1. |
Stranger
03:24
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Empty
Shadows creep in from the side of your bed
So you look at me
Tell me I'm a body, tell me I'm a fool
Tell me anything instead
Slowly
I sent you the moon when you asked for a hold
Show me
And honey, tell me I'm a little bit too old.
And oh, you were not a stranger in this home.
And oh, I would write your name
My only role.
So take it in stride
You're not the kind to chase my wishful skies
Shake-full eyes
Stare at the ceiling, don't tell me why.
You could make it your own
Bring me pain, bring me peace
Bring me anything at all
And I would find my height
If you don't let me fall
Just take me in stride
Oh, I am just a stranger as we fold.
And oh, you could strike a flame throughout my soul.
And oh, time will let you down, but leave you whole.
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2. |
Mistakes
03:08
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Keep on making the same mistakes
Waiting still on the clouds to break
Speak it slow 'cause my lungs still ache
Listen to me. Swear I won't fake it
All my fears
Come to take control
Fault lines count the years
And we would never know
As old ghosts reappear
You might save my soul
Keep on telling the same old stories
Fire outside, and it won't stop pouring
If I asked you'd dodge those raindrops for me
As we sit here too long chasing glory
All my fears
Come to take control
Fault lines count the years
And we would never know
As old ghosts reappear
Will we get too old?
If you draw me near
You might save my soul
Keep on making the same mistakes
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3. |
Not This Time
02:06
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Scent of a lover
Look of a patient soul
She says all that I need to hear
So you hope to uncover
Bruises that you can show me
To throw me back into fear.
Oh, no - you're mistaken.
I'm making room for some one else, baby
Blame it on my hope, I don't need you no more
Know that I'd do anything to make it
But not this time
No, not this time
Where you wanna go?
Tell me it's never over
And I said I'm finally bold.
What you wanna show?
Tell me you didn't dream
That my love would ever grow cold.
Oh, no - you're mistaken.
I'm making room for some one else, baby
Blame it on my hope, I don't need you no more
Or maybe I'm just liable to fake it.
Which is it this time?
Guess I lost this time
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4. |
Since You Left
04:53
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I've been the same since you left
Tossing all the things that I missed
I had a flame in my chest
I'm taking back all that I wished
Yeah, I think it'd be the same
Oh, if I told you you're to blame
But you never take credit
For the holes you stitched
I'm still waiting on them to be fixed
So I'm making my heart sound like this
(Ahh)
I've been the same since you left
Your exit at the first sign of pain
It's such a shame, but it's for the best
'Cause I keep on forgetting your name
But I think it sounds like
(Ahh)
You can hear my heart beat racing
As my lungs keep chasing
All these demons out my chest
Watching from afar I settle
But the stars can level out the tides
'til there's nothing left
There's nothing left
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5. |
Imperfect
04:28
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Trace these uneven lines
As we stride through time
Whisper in my mind
That won't forget about the why
Such a simple thing we wanted
All my energy unwinds
Wasn't ever what we called it
All that shine, it seems to blind
We were never perfect, love.
So make a start in something new
Set your mark - I am needing you
Even in stone, never see it through, I know
But you could never love with me in tow.
Never shoot for perfect, love.
Stretch these hands to me
All overboard to see
As my armor cedes
Shed my layers and let it bleed
Such a silly thing, I feel it
All my hours wasted here
Was it ever you I needed?
I did all I could to conquer fear
We were never perfect, love.
So make a start in something new
Set your mark - I am needing you
Even in stone, never see it through, I know
But you could never love with me in tow.
We were never perfect, love.
Never shoot for perfect, love.
We were never perfect, love.
Was it ever worth it, love?
Said, you could never love with me in tow
Said, you could never love with me in tow
Just dress me down and watch me burn it slow
And leave me with the only thing I know
We were never perfect, love.
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6. |
Rebels
04:04
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Old dreams, old queen
Still fresh off yesterday's schemes
I remember how your face looked making fun of mine
Grab your hand in the darkness
Talk diamonds and pearls out my stereo
Walk a long mile back singing "there we go"
Wouldn't take it for granted
You had me planted day one.
Said it can't come easy in a teenage breath
We'll stay up tomorrow just to see what they said
I'll still take your hand if you take mine when they're done.
Ain't it the truth?
