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A Song Like Any Other
02:47
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Deep down inside this cluttered mind of mine
I’m stuck behind the limits of these words.
I’m confined to the thoughts that I can rhyme,
And fit inside the meter of my verse.
I don’t know where I’m going,
But I guess it doesn’t matter what I say
Or I don’t, ‘cause the world keeps spinning.
I stand alone with this feeling in my bones
That some unknown is the best that I can be,
And when I’ve thrown my heart and soul into these songs
I’ll sit upon my throne of anonymity.
I don’t know if I’m wrong,
But I don’t feel like it matters what I sing
in these songs, ‘cause the world keeps spinning.
I don’t know if I’m going,
But I guess it doesn’t matter if I stay
Or move on, ‘cause the world keeps spinning.
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2. |
Never Once
03:07
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I never once thought you without your smile
I never once thought you might not be with me in a while
I never once thought you were less than gold
I never once thought I would run and hide
I never once thought I would be afraid when I looked inside
I never once thought I would be the one to fold
If there’s something I don’t know
It’s what I am outside of us
But there’s nothing down below
And I’m afraid, and if I fall who can I trust?
I thought I’d said too much
But all the things I never said just kept on adding up
I never once thought you weren’t my best friend
I never once thought you might not be with me at the end
I never once thought you were like the rest
I never once thought I would fall away
I never once thought I would not be there to wipe your tear-stained face
I never once thought I would love you less
If there’s something I don’t know
It’s what I am outside of us
But there’s nothing down below
And I’m afraid and if I fall who can I trust?
I thought I’d said too much
But all the things I never said just kept on adding up
I thought I’d said too much
But all the things I ever said, they just weren’t enough
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Beautiful You
03:45
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Ever since I made sense of those thoughts I’d been thinking
Things haven't been quite the way I remember them being before
Beautiful you
Remember when we forgot to forget ‘bout each other
I don’t believe I ever thought you were anything other than
Beautiful you
All that it takes is one glance
To bring me back down to myself
All of the words I might say
Won’t ever express what I’ve felt
Once again I never said all the things I should say to you
I just can’t sing well enough to say all that I wanted to
Beautiful you
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4. |
Close Your Eyes
03:44
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I’ve hidden inside
So long I don’t know what I’d say
If words could escape my mind
But I’m afraid if they did it might turn you away
I write these songs
‘Cause I can’t just speak my thoughts
They come out twisted and wrong
As I tangle myself in your why’s and why not’s
When you’re scared at night
Just close your eyes and listen to the wind that blows outside
When your scared at night
Just close your eyes and know that everything will be just fine
I don’t know where
I’d stand if I were on my own
I’ll break or I’ll learn to bear
This fucked up place that my head calls home
When you’re scared at night
Just close your eyes and listen to the wind that blows outside
When you’re scared at night
Just close your eyes and know that everything will be just fine
When you’re scared at night
Just close your eyes and listen to the wind that blows outside
When you’re scared at night
Just close your eyes and know that everything will be all right
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5. |
Don't You Cry
03:38
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I'd hold you tight just one last time if only I could
Sometimes it takes some time to see this world the way I would if I
Knew I could hold your hand
Knew when I might see you again
Don’t you cry
I’ll be right here waiting inside every line
That you sing in your heart or you dream in your mind
Don’t you cry
I’m going home
Say goodbye just one last time if only I could
I tried to take my time and trace the lines I thought you would if you
Knew I might see you once more
When I join you on the other side of those pearly doors
Don’t you cry
I’ll be here waiting inside every line
That you sing in your heart or you dream in your mind
Don’t you cry
Don’t you cry
‘Cause the angels will sing and the church bells will chime
As we raise up our songs and we sing our goodbyes
Up to heaven through the cracks in the rose-colored skies
I will live by the love that I learned from your eyes
and I won’t cry
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6. |
Simple Song
04:25
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When everything I know just falls apart
And the last of my emotions blow away,
The storm will leave the ruins of my heart
And all of my regrets might finally fade.
Where shadows cast a glow upon your face
And silence hums a simple song out loud...
Between the night and day there is a place
Where heaven dances slowly through the clouds.
And you looked at me
While I let you down
And all you could say
Was not quite a sound
And I won’t regret you…
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7. |
Perfect
03:40
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Life is never quite as simple as it makes itself to be
And I’ll surrender that I have yet to step beyond the shrinking confines of my vanity
We’re pretending that this place is really where we meant to land ourselves
I’m done defending my heart from these persistent thoughts threatening to break the spell
And I could lie
And say it isn’t so
But why? Besides,
You’ve got a right to know
That nothing in this world
Is perfect anyway.
Every reason I can give for saying I believed when I did not
Is selfish treason against the love I felt when summer melodies let me define my thoughts
And I could lie
And say it isn’t so
But why? Besides,
You’ve got a right to know
That nothing in this world
Is perfect anyway.
And I could lie
And say it isn’t so
But why? Besides,
You’ve got a right to know
And now these sounds
Will carry my words home
‘Cause nothing in this world
Is perfect or ever was.
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8. |
Move On
03:34
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Now you’re just staring at me
While I mess it up
And we’ll pretend together
There’s nothing we could do to stop
This from ending how it did
And I’ll miss the way I’d kiss your forehead but it’s
Time to move on
And all those songs we sang
They said it all
And while some memories will fade
The ones we shared could never stop
This from ending how it did
And I’ll miss the way we’d dance together but it’s
Time to move on
Someday I’ll send this letter
And you can read
And we can both remember
All of our failed attempts to stop
This from ending how it did
And I’ll miss the way I’d kiss your forehead but it’s
And I’ll miss your hair between my fingers but it’s
Time to move on
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9. |
Katie
04:56
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She settled down to write herself a note
addressed it to a bump that'd yet to show.
pen to page, she captured all her thoughts
and stored them in the basement in a box
24 years old
with life inside to let her know things had
changed
Home called me up again the other day
to say the rain had washed my life away
So I went back to part with my old dreams
and found a box downstairs I had not seen
22 years late
and right on time to let me know nothing's
changed
a folder filled with hopes and fears and dreams
and ruminations on the life I'd lead
even then you saw me here with my guitar
sorting softly through confusion in my heart
Your words reached through my pain
and held me close and I know nothing's
changed
I mean to say I got your letter
and read it through my tears
you've always had a way of telling me
to step beyond my fears
'cause heaven lies in how you look
at all of what you see
and I'm not sure I've got it yet
but I want so badly to believe
I am loved
and it's all going to be okay
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10. |
So I
03:18
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All the words I know
Could never say how sorry I am
But if it meant a thing
I’d say them all again
To you
While your world fell apart
I just stood and stared
And when it mattered most
I just wasn’t there
For you.
I’ve lived the life I have
So I could make you proud,
But I’m left singing thoughts
I could never speak out loud
To you.
If I told you now
The things I should have then
Would you hear me out
Or did I write the end
For you?
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Ian Galipeau Keene, New Hampshire
I write songs about ideas and characters I find interesting. I've always been fascinated by the grey areas in life, and writing music is one of the best ways I've found to explore the nuances.
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