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Tracklist:
1 "Flashlight"
2 "Maps"
3 "Looking Like You Just Woke Up"
4 "Mountain"
5 "Rhode Island"
6 "The Beers"
7 "Father"
8 "Swimming Pool"
9 "The Boredom is the Reason I Started Swimming, it's Also the Reason I Started Sinking"
10 "Bathtub"
11 "Legit Tattoo Gun"
12 "Hooped Earings"
Track 1: "Flashlight"
[Intro]
F#m E D A
F#mx3 E A A
[Verse 1]
Please fall aslF#meep so I can take pEictures of you and hDang them in my roomA
So when I wF#make up I'll be like "Yeah, eEverything's all right"A A
You are still F#mhere, you are still haEppy
You are still sDmiling and laughiAng
You are still the F#monly thing and eEverything I need in my liAfeA
And it goes iAn, in, oEut through the mouth
BF#mreathing exercises I will neEver figure out
[Pre-Chorus]
So I amA running in circles or
WEalking in circles or
CF#mrawling in circles or
LEying on the ground
[Interlude]
A A
[Chorus]
And BI
Can hear your dog whEistle from my bedroom A
YeDah, yeah
And BI
Can see a flashlight cuEttin'
Up the trees behind my housAe A
Yeah yDeah yeah yeah yeah
[Instrumental]
F#m E D A
F#mx2 E A A
[Verse 2]
She says a lF#mot of the kids we graduated wEith are now homeless
Which puts them in mDad shady situations withA mad shady people
If noF#mt everyday, then on anE every other day basisA A
And she's probably with a F#mfew of them right Enow
And they are probably justD drinking and talking aboAut
How she misses gettinF#m' fucked up andE hangin' arounAd A
And he says "F#mHey, you're good at that" and she says "TEhanks It's kDind of
All I gAot, " and then she looks aF#mway and says, "It's aElso all I neeAd"A
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can sAmell plastic bEurning,
I can smell chF#memicals breaking dEown
I got your lAast three emEails,
The ones where you F#msaid,
"I was sEorting some things oDut"
And Amhe will be able to hear her dog wEhistle from his beAdroom
YeDah yeah
[Chorus]
And BI
Can see a flashlight cEuttin'
Up the trees behind my hAouse
YeDah yeah
And BI will read the flashing
Like a MDorse code explanation
Though it'll mean noAthing
But take all night to figure oDut, out, out
[Instrumental]
F#m E D A
F#m E A A
[Bridge]
When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy
There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A
When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy
There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A
When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy
There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A
When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy
There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A
SAad
Track 2: "Maps"
[Intro]
D C G G G
[Verse 1]
There is a Gmap in my room on the wGall of my room and I've got bAmig biCg plGans
And I can sGee them slipping through almost fGeel them slipping through the paAmlms of Cmy sweaty hGands
And I move Amslow, G just slow enoAmugh to make you uncComfortable
You say I hGate you you mean it and I lGove you sounds fake
It's taken Amme so long to Cfigure that Gout
I used to lGove the taste I would do aGnything for it
Now I would do Amanything to get the taCste out of my moGuth
And you're so cAmonfident G but I hear you cAmrying in your sCleeping bag
[Pre-Chorus]
But you were brokenF badEm yoursGelf
and you were mad asF hellEm you fGelt
If you had done anythiFng witEmh anyoneG else
it would have wForked out Emso wGell
[Chorus]
But you are an aCrtist and your mind don't work the way you want it to
One day you'll beG washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom
And you'll be thinkingF how did I get here? Where the hell am I?
