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1. |
by yourself
03:03
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v1:
same socks i was wearing 3 weeks ago
same thoughts i deleted won't seem to go
eyes cross, leave the screen awake
warm glow when i need a friend
hope its close to the end
make peace with the hours,
method march of the days
a code indictment of my sensitive ways
sun rises on the winter, and there's a permanent ache
absence addled with the weight of all the losses we take (so I)
try to be more conscious
working out more often
sleeping more or less common
find a way to stay calm and
breath deeply
drink green tea
read more, don't binge those movies
endless edicts on time i didn't ask for
hustle on, you've gotta make more, more
time escaping as you try to get up
the chorus telling you you're fucking it up
hook:
shouldn't be so lonely, sitting in a room
(by yourself) by yourself
reaching for the right words, working on being
(by yourself) by yourself
v2:
pale face on a screen,
the final answer was me,
endless swipes for a peek
the desperate hope of a tease
miss the heat of the floor
steady thump on the four
faded glow of the store
the muted sweep of the door
jump cuts to a scene
a recollection, a feed
the parts I stole from my friends
the pieces taken from me
stuck waiting for the lockdown to end
when all i ever did was pretend, so I
hook:
shouldn't be so lonely, sitting in a room
(by yourself) by yourself
reaching for the right words, working on being
(by yourself) by yourself
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2. |
fault lines
02:39
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v1:
feeling it gripping
yes i'm slippin, falling
been away
feel the shift
i must be drifting, floating
not okay
i'm just hoping that you'll notice if i dissipate
absent notice, it's all hopeless,
blessed disintegrate
woah.
woah.
better just get out the way
oh.
oh.
mirror shows different face
woah. oh. oh.
shimmer in the caves that you seek
woah. oh. oh.
must have been because i was weak
chorus:
tell me why the fuck we even try, try
fault lines, fault lines
fault mine, no time
woah
v2:
i had a dream
you weren't in it
it hurts to say
it's better that way
appreciate
the way we ended
it wasn't real
it wasn't real
a waking dream
a missing ember
a final flame
a losing game
it's poetry, a rigid form
a forest fire, i let it burn
chorus.
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3. |
slow burn
02:10
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slow burn - rewrite
01:
shaken from orbit,
falling to earth,
contrast of heaven, taken in bursts
Black boy, no joy,
Voice gone, hands numb, so dumb
Faced a fist that he knew was there
Shit hadn't really changed, but he didn't care
Got sick, new tricks, evil brought to bear
No prayer, not fair, no hope to spare
He's the cause of his pain, it's so unfair
pained illusions of becoming a billionaire
matthew 7, try and fit the camel anywhere
impaired by the light of anothers glow
sold a family to a fucker he ain't even know
slow burn, like ice dragged across the skin
cain and abel, retribution for a single sin
send money every month to accommodate
like a payment on a house, was it worth the wait?
no pace, no run, just the sound of the gun
same race, no fun -- whip [----] in the sun
lips smack, smoke that -- ashes fall on his tongue,
take cash, go back -- now he gets what he wants
Grey bubble, no text, can't tell the truth
Lies clouding up his vision, can’t follow through
bluetooth in his car so he hears her texts,
can't trust her decisions knowing that he’s next
to get dropped when another man edifies
plane tickets, new addictions, can't passify
mans calling him in panic as he tries and tries
to pass a warning to his brother about her other lives
about the night in the range when she met his eyes,
locked hips, lit spliff, then she came alive
park the rover, wait is over, now it’s time to ride
dumb fuck, now what, why the fuck did you try?
