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Expectations

by Shoestrings

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1.
Gone 04:57
Come closer now ‘Cause I haven’t seen you in a while Tell me about How you’ve been without him around Funny how It turned out He was not the person That you thought he was Maybe we Were meant to meet Here and now to try and risk it all Is it love? We always hope they’re "The One" We never think things will go wrong We sometimes get what we want And we try to hold on Try to hold on We always dread the goodbye We never think that it’s coming We sometimes stay for too long Then the feeling is gone Come closer now ‘Cause I want to see you in this new light Let’s talk about How we fit together somehow Can this be What we need We could be the people That we’re meant to love Maybe we Disagree Forget we even thought of it at all The feeling is gone The feeling is gone The feeling is gone Now the feeling is gone
2.
I Tried 03:48
Thought we were special Thought we would make it I was mistaken Nothing could save this I don’t regret us Everyone changes I know we’re better In separate places It took every part of me to let you go I see you differently as the distance grows And I tried so hard, Too hard to make you happy Why did I try Thinking about you Feels like I’m weighted I thought I’d forget you Thought I’d be braver You always said that “Love is deceiving” Nothing felt more true Than when you were leaving It hurt every part of me to watch you go Those are the parts of me you’ll never know But I tried so hard, Too hard to make you happy Why did I Try so hard, too hard to make you love me Why did I try I know it’s over But I miss you and I I know it’s over
3.
Forgive You 04:00
All I had left was the silence The echoes of an empty room I had believed you were everything But now I know that wasn't true It was only the idea of you The life we had You turned your back I was desperate and Needed to be with you With arms outstretched Now you want me back And you’re sorry yet I don’t need to forgive you All I regret was the time lost The piece of me I gave to you I don’t believe I meant anything And now you don’t mean anything too Not even the idea of you My heart’s intact And I don't want you back I’m not sorry and I don't need to forgive you
4.
Everything 04:27
When I was a little girl I always knew what I wanted Just to feel love Was more than enough When I was 26 I never knew what I wanted But we were so sure That love was the cure For everything For everything And now the eyes we used to see with They're just tired and no tears will fall And now the arms we used to hold with We keep them locked up in a permanent fold Each hurt, we slip further away Each wave, we drift Further from everything But love can never fix everything And now the words we used to trust with They're just silent and they leave us cold And now the hands we used to touch with They just bind us and we need to let go Each hurt, we slip further away Each wave, we drift Further from everything Further from everything
5.
Someone 04:05
I don't want to think about Search my thoughts to figure out Look at any pictures of Someone who used to love me Someone I thought who loved me I don’t want to say her name Act as if we'd still be friends I just want her to remain Someone who used to love me Someone I thought who'd love me She needed something more Something I couldn't give her She couldn't find it in me Couldn’t find it in me But I was wrong before So wrong I couldn't love her I didn't have it in me I didn't have it in me Anymore I don't want to see her friends Hear how happy she has been Talk of everything except Someone who used to love me Someone I thought who loved me I don't want to know she's found The man who was meant for her Everyone says to move on From someone who used to love me Someone I thought who’d love me Every day I'll miss her less Learn to own this emptiness Nothing but the nothingness Left by someone who loved me Someone I want to love me I want someone to love me I want someone to love me
6.
Expectations 06:29
Was it real When you were with me I loved the feeling Nothing else mattered This hurt is real You’re not here with me I hate the feeling No one else matters I know you want Something real to hold onto But you're so afraid To get close I know you won’t Say what you’re keeping inside But the truth is what I need the most Words unsaid Our minds unread We slept With unmet expectations Lips unkissed The signs we missed We left With unmet expectations I want you near I want you with me Can’t lose the feeling Nothing else matters This love is real You know it must be You know I feel it No one else matters So why don’t you tell me what you’re keeping inside ‘Cause the truth is what I need the most No guessing No wondering I’ll tell you everything you want If we could meet in between We would have it all
7.
Minus 04:12
Maybe I didn’t notice when you needed attention Maybe I never noticed when you needed affection Can we go back so I can take it back Start over When I failed you Maybe There is nothing I can do I always end up a minus All of my faults Keep adding up Now our lives are divided You needed love I couldn’t give you enough I think I just need reminding As much as it hurts I know you’re better off The end began with me Maybe Maybe You didn’t try to see it from my perspective Maybe You never tried to see beyond imperfection Can we move past Everything in the past Start over Where we need to Maybe It's the only thing we can do
8.
Everybody thinks that they know you Only see what they want to see Fill in blanks with your pretty pictures Make believe you’re truly happy But you’re not You think everybody adores you Only see what you want to see But everything is just a projection Blinded by your fading beauty Oh I love it that You thought you could deceive me But I only read between the lines I only read between the lines Nothing I see but danger signs I only see what's real Between the lines I think that I’ll simply ignore you You have nothing I want to see When all you have is just an illusion Knowing you would leave me empty Oh I love it that You thought I’d fall so easy
9.
R.P.M. 06:09
Sometimes I think of you and me And why we couldn't outlast The mysterious chain of odd events That put us on the same path I had a life before you Before you I was different Had a life without you But without you How could I know what love meant Sometimes I think we both were weak A flaw we couldn’t outgrow We never learned to give in Or change our ways We only learned to let go Regret Part ways Then Make up Retrace Pull back Move on I had a life after you After you Life was different Had a life without you But without you Something’s missing I have a life after you After you Maybe I’m no different Have a life without you But without you Nothing makes sense

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A co-release with Discos de Kirlian (Europe) and Fastcut Records (Japan). Available on LP, CD and digitally.

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Europe: discosdekirlian.bandcamp.com/album/dk85-expectations
Japan: fastcutrecords.com

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released November 5, 2021

Shoestrings are Mario & Rose Suau. All songs written, recorded and produced by Shoestrings.
Mixed by Mario Suau. Mastered by Andrew Rose.
Artwork by Sean Mahan seanmahanart.com
Cover design by Matthew Jacobson. Additional design by Erickson Raif.

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Shoestrings Detroit, Michigan

Two highly sensitive beings writing songs about temporary feelings.

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