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Let's Talk Ourselves Up
03:46
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So you want it, well be honest
You can have it on lock-down
Let’s talk now
It started in mid August
And you had the top down
When it was hot out
She spotted
the corner of my pocket
Where the rubber just popped out
Said she nearly forgot how
I told her
“It’s probably already over
And the mood has been knocked down”
She said “you can stop now”
And if I talk myself up
she wont hang on every word
She’ll see right through the
helpless anti-social extrovert
If she don’t give me hell it makes me leave all that behind
But somewhere that’s easy to find
Well you’ve got it
, just stay on it
And you’ll keep me on lock-down
Just try not to talk down
I bought in
all your sayings and sonnets
And your pitches were not foul
Let’s keep it on top now
And if she talks herself up
I will hang on every word
I’m blind to the fact that I’m
selfless and she just might leave me hurt
But I won’t give her hell if she just
leaves this all behind
Cause I’ll be easy to find
And if I talk myself down
will she pull me off the ledge
?
Or will she leave me scraping by the
nails onto the edge
And something doesn’t add up but I pretend it’s all fine
Cause nothing is easy to find
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Farewell
03:15
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All of our said homes
Have found a way
Yet again to bring us down
And though we’re not alone
We’ve found a way
To isolate ourselves now
So can we get away
From the town that raised
What we thought was our true selves
There’s nothing left to say
Let’s pack our things
Cause I think this is farewell
Do we comprehend
These thoughts that swell
At night while trying to shut down
Cause I can’t pretend
I might as well
Get some rest but they’re so loud
So I flush them out
With some easy sounds
Til the mornings ring their bells
Tell your friends don’t frown
But we’re leaving now
Tell them all this is farewell
If we don’t leave now
We will stay the same
So let’s go before it’s too late
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3. |
Out of Reach
04:24
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In a daze I dream
I dream about goals I have yet to reach
Although they may seem
They seem to be oh so out of reach
You will beg on your knees
To get what you need
Oh please
I know you’re having your doubts
You think you’re falling apart
I know it might seem that way
But you can work all this out
You know it’s all in the heart
I know that you’ll be okay
In my days I’ve seen
Obscenities, woes, failure, defeat
But my pace is keen
I seem to be flowing to my own beat
Don’t you beg on your knees
You’ll get what you need
With ease
I know you’re having your doubts
You think you’re falling apart
I know it might seem that way
But you can work all this out
You know it’s all in the heart
I know that you’ll be okay
I know that you’ll be okay
If you could just see that way
And you nonbelievers soon will pay
No more begging on our knees
We got what we need
With ease
I know you’re having your doubts
You think you’re falling apart
I know it might seem that way
But you can work all this out
You know it’s all in the heart
I know that you’ll be okay
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Sides
04:12
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You said it was fun
You said it over and over again
But was it fun if you had to convince me?
You never did run
You never told me, you sold me it then
So was it easy for you to dismiss me?
And you caught me off guard
Did I miss understand?
Never called it
Underestimated
Were you messing around?
I said it would fall
I gave you the reasons and the rhymes
But what’s the point in trying to convince you?
Forgetting to call
And letting it all go to your mind
Are some of the reasons I had to dismiss you
Did it catch you off guard?
Well I guess that’s good
If I caught you off guard
Maybe you understood
And I called it
Overestimated
I swear you were messing around
You were messing around
Blame all of it on me
I’ve got nothing to lose
So let yourself go over every side
I’ll blame all of it on you
If you've got nothing to lose then you could
Let yourself go over every side
Over every side
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Nerve
03:42
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You’ve got a lot of nerve
Trying to break my walls down with your words
And when I take that fall
I can only blame myself at all
I crawl back to my hole
And fall into this cold, cold world
When will I learn?
You’ve got a lot of nerve
Filling me with thoughts I don’t deserve
Why should I take your word
?
Everything’s a blur it’s all absurd
I might as well go home
And fight this on my own
Maybe then I’ll learn
You’ve got me lost in thought
Trying to figure out what’s right or not
I think I won’t listen to
What you’re saying cause it might be true
And I’ll crawl back to my hole
And come out when I am whole
And do what I am told
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6. |
Unclaimed Baggage
03:00
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I know how it seems
You never followed your dreams
You got a new lover and a job in between
And that’s how it goes
Some different friends and new foes
In your psyche it’s just the life you chose
But I’m letting you know
That you can let all of this go
Don’t gotta go with the grain this time
And you don’t ever gotta put on a show
You’re caught in between
Isolation and sight seeing
And every little thing it takes to be a human being
So let me take you away
We can leave for a few days
Forget our damaged goods and our baggage left unclaimed
And if you don’t wanna stay
I’ll be leaving soon anyway
But I won’t fight if you fight it and give me reason to hide away
So get on your high horse and just ride away
I don’t have the wise words for what I’m trying to say
But don’t try to fight force if it feels right to stay
Just follow my course and we’ll hide away
Get on your high horse and just ride away
Or come follow my course and we’ll hide away
Get on your high horse and just ride away
Or just swallow your pride and we can hide away
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7. |
Lost Bird
03:33
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Did you fly away, were you there all along?
