1. |
The Weight Of The World
03:39
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For years now, I’ve been a prisoner
Never thought we’d come back
Made out to feel like a sinner
Restrain myself from attack
A Sunday morning without warning
Lessons learned I feel it starting
The weight of the world is off my shoulders
Trading the truth for the lies I sold her
Even the sins of my past are forgiven
Like we’re starting over
I’ve never felt this good
I pinch myself to discover if I am alive or dead
Repeating over and over every single line she said
A Sunday morning without warning
Lessons learned I feel it starting
The weight of the world is off my shoulders
Trading the truth for the lies I sold her
Even the sins of my past are forgiven
Like we’re starting over
I’ve never felt this good
It’s understood
We get caught in our breakdowns
It’s understood
Time can turn it around
It’s understood
We’ll rewrite history and watch as others pass it down
A beautiful disaster once was lost but now is found
A Sunday morning without warning
Lessons learned I feel it starting
The weight of the world is off my shoulders
Trading the truth for the lies I sold her
Even the sins of my past are forgiven
Like we’re starting over
I’ve never felt this good
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2. |
Secret
04:35
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It’s the same when I come around
Things never change in this town
Do you feel weighed down with all this guilt, you wear it like a crown
You tell me you can change
Well, I know you can’t change
We’re a spinning record doomed to repeat
It’s not so strange
You say things out loud
You think you’re dreaming
Well, it’s a mistake
I know
You got me running in circles
Won’t let me stop
Time is counting down on this doomsday clock
You won’t regret it if you just forget it
How can I accept it? Well, that’s my secret
I broke my back in two
Trying to defend you
But I lost the fight when you said that I did not have the right
I’m so black and blue
My reflection’s never new
No time to heal when you constantly continue to
Say things out loud
You think you’re dreaming
Well, it’s a mistake
I know
You got me running in circles
Won’t let me stop
Time is counting down on this doomsday clock
You won’t regret it if you just forget it
How can I accept it? Well, that’s my secret
Did you ever stop to think about me
With every swing you gave with no mercy
You say things out loud
You think you’re dreaming
Well, it’s a mistake
I know
You got me running in circles
Won’t let me stop
Time is counting down on this doomsday clock
You won’t regret it if you just forget it
How can I accept it? Well, that’s my secret
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3. |
Coming Back To Gravity
04:28
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I still live in the ecstasy of promises you made to me
Words are flowing from you in a broken distant memory
And I never thought we’d find
Our kind of love hidden in disguise
Always mean what you say regardless of the company
It’s easy to speak when it’s honest and with sympathy
Leave these games you play with me
Coming back to gravity
I still deal with a jealousy of past lovers especially
Childish and selfish
My brain is my worst enemy
And I never thought you’d find
Some kind of love hidden in these eyes
Chorus
I do not want to be this way
Come on over and please share my day
I swear I have so much to say
Come on over and please make my day
I never thought we’d find
Our kind of love hidden in disguise
Chorus
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4. |
Buzzing
04:06
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Her hair that falls
On her shoulders in slow motion
Is like a miracle
The best things in life are free
Not a moment passes by in my life where I don't try to say these things out loud
I always fail
Because she's buzzing round my head
Don't dare ask me what she said
Because the words are coming out
There's nothing comin' in because I'm so in love with her
Hypnotized by her brown eyes and all
Her smile alone
Could launch a million ships
And if the stars do die
The light in her eyes could fill the sky
I get weak in my knees when she sees that she means so very much to me
But I'll still fail
Because she's buzzing round my head
Don't dare ask me what she said
Because the words are coming out
There's nothing comin' in because I'm so in love with her
Hypnotized by her brown eyes and all
She comes and makes me dizzy
Spinning circles around my head
She dances all around me
But she's leaving with him instead
Her hair that falls
On her shoulders in slow motion
Is like a miracle
The best things in life are free
I get weak in my knees when she sees that she means so very much to me
And not a moment passes by in my life where I don't try to say these things out loud
But I'll still fail
Because she's buzzing round my head
Don't dare ask me what she said
Because the words are coming out
There's nothing comin' in because I'm so in love with her
Hypnotized by her brown eyes and all
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5. |
Old School Girl
04:06
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Jenny’s always looking for a way out
Cigarettes, magazines, head full of doubt
Hitting up drive thrus after midnight
Staring at a mirror at what she don’t like
Never think twice about falling hard
It’s a matter of time for a broken heart
Life can be cruel for an old school girl
If you’re tryin to make a change in a modern world
Jimmy left her and dropped out of school
The earth crumbled while she had to play cool
Momma’s always saying, "Come back home."
