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The Caretaker
03:21
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I open my eyes and it's the summer and I see my mother's smile
I'm in her arms wrapped in a blanket that seems to stretch for miles
While she whispers things to me, maybe some old nursery rhyme
That her mother sang to her with words that change over time
From that day on she made it feel like it was the first day of my life
A newborn baby, always learning, just wanting to be by her side
Then one day there was a change, she wilted away before my eyes
Like the sun setting in the sky, an inescapable goodbye
It's a feeling that never dies
She tried to give what she never had, something like a mom and dad
With all of the shit that's in this world, my life hasn't been half bad
It's no reason to be so mad
Now I'm the only one around
I guess I'm the caretaker of these grounds
I'm not much but at least I care
Just lay in my arms and I'll stroke your hair
The tables have turned, I know this much
You once were the one who had me in your clutch
I'll whisper the words you passed onto me
Except I'll tell them a little differently
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Sister Krista
03:03
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Saw you talking to Sister Krista
What does she want this time
She just needs a little conversation
To wash down the taste of wine
It's that time of the year again and
The needles hanging on the tree
There's one in her arm, too now
But she doesn't seem to wanna see
What others want her to be
She'll always lie, so why should I try
We're barely related, anyway
But I'll be waiting, dearest Krista
For the day you finally want to find
The things you valued in your life
The ones you up and left behind
Before you lost control of time
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Mama's Boy
02:37
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There's a sickness in this family that's tearing us apart
What should we do about it, talking would be a good start
Or stare at the stars
It's taken my mother's mother and her father before her
Now I'm scared it'll take me before they find a cure
Makes me so insecure
The future doesn't look too bright but we push through the day
I don't know what to do anymore, don't know what to say
It's gonna be okay
So just give her a break, she doesn't mean to annoy
The little time we have together we should try to enjoy
I'm such a mama's boy
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Jobs
02:45
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All your friends they have their jobs
They talk about the jobs they have
Is it strange to be at home
Locked away in your room alone
They talk about the jobs they had
The fun, the easy and the bad
Can't contribute to anything
Is this the best life has to bring
There goes your life, there it is just speeding past
It's moving fast
While you wonder who you are and what you're going to be
It's not easy
The money comes and the money goes
What we're working for, no one knows
Losing track of the things you own
While you take out another loan
When they're the ones without their jobs
They'll wonder why it feels so wrong
It's never too late to be anything
It's better to fail then to think of what could've been
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When I Die
03:59
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I'm not scared, just a little petrified
I won't sleep tonight
Turn up the heat, turn out the lights
I will be alright, I won't fight
I won't sleep when I die
I will learn to fly when I die
If it'll be quick I'll happily oblige
Day will turn to night
I'll fly high, higher than a kite
I'll be out of sight, a free flight
I won't sleep when I die
I will learn to fly when I die
Send me up, up through the clouds
Or underneath into the ground
To be nothing, nothing at all
Sounds like the greatest state of all
One you won't be able to recall
Like an endless, beautiful fall
The sun is out and so am I
I'm not afraid to die
Faster than falling asleep
Counting a million sheep
Don't make a peep
I won't sleep when I die
I will learn to fly when I die
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In Good Spirits
03:01
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She died on Christmas Eve
And you arrived on New Years Day
It's quite unfortunate
But you're in good spirits anyway
Mommy don't die
Daddy don't cry
So when she goes you better not die with her, too
Cause you've still got work here to do
We did the best we could
With the little that we had
Our lives haven't been the worst
They've just been a little sad
Now she's in your head
In whatever you say or do
And her voice is on repeat
Saying "don't look so blue"
Mommy don't die
Cause I need you alive
Cause if you go I wouldn't know what to do
But one day I'll come floating back to you
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