OPEN AND SHUT [Em / 85 bpm / Midtempo]

V1
I’ve been counting, yeah
All the days
Since I saw you, mmm
Leaning out your window

Saw you looking, yeah
In my direction
Did you see me
Did you see me

BR1
I feel there’s a reason
Behind your smile
Somethin’ you’re tryin’a say
You got me wondering
What could be
Now I think – I wanna find out

CH
I want it – what you got
I want it – just like that
I know I
I’m gonna have my way

Don’t ask me why or what
The case is open and shut
I got it – got it

V2
I saw you put a
Record on
But I can’t hear it
Cuz you’re too far away

I didn’t notice
How time flew by
Can you see me
Can you hear me

BR2
If I knew for sure
You know I exist
I wouldn’t turn my eyes away

Maybe I’d let you
Buy me a drink
Maybe I’d let you come and play

CH
I want it – what you got
I want it – just like that
I know I
I’m gonna have my way

Don’t ask me why or what
The case is open and shut
I got it – got it

M8
Things can move so rapidly
I’ll show you the way
If you dont know what to do
Don’t just stand there
Like a fool
oh no – oh no

CH
I want it – what you got
I want it – just like that
I know I
I’m gonna have my way

Don’t ask me why or what
The case is open and shut
I got it – got it

THE MESSAGE [F / 70 bpm / Midempo]

V1
Everybody’s gone for the summer
Including you – what a bummer

And I’m stuck here all alone
Not knowing what to do
I feel like someone else
But I don’t know who

BR1
I tried to read
I tried to sleep
I even tried talking to my mom
But she won’t talk to me

I wish I could be there
Somewhere – anywhere

CH
I wrote a message that will never be sent
So when you get it will you know what I meant
Don’t want you to forget me
OCD is gonna get me
If something happens to me, though
You shouldn’t be the last to know

POST
I wonder whatcha doing now
Wish I was there witcha – somehow
Should I forget you
Should I let it go
Like I never met you
Leave good enough alone

V2
Confusing the words I’m writing
Some kinda nice – some are biting

Do I have to be the one
Texting to you first
I invested so much time
I should be reimbursed

BR2
I tried to use
A ouija board
But I fell asleep
Cos I got really bored

I wish you could be here
Whisper in my ear

CH
I wrote a message that will never be sent
So when you get it will you know what I meant
Don’t want you to forget me
OCD is gonna get me
If something happens to me, though
You shouldn’t be the last to know

POST
I wonder whatcha doing now
Wish I was there witcha – somehow
Should I forget you
Should I let it go
Like I never met you
Leave good enough alone

M8
No more waiting – contemplating
No more crying – no more dying – no more lying

Gotta move on – something new
Move on – I wish you knew
Move on – I’ll get through

I dunno what the future holds
But this I gotta do

CH
I wrote a message that will never be sent
So when you get it will you know what I meant
Don’t want you to forget me
OCD is gonna get me
If something happens to me, though
You shouldn’t be the last to know

POST
I wonder whatcha doing now
Wish I was there witcha – somehow
Should I forget you
Should I let it go
Like I never met you
Leave good enough alone

BURNIN UP [Am / 110 bpm / Midtempo]

V
Lipstick – Eye shadow
(and) A bit of Blush – My make-up’s on
High heels – Mini-skirt
Lace top – To turn them on

BR
Steppin’ out – Got my girls
By my side – hot to trot
Everybody’s eyes poppin’
Thinkin’ that they got a shot

CH
We burnin up burnin up burnin up the floor
We burnin up burnin up always give you more
We burnin up – them chills
We burnin up – them thrills
We burnin up – burnin up bring the house down

V2
Bad boy – Caught my eye
Got the attitude – Maybe I’ll smile
Gives me the look – but plays it cool
I ain’t fallin’ for no fool

BR2
He got his boys – by his side
Plays with the keys – to his ride
Thinks he’s got a shot
I’m not sayin he does not

