1. |
I Dare You
03:22
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you’ve got a gun to my head
why won’t you call it like it is
a safe bet, a safe bet
i know you’re scared to let love in
why won’t you talk about it
lay low, stay home
i’ll spill like my own blood does
i borrow when i’m meant to be around
between the cowardice & the failure to accomplish
i can’t help but to put myself down
maybe there’s no use in saving
but i’m calling it so play your hand
taking shelter in imaginary homes
sick of doing this on my own
lately i’ve been tired of this waiting
so i’m calling it to take this chance
so dare me, i dare you, i dare you
you think the telling the truth is easy
saying sorry is believe it or not
if love is a war then, i’m winning it all
give it my best shot
if you are misery and i am the consequence
i’ve always been a second thought
you think the telling the truth is easy
saying sorry is believe it or not
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2. |
Play Pretend
02:34
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you forget i wasn’t built for this
you see my eyes? do you feel the regret?
but can you close yours for a second?
can you pretend that we’re in love?
can you feel the war under my skin?
& that i’m ready to give up?
but don’t you wanna fall asleep
and kiss me goodnight
(say goodbye to everything you wanted)
it’s a war that we’ve already lost
there’s no use to this fight
(i’m the house & you’re the ghost that haunts it)
cause your body’s the bullet
but i was the gun
no i can’t pull this trigger
no i’m never the one
so now i’m losing out on sleep
please turn out the lights
for the first time, can we finish what we started?
cut to the teeth,
to the chase
can you try to put
yourself in my place
between the malice in your veins
& your hold i can’t shake
i’m just damage control
when your heart breaks
but no one will love you
like me
have me living in my head
with a feeling i can’t trace
your disappointment needs work
but i’ll never say
i know
you’ll never love me
you forget i tried to call it quits
you see my eyes in midst of consequence
but can you close yours for a second?
can you pretend we’re in love?
can you feel the war under my skin
& that i’m ready to give up?
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3. |
Heaven Said So
03:43
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i say sorry too much, you’re not sorry enough
i know i’m losing touch, but who are you to judge
now there’s an empty space where only you fit
in a better world it worked out, but this one isn’t it
for almost the past year & a half
we’ve been tragedy of unknown number of acts
& when you wanted me to come back
i never thought you’d be the one to ask
but i would spill my blood for you
like that would ever change the truth
i’m a ghost with a past that haunts me
and a future that will cease to exist
but i don’t know what else to do
punching walls for answers, i’m out of clues
heaven’s tired of my false guarantee
cause all i do is cut lies into my wrist
i hurt too much of the time, you say that you’re doing fine
we fall in love with our lies, so no one will see us cry
now there’s an empty space where only you fit
in a better world it worked out, but this one isn’t it
for almost the past year & a half
we’ve been fatalities hidden in shaky hands
& when you tried too hard to understand
remember i’m a lost cause just leave it at that
but i would spill my blood for you
like that would ever change the truth
i’m a ghost with a past that haunts me
and a future that will cease to exist
but i don’t know what else to do
punching walls for answers, i’m out of clues
heaven’s tired of my false guarantee
cause all i do is cut lies into my wrist
my violence is disguised with patience
your curiosity is disguised as care
you’ll just play pretend in each conversation
cause when i ask you to change, you’d never dare
i’m sick & tired of always being the one
to clean after your mess
i’m sick & tired of who you’ve become
i don’t feel your regret, so speak less, so speak less
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4. |
Come Home
02:35
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do you know what i’d do to come back home right now
do you even know i’m missing when i’m not around
you don’t have to touch me to hurt me, you only need to speak
you don’t have to pull any teeth, just make a scene
with your hands around my throat
and my foolishness to second guess
this wasn’t all a joke
i swallow regret and stomach the process
forget my name, forget my face
leave the flowers for my grave
i roll for luck to keep me safe
kiss my knuckles & live by the blade
oh no
the secret’s out, can’t trust you now
we’re falling out, you gonna take me down
strike me, strike me anywhere
pick me apart, leave my bones bare
strike me, strike me anywhere
you want a boy who bleeds but i don’t care
fading memories & permanent mistakes
you can have the last word but i’ll be the one to say
i can read your mind, right or not
you’ve got my attention but that’s all you’ve got
that’s all you’ve got
all you’ve got
with your hands around my throat
and my foolishness to second guess
this wasn’t all a joke
i swallow regret and stomach the process
forget my name, forget my face
leave the flowers for my grave
i roll for luck to keep me safe
kiss my knuckles & live by the blade
oh no
the secret’s out, can’t trust you now
we’re falling out, you gonna take me down
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5. |
Trading Miserable
02:42
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so if this is what it means to be happy
then i’ll leave & trade for miserable
I think I’m better off by myself
no need to be followed by my troubles
red splattered with ink on your shoes
calling on angels to bring me back to you
breaking my own heart all over again
i see you in my dreams but it’s not enough then
if you hold onto these parts of me
maybe it won’t hurt as much as it does
you’re the only one who can watch me bleed
after all this is an exercise of trust
you’ve got your lipstick covered cigarette
with me brushed up against your breath
you’ve fallen in love with this apocalypse
we disintegrate in this final kiss
we flicker & fade, we whisper & wait
we react with shame, all in the name of love
i was never meant to be the one to save you
but i promise to never hide you from the truth
if you hold onto these parts of me
maybe it won’t hurt as much as it does
you’re the only one who can watch me bleed
after all this is an exercise of trust
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6. |
Brand New Wounds
03:17
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you know she’s the girl of his dreams
but i’m the boy he kills in his sleep
is this how it’s gotta be?
so sick of everything
call me quick for closure then i’m gone
you don’t miss me anymore you’ve moved on
tell me you’re in love
but love is a liar
tell me the gig is up
because aren’t you tired?
stare at you like an open wound
can’t look at you like i used to
you know this razor on my tongue
confusing silence with the taste of blood
i think i’ve had enough
tired of waking up
with my name from your skin up till bone
you think love can replace a broken home
tell me you’re in love
but love is a liar
tell me the gig is up
because aren’t you tired?
stare at you like an open wound
can’t look at you like i used to
woke up to the feeling that you loved me
then i remembered it was just a bad dream
i am just the sorry one
i am just the one you had to put down
to keep yourself out of harm you’re praying
to the sun
to make sure i stop coming around
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