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Not A Love Song
03:31
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NOT A LOVE SONG Lyrics
by Summer
I guess when they ask,
That’s what we’ll say
That we did it for love
But we do it anyway
Muted conversation
So you pick up your pen
And you make up a story
Of what you think they meant
All these vacant ideas
Waste too much of my time
Why don’t you bring the reason
And I’ll bring the rhyme?
(Chorus)
It’s not a love song
At least not like you think
And by that,
I don’t mean anything
Everyone has a dream
Everyone has a plan
Of who they wanted to be
Where they wanted to land
Who cares where it comes from?
Even less where it goes
Who am I to argue
With what everyone knows?
(Chorus)
It’s not a love song
Well, not to me
Unless, of course
That’s what you want it to be
It’s not a love song
Not like you’d think
And by that
I don’t mean anything
Faith, hope, and love
Drive some people on
Me, I’ll stay right on this bench
And keep on playing my song
I’ll do it for faith
I’ll do it for hope
I’ll even do it for love
Even if it’s not my own
(Chorus)
It’s not a love song
Well, not to me
Unless, of course
That’s what you want it to be
No, It’s not a love song
Not like you’d think
And by that
I don’t mean anything
So I guess when they ask
That’s what we’ll say
That we did it for love
But (truth is) we do it anyway
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2. |
Timing and Lighting
04:48
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TIMING AND LIGHTING Lyrics
by Summer
He’s not you
I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true
He’s not you
He doesn’t kiss me like you do
He doesn’t care for me like you
He doesn’t tease me like you do
I know we can’t be together now
Or if we ever would
I know we can’t be together now
She’s not me
I don’t know if you can see
But she’s not me
Does she hold you like I do?
Does she kiss you between the eyes like I do?
Would she always tell you the truth?
I know we can’t be together now
Or if we ever could
I know we can’t be together now
Life is just Timing and Lighting
Life is all Timing and Lighting
Now’s not the time for settling down
The light falls away from us now
I’m not on my knees
I know when it’s time to leave
I just wonder if you’d agree
That we were a good team
That we could’ve made it through anything
Except for bad timing
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3. |
Have To Leave
03:26
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HAVE TO LEAVE Lyrics
by Summer
I have to leave
I have to go
Of what’s next
I don’t pretend to know
I ate the food
I walked the streets
talked to the people
This city’s been good to me
I’ve lived all over this country
And If there’s one thing I know
It’s that people don’t live in places
They live in hearts and minds and souls
You say that I just keep moving
You say that I can’t keep still
Would you say the same of the ocean waves?
Or the clouds on a windy day?
Or when the seasons change?
Baby, you know my name
I have to leave
I have to go
I wish I had the time
To know you better
Will you remember me
As the girl with the crazy hair
As adventure on the subway
Or temptation
Was I just temptation?
I’m not trying to steal you away
I just wanted a few kisses more
But desire’s got nothin’ on virtue
When you walk away
Then you stay away
So Goddamn the timing
And goddamn the lighting
Damn everything
that keeps it
All out of reach
I have to leave
I have to go
It always ends like this
I have to leave
I have to go
It always ends like this
But it never ends
Never really ends
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4. |
Pink Elephants
03:58
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PINK ELEPHANTS Lyrics
by Summer
I will not forget
Thrown babies at 4am
And I will not forget
How many times you broke that paddle on him
Or a junked up house from bottom to top
With little pathways for us to walk
And I cannot forget the piano
And the handcuffs
And it’s alright
It’s okay
It don’t matter that much now anyway
It’s alright and it’s okay
It don’t matter that much
Anyway
It must have been hard
To grow up with a mother like yours
Please don’t think
I haven’t thought of that before
And I feel for you
I mean, I really do
But I feel for me too
But it’s alright
It’s okay
It don’t matter that much now anyway
It’s alright and it’s okay
It don’t matter that much
Anyway
I got over it
And I don’t know if you
Need to get over it too
But if you do
This is me
Forgiving you
And it’s alright
It’s okay
It don’t matter that much now anyway
It’s alright and it’s okay
It don’t matter that much
Anyway
That faded book of my childhood
Has long been closed
From now on, I will not bring it up
I will not discuss
What only
Pink elephants know
And it’s alright
It’s okay
It don’t matter that much now anyway
It’s alright and it’s okay
It don’t matter that much
Anyway
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5. |
Messed Up
03:16
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MESSED UP Lyrics
by Summer
Baby, take my keys tonight
Because I just can't drive
You always take such good care of me
And you know you treat me right
(Chorus)
You never tell me
I am so messed up
That I'm so messed up
That I am so messed up
You go out with other girls
And I try to play it cool
I know you'd never try to hurt me
But sometimes, you do
(Chorus)
Still, you never tell me
I am so messed up
That I'm so messed up
That I am so messed up
(Bridge)
And I know you know me well
That's just a little too well
For me
Baby, take my keys tonight
Because I just can't drive
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6. |
Close
03:04
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CLOSE Lyrics
by Will Richards
I’ll be up until about tomorrow some time
Hoping you’ll call in a favor or two
And I would arrive and pile on the lighter side
Make you smile your flossed smile wide
You’d say hey and I’d be coy and make you
Kiss me again and again and again, It’s true, I would
It could be so simple you know
Just give me a chance and I’ll smile, pretty
And we’ll be close to what’s most important to me
Yes, we’re close to what’s most important
And you can smile at your moon
It’s beautiful over and over and over again
And so are you, and so are you, you said to me
We missed the sunset, the sky, the smell and our ride
And we’re missing each other when you’re on your inside
I’m on your out, you’ve got your pride
And I’m all torn up for all the wrong lines
And we’re close to what’s most important to me
Yes, we’re close to what’s most important
The strings of your voice have been silent too long
Don’t tell me I’m wrong ‘cause I’m right you’re strong
But you’re so fragile, so subtle, so you, so I hope
You can do what you need to do
Your ride alone time and all
I’ll be up until about tomorrow some time
And I wouldn’t mind if you decided to call
And we’ll be close to what’s most important to me
Yes, we’re close to what’s most important
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7. |
Home
03:52
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HOME Lyrics
by Summer
Check my pulse
Am I still alive?
