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Danger
03:00
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Don’t know how I got here, all I know is it’s the biggest mistake that I’ve made in months
All I know is I can see you when I close my eyes
We’re both aware of the danger, we both know what this could lead to if we stay the course
If “no I could never” turns to “maybe I could give it a try”
Well, you asked for this and now we’re stuck in it
You wanted something bigger; now you’re part of it
I blame you for everything, I couldn’t blame myself now
You got me into this -- how do I get out?
Don’t ask me how I’m feeling about you, I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about anything at all
Don’t come crashing into my china shop with your bullshit, toppling the house of cards that is my life these days, even when I think that I could maybe handle it
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So Cool
03:39
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So fuck off; I always end up back here
I always end up back here, so it feels like home
And I never never wanna — I don’t wanna feel like this
Don’t want it to be my home; never wanna be alone
I swear to god, if you kiss me tonight
I’ll want this place to be mine, but maybe just for tonight
Like I swear to god, I could probably forget
I’ll make this one kiss feel to me exactly how you want it to be
I’ll feel it however you’d like
You are making it so hard for this to feel platonic, but if that’s what you want
I could just be your fucking friend, but I don’t wanna; I wanna stand for something
I wanna fall for you
I want you to feel the things that I feel when you’re looking so cool
I wanna fall for you
Sometimes I’ll ride, I’ll ride forever, for what feels like forever
Just to get away from what you make me feel
I’ll end up in a neighborhood I don’t know
Surrounded by houses I don’t know
How am I gonna get home, alone?
You’re making it so hard for this to feel platonic but if that’s what you want
It’s really not that difficult to make that transition
I can just stop caring about you
I can just stop
I can’t stop
And I don’t wanna be your fuckin’ friend.
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Ohana
03:48
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While I was feeling all right, everyone’s having a rough night, and all my friends are out of town.
I think, if you’re feeling lonely, you could come over and hold me, and I don’t care how long you hang around.
But that’s fine — you’ve got your dad though, you know he wouldn’t like
You’ve got your homework, keeping you up all night
Don’t forget you’ve got me, though.
Everyone thinks everything’s so simple ‘till it changes; you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone and everything’s rearranged.
I won’t ever take the things that matter for granted, 'cause I was in the background, taking it for granted.
‘Ohana’ means family: no one gets left behind and all of my friends hold the line and no one's forgotten.
I still can’t watch weddings on TV. Monica and Chandler will have to go on without me.
And I still can’t listen to Defeater — when he talks about his brother, I can’t hold myself together.
But that's fine — you've got those finals, they're eating you alive.
You've got your dad though, and he's gonna shoot on sight.
Don't forget about me though
Please, don't worry, I'll never forget you.
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Contender Denver, Colorado
queer-fronted emo from Denver. trust your friends, trust yourself.
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