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Steps
04:02
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There are strangers hanging by the street signs, and a danger growing in my mind
And it’s you and me, and these places you take me
Pumping through my veins
Are you asking me to stay here, just ask me to stay
Another minute on these steps won’t kill us tonight
Another chance to catch our breath and adjust to the changing light
I still find I’m stumbling over shadows of what’s behind
Another minute on these steps won’t kill us tonight
There’s a tightness in my chest that I’m unbound to
Makes me weightless when I’m around you
Now it’s you and me, passing time till we’re ready
Pumping through my veins
Are you asking me to stay here, just ask me to stay
Another minute on these steps won’t kill us tonight
Another chance to catch our breath and adjust to the changing light
I still find I’m stumbling over shadows of what’s behind
Another minute on these steps won’t kill us tonight
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2. |
Steps (transition)
00:49
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3. |
Longing to Touch
04:21
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Complicated peace of mind, this body unconfined,
But who will it be to see what’s left?
Heart and chest aligned, but from a distance everyone is blind
When they open their eyes they’ll see me
Longing to touch
Longing to be
Wanting so much from someone who
Is something like may
Mmmm
Tough to trust and hard to tell, one wrong slip and darling that’s farewell
To all of the nights we could have had
Heart and chest aligned, but some things past can’t all get left behind
When they open their minds they’ll see me
Longing to touch
Longing to be
Wanting so much from someone who
Is something like may
Mmmm
Count the months since the incisions made
Can’t see the scars left by the careful blade
But full disclosure, I’m no soldier,
Just a man trying to get by
Complicated peace of mind, this body unconfined
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4. |
Frame
03:57
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Numb between the shoulders, strain and try to hold her
Fingers strong, but the feeling's gone
Stuck between the sides, frame three feet wide
I shake she takes the weight (sh-shake she takes the weight)
Cement is sweating, a set for a setting
Paresthesia, anesthesia, every time we bite again
Self-medication, loss of sensation
I'm taking more than I've been getting
I am leaving behind this weight on my chest, this thorn in my side
I'm not trying to hide what eyes can see has always been mine
Inside, outside
Oh, I'm leaving behind…
Waking up to find that the change was in my mind
Inadequacy, a fallacy of society's design
What makes a man fails to fit all mankind
When it comes from, when it comes from inside…
Inside, outside, inside, out...
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5. |
Frame (transition)
00:36
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6. |
Pressure
04:08
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Stripped back this room, one thought consumes
Will tonight bare added weight
As we push the starting gate
Draw back, breathe slow, raw lips will know
Where you are and where we’ve been
Come so far we come again
Speak soft, speak now, or I’ll fall somehow
Into sparks that flood your eyes
While I’m deeper they are wide
Can you feel the pressure when we get together now
If you’re feeling better, oh can we stick together now?
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7. |
Mitosis Calls
03:04
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Knocked the first one down on a Saturday night
Up for hanging round till we feel alright
I can shake this out if you hang on tight
Forfitting for nothing cause it's not a fight
This one's on us
Giving in or giving up
Pulling back the shades again, mitosis calls
Staring at the pavement leading to her basement hall
Wrapped around her finger and she's locked into my
Stereo and where we go, no one else is listening there
I'm in love with falling but I can't stay down
Cause thinking leads to sinking and I'm gonna drown
Close to feeling closer but I don't know how to fake it, don't make it
Pulling back the shades again, mitosis calls
Staring at the pavement leading to her basement hall
Wrapped around her finger and she's locked into my
Stereo and where we go, no one else is listening there
This one's on us
Giving in or giving up
This one's on us
Giving in or giving up
Pulling back the shades again, mitosis calls
Staring at the pavement leading to her basement hall
Wrapped around her finger and she's locked into my
Stereo and where we go, no one else is listening there
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8. |
Tell Me It's Alright
04:36
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9. |
A Little More
04:41
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Stay a little longer tonight
It's just a couple hours 'til the sunrise
Sit a little closer to me
So you can feel me dreaming if we fall asleep
I just want a little more of you baby
Just a taste of your lips
I just want a little more of you baby
Just a taste of your lips
Sink a little deeper into my eyes
Whisper something sweetly and I'm hypnotized
Feel me prickle under your skin
Melt beneath my fingers, feel the fire within
I just want a little more of you baby
Just a taste of your lips
I just want a little more of you baby
Just a taste of your lips
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10. |
The Equation
05:21
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Twenty-two, city room. Spearmint gum and new perfume
Mask the smell of smoke filled lungs
Feeling wiser, but still look young
Trapped in this cloud, our eyes start to sting
How many times can we pass this thing?
