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The Monster I've Become

by Diminishing Jim

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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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omg 08:43
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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The sophomore effort from local CT indie rockers Diminishing Jim. 13 original tracks & 2 bonus cover songs with purchase of album.

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released July 13, 2012

Recorded, mixed and produced by Diminishing Jim in Ted's living room, Naugatuck CT. Additional tracking at COX Studios, Cheshire CT, and "The Rehearsal Space", Meriden CT. All songs written by Diminishing Jim. Ted Petrie - Guitars,Vocals & Keyboards; Chris Giard - Guitars & Vocals; Jim Hoefelt - Bass & Vocals; Brendan Johnston - Drums.

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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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