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Settle Down

by Julia Nunes

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1.
Stay Awake 03:07
It's like I don't have the patience, or the will power to separate myself from this inundating era I've been dealt All across the nation pixelated screens light up the night of insomniacs and night owls alike But we can turn off the lights the sun's coming up no dreams tonight to interrupt. Turn off the alarm before it sounds and get out of bed without putting your head down I've been closing my eyes real tight but the space between my lids betrays the light so I'm up again, I lost the will to fight. The scrolling information pulls me in and holds me in a trance. link to link, no I don't stand a chance And we can turn off the lights the sun's coming up no dreams tonight to interrupt Turn off the alarm before it sounds and get out of bed without putting your head down Stay awake with me in the darkness you will see what I've known all along Baby when you're sleeping I wonder if you see me in your dreams do you know exactly what it means Maybe we are falling and when I hit the ground I disappear but you open up your eyes and I'm still here And we can turn off the lights the sun's coming up no dreams tonight to interrupt Turn off the alarm before it sounds and get out of bed without putting your head down
2.
Odd 01:41
My foot’s asleep and so is my brain If I’m in pain then I can’t feel it, my face should reveal it I am grinning as they’re cutting me in half, and all I can do is laugh I am cold unfeeling and odd, you should thank god that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you’re okay. At least I gave you something to hate And I am frantically flailing, woozy, inhaling these fumes that wont put me to sleep Taking drugs that wont cure me, so I’ll just stay pure Please relinquish those secrets you keep I am cold unfeeling and odd, you should thank god that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you’re okay. At least I gave you something to hate’ Doo doo doo doo bum bum bum I am cold unfeeling and odd, you should thank god that we are on separate sides of the state. Hope you’re okay. At least I gave you something to hate Da da da da
3.
Lullaby 02:34
Baby, sing me to sleep, painful memories. When you say that you need me, you save me from leaving things that I might need but the missing piece is out of my reach But I don’t mind if you cant be with me all of the time So be on your way, no that is not what I wanted to say I just want you, no I need you to stay Baby, sing me to sleep, drunken melodies, when you say that you love me. Well maybe I need a guarantee cause the way you speak, you’re scaring me. But I don’t mind if you cant be with me all of the time So be on your way, no that is not what I wanted to say I just want you, no I need you to stay I know I know that it wont be long till you come running righting the wrongs Ignoring the lights and swallow the fright to make it in time to keep me safe tonight Baby, sing me to sleep. No apologies when you say that you’re lonely But I don’t mind if you cant be with me all of the time So be on your way, no that is not what I wanted to say I just want you, no I need you to stay
4.
Thinking about all the stuff that I gotta make up to make you believe Lying and covering up anything that might make anyone want to leave You try to sweeten the deal just go for mass appeal Because you’re not gonna stand in the rain unless you’ve got something to gain Somebody told me that none of it’s worth all the trouble you have to go through Trying so hard to make everyone happy don’t work no matter what you do So look out for yourself, you’re fending for yourself, every man for himself but then you end up by yourself Thinking about all the stuff that I gotta make up to make you believe I always knew I’m detached more than you but that doesn’t mean that I wanna leave But nobody wants to hear that, nobody wants all the facts But if I don’t speak the truth I’ll walk away with out saying a word to you
5.
Have you ever gone back to the things you used to love Old shoes, old friends, old bands, old trends It hurts when you discover that Nothing’s that great, you had bad taste, and it’s much too late To get back the time you wasted Teenage boys out having fun, trying to pass for twenty one I sit back and wonder what it’s like Cause everyone I know’s broken or broke or both And I’m sick of seeing things not turn out right Because Nothing’s that great, you had bad taste, and it’s much too late To get back the time you wasted Yeah yeah yeah And the who’s who of the fuck-yous that I said when I was young I thought I had grown, become more mature, but now I am sure That I’m as dumb as I ever was, and I know this because Nothing’s that great, you had bad taste, and it’s much too late To get back the time you wasted Yeah yeah yeah
6.
He Is Mad 00:52
He is mad, she is also mad He has had it up to here with her sarcasm Oh listen dear If I told you once then I told you twice You knew what you were doing No I’ve never been that nice If you’re surprised it your own fault She walks away He is calling her name Oh baby I have come to learn you’ll never take the blame Cause I am always wrong and you’re always right I apologize, does that end the fight And she stares at him like the world’s come to a halt
7.
