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You're My Favorite
03:41
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she was swimming as the sunlight faded
I was coming up for air and no surprise
it hit me like a bullet to the belly
this is how a heart breaks for the first time
wonder if she even knows that moment
wonder if it even meant a thing to her
cause nothing ever lasts forever
i can still remember those eyes
even though i'm growing old
there are some memories i just can't let go
and you're my favorite
summer came and left without a warning
just like it's done a thousand times since then
i will keep her safe here for as long as i can
even though i'm growing old
there are some memories i just can't let go
and you're my favorite
you're my favorite
even after all this time
as the edges start to blur
maybe i remember you
better than you really were
and i don't even care
even though i'm growing old
there are some memories i just can't let go
even though i'm growing old
there are some memories i just can't let go
and you're my favorite
you're my favorite
you're my favorite
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The Stars and Ground
04:18
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Hey, outside the window pane
It's just another day for you
So take it if you can
Fall in love and break your heart
You know it from the start
That life is better with the pain and scars
Calm down
You can lay your weary head down
Anywhere you go I'll find you
In between the stars and ground
Crash, a flicker and a flash
It all goes by so fast
There's no time to fuss around
We are more than we believe
The greatest tragedy by far
Is never knowing who we are
Calm down
You can lay your weary head down
Anywhere you go I'll find you
In between the stars and ground
Hold tight
Even if it is a long ride
I will always be beside you
There to keep you safe and sound
In between the stars and ground
Live with no regrets
With every single breath
Never miss the chance to take a stand for what you love
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Bitter Fruit
04:05
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there is no blame to be leveled
we can both take our guns and lay them on the table
there are no words to be spoken
we can be safer in the silence 'til it's broken
seems like some things are best unsaid
maybe this isn't love
maybe this isn't what we had hoped for
maybe it's good enough
like a bitter fruit that I can give to you
bitter fruit
coming undone, we unravel
should we put it back together if it's fragile
we don't need validation
whoever said that we require definition
this can be whatever we want
maybe this isn't love
maybe this isn't what we had hoped for
maybe it's good enough
like a bitter fruit that I can give to you
bitter fruit
bitter fruit
there is no blame to be leveled
we can both take our guns and lay them on the table
there are no words to be spoken
we can be safer in the silence 'til it's broken
maybe this isn't love
maybe this isn't what we had hoped for
maybe it's good enough
like a bitter fruit that I can give to you
bitter fruit
(all that we are all falls down)
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When You Arrived
03:25
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i was kind of lost
seemed like too many lines that i had crossed
like i was just aimlessly floating at sea
never to be seen again
then you arrived right when you were meant to
stars aligned showing me the way
my black and white world gave way to colors
for the first time
when you arrived
even through the years
through tragedy and evenings full of tears
there's no one i would rather give all of my life
than you my dear
cause you arrived right when you were meant to
stars aligned showing me the way
my black and white world gave way to colors
for the first time
when you arrived
when you arrived
and when i think about days gone by
it makes me wonder what lies ahead
and it doesn't matter as long as i am here with you
cause you arrived right when you were meant to
stars aligned showing me the way
my black and white world gave way to colors
for the first time
cause you arrived right when you were meant to
stars aligned showing me the way
my black and white world gave way to colors
for the first time
when you arrived
when you arrived
when you arrived
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Haunting Me
03:26
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turning in my head
all the words you said
how did I miss all of the warning signs
when you walked away
like a razor blade carefully cutting all the ties
that held you to this world
everywhere I turn I see your face
but I can't hear a word you say
was I too late?
suddenly it feels like you are haunting me
all the photographs
phantoms of the past
reminding me of a better time
when you and I were young
staring at the sun
never thinking of our future eyes
everywhere I turn I see your face
but I can't hear a word you say
was I too late?
suddenly it feels like you are haunting me
(where are you now?)
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6. |
Break Your Love Apart
03:41
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I've got to tell you
there isn't anybody else in the world
that does what you do to me
i can't explain it
but i sure as hell know how i feel
and i don't ever want it to stop
don't lose your nerve
follow your heart
i promise not to break your love apart
don't be afraid
let down your guard
i promise not to break your love apart
i'm having trouble
breathing in and breathing out
giving way to crushing beauty
i'm feeling dizzy
but I've never been so sure of myself
please give this a chance
don't lose your nerve
follow your heart
i promise not to break your love apart
don't be afraid
let down your guard
i promise not to break your love apart
is it supernatural or something more sinister
either way i'm ok with it
don't lose your nerve
follow your heart
i promise not to break your love apart
don't be afraid
let down your guard
i promise not to break your love apart
don't be afraid
break your love apart
let down your guard
break your love apart
don't be afraid
i promise not to break your love apart
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7. |
Fire in the City
04:18
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fall in line
with the static that they pump into our minds
what is real?