If the roles were reverGsed you could have seen me sneaking up, sneaking up from behind
[Interlude]
D C G G G
[Verse 2]
She sees these Gvisions, she feels eGmotion
She says thatAm I cannot Cgo she sees my Gplane in the ocean
And wGhat about your friends don't you lGove them enough to stay
And I sayAm if I don't Cleave now then I will Gnever get away
Let me be a blue Amraft on the bGlue sea I'll Amblend right Cin
There is a Gmap in my room on the wGall of my room and I've got bAmig biCg plGans
And I can sGee them slipping through almost fGeel them slipping through the paAmlms of Cmy sweaty hGands
And I move Amslow,G just slow enAmough to make you unCcomfortable
[Pre-Chorus]
But you were brokenF badEm yoursGelf
and you were mad asF hellEm you fGelt
If you had done anythiFng witEmh anyoneG else
it would have wForked out Emso wGell
[Chorus]
But you are an aCrtist and your mind don't work the way you want it to
One day you'll beG washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom
And you'll be thinkingF how did I get here? Where the hell am I?
If the roles were reverGsed you could have seen me sneaking up, sneaking up from behind
[Outro]
D C G G G
Track 3: "Looking Like You Just Woke Up"
[Verse 1]
I love to wBait,
I love gCirls with ex- boyfriends that they A aren't really aren't Eover
And I love New CMexico,
I love pClaces I've never been
I love the iDdea of places I'll never gDo
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement,
Alright alright
Lets keep this cClean,
As clean as you lCike
And it prEobably won't get eF#masier,
Just eaGsier to hide
Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
[Verse 2]
I'm playing dBead,
I've faked my dCeath
And I keep preteAnding if nothing else for the sEake of the tradition.
And I am coCnfident
Even if it makes no sCense,
I will sDay I love you back to the lDove that I am given.
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement,
Alright alright
Lets keep this cClean,
As clean as you lCike
And it prEobably won't get eF#masier,
Just eaGsier to hide
Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement,
Alright alright
Lets keep this cClean,
As clean as you lCike
And it prEobably won't get eF#masier,
Just eaGsier to hide
Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
Track 4: "Mountain"
[Intro]
C C E D x2
[Verse 1]
I am clCimbing
Up this mEountainD
So I can ride my skCateboard right back dEown Dit
But first i am dCigging myself out of this hEole D
I love your eCyes the way they lEook
When you're unDcomfortable
[Chorus]
I bought Gfireworks a Dbig bag in pennsylvaniCa
I'm gonna Glight them up when I get home to jersey
They'll probably Darrest me
Probably Gruin my DwhoCle summer
CStop taking pictures with your phone
DStop taking pictures with you phone
[Verse 2]
the door soCunded when she sEhut itD'
as if sheC didn't realEly have to leDave
she just nCeeded a separaEtoDr
she needed sComething in betwEeeDn
[Chorus]
I bought Gfireworks a Dbig bag in pennsylvaniCa
I'm gonna Glight them up when I get home to jersey
They'll probably Darrest me
Probably Gruin my DwhoCle summer
CStop taking pictures with your phone
DStop taking pictures with you phone
Track 5: "Rhode Island"
[Verse 1]
I wonder how that bFike trip's gEmoing C C
I wonder if the gFovernment knEmows he's hCidingC
It'll probably tFake a fEmew more moCnths
Florida's a lFong way from REmhode IslanCd C
I watch her rest her hFands insiEmde her lCapC
I try to focus hFard cause her eEmyes don't mCake the framCe
I try to work up the cFourage to kiss the bEmottom half of her fCace
EmAmora cut her hair in Baltimore right before I left
[Pre-Chorus]
CI watch her sitting by herself talking to herself
FBreathing calmly, then trying to catch her breath
[Chorus]
FCasanova Gjust can't turn the charm Con
Or find any of the right vibrations
FI know these womenG if he don't wanna Cdo it
Then they are probaCbly just gonna make him
