(Ooh) [Verse 1] Here it goes again, I'm writin' And it's about you The same recycled ten ideas poppin' off in a loop The same indignant intonation, all my self-limitations And not a shred of hesitation in my statement to you 'Cause I hate that you're a poison, It bothers and annoys me and the only antidote I know's To make it into noise- so here's our story Hope you like it, I hope it isn't boring Both for you and everyone who hears it when I'm touring [Chorus] 'Cause I think about you. (Ev'ry day) Because I think about you. (Ooh, ev'ry day; aw, baby!) Because I think about you. (Ev'ry day) Because I think about you. (Ooh, ev'ry day) But I don't want to. (Aw, baby!) [Verse 2] We were inseparable Had me feelin' some type of way, You and me chillin' (Ev'ry day) God-willin'- it was memorable if I can relay, though Twist it into somethin lame for his sake if you say so I'm talkin' about emotions and hostin' romantic notions and Resurrectin' our pasts to murder each others' ghosts and We kept the other one cool like emotional leather Bad-ass motherfuckers makin' both of us better And when he left you in bad weather, I kept you together I held umbrellas above us, bought you a waterproof sweater But all the sadness kept falling whenever I had to leave The silent storm in your bedroom kept you from falling asleep I hated seein you weep; I was in love with you then It felt like just another facet of the way we were friends 'Cause you were hurt and I was whole And I was warm and you were cold You knew my feelings and you felt 'em Heal the wounds in your soul That's why... That's why... I... [Chorus] I think about you. (Ev'ry day) Because I think about you. (Ooh, ev'ry day; aw, baby!) I think about you. (Ev'ry day) I think about you. (Ooh, ev'ry day) But I don't want to. (Aw, baby!) [Verse 3] We had similar goals, it wasn't all that crazy You wanted self-control, I thought you needed saving I took your hand and helped you stand against your savage psyche It was hubris but I thought you'd do this just like me So we adventured, you and I, and we meant it intensely Paired team, wearing beating hearts on our red sleeves Staring into love admiring the terrible sight, Stars inside our eyes, we were flares in the night And this is where we fight, this is where our memories differ 'Cause I know I'm right, but you refuse to stand and deliver So if I'm the lonely keeper of this story diverged Then I'll keep on writing dirges 'cause you're nothing like her The fires ended, the ashes swept to hide your intentions Told your old new boy that you were only pretendin' Blendin' guilt and your lies with what he wants you to be And what he wants is that you'd never fuckin' think about me- But, I... [Chorus] I think about you. (Ev'ry day) I think about you. (Ooh, ev'ry day; aw, baby!) Even if I don't want to. (Aw, baby!) [Outro] I think about you. Because I think about you. (Ev'ry day) I think about you. (Ev'ry day) Because I think about you. But I don't want to.

[Intro] (Spoken) The thing about loss, and grieving, and mourning, Is there has to be something worth missing. Her abrupt transformation, her face-heel turn, It was drastic. Some of my friends still talk to her, Tell me she's different, now. It's what makes her such a good bad guy. I wouldn't write an entire album about some one-off Jilted tryst- we had a lot before the darkness. This one's about that- that hope, and loss. [Verse 1] Before we do, The sun, she rise On the enterprise Of tangling in you Before we do, Our dreams subside Unrealized At least they seem to We're not ourselves We're more like shells I help you cope You help me help And in this hell Your love's not mine But I am fine Pretending. [Verse 2] I can sleep through anything, so glad 'Cause I think about you all the time awake, so sad If we aren't what we were and we aren't what we wanted What are we gonna be? 'Cause my memory is haunted by it If I can confide in you the way I always have I'm afraid a life without you is irrevocably bad You know I don't wanna end this I don't want that codependence If there's something in between, that's my intention I mean for both of us, so Where went that girl adventurer? I hope she hears me mention her Where went that girl who played my muse? She can't leave now, that's far too soon [Bridge] (Spoken) Is this on me? Huh. That's strange. But sure, I'll change. [Verse 3] 'Cause you deserve better than me, I can be better than me, Even if you charge me with the task I bet I'll do it for free I got this baggage but I'll leave it at the door And if you wanna help unpack it we can find what all we're looking for I want us lovers, sure, but more I want my best friend back I want to hear her caring for me as you call me back I want your independence, I wanna learn my lesson But 'til I get it I'll just be here reminiscent of when (Those old memories) When... [Verse 4] Before we could, The sun, she rise On the enterprise Of something good Before we could, Our dreams subside Unrealized Like I was scared they would We're not ourselves We're more like shells But we fought so hard! We've come so far! As my self-drive Takes me from you My passenger seat That side is empty Where went that girl? -Adventurer? I hope she hears Me mention her. [Outro] Even if all we had Was a coping kind of love.

