Category: White Lies

Homelessness

8/3/2010

Verse: Cm Fm G# A#
Chorus: Fm Cm Fm Cm G# A# Cm G# A# Cm G G# G

couldn't live inside my head, i never made the bed
my brain complained and never seemed to learn
my thoughts would stay up humming
my ears would stay up drumming
those roommates made it hard to stay long term

if homeless is a state of mind
and HL is the postage sign
i live in fear, i must confess
it will remain my return address
i don't wanna stay here in homelessness

couldn't live inside my heart
slept in tents filled up with art
on every wall there hung a ticking clock
i had no time to pack
i left that bloody shack
and when i did i heard they had to change the lock

couldn't live inside my guts
it was a maze, it drove me nuts
every room i stayed in was for testin'
i couldn't stomach my own mess
it was too much to digest
and i left on account of never resting

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I Am What I Am

5/9/2010

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i picture the scene between me and you
sitting motionless in this living room
it’s a terrible thing to test the strength of blood-glue
but i don’t wanna lie, guess it’s best to tell the truth

i ain’t sorry for being what i am
i am sorry if it’s not what you had planned
we learn to hate the things that we don’t understand
i am what i am

i picture the pain in your eyes as i confess
but the fact remains i gotta get this off my chest
hope it won’t stain when we start to clean the mess
i fear the worst but i am hoping for the best

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Ready to Be Read

3/18/2010

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stop sizing me up, giving me that funny look
crooking your neck at me like
i’m the spine of some dusty book
open me up already
i’m jumping off the page at you
take me in nice and steady
i’m hoping i open you up too

can you read me, can you read me
can you read the signs?
can you read me, can you read me
read between the lines?
listen what i say, listen what i say, listen what i said
i’m ready, i’m ready to be read

if you pick me up babe, you’re afraid
you won’t put me down, down, down, down
articulated diction, this ain’t nonfiction friction
it’s just the way we are bound
open me up already
i’m jumping off the page at you
take me in nice and steady
i’m hoping i open you up too

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Now

2/6/2010

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the deal went down on new year’s day
said to myself i can’t live this way
looked around and saw nothing living
then i found some love and just started giving

now i can play inside of my own garden
now i can forgive and live a life out loud
ever since i picked up that i can and started watering
everything is green, yeah, everything is growing now
now, now
everything is growing now

the deal went down on valentine’s
said to myself i’m finally fine
looked around and saw beauty in the air
no fences, just bridges that lead to everywhere

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Periphery

2/1/2010

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i asked you to settle, i take it back now, take it back now
talk about the kettle calling the pot black now, black now
i asked you to want me, i withdraw, i withdraw
it feels like a blessing to hold the last straw, the last straw

i don’t want to be in your periphery
you will no longer be my main focus
i don’t want to be in your periphery
i’m so relieved i finally chose this

i said don’t apologize, you don’t owe me, you don’t me
i should really be thankful for all you showed me, you showed me
i said i love you and i wont’ take it back now, take it back now
it’s simply just time to get back on track now, track now

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Breakdown

11/20/2009

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Verse: E Esus E7sus E
Chorus: A G E // A B E A F

i hate the pity in your voice
please don’t take that tone with me
yeah, i feel shitty but that was my choice
i’m just trying to find a moment of happy

i’ve been better but i’ll be fine
it’s not easy losing your mind
the buildup’s better than the breakdown
cause when i breakdown nobody’s around

i feel like shouting every word
please don’t take that from me
i’m tired of getting what i deserve
it’s time i deserve some happy

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Happy We Both Deserve

8/4/2009

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Verse: Am F E
Chorus: Dm C G
Bridge: F G F G F G F E7

our bed is just a queen
but lately there’s miles between us
i keep waiting on a change of scene
i keep waiting for something to bring us

back to what we had
back to where we were
back before the sad
back to the happy we both deserve

my faith wavers
cause who’s gonna save us?
i keep waiting on judgement day
i get on my knees and pray that we go

it’s never gonna be perfect
but forever was not a mistake
so if we both think it’s worth it
what’s it gonna take to go…

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LYRICS

Homelessness

I Am What I Am

Ready to Be Read

Now

Periphery

Breakdown

Happy We Both Deserve

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