CH
We burnin up burnin up burnin up the floor
We burnin up burnin up always give you more
We burnin up – them chills
We burnin up – them thrills
We burnin up – burnin up bring the house down

M8
Bust it up – tear it up – blow it up
Bust it up – make it up on the spot
Bust it up – We got it goin on – I said
I’ll see you on the floor
So you gotta give me more

CH
We burnin up burnin up burnin up the floor
We burnin up burnin up always give you more
We burnin up – them chills
We burnin up – them thrills
We burnin up – burnin up bring the house down

SETTLE [D# / 70 bpm / Slow]

V1
Maybe next time
You gon’ wake up with me on the other side
And maybe you could try
To live with me – eyes open wide

V2
Maybe next time
You gon’ tell me things that I wanna to hear
And make sense of everything
That still to me aren’t clear

BR1
I know what I’m searching for
I know what I like
Not lying to myself no more
Are you and I alike?

So maybe we should try
And find out
Exactly what we’re all about

PRE1
Am I the one you’ve been lookin’ for
Number one in your dreams
Better than anyone you knew before
Whatever that means

CH
I’m not gonna settle (no) for anything less (more) (lies)
Than the ideal in my mind – only the best (…)
Cuz baby what (babe) I’m looking for is so hard (hard) to find
I’m only gonna settle for one of a kind (one of a kind)

No – more – lies
No – more – one of a kind

V3
I know that you want me still but
Things have gone a bit too far
I wish that it could last forever
But at least we got some memories to put in a jar

V4
And I know that it’s time
To be movin’ on and startin’ on something new
So I gotta say goodbye
Though it’s hard for me to do

BR2
I know that it isn’t easy
Searching in the dark
It can be really very hard
To re-ignite the spark

So is there any reason why
We should try again
And re-experience all the pain

PRE2
I’m not the one you’ve been lookin’ for
Number one in your dreams
Better than anyone you knew before
Whatever that means

CH
I’m not gonna settle for anything less
Than the ideal in my mind – only the best
Cuz baby what I’m looking for is so hard to find
I’m only gonna settle for one of a kind

ROCK BOTTOM [Dm / 70 bpm / Slow]

V1
I tried to understand
But I hit rock bottom
Each time you open your mouth
I hit rock bottom

V2
I’m there for you
But are you there for me
Rock bottom
Cos last time that I needed you
You weren’t there
I hit rock bottom

BR1
I tried to see your point of view
But your words don’t match up
With what you do

I did everything you wanted me to
But it didn’t work out – for me
I thought you knew

CH
You better make your mind up – and try
You better change it up before I say goodbye
I’m trippin’ over things you said – cos you lied
I know you said you’d like to
But it’s like being tied to…

You better make your mind up…
You better change it up…
I’m trippin’ over things you said…
I think we’re breakin’ up

V3
Your words don’t mean a thing
Cos I hit rock bottom
If only you knew how it feels
You’d hit rock bottom

V4
I tried so hard
To make you finally see
Rock bottom
I thought I made it plain to see
You’re losing me
I hit rock bottom

BR2
I tried to make you understand
I wanted it to stop
But didn’t want it to end

I gave you every chance to be
Whatever you wanted
You got from me

CH
You better make your mind up – and try
You better change it up before I say goodbye
I’m trippin’ over things you said – cos you lied
I know you said you’d like to
But it’s like being tied to…

You better make your mind up…
You better change it up…
I’m trippin’ over things you said…
I think we’re breakin’ up

M4
Alone again – again – again
Alone again – I’m right here
All alone again

CH
You better make your mind up – and try
You better change it up before I say goodbye
I’m trippin’ over things you said – cos you lied
I know you said you’d like to
But it’s like being tied to…

You better make your mind up…
You better change it up…
I’m trippin’ over things you said…
I think we’re breakin’ up

FEEL GOOD [D#m / 112 bpm / Uptempo]

V
Sitting in my room wondering
What’s this life that I’m entering
Who’ma gonna trust to be making it
Am I the only one to do the coloring