all the manufactured things they make us feel
a fire in the city tonight
no one's getting out alive
even if you wanted to drive a million miles
there is no escaping this time
I tried
there's fire in the city tonight
no surprise
we all blissfully collapse into the light
it's who we are
entertain us and we'll make them superstars
a fire in the city tonight
no one's getting out alive
even if you wanted to drive a million miles
there is no escaping this time
I tried
there's fire in the city tonight
I can't turn away
i'm walking straight into the fire like a soldier
a fire in the city tonight
no one's getting out alive
even if you wanted to drive a million miles
there is no escaping this time
I tried
no one's getting out alive
even if you wanted to drive a million miles
there is no escaping this time
I tried
there's fire in the city tonight
fire in the city tonight
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never wanted to be superman
only wanted to be real
i want the bruises of a normal life
and to feel all i can feel
never wanted to be beautiful
even though i know i am
i want the bloody nose of history
and the stories of a man
cause i've been waiting here all my life
for this moment to arrive
and i'll be damned if i let it slide
gonna live like i'm alive
some people say there is another side
and we can all be happy there
but all i know is that i've got right now
and no time left to spare
cause i've been waiting here all my life
for this moment to arrive
and i'll be damned if i let it slide
gonna live like i'm alive
gonna live like i'm alive
someday when i am an older man
staring out into the sea
i want the bruises of a normal life
and an ocean of memories
cause i've been waiting here all my life
for this moment to arrive
and i'll be damned if i let it slide
gonna live like i'm alive
(all the good things & the sufferings make it real)
gonna live like i'm alive
(all the good things & the sufferings make it real)
gonna live like i'm alive
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pulling the back the veil on you and me
we are not what we pretend to be you know
maybe we could go on with the lie
but why should we
it is only going to kill us both
bullets fly when we speak
knives come out when our eyes meet
I know the damage is done
some things can't be undone
I can see the pain in pretty things
like a butterfly with broken wings we are
maybe we could hold on for tonight
for old time's sake
it would be a beautiful mistake
bullets fly when we speak
knives come out when our eyes meet
I know the damage is done
some things can't be undone
and like all cold blood assassins do
shielding our emotions from the pain
bullets fly when we speak
knives come out when our eyes meet
I know the damage is done
some things can't be undone
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10. |
Days to Remember
05:33
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I remember when we were young
driving fast in your car til the evening sun
like the road up ahead was made for us
and the radio played like a serenade for us
and all we ever wanted was everything
and all we ever had, nothing but each other
I remember when we were young
driving fast in your car til the evening sun
never knowing where it was taking us
I can remember
tracing the shapes on your face
with my fingertips
I close my eyes and try to go back there
Days to Remember
do you wanna go?
do you wanna disappear with me?
I can remember
tracing the shapes on your face
with my fingertips
I close my eyes and try to go back there
I can remember
tracing the shapes on your face
with my fingertips
I close my eyes and try to go back there
Days to Remember
Days to Remember
and I want to be with you
when I take my last breath
and slowly drift away to that day
I can remember
tracing the shapes on your face
with my fingertips
I close my eyes and try to go back there
Days to Remember
Days to Remember
Days to Remember
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Hey, outside the window pane
It's just another day for you
So take it if you can
Fall in love and break your heart
You know it from the start
That life is better with the pain and scars
Calm down
You can lay your weary head down
Anywhere you go I'll find you
In between the stars and ground
Crash, a flicker and a flash
It all goes by so fast
There's no time to fuss around
We are more than we believe
The greatest tragedy by far
Is never knowing who we are
Calm down
You can lay your weary head down
Anywhere you go I'll find you
In between the stars and ground
Hold tight
Even if it is a long ride
I will always be beside you
There to keep you safe and sound
In between the stars and ground
Live with no regrets
With every single breath
Never miss the chance to take a stand for what you love
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Bittersweet Machines Greensboro, North Carolina
Bittersweet Machines is Matt Mocharnuk
2022 - Edge of the Nocturne Sea
2020 - Disco
Volante
2019 - The Stars & Ground
2018 - No Bad Horizon
2016 - Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips
2014 - Momentary Lights
2012 - Solituda
Bonus:
-Stripped of Starlight [acoustic]
-The Wendy Birds: Everybody OK? [rarities]
-And Diamond Stars Shine Glitter Bright [EP]
-Seraphina [single]
-Stumbling with Grace [single]
... more
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