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11 Hours

by Melissa Sings

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1.
Only Human 04:19
I need direction, I need release When will it come to me, to me You had me going, oh I need help Now there's a hole in my soul, a hole Wish I could feel something more, something real My insides are torn, my face is worn All day I walk with my zombie smile I confess, I'm a mess, but I'm only human You gave me joy, you brought me peace, someday's it's not enough, not enough Please help me cope, but understand My mind is not all clear, not clear Wish I could feel something more, something real My insides are torn, my face is worn All day I walk with my zombie smile I confess, I'm a mess, but I'm only human Some space in time, let it be mine For just the thoughts are jumbled. I can't see straight, I hesitate: Pick Me Up! Pick Me Up! Pick Me Up! AHHHHHH (3x's) Focus on a spot, try to connect the dots on the future, not the past See past my ups and downs, its ok to frown You're only human, we're only human. Wish I could feel something more, something real My insides are torn, my face is worn All day I walk with my zombie smile I confess, I'm a mess, but I'm only human I'm only human, oh ohhhh oh
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17, just a daydream a moments gone, fair fallen storms One day hello, the next goodbye How do I survive the tide You know I want to help you Solve the problems, pay your debts but its not that simple, you say to me, You don't want these shoes. And you tell me: "Please stop, trust, understand I may just be a girl not quite a woman but I feel I can't cope; I fear there's no hope, I wrote these words down to give you warning tomorrow it all might change I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I left you this way." Today I ponder what's next, how to feel this emptiness cause I see faces that remind me of you. And they tell me the darkness, oh it ain't through, I walk halls where you used to walk, think back on how you knew And you tell me: "Please stop, trust, understand I may just be a boy not quite a man but I feel I can't cope; I fear there's no hope, I wrote these words down to give you warning tomorrow it all might change I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I left you this way." 17, just a daydream, I left you this way.
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Awake 04:34
Rip the pages, burn them all to ash Forget the words that you once wrote in the past You are better than your worst day, you've got more to give Why act like its over, learn to forgive Just start over, break free Look for possibilities Think of all your mistakes, then toss them in a lake Why not try, realize that today, you're awake My head was in shadows Felt like concrete weights All the stumbles and the pitfalls took it out of me Sometimes the bottom's where we have to land, oh To find out how it really feels to stand Just start over, break free Look for possibilities Think of all your mistakes, then toss them in a lake Why not try, realize that today, you're awake Why not try, realize that today, you're awake
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Today is the day we push cubes and roll the dice It’s been written on the calendar, text everybody twice Some of us have read the rulebooks, so we’re ready just the same Oh, it’s a perfect day to play a game Board games now are not the games your grandpa played back when Monopoly’s a hundred and three, you can toss it in the bin There’s games where there’s a traitor, and ones you play alone You can even play against the game or play board games on your phone Let’s go - Dive in Find a theme that never ends Share in - the fun Go ahead, pick any one With games you’ve never heard of, and one’s you’ve heard B-4 No matter what game you choose to play, go for the highest score, so… Today is the day we push cubes and roll the dice It’s been written on the calendar, text everybody twice Some of us have read the rulebooks, so we’re ready just the same Oh, it’s a perfect day to play a game RAP/QUICK PART: Everyone, choose a color, not purple, that’s me Now take two cards, if you’re last, take three Pass one to the left, and one to the right, Then play just one, and take a token that’s white If you played an odd number, then you take two shillings, if you played an even number then your wheat’s refilling, That’s everything to know, are we ready to play? Yeah! Today is the day we push cubes and roll the dice It’s been written on the calendar, text everybody twice …one more text couldn’t hurt…. Today is the day we push cubes and roll the dice It’s been written on the calendar, text everybody - three times! Some of us have read the rulebooks, so we’re ready just the same - Cause I Heart Board Games, and - You Heart Board Games, and - We all heart board gaaaaames! - It’s a perfect day! Oh, it’s a perfect day to play a game It’s a perfect day to play a perfect game for us to say that we enjoyed this awesome perfect day!
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Every time you win Every time I lose You always want to sit and talk it over Every day we clash Every day we fight It’s never bout the things that really matter Imagine that your words all have a point Like daggers through my skin and through my joints Every day we love Every day we make up Cause there’s a lot reason to make up The things you say are all so lame And every day, it’s all the same You hate that I love you I love you when you hate me go on and berate me The way that you will