BR1

I feel like – I’m the only one to care
Not even sure if you’re aware
Take my confusion as an advance
Are you gonna leave – or take a chance

CH1

Amma make you feel good
Better than anyone could
Amma keep you by my side
Cos with you I do not have to hide

Feel good
Better than anyone could
You won’t even have to try
Come on over, don’t be shy

V

Told you ’bout the stain inside
Yea all night from left to right
Go down and up till I… zone out
Fill up all my air with doubt

BR2

Keep me close to you always
Never let me go baby
You know my moods better than I do
That’s why I’m only waiting for you

CH1

Amma make you feel good
Better than anyone could
Amma keep you by my side
Cos with you I don’t have to hide

Feel good
Better than anyone could
You won’t even have to try
Come on over, don’t be shy

CH2

Feel good
Better than you ever known
I’ll show you what I got
Amma get you in the zone

Feel good
Better than anyone could
Amma gonna set you free
Don’t think about it – follow me

M8

Wondering
Entering
Making it
Am I the one to do the coloring

CH1

Amma make you feel good
Better than anyone could
Amma keep you by my side
Cos with you I don’t have to hide

Feel good
Better than anyone could
You won’t even have to try
Come on over, don’t be shy

CH2

Feel good
Better than you ever known
I’ll show you what I got
Amma get you in the zone

Feel good
Better than anyone could
Amma gonna set you free
Don’t think about it – follow me

POWER [Bbm / 98 bpm / Midtempo]

V1
I got you under my thumb
It’s obvious
You don’t know where I’m coming from
It’s obvious

V2
It’s in the way that you
Let me get away with my game
It’s in the way that you look at me
I got control – cuz that’s my aim

BR1
I can pretend that you’re the man
Cuz you made the first move
But if you want us to be a thing
Keep your distance then I might approve

You can pretend that you’re in charge
Cuz you act so smooth
But if you want us to be a thing
There’s a thing or two you could improve

CH
I got power over you
Cuz you do the things I say
I got power over you
And I’ll always get my way
I got power over you
Cuz that’s the game I play
I got power over you
That’s the price you pay

V3
I can see you want me bad
It’s obvious
Cuz I’m the best you ever had
It’s obvious

V4
If I let you take it you will
Want it again and again and again
I ain’t gonna fake it
You know you’re lucky so (just) don’t complain

BR2
And I don’t even really know
… Exactly what I want
You gotta have more confidence
… Even if you don’t

If you do too much – it’s not enough
Wrap your head around that!
Don’t be too soft – don’t be too tough
It’s complicated but it’s where I’m at

CH
I got power over you
Cuz you do the things I say
I got power over you
And I’ll always get my way
I got power over you
Cuz that’s the game I play
I got power over you
That’s the price you pay

TOO SCARED [Am / 65 bpm / Slow]

V1
I’m slow to open my eyes
But then again I’m always slow
Each time I think I know the answer
I realize I’ll never know

BR1
I overthink
I dramatize
I stress too much
Idealize

Turn the page
Waste of time
I just can’t – get you out – of my mind

CH
It’s hard for me to open up
Cuz I’m afraid of what you’ll say
Maybe I’ll just keep it for another day

Cuz you will never understand
Cos I just fear you’ll laugh at me (away)
I’m just too scared I’ll be broken up again

V2
I’m slow to learn from my mistakes
They have a way of feeling right
But I hope that now I got what it takes
To overcome all of my fright

BR2
I’m gonna find
The way I lost
No matter what
Will be the cost

I’ll turn the page
Waste no time
Though I just can’t – get you out – of my mind

CH
It’s hard for me to open up
Cuz I’m afraid of what you’ll say
Maybe I’ll just keep it for another day

Cuz you will never understand
Cos I just fear you’ll laugh at me (away)
I’m just too scared I’ll be broken up again

M8
Maybe there will come a day
When I will understand
But now I don’t know what to do
This isn’t something that I planned

Maybe I will find a way
To break through the wall around my mind
Stop the voice inside of my head
It keeps me in the cage that I designed

