XO

X’s and o’s

More like

Exes and oh no’s.

You’ve got her round your finger so tight

She’ll never get the chance to survive.

I watch from faraway in this light

And I know she’ll never suspect a thing.

 

If there were tracers on

I love you so

Where would you find his?

Probably not all in her ears.

If there were cameras on

Him at all times

Where would you find him?

Probably not all in her eyes.

 

X’s and o’s

More like

Exes and oh no’s.

You’ve got her round your finger so tight

She’ll never get the chance to survive.

I watch from faraway in this light

And I know she’ll never suspect a thing.

 

I’ve got a friend with a girlfriend

He meets me late at night

I pretend I don’t know her

But I’ve met her a thousand times

It’s so easy to forget

To lose sight

Wrongness becomes a habit

It get’s confused with right.

 

X’s and o’s

More like

Exes and oh no’s.

You’ve got her round your finger so tight

She’ll never get the chance to survive.

I watch from faraway in this light

And I know she’ll never suspect a thing.

 

But I know, what she deserves for loving you

And I know, you never give it willingly,

But I see, how you wander back to her

And I know, it won’t ever come back to me.

 

X’s and o’s

More like

Exes and oh no’s.

You’ve got her round your finger so tight

She’ll never get the chance to survive.

I watch from faraway in this light

And I know she’ll never suspect a thing.

Or Not

And I don’t know if there’s one way

You can make this right, I put my trust in you

I don’t know if there’s anything to say now

Cause I listened so intently before

But you never said,

You never said,

You were gonna make this as hard you can

You never said, you never said.

 

I’m confused and in love,

Mistreated maybe, fucked up

I’m still yours but I’m fighting harder now

Cause I’m not sure if I can ever really win

You said I could but now

Do I believe you or not?

 

And I don’t know of one way

I can sleep tonight, I put my trust in you.

I don’t know if there’s one word to say now

Cause I can’t decide what’s first to leave my mouth.

You never said,

You never said,

You were gonna make this as hard as you can

You never said, you never said.

 

Now I’m confused and in love,

Mistreated maybe, fucked up

I’m still yours but I’m fighting harder now

Cause I’m not sure if I can ever really win

You said I could but now

Do I believe you or not?

 

Now that I’m already here I think it’s my time to go

But I won’t leave cause I’m determined to stay

Cause you still want me.

I’ll never learn that’s bad for me

Cause I hold on to what’s to hot to touch.

And I get burned.

You’re making this as hard you can

I don’t appreciate that

You never said, you never said,

But I put my trust in you.

 

I’m confused and in love,

Mistreated maybe, fucked up

I’m still yours but I’m fighting harder now

Cause I’m not sure if I can ever really win

You said I could but now

Do I believe you or not?

Slip Away With You

Could I just sit down and sing this to you

It’s all that I want for awhile

All these things that tie up my tongue

They’ve been sticking to my lungs for awhile

 

And I’m sure that you’ve seen these parts of me before

Unintentionally, I’ve let myself slip away with you

 

I never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

In myself again.

I, never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

And die in myself, again.

 

Could I just mean this for a moment?

And even if you forget how we felt

Cause I never really told you in the first place

And now it’s bitter at the back of my throat

 

And I’m sure you’ve seen these parts of me before

Unintentionally I let myself slip away with you

 

I never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

In myself again.

I, never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

And die in myself, again.

 

I’ll go where you want,

Follow your heart,

Cause you’re all that I need to be fine, now,

Oh I found out.

I’ll go where you want,

You followed my dark,

And you’re all that I need to be fine, now.

 

I never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

In myself again.

I, never want to break,

Never want to break down,

Never wanna lay down,

And die in myself, again.

Race Away

Could we move just a little bit faster?

I’m tired of standing so still.

You never took that chance on me like you promised,

But I guess I never really showed enough promise.

Left foot, and right foot,

Just one at a time,

Moving closer,

To the end of our lives.

