Parachute Album

Well the lights go down in Brooklyn
As she's walking out the door
Oh and they're lining up like soldiers
Going off to fight the war
And all the colors look like fireworks
In skies she knew before

But the nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
And the light hits those eyes
As she's dying to say
Just take me away

Well l through fog that sits like blankets
And that's drowning out the glow
You can hear voices loud
And sing out a song nobody knows
But to her it sounds like home

But the nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
And the light hits those eyes
As she's dying to say
Just take me away from all that I am
Just take me away from all that I am

Well the fog sits like blankets
And it smothers the glow

Cause the nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
And the light hits those eyes
As she's dying to say
That the nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
And the light hits those eyes
As she's dying to say
Just take me away from all that I am [x4]

I did my time, I paid my price
For all these things I did
I lost my feet, You said your piece
I thought that that was it
So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try what you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

I've been chewed up, I've been spit out
But never thought to quit
I've taken blows and felt them all
But nothing close to this
So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try what you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

My back's against the wall
I'm feeling for the door
But I can't find it as the knife slides into me
And as I'm standing there, she walks in
And blurry fears are coming clear
And I can finally see

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try what you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

She has no problem with secrets
She knows how to keep them
She never felt the need to let them show
And I've had no trouble with speaking
Or trusting my instincts
That maybe this is one that I should know
But as I'm waiting there
The devil on my shoulder stares
Laughing that the one thing I can't get
Is what I need

She, She is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

My vocal chords have been fighting
My mouth likes to spite me
It never says the words that come to mind
I brought a stick to a gun fight
And I'm stuck with my tongue tied
I run but I can't hide what's always there is

She, She is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

I can see these things I'd do
But never seem to follow through
She, She is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me make me feel so alive

She, She is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

Should've kissed you there
I should've held your face
I should've watched those eyes
Instead of run in place
I should've called you out
I should've said your name
I should've turned around
I should've looked again

But oh, I'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
As you turn, you take your heart and walk away

Should've held my ground
I could've been redeemed
For every second chance
That changed its mind on me
I should've spoken up
I should've proudly claimed
That oh my head's to blame
For all my heart's mistakes

But oh, I'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
As you turn, you take your heart and walk away

And it's you, and it's you
And it's you, and it's you
And it's falling down, as you walk away
And it's on me now, as you go

But oh, I'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
As you turn, you take your heart and walk away

And it's falling down, as you walk away
And it's on me now, as you go

But oh, I'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
I 'm staring at the mess I made
As you turn, you take your heart and walk away

I've been beaten down
I've been kicked around
But she takes it all for me
And I lost my faith in my darkest days
But she makes me want to believe

They call her love, love, love, love, love
They call her love, love, love, love, love
She is love, and she is all I need
She's all I need

Well I had my ways
They were all in vain
But she waited patiently
It was all the same
All my pride and shame
But she put me on my feet

They call her love, love, love, love, love
They call her love, love, love, love, love
She is love, and she is all I need
She is love, and she is all I need
She is love, and she is all I need

Look behind you
Avoid the shadows
Watch your back now
Make your breathing shallow
Keep your room locked
And leave the blinds closed
I'm right there staring at your window
And all I need is you, all I need is you

I'm in the background on the radio
I'm in your car, in your house, waiting at your door
Under your footsteps, I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt, Let me haunt, Let me be your ghost
Let me haunt, Let me haunt, Let me be your ghost

You had your chance love
You tried to stay strong
You tried to let go
Tell yourself you moved on
But then it comes back
That feeling in your bones
Like I 'm right there
And all I need is you, and all I need is you

I'm in the background on the radio
I'm in your car, in your house, waiting at your door
Under your footsteps, I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt, Let me haunt, Let me be your ghost
Let me be your ghost, Just let me be your ghost

I'm in the background on the radio
I'm in your car, in your house, waiting at your door
Under your footsteps, I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt, Let me haunt, Let me be your ghost

I turn my head
I can't shake the look you gave
And I'm good as dead
Cause oh those eyes are all it takes
And all I want is you

So I pull away
All I do is sit and wait
And I might as well write the words right on my face
That all I want is you, oh is you

Because I've kept my heart under control
Oh but lately all this time has taken its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please forgive me
I want you and you'll just have to know

And all my fears creep and crawl across my skin and
These four walls are after me and moving in
And all that I want to do
Is give up, give in, let this one stay where it is
But I don't suppose I will

Because I've kept my heart under control
Oh but lately all this time has taken its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please forgive me
I want you and you'll just have to know

