Top 20 Album Pilihan 2018

Fuck a silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough
Fuck a silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough
One more, one more

It’s just cherries, cherries
Everything is cherries on top
No wings of wax or endless mountains
Tragedies with penniless fountains
It’s just cherries, cherries
It’s coming up cherries on top
Sunset shadows through the trophies
I guess it just ain’t big enough
Say it one more, one more, one more

Fuck a silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough
Fuck a silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough

It’s just cherries, cherries
Everything is cherries on top
It’s just cherries, cherries
Everything is cherries on top
One more, one more

We’ve been falling, falling
It’s like we fell to the top
I was born to cut a million
Cut my teeth and made a killing
Now I’m dodging, dodging
Everything you think that I’m not
Archetype of television
Was lost in thought but held the vision, hey

When you gonna say my name?
When you gonna say my name?
Quick charade, Beyoncé, Lemonade
When you gonna say my name?
When you gonna say my name?
No delay, no halfway, let me hear you say
One more, one more, one more

Silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough
Fuck a silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough

It’s just cherries, cherries
Everything is cherries on top
It’s just cherries, cherries
Everything is cherries on top

Silver lining
Fuck a silver lining
‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough

Been traveling in packs that I can’t carry anymore
Been waiting for somebody else to carry me
There’s nothing else there for me at my door
All the people I know aren’t who they used to be
And if I try to change my life one more day
There would be nobody else to save
And I can’t change into a person I don’t wanna be, so
Oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

I pray for the wicked on the weekend
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah
Swear to God, I ain’t ever gonna repent
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

And every morning when I wake up
I wanna be who I couldn’t say I’d ever been
But it’s so much more than I ever was
If every night I go to sleep knowing
That I gave everything that I had to give
Then it’s all I could’ve asked for
I’ve been standing up beside everything I’ve ever said, but
Oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

I pray for the wicked on the weekend
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah
Swear to God, I ain’t ever gonna repent
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

If I had one more day to wish
If I had one more day
To be better than I could have ever been
If I had one more day to wish
If I had one more day
I could be better, but, baby
Oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

I pray for the wicked on the weekend
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah
Swear to God, I ain’t ever gonna repent
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah
It’s Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah
Swear to God, swear to God, swear to God
Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah

Are you ready for the sequel?
Ain’t ready for the latest?
In the garden of evil
I’m gonna be the greatest
In a golden cathedral
I’ll be praying for the faithless
And if you lose, boo-hoo

Hey look ma, I made it
Hey look ma, I made it
Everything’s comin’ up aces, aces
And if it’s a dream, don’t wake me, don’t wake me
I said hey look ma, I made it

Friends are happy for me
Or they’re honeysuckle phonies
Then they celebrate my medals
Or they wanna take my trophies
Some are loyal soldiers
While these other thorns are rosy
And if you never know who you can trust
Then trust me, you’ll be lonely, oh

Are you ready for the sequel?
Ain’t you ready for the latest?
In the garden of evil
I’m gonna be the greatest
In a golden cathedral
I’ll be praying for the faithless
And if you lose, boo-hoo

Hey look ma, I made it
Hey look ma, I made it
Everything’s comin’ up aces, aces
And if it’s a dream, don’t wake me, don’t wake me
I said hey look ma, I made it, I made it
I said hey look ma, I made it, I made it
I see it, I want it, I take it, take it
If it’s a dream, don’t wake me, don’t wake me

I said hey look ma, I made it
(Mama best believe it, Mama best believe it)
Hey look ma, I made it
(Think I must be dreamin’, wide awake and dreamin’)
Hey look ma, I made it
(Mama best believe it, Mama best believe it)
Hey look ma, I made it
(Think I must be dreamin’)
Hey look ma, I made it

Mama said
Fulfill the prophecy
Be something greater
Go make a legacy
Manifest destiny
Back in the days
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Mama said
Burn your biographies
Rewrite your history
Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories, everyday
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said don’t give up, it’s a little complicated
All tied up, no more love and I’d hate to see you waiting

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes

Mama said
It’s uphill for oddities
The stranger crusaders
Ain’t ever wannabes
The weird and the novelties
Don’t ever change
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down

Mama said don’t give up, it’s a little complicated
All tied up, no more love and I’d hate to see you waiting
They say it’s all been done but they haven’t seen the best of me
So I got one more run and it’s gonna be a sight to see

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes

My tell-tale heart’s a hammer in my chest
Cut me a silk-tied tourniquet

This is my roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
My roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I want, I wanna go home

Oscars and Emmys and Grammys
Everyone here is a trophy
And I’m sipping bourbon
The future’s uncertain
The past on the pavement below me
Maybe I’ll elevate, maybe I’m second rate
So unaware of my status
Maybe I’m overjoyed, maybe I’m paranoid
Designer me up in straight jackets

My tell-tale heart’s a hammer in my chest
Cut me a silk-tied tourniquet

This is my roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
My roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I want, I wanna go home

Hallucinations only mean that your brain is on fire
If it’s Lord of the Flies in my mind tonight
I don’t know if I will survive
Lighters up if you’re feelin’ me
Fade to black if you’re not mine
‘Cause I just need a sign or a signal inside

This is my roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me a, roll me a blunt
This is my roaring, roaring 20s
I don’t even know me
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I wanna go home
Roll me like a blunt ’cause I want, I wanna go home

Oh-woah
Oh-woah
I wanna go home

You can’t take me anywhere, anywhere
You can’t take me anywhere, anywhere
I’m still uninvited, I’m still gonna light it, I’m going insane
And I don’t care
Whatever they tell you…

Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime, ‘less you do it without me, ‘less you do it without me
Ooo
Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime
Unless you do it, do it, do it do it do it without me
Without me

And if you’re night crawlin’ (with him), I won’t take it lying down I’ve got a few lawyers and you’re guilty as charged, guilty as charged
We could be waltzin’, yeah
But darlin’ don’t be throwing shade now
Don’t call me Saint California if you’re at another altar
Just gimme your vows, gimme your vows, yeah

You can’t take me anywhere, anywhere
Can’t take me anywhere, anywhere
I’m still uninvited, I’m still gonna light it, I’m going insane
And I don’t care
Whatever they tell you…

Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime, ‘less you do it without me, ‘less you do it without me
Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime
Unless you do it, do it, do it do it do it without me
Without me

Oh Oh Oh
What’s come over you?
Baby, just tell me now
Oh Oh Oh
Why did you make that move?
‘Cause I just wanna be your boyfriend/girlfriend, oh yeah
And I just wanna be your boyfriend/girlfriend, oh yeah
Oh yeah whatever they tell you…

Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime, ‘less you do it without me, ‘less you do it without me
Dancin’ (ooo), dancin’ (ooo)
Dancin’s not a crime
Unless you do it, do it, do it do it do it without me

Without me
Do it do it do it without me
Without me
Without me

Every weekend with your friends
Every weekday when it ends
Damn it’s all good, I guess

This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
Searching for a new high, high as the sun, uncomfortably numb
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks

Welcome to the club
Welcome to the club
Welcome to the

Never dry, every day you’re thirsty
Bourbon high, sip it ’til you’re tipsy
Night’s young, searching for a feeling
Big fun, dancing with the demons
Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, grips you like a pistol
Wet the whistle, wet the whistle, abyss of ice crystal

Every weekend with your friends
Every weekday when it ends
Damn it’s all good, I guess

This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
Searching for a new high, high as the sun, uncomfortably numb
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks

Welcome to the club
Round and round and round
And round and round and round
Damn it’s all good
Round and round and round
And round and round and round
Damn it’s all good, I guess

This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
Searching for a new high, high as the sun, uncomfortably numb
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks

Welcome to the club
Welcome to the club
Welcome to the club
This is what it feels like when you become one of the drunks
Welcome to the club
Welcome to the club

Yeah, there’s a couple fracks, but we got it. That’s the shit, that’s the shit, and, man, I saw you fuckin’ lift that sax up towards the microphone and I fell in love!
K, alright, one more time, here we go

Sorry to get sentimental tonight
(That perfume lingers in your hair)
It’s just that everything reminds me of things
I thought I shouldn’t have to see again
See, the thing is I’m so sorry to say
(You need me, don’t you?)
Someone still loves you (still loves you)
Someone still loves you

Meet me, meet me
At the overpass, at the overpass
Sketchy girls and lipstick boys
(Sketchy girls and lipstick boys)
Troubled love and high speed noise
I know you wanna meet me, meet me
At the overpass, at the overpass
Sketchy girls and lipstick boys
(Sketchy girls and lipstick boys)
Troubled love and high speed noise
I know you wanna
Let me hear you say somethin’