[Verse 1] How come, Carnage is the nature of love? So sad, but I ain't tryin to hate ya I'm dumb, Thinkin' over you, Thinkin' how it feels to know there's nothin' I can do How come, I'm out on a Saturday? Lookin' at your pictures on my phone in a sadder way Goin' out to bars, goin' out to ours, Lonely karaoke our entire repertoire, How come, Our silence ain't inspired by hope- just loss I can hardly even cope It's dumb, Or maybe I am biased, I wouldn't mind us back but I know you won't even try it How come it's, Heavy in my feet? Heavy in defeat, Ready to retreat, But I'm livin' downtown, color and sound, Wander where we used to; try to see you around [Verse 2] What are you afraid of- is it me? Scared that I and this new life you want cannot agree? Scared of being sad; everything we had, Scared if we picked up again the overlap'd break your fuckin' back Girl, have you forgotten what we were? The internal torture what I helped you to endure? You think I'm a burden, I can't get a word in, hurtin' You're callin' it curtains in no uncertain wordin' But it can't be the black and white Villainy; you're actin' like You and me don't act alike You and me can't have a life Said you couldn't see me now, and barely told me why Left me in a borrowed home and never said goodbye, How come, Destruction was the function of us? Like love plus love was bust It's dumb, I'm countin' up our stories But they don't add up- I swear I thought we'd end in glory How come I'm, Waiting out a Sunday? Hungover and hoping you and me'll have our someday One, Mourning drink and I'm finished Just to take the edges off-a life when you're not in it How come, This hole you left is bigger than your presence? 'Cause it's messin' with the remnants of my reverence I'm dumb, I need to learn to doubt you, But sometimes I forget that I am still myself without you How come this, Gift can't stop giving? Thinkin' of your voice's noise just poisons where I'm living It's some, Quantum kind of fuckery- At least it is for you, 'cause it completely fuckin' sucks for me. [Outro] How come, carnage is the nature of love? So sad, but I ain't tryin to hate ya I'm dumb, Thinkin' over us, Thinkin' how my feelings weren't something I could trust How come, Destruction was the function of us? Like love plus love was bust It's dumb, I'm countin' up our day-to-day But it don't add up, I swear I thought we'd end some other way