One of these days I'm gonna find myself a way
I'll find the courage and I'll find the grace
And I'm gonna know just what to say
And you'll walk on up when you want this love
When you've had enough and you've given up

Because I've kept my heart under control
Oh but lately all this time has taken its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please forgive me
I want you and you'll just have to know

You can blame it on the small things
You can blame it on your heartbeat
The wrong day
You can blame it on your regrets
And all your little secrets
You keep them
You can show me all your old scars
That you got from all the old wars
You fought so you could tell me
“I'm not the one who needs the saving”

You can say what you want but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright
You can try to deny but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright now
You think it feels right but you don't know
You've got everything you wanted but you're not sure
You can say what you please if it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better, you can blame it on me

There's a million ways to hold on
To everything that goes wrong, the sad songs
Oh but all these different reasons
Are just a million different ways to say the same old thing
Now tell me, “I'm not the one who needs the saving”

You can say what you want but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright
You can try to deny but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright now
You think it feels right but you don't know
You've got everything you wanted but you're not sure
You can say what you please if it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better, you can blame it on me

You can blame it on me
You can blame it on me
You can blame it on the small things

Say what you want but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright
You can try to deny but it's only getting better
It's alright, oh baby it's alright now
You think it feels right but you don't know
You've got everything you wanted but you're not sure
You can say what you please if it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better, you can blame it on me
You can blame it on me [x2]
Come on

Well I'd go house to house and knock on every door
I'd take down all the walls and tear up every floor
Just to figure out, oh what we're fighting for
And all I can do is sit and let the air speak for you

Cause when words meet heartbeats, baby, come on
You know it's not even fair and a first-round knockdown
Baby, the floor, you know I'm already there
And the sun sets high and that moon is low
Cause when words meet heartbeats, baby, you'll know

Well there's silence now, there's nothing more to gain
And it isn't right if I can't run away
Because it kills the mood when there's nothing left to say
And all I can do is sit and let the air speak for you

Cause when words meet heartbeats, baby, come on
You know it's not even fair and a first-round knockdown
Baby, the floor, you know I'm already there
And the sun sets high and that moon is low
Cause when words meet heartbeats

And I'm not too tired,
I'm not too tired to know what you're doing
And I'm not too tired, I'm not too tired to see
And I'm not too tired,
I 'm not too tired to know what you're doing with me

Cause when words meet heartbeats, baby, come on
You know it's not even fair and a first-round knockdown
Baby, the floor, you know I'm already there
And the sun sets high and that moon is low
Cause when words meet heartbeats, and words meet heartbeats,
When words meet heartbeats, baby, you'll know

I'm sick of cleaning up the mess you left behind
What a way to start the new year
On my hands and knees cleaning up the dirt and grime
What a way to start the new year

I'm sick of holding both ends of the tightrope
Cause when you fall all that's left is old high hopes for me
Stretched thin to the end trying to keep it all in
What a way to start the new year

Won't you say that it's alright?
Won't you tell me it's okay?

Because there's 364 more days
I might be smiling but you'll never even hear me say
That I like it in the shadows
Counting down to zero just to start again
Oh what a way to start the new year

Don't get me wrong, I hate this holiday
What a way to start the new year
On my hands and knees, choosing what I have to say
What a way to start the new year
I never realized it could mean so much
Just to go to bed later when we have to get up all the same,
And we scream and clap for the end of what was and what we've become

Won't you say that it's alright?
Won't you tell me it's okay?

Because we have 364 more days
I might be smiling but you'll never even hear me say
That I like it in the shadows
Counting down to zero just to start again
Oh what a way to start the new year

Was it really that bad?
And could it be better?
Well, I don't know, but with you I still have hope
That this could be my year
364 more days, 1 million chances left to find you and to see your face
Making light out of the shadows, finally get to zero
Maybe we'll both say
364 more days, 1 million chances left to find you and to see your face
Making light out of the shadows, finally get to zero
Maybe we'll both say
What a way to start the new year

I've been beaten down
I've been kicked around
But she takes it all for me
And I lost my faith in my darkest days
But she makes me want to believe

They call her love, love, love, love, love
They call her love, love, love, love, love
She is love, and she is all I need
She's all I need

Well I had my ways
They were all in vain
But she waited patiently
It was all the same
All my pride and shame
But she put me on my feet

They call her love, love, love, love, love
They call her love, love, love, love, love
She is love, and she is all I need
She is love, and she is all I need
She is love, and she is all I need

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