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Pulling Threads
03:18
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i was told that hope's a fragile thing, and i suppose it's true
but i'm afraid that i've accepted it
and i'm trying not to be completely helpless all the time
but it's not so easy taking my own advice
cause i'm just trying to feel anything
go ahead, treat me like i'm only worth the hours i run in circles
until i fall down
i can't keep fighting everything
pulling threads, screaming until my lungs give out
it's just another morning to wake up
i don't know the difference between letting go and giving up
there's no time to take care of myself and nothing's good enough
god i hate that i'm dissociating again
pouring over every ending with a morbid curiosity
should i even pretend to be surprised about it?
cause i'm just trying to feel anything
go ahead, treat me like i'm only worth the hours i run in circles
until i fall down
i can't keep fighting everything
pulling threads, screaming until my lungs give out
it's just another morning to wake up
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2. |
Origami Tiger
03:43
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tell me what would you become
if you could make the most of life
if you didn't have to sell
a hundred thousand hours of time
up your dose of caffeine every year
self medicated cheap thrills
to recover sunday morning
not a second left to kill
if you want to clean the dishes off your table
was this some grand idea?
who ever wanted all of this?
living a lie
pretending to be happy for yourself
eyes adjusting to the LEDs
distractions from the evening news
it's as manufactured as consent
to crimes we never knew
what i wouldn't give to see
the burden lifted off your shoulders
maybe life could be a little bit less colder
was this some grand idea?
who ever wanted all of this?
living a lie
pretending to be happy for yourself
something's got to change now
none of us deserve to be consumed
living a lie
something in the air just tastes so bitter
living a lie
pretending to be happy
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3. |
Burnout
03:09
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i took a deal with a devil's advocate
thinking i would keep one step ahead
he promised it'd be cool if i were constantly
spinning my wheels out, running on empty
now listen closely
he said to me
don't ever put your head down, and you'll be alright
but when i'm grounded in my body with the breaths that i take
it only serves to remind me of everything i hate
whether it's the ringing in my ears or any other sound
i get the same metallic taste in my mouth
if i'm good for something
why do i feel like less than nothing?
don't ever put your head down, and you'll be alright
well i never put my head down, and i'm not alright
don't ever put your head down
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Sidewalks
02:49
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breathing in and breathing out
i think therefore i am in doubt
whether confidence or pride
i'm left alone again tonight
what the hell am i still doing
sitting here inside?
walking the same frozen sidewalks
stuck to the path i made
would you consider me a friend
or is this where we just pretend?
it's just another empty weekend
feels like everybody's leaving
so what the fuck am i still doing here?
walking the same frozen sidewalks
stuck to the path i made
was there a point of no returning
no chances left to take
and all this is is that i'm scared
of changing anything at all
but i can't help but feel
like i've become invisible
walking the same frozen sidewalks
stuck to the path i made
walking the same frozen sidewalks
stuck to the path i made
was there a point of no returning
no chances left to take
and all this is is that i'm scared
of changing anything at all
but i can't help but feel
like i've become invisible
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5. |
Standby
03:56
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i attend three rehearsals a week
digging for some real emotion
some of which i keep
not on the playbill again
tonight's just not my night
and i don't know my lines
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
i think i'm catching a theme
waiting for what would be my scene
wondering why it's not me
3am making faces in the mirror
is it funny that the more i cry
the less i seem sincere?
not on the playbill again
gonna give it another try
but i'm not first in line
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
i think i'm catching a theme
waiting for what would be my scene
wondering why it's not me
final curtain call
they wonder why i'm standing so tall
doors closing today
a chance to find a new part to play
but for the perfect story
i will wait
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
just put me on standby
it's not my time
backstage with eyes closed
hoping it'll be a good show
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Imposter
04:04
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make your case for why i'm just making this up
is the makeup coming off?
or was it an afterthought?
i've been keeping up these appearances
it's how i've been hardwired
but i'm so fucking tired
cause part of me is make believe
i'm not the person you think that i should be
and then you say that i'm just so tired
i must not be thinking straight
but i still feel like an imposter
dress me up but please don't you make me look
cause i don't like the things i see
is this who i'm supposed to be?
please stop letting me off the goddamn hook
as long as i can remember
it doesn't get much better
cause part of me is make believe
i'm not the person you think that i should be
and then you say that i'm just so tired
i must not be thinking straight
i don't feel like i belong here
i still feel like an imposter
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The Briefly Gorgeous Minneapolis, Minnesota
indie rock from minneapolis. kailyn (she/they), johnny (he/him), maddie (any), al (he/him)
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