1. |
Strange Faces
02:20
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Well this is the longest road
That I have ever known;
You told me to calm down
And find the sunshine through the snow
But now you're gone
And I'm still waiting for you,
Still waiting for you to come around.
And I'm still waiting for you,
Still waiting for you to come around.
These stranger's faces are haunting me,
In my dreams.
And every time I speak
They see straight through me.
And you're still gone
And I'm still waiting for you,
Still waiting for you to come around.
And I'm still waiting for you,
Still waiting for you to come around.
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2. |
I Will Try
03:21
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My head is a bitter mess
And I can't afford any cigarettes
I guess this is living at it's best
These days are days we wish away
These days my wishes slink away
I'm living, but it's deep within a haze
So remind me what I hold most dear,
And I will try, yeah, I will try not to fear
You were counting chickens before they hatched,
While trying to light a ciggie with a broken match
I never found out what it is that brought you back
And I was in the corner confused by your smile,
You told me all your lies would come true in a while
Before our peers found us guilty without a trial
So remind me what I hold most dear,
And I will try, yeah, I will try not to fear
You got your knickers in a twist, left lickety-split,
Then signed away your soul with just a flick of a wrist
Knowing damn well that you would be missed.
Now everything I've said you know I said it before,
And the answer to your question's on the back of my door
Now you just gotta figure out what you want more.
So remind me what I hold most dear,
And I will try, yeah, I will try not to fear
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3. |
Burn It Down
02:58
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The floorboards all creak in time
And the walls are all speaking their minds
The house moves in time to the ticking of the clock
The front door is broken, and the back doors are locked
And the paint is peeling slowly
The facade is coming down
So if you feel you know me
Take this house and burn it down
All the picture frames are crooked
The blinds are cracked and looking
They can see how stained the glass is
And can't believe how long it's lasted
And the paint is peeling slowly
The facade is coming down
So if you feel you know me
Take this house and burn it down
And all I need is a lick of paint
all I need is a lick of paint and I will be okay
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4. |
Rain Clouds
02:56
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I said I wouldn't write songs like this
But then again, I've said alot of things
I can't make myself ignore what i shouldn't
I tried so hard just to see where you were looking
Now, I still can't see but I think I'm closer
Cloaked in a rain cloud, I nearly didn't notice
The tears that I shed, seemed to guide the lightning
Into my eyes so I couldn't see the right thing
So I sing to my mirror, I don't recognise
The young man staring back through his dull eyes
Scuffed shoes match a once-scuffed soul
And not once did my blood run cold
And I can hear the rain clouds coming
I can hear the rain clouds coming
And I can mask the pain, I can run away
But at least I can say I found something
I found hope in my mixed up mind
I found nothing I expected to find
And this mirror, shows black eyes
'Cause every piece of self hate came out as a fist fight
So now he sings, only to his damaged walls
The sound bounces, it's really not bad at all
It's so hard to deal with frustration
So he decides that he's done waiting
And he's done with love it caved him in
That broken heart was actually saving him
And all of a sudden, it all gets clearer
Eyes bright I see a smile in that mirror
And I can hear the rain clouds coming
I can hear the rain clouds coming
And I can mask the pain, I can run away
But at least I can say I found something
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5. |
For You
02:46
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I've seen you as happy as a chorus
Without a care 'cause nothing's gunna warn us
We are the reason for today
And I wouldn't have it any other way
I've got cigarettes poking out my jeans
As I walk down your driveway to your door
I've got twenty different ways to say fourtyseven things
And nothing's gunna say it more
Than I want you more than I've ever wanted anything
But I'm not sure if that's gunna cut it
I'm so sure that I'll never see the day
That any of these words will express what I wanna say to you
To you
But I can't seem to break into your fortress
Laughing is contagious, you just haven't caught it
I wish I could chase your clouds away
But I can't seem to sway you today
I've got cigarettes poking out my jeans
As I walk down your driveway to your door
I've got twenty different ways to say fourtyseven things
And nothing's gunna say it more
Than I want you more than I've ever wanted anything
But I'm not sure if that's gunna cut it
I'm so sure that I'll never see the day
That any of these words will express what I wanna say to you
To you
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Steve Hollins Toronto, Ontario
Singer/Songwriter from Newcastle, Australia. Currently in Toronto, Ontario. This is the debut EP, many years in the making.
Enjoy.
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