[Verse 1] It ain't often But it's often enough, I'm softenin' up Words choke but I'm coughin' 'em up 'Cause they don't do us any better if I'm lockin' 'em up I can't stop 'em I mean I can, but I shouldn't Your new man and his friends got you thinkin' I wouldn't But if to stand's to sink then man it stinks, I think, but I bet it feels shitty bein' you, where I couldn't. And I know it's closer to closure To close your posture to spoken word, Keep composure in front of him, Just to show us it's over Put your back to my action Like you don't know me at all Like every time you fight, I'm not the guy you wish you could call *sigh* But I know I am, like I know I was Not drunk yet, but I got that buzz Go and make your scene, Go and make you seen Like every other crazy background actress does And if I gotta cope about it, I'ma do it my way. Yeah. Run you down with songs about us, Information highway. Yeah. [Chorus] Oh, you won't like this, If you do, I'm wastin' time But this shit can't compare To what I wasted in your life No, you won't like this If you do I'm wastin' time But this shit can't compare To what I wasted in your life [Verse 2] So here's my letter, here's my album 'bout you, Here's how much worse and how much better I can sound without you, Here's all the most dramatic words Come out my mouth about you, Here's every feeling you brought out Since you doubted us, fool- Kid, it's somethin' like irony You still inspire me, since I found out we're retiring, My memory of you is a tired thing, But I can't get it outta my mind, Our fire died; hurts sometimes; Hurdles hurt my personal time So now I'm runnin' from my mouth- dead heat To this album's finish line. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [Chorus] Oh, you won't like this, If you do, I'm wastin' time But this shit can't compare To what I wasted in your life No, you won't like this If you do I'm wastin' time But this shit can't compare To what I wasted in your life [Outro] And if you talk to me The first word you say should be sorry. Ooh... First word should be sorry. And if you talk to me The first word you say should be sorry. Ooh, sorry... And the second word, should be goodbye. Mmm... Goodbye.

[Intro] Dawn, it started lookin little better after long nights Since I finished drinkin', all I think about is real life Since I started thinkin', all I think about is you All I think about is us; I got nothin else to do, yeah- Dawn, it started lookin little better after long nights Since I finished drinkin', all I think about is real life Since I started thinkin', all I think about is you All I think about is us; I got nothin else to do, yeah- [Verse 1] You told me meet you in a graveyard, Tryin' to soften this But babe it's gonna stay hard There ain't no stoppin' it You can't even look at me, Who you even talkin' to? You didn't tell him everything I know cause he's still with you. Meet you out for closure That's that high road Check your bibliography 'Cause that's that book that I wrote You just paraphrasing- Helps you bloody up the truth, girl You didn't tell him everything I know cause he's still with you. [Bridge] (Vocal Runs) Ooh... Ooh... [Verse 2] I never talk about you in a complimentary fashion Every breath without you tastin' sweeter than the last one Don't know what I think of you? Then probly you should ask some- Body, ooh, But it, ooh, Can't look any better than the absence of a sad sight You and she are different, I remember from her last night Me and her were paired tight, you're more like a parasite On it, ooh, Cut it, ooh, Meet her in a memory, She ain't you, though She wraps her arms around my neck You use a chokehold, Eyes so cold, Where'd your warmth go? Sick of writin' shit about this; Kid, it's gettin' so old See you in a common place, Wish you'd step back bitch Walkin' in her body got me Laughin' at your sacrilege Every time I look at you, Honey, I remember Best friend and my lover Suicided in November!! [Bridge] (Vocal Runs) Ooh... Ooh... [Verse 3] All the energy I ever used on you is mine now, I can be my greatest- I don't even have to try now Since I finished waiting for apologies and truth I don't get so fuckin' shitty- now I only pity you Told me meet you in a graveyard- Girl, fuck that shit; save your shame-and-guilt-trip, Give your fuckin therapist 'Fraid to be in rooms with me alone, Who you talkin' to? The person you resemble crumbles every time I look at you Meet you out for closure? Didn't know you're a comedian Higher living means a longer fall, I didn't see it then- Hope you aren't trapped in that complacency you're into But you didn't tell him everything, I know cause he's still with you. [Bridge] (Vocal Run) Ah-ooh... [Outro] Every time I see you, I see her; Desecrate and Make it worse. Every time I see you, I miss her; Every time I see you, Lines get blurred. Every time I see you, I see her; Desecrated, -crated, -crated.

