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The Guest List
03:39
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If you’re still writing ‘holy shit’ on all your checks
and you’re living off delusion & predicaments
wonderin' if there’s someone else so ruled by regrets
well there is / well there is
So you've 'Wonderful Life'-d yourself Into sticking around
but you’ve never met a bridge you didn’t wanna burn down
& you’re looking for a queen who eschews her crown
well she’s near / well she’s near
If the only mail you get are final notices
and the creator himself sends his condolences
and your days are solely made of awkward silences
well I know, yeah I know
if the soundtrack to your days is junkyard symphony
and rememberin' your name becomes epiphany
but you’ve still got things you wanna say to me
well come by / well come by
If you wanna ruin your life tonight
I can get you on the guest list
If you want a few 3rd act problems in your life
I can get you on the guest list
If you wanna turn your curse words into prayers
I can get you on the guest list
If you wanna just run out the clock tonight
I can get you on the guest list
Well I miss the days and you miss the nights
And we missed our exit but the kids are alright
Let us define ‘always ‘
And ‘some permanent love’
There’s nothing worth keeping
But you can’t get enough
If you’re still out here acting like you’re invincible
And every interaction becomes a crucible
But you still feel you’ve got more weight to pull
Well hold on, just hold on
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Hard Year
03:44
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In D
No one wants to say it
But we feel it in our bones
The walk from bed to room to room
Is the most we get to roam
I heard the news from out of state
I sat in my backyard
Wind in the trees and in my hair
Above us only stars
Hey look / I know / it’s been / a hard year
Hey look / I know / it’s been / a hard year
The amber in the sunset, clichés worth dying for
Well-worn paths of conversation lead to wanting more
Aimless drives where you describe the minutiae of your day
We talk about how ‘it could be’ till there’s nothing left to say
Hey look / I know / you’ve had / a hard year
Hey look / I know / we’ve had / a hard year
I smoked a thousand cigarettes
And drank up all the wine
But when I do my darker side
Is never far behind
When we can’t face our enemies
We tend to fight ourselves
Confrontations in a mirror
Never work out well
And blessed be the fuck ups
And mercy to the rough cuts
Just keep me in your heart for awhile
I swear, I’ll leave it better than I found it
Hey look / I know / you’ve had / a hard year
Hey look / I know / we’ve had / a hard year
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One True Love Story
03:34
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You don’t need to scream
And you don’t to shout
no quotas to fill
no revenge to dish out
You don’t need to fix the world
Or die in marytyred glory
All that ever really matters
Is to tell one true love story
No fruit on the vine
No blooms in the vale
And you can’t be quite sure
If your dreams will prevail
You can let yourself off easy
And walk out of purgatory
And know the one thing to do
Is tell one true love story
I’m not a nuclear bomb
I’m not the wrath of the gods
Never went to the moon
Never dazzled and awed
But you won’t catch me crying
Or singing woe is me
All that ever really matters
Is to tell one true love story
At the end of our days
When we’ve told all our tales
And our losses and wins
Even out all the scales
Well, there’s some expectation
That our final words be wise
So I’ll work on mine now & say
True love is the prize
I’ll work on mine now & say
True love is the prize
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Public Domain
03:29
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Don’t wanna be lonely for the trillionth time
Don’t wanna linger at the party til the sunrise shines
But I can’t relate to most people I meet
and so I’m out here all alone trying to beat defeat
(chorus)
So I’m gonna put my heart into the public domain
Where anyone can do as they please with this refrain
A more traditional arrangement
Would skip this strange estrangement
And you’d take my heart out of the public domain
Now I know I’m unique & not Derivative
But the market is flooded & competitive
There’s no use scolding folks who sing my song
If it’s a set up to a night out where we’ll get along
(chorus)
Now you insist, it’s all fair use
then trademark every trouble that we went through
I used to think that you ruled my nights
But now I know I’ve always owned the rights
(chorus)
you can dance with me
without impunity
I waive my rights
When you turn out the lights
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Hallelujah The Hills est. late 2005 in Boston, MA. We are making a 52 song album called DECK. Watch at HillsDeck.com
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