1. |
Gone
04:57
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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
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2. |
I Tried
03:48
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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
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3. |
Forgive You
04:00
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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
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4. |
Everything
04:27
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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
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5. |
Someone
04:05
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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
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6. |
Expectations
06:29
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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
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7. |
Minus
04:12
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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
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8. |
Between The Lines
05:13
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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
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9. |
R.P.M.
06:09
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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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Shoestrings Detroit, Michigan
Two highly sensitive beings writing songs about temporary feelings.
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