FYou can never tell Gwhen they're fucking around
[Verse 2]
Everything you're fFeeling is EmcommonC C
Even though you nFever felt Emso aloCneC
I could probably cFatch a ride Emto your hCouseC
and borrow a bFike to get bEmack hCome C
She says "You gotta pFromise Emnot to bCreakC,
no matter hFow far Emyou are bCent"C
She says I gottaF shift Emmy posiCtionC
and try to get cFomfortEmable aCgainC
[Pre-Chorus]
CWe both chose the same tone
Mine was an alaFrm clock ringing from a cell phone
CNow the words to me so we can keep things quiet
And I'll still know exacFtly what you mean
[Interlude]
C F
C F
[Outro]
And it isF probably just myG friends fucking arCound
Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
They never cut meBb any slack
FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around
And it isF probably just myG friends fucking arCound
Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
They never cut meBb any slack
FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around
Track 6: "The Beers"
[Intro]
A C G Dm
A C G Dm
[Verse 1]
There's bEeer in coffee mugs, Cwater bottles and Dmsoda cups
And it's Eclear as the windows I came C throughDm
That Eyou are in one of those moods andC I am iDmn one of them, too
And it's hEard to communicCate anythGingDm A
[Chorus]
C And I will rDmemember thatG summer
As the sBummer I was takCing steroids
Because you Dmlike a man with Gmuscles
And BI lCike Dmyou
[Instrumental]
A C G Dm
A C G Dm
[Verse 2]
It's the Ecops are coming in type of sobering up
It's a gCirl who never learned that I could nDmot give a fuck
My friends are Ehappy, I am happy, I have learned to adapt
It's a dCarker kind of humor and I can sDmtill hear 'em laugh
There's bEeer in coffee mugs, Cwater bottles and Dmsoda cups
And it's Eclear as the windows I came C throughDm
[Chorus]
C And I will rDmemember thatG summer
As the Bsummer I was takinCg steroids
Because you Dmlike a man with Gmuscles
And BI likCe yDmou.
[Instrumental]
A C Dm E
C Dm E
[Bridge]
But it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom
Yeah, it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom
Look in your windows, and I am Ctrying not to stare
DmHold on to hope I'm sure was Enever even there
'Cause it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom
A C G
[Outro]
As the sAummer I was takingA steroidCs G
As the Asummer I was takingA steroidCs G
As the Asummer I was takingA steroidsC G
Track 7: "Father"
[Intro]
F F Bb Bb C C Bb Bb
[Verse 1]
I have this Fdream that I am hitting my dFad with a baseball bat
And he is Bbscreaming and crying for helpBb
And maybe Chalfway through it has Cmore to do with me killing him
Then it Bbever did protecting myBbself
And I Fbelieve that yeah, dad, maybe no one is Fperfect
But I Bbbelieve that you were pushing your Bbluck
It just Csucks it played out like this
A Cterrible movie and you can tell none of the aBbctors even give a fuBbck
[Pre-Chorus]
But you look Dmgood tonight girlfCriend, Can I sleep in your Bbbed?
And when I Dmcrawl out in the Cmorning, Can IF stay inside yourBb head?C
[Chorus]
Cause you were Bbhigh scChoolDm
And FI was just more like real Bblife
And you were Bbokay, Cokay as a Dmgirlfriend
But FI was just more like his wBbife
I'll do theBb pushC-ups, I'll wear the Dmmakeup
I'll do whatFever he wants allBb night
Cause you were Bbokay okCay as a Dmgirlfriend
But FI was just more like reaBbl life.
[Verse 2]
A long, long tiFme ago my great, great, great, gFreat grandfather
took soBbmething that did not belong to hBbim
And that is Cwhy today I have an eaCgle in my veins
I Bbam part Native AmeriBbcan
And I am Fleaving as soon as I comeF
As soon as I come youBb will probably forget my naBbme
I hope I fCall asleep at the wheel and cCrash my car on the ride home
OBbr I could just stay here, bBbecause
[Pre-Chorus]
You lookDm good tonight girlCfriend, Can I sleep in yourBb bed?