I have a shirt that keeps your smell
(That perfume lingers in your hair)
You keep one too in parallel
(You keep my long black leather)
See the thing is I’m so sorry to say
(You need me, don’t you?)
Someone still loves you (loves you)
Someone still loves you

Tiny bottles of shit wine in a tin can that climbs
But I remember every time
Everything about you is perfect
Down to your blood type
But I remember every time

Meet me, meet me
At the overpass, at the overpass
Sketchy girls and lipstick boys
(Sketchy girls and lipstick boys)
Troubled love and high speed noise
I know you wanna meet me, meet me
At the overpass, at the overpass
Sketchy girls and lipstick boys
(Sketchy girls and lipstick boys)
Troubled love and high speed noise
I know you wanna
Let me hear you say somethin’

I don’t trust anything
Or anyone, below the sun
And I don’t feel anything
At all

I’m king of the clouds, of the clouds
I get lifted, I get lifted
King of the clouds, of the clouds
I get lifted, I get lifted

Some only live to die, I’m alive to fly higher
Than angels in outfields inside of my mind
I’m ascendin’ these ladders, I’m climbin’, say goodbye
This old world, this old world
And when I fall to rise with stardust in my eyes
In the backbone of night, I’m combustible
Dust in the fire when I can’t sleep a wink, I’m too tired
This old world, this old world

I don’t trust anything
Or anyone, below the sun
I don’t feel anything
At all

I’m king of the clouds, of the clouds
I get lifted, I get lifted
King of the clouds, of the clouds
I get lifted, I get lifted
Imagination, take me somewhere I don’t know
I’m lost but I better find it alone
King of the clouds, of the clouds
I get lifted, I get lifted

I keep searching
Oh, I keep searching
I keep searching

It’s the false side of hope where believers concede
And there’s only memories when it’s over

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned
Remember your youth, in all that you do
The plank and the passion
They were the best of times, they were the best of times
They were the best of times, they were the best of times
Of your life

Once upon before, we were brilliant and bored
Two dashes of the bitters, add some ice and you pour
Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone
Dead and gone so long, seventeen so gone

It’s the false side of hope where believers concede
And there’s only memories when it’s over

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned
Remember your youth, in all that you do
The plank and the passion
They were the best of times, they were the best of times
They were the best of times, they were the best of times
Of your life

Get boozy, boozy, boozy (now it looks like a wasteland)
Get boozy, boozy, boozy (not the way that we remember)
Get boozy, boozy, boozy (one more sip for the past)
Get boozy, boozy, boozy (and always tip your bartenders)
Get boozy, boozy, boozy, Get boozy, boozy, boozy
Get boozy, boozy, boozy, Get boo-

So pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned
Remember your youth, in all that you do
The plank and the passion
They were the best of times, they were the best of times
They were the best of times, they were the best of times

Every face along the boulevard
Is a dreamer just like you
You looked at death in a tarot card
And you saw what you had to do

But nobody knows you now, when you’re dying in LA
And nobody owes you now, when you’re dying in LA
When you’re dying in LA, when you’re dying in LA
The power, the power, the power
Oh, the power, the power, the power
Of LA

Nights at the chateau, trapped in your sunset bungalow
You couldn’t escape it, yeah
Drink of paradise, they told you “Put your blood on ice”
You’re not gonna make it

Every face along the boulevard
Is a dreamer just like you
You looked at death in a tarot card
And you saw what you had to do

But nobody knows you now, when you’re dying in LA
And nobody owes you now, when you’re dying in LA
When you’re dying in LA, when you’re dying in LA
The power, the power, the power
Oh, the power, the power, the power
Of LA

Got an email at 22
Told me I could be a star
On a plane for the first time
I couldn’t wait to start
Landed at JFK
Father Christmas picked me up
Checked in to a dream hotel and I thought
“There’s no such thing as luck”
I walked in to my interview
And I thought, “There’s no such thing as luck”

And oh, if I only knew then what I know now
I’d stand like a one-man band and I’d say
All this is new to me but
Here’s how it’s gonna be
And I’d say

“Hey, there is more to me than meets the eye
Let me be who I wanna be”
And I’d say
“Hey, I’m an oddity and that’s all right
Let me fly and follow my dreams”
Then I’d say
“Hey thanks for the weekend
A good time was had by all”
And I’d say
“Hey thanks for the weekend
I ain’t a smooth-talker but thanks for the Fiji Water”
Thanks for the Fiji Water

Dinner under a palm tree
I had so much on my mind
Amazed by the bright lights
I stayed up half the night
And boy I took a leap of faith
With nowhere else to go but up
I walked in to my interview
And I thought
“There’s no such thing as luck”

And oh, if I only knew then what I know now
I’d stand like a one man band and I’d say
All this is new to me, but here’s how it’s gonna be

And I’d say
“Hey, there is more to me than meets the eye
Let me be who I wanna be”
And I’d say
“Hey, I’m an oddity and that’s alright
Let me fly and follow my dreams”
And I’d say
“Hey, thanks for the weekend
A good time was had by all”
And I’d say
“Hey, thanks for the weekend
I ain’t a spin doctor but thanks for the offer
And by the way
Hey, thanks for the weekend
You know I had a ball”
And I’d say
“Hey, thanks for the weekend
I ain’t a smooth-talker but thanks for the Fiji Water”
Thanks for the Fiji Water

I laughed when I got back home and I thought
“There’s no such thing as luck”

My mom woke my dad up
And said, “It’s time to leave!”
So they jumped into the old Caprice
And tore off into the night
On the 4th of July
They flew through the darkness
Driving like Jehu
And they rolled into Ottumwah
Before the sun began to rise
On the 4th of July
And in walks Bob and Janice
Rachel’s on her way
To peek in through the window
Hoping to hear her grandson cry
On the 4th of July

My mother watched the fireworks
From her hospital bed
And after it was all over
She held me for the first time
On the 5th of July
I’ve got my mother’s brown eyes
And my dad’s quiet way
And Grandma Rachel’s love for music
The morning I arrived
On the 5th of July
Deep in Iowa country
In a Heavenly Hideaway
On the shores of Lake Rathbun
My folks brought me home
On the 5th of July

And that was when
Life began for me
And that was when
Life began for me

A teacher and a mechanic
Brought me into this world
They loved me with all their hearts
Since the day I opened my eyes
On the 5th of July

And that was when
Life began for me
And that was when
Life began for me

It’s been this way from the start
It’s like they’re always trying to tear us apart
But we will stand strong, stand true
And everybody’s gonna watch what we do
And they’ll be awestruck saying aw shucks
They either got real good or they got real good luck

And I’d be lying if I said that I could take any more
‘Cause I’ve been on my own, trying like never before
And I was lying on the couch and there’s this knock on the door
And it’s like…

All my friends
Woah, come right in
Woah, all my friends
We can take it all back again
Woah, put your hands on in
And lemme hear you say
Oh yeah
Lemme hear you say yeah

Another day, another chance
We got our card and we’re going to the dance
We’re gonna stay strong, hold true
And everybody’s gonna watch what we do
And they’ll be awestruck, saying aw shucks
They either got real good or they got real good luck

And I’d be lying if I said that we could take any more
‘Cause we’re about to light a fire like never before
And if you’re lying on the couch and there’s a knock on the door
It’s like…

All my friends
Woah, come right in
Woah, all my friends
We can take it all back again
Woah, put your hands on in
And lemme hear you say
Oh yeah
All my friends
Woah, come right in
Woah, all my friends
We can take it all back again
Woah, put your hands on in
And lemme hear you say
Oh yeah
Lemme hear you say yeah

We’ll always be young at heart
And nothing’s ever gonna tear us apart
Because we stand strong, stand true
And everybody’s gonna watch what we do
And they’ll be awestruck saying aw shucks
They either got real good or you know what

All my friends
Woah, come right in
Woah, all my friends
We can take it all back again
Woah, put your hands on in
And lemme hear you say
Oh
All my friends
Woah, come right in
Woah, all my friends
We can take it all back again
Woah, put your hands on in
And lemme hear you say
Oh yeah
Lemme hear you say yeah

I’m a house wren, hunting for a house
I haven’t found one, I’m on the lookout
For a home to call my own
A private residence
Through the grapevine I heard an empty gourd
Is hangin’ up somewhere on some old lady’s porch
I’ll pack my bags and off I’ll go
To my new humble abode

I’m gonna sing at the top of my lungs
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
I’m gonna spread my wings
‘Cause as far as I know
I am halfway home

