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Wrong Love
05:07
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WRONG LOVE
I've been living a lie
For the past two years of my life
And I've spent all of tonight
Just trying to figure it all out
[CHORUS]:
And it's such a shame to see the heart grow
Fond of the wrong love
But sometimes it's best not to know
And it's such a shame to see the heart grow
Fond of the wrong love
But sometimes it's best not to know
I take cautious breaths
To keep from cutting my lips
On words so sharp and tense
I hate the way they taste when they come out
And I broke both my shins
From running after you
And I chase and chase and chase and chase and chase
But you seem so far away
[CHORUS]
Your love comes and goes like the seasons
Your love comes and goes like the wind
Your love comes and goes like the seasons
Your love comes and goes like the wind
[CHORUS]
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2. |
Like a Ghost
03:06
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LIKE A GHOST
I know you've heard this all before
But this ghost won't stay dead for long
So I've got to let him speak
Before he swallows me whole
And I've got dreams just like any man
And fears just strong enough to keep them as
Just dreams
They will stay as steam
[CHORUS]:
'Cuz today I'm a dreamer
Tomorrow I'll settle down
And someday I hope to find
A way to balance out
'Cuz today I'm a dreamer
Tomorrow I'll settle down
And someday I hope to find
A way to balance out
I am a basket of bones
With arms strong enough to hold the greatest gold of all
If someone would just show me how
Please show me how
But this nest has been empty for days now
A hole where a heart used to be
And I've got so much to say
Why can't I just say it?
[CHORUS]
We all have stories to tell
Some heavier than most
And we all carry that weight
Like a ghost
We all have stories to tell
Some heavier than most
And we all carry that weight
Like a ghost
[CHORUS] x2
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3. |
Quiet War
03:58
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QUIET WAR
Father, I broke
The one thing you held close
Not gold or gemstones
But your trust
'Cuz I've been wearing
A mask of good intentions
To hide the coward
I am
[CHORUS]:
It's a quiet war we fight
I can see it in your eyes
When I tell you I love you
You say, "How can I trust you?"
Like a bomb, we're falling out
Like a bomb, we're falling out
Mother, I made
You cry tears of pain
I'm less like your son
And more like a stranger
'Cuz I've been living
A life of false impressions
I'm no saint
I'm no clean slate
[CHORUS]
I was the stone that fell off the corner
And brought the whole house down
I was the brick that couldn't trust the mortar
To hold the weight
So I ran away
[CHORUS]
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4. |
Thieves
03:23
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THIEVES
Pull your foot from out of the ground
Untie the noose from around your neck
Save your pills for the long road
But you won't need them where we're going
Sink like sailors with the ship
Walk like thieves through the door
My love's flown out through the window
So don't stop me from jumping
And all my honesty
Has got the best of me
And all my honesty
Will be the death of me
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LIGHTERS & LOTTERY TICKETS
I will pretend to give up my life
When I am really just saving mine
I will believe your words of invention
And give you advice with the worst of intentions
[CHORUS]:
And I'll watch you burn bright
Like a liquor store lighter, stuck in the palm of my
My hands, harder than stone
You're the salt in my wounds, you're every mistake I know
Forty-four hours, bury them deep
In forty-four doses to sing you to sleep
But I'll still be waiting to tell you this first
I will pretend that we never were
[CHORUS]
Just take a second, forget what you've heard
Or hold it against me, whichever you prefer
So cover your ears as I sing this song
I'll be just a memory before too long
[CHORUS] x2
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Becoming Avalon Simi Valley, California
Becoming Avalon is a folk band based in Southern California.
Becoming Avalon's first full-length
album, Keep Your Eyes North, was released in September 2011 on iTunes and BandCamp. The follow up EP, Quiet War, was released November 2013 digitally.
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