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Ghost
05:19
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And this is the failure that haunts me the most
I’ll walk right through you I’m a ghost
I’m a ghost I don’t need sleep
I’ll sacrifice these nights to the lord TV
And I can hear it speak to me it whispers
This is how it’s meant to be
And now I spend my days so aimlessly
Cause I cannot approach what it showed to me
And I can feel a loneliness that lingers
Pull me towards reality
And if the lights go out and I start hearing voices
I’ll hardly be surprised
Because I’m feeling rather ethereal tonight
And if I’m over come by the silent forces
And dragged into the night
Know this has nothing to do with you
I was a willing sacrifice and I
Traded my powers of communication
To glide out of your life
Know this is the failure that haunts me the most
Oh I’ll walk right through you I’m a ghost
You know that text I didn’t read
Did you really think you’d hear from me
And if I’m feeling left alone it figures
That my responsibility
And I guess that I didn’t see
All the harm my reservations bring
And if I let this vacuum get much bigger
It surely will devour me
But if the pictures fall off the walls
And you can see the poltergeist
I’ll send my greetings to you from the other side
And I’m only terrified of the monster until I see em
Cause once they jump on screen they’re not as awful as I’d expect
And I’ve been running my whole life
From that moment of disclosure
Sitting anticipating a future of regret
But I’m getting there fine on my own
And if a chill goes down your spine
And I start running for my life
I think it’s safe to say I wasted all your time
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2. |
In The Way
04:12
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If there's a way out
I didn't see it cause I was in the way now
I didn't hear you cause I was singing too loud
I gotta get out get out of the WAY
Way now
And you were way down
I didn't help you cause i was feelin too proud
I wouldn't give up my place in the new crowd new crowd
Cause I was feelin way way down
1993 it was a special year for me
Cause half the year i wasn't born then my parents set me free they say
Welcome to the world now it's revolving around me
I cannot get out of the way cause I'm the way its gotta be
Everybody sees things differently
The world didn't get up and live for me
But this ego it just comes so easily
The world's in my way get out of my way
No everyone here gets a part of me
I'm not the point even partially
Right from the start i'll be
Pointing away like an arrow in archery
Blood in an artery
Flows from my heart i'll be
Out of time to see life so selfishly now
Maybe I just need pride to take a leap down
It's a part of me and probably
I want everyone here to be proud of me
False modesty it's a policy
I just praise myself more silently
And i gotta I gotta be
The picture of dichotomy
Cause the face I show is selfless but I hide the selfish part of me
Oh i can't believe you'd be leaving me out
I just gotta leave room for everyone else
It's a problem problem oh i know it
Gotta get out of the gotta get out of the way
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3. |
OK
02:08
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I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
Not because I really care Oh cause I’m no saint
I just needed I just needed this to be OK
Didn’t recognize your face how uncomfortable
Didn’t know what to say that’s uncomfortable
Can I just run away I’m uncomfortable
I was hoping that it wouldn’t show
Couldn’t take back the words once I let em go
Never say Never say Never say Never say what I said unacceptable
It’s a crash, it’s a burn, it’s a record broke
I was hoping that it wouldn’t show
I’ve been living with this poison poison
I’ve been running like the know my voice and
I’ve been looking for you name inside my head
I haven’t found it yet
I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
Oh I can’t believe that I forgot your name
I just needed I just needed this to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
Not because I really care Oh cause I’m no saint
I just needed I just needed this to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed everyone to be OK
I just needed I just needed this to be OK
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4. |
I Take It Back
04:52
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I’m not quite what I was
Cause I thought I knew the problems
But I was so wrong because
I overlooked the pain that I was causing
I used to say all we need is a little more faith
All we need is a little more progress
I used to say let me see, pack me up, let me go
I was bold I was blind I was faultless
Where’s the problem let me fix it
I take it back I didn’t wanna know
But every word you say just makes me more responsible
Speaking form experience I know
