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At the Crossroads
03:01
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Why do we grow up and die
leaving others behind
and never settling our own scores
why must we all say goodbye
to the ones that we try
to keep safe but cannot anymore
Pieces of myself collect around me
everyday I lose a little more that i cannot see
we just evaporate into nothingness
we may be gone but nonetheless
there’s so much more we wished we’d done
Obstacles are found down every path
each choice that you make has a more devastating backlash
everyone winds up at the same crossroad
despite what each has been told
this is what we all must become
It’s not what we may chose
we’re just destined to lose
everything that we once held dear
we all are meant to get bruised
wander lost and confused
as our minds become mangled by fear
And when we’re gone
we’re on our own
we feel so lost
yet so at home
It’s nothing to be afraid of
as long as you know what you’re made of
we’ve passed down this road before
and so will many more
and then we crumble away
as troubles all fade to grey
and we’re gone in an instant with no more pain
and those that we’ve left behind
will eventually find
there’s nothing in this life we should change
That’s why we grow up and die
leaving others behind
to help them think for their own
and why we must say goodbye
to the ones that we’ve tried
to keep safe is to help them learn to let go
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2. |
Lavender and Whiskey
02:35
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Unlocked my lips and you ruined me
I try to be cool but you see right through me
You take my hand and I follow you
You smell like lavender you taste like whiskey
We were together, all alone
got in my thoughts when I thought I was on my own
now I’m stuck, I can’t deny
I took a couple hits I’m still coming down from your high
still coming down from your high
why’d I even try
still coming down from your high
We took advantage of being young
I bite your neck while you bite my tongue
I guess there’s things that we do at night
we hide away when the moon is gone
Casual Love, casualties
I got high tolerance you still got the best of me
nothing compares to what you supply (“your” instead of “what you” ?)
I took a couple hits I’m still coming down from your high
still coming down from your high
why’d I even try
still coming down from your high
You got me hooked on something,
I didn’t see it coming
begging for what I wanted
Didn’t think that I’d be haunted
I haven’t worn my contacts
since I signed your contract
I thought I had my fill but
clearly I’m still high
Still Coming down from your high
why'd I even try
still coming down from your high
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3. |
She Keeps Me Dancing
02:30
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The only thing that I hear
is the sound of her feet
she’s got me moving in near
to that acadien beat
the only thing that I see
the way she’s looking at me
a smile that fades too fast
she came right out of the past
and when she talks to me I let her words linger
but i still think about the ring on her finger
No chance no chance, I got my head on straight
I know that’s what she is, I know I have to wait
but my heart can’t stop all this hopeless romancing
each time she turns around she’s got me dancing
She’s got me moving in close
got my hand on her shoulder
she’s got me on my toes
making me wish I told her
that she is more to me
than she thinks she is
leave lipstick on her cheek
he’ll know that it’s not his
and when she’s all alone when she falls apart
I still think I could be the one that has her heart (ohhhh)
No chance no chance, I got my head on straight
I know that’s what she is, I know I have to wait
but my heart can’t stop all this hopeless romancing
each time she turns around she’s got me dancing
I hear those strings and drums
that’s when my heart starts to pound
in perfect rhythm to her spinning around
A massive hurricane
it nevers feels the same
each time the music breaks I fall to the ground
And I’ll I succumb to her choreography
it’s just the lights the stage the song and her dancing with me
No chance no chance, I got my head on straight
I know that’s what she is, I know I have to wait
but my heart can’t stop all this hopeless romancing
each time she turns around she’s got me dancing
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4. |
Obscurity
03:51
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It’s not like I’m not here
nor I just got here
I’ve been sitting quietly in the corner
not like i’ve been trying to be a loner
I may not look at you
It’s not my intent to
I just don’t know how I can be who I am
without making all of the blunders I can
People make mistakes
sometimes not knowing the stakes
and when confronted with the consequences we run away
if we could go back and fix things
then we’d never learn and see what life brings
but I regret those choices to this day
fading into obscurity
hoping no one will notice me
when secretly I do want the attention
I want to be corrected
put my whole life back on track
drifting out of this plane we live in
disappearing out of existence
while my body stays right where i left it
from my mouth no words exit
till i figure out how to attack
I’m counting hours
as my emotions sour
nobody here seems to understand
how could this ever be a part of my plan?
