1. |
When I Come Home
03:28
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oh, life isn't fate
it's just what you make it
nothing's for free
if you can't learn to take it.
you're working late
and I'm out drinking
but don't worry, babe
I know what you're thinking.
you think I'd give you up
for anyone under the sun
or run away at night
with out telling anyone
but when I come home
I'm going to lay right next to you.
oh, girl when I come home.
oh, life isn't fate
it's just what you make it.
promises break
and my heart just can't take it.
when friends walk away
I'm stranded, thinking
missing what's not there,
I don't think I can make it.
you think I'd give you up
for anyone under the sun
or run away at night
with out telling anyone
but when I come home
I'm going to lay right next to you
oh, girl when I come home.
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2. |
Never Enough Time
03:34
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there's never enough time
to do what I want to do
but I heard it's a sin to whine
so I guess I'm bound to leave you
"I want to run away"
is all she'd ever say
cause you had her feeling
so alone and afraid
oh, you used to believe in her
now, you are just leaving her.
and, I just can't fall asleep
when you are not here.
she's letting go. and running away
to the edge of the land where sex sells again
I guess this is a sign
that the world has lost it's mind.
and if you think you're wrong
you're probably right.
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3. |
Strong Man
02:46
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I see you, and can tell
what's going on inside your head.
I know there is a strong man
in there whoa, so c'mon man
don't let them push you around.
you see her, as better
but don't you know you've just been lying to yourself.
I know it's hard to believe that you're equal
but listen, boy, your cups more than half full
you don't have to believe me for it to be true
no one is better than you.
your happiness is long overdue
your happiness belongs to you.
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4. |
Temperance
02:42
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temperance, the sun, the moon and the stars
oh, the devil's in a tower reach up to God for forgiveness
"Why can't you practice what you preach?"
the world is under judgement
we're all hanged, man
it's death by God's hand.
it takes strength to fight against the current
so I'm floating now,
on my way down south to hell.
the empress giving birth to her baby, but her lover was absent
he was a magician, who made himself dissappear
to make the crowd go crazy, but left his wife with their baby.
we're all under judgement
we're all hanged men
it's death by God's hand.
it takes strength to fight against the current
so I'm floating now,
on my way down south to hell.
I wish we all could live as fools,
but were made to believe life's an emergency.
so, hurry up, on your way down south to hell.
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5. |
More
02:23
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let's stop, and make sense of this
cause I don't remember how I exist
but when the sun came up,
I was drunk and on the floor
it wasn't enough, I still wanted more.
more understanding
more time, because mine's running out.
though I will never know, where I'm from
still, I am scared to death of where I'm going.
so I'll pray, to a God I don't know
and I'll hope he hears me, but I know he won't
because this world's fucked up
yeah, I hope you hear me, but I know you don't
understand me
you should be paying Mother Earth child support
because you left all of us, and didn't care
you said that you are love, but you are not there.
more, more understanding
more time, because mine's running out
though I will never know, where I'm from
still, I am scared to death of where I'm going.
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6. |
People Can't Change
03:26
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after yesterday I'm sure
I wish I never ever got too
close to you in that dark room
we took off our clothes,
and I made love to you.
now I can't even look her in the eyes
after last night, because what I did just wasn't right.
I'm sorry, but people don't change.
people can't change.
the sun came up like yesterday
and everyone on earth stayed the same
cause people can't change
deep down at their cores there are tendencies
that they can't control, or let go off
our insides remain
"sorry" proves people never change.
oh, I'm sorry, but people don't change.
I am the same I've always been
what makes you think I could change?
people can't change.
the sun came up like yesterday
and everyone on earth stayed the same.
I'm sorry, but people can't change.
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7. |
Better Way
03:14
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he was born
his parents unsure
of how they'd care for him
all he wanted was love,
but these days
everything has a price, baby.
there's got to be a better way
please tell me there's a better way.
his dad
loved him with all that he had
but it wasn't enough
he turn and ran for the western coast
leaving his son behind and alone
there's got to be a better way
please tell me there's a better way.
now, just 6 years old
with a father he's never known
"mommy's always at work, and never home
and I have these questions with answers I'll never know"
there's got to be a better way
please just tell me there's a better way
how much am I worth?
if my father unearthed
and walked away
on that day.
I know you were poor
and probably unsure
but if you stuck around this town
I'm sure we could've worked things out.
right now, I'm growing up and getting old
living life with regret
because of the options I never chose
and the ones I'll never get to know.
there's got to be a better way
please just tell me there's a better way.
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8. |
You Are Loved
02:45
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you think you know what's going on
but there's no way you can see at all
you're blind, but trying to see
but I'm your only option, so take it from me.
you are loved.
you think your thoughts are the truth
when I say you're beautiful, and your brain says there's missing proof
well, open your eyes, and see my true love
but no matter how much I give, it's never enough.
you are loved.
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9. |
Why Are You So Mad?
02:49
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how can I sum up regret?
I feel like I have got nothing left
and you're the only thing that makes sense to me
every morning I wake, I just feel sorry.
how can I apologize
with you looking me in the eyes?
well, I've said sorry so many times that it's meaningless
and every time I open my mouth, I just regress.
why are you so mad?
can't you see I'm already let down by myself
there's no need to remind me.
but you're still frowning
making sure I get the punishment I deserve,
but baby, I'm sorry.
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10. |
One of the Lucky Few
03:01
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he's sells ideas to them
targeting people who target him
to let live their dreams
he sells what they need
and then he makes them wait four more years.
I bought into
the scam of the man,
but now, I want my money back.
after his victims realized
they wish they never believed his words
when he said "you're going to be a star"
but he sold what they needed that day
and then he made them wait four more years.
and now, we're all singing:
I wished I never dreamed of being something great
because dreaming of being something great
means your soul's going to have to break
unless, you're one of the lucky few
whose dreams didn't forsake you.
can I be one of the lucky few?
if I could, I'd take care of me and you.
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Ben Hughes New Jersey
"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record
immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."
-Nick Tate, WXPN
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Can hardly describe how great this record is, you're just going to need to trust me on this one...
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Greetings From Night Windows & Pilkington
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This is a split EP that was released via Black Rd Records that my band Night Windows contributed to. Pilkington's tracks on the split are amazing, and I sang back-up on All To Work. Give it a listen.
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A Week or Two That Will Sorely Be Missed
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"This is indie rock the way it used to be done before blogs turned it into an amorphous zone where artists who don’t rock can call themselves indie." Sam Wade, I Heart Noise
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Benjamin Shaw isn't all Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, there's also beauty, noise, and a shoulder to lean on.
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Soccer Mommy re-affirms her emergent rock star status with a surging new LP that explores everyday struggles through the lens of synethesia.
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Soccer Mommy’s debut album presents her as a singular artist brimming with authenticity.
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