I’m a house wren who needs a summer home
A country farmhouse or a quiet bungalow
Not too big, and not too small
First-rate real estate
I got my eyes peeled for a window box
An old tin can, a boot or a flower pot
I’ll pack my bags and off I’ll go
To my new humble abode

I’m gonna sing at the top of my lungs
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
I’m gonna spread my wings
‘Cause as far as I know
I am halfway home

I’m a house wren still hunting for a house
But I got a song and a lot to sing about
I’ll pack my bags and off I’ll go
Because you know

I’m gonna sing at the top of my lungs
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
I’m gonna spread my wings
I’m on top of the world
And it’s a beautiful thing
I’m gonna sing at the top of my lungs
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
I’m gonna spread my wings
‘Cause as far as I know
I am halfway home

I am halfway home

A fifteen year old kid from St. Paul
Hopped on a train and headed west
Got a job at a St. Mary restaurant
Washing dishes and making friends
The years went by like the seasons
And they brought him a lifetime of joy
He bought ten or twelve acres of heaven
With a paradise vantage point
And he built a cabin at the foot of the mountains
That stole his heart when he was a boy

On North Fork Road, you’re almost home

Get lost in Montana
Where your heart can finally roam
Get lost in Montana
Where the mountains call you home
Get lost forever in Montana

His son worked hard in West Glacier
His daughter sold souvenirs
And he always went back to Polebridge
With his family every year
To his green tin roof in the Rockies
And his sky so full of stars
His spirit lives in these mountains
Where Montana first stole his heart

On North Fork Road, you’re almost home

Get lost in Montana
Where your heart can finally roam
Get lost in Montana
Where the mountains call you home
Get lost forever in Montana

Two words on a bumper sticker
Were all I needed to read
I found myself for the first time
When Montana enchanted me
So get lost in the Big Sky country
Where adventure calls your name
Every moment is worth more than diamonds
When you spend time in the treasure state
So get lost in the Big Sky country
And let your heart lead the way

I am a light sleeper
But I am a heavy dreamer
My imagination gives me wings
And I can go anywhere

And when I wander away
To some other place
I’m suddenly there
Way up in the air
Where passenger trains
Catch fire and fill the sky with flames
And that black rabbit of death
Wakes up in a breath
Of beautiful dreams
My heartache, it seems
So terribly vain
Where fire and diamonds fall like rain

Do you believe
In endless miracles?
Do you believe
In the impossible?
Do you believe
Sleep is a time machine?
Do you believe
In curiosity?
Do you believe
In what you cannot see?
Do you believe
Life is a lucid dream?

That’s how you study the stars
That’s how you study the stars
And that’s how you know them by heart
Life is a lucid dream

Such is the path of a dreamer
I find my way by moonlight
My imagination gives me wings
And I can go anywhere

And when I wander away
To some other place
I’m suddenly there
Way up in the air
Where passenger trains
Catch fire and fill the sky with flames
And that black rabbit of death
Wakes up in a breath
Of beautiful dreams
My heartache, it seems
So terribly vain
Where fire and diamonds fall like rain

Do you believe
In endless miracles?
Do you believe
In the impossible?
Do you believe
Sleep is a time machine?
Do you believe
In curiosity?
Do you believe
In what you cannot see?
Do you believe
Life is a lucid dream?

Well, that’s how you study the stars
That’s how you study the stars
And that’s how you know them by heart
Life is a lucid dream
Well, that’s how you study the stars
That’s how you study the stars
And that’s how you know them by heart
Life is a lucid dream

I am a light sleeper
But I am a heavy dreamer

When the road is long
And your strength is gone
Remember I am just a prayer away
When the way is hard
And you are faint of heart
Remember I am just a prayer away

Hold fast, I’ll guide you through the night
And fear not for I am by your side

Listen through the rain
And you can hear the angels say
Help is on the way
The moment you begin to pray
When the thunders roar
You don’t need to be afraid
I’ll lead you through the storm
So please remember when I say
I’m with you always

When you are worn out
And you are let down
Remember I am just a prayer away
When every door is locked
And you feel so lost
Remember I am just a prayer away

Hold fast, I’ll guide you through the night
And fear not for I am by your side

Listen through the rain
And you can hear the angels say
Help is on the way
The moment you begin to pray
When the thunders roar
You don’t need to be afraid
I’ll lead you through the storm
So please remember when I say
I’m with you always

Come and walk with me, yeah
Come and talk with me, yeah
Soar on eagles’ wings
Run and I’ll be there

Listen through the rain
And you can hear the angels say
Help is on the way
The moment you begin to pray
When the thunders roar
You don’t need to be afraid
I’ll lead you through the storm
So please remember when I say
I’m with you always
I’m with you always

I’ve had some bummer days
But I ain’t lookin’ back
I’ve made a few mistakes
But I’m on the right track

I got somewhere to be
Gotta hurry so I’ll make
My date with destiny
‘Cause I don’t wanna be late
Here we go

I might take my time
‘Cause I find the fable had it right:
Slow and steady wins the race
And I might lag behind
But I swear I’ll cross the finish line
Movin’ at a steady pace

I’ll give it all I’ve got
I don’t have a lot
But I know a little goes a long way

The truth is hard to face
But I can take a hit
I’ve lost in many ways
But a winner don’t quit
My head is in the game
And the move is mine to make
But I am not afraid
‘Cause I’ll fight the good fight

I got somewhere to be
Gotta hurry so I’ll make
My date with destiny
‘Cause I don’t wanna be late
Here we go

I might take my time
‘Cause I find the fable had it right:
Slow and steady wins the race
And I might lag behind
But I swear I’l cross the finish line
Movin’ at a steady pace

I’ll give it all I’ve got
I don’t have a lot
But I know a little goes a long…
I’ll give it all I’ve got
I don’t have a lot
But I know a little goes a long way

I got somewhere to be
Gotta hurry so I’ll make
My date with destiny
‘Cause I don’t wanna be late

We bought a tent and some sleeping bags
And we jumped in the truck
North bound on I-35
Before the sun came up

We stopped for lunch in Canal Park
Passing through Duluth
Rolled into Bayfield, Wisconsin
And there she was
Madeline Island

We left our cares on the mainland
Boarded a ferry boat
We saw La Pointe for the first time
And we felt right at home

Drove out to Big Bay State Park
Picked out our campsite
We settled in underneath the stars
And there we were

Out there in the great Lake Superior
Right across the bay
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
Half a world away

Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
With every passing day
It was all a blur, but there we were
On Madeline Island
Madeline Island

We left our shadows on the lake shore
We soaked up all the sights
About drowned in a downpour
But for the northern lights

We shot the breeze under pine trees
And sat around the fire
We hit the hay beneath the Milky Way
And there we were

Out there in the great Lake Superior
Right across the bay
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
Half a world away

Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
With every passing day
It was all a blur, but there we were
On Madeline Island

Out there in the great Lake Superior
Right across the bay
We sat back, put our feet up and there we were
Half a world away

Where the waves turned the cliffs into sea caves
With every passing day
It was all a blur, but there we were
On Madeline Island
Madeline Island
There we were on Madeline Island

We made a memory
That will always last
But we went on that trip
Just the three and Max

In the basement of an empty house
I slept on the floor like a vagrant
I braved a Minnesota winter night
And drove to a movie feeling lonely

And as I thawed my heart out by the light
Of the silver screen
I was unaware that you were there
In the dark, a silhouette
Was climbing up the stairs

And what I thought
In the parking lot
Was like, I just wanna know your name
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words
Be brave

Wildflower knew I wasn’t well
But on the kitchen floor I got better again
I grabbed my keys and drove toward a star
And there, I was understood for the first time in my life

Cause that’s when I was introduced to true
Serendipity
I knew it when
You showed up again
In the snow, I was always told
Your heart is where you’re home

And what I thought
In the coffee shop
Was like, the last eight hours was a dream
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words

Ok, I’ll be brave

And in my mind
After all this time
I think, ain’t life beautiful and strange
I’m blown away
With no words to say
Cause I, I’ll forever be amazed
How I learned the meaning of the phrase
Be brave

I’m digging through the glove box
I thought I had a map in here
The driver’s door doesn’t lock
I bought the car my junior year
There’s candy in my backpack
And you can pick our soundtrack
We’re heading for the East Coast tonight
So pack your bags and hold on tight
‘Cause we’re taking off
We’re taking off

Run away with me
We’re on the way to New York City
Take my hand and see
Manhattan never looked so pretty
Travel light and see the world right
You’ll never know if you never go, so
Run away with me
And say, “Hello,” to New York City

Feet up on the dashboard
We’re driving with the windows down
Did you forget your phone cord?
We’ll buy one in the next small town
Get dinner at an IHOP
A shower at a truck stop
We’ll listen to some Johnny Cash
Take my hand and don’t look back
‘Cause we’re moving on
We’re moving on