[Verse 1] The tower in my mind is defenseless Hence, this setting up siege engines is immensely offensive Honey, when you gonna storm these pensive fences? Why'd you even say it if you never really meant it? Really? Consider me an enemy? Not a shot was fired, but you're gearin' up ahead of me? What's with the dichotomy between the stuff you said to me And everything you're doin' to improve yourself instead of me? You love him Oh, right You said to not think poorly of him Described his crimes extensive, then you asked me not to judge him Told me I was right until he started fuckin' cryin', Tantrum cut a rift, ripped it into a divide Suddenly you and his friends are so intensely against me Mental acrobatics make intentions mincemeat Suddenly your buttons got all punched at once; Where was this reluctance with my finger in your butt? [Chorus] You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist [Verse 2] Listen, I'll admit: it was bliss when you kissed me Loved you for a bit before our tryst's commencing Thought we did it quick, but I took you at your cue Mostly 'cause of love, but yeah I thought you were cute And we were bonded; we had an empathy And all I wanted was to give you what you sent to me It wasn't opportunity- we just connected Our friendship didn't go extinct- it was protected I heard your fuckin' friends- they think it was expected Like I was waiting in the wings to swoop and wreck it Villainize me like I's tryin' to deceive 'em And your mind is fuckin weak so you believe 'em Did you describe the night before when I was strokin' your head? You were lonely without him inside your two-person bed You panted and whimpered and kissed my ear like a lover If you forgot to bring it up, I guess it's here to discover- [Bridge] You wanted me. (Without you) (Without you) (Without you) (Without you) Yeah, You wanted me. Since before you were over, You wanted me. I said, "I shouldn't be here," But you wanted me. I left your room, sayin', "Look- I shouldn't be here..." But you wanted me. [Chorus] And you had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist Rrrah! [Verse 3] Promise if I had my way from the outset: Promise if we swapped roles, cock roulette: Promise if control was the rules of my game: This'd all be different- I can swear on my name Instead was this bit; you know you picked it Instead he got what all he wanted on his wish list If I'm guilty, 'least one of us has conviction, But I'm still Travis Abshear And you're just a piece of shit, kid. [Outro] You had me vulnerable. I don't like that.

[Verse 1] We need to talk- we got a problem See, this city isn't small See, if I never saw you out I wouldn't think of you at all See, if you didn't come around the friends you met 'cause of me You wouldn't spend your time pretendin' how you found your happy endin' But you clutch him when you see me But you drink and watch the TV When you're singin karaoke Like you're broken when you see me Like you're chokin' on the situation Complacent, hollow Truth of you's too tough for you, You can't even swallow So, why you out here, doll? Does this do it for ya? Is shoegazin' your amazin' grace and hallelujah? 'Cause goddamn, you hide your eyes from the glory of my vision Turn your head and ginuflect like it's a fuckin' religion Well, girl, your faith's misplaced Scripture's all bad taste And when I'm finished spoutin' off You'll fuckin' hate this place Let's deconstruct your face, jackhammerin' now Call me the foreman cause it's time to fuckin' break us down: You're self-destructive You were lucky when you had me But you fucked it Named your treasoning Love But girl, your reasoning's busted 'Cause you're crazy much too much to trust Your lover on a whim; but here's my solace: If I call you out, you're fuckin' stuck with him 'Cause I'm the villain, And I win it when I'm killin' your thrill Yeah, I instill you with the will To keep on lovin' him still You better bolt it to the ground, Hold him down with your best 'Cause if I'm gone, and so is he, Girl, you ain't got shit left [Chorus 1] We need to talk. We need to talk. But we won't... Will we? Will we? [Verse 2] No, we won't be fine; this statement's mine Forget the fuckin' chorus line It's over, kid, we're finished 'Cause your bullshit smells insipid And I'm done just sittin- sick of never standing up to you Out of sympathetic pity, bitch, 'cause now it's fuckin' through Do us both a final favor, neighbor: make a vacancy Take your fake relationship, pack it up and fuckin' leave 'Fore I shake the fuckin' baby both of you insist to be And this beat rattles you, pooba, to the core of your being Think about it: if you stay away, you keep you intact This is my seventh fucking song of seventeen fucking tracks Just retain your fuckin' distance, and your sucky existence- If that's intense, in my defense, I told you, bitch, not to listen 'Cause yeah I'm pissed! It's preservation, Look, I graced you with mercy But you got shitty after me- You lost your courage and courtesy Now you're tryin' to murder me Smother us in disgrace My personal space'd be so pretty If you'd just not show your face [Chorus 2] We need to talk. But all you really need to say Is, "Sorry; I'm leavin'," And then to walk on back to Wherever you started at, demon. We need to talk. I had a best friend looked just like you And another one who looked like your boy, there But those people ain't got this shit in 'em. So think, and answer carefully: Who the fuck are you? How 'bout I tell you? [Verse 3] You're a coward; the product of his cult of confusion; A sore sour reminder; you're a porous delusion; You're a sad demonstration; you're a foreign relation; Of the girl that you were, you're a poor imitation You're pathetic; I bet it began the moment I let it, You were a shot in the dark turned a roulette of regret, You were better with me; now you're a pitiful thing And the funny part is how our friends I kept all agree So what's your business here, bitch? What's the overall lesson? 'Cause your presence ain't a gift a person misses in here, Kid, it's frankly depressin'; take this straightforward message And get your sorry impression on out this bar, are we clear? Well if we're not, then lemme fuckin spell it out for you, see? A little entitled child isn't anything. Garbage every truth too hard existin' For ur callousness; keep on up this Bullshit- it's too certainly hilarious. [Outro] That's an acrostic. Tryin' to be clever. In any case... We need to talk. We need to talk. We need to talk. We need to talk. But we won't... Will we? But we won't... But we won't... Will we?

