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nobody ever told me it would be like this
nobody ever warned me you could punch without fists
nobody ever told me you don’t have to love to kiss
but who am I to judge
who am I to judge
I wish someone had told me it would be like this
I wish someone had warned me you can punch without fists
I wish someone had told me you don’t have to love to kiss
but who am I to judge
who am I to judge
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c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
I just want to make it right
c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
I hurt too long to lose this fight
but I know you won’t call tonight
c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
I can feel you hurting through your pride
c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
why can’t we push this all aside
it’s not like I can turn back the tide
but I wish I could
I wish I knew the way inside your head
and I wish you would
I wish you knew why I chose to lie instead
c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
we both saw this coming from a mile
c’mon, don’t be like that, don’t be like that
didn’t you wonder why I never smiled
but I know this will take awhile
don’t be like that/c’mon
but I know you won’t call tonight
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2. |
Normal Stuff
02:56
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wake up, mind empty
keep calm, it’ll be alright
feels like I’m working against me
doing nothing at the speed of light
look straight in the mirror
unsure exactly who I see
she looks so familiar
at a first glance, kinda like me
sometimes the normal stuff
is not enough
sometimes the normal stuff
is not enough
so get me something stronger
that’ll last me longer
while I’m waiting for this to kick in
I wish I could sink but I swim
slow down, try meditation
speed up, get some exercise
it’ll help your concentration
it’ll help to slow your speeding mind
but what if nothing happens?
or something happens too much?
it’s just the way you act, it’s like it’s magic
I don’t have that luck
sometimes the normal stuff
is not enough
sometimes the normal stuff
is not enough
so get me something stronger
that’ll last me longer
while I’m waiting for this to kick in
I wish I could sink but I swim
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3. |
I Guess I Don't
05:27
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I’ve been writing the same song for years
and I’m not sick of it yet
I’ve been crying the same kind of tears
don’t think I could forget
don’t know how I get you to love me
don’t know how I get you to notice
I guess I don’t
pretty sure you still have my number somewhere
pretty sure you know how to dial
I’m not sure how much time I can bear
not sure if you’ll still call me your child
don’t know how I get you to love me
don’t know how I get you to notice
I guess I don’t
I’ve been pushing these feelings straight down
but they keep bubbling up
I wanna know that you want me around
you know I’m not that tough
don’t know how I get you to love me
don’t know how I get you to notice
I guess I don’t
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Backseat
03:42
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sitting in the backseat, forehead to glass
feeling like a movie, watching it pass
leave behind the body, it’s all in the mind
what can I lose, what can I find
in the rhythm of the wheels
it brings out all I refuse to feel
when you try to ask me what’s going on
I grab the dial, turn up the song
staring out the window all I can see
looking at people looking at me
oh the rhythm of the wheels
it brings out all I refuse to feel
and when I’m in the driver’s seat
I go too fast I know
but when I’m at that reckless speed
I gain back part of what I’ve let go
just another morning, I can’t decide
rather than nothing, go for a ride
down to the water, waves on the shore
aiming for less but hoping for more
in the rhythm of the wheels
it brings out all I refuse to feel
and when I’m in the driver’s seat
I go too fast I know
but when I’m at that reckless speed
I gain back part of what I’ve let go
in the rhythm of the wheels
it brings out all I refuse to feel
sitting in the backseat, forehead to glass
feeling like a movie, watching it pass
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Soon
03:50
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sticks and stones and stories
give me all that you got
lips and stitches and morgue keys
wanna see the end of the plot
got a feelin
got a feelin
it’s soon
my friend, he saw a black-eyed dog
it came to me as birds
thought I’d write a thousand songs
but I don’t have enough words
got a feelin
got a feelin
it’s soon
oh, but don’t you cry my dear
when I take to the skies this year
got a feelin, a feelin it’s soon
got a feelin
got a feelin
it’s soon
woke up to sunlight
streaming through my window shades
kept them closed, looked at all the lines
I don’t know how anyone stays sane
oh I’ve got a feelin
got a feelin
it’s soon
got a feelin
got a feelin
it’s soon
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6. |
Out of This
02:53
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you told me it was all in my head
the things you said
were just jokes I couldn’t get
so I started listening to you
tried to change my tune
to something you’d respect
get me out of this
let me out of this
