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1. |
Live with Death
03:06
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All along I denied
And buried it beside
The decaying thoughts
Came crawling back inside
Maybe I never had a way
To keep it all at bay
One day I will fade away
We live with death
All around us
Life is best lived
When we embrace it
Now that I see the signs
I’ll keep it in my mind
Learn to thrive
And come alive
Without a doubt
I am outside of my grave
Until I fade away
We live with death
All around us
Life is best lived
When we embrace it
We live with death
All around us
Life is best lived
When we embrace it
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2. |
Love Drunk
03:48
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What can I say or do about you
Always have a way of making me lose
All sense of how to keep collected and cool
About how I feel when I’m around you
When we met I was not well
I’ll never forget the way you treated me
Nobody else does it like you do
I would like to know a thing or two
Why does my heart always seem to skip a beat
When you notice me?
And what can I say or do about you
Always have a way of making me lose
All sense of how to keep collected and cool
About how I feel when I’m around you
Now and then maybe when clarity settles in
I’ll find a way to say the things that I’ve been holding in
When the words pour out I might know what to do
Until that day comes I’ll wonder about you
Why does my heart always seem to skip a beat
When you notice me?
And what can I say or do about you
Always have a way of making me lose
All sense of how to keep collected and cool
About how I feel when I’m around you
What can I say or do about you
Always have a way of making me lose
All sense of how to keep collected and cool
About how I feel when I’m around you
When I'm around you
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3. |
Wild Stories
03:00
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Bound to see where we want to be
So let’s make our way
Hey, we could stay right here
But would we ever
Notice if the chance
Came and then ran right away
Wanna see the peak
Beneath our feet that carried
Us away from home
To a place we have come to know
A place away from the street lights
Where the stars in the sky are brighter
We can reach even higher
And know that we are
Bound to see where we want to be
So let’s make our way
Hey, we could stay right here
But would we ever
Notice if the chance
Came and then ran right away
Wanna be above
Breathing in and letting out
A sigh of relief
That we took the chance to seek
A place away from the street lights
Where the stars in the sky are brighter
We can reach even higher
And know that we are
Bound to see where we want to be
So let’s make our way
Hey, we could stay right here
But would we ever
Notice if the chance
Came and then ran right away
From the street lights
Where the stars shine brighter than gold
Wild stories are told
When they’re far from home
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4. |
When I'm in the Grave
03:39
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When I’m in the grave
I hope your brain waves keep on digging
Deeper than I could while I was there
However it goes
Keep a hold of whatever you want to
Everything outside that grip will go away
I wonder what you’ll wish will stay
I can only hope that anything I did
Made it to the surface as it truly is
So many days miss the better part of me
I can only wish you’ll be happy
When I’m out of breath
And the beating in my chest loses it’s rhythm
Keep a steady pace just like I did
However it goes
Let the world know whatever you want to
Everything outside that story will fade away
I wonder what you’ll wish to say
I can only hope that anything I did
Made it to the surface as it truly is
So many days miss the better part of me
I can only wish you’ll be happy
I can only hope that anything I did
Made it to the surface as it truly is
So many days miss the better part of me
I can only wish you’ll be happy
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5. |
Personal Hell
03:08
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Unresolved just like a song
Stuck in a writer’s mind
Overwhelmed by the thought
Of never getting it out
I couldn’t tell if it would end well
When I fell into a personal hell
I knew how to hide the key from me
Until I was ready to leave
Vulnerable just like a crush
Left with a hint of hope
Discouraged by the thought
Of never finding love
I couldn’t tell if it would end well
When I fell into a personal hell
I knew how to hide the key from me
When I finally found my way
(Hey)
I felt my life change
I thought I might never escape
(No way)
And it almost drove me insane
No I could never tell if it would end well
When I fell into a personal hell
I knew how to hide the key from me
Until I was ready to leave
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6. |
Same Old Circle
03:17
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Why would I stick around
When I’m bound to keep wandering?
Honestly I should be true
To myself when I notice
Things like this
Hold too tight if I let them
How could I ever
Let that happen again to me?
I’m so sick of waiting for someone who
Doesn’t know what to do
As if all that they wished for shows itself
Only to be abused
Where would I go
If I ran around the same old circle?