[Verse 1] Far away Ship is taking me far away Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die Starlight I'll be chasing the starlight 'Til the end of my life I don't know if it's worth it anymore [Chorus] Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms [Verse 2] My life You electrify my life Let's conspire to ignite All the souls would die just to feel alive I'll never let you go If you promise not to fade away Never fade away [Chorus] Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms [Bridge] Our hopes and expectations, Black holes and revelations. Our hopes and expectations, Black holes and revelations. far away ship is taking me far away far away from the memories of the people who care if I live or die. [Verse 3] Far away Ship is taking me far away Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die Starlight! I'll be chasing the starlight! 'Til the end of my life! I don't know if it's worth it anymore! [Chorus] Hold you in my arms! I just wanted to hold You in my arms! Hold you in my arms! I just wanted to hold You in my arms! [Outro] And I'll never let you go If you promise not to fade away Never fade away...

[Verse 1] The paint flecked off of my thoughts last night The material beneath it didn't catch much light It settled up a bet I can't remember making Owe myself the revelation: I don't owe you anything Your manic manacles- I unfettered 'em, babe You're a failure without me- four whole letter grades, Moral bankruptcy, you're indebted for days If this is who you really are, it's better you never stayed I'll profess a confession: Your mess was missin progression Your best is hidin' in silence You haven't learned any lessons And how you guess is pathetic But you're pathetic, I get it This couldn't set your persona Unless you honestly let it So big ups, congratulations Kudos to you, To have the balls to fall below and call it lateral moves Go 'head and pause for applause, a single-finger salute For your fancy new delusion- did he buy that for you? These are my revelations. [Verse 2] When I was lookin' at the tatters of the matter of us Wonderin' at which fuckin' action had us shatter and bust Sittin' siftin' in dust, an epiphany struck Can't believe I didn't see it- you're a bitch and you suck Oh, I can see you; I believe you can't go harder than your best But your weakness beats inside you like the heart in your chest And at the hardest of tests, you only chartered a mess, Can you call yourself a martyr in a suicide vest? I'm a too-snide guest to a terrible host You haven't offered me a drink or even taken my coat If you didn't want me over, please accept my apology Following your open invite to this shitty pity party- It's an itty-bitty sorry but it's honest, I promise, 'Cause since you became a baby, bein' by you is awkward Maybe it's grounded in being grown-up and cocksure But your crib's sorta surrounded by a bunch of fuckin' dog turds I mean, you live with 'em. Probly used to that shit. [Bridge] (Vocal Runs) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. These are my revelations. These are my revelations. These are my revelations! These are my revelations. [Verse 3] If you did not wanna be a target, What's the signals you're sendin me? My radar's like a work of art lit up with unfriendly things If you don't wanna aggro, step the fuck off my borders War's a never-changing machine and I got no fuckin' quarters Fact, I got nothin' but orders to tour-de-force with ordinance As a foreign aggressor, it's in concordant accordance Blast your ass a whole calendar year- cannons and mortars I can't stand you anymore- my person cannot afford it You're too weak-minded and sordid when your chips are all down And we've drove past the places I coulda sorted you out So for self-preservation, I'll keep my hands to myself Your cards are under the table- I'll label mine on the shelf Let me tell you in certainty, respond to your words to me You asked for it, so now Travis Abshear's your enemy Your number's up, honey; call your jersey retired The only things we have in common now Are blood and fucking fire Yeah [Outro] These are my revelations. These are my revelations. These are my revelations! These are my revelations.

