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I Stay
04:05
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You know me, I've been trying to leave but I stay
I’ve been losing my mind but I keep every word that you say
I pretend when I see you again that it won’t be the same
But we meet like a wave to a shore or a moth to a flame
So if I don’t drown first
I’m gonna get burned
I guess I don't mind, love
At least I’ll be warm
CHORUS
I stay, I stay
All my strings are cut loose but I can’t walk away
And I’m thin in the heart
And I’m thick in the head
And I’m drawn back to you like the earth to the dead
And I stay
And I stay
Got my foot out the door but I’m guessing it won’t last the fall
The world could be starting to burn and I’d wait for your call
Should know better by now
I have mapped out the ways that it aches
If I learn anything I just make more exciting mistakes
If you don’t drown me
I’ll be shot with your smile
Guess I’ll take off my coat, love
And stay for a while
I always expect the worst
It’s not my fault, it’s my human curse
So why do I hold out hope for you?
Why do I
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2. |
This Close
03:12
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I watch the lines in the sand
Follow you anywhere, but I won’t hold your hand
With how you tease
How you taunt
You’ve left me sitting here unsure of what you want
Reel me in
Or cut the line
There must be something stopping you from making up your mind
In the meantime…
CHORUS
I love you halfway
I love you almost
I love you nearly
I love you this close
And if you would let me
I’d give you my whole heart
But you keep me this far apart
So I love you this close
I love you this close (3rd time: I love you almost, I let you this close)
I’ve only got eyes for you
And you’ve got eyes for me plus maybe one or two…
I shouldn’t leave my hidden heart here in your hands
But I can’t bring myself to threaten making other plans
I play it cool
Don’t break the rules
Never before have I so gladly suffered fools
‘Cause that fool
Is you
And…
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3. |
Enough for Me
03:50
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Seventeen is such a useless age to be alive
I cannot vote, I cannot fight, I can’t do anything but drive
but what’s the point in driving when you’re not by my side
I don’t even look that cool
I wish that you and I could stare forever at the sky
Watch a couple thousand stars be born
And wait until they die
I guess that’s what seventeen is for
but I’ve never been any good
at managing my time
CHORUS
Time
It’s the one thing that I want that I can’t have
I see consequences like cathedrals
you know I save these conversations like they’re photographs
but that will never be enough
for me
I don’t know what I want from you I guess I want your time
Which i know is kinda selfish but who said that I was kind
plus I hate the way I can’t shut up around you
I don’t even sound that cool
I wish I didn’t have to understand you bit by bit
And I'm mad 'cause Im a libra
and I still can’t flirt for shit
I guess that’s what seventeen is for
but I’ve never been any good
At managing my time
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4. |
The Idea of You
02:34
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Let me chase you
Don't turn around to face me
I don't know how to deal with that
I only know how to run
Let me know you
Don't turn around and know me
I don't know how to deal with that
I only know how to run
Let me think of you
Avoid another thought of me
Those are the most
Dangerous of all
CHORUS
I'm in love with
The idea of you
A silhouette I've penciled in
With reds and greens and blues
He's
two dimensional
Still I make mention of
The idea of you x2
Let me see you
Don't turn around and see me
I liked myself before your eyes came along and found me
Let me read you
Don't turn around and read me
You'll mess up the folded pages and I'm saving them for someone
Let me love you
Don't turn around and love me
I don't know how to deal with that
i only know how to run
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Hannah Wilson-Black Washington, D.C.
Originally from northern Virginia, Hannah is a third-year student at the University of Chicago, where she studies Creative Writing and Environmental/Urban Studies. In her spare time Hannah is a singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of Chicago-based punk pop band Puddlejumper ... more
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