 

Race, away,

Your sunlight burning through my gray,

Race, away,

A shooting star just miles from me, now,

And I’m catching up with you,

Not letting go so soon,

But I watch you race away.

 

Could we move just a little south of nowhere?

I’m so tired of still living.

You never look at me like you used to,

I guess I took some getting used to.

Left foot, right foot,

Just one at a time,

Moving just another inch closer,

To the best part of our lives.

 

Race, away,

Your sunlight burning through my gray,

Race, away,

A shooting star just miles from me, now,

And I’m catching up with you,

Not letting go so soon,

But I watch you race away.

 

I chase, what I want,

Sometimes away from the light.

I chase, what I want,

Sometimes away from the light.

 

Race, away,

Your sunlight burning through my gray,

Race, away,

A shooting star just miles from me, now,

And I’m catching up with you,

Not letting go so soon,

But I watch you race away.

Coin Toss

When I ask for a reason

Please give me a sign

Oh, let me know

That you’re still alive.

You move slower and slower,

Towards the door,

If you wanted to leave,

What are you staying for?

 

Your heartbeat paused,

For a moment where,

It doesn’t know what it wants,

Better listen to your head.

 

Trapped by the air to your brain,

They’re singing your song again.

Same sounds, don’t fight it,

C’mon don’t fight it.

Toss the coin in the air,

You’ll know what you want in the end.

 

Your blood’s too thick to quicken,

And your feet too still to move.

Why don’t you smile when the picture’s taken,

Only to forget that you were self-removed.

You move slower and slower,

Towards the door,

If you wanted to leave,

What are you staying for?

 

Trapped by the air to your brain,

They’re singing your song again.

Same sounds, don’t fight it,

C’mon don’t fight it.

Toss the coin in the air,

You’ll know what you want in the end.

 

Open your eyes, this is last time you see black and white,

This is the last time you see gray.

And when I ask for a reason why,

Oh, what, oh what will you have to say?

 

Trapped by the air to your brain,

They’re singing your song again.

Same sounds, don’t fight it,

C’mon don’t fight it.

Toss the coin in the air,

You’ll know what you want in the end.

Work or Play?

I hate when I see you walk away

Cause my efforts were wasted again

I hate when I let you do that to me

Twist my insides in the best way

Now it’s not just a feeling,

I don’t wanna be the loser in this game.

 

Are you work, or play?

Cause I can’t wait one more day,

You’re playing with this heart

Making it so hard,

To walk away, oh.

Keep You

I never wanna have to forget you

Cause you’re the one who’s getting me through

All my life it’s been a change of hands

But now I’ve got something to stick to

And it’s stupid that I’d feel this way

And it’s stupid that we’d try

But I hope that you’re here to stay

Cause everything feels so right.

 

Could I keep you?

Could I have you?

To love and to hold,

I’m so out of control,

When I want you.

When I need you.

Could I keep you?

 

I never wanna ever forget you

Even if we don’t make it through

But all my life’s been something strange

And it only gets better with you

And it’s stupid that I’d feel this way

Is it stupid that I really wanna try?

But I hope that you’re here to stay

Cause everything feels alright.

 

Could I keep you?

Could I have you?

To love and to hold,

I’m so out of control,

When I want you.

When I need you.

Could I keep you?

 

And I’m lame and I’m stupid,

Making excuses

But you never let me do that.

I owe no apology

I be what I want to be

And you’re always okay with that.

I never want to have to forget you,

Cause I need you more, than I can say.

 

Could I keep you?

Could I have you?

To love and to hold,

I’m so out of control,

When I want you.

When I need you.

Could I keep you?

 

I never wanna have to forget you…

Cause you’re the one who’s getting me through…

Could I keep you?

Everything feels so…

Surprise

Cause look at the stars fade above us,

Can you count them fast enough?

Look at the stars fade above us,

Can you count them fast enough

Before they fall

 

When your eyes close

Do you remember who I am?