No they’re not making up tall tales just to scare you into saying your prayers Cause they roam the land in search of golden strands, so keep your sword at hand I can’t be saved I’m not so frail Fighting my battles tooth and nail Searching for truth to no avail When you ask for help, make sure that you need it, cause the knight on the horse guarantees he can beat it But the fire it breathes might take him and leave you burned. Just be glad that it wasn’t your turn I can’t be saved I’m not so frail Fighting my battles tooth and nail Searching for truth to no avail I better see you run as far, as fast, as you can. Watch you fall, pick yourself back up again And turn around to face the path that put you there, and thank God that it wasn’t fair I can’t be saved I’m not so frail Fighting my battles tooth and nail Searching for truth to no avail
8.
Fair Weather 03:09
We are friends when you want to be. Other times we are enemies And the weeks that go by when you’re not on my mind I feel free But I miss the nights we spent in your car outside my house never went too far Until someone got mad and we chased him around in the dark **I’m not asking for a fight, cause there’s nothing to talk about It’s been a year since we hashed it out and nothing changed I’m not saying I’m right, I’m just saying it’s hard to think about All the times that we laughed aloud, and now we’re strange We are friends when you want to be which is not when we disagree But I don’t know that’s the case till I hear it around from some body And they say, Julia just settle down there’s room for the new girl in town But everyone just walks away I’m used to it, no need to say good bye ** Oh I can go for a week or two without thinking at all about you, but the second I do I am lost as the memories pass through ** And they say, Julia just settle down there’s room for the new girl in town But everyone just walks away I’m used to it, no need to say good bye
9.
Comatose 03:24
COMATOSE Baby I don't really know if I'm lying to you Or hiding the truth from myself And I'm sorry I'm numb But you deserve to feel dumb If you thought I was somebody else I down cups of sludge And stay up forever Cause I'm too afraid of what happens When I fall asleep Can't drift away If you keep on holding tight Trust me, it's not worth the fight Baby I swear that I don't really know if I'm lying to you Or hiding the truth from myself And I'm sorry I'm numb But you deserve to feel dumb If you thought I was somebody else I know that you checked my pulse To see if I was freaking out Cause you were freaking out But I remain comatose From coast to coast Cause everyone I care about Is miles away Can't figure out the words to say That I made a mistake It's not my fault If I can't see How you could fall so easily And I am never going to be What you saw inside of me I'm thinking of Reasons not to love you Ways I can push you away And it's safe to assume When you step in this room You should thank your stars for everyday I don't really know if I'm lying to you Or hiding the truth from myself And I'm sorry I'm numb But you deserve to feel dumb If you thought I was somebody else
10.
Pizza 00:24
PIZZA I burnt the roof of my mouth on some pizza that was not even good I know that I should have waited for the cheese to cool down But I was really really hungry because I forgot to eat breakfast
11.
Maybe I Will 03:27
This bed is so hot, I cannot get the covers off. They stick to me like leather seats in cars at eighty thousand degrees. Did you leave something behind? It looked like nothing at the time. Now you fear that it’s too late. They just can’t believe that there is nothing between you and me. I’d rather plead the fifth and talk about the girl you’re still in love with. Did you leave something behind? It looked like nothing at the time. Now you fear that it’s too late. But I don’t know what I was expecting to find. Am I losing my mind, or just biding my time? Maybe I wont, Maybe I will ( x8 ) Did you leave something behind? It looked like nothing at the time. Now you fear that it’s too late. But I don’t know what I was expecting to find. Am I losing my mind, or just biding my time? Maybe I will
12.
I awoke to trees passing by at the speed of 65 It took a while to realize where I had spent the night Through sunlight squint my eyes, so see you by my side Just sit back and enjoy the ride I don’t need a bed, no I’m not tired yet, so go full speed ahead. We’ll end up where we get, and as we bid adieu to the towns that we’re passing through, I don’t care where we’re headed to, I will go anywhere with you. Looking down as we fly through the night over the Rochester skyline It all looks different from this height, a city simplified Every home a tiny light with a family inside So we wave goodbye to mine I don’t need a bed, no I’m not tired yet, so go full speed ahead. We’ll end up where we get, and as we bid adieu to the towns that we’re passing through, I don’t care where we’re headed to, I will go anywhere with you. And the bags stay packed for weeks at a time even though I been back I leave them cause I don’t know when I’ll be taking off again I don’t need a bed, no I’m not tired yet, so go full speed ahead. We’ll end up where we get, and as we bid adieu to the towns that we’re passing through, I don’t care where we’re headed to, I will go anywhere with you.
