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caught unawares, wishing 2 freeze that frame
2 keep the faith, backing off a bit
then look the other way
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once in a while, talking out of turn
after a stretch, gasping 4 air
as u look the other way
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2 blind 2 c
unfit 4 the scheme
2 much 2 take 2 soon
2 late…2 walk away
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wishing 2 freeze that frame?, trying 2 keep the faith
frowning in distress, waiting 4 redress
look the other way
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coming home…2 an empty space,
going thru the motions in a daze
where is the missing link?
sweating in the shade, pushed back with a wink
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2 far 2 make a move, what chance 2 get a br8k?
why the long face? b done with it!
look the other way
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look the other way
don’t hold ur breath, unfreeze that frame
after a stretch, gasping 4 air
release the stress of waiting 4 redress
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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way back when, we could barely make it seem
rail thin, hoping 4 a stint high on the hill
after awhile, results…less than xpected
b-tween the spanner & the works, tired of jumping rop
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2 little 2 care…
make no mistake
2 earn ur keep, sooner than later
everything sells, 4 a price 2 pay
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may as well, leave it alone 4 a bit
countless situations, can’t remember a thing
not 2 mention, out of the blu
uninvited guest, taking over the place
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stunning in style, from sketch 2 stage
missing some links, fraught with friction
twiching 4 a spell, pressing on the bench
blooming out west, away from range.
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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no1 said anything
as it happened once b4
per usual, on short notice
no time 2 think..which way 2 turn
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quite sure, 2 venture a guess
when smoke is thick, the mirror won’t tell
2nds to go, coming undone…
checking 4 balance, hoping on hold
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under the skin, gaining some ground
takin’ steps, 2 flip the game around
sensitive issues, on cruise control
driven by weakness, up 2 the wall
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here or there,
always worth 2 keep some spares
changing preferences, sinking in thru dips
framing behind the phrase
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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loop's qool - Broadbent
03:41
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from this 2 that
right in the middl, feeling the pinch
no ez way…
2 make up ur mind
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pushing the envelope
far as it goes
no end in sight
or so it seems,
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broadbent, @ a glance
coming down & around again
if looks cool keep
back 4 another spin
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distress signals
@ the tippin’ point
cutting the binds
that tie some loose ends
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every 1’s aware
all things can only last awhile
now may b the time…
2 come 2 terms
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guessing the game
keeping up this parade
delaying the outcome
will not diffuse the consequence
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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not 2 keen, indifferent…
2 the noise of the crowd
even tempered, unwilling…
2 get carried away
who’s to say, how long
will this thing… go on
after 4ever & a day, comes a time
2 turn the page
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there’s more…if u could
only care a little less
the answer, in a word;
pays 2 hold; ur gaze
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not 2 keen, knowing so well,
the need 2 let go
even tempered, watching
while waiting 4 the flood
not 2 keen, 2 keep it;
barely holding on
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not 2 keen, text on the screen
even tempered, flipping the switch.
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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back on the treadmill, same old turf
head in hand, just wait…there’s more 2 come
given a choice, what’s the chance?
b4 the bell, drive the point & make it stick
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rising 2 the occasion, some reward awaits
the 1 aware of its own limitations
this may apply, here & there
along the range, without exception.
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after all this work, mind set on a blank slate
not @ all unreasonable, 2 state ur case
acquired taste, once the fingers get a grip
nothing much 2 xplain, xperience is all it takes
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going over the details, should b clear by now
tracing up the clues, this the only way out
making sense of this priceless disarray
picking up the pace, as the pieces lay where they fell
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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EM3W - Desensitized
03:26
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how can u stand it, ?
is it really worth that much?
every time u walk away,
then turn around once more
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even odds, faking it cold
desensitized, after another pint against the wall
always on, looking 4 that something …
2 tick it off, almost in free fall,
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coat of arms & lex, x-ing the gate
in the moment, tangled inner web
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willing 2 give? i’ll believe it , when i c!
harder done than said, just the way it is
meaning how u feel, takes more than words 2 fill
the space between us, a gap without a bridge.
