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i used to be so sure
that we would find a way
so much time has passed
but i have lost that confidence and hope
that made me sure
if i only knew now what i knew then
mother nature is cruel:
iron fist and golden rule
everything runs out
so you stay in the shallow end of the pool
if i only knew now what i knew then
these hours pass like years
in the absence of yr melody
a negative space in my afternoon
shaped just like you
an echo with a long tail
an afterburn in the dark
and like the ringing in my ears
just like the ringing in my ears
if i only knew now what i knew then
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the monster i've become
03:21
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hey - i saw the way
the way you looked at me
and the way - it made me feel
it's all greek to me
fire up the planetarium
reminded of the monster i've become
and the thing that i should say
never came to mind and now
the moment's over
and the thing that i should do
anything at all for you
i'd be delighted
faces from the past
one more missed opportunity
now the moment passes by
this is where my youth goes to die
success i guess is simply waking up
waiting for the other shoe to drop
and the thing that i should say
never came to mind and now
the moment's over
and the thing that i should do
anything at all for you
i'd be delighted
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layer by layer
04:36
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1 to 10 pick a number
make it worth my while
all consumed by a hunger
but i hide it well behind a smile
and i wish i were able
to see what you mean
it's not the age it's the mileage
in ten more years i think you'll see what i mean
this onion life peeling away
layer by layer making you cry
dropped like a stone from a great height
it quickly passes by
and my brains are scrambled
and my eyes are glazed
now my glass is empty
you know i think that that's to blame
this is the catalog of my sins
writing all my wrongs
if you want, you all can sing along
this onion life peeling away
layer by layer making you cry
dropped like a stone from a great height
it quickly passes by
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throwing smiles
04:51
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accidentally i intercepted a smile
not meant for me and you followed with a frown
but that's what you get for indiscriminately
throwing smiles in all directions
that's what you get for throwing smiles
and me and you and you and me
and we're all alone together
so please please please keep throwing smiles
it's the best that you can do
that's what you get for throwing smiles
in the wake of our disaster
i raise a smile
in the wake of our disaster...
that's what you get for throwing smiles
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crying for attention
04:26
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I see through your lying eyes
The truth becomes so clear
You’re writing a book of lies
Your face printed on the cover
You should’ve known better
Than to cry for attention
No one likes your selfish ways
You should've know better
Than to cry for attention
No one likes you anyway
How can you hide your heart?
When you wear it on your sleeve
The world revolves around only you
But it’s a world of make believe
You should’ve known better
Than to cry for attention
No one likes your selfish ways
You should've know better
Than to cry for attention
No one likes you anyway
Obsessing over little details
Always adding your 2 cents
Losing touch with all that’s real
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today's little fantasy
02:40
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today's little fantasy: your call vibrates on my hip
my name you answer with
tell me what i want to hear
do you want me to come over?
you answer yes
maybe after just the briefest pause
you answer yes
i don't know where you are today
i surely don't know where i stand with you
today
i've been looking for a tactful not-so-obvious way
to introduce the idea of you and me
but i can't, so i give up, here it comes:
the direct approach
no i can't so i give up, here it comes...
i don't know where you are today
i surely don't know where i stand with you
today
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here i sit alone waiting for the end of the world
i pick up the phone just to check that it's still on
as the night wears on sleep settles in like a blanket of snow
it's cold and dark, it covers everything
i promise you no one would care
there's something in the air
i promise you no one cares
you could get away with murder
there's a clock on the wall
ticking like a timebomb
and the ice in my glass
melts with a rhythm of its own
i'm keeping time with my fingers on the arm of the chair
i'm counting down the hours till you get here
i promise you no one would care
there's something in the air
i promise you no one cares
you could get away with murder
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i'll take you on - i'll take you all on
i just can't take this anymore
i read you like - i read you like a book
i don't appreciate yr dirty look
i understand
i take you off just like a dirty shirt
i leave you on the floor
i'm picking up just where i left off
i'll leave you right there on the floor
i understand
i take you off just like a dirty shirt
i leave you on the floor
this conversation reveals nothing to you
but leaves you wanting more
i understand - this conversation
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ocean
03:44
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maybe someday is now
05:19
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you always said that you would tell me someday
i've waited and waited and maybe someday is now
i always thought that i would exercise my self control
but so far i have failed to do too well
take my hand now - let me in
trust in me now - tell me now
i wanna feel like this
i wanna know everything
i wanna become you
maybe someday is now
right down to the wire again
i need to know where i stand with you
i stand with you
my faith in you is corrupted again
take my hand now - let me in
take it off now - let me in
i wanna feel like this
i wanna know everything
i wanna become you
maybe someday is now
fall in love for awhile
maybe loose the chains awhile
when the hardware's denied
finally feel you for a time -
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everything to me
03:43
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Remember the time
When I said that you were the only for me
You just smiled and asked me
Do you really mean it?
I’ll never forget
how you looked that day
when we were at the beach
You were so surprised, and I was very nervous
I mean it when I say
That you are everything to me
I know that you love me
When you say please come stay with me
We got in the car and drove over to the party
Everyone was waiting for you to get there
They yelled surprise and your face turned bright red
You said I don’t believe it
Is this really happening?
I mean it when I say
That you are everything to me
I know that you love me
When you say please come stay with me
I love the way you call my name when I come home at night
I always replay those memories of you and me
Over and over, again and again in my mind
I always new there was something special about you
Now I know that you really feel it (feel it too)
SOLO / CHORUS
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a limited war
03:26
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you're making sure we know
you take it easy on everyone
you pull yr punches less to kill
more just to stun
a limited war - is there really such a thing?
no not at all
you give me fair warning
you're gunning for me
you say i've done you wrong
take a number and get in line
behind everyone we know
a limited war - is there really such a thing?
no not at all
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13. |
omg
08:43
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paulina - keep this to yrself
composure; and i'll keep mine as well
keep yr head up put a face on for yr friends
and keep still it's time to make amends
paulina - save me from myself
and oh my god can't you see
the song in yr head came from me
i'll keep you only for myself
i've seen enough to know this is what i want
and oh my god can't you see
the song in yr head came from me
paulina - keep me for yrself
these feelings are no good for anyone else
and oh my god can't you see
the song in yr head came from me
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Diminishing Jim Connecticut
Indie band from Connecticut whose sound is heavily influenced by 90's Alt-Rock grooves and the pop sensibility of the 80's synth movement. Their songs are composed with catchy hooks and vocal harmonies, yet maintain a raw and energetic balance. Diminishing Jim is: Ted Petrie (guitar/lead vocals), Jim Hoefelt (bass/vocals), Chris Giard (drums/vocals), and Neil Impelluso (keyboard/vocals). ... more
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