Run away with me
We’re on the way to New York City
Take my hand and see
Manhattan never looked so pretty
Travel light and see the world right
You’ll never know if you never go, so
Run away with me
And say, “Hello,” to New York City

Run away
Run away
Run away
Run away

Run away with me
We’re on the way to New York City
Take my hand and see
Manhattan never looked so pretty
Travel light and see the world right
You’ll never know if you never go, so
Run away with me…

Stroll the midtown streets
And tell me that you don’t feel giddy
Lady Liberty
Ain’t throwing us a wink or is she?
Travel light and see the world right
You’ll never know if you never go so
Run away with me
And say, “Hello,” to New York City
Say, “Hello,” to New York City
Say, “Hello,” to New York City

We used to talk all night and not say a word
When I would hop into your red Firebird
And, man alive, we would drive just to drive around town
‘Cause in your car we understood and figured out
That everything changes
Everything changes

Tell me why I look back and I wanna cry
Sometimes I feel like we grew up too fast
You and I had the time of our younger lives
Sometimes I sigh and think about the past
But it’s alright, cause everything changes

A basement full of boys building homemade bombs
AJ cut his finger and said, “go get your mom”
I saw it all through the windshield of my white truck, Troy
Lotsa ups, lotsa downs, lots of growing up
‘Cause everything changes
Everything changes

Tell me why I look back and I wanna cry
Sometimes I feel like we grew up too fast
You and I had the time of our younger lives
Sometimes I sigh and think about the past
But it’s alright, cause everything changes

Hey Billy, remember when
It was just us (it was just us)
Pretending we were Nash and Coral
On the school bus
I wouldn’t change a thing, ’cause everything changes
(Changes, changes, chanes)

Life is different now and that’s okay with me
I moved away and you started a family
But deep inside you and I are still the same kids
‘Cause you’re my brother and that won’t ever change
Even though everything changes

Tell me why I look back and I wanna cry
Sometimes I feel like we grew up too fast
You and I had the time of our younger lives
Sometimes I sigh and think about the past
But it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

There’s a new guest room in my parents’ home
The carpet got replaced a couple years ago
Because it isn’t my bedroom anymore
There’s new photographs on the freezer door
But it’s alright, ’cause everything changes
(Everything changes)

We should talk all night and not say a word
(‘Cause everything changes)
Let me hop into your red Firebird again

Go play

Your life is a matinée
In a galaxy far, far away
And your debut it’s a sold out show, yeah
It’s a blockbuster movie and you play the lead role

And right out at the opening scenes
The whole crowd’s on the edge of their seats
Your worst critics are sitting up front
And they’re giving you two thumbs way, way up
You’ll be in a league of your own
You’ll be stealing their hearts, taking Oscars home

So go get ’em and give it some passion
Quiet on the set
Lights, camera, action!

With all your heart and soul
Dream big and you can feel the magic
Let the camera roll
Woah, your charm is automatic
Make your cameo
Be yourself
And don’t be so dramatic
Go and steal the show
Woah, ’cause life is cinematic
Go and steal the show
Woah, ’cause life is Cinematic

Go play
Plot twist, it’s a trilogy
‘Cause your life is a thriller
We’re dying to see
Your debut it’s a sold out show, yeah
It’s an epic adventure
And you play the hero

And right out at the opening scenes
The whole crowd’s on the edge of their seats
Your worst critics are sitting up front
And they’re giving you two thumbs way, way up
You’ll be in a league of your own
You’ll be stealing their hearts, taking Oscars home

So go get ’em and give it some passion
Quiet on the set
Lights, camera, action!

With all your heart and soul
Dream big, and you can feel the magic
Let the camera roll
Woah, your charm is automatic
Make your cameo
Be yourself, and don’t be so dramatic
Go and steal the show
Woah, ’cause life is cinematic

Get a top hat and a rabbit
With the crowd and make your magic

Turn the lights down low
(And your dreams will come true)
(May the force be with you)
Knock ’em dead

Go and steal the show
Woah, cause life is cinematic

Go play
‘Cause your life is a movie
Go play
Follow your dreams, ’cause your life is a movie
Go play
Go get ’em and give it your all
Follow your dreams, ’cause life is cinematic

There is somethin’ between us, I can see it right now
Your magnetic demeanor, that’s something can’t be found
I thought that I was dreamin’ ’til my love came around
Now I just come on over, show you how we get down
Shawty you can get blazed

I can’t believe that you are here, I can’t believe it’s happening
What are the odds that you’d appear?
The universe so vast to me
Seven billion is on the Earth
Could’ve been anywhere, but you’re here with me
Should I play Lotto? What’s it worth?
I must be on, so clear to me

Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you

There is somethin’ between us, I can see it right now
Your magnetic demeanor, that’s something can’t be found
I thought that I was dreamin’ ’til my love came around
Now I just come on over, show you how we get down
Shawty you can get blazed

Look at you, love, you are the same
You have a light you cannot hide
Yes, you may have a different face
But your soul is the same inside
I don’t care who is listening
‘Cause they be making fun of this on TV
They wouldn’t laugh if they were inside my past life
With you and they were me

Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go, oh
Never let you, never let you go, yeah
Never let you

Don’t think that it cannot happen, ’cause it can
Shawty, you can get blazed
Sleep if you want, and wake up in love again
Shawty, you can get blazed

Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you
Once I have you, I will never let you, never let you go
(Shawty you can get blazed)
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you, never let you go
Never let you

You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—

Ay yo, trophy wife, out you won me
Until you had to find out it’s one me
Now you benched, aww, your bum knee
Now I’m the bad guy, call me Chun-Li (ooh)
‘Cause you was slippin’, yep, you clumsy
And everything I peeped, can’t just unsee
Sips tea, and it’s unsweet
Respect bad gyal when mi done speak (now, now)
Now he shooting his shot like drive-by
Why you had to make me go call up my side guy?
Ca-Ca-Can’t let a f-boy eff up my nice vibes
Yo Ariana, come let me give you a high five

The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—

”What did she say?” ”What did he say?”
You don’t listen ’cause you know everything
You don’t even need dreams
Tellin’ everybody, “Stay woke, don’t sleep”

Ah, gonna break that shit down
You don’t wait, tell ’em wait another round
Ah, guess you’re way above it now
And that’s your way to love it now

How can they tell you shit that you’ve been through?
They are so confused, who cares about their rationale?
If it ain’t your view
That’s the bottom line
Know-it-all (know-it-all)
Give you a box of chances, every time you blow it all (blow it all)
As if it were shade, you would just throw it all (throw it all)
It’s like you’re trying not to glow at all (glow at all)
Know-it-all (know-it-all)

The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, st-st-stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, st-st-stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—

Why do we have chemistry?
With a need for speed
Doin’ things that trouble clings to
And burns off our wings

Ah, gonna break that shit down
You don’t wait, tell ’em wait another round
Ah, guess you’re way above it now
And that’s your way to love it now

How can they tell you shit that you’ve been through?
They are so confused, who cares about their rationale?
If it ain’t your view
That’s the bottom line
Know-it-all (know-it-all)
Give you a box of chances, every time you blow it all (blow it all)
As if it were shade, you would just throw it all (throw it all)
It’s like you’re trying not to glow at all (glow at all)
Know-it-all (know-it-all)

The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, st-st-stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole, stole, st-st-stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and instead—
The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole
You wouldn’t let anybody speak and inst—

Mhmm, last night, boy, I met you, yeah
When I was sleep (sleep)
You’re such a dream to me, mmm woah
And it was on a day like this, yeah
If you can believe
If you can believe (if you can believe)
You’re such a dream to me

Before you speak, don’t move
‘Cause I don’t wanna wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Don’t wanna wake up, oh
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Boy, you’re such a dream
If you can believe, babe
Boy, you’re such a dream to me

“Excuse me, um, I love you”
I know that’s not the way to start a conversation trouble
I watch them other girls when they come and bug you
But I felt like I knew you, so I just wanted to hug you
Plus you don’t know your way around
You can stop your playing now
All your worries, lay ’em down, shh, don’t say it loud
Is this real, baby?
(Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum)
You like?
“I love you”
Who starts a conversation like that? Nobody but I do
But you are not a picture, I can’t cut you up and hide you
I’ll get you out my mind, mhm, I tried to
But I just want to stand and yell
I will never dare to tell
Think I heard some wedding bells, shh, keep it to yourself
Is this real? (Is this real?)