And when I Dmcrawl out in the Cmorning, Can IF stay inside yourBb head?C
[Chorus]
Cause you were Bbhigh scChoolDm
And FI was just more like real Bblife
And you were Bbokay, Cokay as a Dmgirlfriend
But FI was just more like his wBbife
I'll wear tBbhe maCkeup, I'll do the puDmsh-ups
I'll do whatFever he wants allBb night
Cause you were Bbokay okCay as a Dmgirlfriend
But FI was just more like reaBbl life
Track 8: "Swimming Pool"
[Verse 1]
There's cBomfort in the bGottom of a sAwimming pool
D I'm holding my breath for Gyou
BThere's no doubt in my mind that if you coGuld then you would tAry
To crDack my ribcage open and pGull my heart right through
B B G A
B B G A
There's cBomfort in the bGottom of a sAwimming pool
D I'm holding my breath for Gyou
BThere's no doubt in my mind that if you coGuld then you would tAry
To crDack my ribcage open and pGull my heart right through
[Chorus]
But I'm a cEreature of a F#mculture that GI creaDte
I'm the lEast one on the dF#mance floGor
As the cDhandelier gives way
And I am Epermanently
PrF#meoccupied with your pGast
I've been arouEnd long enF#mough nowG
To know that the gDood things never last
They never last
B B G A
B B G A
[Verse 2]
BThere's comfort in thGe silence of aA living room
DThe TV is on foGr you
BHide in your basement wGhile your houseA burns down
[Chorus]
N.C.
Your teeth are loose inside of your gums They will evBentually fall out Follow an oGrange eAxtension cord under aD carpet, to Ga closet door Feeding the Bblack light that will sGomeday make me vAery, very, very, very, very rGichBut I'm a cEreature of a cF#multure that GI create D
I'm the lEast one on the dF#mance floGor
As the chDandelier gives way
And I am Epermanently
PrF#meoccupied with your Gpast
I've been aEround long enouF#mgh now
To Gknow that the good tDhings never last
They never last.
D C# B A
D C# B A
[Bridge]
D How low is yC#our self estBeem
And hAow low could it pDossibly Bbe?
I kDnow, I know you're in lC#ove with me
And I've been ignorAing you
A B C# D
A B C# D
[Outro]
I will stopA cuttiBng my paC#nts into sDhorts
I wiAll addresBs the issuesC# I cannot iDgnore
And I wAill do the Bthings I thiC#nk you mighDt like
And I will Abe aBlone prC#obably the Drest of my life
There'sB comfort in the bottom of a sGwimming pool
Track 9: "The Boredom Is The Reason I Started Swimming, It's Also The Reason I Started Sinking"
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
Foreign cAountries
Hardwood fEloors and tDrying to sEleep
Foreign laAnguages
On all three cEhannels of TDV E
I don't want no dArama or bEaggage
Don't tell me coAmplicatDed stEories
About who you uAsed to be but are dEifferent
And have cAhanged as a pDerson complEetely
[Pre-Chorus]
And I am nAot sure tChat I wGant
Any sAingle pCart of tGhis
Any siAngle pCart of aGny of this shGit G
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays
Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose
You're part of a pDrogramB
Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep
Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping
You're not even slDeepingE
You're prob'ly even lDisteningE
[Verse 2]
Keep it sAimple and honDest
Stop crEying, yDou're an adEult
I could stAand up, I could mEan up
It's just so convEenient Dto be frEagile
This pain is cAonstant and shEarp
Watching the sEignals tDhat you sEend
I wanna feel lAethal on the iEnside
I wanna read AEmerican PDsycho agaEin
[Pre-Chorus]
But I am nAot sure tChat I wGant
Any sAingle pCart of tGhis
Any siAngle pCart of aGny of this shGit G
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays
Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose
You're part of a pDrogramB
Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep
Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping
You're not even slDeepingE
You're prob'ly even lDistening, even lEistening
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays
Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose
You're part of a pDrogramB
Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep
Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping
You're not even slDeepingE
You're prob'ly even lDistening, lEistening to mAe
Track 10: "Bathtub"
[Verse 1]
I am wCashing my hAair with sBboapBb
I am sCitting dAown in the sBbhower Bb
It is this dCirty tAype of cBbleanBb
That keeps me trCapped in hAere for hBbours
Still I sFcrub and scrub until my Abody bleeds
ConvBbince myself I am coCming clean
ForgFet and ignore who AI used to be
That kid is nBbever coming backC
[Pre-Chorus]
Relax my mBbuscles
And all of a sudden I aFm scared
All of a sudden I cCan't breathe
All of a sudden I am noBbthing
In this mBboment
You are evFerything
She says can you fFeel that?
