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You left your footprints
on the window in my car
and I would always see them
when the defrost fogged it up.
You send me messages and ask if I'm okay.
I'm reluctant to reply, but then I finally say
"I'm fine. You're always on my mind, but I'm fine."
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I made a list of the things I need.
I wrote "Money" and "Self Esteem."
And I could use a half ounce of weed.
But—that’s a want and not a need.
I gotta get my priorities
in order, so it seems.
Cuz I'm running from my dreams,
and it's making me feel mean.
It's making me feel mean.
It's making me blow smoke.
I can hear you laughing.
You laugh, but it's no joke.
You made a list of the things I need.
You wrote "God" and "a degree."
you didn't write down "therapy,"
Cuz you just want what's best for me.
I put my trust in authority.
Thought I was destined to succeed.
Then I realized that your dreams
just weren't right for me.
You thought you could save me
Shoving shit right down my throat.
Well I don't need your father,
your son, or Holy Ghost.
I bought a book on anarchy.
That's a little bit of irony.
But I was hoping to find the key
or something to believe.
I made a list of the things I need
I wrote them down:
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
But I left the lines empty
to reflect the current "me."
My tank is on empty.
My heart is out of hope.
I know that you are laughing,
but I'm the writer of the joke.
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PPSSP
02:05
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Dear Esperanza,
I can't help starin at ya,
but you don't listen to a word I say.
My accent won't let me
pronounce your name correctly
so please don't hate me, Espe. Let me stay.
One of you inside that head is capable of love,
but it ain't the one I found when I woke up.
Art made from porno mags,
blue jeans, and Wal-Mart bags.
You paint a picture for me everyday.
Blue balls and red flags.
Your eyes are brown, but your heart is black.
I don't know who you're going to be today.
And P.S. Espe, I thought I had good luck,
but the only thing I found was forty bucks.
Dear Esperanza,
I think that I can't stand ya
cuz I don't believe a single word you say.
P.P.S. Espe, if you don't want my love
I need to know. Don't waste my time, please hurry up.
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Hey Emily, won't you come get married to me?
We could live our lives happily and have our own backyard.
Hey Emily, you can still make coffee for me,
but we can drink it by the willow tree in our own backyard.
We'll die from debt, drug use, and stress,
but I know we'd die peacefully in our own backyard.
Hey Emily, won't you come get married with me?
We could live our lives happily in our own backyard.
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I love sitting with you in the sunshine.
I love when you're pushing me away.
I love living my life in denial.
I wouldn't have it any other way
We both know that you can be quite the liar.
We both know I'll go with it either way.
I'll wallow away in my denial.
I'll try to change me for you.
I love sitting with you all of the time.
Even though you're always pushing me away.
But I will just stay in denial.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I had to go move to the city
the city that was way more country
And then I got me some new shoes.
I had to change me for you.
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I know all the chords. I think there's only four.
That puts me above everyone you love.
Hey, man, look! That's five! It's good to be alive!
Except for when it's not. And usually it's not.
I keep sneaking in cigarettes with Ben.
You keep standing up and handing out my love.
There's your silver line in my awful line.
I know all the chords. I think there's only five.
One more silver line: "It's good to be alive."
Hey, look! There it is! It's hanging at the end.
Except for when it's not. And usually it's not.
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I like talking to you
And you like playing games
So I give into temptation
Now you're driving me insane
You like to listen to me
And I like talking off your ear
So won't you come a little closer
I like it when you're here
I guess I'll just ask Jesus
to forgive me of my sins
He can come and save us
And fix this mess we're in.
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I would settle for an impersonation of you
A smile that differs a little, brown eyes instead of blue
They don't have to look the same
And god forbid they share your name
A simple resemblance will do
And I don't want them to play guitar
Or leave footprints in my car
These things they can't take from you
I would settle for an impersonation of you
A smile that differs a little, brown eyes instead of blue
Cuz I am tired of these nightmares, and my good dreams never come true
But I would rather have nightmares, when all my good dreams are of you
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If you want to die, take a selfie and put it online
It will get about 44 likes
(enough to validate living your life)
if you want to die.
If you feel unloved, swipe around til you develop a crush
Play it cool and don't tell her too much
if you feel unloved.
If you're feeling down, your opinions are structurally sound.
Your echo chamber will hold up your crown
if you're feeling down.
If you're feeling dead cuz all the stimuli's fucked with your head.
Charge your phone and lie in your bed,
if you're feeling dead.
If you feel depressed, you should take a personality test.
You'll confirm that you're just anxious and stressed
if you feel depressed.
If you still want to die, you can livestream your suicide.
If no one views it, you're not justified,
You'll have to keep on living your life
if you want to die.
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