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Studying Armageddon
03:06
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This place is the first I've ever
Never lived in without you
But you left for school in September
Now I'm eating mostly canned food
Put another toothbrush where yours was
Can't stand to see just one
Now me and John Wilson
Have a ton of extra pillows
I've been studying Armageddon
In the dark, in the basement
Did you know there's limitations
In the resolution of the simulation
That's why the stimulation that the brain gets
Can't explain itself in the language
When you're not here the planet
It's just fire and floods
I saw an info-graphic
But it's okay, for real, it's just a few months
When you're gone I'll just calculate decay costs
See the dude from reddit
Says he's selling solar panel credits
And when you get back we'll be ready
For the collapse of the city
But only take as long as you have to
'cause I miss you...and it could happen soon
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2. |
66 Bus Prayer
03:04
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I hope that the teens making out at the bus stop live that free forever
And I hope that the kid who put the newspapers in the big blue mailbox is remembered
And God bless the one with the stink bomb
Who made us open the windows
I hope we've the strength to wait and the will to run when we see it coming
I hope that the kid who put the newspapers in the mailbox ain't afraid of nothing
And God bless the ones with loud music and no headphones
Who showed us how to open the windows
May we know
When we get
Where we're going
Or at least get off when we can
May the fact that we travel together
Be enough to not end up alone
May the men keep their legs together
And their comments to themselves
I hope that the kid who put that whole stack of newspapers in the mailbox
Gets to turn twelve
And the Devil drives a brand new Tesla
I'm pretty sure about that
So may we know
Where we're going
When we get there
Or at least get off at the end
May the fact that we travel together
Be enough
There are things I'd rather be doing
And Things I would rather avoid
But for now we'll just look out the window
Teenagers sad angry and loud
Glad I'm not driving alone
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I make mistakes every day
I wake up wondering what I will do wrong
But I've got to do something before the day gets done
I see good things every day
I look at the city from the window in my pantry
But sometimes this place seems pretty empty
I make mistakes every day
I buy new shoes that don't keep me warm
I go the wrong way down the wrong road
And I know it, I just keep going
I break new things every day
I could always be a little less careless
But most of the time
It's gonna happen regardless
So I mend old things every day
I've got a lot of glue and thread and pins
But it can be hard to find hope about fixing the big things
'Cause I make mistakes every day
I wake up wondering what I will do wrong
But I've got to do something before the day gets done
I've gotta do something.
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4. |
Quit Anytime
03:00
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I'm working on getting better
Not getting too bitter
Took a year to write you one letter
But I ain't no quitter
Sometimes a cigarette's a good excuse to get some fresh air
And it's always pretty hard to admit when I care
But I’m working on getting better
Don't want to need no babysitter
If I'm patient, I can understand it later
I ain't no quitter
Sometimes your chain gets rusted even when you're careful
It's always pretty hard to admit when I've been sinful
But I'm working on getting better
Recognize my temper
Forget I'm just a beginner
I ain't no quitter
Some days it's like I'm parallel parking for the first time
And some days it's like I'm parallel parking for the second time
But I'm working on getting better
Not getting too bitter
If it takes me years to write you one letter
I ain't no quitter
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5. |
Christmas in Allston
03:33
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There you are on the other side of an ocean
And here I am in bed with my thoughts
You're gone, making the most of it I hope
And even if you're not if you get lost
And I fall of the map in the dirt
I bet it's worth it
You helped me move in
I helped you move out
The streets are the same most of them loud
None go the whole way across
To where you are on the other side of an ocean
From where I am with my choices alone
You're gone, making the most of it I hope
But even when you don't and you overflow
And I know in my heart I've been cursed
Could be worth it
It's September 1st
That's my second one here
Guess I'll stick around for another few beers
I've got nowhere to get to tomorrow
So tell me a story
A good one, if you got one
Or a bad one if it's short
Just tell me you're sorry
Anything I can believe
'Cause when you wake up on the other side of an ocean
I'll be here waiting on dreams to start
Gone, making the most of it I hope
Even when it's hard
And it hits your heart
You are not the only one who hurts
To say it's worth it
'Cause you can come home from the other side of an ocean
Unless that's where you've always been
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6. |
The Drop Out
03:41
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Every one of my friends is leaving New York
Another epicenter of the next war
Even if i graduate early
It's not going to be easy
Every one of my friends is leaving New York
all my favorite bars have gone dark
Even if I graduate early
I might just forget the party
Every one of my friends is leaving New York
Telling stories bout the stuff they're cutting short
Even if I graduate early
My cousin was bald at thirty
He made a list of the things that he could pawn
Gave the cash to the kids who could carry on
He passed the test but bought the answer
He'll be back next semester
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7. |
Looking For Another
03:26
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Exiting the highway looking for another
Appreciating infrastructure
Brain draining down the gutter
Looking for another
One more error before I have to wake up
So why am I lying here... to no one
Brain waiting for who knows what
Safe a little longer
And I sure am a lazy piece of shit
Spend every day doing absolutely nothing
Brain dreaming of the easy way out
Why bother
Why? turn it off
Why? leave the lane
Why? read a book
Why? learn a name
If you're going to forget it anyway
Why say it
I'm looking for another way to rediscover
What you get when you risk total failure
Brain trained to face the terror
Try not to get distracted
Try not to miss the exit
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8. |
If We're Lucky
03:24
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I've been believing in nothing
I want to believe that's true
But I've been wasting my mornings
Staying up reading the news
They say we're connected
I don't feel protected
I feel like running away
But there ain't nowhere to go
So I've been following footsteps
I always assumed were my own
Like breaking new ground or something profound
But I'm just going in circles, I know
And when it gets too hard to tell two apart
Then we might as well leave it alone
And go home, if we're lucky
Now and again I feel busy
And then pretty soon I'm not sure what I've done
The river I live in sounds like a city
It's pinching me pushing me move or drown
But I think it's fine to stand still
As long as you're in a good place
Why all the hurry? Where am I going?
