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Miles (Overture)
03:35
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Instrumental.
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Brace For Impact
03:46
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There lies serenity
Ten thousand meters below
There's nothing here but urgency
Can you feel the loss of hope?
Brace Brace Brace
This plane is going down
Brace Brace Brace
No one can save us now
Welcome to survival mode
May we all find shelter soon
Beneath the piercing of anxiety
Above the loss of livelihood
Brace Brace Brace
This ship is going down
Brace Brace Brace
No one can save us now
I wish that I could say more
For better or for worse
I'm numb to this world
But I'm not numb enough
We're bored and we're tired
And we're lonesome til it hurts
I'm ignorant
But I'm not dumb enough
Here stands recovery
It's the beginning, not the end
Still in pain but the worst is over
Developing resilience
Brace Brace Brace
The doors are all locked now
Brace Brace Brace
But you'll find a new way out
Brace Brace Brace
This ship is going down
Brace Brace Brace
New love can save you now
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You left so soon you forgot your memory
I tried to lose my mind but I can't
I put your last breath away
To save for a lonely day
Even though I'm lonely here and now
My whole life in a shot glass
I can't comprehend the changes
I don't call it sober
I call it wishing it was over
I can't help but know
We could have been giants
We could have taken over the world
I tend to break my heart on purpose
I guess it's better than feeling numb
But I still hate falling apart
Me and my aformentioned broken heart
Even though I'm lonely here and now
My whole life in the bluegrass
And I'm keeping my distance
Even still I'm stuck down here forever
I can't help but know
We could have been giants
We could have taken over the world
We could have been a force to be reckoned with
If I were your man and you were my girl
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On the day you had your blood drawn
You saw the needle and nearly passed out
But you held yourself together
Almost made that bastard proud
But he turned his back to you
His condescension was engaged
So I took you in and led you
Straight into the days of rage
You couldn't have known
You couldn't have known
these were the last seconds of childhood
You couldn't have known
You couldn't have known
We wouldn't become what we said we would
You broke another promise
All of our friends broke our hearts
We stepped outside together
We were next in line for the dark
Years later came the violence
Years later came the test
The last needle you were scared of
And the final prayer you kept
You couldn't have known
You couldn't have known
these were the last seconds of childhood
You couldn't have known
You couldn't have known
We wouldn't become what we said we would
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Frog Pond
02:33
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Long it's been since days of rage
Long it's been since times we shared
I've got an idea
I hope it's not a stretch
It's time to put fifteen years to the test
Let's go down to frog pond
Find solace in the weeds
Listen to the soundtrack of nature
Find exactly what you need
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Winter Won't Fall
04:45
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Seasons don't make sense
It used to be colder here
But it's so warm these days
And all the folks round here
Claim the snow won't fall
And blame the end of days
But I feel something different
Like I've been here before
The endless summer came
We were both singing along
We were singing different songs
But singing just the same
I hate the weather here
I wish I was some place else
Where the ground is frozen
Eating junk food in your trailer
Watching the weather on TV
While you were dozing
I miss those lazy afternoons
And Saturday morning cartoons
Sometimes I even miss the rain
I miss us both singing along
We were singing different songs
But singing just the same
So strike a balance in between
The fanatics and the critics
Just like you used to do
We were such good little prisoners
When we were caught between
The praise and the abuse
Now I don't claim to know it all
But I know that winter won't fall
Because this weather is insane
And I know you'll sing that song
And if you sing it on your own
You're still singing just the same
We were both singing along
We were singing different songs
But singing just the same
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Lighter Sky
07:02
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Come along with me if you're tired of the race
We're not where we should be but I know a better place
I ain't seen it in a while but I imagine it's the same
Cause some things never change
We can't go there right now
But I promise you someday
I will take you there when there's a lighter sky
When the trees aren't bare, and our cheeks are dry
Because the world out there is no friend of mine
But come along with me when there's a lighter sky
Some folks are bolder and some people stay numb
Some say it's colder and some are basking in the sun
And some say it's all over but I say it's just begun
The dogs are playing dead
The cats spend all nine lives
But there's a place we can lay our heads
And I will take you there when there's a lighter sky
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Tell Me Where You Are
02:22
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Am I alive?
My rotting brain has repressed part of me
Have I survived?
Have you as well, inside this hopeless dream?
Tell me where you are
Before I go and get lost somewhere else
Tell me where you are
Before I go and get lost
Am I of sound mind?
And will this be my last will and testament?
Have I wasted time?
I swear I did the worst that I could do
Tell me where you are
Before I go and get lost somewhere else
Tell me where you are
Before I go and get lost somewhere
Before I go and get lost somewhere else
Before I go and get lost...
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Terminal
01:54
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I thought I had found my way out of here
I planned it all out in my mind
Only a packed suitcase away
But it was all just a waste of time
You had to say goodbye
So I hope you have an amazing life
And every night when I pray
I'll pray that you find your own paradise
And everything goes your way
It's not enough to break my own heart for you
It's not enough to do the best that I could do
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See You In Paradise
03:07
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Surrounded by a fever dream
I've got my whole life to myself
I'll see you in paradise
I'd rather be nowhere else
See You In Paradise
Whenever you arrive
See You In Paradise
I swear we'll survive
Out with the time clock
And in with the tide
I'll see you in paradise
But I'm alone inside
I drink alone with strangers
Tequila ginger ale
I'll see you in paradise
Where heaven's gone stale
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Miles
03:39
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I'm sick of the TV, so full of violence
It overloads my sensory, but it's better than silence
But a man needs something other than nonsense on a screen
Like the arms of a lover or a change of scenery
And me, I am no different, I desire something else
Someday, we will end up somewhere
Somewhere better than here
Somewhere miles away
Someday, we will end up somewhere
Somewhere better than here
Somewhere miles away
I'm tired of my phone, vibrating off the rails
It won't leave me alone, and then it never fails
To send me down a spiral of nothingness and memes
Stupidity gone viral, a hundred million streams
But me, I just don't care now and I'm desensitized
I'm tired of being tired, I'm sick of feeling sick
Stressed out and I'm wired from this worn out politic
Cause nothing here's worth changing and nothing here seems good
Good enough for saving, it lasts longer than it should
And me, I am no stranger, no stranger to the fray
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Ryan Garrett Russell Springs, Kentucky
Singer/Songwriter from Russell Springs, Kentucky. All instruments, lyrics, and compositions by Ryan Garrett unless otherwise noted.
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