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Simple Game
03:07
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I don’t believe all the things you say
I’m curious about the ones you don’t
I know you don’t try, so I don’t take it personally
I just wish I had someone to blame
It’s such a simple game that you play
You love not getting what you want
It gives you a reason not to care
But you’re in my head for the long run
And I just wish you’d say what you have to say
It’s such a simple game that you play
Oh you take me to the strangest places
I never know what to expect from you
But if I call you out, you might not answer
You might just run away from me
Now we’re lost at sea again
It’s times like these I wish you’d change
But you’re so aware - and it’s such a tragedy
That the bite and blessing come from the same place
It’s such a simple game that you play
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You Hate Fish
02:00
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I like records you like movies
You hate fish and I like sushi
I hate that lip gloss you where
You think that I should cut my hair
Well, if I’m wrong then I’m wrong
But I think that we can work it out
You like juice and I like coffee
You write proper, I write sloppy
You don’t like Elliott Smith
I love Elliott Smith
Well, if I’m wrong then I’m wrong
But I think that we can work it out
We both live inside our heads
And overthink what the other one says
I love all our conversations
‘Cause I’ve got problems, you’ve got patience
Well, if I’m wrong then I’m wrong
But I think that we can work it out
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Thread
03:25
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If all the girls I ever loved
Were gathered in a room
I’d be the common thread
Would it come up in conversation?
And when they figured it out
Would they fight, or all just laugh instead?
And when they finally notice me
Standing in the back
There won’t be much for me to say
Yeah, ‘cause some know all my secrets
Some are tired of my tricks
And there’s a few that don’t know my name
Yeah some they’ll never know
The debt I owe them all
And all for different reasons
And I might never get this chance again
Well I’m sorry for what I never said to you
I hope you know by now
All the girls that I love, they come and they go but
They’re still around somehow
Well, at some point you all have been
The voice inside my head
To guide me for better or for worse
And all my gestures, philosophies,
And my figures of speech, well
They all belonged to you first
Yeah some they’ll never know
The debt I owe them all
And all for different reasons
And I just hope I’ve done the same for you
Well I’m sorry for what I never said to you
I hope you know by now
All the girls that I love, they come and they go but
They’re still around somehow
Parking lots and street lights
And drives to East L.A.
You sat and watched on your side
As I fumbled for the right thing to say
And you watched me learn along the way
Now just because we fell apart
Does not mean that we failed
There are diamonds to be pulled from the debris
So to all the girls I ever loved
I owe you the world
For sewing a thread through me
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Another Missed Call
04:01
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You’ve got your temper and I’ve got my tragedy
I think it’s worth saving but you seem to disagree
Silence is your same old idiosyncrasy
It’s just a crack in the ceiling
And another missed call from me
An hour away and I’m still an exile
I’m on my way out, but I’m caught in the turnstile
I can’t help but hear your as I turn the radio dial
It’s just a shot through the doorway
And another missed call from me
But something keeps telling me
That there’s no place for me
If silence is speaking
Then I hear you loud and clear
I pretend all I want
I’m not looking for closure
But something keeps telling me
That I’m still not over it
Briefly a station, now back to this stranger
I’ve got souvenirs, but there’s still this remainder
Stuck with the burden, but it’s still hard to blame her now
It’s just a shout from the freeway
And another missed call from me
But something keeps telling me
That there’s no place for me
If silence is speaking
Then I hear you loud and clear
I pretend all I want
I’m not looking for closure
But something keeps telling me
That I’m still not over it
Disappear all in a day
Does it make a difference what I had to say?
Well, I think you’re overreacting
This seems so childish and counterintuitive
Maybe I’m cruel to be so nostalgic
Despite my smile - I’m still not over it
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Mackin The Destroyer Los Angeles, California
One time I snuck out of summer camp to see The Postal Service 10th Anniversary show at The Greek. I bought a grilled cheese and a beer with a fake ID. I ate, drank, and cried alone. It fucking rocked.
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