1. |
Headgear
03:45
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I thought my headaches in the morning
Were coming from my bad dreaming
But my lover told me I'm just grinding my teeth
While I've been deep sleeping
I thought my eyes were tired in the afternoon
From the sun beaming
But I stopped crying for most of the time
And did some real healing
Well how bout that
I figured it out
I talk about it now sometimes
Oh, but what about
I thought my buzzing on the bad times
Wouldn't come back in the late evening
But when it does
I let myself go through all of those shit feelings
Well how bout that
I figured it out
I talk about it now sometimes
Oh, but what about
I thought my mind was out to get me
Much faster than my body
My mind is faster than it thinks
To run to where it doesn't need to be
And when comes to the stillness of my heaving breathing
I kiss my lover
Put a mouthguard in
And get to sleeping
How bout that
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2. |
Synthetic Fabrics
03:20
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Made plans for when I was sixteen
When I was about eight or nine
Making plans for my mid-thirties
Since I turned twenty five
Seems strange, and if I do the math right
Seems what I plan today
Was planned out by my last self
Round it up and it's been a decade
Synthetic fabrics life syndicated
Song symbiotic
Simple and jaded
Seemingly present life anticipated
Ideals and logic blurred out and faded
Spend the day focused on the next one
Build a schedule I gracefully erase
Spend the night with a head full of ideas
I should put a list in its place
Seems I need just a bit more consistency
Or at least that's what the app said
Scream out secrets in case someone's listening
Cancel dinner and go straight to bed
Synthetic fabrics life syndicated
Song symbiotic
Simple and jaded
Seemingly present
Life anticipated
Ideals and logic blurred out and faded
Lay in my old bed
Do simple equations
Try and bore myself to sleep
Quickly veers to finances and my body
And all the things I need to do by next week
Next week what if I got pregnant
What if one day I want to have kids
What if tomorrow I cancel my appointment
What if I'm not made for this
Synthetic fabrics life syndicated
Song symbiotic
Simple and jaded
Seemingly present
Life anticipated
Ideals and logic blurred out and faded
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3. |
Where's My Bike
04:44
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My bike is still in my ex's garage
And I'll never get it back
The pile of to do lists has gotten quite large
Guess I'm alright with that
My mom calls to ask about my week
And can tell it's a trap
My leg starts to jump to tell me I'm in
For another panic attack
My car is parked at the edge of my parent's lot
Cuz I basically live with them
My phone overheated on the seat
Cuz i forgot to bring all my stuff in
My friends don't talk to me much anymore
And i don't blame them
What do I have left to say about shit
That would be worth listening to
Well I didn't know I was in a rut
Until I could feel it in my gut
And I didn't think things got this far
And now I'm not sure what these things are
No, no, no
My shoes are wet from the neighbors yard
My dad warned not to walk in
I'm going to a cafe to stare at a book
I'm too tired to be reading
My coffee is almost as bitter as I am
Isn't even worth drinking
I'm going to a park to lay on a tire swing
Till someone catches me sleeping
My arms are dangling back and forth
Almost touching the hot sand
I'm sick of singing songs about my exes
Should join somebody else's band
Play songs about their life instead of mine
Be part of a very marketable brand
Or I could keep wallowing all afternoon
Only think about my own problems
Problems
Problems
I didn't know I was in a rut
Until I could feel it in my gut
I didn't think things got this far
Now I'm not sure what things are
I didn't know I was so far gone
But now I admit that I was wrong
I didn't think I could turn things around
But now I'll put my feet back on the ground
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4. |
Ex's House Party
04:39
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I can see from the corner
You're watching if I'm watching too
Here again and when I'm out
I tell them I just friends now with you
Talk about what's old and new
And dance around what's in between
Dirty walls and letting go
And what that really means
I can see from the landing
You've got the affection you crave
Would still be standing right here
With a drink she made me even if I'd stayed
Slip outside to get a ride without saying goodbye
Turn around to see if you'd stop me
Even though it'd hurt more if you tried
I'm stuck in the hallway, afraid to close the door
And you used to be so far away
But not so much anymore
And I built this up around me
And I can't stop looking at the floor
Well, it's hard to look you in the eye and know
That this will never be more than what it is now
Street lights are making lines down the empty road from the rain
So I'll wait inside pretend to look at the faces in your frames
Kitchen light behind my back are showing everything on the glass
Your arm's around her shoulder
And I'm trying to make sense on how I feel about the past
I'm stuck in the hallway, afraid to close the door
And you used to be so far away
But not so much anymore
And I built this up around me
And I can't stop looking at the floor
Well, it's hard to look you in the eye and know
That this will never be more than what it is now
It's hard to look you in the eye
And know that this was never really more than what it is now
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5. |
Soft Serve
03:57
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I know you’ll go home if you say so
And truth be told it’s gotten old
Your heart’s not so cold
Soft serve is sweeter served in a cone
And heart break breaks harder
When you’re far from home
Summer days feel longer
when you’re on you own
Heartbreak breaks harder
When you’re all alone
I know feelings come and go
But mine won’t
Thrills are bold, but they get old
This isn’t just that, you know
Soft serve is sweeter in the summertime
Cloudy days hit harder when you aren’t alright
And movies feel better when it’s hot outside
And love songs are better
When they don’t have to hide
Would you look at that weather
Do you want to be together
They say this summer will break records
Do you want to be together
From June to May I hope you’ll stay next to me
Sad and gray or happy days you will see
In the humid air, or the sun’s glare I’m your fool
Here or there or anywhere I’m next to you
Here or there or anywhere I’m next to you
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6. |
Emotionally Available
04:23