Oh, what a marvelous senCsation
She says could you plFease take me off spCeaker phone
This is a prFivate cConversatFion
[Chorus]
And I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap, with soap
But there Cis air insBbide of my lFungs
And it Cis keeping Bbme aflFoat
He says his gCrandpa's Bbin the mFafia
He is the nCicest guy BbI kFnow
So I will rFun and run, maybe drAive my car
Baby, lBbook at me now, I have cCome so far
And I doFn't know where my fAamily's from
But I've got this stereotypical tBbemper
I cannot sChake
[Pre-Chorus]
Relax all the mBbuscles in my face
And all of a sudden I aFm scared
All of a sudden I cCan't breathe
All of a sudden I am noBbthing
In this mBboment
You are evFerything
She says can you fFeel that?
Oh, what a marvelous senCsation
She says could you plFease take me off spCeaker phone
This is a prFivate cConversatFion
[Chorus]
And I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap
Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap, with soap
Track 11: "Legit Tattoo Gun"
[Intro]
B D F#m Em
B D F#m Em
[Verse]
My hBead has thDoughts
What a riF#mdiculous place to sEmtart
She said, well, Bhow about my cDhest
Or, more specificalF#mly, my hEmeart
WheneBver I'm aDlone or feeling F#mlonely
I preEmtend I can play the dBrums
Inside my hDead and I am gF#mood
I love these sEmongs
They love my soBngs D F#m Em
[Interlude]
B D F#m Em
[Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god
And I don't have a dDirty body
AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time
The other half,D I am only hiAding
And she was getting hGigh
Yeah, she was smoking pDot
AI'm pretty sure I aGm the only guy
She's hooked up with toDnight
But probably,A no, probably not
[Instrumental]
Bm D F#m Em
Bm D F#m Em
[Verse]
BWho did I think ID was
Who did I F#mthink that I could Embe?
Oh, how dBare me
DOh, how F#mdare me Em
And there's a voBice in the back of my hDead
In the back of my F#mhead, says, "let 'em Embe
Just let them be Dhappy."
I'm gonna go cGrazy
B D F#m Em
B D F#m Em
I am the Dwater Emin a puddle
In the shade of a Ctree
When I freeze Dover, Emyou are the sun
You cannot Ctouch me
And the tree feels bDad
I can tEmell by the way that it fCelt
But it still won't Ammove
CSo, the ice won't mEmelt
No, it still won't Ammove
CSo, the ice won't mEmelt
[Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god
And I don't have a dDirty body
AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time
The other half,D I am only hiAding
[Instrumental]
E Em A Am
E Em A Am
[Bridge]
Keep my Ebody aEmlive
Keep my aArmAms
Reaching out towards aEnyonEme A Am
[Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god
And I don't have a dDirty body
AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time
The other half,D I am only hiAding
And she was getting hGigh
Yeah, she was smoking pDot
AI'm pretty sure I aGm the only guy
She's hooked up with toDnight
But probably,A no, probably nBot
Track 12: "Hooped Earrings"
[Verse 1]
F#m Come on give me a brEeak
What is the point if I sDtay
There’s not that much I can sAay
F#m I never really even kEnew your mom aDnywayA
F#m And now she’s crying in the bEathroom
I’m standing on the bDack porch for suppAort
And she is bF#megging you not to cut your hEair
Cause curly hair don’t lDook good cut shAort
[Chorus]
And you have gCotta do this now
Or you can never come hEome agFain
Yeah, you have gGotta do this now
Or you can never come hEome agaFin...agGain
[Verse 2]
You've got a F#mrash on your neck just belEow the line
Where at your sDhirt stops covering and leaves your sAkin bare
It’s such an F#munimportant detailE
That has nDothing to do with aAnything
But it's the F#monly thing I rememberE from wDhen I cut your haiAr
[Chorus]
And you have gCotta do this now
Or you can never come hEome agFain
Yeah, you have gGotta do this now
Or you can never come hEome agaFin...agGain
And there are Cnot so many options, there's not so many ways
E That this could possibly Fend
So you have gGotta do this now
Or you can never come hEome aFgain...agGain