Do you remember who you are?

When you talk

Does your tongue surprise you

With the things you hear it say?

Your backbone, so tied up

So knotted, so, so not enough

Disappear

So I wait for the break of day

When the sun gets in my cracks

And I can see what I am meant to be

And everything I lack.

 

And I wait for the evening

Just to see you crawl to me and smile

You know what I need

And you know what I like

And you know where I am

When I disappear into the palm of your hands

Cause I don’t like here

Well-Rounded Citizen

Don’t you recognize the flag they made you,

Stained red and white, so black and blue.

We won the shadow war, with walls they can’t break through.

Of ignorance and selfishness, made you deaf, dumb, and mute.

 

My corners are too sharp

You’ll never round me out,

And I’m the model citizen,

Only when I shut my mouth.

I raise fingers and not fists

But if you wanna fight

I’ll round out my v for peace

Show you why you’ll know my name,

Woah.

 

I can only gag with your hand down my throat

Grabbing all my cynic’s words so you can tie them up close

Trade them for the pesticides you spray on the ones you hate the most

The ones like me who make statues like you become nothing but political ghosts.

Do you make up for your truth in your headlines?

When will they notice we’ve heard it one thousand times.

Cause the pleasure they seek from your sugar coated slime,

Is the same that they get from the pills that help them sleep at night.

 

My corners are too sharp

You’ll never round me out,

And I’m the model citizen,

Only when I shut my mouth.

I raise fingers and not fists

But if you wanna fight

I’ll round out my v for peace

Show you why you’ll know my name,

Woah.

 

Does he want my tongue?

He doesn’t wanna know where I come from.

Do he want my smile?

You can’t tax it from me, not that easy.

Does he want my trust?

How much is he is willing to pay, I keep it at a high cost.

 

My corners are too sharp

You’ll never round me out,

And I’m the model citizen,

Only when I shut my mouth.

I raise fingers and not fists

But if you wanna fight

I’ll round out my v for peace

Show you why you’ll know my name,

Woah.

Fine

Once again you were waiting on the second chance,

Get the rebound and bring it back to me, slow

So what’s it like to watch me walk away?

What’s like to watch me go?

You say you’re sorry, even in your sleep

How’s it feel when I’m not listening?

There’s no show without a crowd

How’s it feel to let me you?

 

You can’t make it work,

You’ve been saying that

Over and over and over

 

Goodbye, goodbye,

You’ll say you’ll miss me

And I believe you but

I can’t wait til the day when I feel fine,

Goodbye,

Cause I know without you it’s possible

To be alright.

 

Once again you let the world slip by you

Fix it with a smile and a false word or two

So what’s it like to me watch me walk away?

What’s it like to be the reason why?

You forget that I’ve heard everything

One fucking hundred times

I’m not as stupid as I seem to be

Oh, I promise I can say goodbye

 

Goodbye, goodbye,

You’ll say you’ll miss me

And I believe you but

I can’t wait til the day when I feel fine,

Goodbye,

Cause I know without you it’s possible

To be alright.

 

You’ve been saying that

Over and over and over

 

Goodbye, goodbye,

You’ll say you’ll miss me

And I believe you but

I can’t wait til the day when I feel fine,

Goodbye,

Cause I know without you it’s possible

To be alright.

Random Song Pieces

All the constant motion in my head

Makes me sometimes wish I’d wake up dead

Look at the stars fade above us

Can you count them fast enough?

Fast enough, to fall.

Look at the stars fade above us

Can you count them fast enough

Before they fall

 

When your eyes close

Do you remember who I am?

Do you remember who you are?

When you talk

Does your tongue surprise you

With the things you hear it say

 

Your backbone,

So tied up,

So knotted,

So not enough.

 

And I’m not sure where to count myself in,

Cause you already counted me out

But I’m still here,

Don’t talk about me like I’m not here,

I can hear you, my dear,

Watch your tongue.