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Younger Days & Simpler Times

by White Flash

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1.
All the Same 04:57
Her poison’s pumping my veins Like loud songs in my brain that keep pulsing and My hearts been building walls for so long I’ve been numb since she said so long Still standing in her shade My hands too close to the flame that’s been dying And her smolder’s changing stranger’s faces To nothing more than pale imitations A circle of blank eyes, locked into mine, caging me in What’s the point of chasing my own tail for the hundredth time? What’s the point of living in her shadow? It’s all the same, it's all the same, it’s all the same But your salve seeps through my skin Another face wearing tempting grins, so inviting ‘Til my fears swarm in from all directions Warning signs of past infections Plugging up my ears from echoing songs, reeling me in What’s the point of chasing my own tail for the hundredth time? What’s the point of living in her shadow? It’s all the same, all the same, you're not the same So tell me everything you’ve ever wanted But don’t speak let your body do the talking Don’t wait ‘til the moments gone and I can’t escape I can’t escape I can’t escape I can’t escape from her I can’t escape from her Chain link fence surrounding me holding me down with vacancy Chain link fence Surrounding me I thought I was trapped You gave me the key The walls are coming down now There’s no point in circling ‘round There’s no guarantee smooth waters will last, but I’ll throw my cards on the table (All the same), all the same, all the same I’ll tell you everything I’ve ever wanted I won’t speak I’ll let you do the talking I won’t wait ‘til the moments gone I’ll tell you everything I’ve ever wanted I won’t speak I’ll let you do the talking I’ll tell you everything I’ve ever wanted I won’t speak I’ll let you do the talking
2.
Alibi 03:45
Candlewax melts into my skin while I am Barely dressed Worried peering eyes will catch The first offense Uncovering the faulty signs of My pretense The tracks are traced And you can’t find the energy To count the cards I’ve dealt but you can’t see A broken hand And I don't have an alibi To hide the facts so you won't realize the truth is just a forgery Oh doctor please Stitch up all the fiction that’s Enclosing me Endless gashes surely aren’t just Make Believe Close the door, so I can sleep Eventually But sitting here I'm going over the handlebars Stop me now before I fall apart And crumble down into a million pieces of broken art Shattered by the one so picturesque to watch the fragments break away It's hard to breathe knowing I'm to blame for everything It's hard to believe I'm the one to blame for everything lost I could never explain to you What was going on inside my head The tidal wave isn’t over yet
3.
I live in a prison of my own design Counting the stars and watching time pass by Everyday the window shows a new sky But I’m always caught on the other side Living parallel to life Disconnected from the world But I’ll be home soon All my life I’ve picked the right path But now I wish that I could go back To younger days and simpler times When I could leave my mind and hide Parallel to life Disconnected from the world I’ve grown too soon Crescent cuts run down by hollow chest But I conceal them when I’m dressed I can feel the metal touch my spine The endless aches still left behind I’ve been paralyzed by life Disconnected from the world But I’ll be healed soon I rot in a prison of my own desire Counting the time and watching stars pass by Every night the window shows a black sky And I’m always trapped on the other side I’ve signed my life away I’m held back by pain I’m a stowaway Sailing nowhere Sometimes dreams let us down And drag us to the ground Disappointment has its claws Even diamonds have their flaws And the scars remain To remind us of the pain Lingering on Never quite gone When we’re cast aside Worlds collide We find resolve And the bars dissolve
4.
Home Soon 03:29
I’ve grown through my life in a line Know the way home when I’m tired The familiar is driving me wild Said goodbye, used myself as a guide To go live out what’s building inside While missing the autumn sunlight I’ll be home soon and I’ll be alright Put my coat on the sofa near the fire Oh the smell of the three tall pines But I know that there’s nothing beyond time So I’ll lay it on the line I’ll stay for now And lay it on the line Every time I fall back to that life Try to turn back the clocks for a while See stars that shined bright in our eyes Fewer days here seem like they used to New places and things I can’t relate to Friends have all passed away too And there's nothing I can do I left that home and I’m all right There’s no memorable arms open wide Only two of the three tall pines But I know there’s nothing beyond time So I’ll lay it on the line I’ll stay for now And lay it on the line I left that home and I’m all right There’s no memorable arms open wide Oh the smell of the three tall pines But I know there’s nothing beyond time So I’ll lay it on the line I’ll stay for now And lay it on the line I still see the same stars shining With someone else and a new skyline And I know I’ve been home all along
5.
Headwind 04:24
Recited speeches from your lips Embraced with reluctant arms I’m sure I didn’t read the script But I’m bound to play the part Someone get me out of here From captive screams that nobody hears You’re cutting off my oxygen I can barely breathe Cause you’re standing right over me And even if I get off my feet You’ll make me nosedive down A direct flight into your headwind’s Sending me falling to the ground I gave you the time to explain Your knives swirled to my head A cutting vortex in my brain You latched to my hand as I bled Someone get me out of here So this wound can finally heal You’re cutting off my oxygen I can barely breathe Cause you’re standing right over me And even if I get off my feet You’ll make me nosedive down A direct flight into your headwind’s Cutting off my oxygen I can barely breathe Cause you’re standing right over me And even if I get off my feet you’ll make me nosedive down a direct flight into your headwind’s sending me falling to the ground After what you put me through I still care for you I do I do I do
6.
Torn 04:43
