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Start Breathing In
02:35
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Some hardened hearts
They can’t be saved
Don’t waste your life
Livin’ in pain
You are no martyr
You’re just afraid
All your years slip by
And you slide on into your grave
Start breathing in
Or your soul’s gonna suffocate
Start breathing in
This whole damn world
Has gone insane
We gauge our worth
On what we’ve gained
You didn’t get farther
You gave away
A whole lotta freedom
‘Cause the money
Turned you into a slave
Start breathing in
Or your soul’s gonna suffocate
Start breathing in
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2. |
I Can't Say
02:40
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Someone once told me
Love's like dominoes
If one piece gets knocked down
The rest is bound to go
But if you ask me
I'd disagree
'Cause if you let it all fall down
That don't sound like love to me
Whoa ho, I don't know
What's on your mind, what's in your soul
Hey hey, I can't say
That I'd wanna know that anyway
Autumn morning
House covered in snow
Don't pull those curtains back
My eyes can't take the glow
You are my darling
You're what I need
If you hadn't come around
I don't wanna know where I'd be
Whoa ho, I don't know
What's on your mind, what's in your soul
Hey hey, I can't say
That I'd wanna know that anyway
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3. |
I Thought I Knew
02:03
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I’m gonna take this road
Down to New Orleans
Gonna change my life
Gonna find my dreams
Well, I got to Dubuque
And I fell right on down
To my knees
Life’s much harder
Than it is in your mind
When your thoughts are all rosy
And everything’s fine
Reality, it gets you every time
I thought I knew
Thought I could tell
Turns out I just know how
To make a fool of myself
Am I in place?
Am I in hell?
Well, I’ll take my time
And I’ll do it right
But I’ll waste away
Stuck in feelin’ fine
I’ll never get the chance
Then I’ll die
I won’t let my fears imprison me
I won’t let my nervous heart
Be my demise
I’m gonna be what I wanna be
And you can be whatever you’d like
I’m gonna be who I wanna be
And you can be whoever you’d like
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4. |
Streetlight
03:44
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It seems I'm yours
And it seems you're mine
Don't need to worry no more
Don't need to waste any more time
The streetlight was shinin' down
It lit you up as you turned around
I knew I was in love
In dreams I saw
A mountain bracing for a fall
No need to bury your flaws
'Cause I don't want none
If I can't have it all
The streetlight was shinin' down
It lit you up as you turned around
I knew I was in love
The streetlight was shinin' down
It lit you up as you turned around
That's when I fell in love
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5. |
Inner Child
03:02
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I used to love it all
I used to wait
But my mind was drawn into
That stable place
Where I found happiness
In the dullest shades of gray
Where I just cannot stay
All my dreams they fell
I stuffed my inner child
Into a holding cell
He released himself
Now everybody thinks I’m slippin’ away
I’m on the interstate
But I don’t see no lines
I’m losing all my sense
Of space and time
Are all these images
And passages a sign
That I should change my mind?
All my dreams they fell
I stuffed my inner child
Into a holding cell
He released himself
Now everybody thinks I’m slippin’ away
All my dreams they fell
I stuffed my inner child
Into a holding cell
He released himself
Now everybody thinks I’m slippin’ away
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6. |
Open
02:24
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Open
Your eyes
And maybe you’ll see
You were waiting for me
Hopeless
A thousand lives
You can lead
But I’m the one that you need
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7. |
The Beginning
02:12
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8. |
The Call
04:06
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Hold it up inside
I can hide it if I try
Why does it always seem
Like my life is on the line?
Everyone seems brighter
But I'm just getting dull
Tie this noose up tighter
Til I fall
All my yesterdays
Are filled up with your name
I didn't know what I needed
Even when it came
Everyone seems brighter
And I just stay the same
Pull me from the fire
And the pain
I'll let it out this time
Let 'em see what's in my mind
Remember that it can be beautiful
I am me and I love mine
Everyone seems brighter
And I'm brightest of all
I'm running from those gallows
To the call
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Trust that feeling
Don’t reason it away
I need a little bit of fear
To keep my mind engaged
These lakes are stagnant
I need rivers
I need seas
I need a place to take it all apart
And put it back together
How I want it to be
Don’t let it float on past
We’re alive for just a minute
Then it’s back to the ash
Your soul’s on fire
Your righteous path
It might be well-intentioned
But it’s making a mess
You keep bringing everybody down
You keep bringing everybody down
You keep bringing everybody down
Stop bringing everybody down
If I’m gonna keep my head
I gotta do the things
That make me wanna
Hide in my bed
My comfort zone
Will leave me dead
I might be well and breathing
But there’s nothing ahead
You told me I should take my time
Don’t be so bold
You’ve lost your mind
You’ll crash and burn
Well, that’s just fine
I won’t fall back to that hopeless life
You keep bringing everybody down
You keep bringing everybody down
You keep bringing everybody down
Stop bringing everybody down
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10. |
This Life
03:18
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This life is perfect
Then it's hell
How I'll feel tomorrow
I can't tell
Sometimes I'm worthless
Sometimes I'm king
Sometimes I wail
Sometimes I sing
I won't lose my mind
I'm all together and life's just fine
I'm leaving those thoughts behind
So I don't slip away
And then this life gets hard
And my brain it falls apart
Sends me back to the start
Where bumps looked like barricades
You are my person
My dearest friend
You feed my soul
You hold my head
Let's make this worth it
Let's get our fill
Let's keep in pace
Let's not sit still
No, I won't lose my mind
My carousel brain spins and clicks in time
If I could get my thoughts in line
I might have something to say
And when this life gets hard
I won't let it fall apart
I won't be so faint of heart
I'll find some joy in the pain
This life is perfect
Then it's hell
How I'll feel tomorrow
I can't tell
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Dan Friese Eugene, Oregon
Dan Friese is an Oregon songwriter who makes folky, bluesy, psychedelic music packed with thoughtful lyrics and creative guitarwork.
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