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desensitized, squeezed in b-tween
desensitized, past feelin’ the pinch
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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loop's qool - Even Keel
03:48
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as it happens,
from this perspective,
mind if i ask…
how do u c the glass?
not here 2 tell u,
all about it
since i’m quite sure…
u will make it thru
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why would u
beat urself trying?
if everything is relative…
what r the odds even keel?
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as 1 hand,
washes the other
setting up dates,
time & place 2 miss ur chance
drained away,
@ the water’s edge
stuck in the net,
mesmerized by the glint
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dark is the night,
b4 sunrise
a walk in the park, @ sunset;
2 rest ur case
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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broken window, chill…in the flesh
abiding by the smoke, as the shadow sets in2 place
radio silence, hint across the wire
coming around again, just 2 look away
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steppin’ out slow, trying 2 slip unnoticed
confidence gone, holding a blank stare
draggin’ on the years, what’s there 2 believe?
another show of hands, ugly turns 2 shame
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no detail 2 hide, nothing left 2 gain
friendly foe checking in, sweatin’ in the shade
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saving 4 the winter , another 1 busted on the trail
takes a lot 2 spin this tale, yet not enuff 2 make sense
no1 left 2 blame, clean cut & a shave
missgivings after a promise, checkin’ urself on the wane
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no xception allowed, closing up the gate
the air is thin, within these frames
tagging along 2 the end of the line
so many options lost 2 count…2 many times
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no collateral , on shaky ground
under the sun, 2nd thoughts; & nowhere 2 run
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we have arrived, destination con-promise
dead end st, indiscreet; dead end st.
back & forth, 2 early 2 tell how thick the plot
dead end st., indiscreet,; dead end st
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full of lint, can’t find the words 2 xplain the glitch
out of sorts, sitting row; deaf 2 the talk
moving 4ward 2 the back of the room
behind the scene, plain 2 c, it’s no big deal!
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keepin’ company, not so quite a catch & grift
then back 2 the grind, forkin’ 4 a fix
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ever elusive, a muse so conceited
casting a spell, under ur skin
golem is disgraceland, the siren sings
who’s 2 say, since u r not here.
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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hit it,
like u mean it
strike the core,
then c it drop
wild card,
playin’ hard 2 get
feel the tension,
hangin’ by a thread
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variations in the trend,
it’s all the same…
just,
a different take
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by degrees,
lacking motivation
sound check,
mixed signals out of range
as far back,
that u can recall
then & there,
when now was something else
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thin veiled hint,
patterns on the screen
parallel partners,
co-dependency team
pointing the obvious,
given 2 take
xpanding the metaphor,
a catch in the phrase
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP
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searchin’ 4 a sign,
missing all the landmarks
wonderin’ how 2 tell,
this…from that
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watching the sideshow,
sitting on the sidelines
by the broken window,
is there anything left 2 c?
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a rack big enough
2 hold on 2 ur hang-ups
from bad 2 worse
hoping 4 the best, that’s yet 2 come
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the cat’s in the bag
throwing a racket
better let it out
b4 it gets 2 wild 2 wind down
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heat tends 2 sink
cooling off the shade
fever pitch in cold sweat
2 sick 2 understand
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now i know, it’s not what it looks like
there’s no doubt; it might b what they think
i’m quite sure, u can xplain it
problem is, i don’t really want 2 hear…
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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ticking out of minutes, always on edge
tagging along, only 2 who knows where
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mumbling 2 urself, without rhyme or reason
if i could only guess, what goes on through ur head
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rushing like a russian, another a game of chess
2 steps behind the move, 2 smart 4 ur own good
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taking a chance, shifting the stick
if we were 2 trade places, will i ever get a glimpse?
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in2 overtime, all systems go awry
pressing on the brakes, right after the light turns red
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doing the math, there’s no consequence
came 2 realize, so many different ways
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always almost there, just a dbl take
no matter what u do, sometimes i wish u knew!
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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lust,
can catch u cold
& crush u,
like a nut
tangled…
in a web of lies
hanging by a thread of
ties that bind
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shifting,
with no chance 2 swing
rabbit hole
pulling in2 deep
sweatin’ in
the hot seat
feelin’ stuck
(in the hot seat)
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scent
of rotten roses
collusion course
bowling 2 a wreck
broken man
standing tall
swallowed by
a quicksand of regrets
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP
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