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yesterday was a long day
my mind was churning with memories and I
just needed to sleep
now I just wanna dream the day away...
(2, 3, 4)
and I don't wanna wake up just yet
I just wanna stay in bed
and think of you
the stars fall a little slower now
and I'm trying to make a wish:
"oh, won't you
be mine?"
it feels a little lonely here, I'm just a galaxy that needs a
universe full of you
I am really lonely here, come sit here with me, please
and we'll
watch the stars go by
and I don't wanna wake up just yet
I just wanna stay in bed
and think of you
the constellations spell out your name
and I'm feeling just the same
oh, won't you
be mine?
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velvet lips
playground upside-down first kiss
newsboy cap
I'll lay my head on your lap
and kiss you
and your velvet lips
a second-attempted, "unawkward," unplanned
first kiss
I'll hold your hand in mine
and let our fingers intertwine
and I'll meet your sweet lips with mine
I just can't get over you and your
velvet lips
playground upside-down first kiss
newsboy cap
I'll lay my head on your lap
and kiss you
and it wasn't according to plan, but it was
the best day of my life
and so I'll hold your hand
and the way that it ran will do just fine
all I want is to hold your hand in my own
and to blow up your phone
with red heart emojis and acronyms (ilysmaiaimbofrn)
and tell you "no, YOU'RE the most special!"
velvet lips
playground upside-down first kiss
newsboy cap
I'll lay my head on your lap
and kiss you
and your velvet lips
a second-attempted, "unawkward," unplanned
first kiss
(whistle break!)
whoo whoo whoohoohoo whoooooo whoohoo hoo
wwhoo whoo whoo whoo whoohoohoo whoo hoo.
whoo hoo hoo whoohoohoo? whoohoo hoo.
I just can't get over you and your
velvet lips
playground upside-down first kiss
I'll let our lips interlock
and our fingers intertwine
I'm just so glad I can finally...
call youuuuuuuu...
miiiiiiiiine
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lucid
02:56
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recently
these strings haven't felt
the same
my fingers are rough
and these frets seem a little bit smaller
now
no matter how hard I try
it never seems quite right
it's hard to tune if your head isn't working right
it seems as if my fingers
have gotten much shorter
my mind has stretched a
little longer
it's a little
worn out right now
maybe my wrists
are a little bit locked up
perhaps my mind is a bit of a mess
but at least I'm still lucid
'cause right now
all that matters
are my friends
my fingers are damaged
and callused at the ends
optimism is a strange concept,
hopefully one day I'll understand it.
but, for now, at least I'm still lucid.
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a song about sickness
02:59
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play this song when you're sick
play this song when you're ill
play this song if you're coughing up mucus
and your voice is
rough and shrill
play this song when you're stuck at home on a weekday
and there is 13 tons of makeup work to do the next day
my nose is both stuffy and running like a faucet
so I'm just cooped up in here
playing music in my closet
and whenever I sneeze or cough it feels like glass shards are slicing down my throat
and a lot of my classmates are in the same boat
is that supposed to be GREEN?
it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest and I feel like I'm dying
did I get the correct vaccine?!
my eyes are puffy and it looks like I've been crying
so play this song when you're sick
play this song sick in bed
play this song if you puke up all your food
and lose your appetite again
so play this song when you're stuck at home on a Friday
and there is 14 tons of makeup work for you on Monday
they're lying when they tell you the cough syrup is cherry-flavored
it tastes like the tears of children and death.
but I guess the grape-flavored medicine is not so bad
this song was just a waste of breath...
so play this song when you're sick
play this song when you're ill
play this song if you're dying inside
and already writing your will
play this song when you're feeling under the weather
and just remember that we're going through this together
and you know you won't be sick...
forever...
'cause one day...you'll
DIIIIIEEEE!!!
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eggshells
02:11
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it's hard
to think
when you're stepping on
eggshells
it's hard
to focus
if your eyes aren't
working right
try and dry your tears
just wait a little longer, though it seems like years
try and write a song
to help you get along
you're not in the wrong,
this is not your fault
(super intense chord sequence & crescendo)
the puzzle pieces won't fit
if they're all made of
eggshells
don't try to be the glue
there's nothing you can do
so just watch your step for the
eggshells...
and let her pick up the broom.
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perfume jacket
04:49
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I hope it
kept you warm
and kept you dry in
your own storm
I hope you wore it in the rain
I hope you wore it until it was
old and stained
and I hope you kept it close
when you were in pain
because I thought
it was the best
cure
for tears and broken memories
and I hope that
when you slept
it made you have the
happiest of dreams
and I hope that if
you return it
it looks used with
broken seams
because you were everything to me
my world, my muse, my lyrics
I'm sincere, it's
harder to be okay now
so I hope if
you have to leave
you will remember me
but I don't want us to be
just a memory
because we were everything to me
so I hope it
kept you warm
and now when you're all alone in
your own storm
I hope you found a new umbrella in the rain
(another perfume jacket to stain)
and I hope you keep them close
when you're in pain
and I hope you think
they're the best cure
for tears and broken memories
...and I will love you always.
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Laurel Wagner Gainesville, Florida
young and growing musician who makes songs in her bedroom.
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