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It’s hard to make a change but it’s easy to leave
It’s hard to make a choice when you don’t know what you believe
When you close your eyes & smile, when you throw your head & laugh
When you turn yourself around & you mouth the words & dance
I tried to talk myself out of this but I couldn’t fight the truth
If I only know one thing it’s that it’s perfect when I’m with you
They’re turning on the lights, I think they’re telling us to leave
Maybe you already know that it’s perfect when you’re with me
It’s hard to keep it together when hopes can fall apart
People think they can help you but they don’t know your heart
I can feel you in the dark when you’re right next to me
You say that you weren’t asleep but I can feel you breathe
I tried to talk myself out of this but I couldn’t fight the truth
If I only know one thing it’s that it’s perfect when I’m with you
They’re turning on the lights, I think they’re telling us to leave
Maybe you already know that it’s perfect when you’re with me
Don’t hide from the life you want because dreams can disappear
Somewhere in your travels I hope you find me here
I tried to talk myself out of this but I couldn’t fight the truth
If I only know one thing it’s that it’s perfect when I’m with you
They’re turning on the lights, I think they’re telling us to leave
Maybe you already know that it’s perfect when you’re with me
It’s perfect when you’re with me
It’s perfect when I’m with you
It’s perfect when you’re with me
It’s perfect when I’m with you
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Close
02:41
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Hoods up, it's getting cold
Gray skies & eyeshadow
A kiss that blinds you like the snow
What makes you happy, I'll never know
Close, I'm not even close
Drinks & bonfires to keep you warm
Fireballs & parties all night long
Is there a secret heart you never show
What's the difference now, I'll never know
Close, I'm not even close
When I held you in my arms, was it like a stranglehold
When I told you it was love, was it poison to your soul
Ha
Close, I'm not even close
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You May Have Already Won
02:21
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"What are we living for?
A tiny life & a quiet death?
But I need something more”
The last words before you left
You lie awake next to me with disappointment in your heart
With no dreams to confess
Reflections on your face
The love cry of the west
Your hair spills all around
Your knees against your chest
A sliver of mercury
Only tells you when it’s cold
It won’t tell you what’s best
The first time that I saw you
I knew it wouldn’t last
I counted down the moments
Held the ache until it passed
"Baby baby are you coming home?"
You think you know but you don’t
I’m not ever coming home
I’ll burn the bridges that you won’t
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Find Me
02:43
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Jaclyn said to me,
"What people want the most is to be understood"
I don’t disagree, but all I ever got were
Expectations that rotted out like wood
My dumb, expectant face when you opened up the door
& you led me through the dark
I made the same mistake I’ve made a hundred times or more
I give away too much of my heart
It’s the stupid thoughts I think when I can’t sleep at night
I hope you’ll prove me wrong ‘cause I’m tired of being right
It’s a lie I tell myself
Another word that breaks the spell
Would you ever open up?
Do we ever show our hearts?
Do we ever truly love?
Do we ever, ever really love?
It’s the stupid thoughts I think to get me through the night
Like all I need is just one touch to make things right
Another lie I tell myself
Another word that breaks the spell
Another big lament
Desire turns to cement
Everybody leaves
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I wish I could have stayed, wish we could have seen it through
But I finally learned my place & I know it’s not here with you
I don’t expect your little face to be waiting at the door
I’m sorry but I don’t love you in that way anymore
I threw away the map that leads me back to you
I wish your heart never strayed but I only gave you reasons to
I put you through so much that you never deserved
I guess we weren’t the people that we thought we were
That we thought we were
Needing to be right was just another big mistake
I wish I hadn’t lied but what difference does it make
I know you had to get away, I know you’ll love again
Try to remember anything good you can
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That Dream Was Our Life Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Introspective & prolific, James Cuartero AKA That Dream Was Our Life has been making music as a solo artist since 2014. Described as "a thinking man’s songwriter who stays away from the trap of being defined by a single genre", Cuartero has released fifty EPs, six compilations, & numerous singles over the past ten years. No t-shirts though. ... more
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