you paint yourself the saint
and then you tell me I’m the sin
get me out of this
let me out of this
I’ve got people on the outside
and I think they’re looking in
telling me to start again
each day a new wall closes in
you start to convince me
the lights dim on their own
and I feel myself getting sicker
every time they flicker
I dull my own glow
get me out of this
let me out of this
you paint yourself the saint
and then you tell me I’m the sin
get me out of this
let me out of this
I’ve got people on the outside
and I swear they’re looking in
telling me to start again
and maybe it’s all in my mind
I hear all the time
how I can just go
but it’s hard to explain to others
the ways I’m smothered
each time you blow smoke
get me out of this
let me out of this
you paint yourself the saint
and then you tell me I’m the sin
get me out of this
let me out of this
I’ve got people on the outside
I can see them looking in
telling me to start again
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7. |
Walk Away
05:03
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give me your best shot
I wanna feel it
hit me just one more time
tell me it’s fine
I didn’t know that you
you couldn’t feel it to
so give me your best shot
I’ll take it in stride
show me your worst face
I wanna kiss it
I want to know that you
have nothing to hide
so wipe all the paint off
I know you’re no saint, love
so show me your worst face
I’ll treat it the same
border towns are begging us
to lead two lives at once
the lines that we’ve been drawing just
crumble at our touch
give me your hand now
I swear I won’t break it
we’ll keep our fingers laced
like green growing vines
nothing can break us down
except you not being ‘round
so give me your hand now
we’ll walk away
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8. |
Brave Face
02:40
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oh, I am gone
where I can’t say
leave the lights off
and I’ll put on a brave face
oh, I am here
I can’t escape
my vision clears
and I put on a brave face
don’t leave me hanging
don’t let me down
don’t leave me hanging
oh lord, please don’t let me drown
you’re made of rain
you fall away
you dissipate
and I put on a brave face
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9. |
Upside Down
03:24
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oh I was in the waiting room
watching your name up on the screen
you were hurting something mean
I know that’s way back when
I watched those daytime TV shows
there wasn’t much else there to do
you know I worry about you
just like I did then
and what else can I do
I’ve been calling out to you
and I can’t make a sound
got the words stuck in my mouth
sometimes I want you around
we could take a walk downtown
but I can’t you know
since you turned me upside down
you were always there
when I had something to forget
now you’re that thing that’s in my head
I have to clear out
oh, I had so much there to lose
I didn’t know that it was you
I had to hold on to
but now I’m falling down
and what else can I do
I’ve been calling out to you
but I can’t make a sound
got the words stuck in my mouth
sometimes I want you around
we could take a walk downtown
but I can’t you know
since you turned me upside down
oh, I’ve been trying hard to find
what I can make from all of this
they’re only songs, you know I wish
that I could trade them in
but I will write another down
there’s not much else that I can do
how’s this been going for you
does it hurt like this?
oh, and what else can I do?
I’ve been calling out to you
but I can’t make a sound
got the words stuck in my mouth
sometimes I want you around
we could take a walk downtown
but I can’t you know
since you turned me upside down
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10. |
False Hope
02:48
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why do you keep coming around
even when you know it’s done
why do you keep floating down
a river that’s already run dry
how can you stay standing up
when I’m falling to my knees
how can you keep talking tough
when you know I can barely speak right
oh ‘cause
nothing says “I love you” like false hope
nothing is so easy to see through and hard to let go
nothing feels so much like a cruel joke
but if you can’t love me, you can go
where did you think I could hide
you were always in the room
why would I cover my eyes
when I could see was you there
oh ‘cause
nothing says “I love you” like false hope
nothing is so easy to see through and hard to let go
nothing feels so much like a cruel joke
but if you can’t love me, you can go
someone teach me a lesson here
I’m getting it wrong
it seems I fall every year
for the same song
and he won’t sing for me
but he won’t ever leave
and he knows nothing says “I love you” like false hope
nothing is so easy to see through and hard to let go
nothing feels so much like a cruel joke
but if he can’t love me, he can go
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Allye Gaietto Detroit, Michigan
Allye Gaietto is a singer-songwriter based in Detroit, MI. Her songs range from sparse and simple to intricate and complex; genre-wise, it’s best described as a cross section between pop melody-writing, country storytelling, and indie rock instrumentation. Her lyrics are woven with self-aware fragility, brought to life by a voice always caught halfway between a shout and a whisper. ... more
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