I wanted all the most for you And I wanted to grow with you But you're still in love with him I want more than the ghost of you I wanted to be close to you But you're still in love with him I thought we were a big hit Got into some cool shit But you're still in love with him Lookin' in the mirror Bet we woulda had some cute kids But you're still in love with him (Vocal Runs) Too-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, Too-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, Motherfuckin' bad. That one was pretty short.

[Intro] (Vocal Run) Oooh... [Verse 1] Music in my apartment, Alexa got my playlist, Settin' up the tone for how I think I wanna say this Tracks on deck to practice for recording on the off-beat Now scotch isn't the most expensive way I got to calm me All my friends are godsends, alleviating hurt in full Ride or die nonsense; s'why we wear purple When I'm downtown, we're a squad, we're a team, If you can remember, used to know what I mean! Haven't changed much since the moment that you doubted me Wsed to write for love, now I write to get you out of me Used to get along, now the age of us is fuckin' done Used to show you songs, now I'm showin fuckin' everyone Even if I'm winning, look, I'll call us at a tie now, But we're at the end of days, we made it into sundown Sudden death's at sunset, place your ten-to-one bets 'Cause under your red pixie cut you're just a bunch of fears and regrets Just a bunch of tears to be shed. [Chorus] You know who I am, 'cause you know who I was Not everybody sees you like your boyfriend does Look, I'm not willin' to forget her just yet But you're only the girl that I loved in my head! You know who I am, 'cause you know who I was Not everybody sees you like your boyfriend does Look, I'm not willin' to forget her just yet But you're only the girl that I loved in my head! [Verse 2] Blame doesn't have a place when our crimes are equal But I can see your face thorugh my semi-silent peephole, I can see your mask and it's cracking through, Lies grind down, that's what they do So tell me, how does that taste? Tell me bout the truth, babe It's sweeter than what you say So tell me 'bout your toothaches Tell me how it's too great Tower to the clouds, Built on the foundation of how mad he got when he found out Yeah, girl! Maybe that's what you're about Aw, damn! You just like it when he shouts That man! With the mind of a child Now you're off of me, I'm guessin baby got a brand new style You can refuse to talk about me on your dates When you're at Alchemy, go on and hide your face It's your prerogative of never being brave, But if you think that I'm a bitch like you, It's time to re-evaluate Good God! You're naive It's sort of haunting me Good thing!- Now you're someone else's issue If this was you back then, I never woulda kissed you [Chorus] You know who I am, 'cause you know who I was Not everybody sees you like your boyfriend does Look, I'm not willin' to forget her just yet But you're only the girl that I loved in my head! [Outro] You know who I am, 'cause you know who I was Not everybody sees you like your boyfriend does Look, I'm not willin' to forget her just yet But you're only the girl that I loved in my head. (Vocal Run) Oooh...

