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I Was A Man

by Aaron Schroeder

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When You Come Back 01:57
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When You Come Back When you come back, I won’t Learn to talk for everyone And when I leave home For the second time I never dream for anyone So What’s happens now….? When we wake up And we’re sober What to take and give aligned But I prefer our old lives better When we knew our sides When you came back, I Watched You become one like everyone When you leave home No one knows your name And I mistake myself with you What happens now? When we wake up And you’re sober What to take and give aligned I prefer our old lives better When we knew our sides
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I Was A Man 04:50
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I Was A Man I don’t see what you meant Come back and wish that we were dead I don’t miss our time at all Forgetting what you said I took up ancient residence Wandered through your rooms at dawn I never want it I never had it I always caught it I never said it I never bought it I never though it Until now It’s not always what you say that’s on your mind It’s not always what you say that’s on your mind Give up the bloodlines, entwined With only half us freaking out And I didn’t meant to run then The silent shots a waste You built a castle to bad taste And I burned the doors at down As part of what we lost You held your ground And I walked off To let you sell it to yourself I never want it I never had it I always CAUGHT it I never said it I never bought it I never THOUGHT it Until now It’s not always what you say that’s on your mind It’s not always what you say that’s on your mind Give up our bloodlines, entwined With only half us freaking out And I didn’t mean to run then Nobody calls in LA And it’s the praise we get Thought I was a man I dropped off this place I want it all, I want it all Thought I was a man A ghost in my place I want it all it all! Thought I was a man I’m never afraid I want it all, I want it all Thought I was a man A GHOST IN PLACE I want it all! Thought I was a man I dropped off this place I want it all, I want it all! Thought I was a man I’m never afraid I want it all, I want it all Thought I was a man I dropped off this place I want it all, I want it all! Thought I was a man I’m never afraid I want it all, I want it all Thought I was a man A GHOST TOOK MY PLACE I want it all, I want it all! Thought I was a man I’M NEVER AFRAID I want it all, I want it all!
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Instant Regrets 03:16
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Instant Regrets Overrun I forget that you turned to scum I came back looking for the one I fell into the script What you say We’re not looking until nothing’s left Alice sees a vision, I guess It’s the best that we can do Brainwashed in this house of love I forget what you did Waiting on our final moments Walled away Can’t you see what they’ve done to win? I couldn’t protect you from him We fell into the script Every time I don’t see why you’re on my mind I’ve gone looking for what you were And it’s gone… Brainwashed in this house of love I forget what you did Waiting for our final moments Why won’t you say Something’s wrong? After so much time has gone Well you swear that you’re different now But the truth is that you’re not The last time you listened to me, I’m done Brainwashed in this house of love I forget what you did Waiting for our final moments
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I Don't Mean A Lot 03:11
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I Don't Mean A Lot Then I forget you’re miles away And don’t wanna see your face After all those years and space It doesn’t end, it goes I don’t want to drag myself here From squalor to meet your eyes Oh we don’t remember nothing And nobody asked so I’m dumb I never talk I don’t mean a lot There are feelings that we share But I’m not here for amends Things I didn’t understand All our pictures again If it’s all mine, if it’s all mine I don’t! See the world in black and white Nobody feels that way I forgot to take what’s mine And nobody asked so I’m dumb I never talk I don’t mean a lot
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Primes 03:02
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Primes Why don’t you see what you find out? When the darkness climbs out I remember you And when we fall behind now With every drag that times out Will you come home soon? And don’t forget I’ll climb out Of a dream that slides doubt From room to room
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Century Light Breaking 02:55
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Century Light Breaking If I took Every little thought Saved up everything went wrong I went South to East If I built Every little wall Give up didn’t mean to talk I could not believe What isn’t mine along the way I burned the graves I’ve dug In a century light They have shot you down Toward me In the swarm, I thought They would break me down, completely I felt Everything at once Blinded by the truest love I was not believed When did you become so low? Those days needed you the most I went South to East In a century light They have shot you down Toward me In the swarm, I thought They would break me down, completely I told a lie I told it well I told your brother to fuck himself
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Asleep In The Water 03:34
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Asleep in the Water Hold on Every day now What have we become in this place? Come back and you see nothing’s changed If we give up Then it’s over Ruin always finds my.. Ruin always finds me.. I knew everything, what has changed? Asleep in the water Couldn’t always find a way Dragged through coincidence and waste And if we break some bones We might stop Or not Until it’s alright Come back and you see nothing’s the same But I’m not diseased like you What you want is empty What you want is infinite I knew it all, what has changed? Asleep in the water Couldn’t always find a way Dragged through coincidence and waste And if we break some bones We might stop Or not Until it’s alright Faith come up You drag me down I don’t want to see another sign of life R come up And call me out I’ve held on to see another sign of light (Ransom notes in forgotten holes)
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Not To Sacrifice 04:00
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Not To Sacrifice You come back looking for answers Walking across straight lines And I doubt Nothing was fancier than wasting each other’s time See me running away And it’s something What can’t you say? That it’s hard to be what you want SEE ME RUNNING AWAY AND I DON’T THINK THAT MUCH HAS CHANGED WHEN IT’S HARD TO GET WHAT YOU WANT You come back Looking for answers, I stayed away all night And I don’t Need to be clever bla bla bla See me running away And it’s something What can’t you say? That it’s hard to be what you want SEE ME RUNNING AWAY AND I DON’T THINK THAT MUCH HAS CHANGED WHEN IT’S HARD TO GET WHAT YOU WANT I forget what you did wrong But I know I don’t like you I forget what you did wrong But I know I don’t like you I forget what you did wrong But I know I don’t like you
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Downstairs 03:20
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Downstairs I follow you downstairs Somehow the days get longer And we’re both so unprepared I comfort you When I’m there But if we both get older and I drag you down somewhere.. Fourteen packs of cigarettes, I’m tired I tried hard to keep you in my life They’re coming for you, that’s a shame I don’t mean to look that way I might love you - in a way I don't But I don’t believe in that stuff Don’t you see that we never turn out right? And I know It’s strange that both of us Care after that I’ve done and all you’ve tried In time we are all that we have And the world is driving us mad So we won’t let go I won’t mess around with you anymore No I won’t mess around with you anymore Fourteen packs of cigarettes, I’m tired I tried hard to keep you in my life I follow you downstairs Somehow the days get longer And we’re both so unprepared I comfort you When I’m there But if we both get older and I drag you down somewhere..

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released August 9, 2018

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