It is unhealthy
sometimes I can’t breath
all my past decisions are a weight on my chest
as I torture myself with each consequence
I need to overcome it
find the strength and just outrun it
feel those fears all lift away
or come back to them another day
I’m the cause of my own destruction
breaking down in flames, combustion
there’s this fire in my soul
and i need to just let it go
and fade into obscurity
hoping no one will notice me
when secretly I do want the attention
I want to be corrected
put my whole life back on track
drifting out of this plane we live in
disappearing out of existence
while my body stays right where i left it
from my mouth no words exit
till i figure out how to attack
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5. |
Let Me Be Used
02:53
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Dress me up, take me anywhere
plan the night out to a T
it’s not often someone plans as much as me
I’ll wear heels, I’ll wear diamond rings
I will drive your mother’s car
It’s not often people go this far
Let me be the object of your affection
let me be wounded let me be bruised
cause I’m so used to using
let me be used
take me out in the dead of night
dance me all across the town
it’s been so long since I’ve spun around
lead me up the highest mountain
push me in the deepest sea
it’s been so long since I’ve felt so free
Let me be the object of your affection
let me be wounded let me be bruised
cause I’m so used to using
let me be used
with these arms I will comfort
with these legs I will stand
just as long as you’re holding my hand
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6. |
Be Stronger
03:37
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Sometimes I don’t care what you think
Other times i cover up all i can
some days it takes hours to get ready
other times i don’t give a damn
i can’t help feel that everyone else has their eyes
lingering on me
when they are all far too busy
focusing on themselves to see
I’m done conforming to standards of which i may never be
I’m gunna love who i am in tandem with the important people around me
I will not mope around in anger or sadness nor will i wallow cry or moan
i embrace this body it is magic what it does and how it is my home
i embrace this body it is magic what it does and how it is my home
It’s taken me a long time to understand
it’s ok not to fit in
in fact there is no standard amongst us
no point A to begin
I see that you are hiding yourself away
feeling lost and feeling shy
but don’t let others dictate to you who you are
your life is your time to shine
I know that the odds seem against you
but you’ve got lots of heart
don’t ever think for a second that your life is over
every day’s a new day to start
look yourself in the mirror and be stronger
than those that may push you down
you don’t need others to point out your problems
when you’ve got yourself all figured out
So you’ll be done conforming to standards of which you may never be
You should love who you are in tandem with the important people that you see
You will not mope around in anger or sadness nor will you wallow cry or moan
You embrace your body it is magic what it does and how it is your home
You should embrace your body it is magic what it does and how it is your home
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7. |
Stay Gone
02:55
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You told me that I have to forget you
but today’s not gonna let me
you live in letters, photographs and finger puppets
and they’re all coming out to get me
I wish I could say
that I don’t love you anymore
but your handprint is still on my window and your
bones are in the floor
I can breathe
it sounds wrong
when you leave
stay gone, this time, stay gone
You’re still wearing that face
you’re still wearing that body
like a sick ex-lover halloween costume
how long’s that gonna haunt me
I’ve seen what you put down
I’ve committed you to memory
but at some point I’ve figured out that
you don’t bring out the best in me
I can breath
it sounds wrong
when you leave
stay gone, this time, stay gone
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8. |
Reject Me
02:47
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You call , I’m there with the morning sunrise, grain thick in the air
Early fall, Colorado with the sound of the river and the wind and the dust in my hair
I got potential,
But will you see
what are you gonna think of me
I could change my name, I could change my look
Won’t matter can’t get back what you took
I put in the time, workin til I’m sore
Won’t make me the one you’re lookin for
Wish I could make you see
That you missed out on me
Self-assured, I’m not cool but I swagger like I’ve done this a million times before
You look bored, wishin I was someone else in my old boots and flannel, I’m done for
So much potential,
I always lose
never the one you’re gonna choose
I pretend like it’s all alright
Shake it off, like it doesn’t affect me
I won't make that mistake twice
You won’t get another chance to reject me
I could change my name, I could change my look
Won’t matter can’t get back what you took
I put in the time, workin til I’m sore
Won’t make me the one you’re lookin for
Wish I could make you see
That you missed out on me
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9. |
Personal Space Cube
03:26
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You’ve gotta be crazy being this needy
I mean, you should’ve known this before
That I don’t need contact, in fact just get back
to where you were
Stop moving closer or this’ll be over
You’re driving me straight up the wall
I can’t believe I have to repeat myself now
But I guess you don’t seem to know
That this is what I am and you should not be invading my
Personal space cube
it’s not like it’s not been here before
a Personal space cube
it really shouldn’t go ignored
I don’t understand why people are touchy
Like literally, why do they do that?
A hand on a shoulder, an awkward hug or
a pat on the back
It’s uncomfortable watching others be friendly
in the most awkwardly physical way
But they won’t seem to stop now or ever
So all I have to say
Is this is not what I am and you should not be invading my
personal space cube
it’s not like it’s not been here before
a personal space cube
it really shouldn’t go ignored.
you know what I am and you should not be invading my
personal space cube
it’s not like it’s not been here before
a personal space cube
it really shouldn’t go ignored.
personal space cube
it’s not like it’s not been here before
a personal space cube
it really shouldn’t go ignored.
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10. |
Winter
03:09
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When snowflakes fall
on frozen leaves
and branches tremble
in the breeze
Take a deep breath
and clear my head and be at
peace
I’m taken back to
a far off land
I dipped my toes
into the sand
i see your face
feel your hand in my
hand
Oh how I wish to
return to that time so long ago
But it’s hard to think of those times while
my body’s so wrapped in cold
I know it’s more
than you or me
but I can’t help think
how it used to be
no troubles held us down
we were so carefree
sheltered away
you kept me safe
but now i struggle
to find my place
what can i do
so far away from your embrace?
It scares me to think
that I might be
all on my
own
I am lost and
insecure without a
place to call my
home
I know it’s hard
But i’ve come to find
it takes practice, patience
and some time
to make the world
around me seem as if it’s
mine
as snowflakes fall
on frozen leaves
it reminds me
of some memories
or maybe everything I knew
was just a
dream
just a
dream
just a
dream
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Sixth Threat Flair Boulder, Colorado
Sixth Threat Flair began as a One Direction cover band in a basement, and is now excited to start writing their own songs and playing for as many people as possible.
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