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Don't Be A Ghost
04:28
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Verse 1
You’ve built your walls thick and high
Push me away but I don’t know why
Was it something I did or said?
Keeping me awake in bed
So many shades to a broken heart
You always did set yourself apart
Don’t disappear on me, don’t don’t disappear
Chorus
Don’t, Don’t be a ghost
Don’t, don’t
Don’t, don’t be a ghost
Don’t, don’t float away no don’t
Don’t don’t be a ghost
Verse 2
You think you don’t deserve it
But I say otherwise
You say you’ll be abandoned
But I would rather die
Don’t run away from me
Don’t run away this time, time, time
Verse 3
Haven’t I proved myself?
I’m not going anywhere
I’ll be right there when you get scared
I’ll be right there
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2. |
Positively an Optimisit
03:38
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Verse 1
I don’t mean to sound so rude
Cause in my brain it’s me telling the truth
I’m sorry if I offend you, by any means
It is not on purpose no matter how it seems
Chorus F, C, G
Please, don’t, take half what I say seriously
Please take my words, with a grain of salt religiously
I love you too much, to see you go,
And to know it’s my fault, too know its my fault
I’m oh, so sorry, I’m oh, so sorry
Verse 2
Sometimes these words just seem to fall out
Straight out my mouth when we’re on the couch
I’d like to catch them if I can, but by that time
They’re already in your hands
It is not on purpose no matter how it seems
I’m sorry If I offend you, by any means
Bridge
I’d like to think im positively an optimist but you’d say no
I’d like to think a lot of things, but you’d say you don’t think so
I’d like to think that, you love me anyway everyday
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3. |
Explode
03:11
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Verse 1
Do you feel like you’re drowning
Nothing can cure your longing
Your hearts pounding out of your chest, what’s left what’s left?
Looking at everything so black and white
You say to yourself it just doesn’t seem right
This place just needs some color and who better then you?
Verse 2
Come on and try to look deeper now
There’s gotta be some love that you haven’t found
Come on and kneel for him on the ground
Chorus
Smash the walls and break down barriers
EXPLODE and show the world your colors,
Cause after all. He’s the one who’s calling you
Break the mold on everything you know
Cause this is why He made you, EXPLODE
(EXPLODE, EXPLODE, EXPLODE)
Bridge
And then beauty emerges, forgotten but right where you left it
In the middle of your heart fresh and new
It’s hard I know, but this world has some beauty in it
After all its our God who made it
So I’m begging you, He’s begging YOU
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4. |
Be My Superhero
03:07
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I’m not gonna weep for you
I’m not gonna pull you through
It’s not my job to be your anchor, to step on in and calm your anger
When is someone gonna be my super hero
When is someone gonna be my super hero?
Verse 1
I can hear you crying from the next room over
It’s like this every night when you can’t stay sober
When has the drink ever helped before,
All it does is bring you harder to the floor
But I’ve told you that time and time again
Chorus
I’m not gonna weep for you
I’m not gonna pull you through
It’s not my job to be your anchor, to step on in and calm your anger
I’m not gonna run to you
When its not you who sees me through
It’s not my job to be your savior, to step on in and do a favor
When is someone gonna be my super hero
When is someone gonna be my super hero?
