[Verse] I think of you… somewhere out here, and I start to smile Me and you… someday, maybe; I’ll wait here for now I don’t mind... time is still whenever I can dream And awake… it brings us together every second, and the second that I see you, I will breathe for once, and once and for all, and for all of the time I lived my life without you I’m so glad to be: [Hook] Beside you Beside you Beside you Beside… [Bridge] Dreamin’, dreamin’ [Hook]

[Verse 1] Drift away I don’t wanna watch It’s him, not me Guess I thought I’d find a way If I didn’t knock, I’d find the key Now I know it’s far too late That plan wasn’t smart Thought I could see Oh well: I’ll be fine in a little bit [Verse 2] Felt a way More than a day It’s you, not me Guess you thought you’d find me there But I’m over here where I thought you'd be Now you know Can’t fool me long This isn’t your way Just go be free I hope: You’ll be fine in a little bit [Verse 3] It’s spring again Heard you left him I have to see (Okay! Okay!) I love you still I’m hoping still that we can meet If not: I’ll be fine in a little bit

[Verse] I can’t find it Think it was lost on you You say don’t talk on you Since when do you listen? I couldn’t see it Had both my eyes on you Wasted my life on you Hoping, praying, wishing All for nothing I called your bluff, and you proved to me that we were never friends All for nothing I called your bluff, and you proved to me that we were never friends [Hook] Woman met man, man met woman And God saw to it that it was mad uncomfortable Woman met man, man met woman And God saw to it that it was mad uncomfortable

[Verse] Find what you want They don't give you time, they just give you up Go where you must They don't give you maps, they just give you laughs and a few shrugs Know what you feel They don't give you love, they just tell you wrong from right to hide the only fact there is, and that is none of those are real [Hook] Let it die now Let it die now Let it die now So you can get to living [Bridge] Find what you want Go where you must Know what you feel Know what you feel Go where you must Find what you want [Hook]

[Verse 1] 13 years since I saw you No sense in trying to make up the time Just know I’ve been frozen in that moment Trying to make up my mind Make no mistake, I don’t see a chance I don’t wanna interrupt what you’ve made But it’s so wild how I’ve wished for this moment And now that you’re in front of me, I can say... [Verse 2] I remember that way you’d charm me Air quotes and sing-alongs Your divinity disarming Always there if anything was wrong Things have changed so very much We’ve grown farther than we were ever close Now I stand here with a hurt in my soul Because you’re in front of me again, and I know: [Hook] Oh, I can live without you Oh, I’ll live without you

[Verse] Hit me right up in my chest Gave me what I can’t forget Really something how you do it Do it like nothing else Touched me, and I got the feeling I was so unprepared Shocked me like snow in summer Rocked me like a boat: [Bridge] I’m underneath the ocean Yeah, you got me open Fixed me like a potion I thank you with devotion [Hook] Alive You got me feeling so alive Alive

[Verse] Watch out Somebody’s sneaking up behind you They’re right behind you Hey I’ll keep you here so they can’t find you I won’t let them find you [Bridge] They’re moving awfully clandestine They wanna take you down; I won’t let them I know you’re much braver than me But you should never have to be this brave They’re moving dreadfully silent I hope this doesn’t get violent I know you don’t see what I see But it should never have to be this way [Hook] Stay away from us (Secret society) You can’t take our trust (Secret society) Enough is enough (Secret society) I’ll protect you from: Secret society

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[Verse 1] I hope God isn’t our creation ‘Cause Lord knows we can’t be trusted I’m broke down underneath two blankets Bloated brain behind two sunken eyes I need a one demise; got a broken compass in my chest Felt something die in my soul And an evil something in my flesh So: [Hook] I drop to my knees and pray ‘Cause I don’t know why I gotta breathe today And I been known every human being is Sway; we ain’t got the answers Temptation I must suffer Afraid of death by my own hand I tasted silence in the air as it just swept through all the land [Verse 2] I can will wet dreams, upset teens, and find the best memes when I wanna play along But I can’t not feel the absurd in it all, and I think it shows when I make a song Please pop your poom to my gloom Offset the doom in my tunes I know I’m moving profane Show me how to make a better impression, Monet I’ve… painted this city blue I’m… naked and pitiful They… just want to dance on I… don’t have a leg to stand on So: [Hook]