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Sleepless
03:09
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we can lie awake waiting on the sunrise
we can lie awake waiting on our own demise
we are lying to ourselves to counteract
all the lying that’s been done behind our back
all this time I thought I’d be the one to let you down
all this time I thought we’d be sure to figure it out
the tables they turn when you got your back against the wall
promises kept well they meant nothing no nothing at all
I’ve been down I've been down this road before
I’m still searching for a better way to live
all you’ve bled will never amount to the times you’ve tried
to hold your breath we’ll never make it out of this alive
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2. |
Harrowed Hearts
03:18
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once I was told son you’ll grow old
the years will fly by then one day you’ll die
well I refuse to lie in wait for fate
don’t let the world warrant your worth
my brothers and sisters you’ve known who you are since birth
don’t lie in wait don't lie in wait for fate
you and I we were meant for something great
these are our life stories to keep and I’m not ready to leave
take that harrowed heart and run
to the sidewalks end or toss it from the highest rung
so easy to please are the depths that we recede
keep on swimming you’ll get their soon just breathe
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3. |
Sad Songs
02:13
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sick and tired of writing sad songs but no one really loves a love song
too busy lying through your teeth to realize you’re unhappy
cigarette smoke cleanses but does nothing for the drinking
you spend your late nights driving to keep yourself from over thinking
oh you can’t go home when you’re all alone and lying to yourself
no you can’t go home when you’re on your own
you can make all them plans about buying up some land
and finally building a home with your very best friend
well damn that would be grand
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4. |
Past Lives
03:24
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last night you felt alive oh how these nightmares do lie
picked myself up out of bed and prayed to God you’d leave my head
we try to forget our past lives
but they return to us in dreams and the pain is relived
will we grow or will this sorrow remain until the end
like a flame that burns within
we live and we love and we learn
to burn all of the things that lead us astray
with tired eyes and a worn out heart
that beats on into the day till the memory washes away
I wish you the best of the rest of your perfect little life
I’m sure you’ll make a fairy tale wife
but go on home leave me alone
you’ve wasted enough of my time running a fool through my mind
last night you felt alive oh how these nightmares do lie
lay myself back down to sleep and pray to God we never meet
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5. |
Empty Orchestra
03:44
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we grew up inside of parking lots
hanging outside of car windows
while the radio exclaimed
just how hard it would be to leave
when all we wanted was to go
we fell in love with the first one who would
and held hands on the hill behind our high school
we kissed so hard that it made our lips bleed
so afraid that this feeling might leave
this empty orchestra rings out in my head
louder than the words you swore you never said
we were drunk off cheap vodka and cigarettes
snuck around having sex in our friend's apartments
this might be the end of everything
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Honest Man
03:50
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I am a good man and have been most my life
though naive to the evil hid deep inside some people
like a good friend and ex-lover hell-bent on keeping secrets under cover
oh lord I'm afraid it's true
I won't be made a fool on all accounts
see I loved her then he fucked her right after she fucked me over
the only problem beyond reason lies in the unforgiving truth
when I see them again I swear I'll shove it down their goddamn throats
oh lord I'm an honest man oh lord I am honest
I hope that they both lie alone in the middle of the night
and realize the damage that hides behind both their eyes
the mistrust and disgust is bound to catch on up
while they're lying face down in the filth where they made their own bed
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7. |
Second Chances
02:43
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we’re all wild tonight
too damn stoned to be alone
haven’t seen her in a while
she’s been changing her mind like she changes her clothes
left for dead I was left instead of honored vows like sickness and health
no one tells you how to start again but I made it through all on my own
second chances don’t always come
I’ve been reckless for more than one
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8. |
Houses & Homes
04:00
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this just might be the last song I ever write
till I take to growing up and treating you right
we’ll move away from this mess and tend to ourselves
put those dreams in some dirt and plant them on the shelf
there’s no telling what lies on the other side
we’re born to believe we deserve this right to breathe
it’s tearing me down these words I bleed
when no one knows the difference between heart and apathy
stay with me stay true this house ain’t a home without you
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9. |
A Means to an End
05:17
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I've been working all day
for half a day's pay just wanna come home to you
I've been working long days
and these lines in my face remind me that soon I'll be gone
I love the city I love the sea but I can’t help but wanna leave
along that old county line like someone's chasing after me
I'd like to sleep enjoy a drink maybe write late into the night
in some run-down town where no one's ever heard of me
I fell asleep the Summer heat with the radio playing
my favorite song as if it knew I just needed to sing along
sure life is short and times are tough but you can't go on giving up
hear you me my friend you and I make our own means to an end
I've been working long days
and these lines in my face remind me to live for today
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10. |
Goodnight
03:20
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take my photos all down no one wants them around
with that fake smile on my face
with tears in your eyes you’ll finally realize the kind of toll it takes
no one’s ever prepared for death
even when it’s on your doorstep staring you in the eye
I’ll do my best to meet you in the middle
though admit it’s kinda hard to gamble with things like life and death
missing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
and if I’m headed off now maybe somehow this song will do you well
only time will tell
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Travis Hayes San Francisco
If Travis Hayes’ debut album, Young Daze, captured the wistful optimism and possibility of youth, his second, Sleepless, is the sound of finding the strength to stand up after life has slammed you into the concrete one too many times. Sleepless is the sound of shedding one scarred and fractured skin, in order to crawl into another, stronger one. ... more
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