Bridge
Call me selfish call me blunt
But I’m tired of being the one
You call when you’re in pieces
But where are you when I face my demons
I’m tired of being the car ride home
But where are you when I’m all alone
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5. |
Proceed with Caution
02:57
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Verse 1
Proceed with caution, to go further would mean death
Oh don’t you worry, the dragon is me
I don’t need a prince
Cause I’m the one who needs slain
Would you do the trick
To fix me back again
Chorus
I’m tired of being the villain
I don’t want to be fire breathing
I don’t want to be alone anymore
Verse 2
Proceed with caution, put me under a spell
Knock me out, fast asleep with a bell
The glass slipper falls off and you see the real me
Surely you run once you see
But you didn’t, you didn’t after all
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6. |
Words Hurt
04:03
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Verse 1
I’m changing yeah
But so are you
I’m growing up yeah like I’m supposed to
Run your mouth behind closed doors
But I still hear you
But I’m growing up like I’m supposed to
Chorus
When are you gonna learn that your words hurt
Like a knife between my ribs burns
I don’t want to beef, but you keep cooking so sweet
When are you gonna learn that your words hurt
Verse 2
One on one Two on two
That’s not how you do
Fight fair you don’t care
Scratching pulling my hair
Run your mouth behind doors
But I still hear you
Everyone hears you
Bridge Am, Em
It’s sad really you’ve changed for the worse
Sticks and stones break bones but words hurt
Wounds heal over but scars form
Scabs leave quickly but hearts burn
Hearts burn, hearts burn, hearts burn
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7. |
Childish Things
03:02
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Verse 1
We were like paper airplanes
Souring high and then crashing down
We didn’t last long What we had is gone
I still wished on us like a shooting star
But I’ve given up childish things
Chorus
I walked a mile in your shoes
There wasn’t nearly enough room
The places you’ve been are nothing compared
To what I’ve seen
You swear that you are the smartest
Human being
Verse 2
Screaming fights in the middle of the living room
Found some lies you had to have known I’d find out soon
Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me
And that’s how it’ll always be
But I’ve given up childish things, including you
Bridge
Well I disagree, remember that time we were on the freeway
You were lost no doubt, remember that time that I said that way
Another time I was wrong about
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8. |
Nervous
02:11
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Verse 1
I don’t know what makes me so nervous around you
It must be the looks the hooks that I write about you
But either way when it comes time, my stomach gets filled with butterflies
When it stops raining and the sun breaks through the clouds
You wrap your arms around me and you look right down
Never once have I ever felt so alive, alive
Verse 2
I don’t know what makes me so nervous around you
Must be the jokes you crack only when I’m with you
But either way when it comes time, my stomach gets filled with butterflies
When it’s been a bad day and I swear it won’t work
You wipe my tears back, and you erase the hurt
Never once have I ever felt, so alive, alive
Chorus
It’s gonna be a good day, I can feel it in my bones
It’s gonna be, it’s gonna be, gonna be
Nothing can rain on my parade, nothing can rain on my parade
Ending
I don’t know what makes me so nervous around you
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9. |
Warrior Down
04:29
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We’re blind out there, fighting with our backs against the wall
They’re closing in on us, what do we do, what do we do?
I’m running out of ammo, feeling weak, no leg to stand on
What do we do? What do we do?
Pre-Chorus
You told me never give up, you warned me it would be tough
But where are you now, where are you now?
Chorus
Warrior down, warrior down What do we do, what do we do now? Who do we call now?
Not prepared, we won’t run scared War paint, dripping to the ground, ground
Put your eyes to the sky, hold on to anything you find
Take me back to a peaceful time
Verse 2
They’re calling for airstrikes, land mines, hold tight
He promised he would bring us home
Grenades, the flames, it’s all ablaze
Dreams crash they burn and fade away, fade away
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10. |
Do You Hear Me Now
03:50
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Verse 1
I know it’s late, I’m sorry for waking you
I’ve just got a few, things I’d like to say
This has been weighing on me
No longer could I possibly
Sacrifice my standards anymore
Chorus
There’s so many shades to right and wrong
No black and white, the patterns all gone
I’m so sorry do you hear me now? Do you hear me now?
Verse 2
We struggle with the day to day
So many things we complicate
I’m willing to shake hands and walk away, just walk away
Bridge
From wishes on stars to big, wild dreams
From training wheels to wings
Things change oh how things change
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MelodyKate Maryland
My name is Melody and I sometimes write them. I write to make a difference, and to express the feelings I've realized others sometimes share.
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