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Smoke + Mirrors
03:32
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I am walking down this street alone/and I see something that I’ve always wanted/but you don’t even think of me when I’m not in your way/so I go to a place where I don’t need anyone/it seems better than opening myself up/but I’ve realised that you can’t be released on your own/chorus//because there’s too much smoke and way too many mirrors/too much smoke/how can we see at all?/too much smoke/and way too many mirrors/somebody do something/please take this cup from me/somebody do something//what we want is always just out of reach/we can’t have it without something slipping/at what point will we stop trying to be satisfied?//
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Recognised
03:29
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Not a lot to say, not a lot to do/there’s no way to get through to someone like you/the way you’ve changed through and through/makes it hard to believe in you/why are you doing this to me?/why?/chorus//how can someone forget everything about who they are/and what they left behind?/how can someone change so much that they cannot be recognised?//so much to think, everything to prove/I don’t ever wanna be like you/the way you hate the things you used to wanna to do/makes it hard to believe in you/why have you done this to yourself?/why?/ch//where are you?/ where have you gone?/I can see you, but I don’t know you anymore/where are you?/ where have you gone?/you’re looking me right in the face/ but I don’t know who you are anymore//
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Afraid of the Dark
04:06
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Sidewalks move beneath my feet/it’s like I’m running as fast as I can, and getting nowhere/changing our minds/burning promises/making sure no one knows what we really want/why do we hide in the shadows when we’re afraid of the dark?//tell me/tell me what it takes/to get to a place where I can feel alive/I need something to help me to break free/from the doubts that are holding me/why do we hide in the shadows when we’re afraid of the dark?//why do we go to places we don’t know to find relief?/why do we go to places we don’t know at all when we’re afraid of the dark?//
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To Reach You
03:02
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I can see right through you/but you can’t even see me/why do I keep trying to reach you?/you are always so close/yet you are so far away/why do I keep trying to reach you?//why can’t you just see me/the same way I see you?/why do you leave me when I don’t want you to?/you’re everything I thought I wanted/everything I thought I needed/and that’s why I kept trying to reach you//and I try, and I try/but nothing ever happens/and I try, and I try/but nothing ever matters/and I try, and I try/but nothing ever happens/cause I can only ever see you and you don’t see me at all//
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This Is It
03:04
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This is it/ the moment we’ve been waiting for/no time to quit/we’ve gotta do a little more/this is it/ a moment we cannot ignore/we were made for this/we were made to do more/chorus/we’re gonna finish this/I’ve gotta get away, get away/don’t need to hear what you say/cause I can finish this/yes, I can finish this//gotta prove we didn’t come this far for nothing/gotta make my move ‘cause I am sure of one thing//
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A.M.
03:09
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I’ve been waiting for you/wonder if you’re ever gonna come around/You’ve been fading to blue/You’ll never know the truth/You’re never gonna let me in/Cause she’s already under your skin/Can’t you see/She won’t let you be/Chorus//Cause she’s been poppin’ ‘em pills and staying out ‘till the A.M./Waking up, she don’t even know where she’s been/And I’m here, sitting and waiting/Wondering if you’ve been contemplating/Poppin’ ‘em pills and staying out ‘till the A.M./Waking up, you don’t even know where you’ve been/Do you know I’m better for you than she could ever be?//You act like you can have Any piece of me that you like/But you’re tearing me apart/You’ve got to make a choice/Who do you want?/If you keep this going on/I won’t survive/ Can’t you see?/She won’t let you be//
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We Don't Need To Wait
04:00
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The world has taught us something/To sit and wait around/For someone else to come along/they might stop and take a moment/To make our lives worth something/Refrain//But we don’t need to wait/And we don’t need to be helpless,/No, we don’t need to wait/cause darling, life is what you make it//Sometimes we will get down/But we don’t have to drown/Cause we know that we get to choose/how to react, win or lose/to make our lives worth something/Bridge//I was lost, but now I’m found/I was blind, but now I see/so clearly//
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Magnetic
03:33
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All this time I’ve put up with your shaming/you don’t have to fight when no one asks you to/P.C.//And I know, yes I know That you need someone that you can blame/For some reason I still stick around/Chorus//Your temptation/it’s addictive/it’s magnetic/How can it feel right?/You’re an enemy/a fighter,/you’d turn me in so How can it feel right?//why pretend you’re interested in Anyone one but you/no one else expects you to/how could I not see what was going on?/p.c.//ch//Shamin’,/Shamin’/ all this time I’ve put up with your shamin’//
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You Can't Surprise Me
03:28
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I know just what you’re trying to do to me/And I won’t be fooled, no it won’t go unnoticed/I see what you’re doing/I know what you’re thinking/You can’t get it past me/Chorus//Don’t you even think about it/I don’t wanna hear about it/And we don’t need to speak about it/Because I know every play in the book/And you can’t surprise me//You think that you can play your little games/And no one will ever figure you out/But I see what you’re doing/I know what you’re thinking/You can’t get it past me/chorus//What are you gonna do when somebody stands up to you?/Who are you gonna be when running can’t come naturally?/How are you gonna play when everybody knows your game?/You can’t live under the radar forever//
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Get To You
03:52
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I knock on your door but you never let me in/We’re walking around the exact same circle/But stuck on the other side of the ring/P.C./If only you would stop running/If only I could stop chasing you/If only you would wait long enough to tell me what to do/Chorus//Tell me how to get to you/Tell me how to get to you/I promise I’m alright, you know you can trust me /But I just need you to tell me how to get to you///I reach out to you but you’d rather sink than swim/It’s only truly inside out when it’s also outside in/P.C.//ch/tell me how to get to you/Come and show me what to//Things can seem upside down/When you’ve only got two eyes to use/Things can seem all messed up/When you feel like there’s too much to lose/Things can seem upside down/When you’ve only got two eyes to use/But let me help you, take my hand/I’ll pull you out of this sinking sand//
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You're Not That Great
03:49
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When you’re walking you act like every piece of ground you step on owes you something/Yeah, you’re strutting as if you are the hot topic when everyone is talking/P.C./I gave you my time of day/but your ego got in the way/You’re gonna be a lonely boy if no one ever tells you//Chorus/that you’re not that great/Oh, you’re not that great/If you take a minute/look and see/No one else wants to be in your fantasy/‘Cause you’re not that great/Oh, you’re not that great//You’re delusional/You think that everyone wants to have you/or to be you/But that’s not the case at all/Everyone has got their own hopes and dreams to get to//P.C./ CH/If you take a minute/ look and see/If you take a minute/ look and see/If you take a minute/
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Chorus/Two steps forward and only one step back/.grabbing life with two hands/not taking any more slack/I know what I want/I’ve got what I need/get out of the way if you’re not coming with me/I don’t wanna talk about no plan b/I’ve come this far and I’m not ready to leave/I know what I want/I’ve got what I need/get out of the way if you’re not coming with me//don’t make any more excuses/I will not back down/they say life is a win or lose/it’s time to make a move/don’t wait for the perfect time to start/all we’ve got is here and now/they say life is a win or lose/it’s time to make a move/ch/don’t make me an ultimatum/I will not back out/they say life is a win or lose/it’s time to make a move/I’m gonna finish what I came right here to start/no, you won’t get to choose/they say life is a win or lose/it’s time to make a move//CH/Get out of the way/Get out of the way/Get out of the way if you’re not coming with me//
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