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Sometimes I dream of you at night
Sometimes my hand closes on yours in the fight
It takes some courage to want good with my history
So please tell me again why someone like you would long for me
Sometimes I think I need a quiet mountain girl
Forget the politics and just be in our world
Sometimes I think domestic bliss is all we'd need
Cuz if we'll live forever we won't need to speed
Why does it feel so subversive to want good things?
We're so miserable but we're rich as kings
Does everyone around me have open minds, closed hearts?
What have I become with my open mind, closed heart?
No wonder we're so lonely
Somehow I think we get to choose what we become
We take the cards we're dealt and learn to overcome
The ancient answers never change in spite of you
Just give them half a chance, I swear that they will follow through
Why does it feel so subversive to want good things?
We're so miserable but we're rich as kings
Does everyone around me have open minds, closed hearts?
What have I become with my open mind, closed heart?
No wonder we're so lonely
Your mind's been open but your heart's been shut tight
You grew it hard so you could face the fight
But you have to learn to grow a thicker skin
Maybe it's time to open up again
So say hello
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Careful With a Dreamer
04:50
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I know you don't like a preacher for long
If he never tells you a lie
So go wander off to your dreamer
He's got answers in endless supply
Silver tongued men are everywhere
Starving for your attention
They take the time to find the key
For you to let them in
But careful with your dreamer
Careful with your dreamer
Careful with your dreamer
Careful with your dreamer
At least you can trust a liar to lie
At least he knows what's wrong
But the dreamer is blinded by stars in his eyes
His ears are deaf from song
His misguided mind craves novelty
So he fashions his own reality
Where some see delusion, he see his revolution
And he'll chase it endlessly
So careful with a dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
For news of the fully waking world
You must go to my betters
What do I know? I'm just a slave
Locked in my chains and fetters
Seldom do I have the courage to try
To wake and taste reality
Where ice really freezes and fire really burns
And every fiction dies
So careful with your dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
Careful with a dreamer
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Easy Ones
04:45
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You go for the easy ones
The smart ones stay away
Soon as the fair weather changes
She's come to her senses and you
You lost your interest
Now your youth is running out
Winter is coming but you threw away it all
And there's nothing for the fall
Nothing for the fall
I used to look up to you
I see now we were both fools
Are you just a scared little boy
Who never really learned to turn his into tools
Now your youth is running out
Winter is coming but you threw away it all
And there's nothing for the fall
Nothing for the fall
Please don't make me go alone
I need somebody here to lean on
But if you're not done with these games
I won't look back at you when I walk away
Cuz my youth is running out
Winter is coming and you're throwing away it all
There'll be nothing for the fall
Nothing for the fall
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Teeth
03:55
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Come to my house, let's go sit by the creek
I see you're stressed so you don't have to speak
But I've been waiting to see your face all day
Let's just unwind right here in the summer shade
Don't be afraid to soak in the light
Cuz fear feeds and thrives on the night
And don't be stupid, trying to do it all alone
I've got some extra fire if you wanna take out a loan
Go down the path polarizing
Dig down and figure out who's lying
You'll find the ones who can take it when your teeth begin to show
Go down the path polarizing
Dig down and figure out who's lying
You'll find the ones who can take it when your teeth begin to show
Look at the bats hunting up in the air
I know they're weird, they're like birds with teeth and hair
But we love em cuz they're eating the mosquitos
I think we all agree we don't need any more of those
And all I'm trying to say is everything serves a purpose
And not thing that you see here is worthless
Go down the path polarizing
Dig down and figure out who's lying
You'll find the ones who can take it when your teeth begin to show
Go down the path polarizing
Dig down and figure out who's lying
You'll find the ones who can take it when your teeth begin to show
And I want to see you when you come into your own
And I think you'll think get used to walking on your own two feet
Don't ever get too cool to need your loved ones
I've never been too cool to love you
And don't mistake my kindness for weakness
Cuz you're a handful
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Birds With Teeth Baltimore, Maryland
Birds With Teeth is the moniker for Jordan Parrish. He grew up in the hills of Appalachia and the prairies of the Great Plains and is currently based out of Baltimore. An early love for the written word contributes to his imaginative and unique lyrics set over cinematic instrumentation. ... more
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