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So-Called Love
04:22
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What have we learned
We are not done
I'll wait my turn
If you say I'm the one
I'll wait for you
Cause I am the fool
And fools don't rush in
They just get abused
It's a long way down
To the depths of my heart
To the coldness of
All your love
All your love
Your so-called love
Expired love
What have I learned
No I am not dumb
I must like getting burned
You burn me all up
It's a long climb up
To respectable
Human being from
All your love
All your love
Your so-called love
Expired love
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Glutton
03:19
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And say what you're feeling
You're locked away inside a room where no one else hears it
Saying those bad, bad words
And act like you mean it
Be yourself and no one else can lay the cards around you
Try to learn who you are
Someone who makes me smile
Though it won't last awhile
My heart knows where it's at
I've heard it all before
I'm not the kind that gluttons for more
And stand taller
You feel the wait all pulling down
Put the weight on my shoulders
What I need is
Someone who makes me smile
Though it won't last awhile
My heart knows where it's at
I've heard it all before
I'm not the kind that gluttons for more
What I need is
Someone who makes me smile
Though it won't last awhile
My heart knows where it's at
I've heard it all before
I'm not the kind that gluttons for more
That gluttons for more
That gluttons for more
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Times Square
05:21
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Lights rain down illuminating passersby
The darkest night gives its way to a neon sky
People fleeting in every direction
You're lost in the center of attention
As if you didn't know
Will you stop in your tracks just to lift me up
Lend a hand to the drunkard you've stumbled on
Much too scared,
To be young and so in love with everyone
That you meet out on the streets
Of New York City's famous scene
Take a subway uptown to Sloan Kettering
Push and shove your way through, no one's listening
Head back downtown through Grand Central Station
Watch the ball drop and cry jubilation
I see it much clearer you stay
Much too scared,
To be young and so in love with everyone
That you meet out on the streets of NYC
Fool me once, shame on me
Fool me twice, I can barely see all I've done and what you've become
The loneliest, most selfish picture of life as one
Much too scared,
To be young and so in love with everyone
That you meet out on the streets of NYC
Fool me once, shame on me
Fool me twice, I can barely see all I've done and what you've become
The loneliest, most selfish picture of life as one
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Patience
04:42
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I hear the sound of your voice through the night
Like a stained glass window your love shines bright
My head keeps turning like a merry-go-round
I keep on falling, but don't hit the ground
Tell me you miss me when you're all alone
Squeezing the pillow while you're on the phone
A fire that burns to the depths of woe
It's doused only within my soul
And would you wrap your arms around me
And I'm exactly where I want to be
We've both waited patiently
Trust me
Hide under your covers when you just can't move
Save me a blanket and I'll be there soon
And all the wondering where you've gone
Wherever you walk, I'll run
And would you wrap your arms around me
And I'm exactly where I want to be
We've both waited patiently
Trust me
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Vultures
02:48
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They can pry me off all they want to
The demons' point of view
I'm standing like a boxer glued to your eyes
You can write me off if you want to
But not before our love grew
With my arm outstretched, my hand across your back
And set you free
From the vultures that attack you constantly
Setting forth their own agendas for their needs
Oh I don't want to be
Pulling you away from me
I've tried too hard just not to let you go
God, I love you so
You can take your time if you need to
Stand tall like a statue
A tower of eternal love and peace and joy
We can sit and pray with our arms crossed
Our hands interlocked
And ask God to save us both from misery
And set you free
From the vultures that attack you constantly
Setting forth their own agendas for their needs
Oh I don't want to be
Pulling you away from me
I've tried too hard just not to let you go
God, I love you so
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Smokey Bear
04:00
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You know I'm my worst enemy
I saw you write it down in your diary
As I stood in the back of a crowded room
Somehow always avoiding you
Hear my voice, let it out now
What have we learned?
The pain we cause to ourselves, oh
When will we change?
I hope one of these days
You push me away every time I reach out
Juxtaposed in confidence and self-doubt
As I stood on the corner of consciousness
My sin is buried deep within
Hear my voice, let it out now
What have we learned?
The pain we cause to ourselves, oh
When will we change?
I hope one of these days
Hear my voice, let it out now
What have we learned?
The pain we cause to ourselves, oh
When will we change?
I hope one of these days
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Luiza
03:53
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Walking down the streets of NYC
Warmly greeting every face you see
You are bold and you are deep
Like the city that never sleeps
Central Park casts shadows from its trees
Subways shake the sidewalks, buckling knees
All you are is all you've known
Like a scar that has been sown
All you are is all you've known
Oh you'll never be alone
And I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
Standing on the High Line's freight train rail
The buildings shout out, colored in pastels
There are stories you can tell unlike anybody else
From the rooftops you can see all the truths to set you free
And I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
And I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
I don't need you if you're not Luiza! Luiza!
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8. |
Shut Up, You Old Bag!
04:53
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You have worn out your stay
And oh what a heavy price to pay
You pulled yourself from the dark
From your world of loneliness apart
Now I'm crying aloud
From what I've found
Chew it up, spit it out on the floor
Until everyone thinks like you
No use being alone
Bury your face in the phone
Now that you are all grown
You'll spend your last days alone
Old will clash with the young
And times will pass when they're done
You take the world as it comes
And pass it off as your own
Now I'm crying aloud
From what I've found
Chew it up, spit it out on the floor
Until everyone thinks like you
No use being alone
Bury your face in the phone
Now that you are all grown
You'll spend your last days alone
When you feel like no one else can bring you down, down, down
You'll soon feel what it's like when I'm not around, round, round, round, round
Goodnight, go home gramps
Oh goodnight, go home gramps
Goodnight, go home gramps
Oh goodnight, get lost gramps!
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Terminal Patient
02:44
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We should have finished what we started
Or have had a conversation
Of all the ways I feel cheated
Oh, the complications
But I'm not your terminal patient
You should have seen me at the sunrise
Grinning from the inside
You'd still tell me that I'm crazy
Overestimating
But I'm not your terminal patient
Same scars, same broken heart
A work of Nicholas Sparks
And when we get a little older
And move a little slower
If you'd greet by my bedside
You've lived an incomplete life
But I'm not your terminal patient
I'm not your terminal patient
I'm not your terminal patient
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Silence fills these empty days
A game no longer fun to play
The pangs of selfish, bitter rage
A broken tryst disguised in hate
When you mean the words you say
Are you ever gonna change?
To be the man I have to be
And put aside my jealousy
Am I ever gonna change?
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Matt Cook New Jersey
Writing intricate ballads and catchy folk-pop tunes since the age of 15, Matt Cook's professional career began in Orange County, CA with the release of his debut "Coast to Coast" LP in 2005. Cook's songwriting style has since taken on a more indie/alternative sound. Cook's love and admiration for Brian Wilson are embodied in his abilities as singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ... more
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