CH
It’s hard for me to open up
Cuz I’m afraid of what you’ll say
Maybe I’ll just keep it for another day

Cuz you will never understand
Cos I just fear you’ll laugh at me (away)
I’m just too scared I’ll be broken up again

TOXIC [C / 115 bpm / Midtempo]

IN
Ladies and gentlemen
Captain speaking NoOne.exe
welcome to my ERRline
wooo

V1
This is it
This is the moment
I’ve been waiting for for sho

Don’t you fret
Don’t you dare forget
What I’m gonna say today (to y’all)

V2
I’m talkin’ to ya ugly face
it’s kinda outta place
Sign – of the times ahead
bring me down – like lead
We…ighin’ me down
All the way to the gro…und
That’s right

V3
You gotta stop being toxic
Don’t try to switch topics
Just be honest
With me and with yourself
Out here proving my point
Both sides of the same coin
Don’t act as if you’re a light switch
Cuz you’re as thick as a brick
Tryna fool me with (your) simpleton tricks
But this ain’t my first rodeo

Be glad I haven’t dropped your name on the radio
One minute actin’ like you my homie
And then actin’ like you don’t know me
I’m tempted to start a war like Tony
Gotta learn that you do not own me

I’m not tryna be mean I just spit facts
So you can just relax
I see through your joke
I’m the fire you’re just the smoke

CH
Makin’ me feel – so
Like a yo – yo
Makin’ my head ex – plode
Take the high – road
Killin’ my flow – oh
I can take no – mo’
You gotta stop your toxic
Twisted logic hurts my stomach bro – mi – go

POST
If you are my friend
I think that
You would see what your toxicity
Is doin’ to me
But you’re blind it seems

V5
Pause – wait – now I’m back – unpause

Everybody ready to drop your jaws
Cuz
Pass the mic I’m like Mike Tyson
With my words I’ll
Punch your lights out

Make me feel a little bit nervous
Pretty worthless
The world feels merciless

Acting like you’re nice on the surface
Talkin’ like your words got a purpose
But I’ll burn you up in my verbal furnace
So shut up – do yourself a service

Idiot – tryina act so cool
Usin’ me like a tool
I’m here to play your dumbass like a fool
You’re the typa guy be actin’ like he from the hood while goin’ to a private school

You thinkin’ everybody gonna take your bull
But I got news for you
I’m not the only one who sees through you

You, looking like a bully fully committed
To makin my life a literal misery
I don’t get it man
Maybe you should take a step back

V6
The point of what im saying
is that im really not staying (Nope)
I really hate this game
That you’re addicted to playing (Bro)

I get that you got flaws
but that ain’t a cause
To continue
To pull me down
You to high up on your unicorn
You gotta walk on the normal ground

V7
Y’know what, screw it
You ain’t worth it
I know I ain’t perfect
But you leading me down into a mud pit

You’ll learn from all this – your mistakes
Hopefully not when your bones start to ache
I’m clearly sick of all the comments you make
So for now I’ll drop the mic cuz there’s nothin’ left to say
damn man – where the hell are you today

SO HARD [Am / 60 bpm / Slow]

V1
All my thoughts are consumed by… one thing
And that is you
I try so hard to find something…
Beter to do

BR1
I’m being left behind now
Bury me – underground
I been trying so hard
To get hold of your heart

PRE1
It’s not like I’m asking for too much
I know that I’m begging but can’t you see
It’s been so long since I felt
You enjoyed my company

CH
So hard
It’s so hard communicating
So hard
To get you to stay
So hard
It’s so hard communicating
So hard
You’re alienating … me

V2
When i’m shaking and quaking right there on my knees
You sittin’ there pointing your finger at me
I feel like I’m locking – my feelings are stacking
Gimme the closure you know that I’m lacking

And I just want you to be mine
I know I’m controlling – and I know I’m jealous
you know I’m one of a kind
i’m not like the others
I’m out of my mind

