eleanor.

fine, i understand; okay with me if that’s the plan
you can take the stereo, the TV, and the video
the bed, the sheets and pillows before you go
but for now, unlock the door; what are we doin' all this for?
let me make you dinner one last time
then you'll go your way and i'll go mine

and i won't call you baby anymore
won't call you baby like i did before
won't call you baby anymore, eleanor

you left your smell, you left your taste
you left me here with my mistakes
and i can't relate to what you say i've done
but just for you, i'll bite my tongue

eleanor, i miss you; eleanor, be well
eleanor, i wish you'd release me from your spell.

low millions.

smile.

smile, though your heart is aching; smile, even though it's breaking
when there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
if you smile through your pain and sorry
smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see the sun come shining for you

light up your face with gladness; hide every trace of sadness
although a tear may be ever so near
that's the time you must keep on trying; smile, what's the use of crying?
you'll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile.


cast of glee.

book of endings.

ice is forming around her broken heart
4 this morning, she wrote him one last time
journal entry #42409: 'he just needs, well, he needs a bit more time'
i know you take your time as you whittle me that card
but i want you to know i just put in new alarms

like soldiers marching, one by one they vie for attention, a blessing in disguise
friends forever, cause i've seen you fifteen times
and i deserve you, every second of your time
i know 'hello, how are you' don't seem like much to you
but i wrote this song and i owe it all to you

i don't wanna be a book of endings
take a little time, i'm just pretending
every single one of you haunt me, every night
i don't wanna be the scars i'm bearing
i'm just a little shy of not quite caring
every single one of you haunt me, every night

and i'll only make you cry, cause i'm just that kind of guy
never know the reasons why.


adam pascal.

hollow notes.

we took the test and we came out clean
and you got drunk and i got mean
then i gave up, and you did too
but we do what we have to do

oh caroline, you blew a fuse
i make amends; you make them too
and i realize what a life to choose

i live alone, what could i do
the money went and you did too
and i realize what a life to choose

i still feel safe, and i know that you'd say
i can't commit to anything; i'm way too settled down
i can't let go of anything that doesn't stick around

and i will pray and i will sing
to be a part of anything
then i'll give up, and you will too
but we do what we have to do.


novi split.

nothing lasts forever.

it is so easy to see dysfunction between you and me
we must free up these tired souls before the sadness kills us both
i've tried and tried to let you know i love you, but i'm letting go
it may not last, but i don't know, i just don't know

if you don't know, then you can't care
and you show up, but you're not there
but i'm waiting, and you want to
still afraid that i will desert you

a bed that's warm with memories can heal us temporarily
but misbehaving only makes the ditch between us so damn deep
i built a wall around my heart, never let it fall apart
but strangely i wish secretly it would fall down while i'm asleep

but we have not hit the ground, doesn't mean we're not still falling
i want so bad to pick you up, but you're still too reluctant to accept my help
what a shame; i hope you find somewhere to place the blame
but until then, the fact remains

every day, with every worthless word we get more far away
the distance between us makes it so hard to stay
nothing lasts forever, but be honest babe
it hurts but it might be the only way.


maroon 5.

i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart.

i'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
and i'm a little too late, by three or four years
and it may not make much sense now that we are apart
but i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart

you see, i never thought enough of myself to realize
that losing me could mean something, like the tears in your eyes
i want to tell you i'm sorry; and it's too late to start
but i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart

and it's christmas eve, years down the line
sitting here wishing i'd treated you better when you were mine
and i have no way of knowing where you are
but i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart

i didn't mean to hurt you; i didn't know what i was doing
but i know what i have done.


eels.

traffic.

this is the third time this week that i find myself wandering down your street
and i can't seem to give it up
and i've even stopped making these excuses for why you're stuck here in my thoughts
when it's been long enough

and i try to keep myself moving, but i'm not going anywhere

i guess i should be happy now
everything is back to how it was before you came around
i'm already changing
and i've even tried to find a new distraction
but still you surround, as if it's not hard enough

a part of me thinks that i'm going crazy
the world's spinning, my vision is hazy
and none of this makes any sense
i never meant for this to end
i can do what i have to do
if i could only get around you

i wait in the same spot, brain like a parking lot
you're the traffic in my head, you're the reason that i'm wrecked
i pray for it to stop like rain on the sidewalk
the traffic in my head, you're the traffic in my head
there's just too much to forget.



marie digby.

stay.

walking out the door this morning
wondering what it is that’s going on with you
thinking of a way to say i’m sorry
for something that i’m not sure i do
so come on baby, let me in and show me what this really is

hoping for a moment that i turn around and you’ll be coming after me
all that i can say is that it’s obvious, it’s obvious you’re all i see
so come on baby, let me in and show me what this really is about
cause i can't read you
come on baby, let me in and show me what this really is

cause something must have made you say that
what did i do to make you say that to me?
something must have made you so mad
what can i do to make you say come back to me?

and i’ll be here in the morning if you say “stay,” if you say “stay” to me.


safetysuit.

the fear in love.

i keep trying to figure this out
fragile moments keep this head full of doubts
the silence burns inside

redefining my life away from you
a deserted island in the empty atlantic blue
a resolution is distant and out of reach
what’s the use in colour if i can’t see?

i wanna tell you everything
you need to find a way to let me in
i wanna take what’s in your head and make it right again

please just listen: i’m sorry for the things i never said
wait- i’m not finished, all the times i made you go away
this fear in love has turned me the wrong way.


don't look down.

girlfriend.

you wear your hair like it's your best accessory 
and i don't want to ever have to compete with that
and i know you'd be nothing but excessively sweet
cherish me, sing to me, love me

but i can't belong to anybody else right now
though it is not much of an excuse
i can't belong to anybody else
when i've got so much figuring out to do

i don't wanna be a girlfriend
i don't want to talk about my feelings
i don't wanna be some girlfriend
i don't want to have to explain what i'm thinking

i go alone to watch stupid romance movies
and i sit, wishing it was your arms wrapped around me
and i just deny that all i want is a piece of you
but i guess it's true, don't wanna talk on the phone
don't want attachments, don't wanna be a girlfriend

is it wrong for me to want you just for a day?
i don't want to be that kind of girl, but i can't help myself.


marie digby.