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I am not your old love
Turn me on and turn off the switch
In my head that tells me I am just another itch
To scratch to pass the time to avoid the dark in your days
Turn me down if you do not have the decency to say
I am not emotionally available
And I am not currently fully capable
Of new love
Take me out and take all of my energy
That I could give to someone else or just me
Instead you create a path for words to dance in a haze
Well turn me down if you do not have the decency to say
I am not emotionally available
And I am not currently fully capable
Of new love
Well new love
I am not your old love and
I am not your old love and
I am not your old love and
I am not your old love
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7. |
Differently
03:40
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This old feeling always feels so new
This time baby the feeling’s all for you
Always say that this time really is the worst
This time, I swear this time
It really seems to hurt a little differently
A little differently
Walking anywhere that’s full of noise
Body mind so ready to avoid
I always say my loneliness
Is at its strongest now
But this time, I swear this time
It’s getting on somehow
A little differently
Oh, a little differently
And it’s not easy all the time
No, it’s not easy all the time
This new feeling’s always creeping in
When I say it’s a pattern repeated again
I always say I choose things I know
Deep down won’t work out
But this time, I swear this time
I really went about it
A little differently
Oh, a little differently
Sitting where the silence is the best
Taking off the front of confidence
I’ve never said I’m losing what is worth
The work to me
But this time, I swear this time
I’ve done
I’ll do things
A little differently
Oh, a little differently
And it’s not easy all the time
No, it’s not easy all the time
And I’m not easy all the time
And you’re not easy all the time
And I’ll stop calling all the time
Just let me know you’re doing fine
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8. |
Clown Song
04:23
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I’ve got a lump in my throat
Poking at it for a thrill
I’m controlling the notes
Choking on a ream of scarves
Trying to stand still
Only so many pins I can juggle
So many tales I can spin
Atop the big top on the tightrope, I struggle
Fell into a puddle
Send in the clouds roll on in
Well, you’ve watched me try to balance
A million things on ten tiny plates
Everything is tipped over
The tent is ripped off the stakes
My wig’s gone with the wind
The rain washed the paint off my face
I’ve been so bent on your smile
To turn and see the storm
I’ve mixed joy with pain
But what joy is fame
Whether bashful or brave
You didn’t love me just the same
The least funny thing
Is realizing
Someone doesn't love you on a rainy day
Don’t worry my brother is picking me up
If you call, I won’t call back
You’ll be busy with your own shows
I’ll be busy with who knows I will try to
Put in this act
It’s a downpour and I’ve got water balloons
They don’t have the same effect they once did
And the rest of my bag of tricks
To find a love that sticks
Has a hole in the bottom
And doesn’t even zip
I’ve been so bent on your smile
To turn and see a storm
I’ve mixed joy with pain
But what joy is fame
Whether bashful or brave
Would this have ended just the same
The funniest least thing is realizing
Realizing it won’t matter to me one day
It’s not funny when I’m standing
In these big shiny shoes
When I get out of here
I’m getting out of them
And out of love with you
No one loves you on a rainy day
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9. |
You Know I Know
05:09
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Coiled up on a string in a wire
Headed out to Brooklyn
Faster than wildfire
Glad you called
Is everything fine
I haven’t used a landline in quite sometime
There are lovers who make it a scene
There are lovers only in dreams
There are lovers I pretend to be something to
You know I know you know I know
They aren’t you
You know I know
I still have that sweater from your sister
You know I know
I still wear it every Midwest winter
You know I know
What the plan was at the New Year's party
You know I know
That every time it hurts when you say sorry
Coiled up in a ball on the bed
Shouldn’t be talking anymore
But I called back instead
Glad you’re better since everything last spring
But I don’t know if calling me
Is really what you need
There are people I gave up on
There are people who think I’m always strong
There are people I can always turn to
You know I know you know I know
They aren’t you
You know I know
When you lie I know that you were using
You know I know
Wagons fall
December winds are chilling
You know I know
You are so much more than just your mistakes
You know I know
Everything is said and done and too late
You know I know
You know I know
You know I know
You can call me sometime
If you need to
But I need to move on down the line
If you don’t want to talk at all
Or at least for awhile
I get it
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10. |
Wherever You Aren't
04:12
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You will never be a stranger in the crowd
I could describe every inch of you, even now
You will always be on my mind when I'm in town
You will be the one I'm hoping is around
Tonight
I would love to see you
Even though I shouldn't
I would love for you to love me even though you can't and couldn't
I would love to hear you say
It's so nice to see you
I would love it even though we know that isn't true
Cuz it will never be a pleasure to see you then leave
Walk away wanting you to run back to me
It will always be a moment I let myself see
It will be the dream I have and use when I please
Tonight
I would love to see you
Even though I shouldn't
I would love for you to love me even though you can't and couldn't
I would love to hear you say
It's so nice to see you
I would love it even though we know that isn't true
I won't see you but if I do
I would make my heart sing
I won't try to make conversation
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
I will smile and leave
Wherever you are
Wherever you aren't
That's okay
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Elizabeth Moen Chicago, Illinois
(American Songwriter)“ There is a phrase circulating and growing in normalcy, to ‘live your truth.’ Few are doing it more so
than Elizabeth Moen”.
Blending fierce, massive vocals and raw bluesy guitar with introspective lyrics and electronic textures, Elizabeth Moen "showcases both strength and vulnerability, reminding us that these traits often go hand in hand" (NPR Music).
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