That my experience is small
I couldn’t run away, couldn’t change my mind
Couldn’t make it seem like all of this was not my fault
But these days I’ve given up
Just stay home and save the effort
Cause I was not strong enough
To comprehend your pain to feel the pressure
I used to say all we need is a little more faith
All we need is a little more progress
But now I’m stuck in a rut with a ghost and a saint
Wonder where the world went without us
Without us
I take it back I didn’t wanna know
But every word you say just makes me more responsible
Speaking form experience I know
That my experience is small
I couldn’t run away, couldn’t change my mind
Couldn’t make it seem like all of this was not my fault
And every word I’d call myself
Makes a steady contribution
To the pain and the oppression I’ve never felt
I’m just another rich, white, man
Asserting the power and the privilege that I control
On everybody else
Oh the secrets that I’ve learned about myself
I take it back I didn’t wanna know
But every word you say just makes me more responsible
Speaking form experience I know
That my experience is small
I couldn’t run away, couldn’t change my mind
Couldn’t make it seem like all of this was not my fault
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5. |
Constant
05:28
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All I know of strength is all the strength I saw in you
I know I’ll carry it through every lesson
All I know of grace is everything I took from you
And you keep breaking though
And all that I could ever hope to be
Is near as good as you were to me
So thanks, thanks for the rides
Thanks for the patience with my constant complaining
And thanks, thanks for the days for the years spent waiting on me
Whether I was sick or I was sad or I was happy
Maybe I was doing just fine
You were there you are a constant in my life
Constant sacrifice
All I need you gave to me and added so much more
I’d need another hundred songs to say it
All you’ll do and all you’ve done before
A song could not explore
And all that I could ever hope to be
Is near as good as you were to me
So thanks, thanks for the rides
Thanks for the patience with my constant complaining
And thanks, thanks for the days for the years spent waiting on me
Whether I was sick or I was sad or I was happy
Maybe I was doing just fine
You were there you are a constant in my life
Constant sacrifice
And over all these years
I never had to wonder
Whether I was valued or I was loved
If there’s a gift to give
Then that’s the best there is
What every other gift is an image of
So thanks, thanks for the rides
Thanks for the patience with my constant complaining
And thanks, thanks for the days for the years spent waiting on me
Whether I was sick or I was sad or I was happy
Maybe I was doing just fine
You were there you are a constant in my life
Of love and sacrifice
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6. |
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I guess I never said I’m sorry
I never wanted you to know
And I guess that this was on me
I never wanted it show
I guess I never said
Wait before we start how long will it take
Cause I really kinda feel like I was doin real great
I don’t stress anymore after seeing your face
If you think I don’t care that’s okay
If I’m gone if I’m gone its vacation
If I stay away for to long that’s my patience
Go and settle down and move on I can wait some
Go and settle down and move on its okay cause
I was never here and I would never really listen
And I never paid attention to another proposition
I was sure I was solo I was set that the vision but
If you still insist here’s the conditions
I don’t ever need another face to voice the opposition
I don’t ever buckle up cause I avoid all the collisions
I don’t ever let the key even get close to the ignition
I don’t let the key even get close to the ignition
If I’m gone If I’m gone I was faking
If I stay away for too long I was wasting
Every shot we had at some real communication
I always avoid communication
I guess I never said I’m sorry
I never wanted you to know
And I guess that this was on me
I never wanted it show
I guess I never said sorry
I guess I never said sorry
I guess I never said
Wait cause I just started running away
Casue I was sure that we all just needed a break
And I don’t stress anymore after leaving this place
If you think I don’t care I can change
But I’ll just wait and make another stupid mistake
I’m another lost cause I’m another blank face
I’m a wraith and I couldn’t stop haunting this place
I guess I could just float away
If I’m gone if I’m gone its vacation
If I stay away for to long that’s my patience
Go and settle down and move on I can wait some
Go and settle down and move on its okay cause
If I’m gone If I’m gone I was faking
If I stay away for too long I was wasting
Every shot we had at some real communication
I always avoid communication