 I think it’s obvious If we ever part It’s clear that we will never find a partner That puts up with me Or puts up with you That’s because we fight like kindergartners I wish you’d try to giggle at my jokes Or laugh until you perish from a stroke When I’m away from you All I wanna do Is find a way to get back home to you The things you say are all so lame And every day, it’s all the same You hate that I love you I love you when you hate me go on and berate me The way that you will
 I think it’s obvious If we ever part It’s clear that we will never find a partner You know I wanna be here, cause I’ve got no place to go We’re a messed up pair, but damn we put on a show If you didn’t fight me, then you might not like me I’m me and you’re you Let’s do what we do The things you say are all so lame And every day, it’s all the same You hate that I love you I love you when you hate me go on and berate me The way that you will
 I think it’s obvious If we ever part It’s clear that we will never find a partner
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I Long For 04:36
I was born in the dark There was nothing to go home to There’s a reason I survived And that reason was always you You took my broken pieces And mended them with care You’ve been always there Cause you’re a part of me And I’m a part of you Let’s just both keep dancing the whole night through Cause I don’t want to it end Even though we just began This is the life I lived for, I’m here for, I longed for You were my guide through dark When there was no road left to follow Now we’re on the other side I’ll spend my life thanking you And I will help when you’ve fallen I will always be around I won’t let you down Cause you’re a part of me And I’m a part of you Let’s just both keep dancing the whole night through Cause I don’t want to it end Even though we just began This is the life I lived for, I’m here for, I longed for I’m capable of falling again, but you’ll be there for me You’ll be holding me as I’m holding you, There’s nothing else to see We’ll dance until there’s nothing else, but you and me Just you and me Cause you’re a part of me And I’m a part of you Let’s just both keep dancing the whole night through Cause I don’t want to it end Even though we just began This is the life I lived for, I’m here for, I longed for
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Boy, you been a bad boy Now the days, are coming to an end You untied all your ties, you broke all your bridges. And the feeling you feel - man it just itches That won’t go away - you got demons to face. An eye for eye, for the life that you wasted A lie for a lie, the word’s cut then it’s pasted In a matter of time, Time’s all you have Sad, I know it’s just sad But your words, don’t make me think that You’re so cool the heatwave, You’re just glad you’re alive And in five months you find out, if you’re taking the dive The liquor can’t numb you - when you’re thinking clear An eye for eye, for the life that you wasted A lie for a lie, the word’s cut then it’s pasted In a matter of time, Time’s all you have An eye for eye, for the life that you wasted A lie for a lie, the word’s cut then it’s pasted In a matter of time, Time’s all you have
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When the lights go out In the place you provided Where you made the lives you molded and guided We know you taught us to be well and be good You did the best you could After a while you had to release them Still from a distance you tried to teach them It’s no fault of yours if they misunderstood You did the best you could The path seemed dark as you tried to light it You were there every moment as they tried to fight it It didn’t turn out how you hoped that it would You did the best you could The deed is done now they have to accept it The walls aren’t yours, there’s no need to protect him We know you taught us to be well and be good You did the best you could
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We traveled the highway Into the night and we Arrived on a cold Christmas Eve Cause every Christmas Was spent around your home Your presence it helped me believe Now that I am without you I hang round my town Days just go by I forget Bout the winters with family All round the table I haven’t got back to them yet Christmas isn’t the same without you Though the days still go by, you’re the one I look to Cause I try to remember those days in the December The ornaments like relics and the choirs still singing like Oooh Oooh Even when I was older I’d peek round the corner To see if I’d see you around That one time I saw you Planting the presents I knew I was loved unbound Now that I am without you I don’t hang a stocking There no Christmas lights on my home But I try to remember As we exit November Be thankful I’m never alone Christmas isn’t the same without you Though the days still go by, you’re the one I look to Cause I try to remember those days in the December The ornaments like relics and the choirs still singing like ooh

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released December 24, 2019

Melissa wrote tracks 1-6.
Jesse wrote tracks 7-12.
Instrumentals by Jesse.

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