BR2
Stop talking
Keep walking
Should I just leave
Or should I stick around
You said to stay
You said it’s fine
But why – whenever I try to communicate
You’re like… shhh

PRE2
I know you’re laughing now
I can hear it in – my – sleep
I’m trying not to pout
Why are you so – damn mean

CH
So hard
It’s so hard communicating
So hard
To get you to stay
So hard
It’s so hard communicating
So hard
You’re alienating … me

NEW EYES [Cm / 115 bpm / Midtempo]

V1
Runnin away – I’m pacing round this room
And I’m running away from myself
I need you to give me a hand
And tell me what it is that I need
Running away from myself

BR1
Runnin away and I can’t seem to stay in one place
And I’m stuck at my own damn pace
I need to find something that rhymes
With the answer I can never seem to find

CH
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to touch your heart
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to see
The other side Of this tunnel
I want to hide
Because (it’s true) I need new eyes

V2
I’m lying awake – I can’t seem to get outta this
State of all the shades of blue that you painted
All over my room – can’t escape
And I’m blocking out the sounds that remind me of you

BR2
I’m lying awake – thinking how can I reach you
You shut up the door and I can’t find the keys
I need to cry but I am too busy
Finding a way to get my heart to stop racing

CH
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to touch your heart
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to see
The other side Of this tunnel
I want to hide
Because (it’s true) I need new eyes

M8
Give me an answer
To my questions
Just something that I can ponder
I wonder, wonder how much longer
Will it take for me to move on

CH
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to touch your heart
Im trying hard
But I cant seem to see
The other side Of this tunnel
I want to hide
Because (it’s true) I need new eyes

LEAVE [Bb / 120 bpm / Midtempo]

V
It’s always gonna be the same
Always gonna stay the same
Never gonna change
Never gonna be ok

V
You left me but you want back in
The flags you raised ain’t come down yet
You messed me up so bad
How can I let you in again

BR
I gave you more than you deserved
And now you’re coming back for more
You say you can’t move on
Cuz I’m stuck in your brain
What’s going on –
Think I’ll fill your void
But I’ll get sucked in and get destroyed

CH
Ah ah ah I
Can’t seem to find (ah ah)
Something that will make you leave
Ah ah ah I
Don’t want to cry (ah ah)
Don’t want more tears on my sleeve

POST
Though I
Do miss your pretty eyes
I realize you never failed
To hurt me before
I can’t trust you anymore

V2
You had your chance but now it’s gone
Never gonna be the same
Don’t you say my name
It’ll burn your tongue like a flame

V2
You think that you can get me back
Go from red right into black
Your apologies don’t mean jack
But I’ve moved on and that’s a fact

BR2
I gave you more than you could take
Your phoney love burns at the stake
I know you won’t move on
But the magic is gone –
Nothing’s going on

You’re desperate and – im annoyed
You were a child – I had you spoiled

CH
Ah ah ah I
Can’t seem to find (ah ah)
Something that will make you leave me alone

Ah ah ah I
Don’t want to cry (ah ah)
Don’t want more tears on my sleeve anymore

POST
Though I
Do miss your pretty eyes
I realize you never failed
To hurt me before
I can’t trust you anymore

END
No more no more no more…
Time for me to close the door
No more no more no more…
Not giving you a chance to leave me anymore

AIR (Cm / 70 bpm / Slow)

Creating nothing out of something,
That´s what it feels like when I write,
A white page then, sprinkled with words from a pen.

It´s all these emotions…
Fear,
Sadness,
Happiness,
Love,
And Loss,
Rolled up into one.

It´s like a burning flame,
Contaminating the air I breathe,
The air I need to live off of.

Yet, once I put the last word,
The last letter,
That is written on my page,
Is when the flame is soothed by water,
Relieving it,
Calming it,
As they say…
“You fight fire with water, not fire with fire.”

Only sometimes,
Do I wish I could touch,
This air,
This air I value so much,
Yet, it keeps me alive,
Whether or not,
I can touch it,
Or see it.