Before you speak, don’t move
‘Cause I don’t wanna wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Don’t wanna wake up, oh no
Wake up, wake up, wake up
‘Cause you’re such a dream
If you can believe
You’re such a dream to me, mmm, boy

I could buy you anything, but I cannot buy you
Before your boy gets smart, I would never try to
You know I’m thinking to myself, “What happened, why you?”
But when I see you in my dreams, psh, I knew
You know how to treat it, you know how to eat it
You know how to beat it (I know how to keep it)
The Good Housekeeping Seal
(Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum)
I don’t just wanna touch you
I’m tryna turn two single people into a couple
What’s your next month like? Tell me what you’re up to
We can leave right now, boy, you don’t need a duffel
What about La Perla? Let Vickie keep her secret
Boy it ain’t no secret if I know you’re gonna peep it, oh

Before you speak, don’t move
‘Cause I don’t wanna wake up
Wake up, wake up, wa-wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wa-wake up
(No I don’t want, no)

‘Cause you’re such a dream (Does this end?)
If you can believe, you’re such a dream to me
To me, mmm, boy, to me

You, you love it how I move you
You love it how I touch you, my one
When all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
And I, I feel it after midnight
A feelin’ that you can’t fight, my one
It lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman

I don’t wanna waste no time, yeah
You ain’t got a one-track mind, yeah
Have it any way you like, yeah
And I can tell that you know I know how I want it
Ain’t nobody else can relate
Boy, I like that you ain’t afraid
Baby, lay me down and let’s pray
I’m tellin’ you the way I like it, how I want it

(Yeah) And I can be all the things you told me not to be
(Yeah) When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing
(Yeah) And he see the universe when I’m the company
It’s all in me

You, you love it how I move you
You love it how I touch you, my one
When all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
And I, I feel it after midnight
A feelin’ that you can’t fight, my one
It lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman

(Yeah)
I tell you all the things you should know
So baby, take my hands, save your soul
We can make it last, take it slow, hmm
And I can tell that you know I know how I want it, yeah
But you’re different from the rest
And boy, if you confess, you might get blessed
See if you deserve what comes next
I’m tellin’ you the way I like it, how I want it

(Yeah) And I can be all the things you told me not to be
(Yeah) When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing
(Yeah) And he see the universe when I’m the company
It’s all in me

You, you love it how I move you
You love it how I touch you, my one
When all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
And I, I feel it after midnight
A feelin’ that you can’t fight, my one
It lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman

(God is a woman)
Yeah, yeah
(God is a woman, yeah)
My one
(One)
When all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
You’ll believe God
(God is a woman)
Oh, yeah
(God is a woman, yeah)
(One)
It lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman

When life deals us cards
Make everything taste like it is salt
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

And then you get it, get it, get it, get it (ayy)
Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it (ayy)
Flip it, flip it, flip it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Twist it, twist it, twist it, twist it
Mix it and mix it and mix it and mix it
Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)

I like the way you lick the bowl (sheesh)
Somehow your method touches my soul (sheesh, yeah)
It lifts me up to heights unknown (ayy)
So when they ask, “How’s life?” I go (sheesh, sheesh)

When life deals us cards
Make everything taste like it is salt
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

And then you get it, get it, get it, get it (ayy)
Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it (ayy)
Flip it, flip it, flip it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Twist it, twist it, twist it, twist it
Mix it and mix it and mix it and mix it
Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)

Your mama sent us horoscopes (sheesh)
Had so much fun watching them unfold (sheesh, yeah)
You said she like me, I smiled, I know (ayy)
So when they ask, “How’s life?” I go (sheesh, sheesh)

When life deals us cards
Make everything taste like it is salt
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

And then you get it, get it, get it, get it
Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it
Flip it, flip it, flip it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Twist it, twist it, twist it, twist it
Mix it and mix it and mix it and mix it
Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)

And then we lay it back, talk the rest of the night
Things that we can light make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Talking ’bout what you wanna do, whatever’s wrong or right
I am followin’ you ’cause you make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Say, I don’t know what I’d do without you in my life, it’d be so sour
I’m hoping that everybody can experience what we have in ours

When life deals us cards
Make everything taste like it is salt (sheesh, sheesh)
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
To bring the bitter taste to a halt (sheesh, sheesh)

And then you get it, get it, get it, get it
Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it
Flip it, flip it, flip it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
Twist it, twist it, twist it, twist it
Mix it and mix it and mix it and mix it
Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
You make me say oh, babe

Yeah, yeah, mmm, oh, yeah
Yeah, ooh, ooh, yeah

I just got some real good news from work, boy (it’s a surprise, surprise)
You can’t imagine what I’m ’bout to say (it’s a surprise, surprise)
It’s so hard to hold back, baby (it’s a surprise, surprise)
I’m so excited, I can hardly wait (it’s a surprise, surprise)
Listen, bae

Tonight, I’m a baller, babe (Tonight, I’m a baller, baby)
Even way beneath it, yeah, oh, woah (Even way beneath me)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe

Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful
I’m so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too, you are so young
And beautiful and so successful, yeah
I’m so successful

This ain’t nothing ordinary for me (it’s a surprise, surprise)
We ain’t goin’ to your favorite place (it’s a surprise, surprise)
You keep asking, “What is so special?” (it’s a surprise, surprise)
You really wanna know? You’ll have to wait (it’s a surprise, surprise)

Tonight, I’m a baller, babe (Tonight, I’m a baller, baby)
Even way beneath it, yeah (Even way beneath me)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe

Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful (I, I, I)
I’m so successful
And, girl, you too, you are so young
And beautiful and so successful, yeah
I’m so successful, yeah, yeah

Let me put my hands over your eyes
(it’s a surprise, surprise, it’s a surprise, surprise)
Boy, are you ready for your surprise?
(it’s a surprise, surprise, it’s a surprise, surprise)
Mmm ah, oh, I’ma give it to ya (Mhm)
Mmm ah, oh, I’ma give it to ya (Oh, yeah)
Do you like it, babe? (Do you like it, babe?)
Does it give you chills? (Does it give you chills?)
Does it make you feel cold? (Does it make you feel)

Oh, oh, oh, woah
Tonight, I’m a baller, babe (Tonight, I’m a baller, baby)
Even way beneath it (Even way beneath me)
What else is there to say, boy? (What else is there to say, boy?)
Say, bae, you should play with me, babe

Yeah, it feels so good to be so young
And have this fun and be successful
I’m so successful, yeah
And, girl, you too, you are so young
And beautiful and so successful, yeah
I’m so successful, yeah, yeah

Back to you, back to you, back to you
Back to you, back to you, back to you
I go back to you, back to you, back to you every time

I get tired of your no-shows
You get tired of my control
They keep telling me to let go
But I don’t really let go when I say so
I keep giving people blank stares
I’m so different when you’re not there
It’s like something out of Shakespeare
Because I’m really not here when you’re not there

I’ve tried to fight our energy
But every time I think I’m free

You get high and call on the regular
I get weak and fall like a teenager
Why, oh why does God keep bringing me back to you?
I get drunk, pretend that I’m over it
Self-destruct, show up like an idiot
Why, oh why does God keep bringing me back to you?

I go back to you, back to you, back to you
Back to you, back to you, back to you
I go back to you, back to you, back to you every time

Just when I get on a new wave
Boy, you look at me and I slip outta my lace
They keep calling me a head-case
‘Cause I can’t make a good case why we can’t change

I’ve tried to fight our energy
But every time I think I’m free

You get high and call on the regular
I get weak and fall like a teenager
Why, oh why does God keep bringing me back to you?
(Back to you, baby)
I get drunk, pretend that I’m over it
Self-destruct, show up like an idiot
Why, oh why does God keep bringing me back to you?

