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Limelight
03:39
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I wrote you a letter
It must have got lost in the mail
More likely, you read it
Decided it was easier to ignore it, well I agree
And maybe this seems crazy
But there's a haze that has settled
Since I got back from the west
Something sinister is in it
But it rests behind my eyes so I can't see it
But I'm beginning to fear it
Tell me what it's like to live in bliss
In the limelight
And I'll tell you what it's like to fear your own shadow
In the moonlight
I always quit halfway through
Can't convince myself that any of this is worth a thing
A fleeting moment of happiness
A drunken goodnight kiss and I reconsider
Oh, but that's just the animal in me
Predictable intervals
Getting sick and feeling old
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Streetlight
03:23
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Unattached
If I could remember the half of what I said to you
It seemed like something brand new
Amber lights
They seemed to soften the night
You said I was full of shit, then you kissed me on the lips
And you were right
What I would give to relive that night
I told you I had to go
So I walked home alone
You looked so perfect on the porch that night
You made the sunset look more like a street light
You had me under the usual charms
You took two steps and fell right into my arms
Pointless words
Everything I say's absurd
But this is nothing new. Even this song is reused
Numbered days
You said you didn't see the world that way
I told you I needed rest
You said that's probably for the best
I know nothing I could say
Would change your mind
But I'm gonna say it anyway
I saw you in the mirror, looking bored as hell
And if I didn't love you then, it was hard to tell
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Tea
03:42
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Hello again, my oldest friend.
Sorry to keep you out in the cold.
Will you come in? Will you forgive me for ignoring you for so long?
Mara would you like to have some tea?
Will you stay and talk a while with me?
The more I get to know you,
You don't seem so scary.
Mara, would you like to have some tea?
You personify the emotions I try to hide
When I see you I act like I've got somewhere to be
But I've realized
I've got to look you in the eye
And treat you with the love you've never seen
You are the cause of my suffering
You've seen it all, you've been right next to me
You stay in my subconscious til the wounds fester and bleed
Today I end your reign you've got no more power over me
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Ben Latimer Springfield, Missouri
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