I guess I never said I’m sorry
I never wanted you to know
And I guess that this was on me
I never wanted it show
I guess I never said sorry
I guess I never said sorry
I guess I never said
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7. |
Ok (Reprise)
00:25
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I just needed everyone to go away
I just needed everyone to go away
I just needed everyone to go away
I just needed I just needed you to go away
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8. |
1600
04:23
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I’ll wait 5 long months for you at the airport
And I know summer will drag by
cause I’ve got something on my mind
I lost myself a little more than I care for
Now I’ll just reminisce and sigh
Cut my hair leave me behind
And I know oh I know
It wont be this time
I close my eyes to settle my mind and let go
I’ll try to forget it this time but I know that I wont
Well how am I supposed to sleep
When every time I close my eyes you’re staring at me
I still check my phone but what is it there for
I guess this blank screen it’s all right
But it’s just playing with my mind
My thoughts lately have taken leave of their home port
To travel 1600 miles
To just imagine you and smile
And I know oh I know
it won’t be this time
I close my eyes to settle my mind and let go
I’ll try to forget it this time but I know that I wont
Well how am I supposed to sleep
When every time I close my eyes you’re staring at me
I left my heart in your pocket I’ll live here without it
I spend all these days now just hoping you found it
My heart your pocket do you want it I doubt
And if I move on I’ll just move on without it
My Heart your pocket its beat it has sounded
Know every second that’s passed has been counted
My hear your pocket I’ll live here without
I spend all these days now just hoping you found it
my heart your pocket I’ll live here without it
I spend all these days now just hoping you found it
My heart your pocket do you want it I doubt
And if I move on I’ll just move on without it
My Heart your pocket its beat it has sounded
Know every second that’s passed has been counted
My hear your pocket I’ll live here without
I spend all these days now just hoping you found it
I close my eyes to settle my mind and let go
I’ll try to forget you this time but I know that I won’t
That I won’t
I close my eyes to settle my mind and let go
I’ll try to forget you this time but I know that I wont
Well how am I supposed to sleep
When every time I close my eyes you’re staring at me
You’re staring at me
Well how am I supposed to sleep
When every time I close my eyes you’re staring at me
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9. |
The Same Song
04:49
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The same chords seemed better then
The same words just better friends
It’s too hard to begin again
Forget the start skip straight to the bitter end
It’s a ghost town it’s the last light
It’s the same song for the fifth time
And I’ll work hard get the words right
Put a show on for the street signs
Cause shot gun is empty
There’s a phantom in the front seat
Reminding me of the friends who sat there last
The things that I would give to bring that back
The same chords seemed better then
The same words just better friends
It’s too hard to begin again
Forget the start skip straight to the bitter end
The same chords seemed better then
The same words just better friends
It’s too hard to begin again
Forget the start skip straight to the bitter end
And I found that I don’t mind
If a song’s good and it seems fine
Cause people make a song mine
Make the words count make it feel right
A bad song together
I’d say it’s always better
Than singing all alone in a car somewhere
I got the words right but no one’s even there
The same chords seemed better then
The same words just better friends
It’s too hard to begin again
Forget the start skip straight to the bitter end
The same chords The same chords seemed better then
The same words The same words just better friends
It’s too hard It’s too hard
So I wont start no I wont start again
This was for you, for you, for you
I spent the last whole year
Just thinking about my problems about where I should go
But it felt like a decade it felt like forever
Cause time passes slower on your own
And Ultra Light Beam was for you and not for me
But I learned it anyways cause it meant some thing
And I’ll find the fun in anything
There’s someone to love in everything
And it’s a sad life till you realize
There’s someone to love in everything
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Greg Whitney Manchester, Connecticut
Pop? Alternative Pop? Pop Rock? Who knows? Greg Whitney is a songwriter from the Boston area. His songs are relatable and invite you to participate. If you're awkward and you know it sing along!
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