like we'll have to cut this party short
Flood of the century
Washing away all of our hopes
Drowning out our dreams
We never knew we would need rescue
We somehow thought we were
Immune to the deluge
We were so dillusional
But there was nothing we could do
And we lost it all
But we still have each other
We always have and always will
As long as we're together
I know we'll always find a way
Where there's a will, there we'll be
But you can't wash away our hopes
You can't drown out our dreams
Because this spirit's so much stronger
Than these overflowing streams
So you can flood us out of our houses
You can swallow all of our gear
Leave us circling the drain
But you can't flush us out of here
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3. |
two-way street
02:18
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Go ahead... storm on off
Slam the door behind you
Lock me out of my own room
Nevermind how much I pay
To keep you satisfied
Or all the countless times I've tried
To make you understand
That I could use a helping hand
'Cause this two-way street
Only seems to go one way...
Your way
Momma said, life is short
Far too short to squander
You must find your happiness
Never settle for less
'Cause you can do bad by yourself
You don't need nobody's help
And there are no free rides
Someone's gotta pay the way
And this one-way street
Is gonna start to go my way
It's my way or the highway...
Sometimes I wonder
If my way and the highway
Are one in the same
'Cause this direction
We've been heading's leading me
So far away
From everyone I love
And all the things I'm dreaming of
And this lost highway
Is gonna start to go my way
It's my way or the highway
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4. |
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Waiting at the station
Watching sunlight pour in through the window
Beams spilling over cracks in the glass
Feeling half empty
I let the light begin to fill me up
My overflowing cup can never get enough
And I wait with everyone
For the train to come and take me away
We're on a schedule
And there's no time for delay
My locomotive mind
Is bound by neither space nor time
And if you look inside you'll find...
There's a hidden destination
That we don't wanna go
There is a deeper meaning
That we don't wanna know
Striking up a conversation
With the person next to me
I ask them where they're headed and why
She said she had no clue
And anyone that says they do
Is only telling you what someone else told them
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5. |
whatnot
02:22
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Now we know what not to do
It's trial and error
Troubleshoot
Until we've had enough
And finally learn to leave it alone
Now we know what not to do
We'll cut our loses
Turn it loose
Because we've gone too far
And I can't play this game anymore
You never know
Just who to believe
And you never can tell
Who's got what tricks up their sleeve
Most of the time
You can't trust your own mind
Who do you think you are?
Well, I wouldn't put it passed you
Now every night
Belongs completely to me
Nothing but time
To do with whatever I please
But now I find
I can't trust a single solitary soul
And I can only throw so far
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