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A Million Years
05:22
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As the daylight broke and pushed through all the trees
I saw a moment last a million years with you
Lying in your bed, bathed in morning light
The shape of all your curves enhanced as they join with mine
Evolving as we spoke
Each word gasping for air
And struggling to reach the shore
To stand on its own legs
But overcome with fear
We strangled every one
Afraid of what it could become
What if it takes us
Consumes our hearts and leaves us open
Vulnerable to love we can’t control
Are there hopes still waiting to be fed
Is it stuck inside your throat
Did you swallow it instead
Does it tremble in your stomach
Does it fight for words to speak
Did you drown it with a bottle
Can it climb to its release
How far has it fell
Only time can tell
Close your eyes and sing good night
Let’s fight for the morning
Impressions from the feelings that attack when night is falling
All around
The silence screams out loud
Close your eyes and sing good bye
To days of our longing
Glances that won’t end and all our playful bouts of taunting
Did it bite you when you called it
Did you feel it in your bones
Are you sure that what you set in motion was the vehicle you want to drive you home
Are there ghosts still haunting in your head
Are there bones of what we were underneath your bed
Do they speak to you in whispers
Do they rattle in your sleep
Did you find a way to quiet it
With words that you conceived
But history will never change
Though time may pass and memories fade
We’ll convince ourselves it would never work
And question what we felt before
But in that moment everything was so clear
I would have held you for a million years
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2. |
Fluent
04:53
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First of all, I think that you should know
I never intend things to end up where they go
How could we know that we'd fail on our restraints
An obstacle of encounters you wanted to abstain
And all along I knew the cost but I couldn't stand to let it go unknown
I don't believe in destiny but I feel that there's a path that we follow
But in those eyes I could swear I see
Everything that you could want of me
But it's alright, this is just another night
And you seem to be occupied so I'll just bide my time
But if it starts to pull apart your heart
Just know I never meant to cause you any harm
And do my arms feel like question marks
At the end of a sentence you never meant to start
Now I admit this is scaring me to death
The way a single thought of you wraps knots inside my chest
Would it be best if we put it all to rest
But I don't think I could see you without wanting it all back
But in those eyes I could swear I found
Every thing that you keep pushing down
But it's alright, this is yet another night
And again I find you occupied so I'll just bide my time
But if it starts to pull apart your heart
Just know I never meant to cause you any harm
And do my arms feel like question marks
At the end of a sentence you never meant to start
But your lips became the question I want to answer every day
And if I can't find a solution I gotta find another way
Cause my music is a mirror that reflects what I hide
And I can't stop writing love songs even though I tried
And I don't know what you're seeing but they say that love is blind
And your body feels like braille when its lying next to mine
I want to read you like a Bible, I want to worship you in tongues
I want to learn you like a language and be fluent in your every single word
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3. |
Stupid In Love
04:43
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Well I don't want to be released back into the open sea
There's fish in there that are scaring me
Ones with pointy scales and big sharp teeth
I was hoping you would stay with me
We'd find a pond together and swim peacefully
But I took the bait and swallowed that hook
So don't you cut that line baby before you take another look
Cause I just wanna be stupid in love with you
It's easier to fight these bouts than to find a way to just cut'em clean out
If you work my corner then I got your back
Cause I'm as serious as a heart attack
I just wanna be stupid in love with you
Some times in our lives there might be trials and it's hard for you to chose
I want you to know that I just want you
There's nothing I would rather do than spend my days writing songs for you
If you close your eyes and grab my hand you're gonna fall
Stupid in love with me
Yeah, you wait see
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4. |
Say No
03:33
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I've been writing you songs for shows that you won't attend
I've been standing on rocky, rocky shores for a boat that ain't coming in
Time and time and time again I hold on to this hope
If you could see this love in me that you'd finally open up
Maybe one day I can find the will to say
That maybes aren't good enough
I can learn to accept that I need some self respect
And if you can't say yes then I should say no
Is it so much to ask that you call me right back
When I'm trying to figure out what I should know
Sometimes it can seem like I'm pulling teeth
But I'm not a dentist that's for sure
Now at home I write these words and it feels like it's been falling apart
Sometimes it all just drags along when you won't even start
But maybe one day I can find the will to say
That maybes won't good enough
I can learn to accept that I need some self respect
And if you can't say yes then I should say no
I should say no
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5. |
Tomorrow
06:09
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Each morning I wake up and search my thoughts for where you could hide
But I'm finding that each time you get a little harder to find
A figment in a fog that swallows what I once held so close
An antiquated home now vacant left to crumble alone
A ghost that doesn't haunt
A beggar that won't want
A gift that only takes
A heart that never breaks
I'm starting to feel like I'm better off without you
And I'm scared of the thought that one day I'd want someone new
I'm afraid that each day will be better than the one before
And I'm afraid that tomorrow I won't love you anymore
Each day that I go out I look for your face in the crowd
But if you should appear I'm not sure I should be near at all
A siren in the sea calling me back into the rocks
But what if it's an island where we can sit down and talk
But for now it's only hurt but what is a blessing without a curse, to prove just what it's worth
What is love without the pain, each sharp and jarring blade in a mention of your name
I can't say you were the one but I can say I wasn't done trying to become something more than someone
I'm starting to feel like I'm better off without you
And I'm scared of the thought that one day I'd want someone new
I'm afraid that each day will be better than the one before
And I'm afraid that tomorrow I won't love you anymore
But I can't love you anymore
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6. |
The Photographer
02:45
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For years it seems I'd only seen stock photos of any one I'd meet
Or so it would seem
Until one day I found this friend hiding there behind the camera lens
More beautiful than any scenery
In the dark rooms over nights
She left exposures on my mind
Till all the negatives found light
She removed her frame from my side
But I still hold these memories like photographs that no one else can see
Just her and me
A gallery of imagery, past and present and what will never be
Those are just for me
I still hope we haven't seen
The last development between
The photographer that's still taking pictures in my dreams
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7. |
When It Ends
03:59
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Any bad day can wash away the soil from the top
And make it hard to grow the potential that unfolds from underneath
Any rain drop can strike you unprepared for the flood
No shelter left in sight it seems that all the right is going wrong
Those dark clouds may hover overhead and leave you soaking wet
But I got a plan, no I can't push away the storm but I can try to keep us warm
So if it starts to rain on your parade I'll build an ark
And sail it in a search for a bright new land where I can give you all I can
The earth may flood but I'll be with you when it ends
Any bad day can drain all of the sun from your sky
And leave you in a world where you don't know where to turn for the light
Any blind eye can leave you with a fear of the unknown
Any action seems too strong when you don't know what's beyond your own reach
Those black days can sneak up unannounced and try to stomp you out
But I got a plan, no I can't be your guiding light but I can find you in the night
So if it starts to leave you in the dark I'll lead the way and stumble through it all
If you take my hand then I can give you all I can
The sun may go out but I'll be with you when it ends
No I can't save the world but I can put my arms around you when it ends
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Rival Sharpe Austin, Texas
Rival Sharpe is a singer songwriter from Austin, TX specializing in creating bittersweet love songs that feel both familiar and original at the same time.
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