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So tired but keeping awake
Your mind's already starting to race
Endless questions for the furrow in your brow
Burrowing further & further in the ground
2001, 41st & Baltimore
West Philadelphia, you were just a girl
Barstow, The Switch, Apple of Discord
New York's Pilot To Gunner - they never showed
"Those summer nights we never left behind"
You ask what the struggle is for
Is there ever anything more
If you were already saved & just didn't know
What if the answer is yes instead of no
"You're still so quiet, you're still so tired"
Secret words & hearts are locked away
In the back of a Christmas photo frame
Every time we kiss I start to shake
Forgiveness I thought I'd never rate
"Have you ever said the last goodbye"
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A second sight for all that hurts you
An unwelcome premonition for those who would deny & desert you
What are you hoping that you'll find when you're staying up till fountain time
Is it unicorns or just a little thrill to get you by
Your eyes are big & sad & doleful but there's a spark inside that's hopeful
Do you really think you see the future
A laugh that whips you all around like a 13th st wind
Are you losing all your sense of direction
Every accidental decision, every costly miscalculation
Has brought you to this very moment
Moments where you hesitate
Chances that you never take
It feels like you're a witness to someone else's heartbreak
But it's been so long since I've been loved & there is no one else like you
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Miracle On 13th St
03:33
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13th Street lights up like your eyes
Little miracles suspended in the sky
A frozen heart impossible to climb
Where there's always hope there's always time
I'm never really sure if I'm ever getting through
When you shine like christmas lights under the moon
Is there an answer for what you do
Love is just an extra set of keys
Always there in event of emergency
Like a pair of gloves you leave lying in the street
I know, I know, I know that you don't really need me
You don't even know as night fades from your view
Your laugh's a silver bell that's clear & true
Is there an answer for what you do
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Everybody Wins But You
02:10
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Topknots & beards are all right for some
You say that you could never be that dumb
Celebrate all you've overcome
Sour grapes for all that you can't outrun
When the light hits your hair just so
There's a certain kind of way you glow
Baby you don't even know
The hate that penetrates your soul
If you think possession is the only way to find the truth
It's never gonna see you through
Everybody wins but you
Someone always takes the chance that's yours
When you think you've given all that you can give
They'll find a way to steal a little more
When the sun hits your face just so
There's a certain kind of way you glow
Baby you don't even know
The weight you carry in your soul
If you think possession is the only way to find the truth
It's never gonna see you through
In the big reveal of your fatal flaw
Even your tears are fake
Empty sobs & a hollow heart
In the lies you live & the love you make
When the sun hits your face just so
There's a certain kind of way you glow
Baby you don't even know
The weight you carry in your soul
If you think that desire & possession are the only ways to the truth
It's never gonna see you through
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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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