Am you so sure it won't feel the same?
Relax in the water, let the sky just get hotter
'Cause you're as cool as can be
In your house, if you're lucky
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9. |
Maybe I Should Get A Pet
02:46
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Mom's callin' says I've got 18 months
Before I get kicked off her health insurance
She says I need a career with benefits
Guess I'm not gonna have health insurance
And that's too bad 'cause lately I've been seeing software in my sleep
When I close my eyes, I catch a glimpse
Of those fucked up robot dogs from Boston Dynamics
Just dozens of them slowly crawling on my bed
Maybe I should get a pet
Maybe that would keep me warm, like you would do
'Cause now I'm wearing two pairs of pajamas and socks I'm sweating through
And anyway it doesn't work
I still miss you, and it still hurts
And I'm still at a loss for words
So I stay up and read through all four-thousand verified 5-star reviews
But it never really seems like perfect proof
'Cause there's always that horror story warning: it's too good to be true
It happened to me
It could happen to you
And I've got to be careful
I don't have health insurance
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10. |
Fifteen Years
06:10
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Should I expect to be alive in 15 years
Should I make a down-payment on a reliable vehicle
Should I learn a new language or eat more expensive cereal
Should I leverage my experience for an interest rate that's unbelievable
Should I expect to be alive in 15 years
Will my body stay clean from the water in the taps
Should I expect the hurricane to stop in its tracks
Should I read this article about the eternal irrelevance of facts
Should I expect to be alive in 15 years
Should I go to the dentist. Should I sort out the trash
if I get cash and invest it, will I have time to relax
Should I expect a cop to think I'm a threat & shoot me in the back
Should I expect to be alive in 15 years
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11. |
Faith
03:34
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I guess it's true, I've been honest for once
And now it seems I am falling in love
If you know me then that's hard to believe
Yeah it's hard to believe
But I want to believe
I calculate how many miles away
And think of you no matter how goes my day
When you write you say you're thinking of me
And I want to believe
Sometimes it's hard to believe
How can I know that you're not changing your mind
And I'm not changing mine
Don't we all change all the time?
It's been a while since I've let myself feel
Learned from heartbreak not to let it get real
Then it got to the point in my brain
Thought I cut those parts out
Thought you put 'em back in
Don't have much choice but to trust what you say
And try to trust my gut and heart just the same
Let myself hurt, if that's what I need
And I need to believe
So I know I believe
That when we change, our change will be fine
It'll be both yours and mine
People change all the time
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12. |
Grown Up
03:51
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Singing by a little river
Pretty sure it's the charles
Thinking of my love, I miss her
I feel like a child
And hey maybe I look like one too, from that bridge up there
I'm wearing a pair of old boots
I bought back in high school
A size or two too big
Still thought I'd keep growin
But one day it happened. Woke up the same as I was last night
One day it happens, so what's the use to fight
They say staying in stagnation
That's the end of the world
And If your growth is accelerating
Then you're in control
Trust us...it's stable up here on the bridge
Or maybe our boots are too big!
I go to sleep feeling foolish
Wake up the same damn height
But I keep buying new tubes of toothpaste
So I must be doing something right
And when I'm ready, I'll let my expectations die
And when I'm dead, it'll be fine
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Seth Hanson Boston, Massachusetts
Songs about me & stuff
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