Shoulda seen this comin', but I didn't And I'm pissed at the gist of the bliss that we missed, I Never shoulda let us exist Sometimes love climbs too high to coax back down Lookin' back at what you were, I know My selfish self was hell for your health, Close, now, to havin' to suppose I bet you're better without my help Told you then, and mean it still! You're better than your best tells you you'll be I'll tell you so until!- You decide you shouldn't talk to me In the quiet of the dawn of silence, I'll rise alone and wait for you On the throne of an honest tyrant Until I'm too tired to In the quiet of the dawn of silence, I'll rise alone and wait for you On the throne of an honest tyrant Until I'm too tired to Told you then, and mean it still! You're better than your best tells you you'll be I'll tell you so until!- You decide you shouldn't talk to me Lookin' back at what you were, I know My selfish self was hell for your health, Close, now, to havin' to suppose I bet you're better without my help Shoulda seen this comin', but I didn't And I'm pissed at the gist of the bliss that we missed, I Never shoulda let us exist Sometimes love climbs too high to coax back down

[Verse 1] Wwonder what she thinks of me Now that she has gotten back with him Wonder if she just agrees With whatever he thinks is best for them Wonder if she's listening Nodding her head while he paints me black Wonder if it's hard work to believe Or if she really thinks I made her bad, Bad, caught up in karma Kill me along with her lovin' persona Murder me; work on her consequence next Can't hear her conscience inside of his armor Blood, blood- thicker than ardor How hard she kissed me, she's kissing him harder Whispering louder to drown out my grief 'Cause if no one can hear me I can't be a martyr And you know it, you know it. (Feel like loving you today...) (The thought of being with you...) (?) [Bridge] I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her now I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her now [Verse 2] I wonder what- (sigh) Wonder what could justify Inside her mind what we've become Wonder if it's mostly lies Telling her that I'm worth running from Wonder if it's just his pride Hating me, for loving her Helping her internalize Telling her that all we'd done was hurt, Hurt, burning uncertainty Match up my memory with her self-worth Coerce, tell her she's cursed; Tell her don't talk to me- I'm so much worse, Caught her out at our old haunt Half-a-block away, she looked the same But lookin at her eyes, I thought, now, All I know about her is her name, yeah- [Outro] I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her now I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her I don't even recognize her, I don't even recognize her now (Feel like loving you today...) And you know I do

[Verse 1] We were young Swimming in ambition, And the sea was calm Aqueous transmission, And you made the call It was your volition, So I gave it all I gave it all to you Had your back When you rode mine it came on like A heart attack I was pretty into that Adrift in time Counting bubbles; naming facts- That boss your mind Around your subtle troubled past I tread inside You let me love your life for you, Let me fight your tears to hide The truth that I am crying too It goes so deep But when you sleep, you're next to me And we are... We were happy [Bridge] But where are we now? Where are we now? [Verse 2] Where are we now? Aching, bruised and sore Where are we now? Wasn't ready for a storm Where are we now? Lost all what was ours Where are we now- That lightning stole the stars? Where are we now? All I see are waves! Rage and rain and thunder Going under to our graves [Verse 3] We were young But everyone gets older, And despite the sun The water's so much colder, And the sea is calm these days my body barely hurts, reflecting in the blue, but somehow silent's worse Where we are now Where we are now [Outro] Where we are now, Where we are now...

[Verse 1] Aw, you're a ghost, Even if you look familiar Standin up close, Dead and I can see right through ya Silence and tears, Tell me girl- hypothesize How you get here, When my sweetheart up and died? [Verse 2] I was skippin stones, And I whispered to them all 'Bout a girl I used to know, 'Cause I wanted her around Missin' her with each, And as they crossed the river They built her on the beach, But she would not make a sound [Verse 3] I called across the water, Does she miss us like I do? All I had to offer was That I would be right there Where I could not run, I swam to where she waited! All I found was that I Just see her ev'rywhere! Aaah, Aaah, Aaah. I care about you! I care about you! [Verse 4] Damn, you're a ghost! Even if you look familiar Standin' up close, Dead and I can see right through ya Silence and tears, Tell me girl- hypothesize How did you get here When my sweetheart up and died? [Outro] (Voiceover) "I gave her everything. Pearls and diamond rings."

