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i was just waiting for something bad to happen today
wasn’t disappointed seeing you with someone new
maybe someday we can be friends
but right now all you do is remind me of how lonely i am
maybe someday i’ll see just why it was you left me
but this is not the time for thinking
i made you the answer to everything i wanted to know
i made you the answer to all the things i never believed
now i find i’m still lost
everything seems so interesting to you
everything seems so sad to you
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bright star
02:40
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it’ll take a pretty bright star to light up my sky
it’ll take a pretty big heart to heal mine
it’ll take a girl with patience and time
it’ll take a girl who’s all mine
drown me in your deepest well of love and bad poetry
burden me with your insecurities
love me and i will hate you
i only need what doesn’t come to me
i saw the flaming sword today
i saw the first seal break today
i hear the trumpets, they are coming for me
i hear your voice but you’re not calling for me
i see your face
but you’re not bleeding for me
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i’m tired, you’re drunk
i’m sick of being in love
i’m weary but true of heart
your smile never fails to bring me down
you’re here, i’m lost
but i’m never lonesome anymore
there are words i used to want to share with you
but i know now they’re wrong
there are thoughts i used to want to compare with you
but as soon as i’m asleep they’re gone
your driving was a constant reminder that i’d never be able to keep up with you
your dress code always let me know that i’d never have enough money for you
i wish i had some kind of goal that would impress you
wish you felt like i had something more to offer you
i’m not your small town boy
you’re not my uptown girl
i’ve got to stop wasting my time with you
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bruce springsteen
02:47
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the stars shine in beautiful blue light
and i feel better than i have for some time
bruce springsteen sings to me and i feel allright
though i’m all alone
i’m not alone
‘cause he’s here on my home stereo
stereo
and i wonder what i would do if i didn’t have you everytime i got dumped
she says she doesn’t like you
but i like you bruce
i’ve got a girl, there’s no way it’ll last
that’s fine ‘cause i’ve got nebraska
i’m a young man for hire
oh baby i’m on fire
and you should like bruce springsteen
“thunder road”
“tenth avenue freeze out”
“badlands”
i’m on fire
oh baby
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good things you deserve
04:04
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you’ve got a lot a lot of nothing to say
you’ve got a lot in your brain, okay
and i don’t think of all the things i don’t think about
when i think about what i’m gonna say
oh yeah
walking to the bookstore
walking down the street
by now your house is only a block away
i’ll keep on walking like i always do
hoping i’ll get the nerve to talk to you
but i don’t have any nerve
and you don’t get the good things you deserve
and you’ve got a lot of nothing to say
and i’ve got a lot of nothing to say
you never get much done by talking anyway
walking down the street on my way to see you
walking down the street such a long walk to you
we barely miss each other
we’re people on the street
if i saw you i’d be happy
but would that mean anything
give bad directions, no road map for the heart
but we’ve been right from the start
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never would have called you if i thought you were going to answer the phone
but here i am, caught in another awkward conversation
and i don’t want to see you again
we’ve been apart now, longer than we were together
but i’m still not over you
and i wish i could say i’m doing fine without you
but i’m a mess
and goddamn i wish i could get over this
just tell me you’re not alone and i’ll be okay
if i shut my eyes tight enough maybe you’ll go away
‘cause i don’t want to see you again
should’ve kept a tighter grip or just let you go
but i didn’t know what to do
and there was no room in the middle
so i let you do all the work
should be happy i’m not the bad guy this time
should be happy it was you who kissed me goodnight
and if you ever hear me say something nice
it’s probably a script i wrote a long time ago
and i’m doing fine, if that’s what you want me to say
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my good view
02:51
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there’s a line of semis headed into town
filled with things i don’t need
there’s a bulldozer and a bunch of dirt
where the old corner store should be
we’re growing
there’s a bunch of new houses going up
and faces i don’t know
they all look the same to me
guess it’s just my small town mentality
the girl i love wears designer clothes
i’m going to have to go to school and get a real job
so i can keep up with her
there’s a line of cars headed into town
they all want a nice quiet place to live
they’re gonna fill it up with people
and bitch about the bands that were here first
and the kids who grew up here
and the college students who live here
and the poor people who live here
i want a better place i want a bigger house
build me a bigger house with a good view
to spoil my good view
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not your anchor
04:25
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guess i’ve overstepped my boundaries as your friend, your guy, your whatever