It always ends to soon
Nothing comes for free
It always starts with me
I wouldn't let them change me
Stoke the rebellion daily
Pray for better days
Oh, and I can't just let them go by
Take it one step at a time, I
Watch my tattoos fade
Stay late to ask how to say "I'm sorry"
And draw another heart on your arm
But she never wrote you back, did she?
So we try to check silhouettes in the mirror
And shout down the fear of what's left to come
As we ask "who's the brave one?"
Ain't it the truth?
It always ends to soon
No one will let us be
It always starts with me
I wouldn't let them change me
Stoke the rebellion daily
Pray for better days
Oh, and I can't just let them go by
Take it one step at a time, I
Watch my tattoos fade
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7. |
I Would Be Yours
04:11
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I'm not scared, I promise
But I've been losing sleep
In dreams you keep on falling
And I can't tell what to keep
I don't know, I wonder
What happens after this
So I've been breathing questions
And sending them adrift
Am I getting through to you?
Am I getting through to you?
Am I getting through to you?
With nothing left to do
Then I'd venture to say
With one breath more
I would be
I would be yours
In another life
I would be yours
If we get this right
I would be yours
In another life
Of this, I'm sure
I would be yours
I'm not scared, I promise
'Cause I still know your name
In dreams I had you with me
But it's never quite the same
Now I can't see too clearly
When the afterlife's too blame
So I take blurry pictures
And put them into frames
Am I getting through to you?
Am I getting through to you?
Am I getting through to you?
With nothing left to do
Then I'd venture to say
With one breath more
I would be
I would be yours
In another life
I would be yours
If we get this right
I would be yours
In another life
Of this, I'm sure
I would be yours
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8. |
Crane (feat. Garth.)
04:19
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Dust fills your eyes
And your grip is getting colder
Saying goodbye
Makes you look so much older
I'm amazed, I'm in doubt
I'm a whisper, I'm a shout
I can't hear you
I'm a crane, I'm a dove
I'm afraid, I'm in love
There's no way through
This is when we wake up
Here's another pump fake
Into life, into breath
Just take off your makeup
Just another mistake
Out of life, out of breath
It never ends the same way
Think you're coming out of focus
But I don't change my breath
Think you're feeling stretched to hold this future
But realize there's nothing left
So I quiet down my inhale
And remember all the things
That I've been told
But these ghosts don't care for silence
So this melted memory is all I hold
This is when we wake up
Here's another pump fake
Into life, into breath
Just take off your makeup
Just another mistake
Out of life, out of breath
It never ends the same way
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9. |
Rest
05:13
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I found a place for all the time I spent
With those who came before
Who knows where it went
I built a wall around myself
Maybe I'll hang them all on the shelf
I found a place for all the time I spent
With those who came before
Who knows where it went
I built a wall around myself
Maybe I'll hang them all on the shelf
You keep whispering in my ear
But I keep getting older
You can't shout enough for fear
To fully take me over
I found a place
Within you and without you
It's time to take you off the shelf
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10. |
For a Day
04:23
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If you lived for a day
Your life would look a whole lot different than it does now
If you lived for a day
What would be now instead of the thing you are?
If we only lived for a day
Would I hear you when you tell me that you love me?
Would you still cary me with you
Even if I never knew?
If we only lived for a day
Come dark, come light, would we go wherever we want?
Would we get what we need?
If we only had one way
Would we tell the people we love
How we see them at their best?
If you could only give me a day
With the ghosts that I've been praying would come back and haunt me
They wouldn't want me this impared
But i'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared.
But one day could make us bold
We won't miss getting old
We'd take over all control
And be the first to know what peace will show
Would we reach all we'd hoped to be?
And would you still stay with me?
Would I still be wondering why?
No, there's never enough time.
No there's never enough.
No, it's never enough
Said, it's never enough
No, there's never enough
It's never enough
Never enough
It's never enough
You're coming out of focus
I still carry you
More than a day
More than time
more than ourselves
Though it's never enough
I still carry you.
Would you hear me when I tell you that I love you
And everything that you are
Everything that you were?
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Spencer H New York, New York
Spencer H is a songwriter, producer, and multi instrumentalist based in New York City. Combining the influences of R&B, indie, and pop music, Spencer H brings soulful vocals, keen songwriting, and layered arrangements to his music to create a pallet all his own. His debut album "FOCUS" comes out February 23, 2018. ... more
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