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A Boy & His Dragon
03:10
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VERSE 1:
I didn't plan on making new friends today
But I'm glad that you came along when you did
We are a couple of misfits but we fit
Together and the outlook's looking sunny from here
CHORUS:
I will stick up for you
And you look out for me
We're a team, but I do most of the speaking
VERSE 2:
We get in trouble with our best friends and our foes
But it's always simple and it works out, it does
Short of attention, did I mention, all the sass
But I wouldn't have it any other way I guess!
CHORUS 2:
You will watch out for me
No doubt in belief
It's a dream, but there's always rooms for tweaking
BRIDGE:
Neither of us know
Where this thing could go
But it never stopped us once
So let's not let it stop us now
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VERSE 1:
For years and years we fought
And suddenly the tables are all turned
The lines were drawn and swords were turned unto the hills
I saw you as you were
And you saw me as what I could become
The lines were blurred then gone
And new ones took their place
CHORUS 1:
Hear our songs
And I dare you to not feel the swelling of pride in your lungs
Tonight
So if this isn't heaven then I'm looking at angels on earth
VERSE 2:
It was no accident
Yes somehow I think Fate has lined this up
And thrown a lightning bolt
To spark our tiny flame
The nights are mostly cold
But now without you I can't feel the heat
Allegiances are sworn
But who should bare the blame?
CHORUS 2:
Hear our songs
And I dare you to not feel the tickle of words on your tongue
Tonight
So if this isn't heaven then I swear you're an angel on earth
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VERSE 1:
You are by my side, through the dangers we ride
And that look in your eye sees my heart through my chest
Little more, little less, little more, little less
And my legs, oh my legs are giving out just trying to get back to you
That's the truth
VERSE 2:
You're my stronger side, you're the fire in my light
You're the muscles that tighten
To keep us a-flight
When you're here I'm alright, when you're here I'm alright
But my legs, oh my legs are giving up just trying to stand up to you
Nothing new...
PRE-CHORUS 1:
Though I'd rather be a cripple than you give up on what we have here
And I'd sure rather be in a shipwreck than to lose you for more than a year
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is I really just need you around
Honestly now, is that allowed?
CHORUS:
I could lose a leg, but I just can't lose you
And if I found out too late, I could never forgive myself
I could never forgive myself
VERSE 3:
It's hard to describe, when I look in your eyes
What I see can surprise me
In ways I surmise, that your loyalty ties are tied deeply to mine
But my hands, oh my hands are holding on to anything they can use
To hold onto you
PRE-CHORUS 2:
Though I'd rather be a cripple than you give up on what we have here
And I'd sure rather be in a shipwreck than to lose you for more than a year
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is I really just need you around
Honestly now, don't shut me out...
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VERSE 1:
All this time I spent wondering
Exactly who I am
And all this time
The answer was has been the same
CHORUS:
Hey Dad can you look at me again?
I swear I've got greatness
I swear I've got greatness in me
VERSE 2:
All this time I spent wandering
Trying to prove myself
And all this time
I've known who I am, and I am still the same
COUNTER CHORUS:
I was disappointing not a disappointment
There is a difference between the two I s’pose
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5. |
Heather, Alone
03:23
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VERSE 1:
Here on the wings of the clouds
I take in the oceans below
I exist so alone
I appreciate all that you've done
CHORUS:
The way I see it if I wanted a shot to really be happy
I'd just stop questioning the way
I'm gonna end up lonely tonight
The way you need me but I'm cold and alone
And I'm skimming the surfaces of a storm front
Raises on my eyes
I'm gonna dry them off tonight
VERSE 2:
I hold the weight of the world
So tired are my shoulders but you
Look at me with those eyes
Like no one could notice at all
Does nobody notice at all?
BRIDGE:
Am I really finding home?
After all these years of being alone?
And okay, maybe I'll stay
But you've got to understand, I'm changing who and what I am
When I say...
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VERSE 1:
Good things come in threes and bad things come quickly
Found a missing piece but lost it already
CHORUS 1:
We had so little time to get together
The memories fading like all this old leather
We lived on this shoreline and nothing could touch us
The waves were our footstool and skies up above us all night
VERSE 2:
Bad things come in threes and good times get heavy
Sent you to the seas, so calm and so steady
CHORUS 2:
We had so little time to get together
So tough like a boulder but fragile as feathers
We lived on this shoreline and let it surround us
The waves were our heart beats but they came to drown us in time
OUTRO:
When you're gaining one thing
You're losing another
I'm losing a father
But gaining a mother
OUTRO 2:
If I could go back but what could I change now
If I could go back but what would I change now
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VERSE 1:
Okay, so I care a little more than what I let show
No big deal here but sometimes I think I should tell you
We could be more than whatever it is that we are right now
Or not, I guess.
Gotta get a grip on my heart now
CHORUS:
Cause it keeps skipping beats and I never retreat
But you are giving me something to think about
And this just isn't me, I'm worried about things
Things I never thought that I would worry about
VERSE 2:
Oh great, I'm here with you as the sun is setting
Seems so perfect, but something always seems to happen
When will I get a tiny moment to myself with
With you, without them?
(Gotta get a grip on my heart now)
LAST CHORUS:
Cause it keeps skipping beats and I never retreat
And you are giving me so much to think about
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Literally & Figuratively
04:51
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VERSE:
You couldn't see both literally and figuratively
You're coming close to me
It's what we both need both literally & figuratively
CHORUS:
I can't believe what you're asking me, you're asking me now
I cannot breathe when you're holding me, holding me down
You're the piece I was missing for so long
You're the muscles that pull these heart strings strong
You're the viking to raid my armoury
Cause I'm honestly saying, this love got the drop on me
VERSE 2:
I dared to dream but what could it mean between you and me
And then you came to me so suddenly, we came into being
Literally and figuratively
BRIDGE:
Our hearts are our secret drums that beat in our chest
It's what they do best
And our hands are the ropes on the deck of our new relationship
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VERSE 1:
Crazy, out of my mind
I've been for a long time
Purpose, what I might find
I'm yours and you are mine
CHORUS:
I know that you might not trust me and I
Know that I've got such a long way to go
I know that my past is certainly not
Who I am now and where I want to be
VERSE 2:
Trust me, I know what I've done
And I won't stop 'til we've won
Never in all of my days
Did I ever account for face
(Your pretty face)
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Chose You
03:31
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VERSE 1:
I am one with you
And you are one with me
We float above the clouds
We skim across the sea
What once was battle born
Has given us a song
What once was so forlorn
Has made us whole and strong
CHORUS:
You chose me
And I chose you
You choose me
And I choose you
VERSE 2:
There is no regret
No tickle of remorse
My heart informs my head
My head dictates our course
VERSE 3:
The song I plan to sing
For several years to come
Of friends and love we find
When chances come along
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