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anklebiters
03:03
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I wish you could see in me the things I see in you
I wish I could believe that the things you've said are true
'Cause they look so great in writing
but you never follow through
Each passing day is biting at my ankles
I've got to start making moves
toward getting over you
And I wanted this so badly
I gave it my everything
I scaled your walls
But when I started to fall, you didn't catch me
No you just left me laying on the ground
(Loosen your lips and start sinking ships; don't let anybody know)
I wish you would look at me the way I look at you
But I'm starting to realize that there are things you'll never do
like hold my hand or kiss me with others in the room
This love is mediocre
but I'm just so consumed
And I wanted this so badly
I gave it my everything
I scaled your walls
But when I started to fall, you didn't catch me
No you just left me laying on the ground
Shhh
Quiet
Don't let them know
Shhhh
Quiet
We can't let anybody know
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I woke up from a coma the other day
Can someone please tell me how long I've been out?
Was it a year or a month or a minute that I slipped away?
It seems I might have left my memory on Cloud Nine
I've got bruising on my insides
I'm pulling shards of glass from my chest
How am I alive?
Wish that I could remember...
"Wish that I could forget her"
Wandering the streets in search of a friend
I just can't fathom why I woke up alone
Perhaps when they heard that I was on the mend
they decided a girl in a coma's no use to them at all
I've got bruising on my insides
I'm pulling shards of glass from my chest
How am I alive?
Wish that I could remember...
"Wish that I could forget her"
Tell your sob stories to another girl
Make me out to be whatever will win her over
I'm still choking on your dust
You still think you know what love is
I've got bruising on my insides
I'm pulling shards of glass from my chest
How am I alive?
Wish that I could remember...
Wish that I could remember...
I took a step into the sunlight
Fuck your daydreams
My future is here
I'm moving on with my life
Call me when you remember
Call me when you forget her
(slash)
Doing heroin with sewing needles
Getting high on Cuban cigars
How the hell did I get here?
I don't know who half of these people are
Let's live out our favorite movie
We can put all our favorite parts on repeat
Now wouldn't that be sweet?
Turn off your television
Grace your eyes with something real
like that polaroid picture of the night a thunderstorm shook our bunk beds
Try to reconsider every fleeting thought you've ever had of me
Now, what do you think?
Well isn't it obvious?
Ironical?
Unfortunate and cruel?
Isn't it funny how the people you don't care about in school
can become your world in just a matter of minutes?
Or how you hardly notice the difference?
Living in faded instagram filters
Trying to pass it off as real
This is the age of robots
but I yearn for something to feel
Let's go back to that morning
I left my banana peel on the asphalt
then swore it wasn't my fault if the crowd went down
(Down, spiraling down)
(How did I get here? How did it start? I don't know who these people are)
Downstairs, you looked at me
Told me I was beautiful
You told me that I couldn't have you
Told me we were different souls
I threw out that polaroid picture of the night a thunderstorm shook our bunk beds
And it hasn't bothered me yet
Well isn't it obvious?
Ironical?
Unfortunate and cruel?
Isn't it funny how the people you don't care about in school
can become your world in just a matter of minutes?
Or how you hardly notice the difference?
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Landfill
03:41
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He said:
I like you, girl
You got eyes like a graveyard
I'm gonna show you the world
and then I'm gonna break your heart
You're probably used to this by now
I know I can't be the first to wanna knock you down a notch
So how low can you go, baby?
She said:
I like you, girl
You're just like me
I'm gonna take you out and see where it leads
Let me tell you all the things you need to hear
And then I'll strip you down
'cause I love the sound
of your shallow breaths
I'm gonna give you a little death
How far can we go?
Everyone who falls in love with me has got a price on my head
I'm a walking testament to how many times a person can be destroyed
And everyone who claims they love me always seems to forget
I'm a walking land fill, baby
Come dump your shit in my void
That's what it's there for, right?
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Punk & Alone
02:30
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It's all fun and games in love
until this funny little thing comes up
It's my mood disorder--always fucking me over
'Cause the highs are high
and the lows are endless
I'm alone at night
and nearly friendless
But I don't mind keeping that circle small, as long as it's real
'Cause if you fall for me at my peak
I can promise you in a week
you'll change your mind
Yeah if you fall for me at my peak
I can promise you in a week
you'll realize that I'm not your kind
It's all fun and games in love
until these funny little things come up
like systematic racism
abortion, or the climate crisis
'Cause I'm only sexy until I'm talking about consent
Then you'll slap the angry black girl label on me
even though I'm just passionate
If I had a dollar for all who turned and ran upon learning I was a feminist
Well maybe I could actually pay my rent
'Cause if you fall for me before hearing me speak
I give you a fucking week before you change your mind
Yeah if you fall for me, and we disagree
and your counterarguments are weak
my ability to articulate myself will break your spine
But they fall for me, and fall for me
And fall for me, and fall for me
Do it all for me
Still call for me
If you can't walk with me
then don't talk to me
Yeah if you fall for me, give it a week
I know you're gonna change your mind
Don't fall for me
Don't fall for me
'Cause I am not your kind
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Biography of a Douchebag
02:55
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Hey girl! I live in a tent--can I get your number?
A short life is one well spent, so I let death become her
Have my cheap little gimmicks yet filled your eyes with wonder?
Don't ask about all of the rocks that I've lived under
You've never known a bad thing
But I promise you will once you're through with me
You've never witnessed the darkest part of humanity
But you're about to see
Hey girl, my eyes are like plague--what does it take to get at ya?
Been known to leave a bad taste when my name graces your tongue
I've mastered the art of stealing the air from your lungs
Leaves you stunned
Another hit n' run
A stranger is in your bed
doing strange things to your head
So you better slow your roll, or you'll probably end up dead
I know he holds you close at night
But you can wrap your arms around yourself just as tight
'Cause at the end of the day, you've got to be on your own side
I wish that I had smashed your guitar
like you told everyone I did
(told everyone the things you did and turned the blame on me)
No, I did not get the chance to take away your everything
Every shred of security, exactly like you did to me
You choked me out
You cut me deep
To this day, I'm losing sleep
I know you will never see the monster you will always be
You've never known a bad thing like me
But you're about to see
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Me + You = PUKE
04:00
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Even though I love you (ew)
I really fucking hate you
And I'd never, EVER take you back
...at least, that's where I'm at right now
Let's just hope it lasts
And even though I hate you, there's a part of me
wondering why everyone leaves
I think it's my tendency
to attract insufferable assholes
And I hate how every song is about you these days
I hate that it's been that way
for nearly a year
'Cause you don't deserve to be immortalized in my art
But it's either this
or get drunk as shit
Most nights...it's both
You don't deserve a rhyme
You don't deserve these lines
spat so eloquently in time
I was a fool to ever think that you were worthy to be mine
I'll be fine
And even though I hate you
and seeing your face makes me wanna puke
I'm not unreasonable--yeah I can compromise
You can have the Sheep
And I'll take Latts--besides
everything is always much cooler where I'm at
Yeah I walk through the door and get drinks put in my hand
Get celebrated for just being who I am
You walk into a room
and if there's not one, there's two
different people that you've done dirty at some point
You don't deserve a rhyme
You don't deserve these lines
spat so eloquently in time
I was a fool to ever think that you were worthy to be mine
I'll be fine
And when I say I hate you
I mean I FUCKING HATE YOU
with everything I have
I just hope it passes
'Cause the opposite of love's not hate--it's indifference
Said the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference
And that's where I long to be
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