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I used to think love would set me free
But you're a pair of handcuffs with no key
You're last year's eclipse seen through a telescope
If I stare too long will I go blind with hope
I used to hope my heart could be your home
But I wake up in a birdcage made of bone
You're the alchemist that turns the air to gold
I'm the masochist that always asks for more
Dreams get so wild
Turn down the lights
Draw the blinds & close the doors
You are a light
That casts shadows so wide
But shadows never keep you warm
You'll be the song of the summer
Eyes that dance like a flame
Lift me up like no other
I don't know how to be safe
Confessions that sound like a promise
You make me less of a fake
I'd rather be blind than be honest
Can you roll my burden away
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BYT
03:34
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Bright young things & city trash
Winter birthdays leave me cold
A heart that's stuffed with straw
Some burdens should not be told
Inside jokes disarm my fear
How much do I get wrong
Are you a funhouse mirror
That sets my dreams to song
Say the first thing in your head
You have to meet fate
To see how it ends
If I'm honest with myself
I want someone to take the wheel
I don't have to risk anything
If I put you out of reach
Have I known all the love that I'll know
Was any of it true
I never wanted to run out
Of memories of you
Say the first thing that's in your head
You have to meet fate
To see how it ends
If I leave now we could stay friends
The universe breathes out
And we'll meet again
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The prison of an open mind
Traps us in the prison of a life
Believing lies as truth & truth as lies
Believe them all
Left the summer with a broken neck
Found a better way to hurt myself
Let my hopes pile up as high as debt
And watch them fall
All the sadness that I put you through
Why do I do the stupid things I do
The future's broken but it's something new
Untried & true
The last five years in a revolving door
Moving forward but I'm never sure
Can I ask you for a little more
To get me through
I left New York with a warmth in my heart
I wish that I could keep it
I can almost see you in the dark
I left New York with a dream in my heart
I wish that I could keep it
I can almost feel you in the dark
Sometimes I can't deny it
When you smile, when you smile
Sometimes I try to hide it
But when you smile I feel a little more alive
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Dark Matter
02:50
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Can't sleep I'm watching the clock
Second hand screams in my heart
Death dreams & colliding stars
You're wings of feathers & wax
In summer heat & heart attacks
How do you keep from falling apart
Light years between you & me
Your dark eyes a lost galaxy
Wish you were here but it's over now
It's not always the depth
Of disappointment it's the frequency that gets to you
& blinds the grace we've been allowed
How do we forgive ourselves
How do we begin again
It's only safe when it's unheard
Let's follow gravity's curve
And head for the end of the world
Trade what we love for pretty words
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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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