Alone for the night or along for the ride
Ten bucks can go far if you give it a try
If I say it out loud, does that mean that there's a problem?
These habits won't die down, and I'm not sure that I can solve them.
Where's the x in the equation? Divided by my new fixation
We don't rely on this, we don't need a crutch
I'll do it myself or you can call my bluff
But I might drop out if it goes too far
I've got my own plans. I've got my own scars.
Later nights lit by city lights. Can it be wrong to feel so right?
Sinking in, seeping out. We pretend but there's no doubt.
Even through the haze there's an honesty that stays.
There's a look in my eyes that cannot be disguised
If I say it out loud, does that mean that this is something real?
Well I could quit right now, but flying solo doesn't have the same appeal.
Who's the x in the equation? Multiply by the temptation
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11. |
Hungover
04:43
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Feels like I'm hungover
Just from seeing you
Hands touch and I wonder
What you're gonna do when I don't pull away
Holding back seems so strange
It's been a while and some things have changed
But I think about us everyday
I got used to half truths and paving paths that were never mine
Kept my mouth shut around you way too many times
Can't be reckless with our dreams
Holding on to what might be
If I tell you I want you, will you see me?
Am I too late to make this right?
The situation's different now
And it doesn't make a difference how
If you feel it too (oooo)
I wanna end up with you
I wanna end up with
Late nights of conversation
Love with no hesitation
Music of our creation
Drip with anticipation
Mmm do you feel it too?
I wanna end up with
Laying beside you feels so bittersweet
I wanna be closer, can you feel my pounding heartbeat?
Toss and turn throughout the night
The lights are off but you're shining bright
When will our bodies reunite?
Am I too late to make this right?
Chorus
I drifted away when there was so much left to say
And I’ll always be afraid to lose you now
I know we can’t stay in this chasm that we made
Even if delayed, I’ll get to you somehow
If it's you at the end of the road, it's gonna feel like home
It's gonna be our time
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12. |
New Security
03:31
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Calm yourself, it can wait
Falling over footsteps 'til you hang yourself like bait
Don't move too soon
What's the use of sending flowers if the roses aren't in bloom?
I know you wanna go, know you wanna be in some new security
But you're gonna blow it if she knows it.
It doesn't have to be now or never
It's gonna get better with some time
Give it a rest, give her a break, how much can she take
Of your pushing 'til you're talking to yourself again
Jumped the gun, and you're looking at bus schedules
Fifteen dollars and four hours to her door
Can we afford to waste our dimes on second guessing?
You'll spend your time just wondering if she's wanting more
I know you wanna go, know you wanna be in some new security
But you're gonna blow it if she knows it.
It doesn't have to be now or never
It's gonna get better with some time
Give it a rest, give her a break, how much can she take
Of your pushing 'til you're talking to yourself again
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Anchor
03:55
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For the first time in my life, I am at a loss for words.
I should leave your melody to the wind and the singing of the birds.
I can't do you justice. There's nothing I can write
That can start to match the beauty of the way you looked that night
With your hands on my chest and that look in your eyes
When I finally confessed, but I don't think you were surprised
I take the train to your station and I'm glad it's not that far,
But it'd be so much more convenient if somebody had a car
So we could drive along the back roads and watch the season turn
While we cling to our coffees and the things that we have learned.
