1. |
Double Angel
02:32
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It's another sunny day, but I can only look away
I don't wanna know what's on your mind
I was only acting nice, but don't think it'll happen twice
Nobody's an angel all the time
Just because you keep a secret doesn't make it real
And the longer that you keep it, the more pain you feel
I remember perfectly, everything you said to me
Even if I don't think it was true
Every word and every place, every time I saw your face
I guess it's just a phase I'm going through
Go and cast another shadow, start the brand new day
Turn your head and walk on by, I'll act like I'm okay
I won't ever be who I wanted to
And I'll never know what that means to you
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2. |
Small Talk
04:02
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Every word's gonna fade like smoke
Is there still time to tell a joke?
I don't wanna remember all this pain
Everything that you say to me
I just can't help but disagree
And it all seems pointless to explain
Every year when the seasons pass
There's a love that I'm looking past
Like two blank faces in the sun
And every time when the feelings fade
I look back at the mess I made
And remember that I'm the only one
And don't you know when you only said "Hello"
it was enough and more?
I wanna say that it was meant to be this way
But I'm still not sure
Said you've taught me a thing or two
But I don't wanna learn from you
And it isn't your turn to care
Let's forget about everything
So we don't have to feel the sting
Of the feelings we ought to share
And don't you cry but it's time to say "Goodbye"
And leave it all behind
I don't know why you have that look still in your eye
You won't make up your mind
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3. |
Summer Rain
05:20
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My dreams are back alive
And I can see them through your eyes
And I don't wanna look away
But when I look at you
I don't think that you want me to
Tell you what I have to say
Not a word could ease my pain
So I'll just sing to the summer rain
I knew a boy not very long ago
Who could neither sink or swim
I guess he wasn't very strong, you know?
But I still thought so much of him
And I'm thinking so much still
But I no longer have the will
My dreams are back alive
And I can see them through your eyes
And I don't wanna look away
But now my dreams have died
Reflecting how I feel inside and
My eyes have changed from blue to gray
Not a word could ease my pain
So I'll just sing to the summer rain
Won't you look me in the eye right now?
Try to change my mind somehow
Try to make it hurt just to ease the pain
Won't you look me in the eye right now?
Try to change my mind somehow
Well, I'll just stand in the summer rain
Rain is falling in my eyes right now
Dreams of love brought from the sea
Lift your hands up to the skies right now
Won't you join and sing with me?
All this sunshine makes me cry
I'm just not the brightest guy
Let us elevate ourselves
Let us elevate ourselves
Elevate ourselves while we still can
Let us elevate ourselves
Let us elevate ourselves
Elevate ourselves while we still can
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4. |
Need Be
03:07
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Don't be sad little one... you don't suffer alone
It's just not my place to say what trouble you've known
Is it bad what I've done? I can't help how I feel
I just saw your face today, and it didn't seem real
And if you need me, well I'm sorry
There's not much I can do
But just don't go
Cause you won't know
What you'll put yourself through
It's a sad little world... but I'm glad that you're here
And I know what you mean, some things never seem clear
Guess you had crooked lines you were walking between
Just to add up the signs and forget what you'd seen
And if need be, you can ask me
"Why are things this way?"
But I don't know
What to tell you
There's not much I can say
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5. |
Daydreamer
05:19
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All I ever say is I'm sorry
Cause lately that's all that I've been
Just don't think too hard about me
And I guess you can still be my friend
Lost inside a lonely daydream
Is there nothing left to say?
I don't wanna say the wrong thing
But maybe it's okay
And I wonder if it's worth it
I wonder if there's time
I wonder if I can get you off my mind
There's a boy who's always lonely
But he never feels alone
And he's terrified of all this thoughts
Cause he feels like they're his own
There's a box that's always empty
Every time I look inside
Then the emptiness became me
And I just sat down and cried
And I wonder if it's worth it
I wonder if there's time
I wonder if I can get you off my mind
Lost inside a lonely daydream
Is there nothing left to hear?
Just to call myself an entity
Well, it makes me pale as fear
So I'll stay inside my fantasy
Cause I know that I'm insane
And if everything was meant to be
I guess nothing will remain
And I wonder if it's worth it
I wonder if it's real
I wonder if this is how I ought to feel
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6. |
Lost in a Memory
03:25
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There's a dream I had not too long ago
About the way you made me feel
And it wasn't right, kept me up all night
Man, I hope it wasn't real
Just a time or two, when I noticed you
I would slip so far away
I would run my race at a different pace
No one standing in my way
Suffused in the anguish of love and laughter
You kick out all who seem to care
Confused by the language they spoke to you after
They cut off your tongue and sucked out your air
I don't wanna look at you now
Cause When I stare in those eyes
I see myself still crying for help and I
Don't wanna wear your disguise
I can tell that something's not right
By the way that you smile
Like you're using that face to fill up the space
While you disappear for a while
And I don't really know where you go
But I wish I could be there now
Cause you won't really know what I mean
Until the energy comes back somehow
So far away from you I
Guess you've left me for good
Call it happenstance, but I had my chance and I
Did what I could
Farewell, as far as I know
What a waste of my time
That restored my strength, held me at arm's length, and
Left scars in my mind
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7. |
Lonely Echoes
03:02
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Brace yourself with a broken arm and
All you've got left, leave it
I know your story's beautiful it's
A shame they won't believe it
Crooked roses bend in bloom and
Shine themselves with blood so red
It oozes out your fingertips, you
Wish it could be you instead
Underneath the overtones there's
Someone wants to listen
And still you struggle hard to
Share the meaning that they're missing
Upon the shore, your fingers sore from
All the dreams you dredge
Only echoes stand the test of time and
Meet the water's edge
When I come to see you friend, I
Hope that you still hear me
All the faces fade these days cause
Nothing happens lately
And there was nothing beautiful, cause
Lonely echoes last a while
But it would still be really cool if
We could sit and share a smile
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8. |
Better By Now
04:52
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Two tears in the looking glass
Hold the love that you're looking past
There's a whole lot of power in those hands
True fears and a troubled mind
Show a sign that you're doing fine
In a life that no one understands
Is it all gonna go away?
Cause I talk to him every day
And he tells me that I don't have much time
Is it all gonna disappear?
Should I say I was never here?
What compels me to leave these thoughts behind?
When you're standing in front of me
There's a face that I wanna see
But the mask that I hold I can't let go
Sick heart and a busy brain
Feel tired but you can't complain
It's a task that you work on way too slow
And you feel like you're gonna fail
So you walk down another trail
But you always return from where you came
And you see people holding signs say
"Hang in there, you're doing fine!"
But they never learn that it's not the same
It pains me to say, but I'm slipping away and I'm sorry
Somebody told me that it would be better by now
It all comes and goes and it's not what I chose, so don't hate me
It's hard to accept but I'm trusting it's worth it somehow
I feel like you and me
Should both set our feelings free
But I know that it's easier said than done
Cause my mind doesn't wanna change
And my heart never felt this strange, so
Reassure me that I'm not the only one
Who will wait for a better day
When the sadness will pass away
And we sort out the problems in our head
When we learn what is really true is
Not the emptiness seeping through
And we strive for a truth we can trust instead
It pains me to say, but I'm slipping away and I'm sorry
Somebody told me that it would be better by now
It all comes and goes and it's not what I chose, so don't hate me
It's hard to accept but I'm trusting it's worth it somehow
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Josh Howard Shawsville, Virginia
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