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I had a dream I’m in the sand
Up to my neck I’m in a wasteland, wasteland
My naked body aches to breathe
I feel the pressure on my chest is caving in
Chaos is a lover and I share my bed
Fate is a summer gone straight to hell
I had a nightmare I was wrong
I hear your voice shouting I’m insane, insane
Each word a dagger in my side
Only to find you in the back of my broken mind
Chaos is a color I wear so well
Order is a sunburn that I want to show and tell
But I am as hollow as a vapid empty shell
I’m hung from the gallows so I have to fare thee well
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You and I were strained
For a thousand miles to a thousand names
I’ve got no one here to really really really see
I’ll just go alone, I’ll just go alone, I’ll just
You said I’m somewhat strange
For the billionth time, I swear I’m fine
I’m not afraid to say it’s somewhat dead inside of me
And I’m not the one to change
But I needed more and I need it now
I feel it could be great if we all indulge in childhood games
I know it’s my disease to say it’s just not me
To know it’s just like me
You’re so far from the end
We could always start again
I will always be a friend
I will always be a friend
You’re so tall when you stand
If you fall, just let me in
If you fall, just let me in
We could always start again
There’s a light that’s on
Holding on inside of you
There’s a light that’s on
Burning on, let’s light a fuse
You’re so far from the end
We could always start again
I will always be a friend
I will always be a friend
You’re so tall when you stand
If you fall, just let me in
If you fall, just let me in
We could always start again
You’re so far from the end
I will always be your friend
I will always be your friend
I will always be your friend
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What did you see when you saw me
And what did you do when I saw you cry
You thought I died
But I’m alright
What did you do when you lost me
And would you let go if you knew I was fine
‘Cuz I’m just fine
I swear this time
So you know I’m okay
So you know I’m okay
I just don’t know what to do
No I really don’t know what to do
I figure I figure I need you I need you
I wish that I didn’t I wish that I didn’t die
So you know I’m okay
So you know I’m okay
I just don’t know what to do
No I really don’t know what to do
Get me out of here please, please, please,
Take me out of here now, now, now
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Pelafina - Float
04:03
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Babe, stop talking, it’s time to go to sleep
I rolled over and let my hand feel out your heartbeat
It was much too fast so I breathed in your ear
Hoping that you’d calm down at last
There’s nothing wrong with you
There’s something wrong with me
That’s what everyone’s thinking
You’ve got your fidgety feet
And our cat stalks them like prey
And the image it creates in my head is of you dancing with anxiety
You’re not the only one
Fighting a battle you’ve already want
I know you want to consider it done
But you woke up today
(I woke up today)
At some point you said, “I’m okay enough to do this”
(I’m not okay, but I’ll be there for you)
I’ll be there for you
I close my eyes and I’m back to bed
But I can’t feel unless I’m collectively nervous
I’ve got a hundred million things in my head
That I’d let slip if I could
I cried in the shower to hide that I was weak
Your feelings were more important than I was to me
(A hundred million things I’d let slip if I could)
Get out of bed, get out of your head
You’re not the only one
Fighting a battle you’ve already want
I know you want to consider it done
But you woke up today
(I woke up today)
At some point you said, “I’m okay enough to do this”
(I’m not okay, but I’ll be there for you)
I’ll be there for you
We can try to float each other
But if we’re fighting for a shoulder to lean on
Then we both end up under
I’ll hurry up before you see right through me
I’ll hurry up before I see right through me
We can try to hold each other
But if we’re fighting for a shoulder to lean on
Then we both end up under
I’ll hurry up before you see right through me
I’ll hurry up before I see right through me
Run
What are you running away from, running away from?
Run
What are you running away from?
You’re running away from me
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Hearing about Will made me wonder
Am I where I want to be in my life?
Am I being a good wife?
How do I fight these thoughts?
They’re on repeat like another voice nagging me
Like another weight
How I wish that I was free
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like a token or a puppet on a string?
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like you’re nothing or your thoughts aren’t offering?
Don’t you ever tell yourself that you are anything but worth it
Fuck
My friends who are so sad
Not seeing potential in the lives that they could have
And if I could I’d heal the rest
At least that’s what I say so I can sleep in my bed
And I feel selfish just wanting them to stay
Without offering my help every single second of every day
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like a token or a puppet on a string?
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like you’re nothing or your thoughts aren’t offering?
I keep having dreams my dead friends are alive again
And I’m crying in my kitchen
Jake and Andy seemed so real
And I couldn’t comprehend that they weren’t really here
Or maybe I was just weak and just let myself believe
(Please don’t go)
It was easier ignoring the truth
When I wake I wish that I could forget forever
(Please don’t go)
I was happier in my dreams
To tell you the truth
I was happier in my dreams
To tell you the truth
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like a token or a puppet on a string?
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there feeling like you’re nothing or your thoughts aren’t offering?
Learning forgiveness is starting again
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You put plastic over the windows to keep out the cold
You did the best that you could, but still it got old
Trying to find the time inside your mind for all responsibilities
When all you ever wanted was to sleep and to love me
I drop a penny in a place I know
I'll help you find it if you just let go
I pray to God to loosen up this rope
That leaves you strangled in your dreams
I have so much to give
I want to spread myself thin
Leave a little piece of me underneath everyone's skin
And it's about time you make your life a little bit easier
Through the meds and the stress, I'll do my best
Because we're stronger together
I once asked myself
Who am I without the lie of who I want to be?
I'm now comfortable enough that the question doesn't matter to me
And it took a night with people to whom I once was dead
To appreciate the life that I built with my own hands
Bring on misery
Bring on pain
You'll never feel the way you feel again today
Who am I without the lie of who I want to be?
I'm now comfortable enough that the question doesn't matter to me
Who am I without the lie of who I want to be?
I'm now comfortable enough that the question doesn't matter to me
I have so much to give
I want to spread myself thin
Leave a little piece of me underneath everyone's skin
And it's about time you make your life a little bit easier
Through the meds and the stress, I'll do my best
Because we're stronger together
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The Flips Chicago, Illinois
Hi, we're The Flips. We're loud.
Nick Sintos - vocals, guitar
Mike Carlson -
drums, percussion
Dustin Martin - guitar
Annette Nowacki - keys, vocals, percussion
Maccabee Kelem - bass, vocals
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