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your memory is a light
00:54
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there are two of us in this room
and I have just addressed you
and you're just doing your best to be
statuesque and silent
don't you think that's cruel?
don't you think that's cruel?
what's to get this is just a rigged game of russian roulette
I point the barrel at my head and pull
when it's your turn you aim it at the fool
which is me
and I thought
you would certainly take the shot
considering you've got that itchy trigger finger
I'm the one, who jumped the gun
there are two of us in this room
and you're still staring in the distance
so what am I to do
to keep from going crazy?
tell me
don't you find this cruel?
don't you find this cruel?
what's to get this is just a rigged game of russian roulette
I point the barrel at my head and pull
when it's your turn you aim it at the fool
which is me
and I thought
you would certainly take the shot
considering you've got that itchy trigger finger
I'm the one who jumped the gun
don't give up on this yet
why would you rig it so I lose
just so you can advance to the next round
and have someone else do that to you
wouldn't you find that cruel?
wouldn't you find that cruel?
what's to get this is just a rigged game of russian roulette
I point the barrel at my head and pull
when it's your turn you aim it at the fool
which is me
and I thought
you would certainly take the shot
considering you've got that itchy trigger finger
I'm the one who jumped the gun
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I'll never get why we take something so precious as love
and go crazy with it
dress it up between two people that don't know enough
and put it in a sinking relationship
now I can't be one to make accusations
I always give it my best go
but it's so hard it's so hard my ladies
when you say yes but you really mean
no
I kind of put it all out there
so it was your move
I wish I'd known before I got here
that I was dead to you
cause that's news
to me
I guess you want to have your cake and eat it
or maybe you're more of a bulimic
you take it in and then you take it right back out
when no one else can see it
I know I could've been a little off track
you didn't want to sour my happiness
but all I ever wanted was the truth from you
and you were saying no when you meant
yes
I kind of put it all out there
so it was your move
I wish I'd known before I got here
that I was dead to you
I'm going to fall down on one knee
and ask you if you'd bury me
cause the ground I'm buried in is about as deep
as we'll ever get
hey use that line in my
obituary
I kind of put it all out there
so it was your move
I wish I'd known before I got here
that I was dead to you
I really put it all out there
you didn't leave one clue
I wish I'd known before I got there
I was dead to you
cause that was news
to me
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laughing til it hurts
03:59
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maybe you're not the type
who likes to admit
when something feels right
you should just go with it
no one thinks they deserve much
we mostly prepare to fail
we mostly look for ways to escape
inside our self made jail
though you can't find a reason as to why
there should be a you and I
you might
so I'll wait a little longer
just until I leave this earth
with a jet pack strapped upon my back
laughing til it hurts
yeah you'll never be far from my thought
you creep in every day
I made a little place for you
would you believe you keep it messy
though you can't find a reason as to why
there should be a you and I
you might
you might find yourself falling apart
you could very well get stuck in the same town
you can stand up on a mountain and scream out to the world
that you can't love someone like me ever including now
but somehow
you might
so I'll wait a little longer
just until I leave this earth
with a jet pack strapped upon my back
laughing til it hurts
and you might be along
for the ride
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I'm better
02:08
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in the darkness you're no mystery
you're just bone, muscles, and blood
yet more of you runs through me
germs do what they please (I'm better)
I'm free of all disease (I'm better)
you pushed me away (I'm better)
if you're with him that's great (but I'm better)
in the light you're no mystery
you're just love, soul, and energy
and you're where you should be
germs do what they please (I'm better)
I'm free of all disease (I'm better)
you pushed me away (I'm better)
if you're with him that's great (but I'm better)
germs do what they please (I'm better)
I'm free of all disease (I'm better)
you pushed me away (I'm better)
if you're with him that's great (but I'm better, and you know it)
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roll around
03:02
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do the cigarettes go down smooth?