Get your motorcycle, baby
Let’s go for a ride
Down country roads that wind
Lined with beautiful trees
wind on our arms and our legs
I feel so free
This place is so easy
Everyone fell asleep
Your poetry brings me to my knees
The reason I’m leavin'
Is what you love about me
‘cause after nine o’clock
there’s just one place to eat
I’m not hungry anyway,
I’m just choking on my need
For adventure, fun, spontaneity
I just can’t stay here
I’m sorry
Your place
Is in my heart
No, you don’t rent
You bought
And I’m not going anywhere
Anytime soon
I might live on the road
But my home
Is with you
Lacks imagination
That’s what I’d mark on your card
Not so much for your person
But for where you are
Yes, I’ll help you discover
Shel Silverstein
I can’t believe you never read him—
But your dad was mean
What I want more than anything
Is to help you be… better
We laughed when Jake said
He moved into her
I think I know what he meant
he just used the wrong words
He meant he’s never really alone anymore
He doesn’t think of where he lives
like he did before
And my heart never needed a home
It needed a door
Your place
Is in my heart
No, you don’t rent
You bought
And I’m not going anywhere
Anytime soon
I might live on the road
But my home
Is with you
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8. |
Reason
03:23
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REASON Lyrics
by Summer
I often wondered
How she could leave
I was five, my sister was four
My brother was three
I know that she was young
But so were we
And I don’t think any reason
Could ever satisfy me
My father was a native
Of this land
He told me of Great Spirits
And destruction by the white man
Two hundred years now
And we’re still trying to get back up
And I don’t think any reason
Could ever satisfy us
So many years gone by
And now we’re grown
The hurt in our hearts has dulled
But still visits us when we’re alone
She says, “There’s just so many things
You couldn’t have known.”
But I don’t think any reason
How could any reason
Is there any reason?
Useless explanations
Random collections of words
I don’t think any reason
How could any reason
How could any reason
Ever pacify her?
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9. |
Keep
02:45
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KEEP Lyrics
by summer
You would keep me
But I’m not the keeping kind
I can’t leave you
Like I left the others behind
I’ve got strong hands
You’ve got a sore back
I think that this kind of thing might last
You’ve got a taste for windows in june
I’ve got a taste for you
(Shhh) Don’t tell yourself
And don’t you dare tell me
(Shhh) There’s nothing I want more than to be yours
To keep
I would leave you
But you’re not the leaving kind
I don’t want to keep you
Like I kept the others behind
I’m of like mind
Save your speech lines
I know that now is a long time
I don’t dare tell the wind which way to blow
Sometimes I (just) want to know
(Shhh) Don’t tell yourself
And don’t you dare tell me
(Shhh) There’s nothing I want more than to be yours
To keep
Every little leaving
Unravels another thread
I need to keep my artist hungry
If I ever want to get
Fed
I would keep you
But I’m not the keeping kind
You weren’t mine for the keeping
And neither was I
I’ve got strong hands
You’ve got a sore back
I think that this kind of thing might
I think this kind of thing
I think this kind of thing might
Last
I want it to last
I don’t want it to last
(repeat)
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10. |
Blood
02:17
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BLOOD Lyrics
By Summer
It gets so hard to manage all this blood
It gets so hard to manage all this blood
It’s hard to manage
All this blood
The casing’s always breaking
And it’s easy to cut
Easy to cut
(then you just have) All this blood
My life is liquid
My veins are little streets
It makes a mess
It makes a mess
Called me
A mess called me
So messy! Sticky!
It makes a sound
I hear it pounding in my ears
You still make it boil
After all these years
All these years
(My blood’s still boiling!)
I was leaking
And I didn’t even know
Cued by the moon
It just starts to flow
It starts to flow
It starts to flow
It starts to flow
Sometimes it’s red
Sometimes it’s blue
If I could, I would change my color too
I would be red
Then I would be blue
And all the time I’d be coursing inside of you
It get so hard to manage
Sometimes I’m hard to manage too
Sometimes I’m just so hard to manage
Just like all that blood
It’s hard to manage
All this blood
Can’t you feel it flowing
Inside each of us
It’s inside each of us
(There’s just) All this blood
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11. |
Truth
03:55
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TRUTH Lyrics
by Summer
The truth is still the truth
Whether it’s known to you
The least you could do
Is make it known to me
That soft plush rug
No longer sinks beneath my feet
Now it’s your magic carpet
Carrying you away from me
And who’s that riding next to you?
Another silhouette in the breeze
I can’t see her face
But she looks a lot like me
You say she’s a good muse for you
I used to be your muse
You say she’s a good muse for you
I used to be your muse
You are the muse of my eternity
You are the muse of my eternity
The truth is still the truth
Whether it’s known to you
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