I go back to you, back to you, back to you (I go back to you)
Back to you, back to you, back to you (back to you)
I go back to you, back to you, back to you every time (I go)
I go back to you, back to you, back to you
Back to you, back to you, back to you
I go back to you, back to you, back to you every time

Some days, things just take way too much of my energy
I look up and the whole room’s spinning
You take my cares away
I can so over-complicate, people tell me to medicate

Feel my blood runnin’, swear the sky’s fallin’
How did I know this shit’s fabricated?
Time goes by and I can’t control my mind
Don’t know what else to try, but you tell me every time

Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin’
Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin’

Sometimes it’s hard to find, find my way up into the clouds
Tune it out, they can be so loud
You remind me of a time when things weren’t so complicated
All I need is to see your face

Feel my blood runnin’, swear the sky’s fallin’
How did I know this shit’s fabricated?
Time goes by and I can’t control my mind
Don’t know what else to try, but you tell me every time

Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin’
Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin’, mmm, yeah

My, my air
My, my air
My, my air, my air
My, my air
My, my air
My, my air, yeah

Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin’
Just keep breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’ and breathin’
And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin’, mmm, yeah

Feel my blood runnin’, swear the sky’s fallin’
I keep on breathin’
Time goes by and I can’t control my mind
I keep on breathin’, mmm, yeah

Right now, I’m in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time
Ain’t got no tears left to cry
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up
I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up (oh, yeah)

I’m pickin’ it up (yeah), pickin’ it up (yeah)
Lovin’, I’m livin’, so we turnin’ up
Yeah, we turnin’ it up

Ain’t got no tears in my body
I ran out, but boy, I like it, I like it, I like it
Don’t matter how, what, when, who tries it
We out here vibin’, we vibin’, we vibin’

Comin’ out
Even when it’s rainin’ down (can’t stop now)
Can’t stop so shut your mouth (shut your mouth)
And if you don’t know then now you know it, babe
Know it, babe, yeah

Right now, I’m in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time
Ain’t got no tears left to cry
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up (oh yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up
Oh, I just want you to come with me
We’re on another mentality
Ain’t got no tears left to cry (to cry)
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up (oh yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up

Pickin’ it up (yeah), pickin’ it up (yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, so we turnin’ up (we turnin’ it up)
Yeah, we turnin’ it up

They point out the colors in you, I see ’em too
And, boy, I like ’em, I like ’em, I like ’em
We way too fly to partake in all this hate
We’re out here vibin’, we vibin’, we vibin’

Comin’ out
Even when it’s rainin’ down (can’t stop now)
Can’t stop so shut your mouth (shut your mouth)
And if you don’t know then now you know it, babe
Know it, babe, yeah

Right now, I’m in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time
Ain’t got no tears left to cry
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up (oh yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up
Oh, I just want you to come with me
We’re on another mentality
Ain’t got no tears left to cry (to cry)
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up (oh yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up

Comin’ out, even when it’s rainin’ down
Can’t stop now (hmm, oh), shut your mouth
Ain’t got no tears left to cry
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Oh, I just want you to come with me
We’re on another mentality
Ain’t got no tears left to cry (cry)
So I’m pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up (oh yeah)
I’m lovin’, I’m livin’, I’m pickin’ it up

Pickin’ it up, pickin’ it up
Lovin’, I’m livin’, so we turnin’ up
Yeah, we turnin’ it up

Let’s go!
Baby, I just want you to be mine
Won’t you give me a bit of your time? Oh, whoa
Chasin’ you, no, I won’t stop tryin’
Just meet me at the borderline (Exclusive!)

You play hard-to-get
But I know you want me, too
Ain’t out here looking for other dudes
So I’ma keep it tight for you

You know I’m the wifey type, babe
You know I be one of a kind, oh whoa
Once you tastin’ my ice cream, I bet you won’t ever leave
I know it’s hard to believe
Boy, you got me all on my knees
(Light it up, though, light it up, though)
It ain’t too hard for me
(Light it up, though, light it up, though)
Stop playing, too hard for me

Baby, I just want you to be mine
Won’t you give me a bit of your time, oh woah
Chasin’ you, no, I won’t stop tryin’
Just meet me at the borderline

Seems like I’m coming on strong
But I don’t want this time to pass
I know you got a lot of chicks hollerin’ at you
But I bet they cannot last

You know I’m the wifey type, babe
You know I be one of a kind, oh whoa (let’s go)
Once you tastin’ my ice cream, I bet you won’t ever leave
I know it’s hard to believe
Boy, you got me all on my knees
(Light it up, though, light it up, though)
It ain’t too hard for me
(Light it up, though, light it up, though)
Stop playing, too hard for me

Baby, I just want you to be mine
Won’t you give me a bit of your time, oh woah
Chasin’ you, no, I won’t stop tryin’
Just meet me at the borderline

Uh, I’m like, you got me so on a chase
Got me feeling so out of place
Think ’bout you all of my days
Wish you’d chew on me like fresh grapes
Not tryna cuff you or crowd your space
I’m tryna find you words just to say
“Dang, you fine, and look at that face”
At the borderline, beside me, you lay

Baby, I just want you to be mine
Won’t you give me a bit of your time, oh woah
Chasin’ you, no, I won’t stop tryin’
Just meet me at the borderline

You keep me in your orbit
Well, I know I’m a hard one to please
Give it too much importance
My love’ll have you fall to your knees
I tell them this too often
Know better than to bark up my tree
Just for me to fall and leave
Nah, I’d rather just watch you smoke and drink, yeah

Steering clear of any headaches to start
And if we’re being honest
I’d rather your body than half of your heart
Or jealous-ridden comments
That come when you let in them feelings that I don’t want
I never let ’em know too much
Hate gettin’ too emotional, oh, yeah

I’m better off without him
I’m better off being a wild one
On the road a lot, had to keep it a thousand
So that I’m better off not being around ya

Go on and face it, I’ll never be ready for you, ready for you
I swear my love is a curse, make you head over shoes, head over shoes
Let’s put them topics to bed and go fuck on the roof, just to say that we did it
You keep insisting I listen to your proposition
I dismiss them all, no offense, yeah

Steering clear of any headaches to start
And if we’re being honest
I’d rather your body than half of your heart
Or jealous-ridden comments
That come when you let in them feelings that I don’t want
I never let ’em know too much
Hate gettin’ too emotional, yeah

I’m better off without him
I’m better off being a wild one
On the road a lot, had to keep it a thousand
So that I’m better off not being around ya
I’m better off without him
I’m better off being a wild one
On the road a lot, had to keep it a thousand
So that I’m better off not being around ya

Tell me why you gotta look at me that way
You know what it does to me
So baby, what you tryna say? Ayy
Lately, all I want is you on top of me
You know where your hands should be
So baby, won’t you come show me?
I got you, I got you dreamin’
You close your eyes and you’re screamin’
Play with your mind for no reason
I know you love how I tease it
You know that I’m playin’, so don’t be mistaken
You already know what I’m thinkin’, boy

Oh, why’d you have to be so cute?
It’s impossible to ignore you, ah
Why must you make me laugh so much?
It’s bad enough we get along so well
Just say goodnight and go
Oh, oh, oh
Just say goodnight and go
Oh, oh, oh
Just say goodnight and go

One of these days
You’ll miss your train and come stay with me
(It’s always say goodnight and go)
We’ll have drinks and talk about things
And any excuse to stay awake with you
And you’d sleep here, I’d sleep there
But then the heating may be down again
(At my convenience)
We’d be good, we’d be great together

Why’d you have to be so cute?
It’s impossible to ignore you, ah
Why must you make me laugh so much?
It’s bad enough we get along so well
Just say goodnight and go
Oh, oh, oh
Just say goodnight and go
Oh, oh, oh
Just say goodnight and go

I know how you want it, baby, just like this
Know you’re thinkin’ ’bout it, baby, just one kiss
While you’re lookin’ at ’em, baby, read my lips
I know what you want, but you can’t have this

Want to say goodnight
Want to say goodnight and go
Want to say goodnight
Baby, say goodnight and go
Want to say goodnight
Say goodnight and go

Mmm, yeah, yuh

I thought you into my life (whoa)
Look at my mind (yeah)
No better place or a time
(Look!) How they align
Universe must have my back
Fell from the sky into my lap
And I know you know
That you’re my soulmate and all that
I’m like ooh, ooh
My whole life got me ready for you, ooh, ooh

Got me happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
I’ma be happy, happy
Won’t get no crying from me, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy

Mmm, yeah, yuh

I thought you into my life (whoa)
Look at my mind (yeah)
No better place or a time
(Look!) How they align
Universe must have my back
Fell from the sky into my lap
And I know you know
That you’re my soulmate and all that
I’m like ooh, ooh
My whole life got me ready for you, ooh, ooh

Got me happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
I’ma be happy, happy
Won’t get no crying from me, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy, yeah
Gonna be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy
I’ma be happy, happy

Hey Mike, uh, just calling to uh, you know, send my condolences
Hey man, it’s Mark, just calling to check in on you, see how you’re doing
What up Mike? Just calling to see how you’re doing, check in with you a little bit
Wanna obviously send my love and support and, um, just let you know I’m here for you
I know you’re super busy, didn’t wanna bother you, um, just wanted to let you know I’m thinking about you
Give me a call back if you want, if not, I get that too, um, but I’m sure I will see you and/or talk to you sometime soon. Alright bud, hope you’re hanging in there. See ya