This might all seem fast, and I'm not talking 'bout the drive
But how I suddenly feel that I need you to survive.
We can live in an apartment with a mattress on the floor,
And if you're with me every morning, I won't ever have to ask for more.
When we're not together I can hear you in my sighs.
I taste you on my lips, feel you pressed into my side.
We're like an indie movie with an existential theme,
But we'll still be there in the end and not get lost inside a dream.
I will be your sailor 'til you bring me to my knee,
Then I will be your anchor so we'll never get lost at sea.
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14. |
Burning Up Fast
04:25
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We could be a match but it’s not in the cards
I’m second guessing and confessing, but I didn’t think this far
And now you’re caught off guard
Couldn’t even find the words I really meant to say
I would rather cut my loss and maybe we could stay the same
Or I know I’m to blame
This is more confusing than anything I’ve ever felt before
In between the lines we’ve been defining
But if I’m being honest, then there’s still a way to lead to an open door
You’re the only key that unlocks it
So open up to me if you wanna keep this going strong
(For now we’re headed nowhere)
And I can’t believe we’d be so naive that we didn’t see this coming all along
But you’re still the one, this web that we’ve spun’s been holding me fast, stuck to our past
(Retrace to find an answer)
Yes I’ve been undone, my world round your sun, and I’m burning up fast
But I can’t go back
You got put on a pedestal, forever a fool for falling in love with you
And these subtitles you’re passing through me
I wish I could hold us steady, I know there’s a way, but there’s nothing left to do
So say something please, don’t put it lightly
So open up to me if you wanna keep this going strong
(For now we’re headed nowhere)
And I can’t believe we’d be so naive that we didn’t see this coming all along
But you’re still the one, this web that we’ve spun’s been holding me fast, stuck to our past
(Retrace to find an answer)
Yes I’ve been undone, my world round your sun, and I’m burning up fast
But I can’t go back
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15. |
Stalemate
04:31
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We met each other at the perfect time,
When neither of us knew what it was inside that
Made us tick a little off,
We helped each other get our wires uncrossed
But somewhere in-between, you and I got lost
We each found the perfect girl who knew how to treat us right
But after a time it wasn’t me on your phone at night, saying
It’d be okay, and asking how’s your mom today
You were never good at answering, now you’re misinterpreting my lines
I thought you said we would be fine
I never knew what it’d be like to drive past your street at night
And wonder where you are, cause it doesn’t feel like home without you
We always said we had it best for being able to express ourselves,
But we couldn’t even past this test
Now you and I have nothing left
Christmas day, two years ago
Was the last time that you told me that you loved me so
And consequently, it was the last time that we spoke
We’re both pretty stubborn, I’m not sure one of us will make a move
Is this a stalemate? Is there really something here to prove?
There’s still time. I could could drop a line
But I’m not sure you’d be listening,
You’ve made up your mind ‘bout me
Maybe I should let this be
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16. |
Ghosts
05:11
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Out of the woods and into the garden,
Despite all the ghosts that are living there
Haunting a memory of unfinished business
Sulking and stumbling in solitaire
I know there has to be something they're hiding
Deep underground where we buried their plans and pleasures
Keeping a straight face, guarding a secret
The longer we wait, the more to be excavated
I know that our past has died
But something new can grow from where our scattered ashes lie
(oooo)
What will we dig up, cold and unprotected
Is it really worth it being resurrected?
(oooo)
Maybe someday they'll pass on
Maybe someday we'll move on
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Will Shish New York
Will Shishmanian (aka Will Shish) is a singer/songwriter, musical theater composer, and guitarist/bassist based in Queens. He wrote music and lyrics for "The Regulars: A Folk Musical" and "Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical" and is currently co-writing "REIGN: A Rock Opera". ... more
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