Maybe this endeavor is a labor of love; For the girl that you were, and not the one you've become Maybe it's a cry in the dark! Maybe it's system shock that you're not who you are! There's a subtle lesson, conflict and aggression, Dawning on personas- karma's honest self-expression It's almost too hard! Fingertips absently outline these aching scars! This rage is a joke, Just like going back in time to survey how it broke what fresh hell is the past? You're Bruce Willis and this Haley Joel just went ahead and asked! Six shots for to not remember Sunday morning, mid-November If I really want to forget! I know me- gotta get more drunk than this! Too tired, t-t-too tired To keep awake and play mental keepaway Fuck strangers, fuck-f-fuck strangers! Let danger bleed out the anger! Lemme wake up in a daze, Lemme just pretend the nights are better than the shadows of the days Emotional dehydration is My personal motivation, yeah! Nothing here is charming, ego is starving; I'd be more alarmed but I'm still self-harming Is there shame in post-production? Is there blame in self-destruction? Armageddon looks like Persephone took bites The half of me in hell hates the half in the daylight Shouldn't save a flower if it won't even bud! Shouldn't be afraid of your own damn blood! The end of the tunnel is just a puddle of lies The only rebuttal I got is shutting my eyes Time to internalize the fear and regret Time for denial of every tear has been wept Maybe it's a cry in the dark; Maybe it's system shock that you're not who you are Maybe this endeavor is a labor of love For the girl that you were and not the one you've become! And not the one you've become...

[Verse 1] The tower in my mind is defenseless Hence, this setting up siege engines is immensely offensive Honey, when you gonna storm these pensive fences? Why'd you even say it if you never really meant it? Really? Consider me an enemy? Not a shot was fired, but you're gearin' up ahead of me? What's with the dichotomy between the stuff you said to me And everything you're doin' to improve yourself instead of me? You love him Oh, right You said to not think poorly of him Described his crimes extensive, then you asked me not to judge him Told me I was right until he started fuckin' cryin', Tantrum cut a rift, ripped it into a divide Suddenly you and his friends are so intensely against me Mental acrobatics make intentions mincemeat Suddenly your buttons got all punched at once; Where was this reluctance with my finger in your butt? [Chorus] You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist [Verse 2] Listen, I'll admit: it was bliss when you kissed me Loved you for a bit before our tryst's commencing Thought we did it quick, but I took you at your cue Mostly 'cause of love, but yeah I thought you were cute And we were bonded; we had an empathy And all I wanted was to give you what you sent to me It wasn't opportunity- we just connected Our friendship didn't go extinct- it was protected I heard your fuckin' friends- they think it was expected Like I was waiting in the wings to swoop and wreck it Villainize me like I's tryin' to deceive 'em And your mind is fuckin weak so you believe 'em Did you describe the night before when I was strokin' your head? You were lonely without him inside your two-person bed You panted and whimpered and kissed my ear like a lover If you forgot to bring it up, I guess it's here to discover- [Bridge] You wanted me. (ringing) "Hello?" Yeah, You wanted me. Since before you were over, You wanted me. I said, "I shouldn't be here," But you wanted me. I left your room, sayin', "Look- I shouldn't be here..." But you wanted me. [Chorus] And you had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist You had me vulnerable I don't like that The only course of action for me is to fight back The only way I know to fight is writing shit like this 'Cause you'll survive a statement better than a fist- Rrrah! [Verse 3] Promise if I had my way from the outset: Promise if we swapped roles, cock roulette: Promise if control was the rules of my game: This'd all be different- I can swear on my name Instead was this bit; you know you picked it Instead he got what all he wanted on his wish list If I'm guilty, 'least one of us has conviction, But I'm still Travis Abshear And you're just a piece of shit, kid. [Outro] You had me vulnerable. I don't like that.