And if I could see,
This air,
That I breathe,
That means it will sicken me,
Because it is overwhelming me,
Pushing me over the edge,
Like dust blinds you in a sandstorm.
It is the way it is for a reason,
I do not intend to change it.

Air is air,
Until you breathe,
For me,
Words are just words,
Until I create

SUMPIN [G / 78 bpm / Midtempo]

V
I woke up and the sheep were counting me
Been living in my mind too long – rent free
I confessed it all – by denying it all
If ignorance is really bliss, just think how happy I should be

V
I told you all my secrets, boy
And so you took my liberty
Now I no longer know
If I’m comin’ – if I’m goin’ – or is somethin’ wrong with me

CH
Sumpin’s in the air tonight
And I no longer really know
If it’s wrong or if it’s right
Should I stay or should I go

Sumpin’s in the air tonight
I wish I could I wish I might
Sumpin’s tells me that I’m right
Is it gonna be sumpin – tonight

Tonight… tonight

Is it gonna be sumpin’… sumpin’

V
Maybe I am dreamin’ – maybe I’m – hypnotized
Maybe somethin’ deep needs to be – verbalized
But the way you look at me makes me realize
Got too many crazy thoughts I need to organize

V
If you know nothing – you never doubt a thing
But my mind is full of doubts – I question everything
Do I trust my lying eyes or do I analyze?
What if my confusing thoughts cut me down to size

M8
And I now no longer really know
Should I stay or should I go
I wish I could I wish I might
Is it gonna be something tonight…

MOVIN ON [Am / 90 bpm / Midempo]

V1
I guess we all drank too much
And then things got out of hand
You misread what was going on
And then you put your head in the sand

V2
And then you started spreading rumors
Tellin’ all kinds of vicious lies
Did all you could – to take me down
But amma cut you down to size

BR1
It didn’t take much for you
To turn on me
Now you blocking everybody
I see it plainly in 3D

And I still – don’t – understand
Why you’re – maligning me
And why the tunes you’re singin’
Are so out of key

CH
But you can say what you want
Because I’m movin’ on
I know my truth – from your lies
There’s no improving on

So you can say what you want
Cos I don’t really care
Pack up your bags – go far stay long
Stop breathing up – Stop breathing up my air

V3
My mom she warned me about you
A long long time ago
She saw right through you – there and then
No – depth to you – you’re all show

V4
You’re a walking contradiction
You make promises – that you don’t keep
Don’t think you can walk all over me
You know – water’s still though it runs deep

BR2
It didn’t take much for you
To turn on me
Your true color’s grey – or is it black
Just go away and don’t come back

Now I’m confused – falsely accused
You’re still badmouthing me
And still the tunes you’re singin’
Are so out of key

M8
And if – I lose my way
On the road I’m travelling on
If there’s – a price to pay
By then – I’ll be long gone…
I’ll be on my way

HIT ME UP [C / 120 bpm / Uptempo]

V
Let me tell you ’bout my love
Maybe it’s just the way I am
And I don’t know whether you agree
I’m lookin’ for a sign you understand

BR
I still want you to be
Somewhere near to me
Didn’t know what to do

I fit you like a glove
It’s the meaning of
What I feel for you

PRE
Cos you make me feel that I can do anything
When you’re around – cos I don’t really care
If I’m wasting all my time
Nothing else matters when you are not there

CH
So hit me up
And let’s get down
Just like they do it in the movies
So my feet don’t touch the ground

So hit me up
And let’s get down
You never know what to expect when I’m around

V2
I’m thinking of a master plan
Some kinda way to make you see
There’s more to me than meets the eye
I got a trick or two that I can do and that’s the key

BR2
I’ll put it all on the line
A game of my design
There’s no better way

You can spin the wheel
That’s the only deal
Chips falling where they may

PRE
Cos you make me feel that I can do anything
When you’re around – cos I don’t really care
If I’m wasting all my time
Nothing else matters when you are not there

