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Second Hand
03:05
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Don’t become your mother
Don’t become your father
They made mistakes
You oughtn’t make again
So you’re standing on their shoulders
Trying to be bolder
Like they want you to be
But you’ve never been
I feel farther than I’ve ever been from a happy end
I fall harder then I fall again for something pretend
I try so hard to be someone more than I am
But these boots, these dreams, the smoke in my lungs
are second hand
Second hand
When will I stop trying to be so compliant
With all the rules I make up in my head
Im the only one stopping me from being who I want to be
But I don't really know who that even is
I feel farther than I’ve ever been from a happy end
I fall harder then I fall again for something pretend
I try so hard to be someone more than I am
These boots, these dreams, the smoke in my lungs
Are second hand
Second hand
I feel farther than I’ve ever been from a happy end
I fall harder then I fall again for something pretend
I try so hard to be someone more than I am
These boots, these dreams, the smoke in my lungs
Are second hand
Second hand
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2. |
Rollerblade Boy
03:18
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Rollerblade boy
Tryna teach me how to skate
He don’t even want my number
Never been on a real date
He’ll meet you at the park
And you know it’s getting late
When he’s touching your skin
You’re too far in to let go
Too far in to let go
Rollerblade boy
I know how you got your name
You’ve been teaching other girls
But I know I’m not the same
Cause I’ll meet you at the park
But I’m gonna make you wait
When you start to give in
Think we’re beginning
I’m gonna let go
I’m gonna let go
So make your next move in this little game
Don’t get attached to the words I say
We’re all taking what we need, a moment at a time
If it’s all temporary, baby that’s fine
So take what you need and I’ll do the same
Rollerblade boy
I think it’s all making sense
Why you played me that song
Why you didn’t pay your rent
I got the words wrong
Didn't care to get them right
It was just for fun, becoming someone
Who can let go
How to let go
So make your next move in this little game
Don’t get attached to the words I say
We’re all taking what we need, a moment at a time
If it’s all temporary, baby that’s life
So take what you need and I’ll do the same
Skate, skate, skate
Skate, skate, stakte
Rollerblade boy
So make your next move in this little game
Don’t get attached to the words I say
We’re all taking what we need, a moment at a time
If it’s all temporary, baby that’s fine
So take what you need and I’ll do the same
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3. |
Retail Therapy
03:18
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Well the best kind of customer is the one that walks in
Hands behind their back, they nod with a grin
Buy a sticker at the counter, our closest encounter
Then I’m holding my breath when the next one walks in
With his hands in a fist and his jaw like a vice
He cranks open his mouth spits free advice
Says “These postcards are cheap, I want my money back”
So I smile politely and hand him the cash
I need a new kind of retail therapy
One where I quit my job
I think it’d be good for me
While they’re out there buying what they don’t need
I’m selling my time for their retail therapy
I could open a practice, come one come all
The dressing room attendant, the cop from the mall
Bring all your stories of their white collar crimes
Complaining about the service on the company's dime
I need a new kind of retail therapy
One where I quit my job
I think it’d be good for me
While they’re out there buying what they don’t need
I’m selling my time for their retail therapy
I need a new kind of retail therapy
One where I quit my job
I think it’d be good for me
While they’re out there buying what they don’t need
I’m selling my time
I'm selling my time
I'm selling my time
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Dinosaur Bones
02:43
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Men with shovels and degrees
Were working on a dig in Greece.
Found the t-rex of their dreams
Got their big chance on TV
Thought they found a vertebrae
Turned out it was his left leg
But they still made off with the Nobel prize
Collecting dinosaur bones
To make sense of it all
Just to find we got the proportions wrong
We’re way way smaller than
We actually thought
Dinosaur bones can teach you a lot
Call it natural history
It's fun for the whole family
Only 40 bucks to see the dead
Drive home in your minivan
This spinning rock is all we have
And you’re still making plans like there’s a point
Collecting dinosaur bones
To make sense of it all
Just to find we got the proportions wrong
We’re way way smaller than
We actually thought
Dinosaur bones can teach you a lot
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Worst Gaslighter
03:37
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I say a lot of stupid things
Ignore emotions constantly
For someone who writes a lot of songs
I take the fault for what I lack
I'm really good at doing that
Professional self-critic going strong
No need to pass me a match
For this self-attack
I’ll ignite it on my own
I know how to hurt
But I make it worse
Oh oh oh oh
I’m a chronic over-thinker
Tugging at my fingers
Golden girl accuser
Picking anybody’s side that
Isn’t mine, isn’t mine, isn’t mine
Cause I am my, I am my, I am my
Own best fighter
My worst gaslighter
I know enough of what I'm worth
I won't take what I don’t deserve
Why do I let it slide
When it's coming from my mind
No need to pass me a match
For this self-attack
I’ll ignite it on my own
I know how to hurt
But I make it worse
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
I’m a chronic over-thinker
Tugging at my fingers
Golden girl accuser
Picking anybody’s side that
Isn’t mine, isn’t mine, isn’t mine
Cause I am my, I am my, I am my
Own best fighter
My worst gaslighter
Could have handled that better
I'm in my head for absolutely everything
And I guess I’ll never stop with the pressure
Cause here I am spiraling
I’m a chronic over-thinker
Tugging at my fingers
Golden girl accuser
Picking anybody’s side that
Isn’t mine, isn’t mine, isn’t mine
Cause I am my, I am my, I am my
Own best fighter
My worst gaslighter
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6. |
The Road
04:36
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Heat comes off her skin
A tempting new horizon
Trace every curve, taking pictures of her
Oh, oh
But I'll be in the wind
I want you to see every view she gives to you
Chase every bend
And when you find the end of the road
Come knock on my door
Come knock on my door
I'll share you with the road
Follow her for days
Grand Téton to Santa Fe
Rest on her shoulders, another night closer
Oh, oh
Come my way, take the highway
I want you to see every view she takes you to
Chase every bend
And when you find the end of the road
Come knock on my door
I’ll share you with the road
You can always go
You better come back home
Come knock on my door
I’ll share you with the road
You can always go
You better come back home
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7. |
Recovering Optimist
03:06
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I’m not quite a pessimist
I see it as it is
And after the year we had
Sorry I’m a little sad
There’s bad and good in this world
I was taught as a girl
Find a silver lining
You’ll be fine
Well when you only count the blue skies
There's a lot that you miss
So here’s some advice from a recovering optimist
Expect the worst and be glad when it goes right
Smile when the sun’s bright but don’t blind yourself
Cause the light is appealing but if you’re not healing
What’s in the dark
You won’t get too far
Tried to be happy with some time alone
Getting in our heads inside our homes
birthdays and wedding dates
Temporarily postponed
And if I remember right
This should be the time of my life
To be young and in your 20s
Should be fun but I feel empty
And scared for everybody
Expect the worst and be glad when it goes right
Smile when the sun’s bright but don’t blind yourself
Cause the light is appealing but if you’re not healing
What’s in the dark
You won’t get too far
La la la
La la la
La la la
La la la la
La la la
La la la
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