It was a month since he passed, maybe less
And no one knew what to do, we were such a mess
We were texting, we were calling, we were checking in
We said we ought to play a show in honor of our friend
Well now that show’s finally here, it’s tonight
Supposed to go to the bowl, get on stage, dim the lights
With our friends and our family, in his name, celebrate
There’s no way that I’ll be ready to get back up on that stage
Can’t remember if I’ve cancelled any show
But I think about what I’m supposed to do and I don’t know
Cause I think about not doing it the same way as before
And it makes me wanna puke my fucking guts out on the floor
We rehearsed it for a month, I’m not worried about the set
I get tackled by the grief at times that I would least expect
I know what I should be doing when I’m singing but instead
We’ll be playing through a song and I’d remember in my head

Sometimes, sometimes you don’t say goodbye once
You say goodbye over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Sometimes, sometimes you don’t say goodbye once
You say goodbye over and over and over again
Over and over and over again

What (are) they saying, I’m not raw?
What the fuck you take me for?
All the sudden you hear what I’ve said a hundred ways before?
I been pushed, I been trapped
Drug myself through hell and back and
Fallen flat and had the balls to start it all again from scratch
How do you feel, how you doing, how’d the show go?
Am I insane to say the truth is that I don’t know
My body aches head’s spinning this is all wrong
I almost lost it in middle of a couple songs
And everybody that I talk to is like, “wow
Must be really hard to figure what to do now”
Well thank you genius, you think it’ll be a challenge
Only my life’s work hanging in the fucking balance
And all I wanted was to get a little bit of closure
And every step I took I looked and wasn’t any closer
‘Cause sometimes when you say goodbye, yeah you say it
Over and over and over and over

Sometimes, sometimes you don’t say goodbye once
You say goodbye over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Sometimes, sometimes you don’t say goodbye once
You say goodbye over and over and over again
Over and over and over again

Over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
Over and over and over again
(Over and over and over again)
(Over and over and over again)

Maybe I should be more grateful
That I had to watch it all come undone
Holding so tight to the edge is painful
But I can’t ignore it I know

They’re watching as I fall, they’re staring as I go
I gave until my soul hurt, and never told them so
They’re watching as I fall, to somewhere down below
But maybe I’m just falling, to get somewhere they won’t

Excuse me while I sympathize
Singing with the fat lady tell me what’s the time
You know what it is not afraid to cross the line
Nothing is forever don’t be mad at the design
Ask me if I can, I say I don’t know
And honestly I buy that I can sound cold
Still upset from shit that’s 15 years old
I don’t know what it takes to make me let go

Maybe I should be more grateful
That I had to watch it all come undone
Holding so tight to the edge is painful
But I can’t ignore it I know

They’re watching as I fall, they’re staring as I go
I gave until my soul hurt, and never told them so
They’re watching as I fall, to somewhere down below
But maybe I’m just falling, to get somewhere they won’t

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath, and close my eyes
And wait for dawn, but there’s no light
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore

I used to sleep without waking up
In a dream I made from painted walls
I was a moment away from done
When the black spilled out across it all
And my eyes were made sober
World was turned over
Washing out the lines I’d seen
And my heart is still breaking
Now that I awaken
No one’s left to answer me

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath, and close my eyes
And wait for dawn, but there’s no light

I’m a call without an answer
I’m a shadow in the dark
Trying to put it back together
As I watch it fall apart
I’m a call without an answer
I’m a shadow in the dark
Trying to put it back together
As I watch it fall apart

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath, and close my eyes
And wait for dawn, but there’s no light
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore anymore

This is that gather ’round it and wonder where I found it
This is that wake up make your agent have your tour re-routed
This is that drama comma pain and ain’t no way around it
‘Cause somehow still it’s hard to know what I can say about it
I buckled up told myself to suck it up
I was scared to death to get up there and spill my fucking guts
I was saying pull your stupid self together buttercup
Get it crackin’ Back in Black until you have em Thunderstruck
But

Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you, about you

No, there’s not a single thing that I can say
Not a single solitary, every meaning changes shape
Even when there’s no connection back to you in any line
All of a sudden it’s about you and it gets me every time but
What the fuck is left to author anyway?
When I basically been writin’ since the Raiders ran LA
I’m afraid that maybe I’ve said everything there is to say
Maybe I should make an exit while there’re ways to get away, cause

Can’t find the words to a memory
But these are just words to a melody
Find something that works fits the symmetry
For only a quick broken remedy
And I’d give anything to choose
Pick out the words I bring home to you
How can I make do?
Put a smile on change my attitude
And even though it’ not about you
Everything is all about you
All about you

Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you, about you
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you now, ooh
Even when it’s not about you, about you
All of a sudden it’s about you, about you

I used to think that I know what I want
Never saw it coming unglued
I used to think that I know what I want
Now it’s time to see if it’s true

I had so much certainty
Til that moment I lost control
And I’ve tried but it never was up to me
I’ve got no worse enemy
Than the fear of what’s still unknown
And the time’s come to realize there will be
Promises I can’t keep

What’s the difference between a loss and a forfeit
I tried to make it better, but I made it more sick
I tried to make it right, now awake at night
I know reality was getting in the way

I used to think that I knew who I was
Never saw it coming unglued
I used to think that I knew who I was
Now it’s time to see if it’s true

I had so much certainty
Til that moment I lost control
And I’ve tried but it never was up to me
I’ve got no worse enemy
Than the fear of what’s still unknown
And the time’s come to realize there will be
Promises I can’t keep

I had so much certainty
Til that moment I lost control
And I’ve tried but it never was up to me
I’ve got no worse enemy
Than the fear of what’s still unknown
And the time’s come to realize there will be
Promises I can’t keep
Promises I can’t keep

I don’t know how to warn you
For what I’m gonna say
‘Cause you’re holding so tight to
What I’m taking away
I got demons inside me
So I’m faced with a choice
Either try to ignore them
Or I give them a voice

And it’s keeping me up at night
Worried it’s not alright
Holding back things you don’t know
And it’s keeping me up at night
Worried it’s not alright
You’re not gonna like where this goes

And they’ll tell you I don’t care anymore
And I hope you’ll know that’s a lie
‘Cause I’ve found what I have been waiting for
But to get there means crossing a line
So I’m crossing a line

It’s not about status
We know it never was
‘Cause what good is the kingdom
When you’re missing the love?
This is not a goodbye now
I’m not going away
No, I don’t have the answers
But I do have the faith

Oh, and it’s keeping me up at night
Worried it’s not alright
Holding back things you don’t know
And it’s keeping me up at night
Worried it’s not alright
You’re not gonna like where this goes, no

And they’ll tell you I don’t care anymore
And I hope you’ll know that’s a lie
‘Cause I’ve found what I have been waiting for
But to get there means crossing a line
So I’m crossing a line

They say take it slow
But the world keeps spinning
And that I don’t control
And so there I go
Trying to act normal
So they won’t know that…

I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together, darling
I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together, darling

They say that they sympathize
I’m grateful they take the time
But bringing it up at this six year old birthday
It kinda fucks up my vibe
We end on an awkward note
I make the most awkward joke
Too dark to be funny
I shouldn’t have come, it’d be weird to go home
And I’m struggling

They say take it slow
But the world keeps spinning
And that I don’t control
And so there I go
Trying to act normal
So they won’t know…

I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together darling
I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together darling

Oh, I don’t know what else to try
Pretend I’m in control
But, I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together darling

I’m just trying to hold my – together
Together darling
I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together darling

Oh, I don’t know what else to try
Pretend I’m in control
But, I’m just trying to hold my shit together
Together darling

So I play along
I nod my head when they say I’m wrong
But each night falls and away I run
On the other side ’til the daylight comes
So I play along
I nod my head when they say I’m wrong
But each night falls and away I run
On the other side ’til the daylight comes

And when the lights go down
I see things I can’t explain
Calling out my name
The lights go down
Holding every memory close
Tonight is for our ghosts
Ghosts, ghosts
Tonight is for our ghosts

This is not about you and me
I can’t bring back how it used to be
And I know what I do believe, but
I’ve already seen what I couldn’t see, oh

So I play along
I nod my head when they say I’m wrong
But each night falls and away I run
On the other side ’til the daylight comes

And when the lights go down
I see things I can’t explain
Calling out my name
The lights go down
Holding every memory close
Tonight is for our ghosts

And when the lights go down
Is there something in the air?
There but never there
The lights go down
Holding every memory close
Tonight is for our ghosts
Ghosts, ghosts
Tonight is for our ghosts
Ghosts, ghosts
Tonight is for our ghosts

My brother said be patient
My mother held my hand
Don’t know what I’m chasing
Don’t know who I am

Woke up this morning holding my head
Thinking last night is one I’ll regret
Washing off the bad decisions, the blurry vision
The clues that I’m still a mess

Spitting out the taste I have in my mouth
Knowing what this all is really about
Knowing there’s an explanation, an expiration
I gotta figure shit out