CH
So hit me up
And let’s get down
So hit me up – and hit me up – oh hit me up

So hit me up
And let’s get down
You never know what to expect when I’m around

YOU BELIEVE (temporary title) [D / 90 bpm / Slow]

most days I feel kind of empty
like I’m never really myself
suddenly I get that hollow feeling
and I can’t focus on anything else

you’re always going out with people
and I shouldn’t be jealous but I am
’cause I feel like I have no one
don’t even have you in the end

don’t think it’s fair on you
either way, don’t know what to do

I feel so lucky
but do you really even know me?
I feel like you’re trying
but I just keep on lying

most of my thoughts have turned negative
feels like I’m fighting in a war
might as well gut me inside out
what is all of it for?

can I tell you ugly things about me?
would you see me differently?
I think about telling you so often
always end up crying myself to sleep

I feel so lucky
but do you really even know me?
I feel like you’re trying
but I just keep on lying

why do you want me?
I’m not good for anything
but please don’t leave
I love you, you see

was I made to be tragic?
should I be sad all the time?
can’t even cry while I’m watching movies
’cause I’m always supposed to be fine

you’re really lucky
you don’t have to know me
and I’m really sorry
that you believe
in me
I’m really sorry
that you believe
in me

BIG CROWDS [D / +/-100 bpm / Slow]

In a crowded room but nobody’s there
A train ticket booked for anywhere
A fresh start might seem like a nice change
But I know it’ll be the same

Talking to people that I can’t hear
But with you it’s easier, my dear
At the end of the day, all is said and done
I hear one voice and yours is the one

I sit all alone
But the table is filled with faces
Ooh
Sometimes I only try for you
Ooh
I don’t know if you want me to

Sometimes it even feels like you’re gone
‘Cause I get scared that you’ll just move on
I’m not sure if what we have is real
If it isn’t, I’m not sure how I’d deal

So I sit all alone
But the table is filled with faces
Ooh
Sometimes I only try for you
Ooh
I don’t know if you want me to
Ooh
You know the stars shine for you
Ooh
At least in my sky, they do

Am I all alone?
Do I have nowhere else to go?
Do I have a home or does everything mean nothing?
X4
does everything mean nothing?
Ooh
Sometimes I only try for you
Ooh
I don’t know if you want me to
Ooh
You know the stars shine for you
Ooh
At least in my sky, they do

YOU BELIEVE (temporary title) [D / 90 bpm / Slow]

most days I feel kind of empty
like I’m never really myself
suddenly I get that hollow feeling
and I can’t focus on anything else

you’re always going out with people
and I shouldn’t be jealous but I am
’cause I feel like I have no one
don’t even have you in the end

don’t think it’s fair on you
either way, don’t know what to do

I feel so lucky
but do you really even know me?
I feel like you’re trying
but I just keep on lying

most of my thoughts have turned negative
feels like I’m fighting in a war
might as well gut me inside out
what is all of it for?

can I tell you ugly things about me?
would you see me differently?
I think about telling you so often
always end up crying myself to sleep

I feel so lucky
but do you really even know me?
I feel like you’re trying
but I just keep on lying

why do you want me?
I’m not good for anything
but please don’t leave
I love you, you see

was I made to be tragic?
should I be sad all the time?
can’t even cry while I’m watching movies
’cause I’m always supposed to be fine

you’re really lucky
you don’t have to know me
and I’m really sorry
that you believe
in me
I’m really sorry
that you believe
in me

I’M NOT ALONE [E minor / 90 bpm / Midempo]

V
Why do I feel like someone’s playing with me
It’s like – God – wants to know if I have control

At the bottom of the bottle
There’s the last drop staring into my soul
Who’s gonna care what leave behind
When I’m good ‘n gone

BR1
I know my gun is on the ready
Lock and stock and smokin’ barrel
Got my freedom to protect from those
Who would wanna put it in peril