cause they really don't make you look that cool
but you can't hide behind the smoke my dear
your fear, I fear will not be enough
to stop things from unwinding and expanding
and screeching to a halt
the world's just falling apart for show
and I don't wanna know
if it's your fault
if it's your fault
I wanna roll around in your head
I wanna roll around in your head
wanna roll around, and round, and round, and round
and wind up in your bed
it's a disappointment either way
gotta face the fact that we're going to die and that's okay
cause I would rather lose you and hurt
then never have you and understand your fine way
I wanna roll around in your head
I wanna roll around in your head
wanna roll around, and round, and round, and round
and wind up in your bed
light surrounds you
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haunt you
03:58
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come out and let me haunt you
come out and let me haunt you
can't stay out as late as I want to
come out and let me haunt you
as far as I can tell as far as I can see all is well
there's some you in me
do you think that I'd give up on you
do you think that I'd give up on you
maybe that's all you ever do
but I won't be giving up on you
as far as I can tell as far as I can see all is well
there's some you in me
come out and let me haunt you
come out and let me haunt you
there's no wall I can't get through
come out and let me haunt you
as far as I can tell as far as I can see all is well
there's some you in me
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donut shop parking lot
01:24
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the color
04:28
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when I see your car pull up
I don't know what to do
I am just drawn in, I am just drawn into you
when I look into your eyes
I'm at a loss for words
I am just finding what I once thought absurd
I like the way you move
I like the way you spin
you take the black and white
and put the color in
I have never been so awake at night
I have never felt so alive
I have never seen such light
when I take my hand in yours
I don't know where to go
I am intoxicated, I am in heaven and no
I'm not losing this
this is the memory
that holds me up when the whole world tries to get me
I like the way you move
I like the way you spin
you take the black and white
and put the color in
I have never been so awake at night
I have never felt so alive
I have never seen such light
when I see you walk away
I don't know what to do
I am just drawn in, I am just drawn into you
I like the way you move
I like the way you spin
you take the black and white
and put the color in
I have never been so awake at night
I have never felt so alive
I have never seen such light
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you
you don't think
you don't think
you don't think you deserve love
all that I want to give
all that I want to give you
gets turned from right into wrong
only want to hear the sad songs
let it go until it's all gone
something tells me this is where I belong
you
you don't think
you don't think
you don't think you deserve love
all that I want to give
all that I want to give you
gets lost amongst the rubble
trapped in some self loathing bubble
crack a smile or crack your spine
but why do you run when something aligns
I do think you prefer to hide
come out, come out, come out, come out
I hope you know what you've got inside
let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out
I feel your energy
is hidden up above the ceiling
so afraid of what you're feeling
life and death and love and grieving
until you say go I'm not leaving
you
you don't think
you don't think
but I know you deserve love
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car crash waltz
04:32
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don't be so scared
don't be so worried
I'll be here waiting for you
cast me aside
call me a liar
I'm fine with playing the fool
tell me the sweet lies that I want to hear
you know the truth is all that will be left
after the wreck
thanks for the car crash, I needed that
when you break down
just like a car remember
most mechanics are thieves
its best to fix
things by yourself
and of course try to keep it clean
tell me the sweet lies we both need to hear
you know the truth is all that will be left
after the wreck
thanks for the car crash, I needed that
oh yeah regarding the incident
where we collided in the rain
it's just a scratch and I prefer
a mark that lets me remember
when our paths crossed
and what it became
cause I haven't been the same
after the wreck
thanks for the car crash, I needed that
don't be so scared
don't be so worried
I'll be here waiting for you
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a joyous failure
03:00
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roll over and kiss me again
I'm not afraid of this disease
I'm not afraid of those cooties
get'em all over me all over me yeah
if you never call again
I will fall apart but hey
it's not so bad if it's the end
as long as we take the good away
this could be
a really joyous failure
let me come by and hold you again
I know this is a pretty terminal scene
I know we need to have a quarantine
cause no one else should feel this
yes I'm that selfish
if you never call again
I will fall apart but hey
it's not so bad if it's the end
as long as we take the good away
this could be
a really joyous failure
am I so sick I think I could save her?
am I so sick I think I can save her?
am I so sick I think I can save her?
I guess so
this could be
a really joyous failure
my friend
so roll over and kiss me again
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my bad, I was trying
04:34
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I am a space man
I come out from the sky
sneak in your basement
where just you and I
can have a moment
I am a space man
I am replace man
I take place of the last one who abused you
and then cast you aside
and left you to up and die
I am replace man
still I'm the one who committed the deadliest sin
trying to get in your heart
when there wasn't an opening
I am give chase man
I will count to forty three
and then we can play hide and seek
but when I find you
I'll still know that you're hiding
I'm without a trace man
I will go quietly
I've served my purpose
you've got what you need
don't be afraid then
I'm without a trace man
still I'm the one who committed the deadliest sin
trying to get in your heart
when there wasn't an opening
it's a mess but it wasn't worthless
you broke my heart in a good way
I couldn't picture a world without you
but now I have to go and create one
everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
I am a space man
I come out from the sky
sneak in your basement
where just you and I
can have a moment
then I'm back to space again
still I'm the one who committed the deadliest sin
trying to get in your heart
when there wasn't an opening
I'm lost my faith man
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hell yeah it was...
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I hope one day you wake up
and say I miss my old friend
and you forgive me for all my desperation
one day I hope I wake up
and realize you were only
doing the best you could with your situation
I never stopped believing
but I know
you were right
if you find me in your thoughts
I hope what you come across
brings a smile
to your face
if we never speak again
just know I love you my dear friend
and hell yeah
it was worth the chase
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joshua jesty Cleveland
Joshua Jesty is a professional starving artist based out of Cleveland Ohio. He has been making music that people have been
getting eargasms from since 1998.
now a days he dances salsa, kicks doctors, and makes tons of pop and un-pop music.
His latest release is "...you will be forgotten". he lives with no regrets but many tacos in a physical house.
"songs about death disguised as love songs"
... more
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Crisis Or Catharsis
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amazing hard rock from Cleveland that is super underated.... not that I'd know anything about that.
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