To The Moon

When I cried out to the moon,

Almost September, if I can remember,

And you just weren’t quite you,

I never received any reply,

And maybe it’s better off,

Sometimes the truth hurts more

Than the lie,

And I have had the truth enough.

 

Whenever I’m silenced, I realize that

Everything I’ve ever done has been a waste

I will let you walk away, because I’m too afraid

To speak up, and ask you to stay,

Stay the same,

I’m too scared that you don’t care enough to try.

 

If you end up with a dayjob, I hope sometime you daydream of me,

How I wanted to save all of my daydreams for you,

How I never wanted their convention, my conviction

Was bone deep and heart heavy for you,

But I can’t take the commitment from you,

You never promised anything bigger but I saw the whole picture,

Framed and hung before you knew it was taken.

 

When I cried out to the moon,

Almost September, if I can remember,

And you just weren’t quite you,

I never received any reply,

And maybe it’s better off,

Sometimes the truth hurts more

Than the lie,

And I have had the truth enough.

To the moon,

And I have had the truth enough.

In The Night

Will you find me in the morning

Like you found me in the night

Tied around my neck

Less like a noose, more like a kite

I’ve never seen a world like yours

So full of everything I want to be

Will you find me in the morning

Like you found me in the night

 

The city was on fire

My lipstick starting to fade

You struck me like a real live wire

From the first moment, I knew I could never forget

Just know I can never forget that flame

 

You never found me in the morning

But you found me the next night

Beggars can’t be choosers,

More like a habit, less like a fight

I’ve never been in dreams like yours

So full of everything I wanna be

You never found me in the morning

But you find me every night

 

The city was on fire

My lipstick starting to fade

You struck me like a real live wire

From the first moment, I knew I could never forget

Just know I can never forget that flame

 

My city was on fire

My city was on fire

And you told me watch it burn

And you told me watch it burn

 

The city was on fire

My lipstick starting to fade

You struck me like a real live wire

From the first moment, I knew I could never forget

Just know I can never forget that flame

 

Will you find me in the morning

Like you found me in the night

Sister

What kind of light you shine on me

Your eyes tilt all the time

I know the thoughts you think that I don’t see

But my eyes tilt the same way in the night

 

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

What’s your plan?

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

I am damned

 

What kind of crown you place on my head

So gentle your touch so sweet

Can’t hide your tiny smile like that

Cause then mine seems too strange

 

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

What’s your plan?

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

I am damned

 

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

What’s your plan?

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

I am damned

 

What kind of light you let her shine on me

What kind of light you let her shine on me

 

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

What’s your plan?

Make me bigger than I am

Stuff me into your little hands

Sister, sister

I am damned

Outerspace

I’ve been making messes out of clean lines

I’ve been bored to death with all this wasted time

I’ve been holding hostage all their innocent hearts

Tell me, when’s the last time you took it apart?

 

Someone take me anywhere

Cause you can’t take me any place

And I’ll be counting minutes

Til we blast off to outerspace

 

You’ve been walking circles at your 3 am

You’ve been telling lies to all your real good friends

It’s you, who’s holding hostage all their innocent hearts

Mine’s not the pile, cause you took it apart

 

Someone take me anywhere

Cause you can’t take me any place

And I’ll be counting minutes

Til we blast off to outerspace

 

We’ve been making memories, I’ve been making plans

But what’s a big secret between two enemy’s friends

 

Someone take me anywhere

Cause you can’t take me any place

And I’ll be counting minutes

Til we blast off to outerspace

Someone take me anywhere

Cause you can’t take me any place

And I’ll be counting minutes

Til we blast off to outerspace

Vultures

They’ve been taking tickets from her

Since the seventh grade

Carving out little hearts on her skin

Wants to be brave

She knows it’s too bad

Too bad to be good

But when the world says hello

You pretend you understood

 

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I’ve been waiting up for

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I won’t be waiting up for

 

They’ve been circling vultures to him

Since the day they heard his name

Taking chunks of a heart they don’t understand

They kid themselves they’re brave

He knows it’s too bad

Too bad to be good

But when the world says hello

You pretend you understood

 

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I’ve been waiting up for

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I won’t be waiting up for

 

I heard the same words, I have the same fears

Same twist in my spine

Knowing only seconds keep me away

From telling them all goodbye

 

Laced up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe 'I’m the one, maybe, maybe I’m the one

You’ve been waiting up for

Laced up, for the big time, get it right this time

Maybe I’m the one, maybe I’m you’re one

You won’t be waiting up for

Sixty Second Warning

Let me spell my name

For your diary

Yeah, that’s capital a for apathy

C’mon you didn’t think you really had a shot

C’mon I swear I’m just pretending I don’t really have it all

 

One more minute to midnight, baby

You won’t see me in the morning

One more minute to midnight, baby

This is your last, sixty second warning, warning, warning

 

Let me get real close

To your favorite jeans

In the movie of your life

This is your favorite scene

C’mon you didn’t think you really had a shot

C’mon I swear I’m just pretending I don’t really have it all

 

One more minute to midnight, baby

You won’t see me in the morning

One more minute to midnight, baby

This is your last, sixty second warning, warning, warning

 

