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(v1)
I’m playing through the scenes
of High Fidelity
I’m already making her a mixtape in my head
I wonder what I should put on there
the order of the songs, the title
and everything that could go wrong
when I give it to her
will she think of me
listening to Clairo, The Front Bottoms and Dayglow
and I’m writing down
my greatest hits for you
making a list at work of the things I wanna do with you
(v2)
and it felt so sweet
watching Star Wars Episode VI
as we both fell asleep and then you had to leave
you look so cool
in your oversized t-shirts, in your Doc Martens shoes
and I’m in love with your tattoos
every time you look at me
the moment lasts forever
every breath a small infinity
but all of my ideas
are buried in my cellphone
So I watch American Beauty on my own
(Outro)
I wanna write your name all over my notebook
and the white rubber part of my shoes
want to write it all over my desk at school
like I used to do
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Sometimes (acoustic)
04:33
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(v1)
I will never forget
when you woke me up one morning
to show me the sunrise out the window
while we were still in bed
I wish that I could go
back in time
before our love was in decline
back to when everything was fine
sometimes I wonder if you’re as sick of me
as I’m of you
still wearing some of my clothes
in your Instagram posts
I wonder if you still drink from the same cup
that you used to
when I was still with you
and would make coffee every morning
(chorus)
I wish it ended in a different way
in a different time and place
so I’ll listen to that Mom Jeans LP
trying to forget you and me
(v2)
I wonder if you’ll remember me
like Scott and Ramona
like Danny and Sandy
like I’ll remember you
because of the scar your cat gave me
over my first tattoo
while we were naked in bed
me on top of you
I wonder if I could see through walls
I could see you fake it
like if you could see my thoughts
you’d see our faces
you’re always Hot N Cold
like that Katy Perry Song
it’s hard for me to understand
I never know when to move on
(Bridge)
but I will always remember your lips and your nose
and the way you style your clothes
(v3)
I wonder if I’ll ever have a nice life
with a beach house in Hawaii
and a girl by my side
or if I’ll just stay here
and slowly get old
with all my dreams and aspirations
nothing more than a centerfold
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living life in the backseat of my car
busy watching the outside world
moving boxes
like a poet moves his words
I got a job
driving around
only my left arm is sunburnt now
home a little older
so fashionably late
I will come back around
like your flower dress, your empty words and cigarettes
are you ready for combat?
Nearly apart
but still together in the passenger seat,
moving on
Got a picture of every boy I’ve dated on my dresser-drawer
none of them would ever stay here
but I’ll keep smiling at the bedroom door
you don’t want to delete my name from your contacts
and I can’t forget your hair falling down
the back of your long dress
endless conversations on the phone
and how you made me feel at home
instead of blaming someone else
give yourself time to mend
like Juno and Paulie Bleeker
it will work out in the end
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(originally written and performed by The Mountain Goats / John Darnielle - I do not own this song)
(v1)
This is a song with the same four chords
I use most of the time
When I've got something on my mind
And i don't want to squander the moment
Trying to come up with a better way
To say what I want to say
(chorus)
People were mean to you
But I always thought you were cool
Clicking down the concrete hallways
In your spiked heels
Back in high school
(v2)
It's good to be young, but let's not kid ourselves
It's better to pass on through those years
And come out the other side
With our hearts still beating
Having stared down demons
Come back breathing
(bridge)
You deserved better than you got
Someone's got to say it sometime 'cause it's true
People should have told you you were awesome
Instead of taking advantage of you
(v3)
I hope you love your life now
Like I love mine
I hope the painful memories only flex their power over you
A little of the time
We held on to hope of better days coming
And when we did, we were right
I hope the people who did you wrong
Have trouble sleeping at night
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