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4. |
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alone and adrift in a world she can't see
facetime in a bed, no body heat
few beers, smoke fills the room as she
loses track, breaks down, admits defeat
5 days, same fate, fading fast
red flash at the end of a cigarette
false hopes, dead dreams, sure she needed that
but she knew she would never defeat the past
escape to new york 'cause she needed a break,
late nights, no flights, she decided to take
a late bus, up north through the snow and cold
couldn’t fight it any longer, couldn’t feel anymore
pit stop, got off, bought a pack of menthols
shoot a few looks at the men and then fall
all aboard, needs more, so she up and took off
no plan, deadpan, she about to risk all
dumb luck, hit the city with a bag of speed balls,
hit the club, show love, maybe he can fix her
Her body's a vessel, and he plans to feed
They drink and they drink so that he
can feel in control as he pushes and she, in a fugue of fluidity
presses and pokes
she’s lost in her mind and craving a smoke
trembling and touching, the meaning bespoke
lost in a bed of no hope
goodbye as she cleans off his ropes
sun is a pain as it shines on her skin
Asks for forgiveness, but do it again
The thump of the club Bass is calling her in
but desire’s a spire that crashes within
Inert and alone and resistant to change
The world turns to ash as solipsism reigns
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5. |
future
03:38
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v1:
got stuck with the mark
the scent of another
bodies astride
i wait for you
can't be asked to talk to your mother
skin braced for a puzzle
draw heat from the flame
chorus:
love
me
til
i'm frozen
stranded
in
the ocean
fear
sets
the heart
alight
future
pain in your eyes
v2:
i don't belong here
been thing about the sun and all its planets
whispering, cant hear
the hand protecting me starts to bleed
new bruise for the summer
you hating your brother
i wait for another
i just want you to
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6. |
bounty
03:00
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(instrumental)
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7. |
presence
02:21
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(instrumental)
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8. |
something wrong
03:36
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v1:
I know that I ain't nothing to think about (and)
I know that I left you all alone
I know that the embers left have all gone out (and)
I know that to light them would be wrong (but)
Nothing, no nothing can fix this ache
No other, no lover can replicate what we had
What we had
I know, yes I know, that I did this to us (but)
The fate of destruction's the joy of rebirth so let's try
Let's try (try, try)
chorus:
I shouldn't have called
I knew you'd be mad
I knew there'd by something wrong
I shouldn't have called
I knew you'd be mad
I knew there'd by something wrong
post-chorus:
phone is ringing, taking your call
wanna run away, don't think we'll go far
the problem is we're not moving forward
trapped again inside of these walls
phone is ringing, taking your call
wanna run away, don't think we'll go far
the problem is we're not moving forward
trapped again inside of these walls
v2:
left in the morning, cause I'm tired of the night
smoke rise from the spaces you left in my life
we drive through the city to forget what we had
then you cry on the phone, guess it's just that bad
chorus
outro:
trapped inside of your head (you)
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9. |
you
02:30
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v1:
i thought i
could be a bit stronger if i
strapped my legs together and
jumped in the water but it's
too cold for me, i need to leave
a freeze, a breeze, a thought to flee
an emptiness, necessity
stuck here with you
aria song, your breath on my arm
the heat of your tongue, graceless and rouge
shame in my heart, skin becomes a sanctum for
the rest of his blocks, pieces of the puzzle of
you
of you (x4)
v2:
hatred pools inside of me
rushing like a tidal wave
anxious cause it's mine to fix
distance keeps the price in check
you're the one that frightens me,
stranger still, you violate
hands reach into vital space
blurring body, I am him
black body clings to an image
certain lust for indifference
separate life from the business
hate my life if i'm stuck with
you
v3:
hey there brother
are you okay
you're staring in the mirror but you
hate your face
you blame it on the others
but you know it's your case
and you think you're gonna fuck it up
but where is your faith?
(faith in who, I needed you)
faith in who, I needed you
bloodstained and half-awake
body broken, brawl in the streets I
couldn't breathe when i was born,
fought for life from that day on,
pitch it to the end of the cameras
dissociate the blame like an analyst
with you
outro:
trapped inside of your head (x8)
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10. |
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chorus:
there's a light on outside
v1:
when you going to bed
you're dreaming of freedom
the pain is gone
you're not alone
shoulders up, the weight is lighter
your eyes much brighter, then
then you wake up, the burden to take up
bowing to save your skin
run away to a fable
your life on the table
a snapshot of where you've been
drowning!
the water is cold
you reaching for oxygen
crowning!
the light getting warmer
scared but your mind is made
chorus.
v2:
you're right (it's the same damn line from a different host)
you're right (black as night, are you coming home)
praying for nothing
left in the dustbin
hope he don't see you sweat
no asking questions
loss of self and
the blood has left your skin
ahh
don't let the light dim
don't let it dim
ahh
don't let the light dim
don't let it go
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David Washington, D.C.
I’m a DC-based experimental electronic musician. My new album, Beacon, is out March 1.
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