You dangle yourself in the blurred light of your room Knowing that I’ll succumb again Slurred nothings spread and tingle down your spine And your eyes are spinning like my head You say you like the release But I’m afraid I’ve cut too deep I know I should probably leave But I’ll give in to your silent pleas I move back and forth across the board Until you’re torn to pieces I slip off your lace and cold skin pours out Revealing marks under lock and key How many nights have we put on this charade? It looks like you’ve been keeping tally You say you like the release But I’m afraid I’ve cut too deep I know I should probably leave But I’ll give in to your silent pleas I move back and forth across the board Until you’re torn to pieces I can only face you with a clouded mind Cause I can’t bear to see the scars I’ve left behind Etched in your skin The heat dies down and your words grow so cold But your eyes deceive your mouth I bang my knee as I stumble down your stairs Although it hurts I can’t find a bruise You say you like the release But I’m afraid I’ve cut too deep I know I should probably leave But I’ll give in to your silent pleas, please I move back and forth across the board Until you’re torn to pieces I move back and forth Back and forth Back and forth Back and forth I move back I could only face you with a clouded mind Until you’re torn to pieces
7.
Wake Up 03:30
Last night I saw a strange specter I didn’t expect her in frayed leather With lavished lips two shades redder And she’d never looked better This illusion I’ve been led around makes it harder to forget how sleeping desires could be kept down they’re standing still inside my head now Oh no I don’t want to wake up I know it’s never real but it makes me feel like I haven’t in years Oh no I don’t want to wake up I live only for these moments even if they’re meant to disappear I’ll let you haunt me when you want to You know I love it when you saunter Through my dreams and gently taunt me With your perfect pale, body And when I think I’ve finally caught you It’s just my pillow and not you So I’ll go back in for round two and try to find you on cloud nine soon Oh no I don’t want to wake up I know it’s never real but it makes me feel like I haven’t in years Oh no I don’t want to wake up I live only for these moments even if they’re meant to disappear I’d lie dead in a coma If it meant that you’d come over We could get back to bad old habits But that ain’t gonna happen I won’t settle for defeat now but you’ve settled for his dreams somehow and even when he wakes up you’re still putting on your sweaters and you’ve never looked better Oh no I don’t want to wake up I know it’s never real but it makes me feel like I haven’t in years Oh oh I just want to wake up next to you I live only for these moments even if they’re meant to disappear Last night I saw a strange specter he said she’d never looked better
8.
I wanna know where your mind resides Honey, please don’t hang up the phone I need to see past your sparkling eyes And uncover what’s hiding underneath Twisted words are never undone The layers peel away until there’s one Maybe the letters you sent Made me circumvent Is this the daze I’m meant to be in? Or is there something wrong with me? (something wrong with me) My mind’s eye has been blurred by this fog It can’t see what you’ve locked behind your plastic door I won’t believe that you’ve gone to the dogs Still holding on to feelings that I should’ve let go I try to break through to your inner emotions but you hide behind a wall of devotion You just tell me don’t bat an eye Or even wonder why Twisted words are never undone The layers peel away until there’s one Twisted words are never undone The layers are gone now and there’s none Maybe the letters you sent Made me circumvent Is this the daze I’m meant to be in? Are these the days I’m meant to live in? Or is there something wrong with me Something wrong with me There's something wrong with me
9.
Silence pressed between us Raising glasses, biting tongues In search of the bottom’ Laughter breaks this idle trance Tempting us to drop these thoughts That everything’s changing Goodbye’s the hardest word to say So I’ll do anything To make time move a little slower The water’s crawling up my knees The walls are closing in on me We’re on the brink of everything I’ll take the jump What’s gonna happen Now that time woke from her slumber Our whole world’s been torn asunder Wait for me I promise you I’ll see ya soon It’s only goodbye for now Swirling shapes are drawing me Into this state of ecstasy Where tomorrow don’t matter Falling from my senses Drifting to a world away It’s the end of an era Goodbye’s the hardest word to hear’ when you’re fading out so I’ll say nothing The water’s crawling up my knees The walls are closing in on me We’re on the brink of everything I’ll take the jump What’s gonna happen Now that time woke from her slumber Our whole world’s been torn asunder Wait for me I promise you I’ll see ya soon It’s only goodbye for now Broken choices pulsing through my head Washed out words I wish I could’ve said Seeing echoes thrown from empty shelves Turning off the lights and shaking dust off my feet (I won’t look back) The water’s crawling up my knees The walls are closing in on me We’re on the brink of everything I’ll take the jump What’s gonna happen Now that time woke from her slumber Our whole world’s been torn asunder Wait for me I promise you I’ll see ya soon It’s only goodbye for now Don’t wanna leave you all behind Just wanna wash away my mind and hide
10.
White Flash 07:39
Maybe the years are behind us Or maybe they’re straight out in front I walked out to find streets were crumblin’ All signs pointed back to square one I saw her there With broken petals in her hair That fell like leaves to the ground as she drew near But her body was cold Her skin white as snow I blinked my tired eyes and then she disappeared A white flash that looked more like a fantasy To me felt like more a reality I woke up to find that I’m still tired From grasping for straws in the deep Afraid that the window was closing I let myself float off into the breeze She comes back in And she’s howling like the wind A siren song with a luring melody But I’m dyin inside To break through the tide And go sailing off into the sea A white flash that looked more like a fantasy To me felt like more a reality And I can’t believe it I can’t run just from it I can’t get over it Everybody knows a way home

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released August 31, 2018

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