13.
I lived in a house with my height on the wall right next to my sister’s who lived down the hall And at night we would knock on the wall that we shared and sleep head to head, I miss being there this is what I used to know My piano teacher, she lived next door. We tried and failed to make her fudge when she got sick. I quit taking lessons cause I got bored. I used to like her son but he turned out to be a dick this is what I used to know I snuck out once, but it wasn’t worth the worry Went down the street to meet a boy who wasn’t good enough for me My dad had a mustache that he let me shave He thought he could help us, he just wanted to save us from each other Cause we had gone mad, forgotten the good things, forgot what we had this is what I used to know
14.
I guess I wasn’t worried about the consequences But I should’ve been
15.
Balloons 03:51
Years went by and we go older remember the days, when gas was sold for $1.50 a gallon oh how things have changed, like those stylish fads and the look on your face when you see me for the first time in years we swore we'd never end up here well I won't be alone, if its gone, I'll move on its time to leave, while my eyes are still dry its time to leave while my head is held high time to bolt, time to bail, time to go, where to? well I really don't know I'm gone so long, see you soon Up up and away like a rising balloon I'm just stupid enough to leave you behind, though you're nothing like I have found or will find hug me now because you might loose your chance ‘cause I am crouched in my sprinting stance time to bolt, time to bail, time to go 'cause I'll let you get way too close I'm gone, so long, see you soon, Up up and away like a rising balloon I'm just crazy enough to pack up and leave, taking all that you have trusted and confided in me years went by and we go older remember the days, when gas was sold for $1.50 a gallon oh how things have changed, like those stylish fads and the look on your face when you see me for the first time in years we swore we'd never end up here but I won't be alone.
16.
I've gotten used, To being introduced Hello, what’s your name, how are you? They see my smile, my laugh and the hurt behind my eyes Loss is not so easily disguised. I've tried my best to keep on with my sunny disposition But I close my eyes and end up reminiscing. So save me from waking up tonight Save me from waking up tonight Cause I toss, and I turn and it doesn't feel right Please save me from waking up tonight. Left to my own devices I'd stay up till 3 am Spend the whole day barely awake And then do it all again Cause my dreams are filled with pleasantries That make me think that you’re here with me They won't let my poor heart mend I have tried my darnedest to continue smiling wide But I miss you and that’s something I can't hide. So save me from waking up tonight Please save me from waking up tonight I thought I was fine But it looks as if I might not make it through the night So save me from waking up tonight Please save me from waking up tonight Cause I toss and I turn and it doesn't feel right Please save me from waking up tonight.
17.
Well the way you pull the fuzzies from my sweater doesn't make up for the times you let me sink into the floor and the lies you told to make me feel all better they didn't work so please don't tell me anymore I'm waking up to see the sun it's a light that lets me know a new days begun I can leave behind, the terrors of my unconscious mind, into the sunshine tell me this, why do you run away just when I decided to say something true for once you should try it, and say what you mean cause I can't read the lines let alone in between I'm waking up to see the sun it's a light that lets me know a new days begun I can leave behind, the terrors of my unconscious mind, into the sunshine ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba and I know my mellow tone can be misleading but I've just put my anger to good use you see I've given up on begging and pleading every scratch on this guitar is because of you I'm waking up to see the sun it's a light that lets me know a new days begun I can leave behind, the terrors of my unconscious mind, into the sunshine
18.
Waiting 03:37
I never told you Cause there wasn’t time and we were so young then Excuses that I’ve been repeating to justify the lies I’ve been feeding myself to get by But I’m alone tonight Tonight I will wonder till I fall asleep If I can’t hear you, can you still hear me If there is an answer to where we all go I hope it’s together Cause then I would know that Someone is waiting for me I’m alone tonight I laugh and I lie cause I’m hurt on the inside and that’s where I want it to stay But luck tipped the scales so I lead fairy tales But nothing’s worth feeling this way No one can hear me for all I know Someone is waiting for me I’m alone tonight

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released October 7, 2012

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