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Out of Focus
03:17
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I recall sitting in the middle.
Smoke in the backseat hovered.
We were getting high just a little,
using the night as a cover
Call it just what it is,
all of this time spent losing it.
I recall living in the gutter,
cold as the wind in fall.
I was capsized no rudder,
drifted back to shore
all of those nights I lost,
all gone.
Tell me what’s the cost?
Anywhere you go there you are,
speeding off in your beat up car,
off and out of focus.
Everything isn’t what you see,
life’s what happens in between,
everywhere you’re going.
There’s more than highway rests and city exits.
I recall getting to the city,
bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Barely even making a living,
didn’t care if I failed.
All of those things we planned,
back then, still live in my head.
I recall getting too busy.
Life turned to black and white.
Seemed like the world kept spinning,
but someone had paused the time
all of those things we’d said,
we’d get done when we had the chance
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Ides of March
02:28
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Hold me closer, I’m cold.
Baby keep my eyes,
safe from harm.
Fold our clothes and we’re gone.
Baby speed on by,
in my arms.
I’ve been underneath my covers,
losing track of all the colors,
pitch black.
Can’t blame me now for that
I can’t even sleep all night now,
everybody’s feeling beat down,
hit back.
Can’t blame me now for that.
Castles built upon sand.
Baby take me now,
from the shore.
The last year that we had.
Baby took me down,
to the core.
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Paralyzed
03:59
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Every night I’m paralyzed,
thinking ‘bout some other time.
When clocks were less upon my mind,
the days they came and then went by.
Every day the sun does shine,
even when it’s hard to find
I’m staring down a long corridor,
and I’m thinking ‘bout running
But I’m not quite sure.
Seems the pain it comes and goes,
it’s always kind of hard to know,
if it’s coming fast or slow,
if it’ll hit you high or low.
Even when the sun goes down,
it’s always coming back around.
I’m getting myself off the floor,
and I’m feeling much better than I did before.
Shake it off,
why not?
What’s the cost of your comfort?
A lot?
Give it up,
last shot.
What’s the cause for your suffering?
A loss?
Everyone is compromised,
you can see it in our eyes.
Seems like nothing feels quite right,
it’s always just another fight.
Even when we toe that line,
we’re still getting pulled inside.
I’m fending off a knock-out punch,
my back to the ropes trying to get back up.
Seems the years keep passing on,
even though the days are long.
I guess someday they’ll all be gone,
whether you were right or wrong.
‘Cause even from the greenest lawn,
there’s always something more to want.
I’m swinging on a 3-2 count
Can’t be afraid now of striking out
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Fine (fin)
03:19
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I woke complaining,
you said “that’s enough.”
I tried to explain it,
didn’t matter because
the past is blurry,
the present’s hurried,
and tomorrow’s here.
You spoke so bravely
the cost was too much.
Silence ain’t safety,
the truth’s in the rough
you might get dirty,
when you’re learning
how to steer.
Go on, what’s wrong?
Is something off?
Did all this turn out different than you thought?
When the fog opened up, and in came the chorus;
“We’re all gonna be just fine.”
You told me sometimes
it’s hard just to breathe,
especially at night
When you’re falling asleep,
looked at the ceiling,
lost in that feeling;
tomorrow’s fear
You saw the forest
for all of its trees,
I saw an ember
catch fire in the breeze,
and from the ashes,
a little magic
it did appear.
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Like Lions is the musical vehicle of Seattle musician Patrick O'Neill
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