Daddy says the opposite to her on the phone, don’t come back home
Never think twice about falling hard
It’s a matter of time for a broken heart
Life can be cruel for an old school girl
If you’re tryin to make a change in a modern world
Don’t change yourself for anyone but you
Don’t sell yourself short, you’re worth much more than that
Jenny met her on the first day of June
Carved their initials in the light of the moon
A year later own a house in the hills
And for the first time, time stood still
Never think twice about falling hard
It’s a matter of time for a broken heart
Life can be cruel for an old school girl
If you’re tryin to make a change in a modern world
Life’s a bitch but it can turn around
Think of Jenny when the world gets you down
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6. |
The Saint Of Cloud 9
04:21
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Hello, stranger, how do you do?
Been a while but I’m here for you
Dearly beloved, are you feeling the effects of your society?
A hand me down for your sanity
And if you call my name
Your prayers I will sustain
I will give to you
What you want me to
Spinning round and round
I’m slowing down the time
I will set you free
That’s a guarantee
I’m the patron saint of being on cloud 9
Don't you feel fine?
Riding in with my best disguise
Watch my wheels as they hypnotize
Peace be unto you while you’re enjoying your view
Let’s sin away
Hell is so much better with me anyway
And if you call my name
A friend I shall remain
I will give to you
What you want me to
Spinning round and round
I’m slowing down the time
I will set you free
That’s a guarantee
I’m the patron saint of being on cloud 9
I’ll be your martyr, soul supporter
Have faith in me
I’m the medicine you need
Need something stronger that lasts much longer
Trust in me
I have everything you need
You won’t disagree
How do you feel
Are you better now?
Your number one holier than thou
And if you call my name
You’ll never be the same
I will give to you
What you want me to
Spinning round and round
I’m slowing down the time
I will set you free
That’s a guarantee
I’m the patron saint of living on cloud 9
Do you feel fine?
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7. |
Science
03:14
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There's something about the way she combs her hair
When she wakes up, the smile that's on her face lights up my room
I find it hard to move and I can't control what she does to me
Ever since your first spell
I've been hypnotized by your magical mysteries
So I thought maybe you could talk about it
And you could explain all the science behind it
Cause I am mystified and blinded
Purified inside dying to know if you feel it too
There's something about the way she walks on air
While I'm on the ground, she looks down and says
"Don't feel so bad. Just take my hand."
And before it I know, we're above the clouds
Ever since your first spell
I've been hypnotized by your magical mysteries
So I thought maybe you could talk about it
And you could explain all the science behind it
Cause I am mystified and blinded
Purified inside dying to know if you feel it too
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8. |
Valentine
04:35
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The car pulls up outside
She can see it in his eyes
All the stories making sense
He never thought it’d come to this
The silence deafening
Their thoughts scream while racing
That scene plays in his head
When he looked at me and said
“She looks at me like her valentine
Her beating heart is mine
She knew it right from the very start
That our world could never part”
All that’s left is a heavy heart
With no clue on where to start
So he lays his head back down
And drowns in her sound
“He looks at me like his valentine
His beating heart is mine
And I knew it right from the very start
We could never tear apart”
Don’t know how we’ll make it on our own
I know everything has a reason
She stands with clouded eyes
The love before them dies
“Of course the blame’s on me.”
Look in her eyes and say sorry
“I can’t change who I am but I could treat you better than him.”
She reaches for his hand and whispers “No, I don’t think you can.”
She looked at me like a valentine
Her beating heart was mine
She knew it right from the very start
That our world would never part
I don’t get my way again
I guess I’ll never understand
She looked at me like a valentine
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You were standing right in front of me
How was I supposed to know?
All these vampires are after me
Where am I supposed to go?
I’ve been thinking about leaving this place
With no plan to return
Sacrifice my love for such a superficial burn
Calling all the operators
Breathe in and breathe out
Medication kicking in
Of that I have some doubt
You were standing right in front of me
How was I supposed to know?