And they’re asking me if I can see
The darkness down below
And I know it’s true, I say I do
And half the time I don’t

Maybe I can’t make what it may take
To leave this thing behind
But I shut my eyes and cross each line
And every time

I keep on running backwards
I keep on losing faith
I thought I had the answers
I thought I knew the way

My brother said be patient
My mother held my hand
I don’t know what I’m chasing
I don’t know who I am

Waking in the dead of night, I can’t sleep
Sleeping in the light of day for like weeks
Reality was out of focus, I could be hopeless
Instead I gritted my teeth

I didn’t have the patience left to explain
Didn’t wanna wake when nobody came
I know the path I had’s uneven, but while I’m breathing
I have to make my own lane

And they’re asking me if I can see
The darkness down below
And I know it’s true, I say I do
And half the time I don’t

Maybe I can’t make what it may take
To leave this thing behind
But I shut my eyes and cross each line
And every time

I keep on running backwards
I keep on losing faith
I thought I had the answers
I thought I knew the way

My brother said be patient
My mother held my hand
I don’t know what I’m chasing
I don’t know who I am

So, I make it up as I go-oh-oh
I make it up as I go-oh-oh
So, I make it up as I go-oh-oh
I make it up as I go, as I go

I keep on running backwards
I keep on losing faith
I thought I had the answers
I thought I knew the way

My brother said be patient
My mother held my hand
I don’t know what I’m chasing
Don’t know who I am

So, I make it up as I go-oh-oh
I make it up as I go-oh-oh
So, I make it up as I go-oh-oh
I make it up as I go, as I go

Yeah
Lift off like Virgin Galactic
My Richard’s too Branson to fuck with you bastards
Very legendary, that’s some matter-of-fact shit
You’re the opposite of stars like “rats” spelled backwards
I flow poems out to Saturn and past it
Easy as a standard anti-gravity backflip
Satellite tracking can’t map out my tactics
I spit the same shit they split an atom in half with
No, it’s not what I want but it had to be
I spent six months just recharging my battery
Imagine me quitting, what a travesty that’d be
You space shuttle challengers are nothing but tragedies
So take care on the path that you’re headed
I’m the father to your style, don’t you ever forget it
I don’t drop mikes, only let it smoke where I set it
And I don’t play, even when they press it, get it?

I’m off of the earth
On a ride, alone
I’m driftin’ away
Out of time, afloat
Away from the truth
Away from the night, away from the day
I’m off of the earth
On a ride, alone

(Please brace for impact)
I must’ve went to space and got sent back
But I’m still intact, in fact, take a picture of me
You could see that I’m a star with your lens cracked, supernova
In Caesar’s Palace, stunting on my opponents
‘Cause history will show we done been to war like Romans
Did that dance with the devil, Hell hot as a kettle
So it’s no wonder why I put this ice on all of my metal
And wear that shit like a medal, used to think I was a joker
No Jared Leto when I said I’d get us out the ghetto
Slam my foot on the pedal, book a studio
When I couldn’t afford instrumentals, fuck it, record acapella
Flying coach, dreaming Coachella until they banned me
Now they like Bambi’s mother – dead – I’m onto these Grammy’s
I’m rolling these grams gladly, purple and green like Daphne
Shades on like Velma, hair long like Shaggy
Crushin’ addies in my water got my voice raspy
Haven’t slept since California and that shit was last week
Paranoid when I sleep, but when I’m high I’m happy
That’s why I need to kiss the sky when I get stuck in the valley
Lift off

I’m off of the earth
On a ride, alone
I’m driftin’ away
Out of time, afloat
Away from the truth
Away from the night, away from the day
I’m off of the earth
On a ride, alone

Say they want respect now, thinking they deserve to have it next now
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
Believing what they makin’ up, talking loud but never really sayin’ much
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
I been drawin’ plans out and they think I’m givin’ them a handout
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
Thinking they’re entitled to a piece, no, I don’t think so
Tell ’em take an I.O.U

Levitatin’ in the blackout
Used to drink at least a forty, ‘fore we mashed out
Used to think that workin’ forty was a max-out
Now I’m workin’ even when I’m sleepin’, do the math now
‘Cause even when I’m sleepin’, eyes keep ’em open
Stripe across ’em both the color of your hemoglobin
A huge act man like I’m known for being Logan
X-23 I’m keen to leave ’em with a femur broken
Takin’ it too far, maybe
Friends like “Mike I don’t know who you are lately”
But pride and hate has made nay-sayers mistake me
For wasting brain space on ratings they gave me
I don’t need your respect, I got history
I’m ‘81 Reagan with that nonsense, miss me
Father like Francis, Anakin or John Misty
Not to be touched, sucker
Tell ’em take an I.O.U

Say they want respect now, thinking they deserve to have it next now
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
Believing what they makin’ up, talking loud but never really sayin’ much
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
I been drawin’ plans out and they think I’m givin’ them a handout
Tell ’em take an I.O.U
Thinking they’re entitled to a piece, no, I don’t think so
Tell ’em take an I.O.U

There are times when I kick myself
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
Say I got this while I chase my tail
As if they can’t tell

I’m running from my shadow
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
I’ll never win the battle
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
I’m going back around again / ohhh
Running from my shadow
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

Light side’s got a dark side to it
Daytime flows into night like fluid
The yin and the yang with a curved line through it
And none of it’s illuminating why I do it
Maybe I didn’t want to chase what was not right
Maybe I didn’t want to face you were offsides
Thinking I was far away from a crossed line
But I was giving soft praise to a hard lie
There are things that you say and you don’t say
My tongue’s gotten real tired of me biting it
‘Cause I keep on following the wrong way
Time’s come and I can’t keep denying it
There are times when I kick myself
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
Say I got this while I chase my tail
As if they can’t tell

I’m running from my shadow
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
I’ll never win the battle
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
I’m going back around again / ohhh
Running from my shadow
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

I love you but I know / I gotta let you go
Dancing with the devil cause she’s all I’ve ever known
Wanted to pretend / That this time was the end
Sorry but I guess I gotta let you down again
Again
Again
Running from my shadow now my shadow is my only friend

Running from my shadow
But it’s still there chasing me down
Running from my shadow
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

When the world’s on fire, all I need is you
I don’t always think to say it but it’s true
When I just wanna disappear, you’re the one that keeps me here
The world’s on fire, all I need is you

The riot’s on the horizon
We’re calling each other’s bluff
The smoke’s filling up the skies
And I say we should pack it up
Maybe the blaze will take this away
To ash and to earth below
You tell me to breathe, you still believe
And, closing my eyes, I know

When the world’s on fire, all I need is you
I don’t always think to say it but it’s true
When I just wanna disappear, you’re the one that keeps me here
The world’s on fire, all I need is you

When the world’s on fire, all I need is you
I don’t always think to say it but it’s true
When I just wanna disappear, you’re the one that keeps me here
The world’s on fire, all I need is you

The world’s on fire, all I need is you
The world’s on fire, all I need is you

Yeah, yeah
Run, run it back, tell ’em what I’m coming at
I was on that bullshit then, now I’m done with that
Scared of what I didn’t want, scared of what I wanted
And thought that I was finished but I hardly had begun, in fact
I’m a beast, I’m a monster, a savage
And any other metaphor the culture can imagine
And I got a caption for anybody asking
That is, “I am feeling fucking fantastic”

Some days, it doesn’t take much to bring me down
Some days, I’m struggling for control
Some days, it doesn’t take much to bring me down
But, right now, I’m floating above it all

So you can call ’til your voice is running out
But I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now
I’m somewhere far away, where you can’t bring me down
So I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now

Yeah, yeah
Come, come again, feel it when it’s flooding in
Woke up knowing I don’t have to be numb again
Starting line scratched out, I don’t have to run again
Give-a-fucks maxxed out, tell ’em I’m not coming in
I’m not present on the payroll
And you can tell me how I should do it ’cause you say so
But I’m not dancing to the rhythm you replay, no
‘Cause I’m already half-a-million miles away, though, they know

Some days, it doesn’t take much to bring me down
Some days, I’m struggling for control
Some days, it doesn’t take much to bring me down
But, right now, I’m floating above it all

So you can call ’til your voice is running out
But I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now
I’m somewhere far away, where you can’t bring me down
So I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now

And I waited too long
I listened too much
You said what can’t be unheard
I’m drawing a line
Enough is enough
I let you have your last word

So you can call ’til your voice is running out
But I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now
I’m somewhere far away, where you can’t bring me down
So I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now
So you can call till your voice is running out
But I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now
I’m somewhere far away, where you can’t bring me down
So I can’t hear you now, I can’t hear you now