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Insurance Policy
02:39
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While you were asking for more,
We were enjoying the things we still had
What you hypothesized,
We couldn't bear to imagine
If you have nothing more to say
While you were thinking of me,
I was what-if-ing my fame
What you entrusted in me,
I asked about its insurance policy
If you have nothing more to say,
Go, go ahead, if your life away
How much would it cost, how much would it cost
How much could I lose, how much
If you have nothing more to say,
Don't say a word; I know what you mean
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2. |
Eternity Enough
02:39
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Amanda opened up the magic book
It promised her things; it promised what other people took
From their sad, pointless lives in the fields of a time long ago
The book smiled like a salesman, all sneaky and charming
Said, "You could live forever, no hurting, no harming,
Just living forever, and always, and happy, and sparkling"
And Amanda said, "No, a lifetime's eternity enough,
I mean, not to be mean, but it seems these things speak for themselves
Life's like chocolate or a really good book
That you wanna save; don't want to go away,
But gets quite boring when it won't end"
"No, a lifetime's eternity enough,
But you can try pitching your sales to some guy
With a mind blanker than mine,
'Cause they're always bein' born; they're an oncoming storm
Of the world we have to fill their heads with"
"You say I could live forever, but really
My life and my kids' lives and their kids' lives and their kids' lives
Are eternity enough"
And Amanda closed the book and walked away
And she lived
And she died
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(instrumental)
(originally had lyrics but then I figured "nah")
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4. |
Quite Slowly
02:13
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School's out
All the things you said are now the things you post online
At home between your memories and goals
Waiting
For a bright idea to burst into your mind
At home, alone, when yesterday your friends all had full heads
Dancing through the,
Walking through the,
Crawling through the summertime
Time, it seems, is not a constant;
No, in fact, it can go quite slowly
Wasting
Countless hazy hours with dull eyes locked to screens
That hold no solace from the lack of things to do
How I wish for the things to exist
That did exist when I wished they didn't exist
Dancing through the,
Walking through the,
Crawling through the summertime
Time, it seems, is not a constant;
No, in fact, it can go quite slowly
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5. |
Disappointment
02:38
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Disappointment, why'd you have to have your way?
Why'd you have to show your face when you knew?
You're just getting in my way, messing up my day
Disappointment, go away
"Everyone's better than you
Everyone's better than – you know it's true"
Disappointment, you're always hiding around every corner
Just waiting to come out, just when I think you've gone
Always getting in my way, always got something to say
Disappointment, not today
"Everyone's better than you
Everyone's better than – you know it's true"
"And when the day comes that you think you done something right,
I'll be there to prove you wrong"
But I am better than myself
I am better than myself
I'm getting better than myself every day
I am better than myself
I am better than myself
I am better
I'm getting better than myself every day
Disappointment, don't you talk to me about "better"
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6. |
Rolling Clouds
02:50
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(instrumental)
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7. |
I am a Person
02:13
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I was born into a perfect world
Where good children did their schoolwork while good teachers watched
As I grew older, I saw this wasn't quite true
The good children cheated, and the teachers did, too
What you want from me is the world you couldn't have
Where the grass is always greenest and nothing's ever bad
Well, I hate to burst your bubble, little butterfly
But you and I are caught between the earth and the sky
'Cause I am a person – you know, the things that have flaws
And I am a student – you can't expect it all
And I am a friend – I'll pay for it in the end, but
I am a person, and sometimes I decide
I'm sorry I surprised you; I should've thought it out
But I hadn't had a teacher in a while who'd called me out
The times are changing and I guess I'll be the one to break the news
But I can get my work done and have fun with it, too
'Cause I am a person – you know, the things that have flaws
And I am a student – you can't expect it all
And I am a friend – I'll pay for it in the end, but
I am a person, and sometimes I decide
What to do with my life
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8. |
Let Me Go
01:11
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Another day of watching time drag by
Another day remarking, "Oh, how time does fly"
I can't wait to get out outta here
I can't wait to get out outta here
So I'll wait
For the moment
When I know I'm gone
To roll
Down my windows and play my song
Let me go, let me go
Let me go, let me go
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9. |
Capital N
03:36
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Gentle pastor, you talk a great deal
But I can't see it coming true
You say there's forgiveness for all of our sins
But I've got a little too few
Worries for the sick and the poor
When I'm home, safe and warm in my bed
Gentle pastor, you say we're alive, but I just feel dead
--
Passionate pastor, you put on a show,
Watch as the people stand and dance
You push us real good to tears and laughter,
But afterward, I feel I might have dreamt
All, all the love that I felt,
Like a big, fat hand squeezing my heart
Passionate pastor, you say "We're alive!"
And that is something I'm frantic to feel
You say we're all saved, and, for a moment, I believe
Before it falls off and I'm left empty
Nothing with a capital N
Nothing with a capital N
Cheerful pastor, I want to believe
All the pretty things, leaves in the trees
It's not that it doesn't make sense to me –
Unless I stop and think too hard about it...
And then, oh it all seems to be
A little too good to be true
Cheerful pastor, I know you mean well, but I can't seem to believe you
You cry we're all saved, and, for a moment, I believe
Before it falls off and I'm left empty
Nothing with a capital N
Nothing with a capital N
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Bare paradise, everything so smooth and nice
Into the ocean swallowing us up
Bare paradise, not a worry on my mind
As I sink down to the bottom
But where were you? Where were you? Where were you?
Where were you? Where were you? Where were you?
Bare paradise, I see it when I close my eyes
And all the shapes begin to come together
Bare paradise, we're all here, so it'll suffice
Everything is clearer on a screen
But where were you? Where were you? Where were you?
Where were you? Where were you? Where were you?
Where were you when they made the call?
Where were you when the pieces start to fall?
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11. |
Kid-Plans
01:10
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(instrumental)
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