All these vultures are after me
Where am I supposed to go?
I’ve been driving around this town
With no destination in sight
Thinking of the past and the things I could not get right
I get so jaded and afraid of what tomorrow holds
I throw my thoughts into the fire and watch their embers glow
Another November winter mystery
What am I supposed to do?
I get so tired of all this chemistry
How was I supposed to know?
You were standing right in front of me
How was I supposed to know?
All these vampires are after me
Where am I supposed to go?
You were standing right in front of me
How was I supposed to know?
All these vultures are after me
Where am I supposed to go?
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10. |
Safe Haven
03:26
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There is no point to look back
Life seems to get back on track
You say with a smile
It will be worth your while
There is no point to look back
It’s 5000 miles to go
I’ve been practicing more than you know
When my feet touch the ground
I’ll be listening for your sound
5000 miles from home
Love’s worth saving
It’s our safe haven now
You’re so beautiful you should know
Your heart casts a strong shadow
And I’ll stick around
For this love I have found
You’re so beautiful you should know
There is no point to look back
Life seems to get back on track
You say with a smile
It will be worth your while
There is no point to look back
Love’s worth saving
It’s our safe haven now
There is no point to look back
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11. |
As Planes Fly By
03:58
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I don’t know who I am without a friend
Standing beside me when I feel alone
All these pills to make feel sane
Hoping for our sake that they’re working
My god it’s true, my girl it’s true
I get in my car and I drive away
Trying to get back where I came from
The streets have changed in so many ways
But I can still see the blood stains
My god it’s true, brother it’s true
Don’t you feel alive
Always escaping just to survive
This waterfall used to be a place that was once held sacred to me
Now it’s dirt with a couple kids digging looking for history
My god it’s true, brother it’s true
I used to walk all these paths alone
Dreaming up words to sweep her off her feet
She never had the time of day for me
Till she took pity on my misery
My god it’s true, my girl it’s true
Don’t you feel alive
Always escaping just to survive
And I wish that you were here today
To pull me inside as the planes fly by
To tell me stories of the better days
That it’s okay for a man to cry
My god it’s true, father it’s true
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12. |
Fragile Years
03:35
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Falling into your ocean
Drowning, can’t escape
The wreckage of everything that you are
Calling ad nauseam
And fearing the sarcasm
That comes from answers I don’t want to hear
I feel I’m letting go
And I wanted you to know
Crawling onto a couch
That’s haunting with images of
You there naked sleeping in my arms
Distracting, no overreacting and now I Gotta pick myself up and swim back to shore
I feel I’m letting go
And I wanted you to know
Wasting all these tears on fragile years
Assuming all these fears for future years
Hoping to find my faith in
Something when I’m not looking
Far away so far away from you
Trying to keep myself from dying
On the inside I won’t do this no I won’t do this again
I feel I let you go
And I don’t care if you know
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13. |
Missed Out On Heaven
05:11
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Never thought you’d run so fast
From the places of our past
It was all for you
It was all for you
Always thought I’d hear your laugh
Separates my world in half
It was all for you
It was all for you
You missed out on heaven
The only thing that you could trust
You missed out on heaven
You made a fool out of me
Take my hand and let go so gently
Never going back again
Nothing’s certain but the end
It was all for you
It was all for you
Always
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14. |
Nanton Drive
03:20
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There’s a place in time
That I know was mine
Our world was spinning much faster
We took our time
As we walked that line
Trying to avoid disaster
And all the while I was running out of time
Every small thing
To the songs I sing
It all seems to me so much stranger
I miss your hair
And the clothes you wear
How could I not sense the danger
And all the while I was running out of time
As you turn to go
You will never know
Just what you meant to me, my dear
You took my soul
Then ripped it in two and disappeared
And had you known you were running out of time
You could have said "I’m sorry.
I’m sorry."
"Can you please ever forgive me?"
I watched you ride
Down on Nanton Drive
Never to return to me, baby
Never to return to me
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Brett Talley Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brett's musical career includes his two years as lead guitarist and producer for the Philly based pop-rock act, OutSet, lead guitarist for one of Philadelphia’s most popular rock outfits, IKE and The Caulfields, and now as a solo artist. Brett also performs as lead guitarist and secondary vocalist in the Philly cover band Bangarang. ... more
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