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Ride It Out
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"Ride it Out"
Wistappear
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tying up the ends,
laughing with my old friends,
it's all here again
tangled in the knots
of my thoughts,
there creeps a burrowing fear
scientific terms
are the worst
when you just want to feel it out
all the deadlines
are the land mines
sleeping under my ground
_//\\_ I became the captain of the fleet
_//\\_ Setting out to reach the mark I can meet
_//\\_ I began my planning in my sleep
take a little time
for a clear mind,
now it's empty like my plate
funny when I
can't tell the difference
between fun and a mistake
always braking strings,
but I buy more,
so I can sing of broken strings
everything I learned
in my turned-down term
is loving the little things
_//\\_ I became the captain of the fleet
_//\\_ Setting out to reach the mark I can meet
_//\\_ I began my planning in my sleep
|'::::::::::'| Heavy loads are sliding down my sleeves
|'::::::::::'| Dragging down the motion that I need so badly
|'::::::::::'| Tracing tracks, not looking where they lead
|'::::::::::'| Bad or great, we won't know what we need
so ride it out
the more I say
the less I want
and the more I need you
and if I may
could I say
i'd like to try it out my way
you could plug along
on the rock-hard pavement
just to fill your plate
and I could slackline
on the rumbling fault line
leaving no estate
to my future self, I'm sorry I went along playing to my heart's content
to my future boys, I'm sorry I went along playing to my heart's content
i told you
gold will appear
when you turn around and defeat the fear
_//\\_ I began my planning in my sleep
|'::::::::::'| Heavy loads are sliding down my sleeves
|'::::::::::'| Dragging down the motion that I need so badly
|'::::::::::'| Tracing tracks, not looking where they lead
|'::::::::::'| Bad or great, we won't know what we need
so ride it out
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2. |
Extra Mile
03:21
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"Extra Mile"
Wistappear
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mistake earthquake
shaking my knees
i am leaving
fortress of fortified forces
peeking out
i try not to see
but I saw everything
nothing ever saw me
ancient flames stay
lit in my brain
and I seek more kindling
slash and burn the disaster
_//\\_ Oh, I can't contain myself
_//\\_ Oh, I can't contain myself
|'::::::::::'| All the while
|'::::::::::'| I'm in denial
|'::::::::::'| The extra mile
|'::::::::::'| Is out of style
curfew contra
dragging my feet
slip in quickly
sleep will bury it deeply
deadpan man
got dirt up my sleeve
but I keep it hiding
laughter from an old chapter
_//\\_ Oh, I can't explain myself
_//\\_ Wait, I can explain myself
|'::::::::::'| All the while
|'::::::::::'| I'm in denial
|'::::::::::'| The extra mile
|'::::::::::'| Is out of style
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3. |
Out At The Races
04:46
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"Out At The Races"
Wistappear
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|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So far out is my real self now
come
meet me in the middle
we can roll it off
curve
so I wrap around your edges
wedges sharp and dark are jabbing in
`' old enough
`. to ride
`' but sliding
`. i can't
`' hold my
`. ground
`' enough to
`. wine and
`' dine and
`. vow
`' to bow
`. to
Y
o
u
_//\\_ Out at the races, we're switching places
_//\\_ Down on the tracks, we begin saving faces
_//\\_ I know there's a lot in the bowl, but I'm betting
_//\\_ I see the winding way that we're heading
night
is promising and painless
leaves me soaked in awe
while
the comfort and the terror
coexist somehow
`' old enough
`. to ride
`' but sliding
`. i can't
`' hold my
`. ground
`' enough to
`. wine and
`' dine and
`. vow
`' to bow
`. to
Y
o
u
_//\\_ Out at the races, we're switching places
_//\\_ Down on the tracks, we begin saving faces
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So far out is my real self now
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So far out is my real self now
though
we're headed for a finish
neck-and-neck we trek at higher speeds
sparks
are skipping in between us
swelling swerving sweetness has the lead
////old enough
\\\\to ride
////but sliding
\\\\i can't
////hold my
\\\\ground
////enough to
\\\\wine and
////dine and
\\\\vow
////to bow
\\\\to
Y
o
u
_//\\_ Out at the races, we're switching places
_//\\_ Out at the races, we're switching places
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So far out is my real self now
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So short-sighted all the time
|'::::::::::'| So far out is my real self now
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4. |
Come And Go
03:31
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"Come And Go"
Wistappear
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_//\\_ Carry on so well
_//\\_ What's it all about?
_//\\_ I never shoot too high or
_//\\_ Get ahead
_//\\_ Hop along so well
_//\\_ Moving in, moving out
_//\\_ I've got a heavy head and
_//\\_ I know my way out
come and go without a trace
midnight vandal's sinful hand
trying to erase
murky marks of coddled craze
i know there is a place
super sacred secret space
with shade to hide your face
from peeking eyes
_//\\_ Carry on so well
_//\\_ What's it all about?
_//\\_ I never shoot too high or
_//\\_ Get ahead
_//\\_ Hop along so well
_//\\_ Moving in, moving out
_//\\_ I've got a heavy head and
_//\\_ I know my way out
|'::::::::::'| I leave the door half-open
|'::::::::::'| I'm flying heavy, hoping
|'::::::::::'| The feelings come and go
|'::::::::::'| The feelings come and go
i'm on edge, but not afraid
rooftops make it dissipate
coming down from outer space
help me out
help me out
help me out
i know there is a place
super sacred secret space
i know there is a place where i feel fine
and safe
_//\\_ Carry on so well
_//\\_ What's it all about?
_//\\_ I never shoot too high or
_//\\_ Get ahead [of myself]
_//\\_ Hop along so well
_//\\_ Moving in, moving out
_//\\_ I've got a heavy head and
_//\\_ I know my way out
|'::::::::::'| I leave the door half-open
|'::::::::::'| I'm flying heavy, hoping
|'::::::::::'| The feelings come and go
|'::::::::::'| The feelings come and go
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5. |
I Don't Even Know You
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"I Don't Even Know You"
Wistappear
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i know
i sit right next to you now
even though the story won't grow
don't shut me off
hello
i can see you
standing in the heat right there
but don't warm me up
move
get out of my space
you'll never see my face again
but don't tell the cops
and still
i'm feeling no release
speaking words of wisdom and despair
a flash in the dark
a crack in the bark
_//\\_ It's nice to meet you
_//\\_ Another read-through
_//\\_ Where I say all I want
|'::::::::::'| But I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
i know
i seem so vexed to you now
even though I hope it won't show
don't call me out
i'll pretend
it might be good for me now
to dip my feet where I can't swim
but I couldn't help
but feel the need to stay where we stood
and work so tough to talk right in
or just talk it off
they go
but I don't even move
as long as you're stuck in that chair
i'll keep with you
i'll keep with you
_//\\_ It's nice to meet you
_//\\_ Another read-through
_//\\_ Where I say all I want
|'::::::::::'| But I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
i let you dig
as if I'm handing you a spade
i lay it heavy
as if I'm showing you I'm ready
i wring it out
the juices dripping dirty
i stomp it out
i stomp it sturdy
\\\\And it drains me
////And it drains me
\\\\And it drains me
////And it drains me
|'::::::::::'| But I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
|'::::::::::'| I don't even know you
i know
i sit right next to you now
even though the story won't grow
don't shut me off
hello
i can see you
standing in the heat right there
but don't warm me up
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Wistappear Los Angeles, California
Restless, psychedelic, alternative-adventure-folk for the common folk and the uncommon folk, too.
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