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two
02:53
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TWO
Take my hand, let’s walk together
To the rhythm of a song that only I can hear you sing
And I will follow you
And they won’t care to listen to the nonsense that we’re singin
Dee dee dee dee dee
Cos I’m not so delightful, and you aren’t so clean
But together we can make our dreams come true
Together we can take a cake or two
Oh two, two two two two two two
In the interest of future endeavors
I think you ought to know that I don’t like to run away
But if you were to ask
I’d skip away so fast and I wouldn’t even look back again
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2. |
pentameter
02:53
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PENTAMETER
In my head I play around with words and try to rhyme them in some clever phrase
But I know that you don’t care and if you did you wouldn’t listen anyway
All these words were ways of reaching you
But I know that you don’t care and if you did you wouldn’t listen anyway
If I spoke in iambic pentameter would you begin to hear me then?
Cos I know that you’re so fond of all your European classics
All these songs were ways of reaching you
But I know that I’m no Shakespeare or Beethoven
No sonnets, no sonata form.
And I don’t know how to get to you
And I’d give up if I had better avenues to pursue
Since I don’t I’ll play around with words and try to rhyme them in some clever phrase
Cos I know that you don’t care and if you did then I would be too bored to stay
All these words were ways of reaching you
All these songs were just ways of reaching you
And this stupid song is just a sad attempt at reaching you
Cos I know that you don’t care and if you did then I would be too bored to stay
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3. |
coffee shop scene
04:12
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COFFEE SHOP SCENE
Chance meeting of friends in a coffee shop world that’s been groomed by years gone by
And I try to distinguish the joy in your smile from the vague intent in your eye
So let’s play that game where we talk about all the friends we have in common
And I’ll sip my drink as I watch your eyes dart around the room for topics
Sincerity lasts only so long it seems, Conversation’s a delicate art
And I’ve never been one to exchange pleasantries if it doesn’t come from the heart
Yet we play that game where we talk about all the friends we have in common
And I sip my drink as I watch your eyes dart around the room for topics
Whatever we had has been lost somewhere between then and now
Though it’s all hard to swallow I can’t help but think
“Thanks for then, it’s a shame about now”
A parting of friends from a coffee shop scene that’s been saddened a bit by our sighs
And we both dismiss memories of what used to be, Wish you well as I wish you goodbye
So we’ve played our game of remember when
All that life we had in common
Though the years were sweet, it’s hard not to think
“Thanks for then, it’s a shame about now.”
I loved you then and that’s not different now
But that was then, it’s a shame about now
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4. |
little song
03:47
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LITTLE SONG
We used to be the best of friends
But even our favorite stories have to
Have a beginning that unravels at the end
So I just wanted to say
I miss you
I and IV, small iii, big V
There’d be no simpler way to play it if I tried
It’s all a matter of arithmetic and rhyme
I hope it reaches you in time
I never wanted you to be anything else
I never asked you to be someone else
I only wanted you to be here
We used to be the best of friends,
And I don’t think our favorite story has to end
So when you hear this little song just know I’m thinking of you
And you can think of me too
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This Heart's Mostly Filler
Maryanna Sokol
I can't be still when you're near me
I can't think of anything to say when you address me face to face
I'd just as soon you'd forgotten my name when you met me
So I could return to the life I was living before you f*&#%d everything up
…Or did you fix it?
You are all I see, you are everything I think I'd like to be
But can I hate you just for…
I chucked my heart the minute you stole it
It lies unclaimed at the floor of a landfill six miles away
Here I had thought it would make me feel better
Can I not do anything right?
You have made this whole life thing quite difficult for me
…Or have you fixed me?