Did you fly?
Did the sky await where you really belonged?
Did you fly?
If I could find a way to be up in the clouds
I would fly
I could glide with grace and look down on the ground
And say goodbye
If you could leave all of it behind and take flight
Would you fly?
Or would you sit and watch that bird go out of sight
Where do you hide your face
when your pride begins to just slide away?
Can you just fly away
And leave all of it behind today?
You’ll levitate and get away
Where did we fall behind
? Did we draw a line, can we all rewind?
But if we could reach the sky we could
see the light and just free our mind
We’ll see the light and free our mind
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Pulse
03:20
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Vent your worries high into the air
I’ll set my nerves on fire just to show I care
And you’ll say “don’t you dare” cause you know
You know I’m there
I know your heart may hurt don’t be afraid
Cause I know your hardest work will soon be paid off
A weight off your shoulders
, and you’ll be save
d
I can’t find all the right words
But they’re wired into my nerves
Do you wanna know if it’s real?
Just feel my pulse
It’s in my pulse
Vent your worries loud, they’ll be mine too
I bet those blurry clouds will turn into
The clearest blue you never knew
The perfect view
I was never great with all my speech
The finest words always seem out of reach now
But they speak out of my heart
For as long as it beats
And I can’t find all the right words
Cause they’re wired into my nerves
If you wanna know how it feels
It’s in my pulse
Just feel my pulse
It’s in my pulse
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A quarter a century old no worries nothing to be scared for
Flew down the country trying to prove to her that I really care more
Remembered every holiday but robbed of an anniversary now
I thought that I was always good at conversation when she speaks out
Maybe I was love blind cause it all worked in my mind
But she said “Happy birthday, I wanna break up, your
Twenty-five now and probably should wake up”
And I don’t have a plan
And I don’t understand why
I’m back in the airport, not a single place to be alone
Crying next to a stranger who cannot peel his eyes off his phone
Flight was delayed and tornado warnings rang like hell
Boarded the craft and I found I had a row to myself
Happy birthday to me, I guess
But everything that once shined
Is swallowed up in space-time
When she said “Happy birthday I wanna break up, your
Twenty-five now and probably should wake up”
And I don’t have a plan
And I, I don’t understand why
What about me could cause you to doubt me?
My heart on both sleeves and I wore it proudly
And I, I cannot describe this
And I want to survive this now
“Happy birthday I wanna break up, your
Twenty-five now and probably should wake up”
And I, I don’t have a plan
And I, I don’t understand why
I, I cannot describe it but
I, I gotta survive it now
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10. |
Subtle Sparks
02:17
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Do you recall sitting me down?
Our talk was small, yet so profound
I didn’t know quite what I felt
Nor could I show the cards that you dealt
But I didn’t care, there were some sparks
That flew through the air out into the dark
Some subtle sparks flew through the air
Uncovered scars, I wasn’t scared
No I’m not scared, scared to go back
And should you be scared, what’s wrong with that?
Oh, what’s wrong with that?
I felt some sparks, no turning back
Some subtle sparks swam through the air
No I’m not scared, are you?
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Charles Loren Jersey City, New Jersey
Charles Loren is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey. His songs are piano-driven, accompanying himself on all instruments for a full-band rock sound on recordings, with talented friends in the live line-up. He is also the live-band keyboardist in Brewster, front-manned by his older brother Mark. ... more
Charles Loren recommends:
Forever Better Kissers
by Brewster
This is my brother Mark's band Brewster in which I play keys in as well!
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Who Goes There? - Demos
by Wishy Washy
Three other members of Brewster tear it up in WishyWashy, brilliant songwriting and grooves so filthy you'll wanna bathe in holy water after! I loved recording piano on their demos and album!
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Local NJ friends and amazing musicians Owel have been one of my favorites since I first saw them in 2011. Wonderful heart-pounding beautiful music.
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Oklahoma duo Plain Speak serve up radiant power pop on their latest LP, surrounding sugar-sweet vocal harmonies with pealing chords.
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Tender indie rock from Boston artist Tiffy, with pillowy synths and heavenly vocals.
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The Nightmare Gosifur pt 3
by Adrian Sood
In Adrian Snood’s songs, soulful vocals and slow-moving alt-pop swirl together to create something distinctly moving.
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