you made it clear
now you ask why we never talk anymore
do i really seem that distant
do you miss our conversation
because since you set the record straight i’m nothing more
than what i have to be
i’m a rock but i’m not your anchor
and i’ll stay this way forever
because i don’t know what you expect of me
you were sure to tell everyone i was single
went out of your way to say we were not a couple
the bachelor life has been good to me
we could be apart it’d be easier that way
we could be apart
because we’re already that way
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some sense of purpose
02:39
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driving home tonight
i wish i could ride this stretch forever
the headlights and the streetlights are all i need
and i don’t want to hear a thing
and i don’t want to be a part of anything
i just want to be alone
with my telephone off
and my lights off
and my four-track on
singing this song
and wishing i was somewhere else
glad i missed you today
but i wish i had hardwood floors, just like yours
i’d sing to them and they’d listen to me
i’d sing myself to sleep
with some recycled melody
and some words i’d pretend you wrote for me
and some birds would sing and scold me for loving and hating so effortlessly
drive by your house tonight
i go by five times
the streets are filled with cars
and some sense of purpose
i should go home
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dead letter
03:31
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i’ll write this letter to you
address, stamp, and throw it away to keep it safe
if these words ever reach you
in your happy lonely place
please return it because i know i mean it
there’s a place in my heart for you even if you don’t want it
don’t hold your breath if you’re waiting for a sunnier day
you know i’d be allright
if i could come home to you every night
i’d work hard to see
that everything is the way we want it to be
i wish i knew you in high school
i would’ve won your heart when we were both young and stupid
now i’m not as naive as i used to be
these few years have beaten me
and the beatles no longer interest me
and i’m sure you were always too smart for me
there are pages i’ve written for you
filled with every thought i’ve ever had about you
and every word is true
and i will wait for you to decide
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classified ad
03:22
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she reads palms like an acid queen
and double parks in handicapped spots
and speaks her mind like a bug in the pants
and never says hello
sleeps with a jerk who tucks in his shirts
comes over and tells me to leave
sings a song that’s oh so sad
but she’ll end her night with anyone but me
i’m waiting for the right girl
but she doesn’t seem to want to answer my classified ad
monday’s masochist would write me letters
tuesday’s girl would stomp my flowers
wednesday’s beauty would call me five times a day
thursday’s lady would steal my records
friday’s baby’s in love with someone else
saturday she’s in love with everyone else
sunday’s my day for regretting wasting all the weekdays
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words better said
02:38
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so beautiful out tonight
wish i could be standing here with you
instead of talking on the phone with you
these are words better said to your face and ended with a kiss
stood on a hill talking to you
watching all the people and the cars
and i swear nothing’s ever seemed so great before
i played tonight and pretended i was singing to you
and i loved all the people there
and i hoped my somebody could be you
if you hear me now know my intentions are good
i want to be the one for you
there’s a light tonight out in the sky
i wish i could send this song to you
there’s some hope tonight
there’s some love tonight
and i know it’s all because of you
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love like nuclear war
02:05
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you said our love was like nuclear war
mutually assured destruction
but i have trouble believing you’re in the shape that i am
the way you talked about your freedom
and i said i was okay but i’m sure you knew i was lying
and sure you’re sad but that won’t bring you back to me
the rose i gave you was blooming as you told me
this just wasn’t working
and i held back my comment on how poetic that was
and i’m doing okay or i told you i was
so maybe you wouldn’t feel sorry for me
but i cried in front of you
i find it too damn hard to lie to you
but i’m always okay
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big city, small town
01:49
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driving up the highway you could see nothing for miles
i remember maybe i made it up
there was a time there was nothing past the mountain
sad to see how easily we gave it up
can’t see the stars at night
can’t see past the city lights
i’m sure to god they seem awfully bright
big city much too soon
big city, there’s no room for you
and a small town
it’s still a small town
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rushmore beekeepers Tulsa, Oklahoma
Indie folk/electro folk duo RBK (Zach Fountain and Amanda Hawkins) layer folk instruments with keyboards and electro beats
while singing about purpose, uncertainty, love, and hope with a backdrop that's sometimes everyday, sometimes surreal or apocalyptic.
The solo/duo/trio is based in OK and AZ.
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