Truth be told
I feel as though it wouldn’t go well
Up ahead is a step into the right direction
Moving steadily
Holding on to the love I have for me
I’m so sick of waiting for someone who
Doesn’t know what to do
As if all that they wished for shows itself
Only to be abused
I will wait all alone
Until I find the right
One to give my loyal love to
I will wait all alone
Until I find the right
One to give my loyal love to
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7. |
Caving In
02:56
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Where do I begin?
I’ve been trying to reach the end
All I know is I can’t keep holdin’ it in
Was it what I said
Or how it felt to you
That threw me for a loop?
Starting all over again
Some say it never ends
Learning how to love who I am
Instead of caving in
When I come back around
I’ll keep an ear to the ground
And find a way to get through to you
Love isn’t black and white
I might be wrong but
I think this might be worth the fight
Starting all over again
Some say it never ends
Learning how to love who I am
Instead of caving in
Round and round I go
Spinning my head until I lose control
(Losing control as it all unfolds)
Let it all unfold
Is what I tell myself
Until the story’s told
(Ahhhh)
Round and round I go
(Round and round I go)
Spinning my head until I lose control
(Spinning around as I lose control)
Let it all unfold
Is what I tell myself
Until the story’s told
Starting all over again
Some say it never ends
Learning how to love who I am
Instead of caving in
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8. |
Force of Habit
03:26
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Now that I’m back around I know
I have to let it all unfold
Even if I want to dive right in
It’ll only take a hint of hope to feel
Like I just might have found the right one to give
All I have even though I’ve loved and lost
I can’t imagine
Living life without it
Must be a force of habit
Soon as I figure out
How to live without a doubt
I’ll make my way closer to you
However it goes I will hold onto the hope
That I will have enough
Even if I’m in the rough
I’ll find a way back here
I can’t imagine
Living life without it
Must be a force of habit
Love tends to take all I have
And I’ll always let it
I can only hope that anything I did
Made it to the surface as it truly is
So many days miss the better part of me
I can only wish you’ll be happy
I can’t imagine living life without it
Must be a force of habit
Love tends to take
All I have and I always let it happen
I can’t imagine living life without it
Must be a force of habit
Love tends to take
All I have and I always let it happen
I felt like caving in
Until I learned to love again
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9. |
Imposters
02:49
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They’ll say anything
Just to bring us pain
They’ll use everything they can find
Even though it may seem
Like there’s something wrong
There is nothing for us to hide
We didn’t come this far
To believe we are imposters
Even though it’s hard to believe it’s true
We did all that we had to do
And now they can’t escape the truth
Someday they will read
In between the lines
And see that there is nothing to find
We don’t have to fake
Our way through this life
There is no need to run and hide
We didn’t come this far
To believe we are imposters
Even though it’s hard to believe it’s true
We did all that we had to do
And now you can’t escape the truth
So don’t even try to deny me the way that I feel
Forget and let go of the fear
I know that we were born to belong here
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10. |
Said and Done
03:01
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Yeah we have the potential
But they don’t know if we have what it takes
Their mistake
Are they even awake?
We’re what they’re looking for
If they want someone to give more than it will take
To move their heart the right way
We don’t need the validation
Or a quick remark
From people who we never knew before
As if a back-handed compliment
Drenched in condescension
Would do any good for anyone
Missed a few turns
Did you get lost along the way
Must have given up on finding
The right words to say
Overwhelmed and often turned away
Maybe someday you’ll get there
We don’t need the validation
Or a quick remark
From people who we never knew before
As if a back-handed compliment
Drenched in condescension
Would do any good for anyone
When all is said
Someday they may
Change how they feel
I won’t wait around
Time’s too precious
I won’t let this
Slow my progress down
We don’t need the validation
Or a quick remark
From people who we never knew before
As if a back-handed compliment
Drenched in condescension
Would do any good for anyone
When all is said and done
When all is said and done
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The Anchorage Salt Lake City, Utah
Alternative/ska band from Salt Lake City, UT! We play what we love and we love every minute of it. Find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter below!
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A band that is gone far too soon. One of the most solid ska bands to come from the new generation. Do yourself a favor and give this album a listen.
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