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It's Mine
02:40
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Verse 1
You say "Hey. Hello? Hi, are you there?”
I’m unavailable but you don't seem to care
No right to my right of way
Avoiding you but you’re everywhere
Verse 2
I can feel your expectations
I can see that you're perched
I imagine you're just fine
but right now you're the worst
Chorus 1
Intimacy is not immediacy
I'm protecting my space and time
It's all that's mine
Verse 3
“You don't have to be a dick about it”
Well, apparently I do
I’m not gonna hand you reading glasses
if you can't read the room
(oh won’t you get a clue)
Verse 4
I'm sure I'll see you with a group of friends
We'll say hello like we've never met
Just another Saturday
You'll tell them all about me when I walk away
Chorus 2
Intimacy is not immediacy
My attention’s in overtime
It's all that's mine
Bridge
Tell me what you're into
Are you up or you down?
What's going on this weekend?
Are you visiting town?
Do you have more pictures?
I can guess your sign
Ignoring all your invites
Cuz I don't have the time
Send another question mark
I missed the first
I can see inside of you
Looks like it hurts
I know we're all just searching for a reason to leave
It's a casual encounter, it's not therapy
Chorus 3
Intimacy is not immediacy
Oh the silence is so sublime
It’s all that's mine
It’s all that’s mine
Hey, it’s all that’s mine!
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2. |
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Verse 1
He guards the fortress with
The sharpest of ears
He’s used them for years
Don’t even ask about
The glory days of rock & roll
The years took their toll
He swears they’re gone, but
I swear they’re still here, then he says
Chorus 1
“Have you even heard of The Beatles?”
I think I heard ‘em in a pharmacy
Let’s ride in yellow submarines now
Do you even know what that means?
Have you heard?
Have you heard?
Verse 2
I keep my guilty head low
As I approach the gate
He’ll decide my fate
I hope that he won’t notice
All the women and their gazes
Under scratched jewel cases
(he’s just pieces of you)
The fingerprints of others
Who won this battle before
But he says
Chorus 2
“Have you even heard of the Beatles?”
I think I heard them on a late night drive
Blackbirds and Something about Diamonds
How does he know it’s gonna be alright?
Have you heard?
Have you heard?
Instrumental
Na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Bridge
Now somebody’s trash
Is all of my treasure
I’m flipping through stacks of gold
I’m on the right track
The music’s my measure
No matter what I’m told
It’s always
Chorus 3
“Have you even heard of The Beatles?”
No, but I love Sheryl Crow
Won’t bring you down If it makes you happy
(it can’t be that bad)
You sing at me like I should know
Yes, I’ve heard of The Beatles.
They’re from across the universe
I might confuse them with The Eagles
But I don’t know which one is worse
Have you heard?
Have you heard?
I think I’ve heard…
Have you heard?
Outro
Na na na na
Na na na na na na na
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3. |
Eruption
03:27
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Verse 1
I could lay my book right here
and never read a word
But then how would I keep you near?
You would run
Verse 2
I could lay my head right here
and dare my mind to stay
Or I could burn it all down and breakaway
Verse 3
I put a spell on you but it's
wearing off
oh your love's beyond what I can do
I'm not enough
Verse 4
So I erupted
and you erupted
Feels like it’s deja vu
But I'm a weapon
There’s so much damage to undo
Bridge
Undo, yeah
I still
Yeah I still
believe in magic
Yeah I still
No I still
believe in magic
Outro
A flash of danger and I melt for you
I care so much but I act subdued
The house is falling and I’m underneath
I care so much I can barely breathe
But I still
Yeah I still
Believe in magic
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4. |
Understanding
02:46
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Verse 1
You look so different without the dirt on your face
You thank me all quietly
It’s the 4th of July
It sounds like war in the sky and we’re
breaking up before sunrise
Chorus 1
How’d they do this a hundred years ago?
Did they just burn the whole house down?
Asked a question, assumed I would know
Spent the evening trying to figure it out
Behind your eyes of fury
A little understanding
Verse 2
A change in the weather
but you’re still cold
I’m sweltering with jealousy uncontrolled
I can tell how at ease you are talking with him
Chorus 2
How’d they do this a hundred years ago?
Did they just burn the whole house down?
Asked a question, by now I should know
Spent two years trying to figure it out
Who knows what we’re doing?
I need your understanding
I need your understanding
Bridge
In my fight for freedom
You are the casualty
And this rooftop’s your grave
Like a sick museum
Behind glass reminders
All the moments we gave away
Outro
You look so different without the dirt on your face
It all dies quietly
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5. |
Freak Accident
02:32
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Verse 1
I thought I was gonna die
I couldn't believe that this was it
You're doing everything right
Then your body fails you again
The look of horror on my friend's face
The look of fear I had on mine
I guess it's kind of funny
Well I guess that's kind of a lie
Chorus 1
I saw myself from above
I couldn't speak
Would I say another word again?
Verse 2
I'm in and out of blackout
And now I'm sweating through my clothes
And everybody’s panicked
Can't believe this is how I go
It's my violent reminder
That nothing's guaranteed
You could be the freak accident
They flip past on their TVs
Chorus 2
So cheers to my life
I crawl back from grace
At least most of the time
It was not a waste
Bridge
Whoa oh Whoa oh
Whoa oh Whoa oh
Whoa oh Whoa oh
Whoa oh Whoa oh
Chorus 3
There's all my friends
looking down on me
Making them listen to my favorite songs
I couldn't speak
but listen to that line
it's one of my favorites of all time
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Jake Giles Chicago, Illinois
Away Message - my debut EP. OUT NOW!
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making music in my favorite city. thank you for stopping by my little corner of Bandcamp! I'm grateful for anybody who takes the time to listen to my songs.
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