You are all I see, you are everything I think I'd like to be
But I will hate you til I…
You are all I see, you are everything I think I'd like to be
You are all I see, you are everything I want to be
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6. |
mistake
03:20
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MISTAKE
I’m not blind
What I did to you makes me sick
But you just forgive and forgive, and forget, always forget
While I strum around recalling all of it
You do what you’re told, cos that’s all you know
I won’t lie
You’re a decent man, I guess
What you lack in charm and wit you make up in ignorance
And you’re just content to crawl in someone else’s steps
Believe what you’re told, cos that’s all you know
And I didn’t mean to string your little packaged heart along
But you made it so easy by never moving on
But I won’t worry, cos you’re happy now it seems
That you’ve made yourself a pawn in all her selfish schemes
From what I know about you, she’s everything you dreamed
And you’ll do what you’re told, cos that’s all you know
You’ll do what she tells you, cos that’s all you can do
And you’ll be happy the weaker of the two
Doin what you’re told
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7. |
(sometimes they do)
02:59
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(sometimes they do)
You sit and talk over the things that you know
And try to figure it out
But you can’t hide the fact that you don’t remember your name
And I can’t help you with that
And things don’t work out with the friends you used to know
Things never do, you know
And so the memory comes rushing back to spite you
You were so silly to make plans
“It was just a dream” you cry
But you believed it was real
And there’s no comin’ back from that
And things don’t work out with the past you can’t let go
Things never do, you know
And things don’t work out with the dreams you won’t let go
Things never do, you know
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8. |
story always goes
02:30
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You’re so tired of this life
You’re so young, so lonely
And the parents never know the right phrase for consoling
So you touch the sky alone in your dreams where you hold her
But the story always goes you wake up and its over
Young love
You’re so happy with this life
It’s been a year, and you’ve loved her
And the sun shines in her eyes just for you to discover
Yeah you touch the sky alone in her bedroom where you hold her
But she’ll never really know all you feel ‘til you’ve told her
Young love
You’re so tired of this life
Older now, and so lonely
And the real world’s never quite as polite as you’d been hoping
So you touch the sky alone in your memories where you hold her
But the story always goes that you blink and it’s over
Young love
If it’s real and true and right, they say
First love never dies
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9. |
hours away
03:12
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HOURS AWAY
They tell me your heart is freer
They say your conversation sparkles
You’re so alive now
How would they know?
Cos I read a different story
And you were dull as winter fog
So cold and quiet
Where did you go?
Cos your hands are still holding onto mine
And my place remains here by your side
And I still get my allotted time
But you’re hours away from being here
Oh you’re almost gone
And that thing you’re wearin on your sleeve
I hear it telling me you’re done here
I’m playing water to your flame
But I commend your consistency
And obligatory phone calls
Yeah just keep that face up
And I’ll believe
Cos your hands are still holding onto mine
And my place remains here by your side
And I still get my allotted time
But you’re hours away from being here
Even further away from me I fear
Have you made up your mind?
Make it clear
Cos you’re already gone
You were never meant for me
And you’re already gone
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10. |
home
04:13
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HOME
Break away from these walls, they can’t contain you
This was never a place you could call home
I know you think that your smile will deceive you
But inside of your shell, you weep alone
There’s a way to escape from this pain
You don’t have to fall away
You don’t have to learn to stay
As you bow your tears to pray, you will find home
The future glistens with hope if you can reach it
And you’ll discover this prison has its charms
But in order to miss it you have to leave it
And in order to leave you must be strong
There’s a way to escape from this pain
You don’t have to fall away
You don’t have to learn to stay
As you venture on your way, you will find home
All you fear is change and it leaves you this way
All you fear is change
But stagnancy has left you this way
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11. |
whatever
02:58
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WHATEVER
Take your hand, stretch it out, your fingers are mere bones
But I trust they’ll suffice to hold your wayward tongue
Cos you’re straining expounding over things you don’t understand again
And again
I’m so tired of hearing you complain about the things we cannot change
We try so hard to believe in good but we can’t find it anywhere
Oh your face reveals the ardor with which you feel we should approach
The laws that govern our society
“Well they don’t govern me!” you decree
And I’m so tired of hearing you complain about the things we cannot change
We try so hard to believe in good but we can’t find it anywhere
We can’t find it anywhere
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Maryanna Sokol Houston, Texas
Maryanna is a songwriter, performer, and board certified music therapist based out of Houston, TX. Her style defies comparison; borrowing hints from pop to classical, musical theater to psychedelic, it remains poignant, honest, and uniquely her own. Her music has been featured on MTV's "The Real World," and she's been interviewed about life as an indie artist for NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday." ... more
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