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Dragonflies Intro
02:20
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Pretty Face
02:14
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I wish I could see your pretty face forevermore
Laughing with me while I hold you tight
All I can see is you walking away
You disappeared into the summer night
And I screamed to the sky
And I screamed to the sea
And I screamed to the walls
Does she have to leave me?
And I don't know why we had to walk out my door
But I wish I could see your pretty face forevermore
Driving down the highway, my eyes just rained down
Wouldn't stop 'til I made it back home
And in my head I could still hear your voice
I trembled when I picked up my phone
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What can I tell you baby? I don't see any way around this
I don't wanna see and I don't wanna be
I just wanna be left alone
And I can't see you hear you so don't tell me
You never wanted anything to do with me
You never wanted anything to do with me
But I think its time to find my way around you
Until we know where I belong
Until I know where I belong
Pour another drink and I'll lay here in my bed
Its so hard to think when I question my own head
My life has nothing to do with what you think of me
Life has nothing to do with what you think of me
And I think its time to find my way around you
Until you find another home
Until I find you another home
Going down going down going down going down
Nothing to do with what you think of me
Nothing to do with what you think of me
I don't know what you're doing or what you think it does to me
I don't know what you're doing or what you think you do to me
very well
and I can't really recognize the truth of it all
the truth of it all going down, going down
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4. |
Reflections In Rhythm
03:47
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Candle light and cigarettes
raindrops on our feet - we sing before we rest
Eyes change color with the light
We pick up all the pieces, just try to set things right
As our hearts slowly entwine, we become a dancing mirror
Reflection in our eyes align, how could it be clearer?
Hold on baby, please don’t cry
I’m trying to remember the way we used to fly
around each other
while everyone would drink and sing
our music matches our memory, it is the reason for everything
As our hearts slowly entwine, we become a dancing mirror
Even when wrapped up like vines, I wish that you were nearer
Rooftop sounds and silhouettes
The view above the trees, we gaze upon the rest
As they look the colors change
Shifting clouds in rhythm with our minds' exchange
As our hearts slowly entwine, we become a dancing mirror
Reflection in our eyes align, how could it be clearer?
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5. |
Not Everyone
03:10
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Not everyone can get their way, not at all
Not everyone can find their place once and for all
Once and for all
The crescent moon pierces me like your words
through my phone
You fade away silently and yet still won't leave me alone
Once and for all
And as I stumble back down the street
for the last time
I don't regret all of those sleepless nights when you were mine
When you were mine...
I try to be civilized, it hurts too much and I can't forget
I wish we could compromise it feels too much like I'm your pet
So once and for all
Its over
Once and for all
Not everyone can get their way, not at all
Not everyone can find their place once and for all
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6. |
Lullaby (Instrumental)
02:24
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7. |
Consolation
02:40
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When I’m feeling all alone I try to remember
the people who I love the most, and where I am from
When July has just begun but it feels like December
Try to fight the fear that the sun won’t ever come
‘Cause there’s no reason to be afraid
No reason to be afraid
No there aint no reason to be afraid at all
Hear the music, play it loud - remind me who I am
When you’re feelin’ down and out just don’t forget the truth
That you have to love yourself so you can love another
And if I don’t know who I am then how can I love you?
There's no reason to be afraid
Let all your troubles die away
No reason to be afraid
Let all your worries melt away
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8. |
Nowhere To Run
02:13
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This madness that you’ve brought upon yourself
You can no longer blame anyone else here
Madness that you’ve brought upon yourself
You can no longer blame anyone else my dear
Oh look all around you, look at what you’ve done
You got all the money but you don’t have all the fun
You think that you’re so clever you aint foolin’ anyone
And now its far too late.... nowhere to run
And everything you thought had gone away
Everything you thought had gone away is here
All the words you’re thinking every day
All the words you’re thinking every day every year
Oh look all around you, look at what you’ve done
You got all the money but you don’t have any fun
You think that you’re so clever you aint fooled anyone
And now its far too late.... nowhere to run
Far too late... nowhere to run....
Nowhere to run
From this madness that you’ve brought upon yourself
You can no longer blame anyone else here
Madness that you’ve brought upon yourself
You can no longer blame anyone else my dear
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9. |
Under My Skin
02:57
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Every time I think about you it makes me want to scream
and every time I find out where you've been
I wish you never showed up in my dreams
I don't know why its so easy for you to get under my skin
I thought that we'd already moved on
but I guess that I'm just a little too thin
The days are burning up, my friend
And I want you in my arms, but I don't know why
Even though its all in my mind
This time I choose to leave you behind
Same old dreams are coming back now
even though you went away
Which is haunting, is it you or me?
I just don't know what else to say
The days are burning up, my friend
And I want you in my arms, but I don't know why
Even though its all in my mind
This time I choose to leave you behind
You'll never give me my peace of mind (one more time!)
This time I choose to leave you behind
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10. |
The Return (Before You)
03:44
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I've been thinking about you
staring at hardwood floors
I've been running away from you
and everything that came before
Some times its all too much for me
and I get so overwhelmed
Try to remember to breathe slowly
Am I falling? I just can't tell
But everything that came before...
I never knew what to do with what came before you
This is the love song that I never wrote for you
Now that I have its far too late
And I know that its not love anymore
But that doesn't mean that its not fate
But everything that came before
Never knew what to do with what came before you
I'm coming home again
Coming home to finish all my songs
Coming home again
I have returned to where I belong
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Daniel Schraer San Diego, California
Daniel Schraer is a San Diego songwriter and mutli-instrumentalist. He currently performs with The Redwoods Music and The Nervous Wreckords.
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