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Long Story Short

by The Turn

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What It's Like To Feel Alive 03:27
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LIKE THE WAVES CRASH OVER ME SUDDENLY AND IT SEEMS SO CLEAR TO ME HOW LIFE SHOULD BE YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT'S JUST THE WAY I AM AND ALL THE THINGS THAT BROKE ME IN DON'T MEAN A THING LAY YOUR HEAD UPON MY SHOULDER MAKE YOUR MIND A LITTLE BIT OLDER LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH WINGS TO GOLDEN HEIGHTS JUST DON'T LET ME FORGET WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FEEL ALIVE AND MY DAYS FEEL JUST LIKE A CONSCIOUS SLEEP AND MY DREAMS THEY FEEL JUST LIKE A SOOTHING SEA SOON YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT'S JUST THE WAY I AM AND AT NIGHT I SING TO THE MOON IT BRINGS ME PEACE LAY YOUR HEAD UPON MY SHOULDER MAKE YOUR MIND A LITTLE BIT OLDER LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH WINGS TO GOLDEN HEIGHTS JUST DON'T LET ME FORGET WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FEEL ALIVE
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Bells 03:09
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CAN'T PICTURE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN'T LIVE WHENEVER I'M AROUND YOU I FIND I'VE NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE I'VE SPENT SOME TIME AROUND THEM ALL THESE EDUCATED FOOLS WHO SAYS THEY KNOW ANYTHING WHO SAYS THEY SHOULD MAKE THE RULES NOTHING'S EVER EASY WITH MATTERS OF THE HEART I'VE DRIVEN LONG AND SHORT WAYS AND I WOUND UP AT THE START NO ONE REALIZES WHILE MOVING ON WITH HASTE THAT TIME'S THE ONLY THING AND LIFE'S AN AWFUL THING TO WASTE THEY SAY EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS AN ANGEL GETS THEIR WINGS WELL I DON'T HAVE A BELL BUT I HOPE THEY LIKE IT WHEN I SING IF ALL WE GOT IS MUSIC THEN WE'VE GOT ALL WE NEED AND IF MY WORDS DON'T CATCH YOU I'LL PLAY UNTIL MY FINGERS BLEED NOTHING'S EVER EASY WITH MATTERS OF THE HEART I'VE DRIVEN LONG AND SHORT WAYS AND I WOUND UP AT THE START NO ONE REALIZES WHILE MOVING ON WITH HASTE THAT TIME'S THE ONLY THING AND LIFE'S AN AWFUL THING TO WASTE
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Did You Know 04:35
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SO REAL THAT IT SEEMS LIKE A MOVIE I COULDN'T WRITE A BETTER LINE SO SLOW THAT I COURSES THROUGH ME A VICTIM AT THE HANDS OF TIME JUST WATCHING THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK MOVE I WISH I COULD PLAY LIKE THAT AT TEN AFTER FIVE YOU CATCH A GROOVE I WISH I COULD HAVE THAT MINUTE BACK I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME BUT I JUST WANNA HEAR YOUR VOICE ALL DONE WITH THE TRICKS AND GAMES NOT AS IF I EVEN HAD A CHOICE SO CALM IN THE QUIET OF A MINUTE GOOD LUCK EVER GETTING THIS ONE BACK REMEMBER RIGHT NOW WHILE YOU'RE IN IT WHO KNOWS WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS DID YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE LIKE THAT DID YOU KNOW GOTTA THROW THIS ONE BACK AND THESE DAYS IT SEEMS LIKE ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS “EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY” I USED TO THINK I WAS CRAZY NOW I'M ONLY PRETTY SURE HOW CAN I SAY WHAT I MEAN I WISH I KNEW WHAT THIS WAS FOR I WANNA SAY “I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN” I WANNA SAY “I TOLD YOU SO” I WANNA SAY THAT I HAVE GROWN I WANNA SAY MORE BEFORE YOU GO DID YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE LIKE THAT DID YOU KNOW GOTTA THROW THIS ONE BACK AND THESE DAYS IT SEEMS LIKE ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS “EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY”
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Setting For A Fairytale 05:01
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LIKE THE SETTING FOR A FAIRYTALE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS AND PAST IMAGINATION LIKE THE TRUEST LOVE YOU'VE EVER FELT YOUR HEARTBEAT RACES WITHOUT EXPLANATION WELL I PROMISED THAT I'D TELL THE TRUTH I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GOOD NOW IT WILL DO THE TRUTH IS THAT I'M SCARED TO DEATH IF YOU LEAVE NOW THEN I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT LIKE A PLANE THAT FLIES IN CIRCLES LEAVES YOU STRANDED AT THE GATE LIKE HER ARMS THAT NIGHT THEY FOUND YOU LIKE THE LIFETIMES THAT I'D WAIT AND THAT'S ABOUT AS NOVEL AS IT GETS THE ARMS THAT YOU MAY DIE IN HAVEN'T EVEN REACHED YOU YET CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO LIVE WHEN ALL YOU HAVE IS ALL YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE WELL YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE IT OR BE SURPRISED BY WHAT YOU'LL FIND I'M NOT PERFECT AND I'LL NEVER BE I WON'T BE SOMEONE YOU CAN HIDE BEHIND EVERY OTHER MINUTE I COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW BUT THIS LIFE'S REAL LIKE A MOVIE THIS LINE'S THE BEST I'LL DO YOU CAN SMELL IT WHEN YOU BREATHE IN BUT SHE'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND I HOPE TONIGHT I WAKE UP HIT REALITY BEFORE I HIT THE GROUND SLOW LIKE A SUNRISE I STILL GOT TIME THIS WILL ALL MAKE SENSE SOME DAY HALLELUJAH SHE OUTDREW YA LET'S JUST PUT OUR GUNS AWAY AFTER ALL I CAN REMEMBER IT'S CLEAR THE LINE I'VE CROSSED IS THE FREEDOM TO BE HAPPY NOT SO SURE WE'RE BETTER OFF THE DAYS WILL GROW MUCH SHORTER WE'LL BE COLD UNDER THE SUN THE LEAVES WILL LEAVE US STRANDED WE'LL ALL FEEL LIKE WE'RE THE ONLY ONE
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*68 03:53
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IT'S NOT LIKE I NEED SOMETHING MORE TO REMIND ME OF THIS PAST THAT WE SHARED SEEMED SO REAL AND WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO SHOW THAT I'M ONLY HUMAN AND I'VE MADE MY MISTAKES NOBODY'S PERFECT I JUST TRIED TO BE SOMETHING YOU WANNA BELIEVE IN AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'D LIKE ME ANOTHER WAY I AM WHO I AM AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE AS HAPPY AS YOU SEEM TO BE LET'S START AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE'LL USE CODE NAMES WE CAN BE SOMEONE ELSE WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE SKY BUT I'LL KEEP MY EYES FOCUSED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE ROAD WHATEVER I DO IS SOMETHING I'VE ALREADY DONE WELL THIS ONE'S FOR YOU AND I KNOW IT'LL SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS YOU'LL FIND SOMEBODY NEW AND HE'LL LOVE WHAT YOU DO BUT I'M SURE THAT HE'LL NEVER LOVE YOU THE WAY THAT I DO IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN DAYS I THINK I'M SO CLEVER LET'S HOPE THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT STAYS AND DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO TELL ME YOU HAVE TO GET EVEN CUZ I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT THE TYPE WHO'S INTO REVENGE THERE'S NO MORE TO SAY AND IT'S BETTER THAT WAY COME BACK TO ME TOMORROW OR SOME OTHER DAY
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Mr. Impulsive 03:33
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HELLO MR. IMPULSIVE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR CALL YOU SAY YOU DID A BAD THING WELL SOMETIMES WE ALL FALL BEFORE YOU GO MUCH FURTHER THIS WON'T TAKE TOO LONG JUST LET ME ASSURE YOU YOU DID NOTHING WRONG IT'S ONE THING TO BE ASKED ABOUT IT QUITE ANOTHER WHEN YOU FIND THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT AND JUST LIKE THAT YOU'RE BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED FROM I WON'T PRETEND TO KNOW YOU OR I'VE EVER SEEN YOUR FACE I WON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THESE WORDS WILL BE ERASED AND I'LL MOVE ON FOR THE LAST TIME AND YOU'LL GET OLDER TOO AND I KNOW THERE'S THINGS THAT I WON'T FORGET DON'T FORGET I'M NOT GETTING OVER YOU IT'S ALL JUST MAKE BELIEVE LIKE TWO CARS RACING ON TWO PARALLEL STREETS AND SAY A TOAST FOR ME YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU LOST YOUR MIND BUT I'M SURE I'M RUNNIN LOW ON BORROWED TIME JUST DON'T ASK ME IF I'M READY CUZ I WAS BORN THAT WAY JUST TAKE A CHANCE SOME TIME IN THIS LIFE BEFORE IT GETS TOO LATE
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Not To Worry 03:06
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I DON'T MAKE PLANS LIFE IS ALL I NEED I UNDERSTAND ADVICE IS YOUR DISEASE THE DOOR WON'T HIT YOU IF I'M THE ONE WHO LEAVES YOU'LL BE ALONE I WILL LET YOU GRIEVE IT'S NOTHING LIKE IT EVER WAS BEFORE DESPERATION, LONELINESS SAME OLD STORY NOT TO WORRY WHAT'S WORSE THAN LOSING SOMETHING IS HAVING NOTHING AT THE START I WISH THERE WERE A HOSPITAL THAT SPECIALIZED IN BROKEN HEARTS THIS LIFE IS NOT FOR THE BURNING AFTERGLOW WHEN IT COMES TIME JUST SET THEM FREE LET THEM GO YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING I KNOW YOU KNOW I KNOW BUT IT'S HARD TO BREATHE WHEN YOUR LUNGS ARE FILLED WITH REGRET AND YOU'RE DROWNING SO SLOW WHAT'S WORSE THAN LOSING SOMETHING IS HAVING NOTHING AT THE START I WISH THERE WERE A HOSPITAL THAT SPECIALIZED IN BROKEN HEARTS NOT TO WORRY

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