Another countdown to the next day

With nothing to wake up early for

Another countdown to the next day

With nothing to wake up at all for

Another countdown to the next day

Another countdown to the next

 

One more minute to midnight, baby

You won’t see me in the morning

One more minute to midnight, baby

This is your last, sixty second warning, warning, warning

I swear I’m just pretending, I don’t really have it all

Atypical

I keep having this nightmare with you

Over and over again

Where your tie turns into a noose

And I try but I can’t make amends

I’ve been praying real, real hard

For another day

I’ve been praying real, real hard

For another way

To let you know, baby

 

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

 

You keep swearing your lines all up and down

How everything should turn out

But the horizons you see aren’t far enough

To make you really count

I’ve been praying real, real hard

For another day

I’ve been praying real, real hard

For another way

To let you know, baby

 

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

 

You’ve got a light so divine

I don’t wanna waste your time

I wish you saw it yourself

I wish you saw it yourself

You’ve got a light so divine

Don’t them waste your time

 

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

The way I feel isn’t typical

You’re not typical, oh

 

I keep having this nightmare with you

Over and over again

Where your tie turns into a noose

I keep having this nightmare with you

Over and over again

Where your tie turns into a noose

Overboard

Stay in school

Clean your mess

Don’t get too close with your best friend

Cause in the morning

When the smoke clears

All you have is empty promises

 

When the bell rings

And all your life is just a blur

You need a friend who’s not afraid

And a place that you can run

 

You’ll find me overboard

You’ll find me overboard

You’ll find me

You’ll find me

You’ll find me overboard

 

Settled matters

Come to head

Usually at three am

But in the morning

When the smoke clears

All you have is what you can still hold in your hands

 

When the bell rings

And all your life is just a blur

You need a friend who’s not afraid

And a place that you can run

 

You’ll find me overboard

You’ll find me overboard

You’ll find me

You’ll find me

You’ll find me overboard

 

When the bell rings

When the bell rings

When the bell rings

You’ll find me

You’ll find me

You’ll find me overboard

You’ll find me overboard

A place that you can run

You’ll find me overboard

Piece of Peace

There are few that ever speak

About the change we need to make

Cause those that have been brave

Have found themselves a grave

And if I end up dead, if I end up dead

In the name of something better

Put on that mighty stone

The true emboldened letters

 

Find me a little piece of peace

Find me a little piece of peace

Find me a little piece of peace

To hold onto when the nights are cold

And I’ve had a long hard week

Find me a little piece of peace

 

What’s the use of tongue so tied

In a knot they can’t sit right

In a mouth so fed up wide

They can’t tell truth from lie

And if I end up waked, if I end up waked

From a nightmare so surreal

I will thank a great creator

For the urgency to feel

 

Find me a little piece of peace

Find me a little piece of peace

Find me a little piece of peace

To hold onto when the nights are cold

And I’ve had a long hard week

Find me a little piece of peace

Fixed

I have never come when called

I have never spoken any truth

I have never braved it all

And frankly, I don’t intend to

 

For all your glory

All your rules

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

 

I have never made a wrong a right

I have never been faced with myself

I have never stayed up crying all night

Until I met you

 

For all your glory

All your rules

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

 

Your boxes don’t fit people

Your tools don’t even touch their heads

Sometimes it’s out of your control

Sometimes it’s better that way

 

For all your glory

All your rules

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

You can’t fix me

I can’t fix you

A Great Affair

Your heart is big

You found the space for me in there

With all my words of refuge

With all my asks you never refuse

 

But now’s the time

You open up your deep, dark eyes

To find me somewhere else

Don’t worry you’ll find someone else

 

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just know, when I go

I’ll miss you, for all of time

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just so you know,

I really don’t wanna go

 

The clock is loud

And it’s winding down

Calendar days I feel I’ve wasted

I wanna go with you to new places

 

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just know, when I go

I’ll miss you, for all of time

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just so you know,

I really don’t wanna go

 

You have been,

The greatest affair of my life

The greatest affair of my life

 

And I ever smile again,

Even when I’m around him,

It’s not the same

Won’t be the same

 

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just know, when I go

I’ll miss you, for all of time

This has been

The greatest affair of my life

Just so you know,

I really don’t wanna go

 

Your heart is big

You found the space for me in there

Your heart is big

You found the space for me in there

Sell Me Pink

Different sides, of a mirror

Both hands tied, a long time ago

I promised not to cry

But if you ask I ought to listen

Isn’t that how I should be

If you ask I ought to listen

Please don’t ask me

 

Don’t sell me pink

Don’t sell me short

I’ve got a mind of my own

And it’s got colors of all sorts

Don’t sell me pink

Don’t sell me pink

 

Different shades, of the same thing

What a waste, didn’t you hear

You don’t haveta follow the numbers

If they ask you ought to tell em where to go

That’s just how it should be

If they ask you oughta tell em where to go (Straight to hell)

Let em ask

 

Don’t sell me pink

Don’t sell me short

I’ve got a mind of my own

And it’s got colors of all sorts

Don’t sell me pink

Don’t sell me pink

Can’t sell me pink

Can’t sell me short

I’ve got a mind of my own

And it’s got colors of all sorts

Don’t sell me pink

Can’t sell me pink