CH
You know I am ready – holdin’ on steady
And I know I’m not alone
If they poison the well – I’ll send them to hell
Because I know I’m not alone
I’ll fight like no other – neighbor and brother
Cos I know I’m not alone
They can try and curse me – can’t coerce me
Cos I know I’m not alone

V
I wanna feel like I can speak my mind
Say what I mean, whenever I want – it’s a free country
When they’re taking my right
They’re testing my might – they’ll get a fight
Nobody’s gonna shed a tear for them
When they’re good n’ gone

BR2
They’re burnin’ places to the ground
Their common sense just can’t be found
They’re takin’ the knee – we’re comin’ around
Cos we’re not goin’ where they are bound

BR1
I know my gun is on the ready
Lock and stock and smokin’ barrel
Got my freedom to protect from those
Who would wanna put it in peril

CH
You know I am ready – holdin’ on steady
Cos I know I’m not alone
If they poison the well – I’ll send them to hell
Cos I know I’m not alone
I’ll fight like no other – neighbor and brother
Cos I know I’m not alone
They can try and curse me – can’t coerce me
Cos I know I’m not alone

POST/M8
Am not gonna mince my words
Safe spaces weren’t built for me
Am not gonna run or compromise
Cos that’s my creed and philosophy

I’m not gonna wait for them
To come and take what’s mine away
Lookin’ over your shoulder
Ain’t the American way

CH
You know I am ready – holdin’ on steady
Cos I know I’m not alone
If they poison the well – I’ll send them to hell
Cos I know I’m not alone
I’ll fight like no other – neighbor and brother
Cos I know I’m not alone
They can try and curse me – can’t coerce me
Cos I know I’m not alone

AND I RAN [G / 129 bpm / Midtempo]

V1
Time – Is it, as they say, all on my side
Does it mean it’s always there for me – as I glide
Will it help me conquer and divide
Will it be my guide – my mind untied – from pride

V2
And I (I)
As the image that you carved into stone
Remembering every time you went down
To my skin and bone
My words getting out in a stammer
Rhyme with every strike of your hammer

CH
And I ran – far away as I could run – from you
Remind me never to look back at – what I lost from view
Trying to remember who I was – when I thought I knew
Help me figure out – where I’m running to

V3
Look me up when I get to the other side
Tell me where you’ve been and tell me that you never lied
I’ll tell you of my love that you denied
I’ll no longer be running away and trying to hide

V4
Cos I (I)
Now I finally see – the picture that I had of you
All the colors faded like the promises that were not true
So why am still choked up like this
Is it cos of all the things that I miss

CH
And I ran – far away as I could run – from you
Remind me never to look back at – what I lost from view
Trying to remember who I was – when I thought I knew
Help me figure out – where I’m running to

M8
I’m not running
I’m not hiding
I’m just floating like a leaf
On the wave that I’m riding

It’s the way you showed me
It’s the way it must be
It’s the way to be free
Feel free to disagree

CH
And I ran – far away as I could run – from you
Remind me never to look back at – what I lost from view
Trying to remember who I was – when I thought I knew
Help me figure out – where I’m running to

Feel Good is a song about wandering in your own thoughts and wanting to show someone that you have interest in making them feel good with a high and energetic vibe.

In “New Eyes” the singer is emotionally unstable, because of a prior romantic fiasco ,and wants the object of her affection to hear her and thus help her find peace. In the end she realizes that she needs “new eyes” to better see the way out of her situation and find light.

“Leave” is about a former love who left her no closure and betrayed her trust but now wants her back. So now she’s basically trying to get rid of him as she wants to heal – if only half-heartedly – because she still feels for him, but she no longer trusts him.

So Hard” is written from the perspective of a young girl who’s utterly obsessed with someone who doesn’t seem to notice her or care enough to give her the time of day. She begs for a hint or a sign as to what she should do to keep him in her life as there is a clear lack of reassurance and communication.

This song is a reaction to some extremely troubling political developments around the world, especially in the States. It’s written from what I imagine would be an American perspective.

This song deals with feelings resulting from a broken relationship and how you want to put some distance between yourself and what happened then.