1. |
Just Friends
03:06
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Verse 1:
All the lights are dim
The room is unsuspecting
I'll go along with what you do to me
Complacently
When I'm alone with you
I'm craving isolation
And there are times sincerity shines through
But I'm using you
Chorus:
Can we just be friends?
Can we just pretend
None of this had ever happened?
I don't wanna stay
Should've never came
I don't mean to throw our work away
But I can't do this anymore
Verse 2:
You say you love me so
I don't know what I wanted
I'm not much for romance or for sex
Or at least I guess
Aware that I'm confused
I question every symptom
The answer might be better left ignored
And that's not a cure
Chorus:
Don't know who I am
I don't give a damn
About developing a plan
I don't wanna stay
Should've never came
But I don't wanna let you down and say
I can't do this anymore
Bridge:
These labels don't fit me
Presenting as one thing
But I'm just nobody
Chorus:
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
I guess I fucked it up again
Can we just be friends?
Can we just pretend
None of this had ever happened?
I don't wanna stay
Should've never came
I might've I used you all for my own gain
I can't do this anymore
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2. |
I'm Not Proud
03:18
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Verse 1:
I'm done with all of this
So baby, here it is
An acknowledgement that I was all wrong
Don't wanna spell it out
But my brain has made it loud
To be honest, I should've known all along
Cause I'm no good, I've never been
I should've stayed alone instead
I wasn't ready and I never am
I'll knock your dreams into the dirt
I'll paralyze my own self worth
Whatever happens, we'll both end up hurt
Chorus:
You know you shouldn't stick around
To see this out, to see this out
It's my fault that you're in the ground
And I'm not proud, and I'm not proud
Verse 2:
Believe me cause I've tried
The tear stain never dries
Again, I've made myself the bad guy
I'll get back to keeping score
More broken than before
And I'll promise I won't do this anymore
Oh look, I've done that thing again
Where I'm at fault, but I feel like the victim
I see all of your patience wearing thin
I start these things without a thought
You're into this and suddenly I'm not
Goddammit, I'm never happy with what I've got
Chorus:
You know you shouldn't stick around
To see this out, to see this out
It's my fault that you're in the ground
And I'm not proud, and I'm not proud
I think it's better if I go
If I just throw this awful show
I must be better off alone
I didn't know I'd go this low
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3. |
Only Chance
02:57
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Verse 1:
Let's go to the movies
Or anywhere would be okay
I just don't wanna throw my only chance away
Let's not tell our friends
I hope you know I'll keep a secret
Even though I know that nothing's happened yet
Chorus:
I don't know why I still try
To make this work, I know it hurts
I don't know a thing about you
But I think that I might like to
Verse 2:
Let's forget everybody
Erase their names from our mindbanks
And move away before we even draw a blank
You grew up before me
You're so attached to all your friends
But I just wait for every old friendship to end
Chorus:
I don't know why I still try
To make this work, I know it hurts
I don't know a thing about you
But I think that I might like to
*solo*
Bridge:
Many daydreams pass me by like
Sand flies through the wind
So I guess I'll say this again
Chorus:
I don't know why I still try
To make this work, I know it hurts
I don't know a thing about you
But I think that I might like to
I don't know why I still try
To make this work, I know it hurts
I don't know a thing about you
But I think that I might like to
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4. |
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Verse 1:
I knew that my body was falling apart
When I woke up and I was in pain
Another false promise, I couldn't live like this
But it became normal again
Chorus:
I crack back my shoulder
I hope it'll help
But I know that it won't do a thing
My back has been aching for
How many weeks? I don't know
Verse 2:
I see a future of hospital bills
And dependence on others to live
I'm always tired, but I like to be busy
And I know I can't do it like this
Chorus:
The doctors can't help me
With stretches and steroids
I don't know if I'll go back in
My back has been aching for
How many months? I don't know
Verse 3:
I know that my body is falling apart
And I know it'll never get fixed
The x-ray looks fine, I can't afford
To pay someone else so that they give a shit
Chorus:
So I lay back down
Crack my shoulders in bed
I know that it won't do a thing
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Verse 1:
All day and night
I read the posters
Time's forgotten second chances
Half wanted sign
The air gets colder
See into the past through sideways glances
Verse 2:
Now every night
Seems nice and lonely
Extroverts become lone rangers
Unwelcome sights
Can kill you slowly
Ex best friends become new strangers
Chorus:
Don't cry like I never tried
I did
Don't act like you weren't aware
Bullshit
I don't know what you've been told
The rest of us are getting old
Frustrated, broken, and gone
*solo*
Verse 3:
See through the
Non-existent "sorry"
No defending your intentions
Now it's all gone
You killed it slowly
All of the victims go unmentioned
Chorus:
Don't cry like I never tried
I did
Don't act like you weren't aware
Bullshit
I don't know what you've been told
The rest of us are getting old
Frustrated, broken, and gone
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6. |
Your Basement
03:06
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Verse 1:
I'm done
I don't know what I want
Fuck this
I've ruined it for everyone
Chorus:
Someone to come home to
Somebody to hold
Someone to rely on
Until you're sick, depressed, and old
Verse 2:
Who cares?
I guess it wasn't meant for me
I can't imagine
Being dependent on anybody
Chorus:
Just like in the movies
Just like in cartoons
It doesn't exist for us
And I don't what to do
Verse 3:
What's wrong?
Am I just too fucked up?
Oh God
Have I never been in love?
Chorus:
I don't fit any description
No category is mine
I need something to cling to
But I just can't find the lines
Outro:
True love
It mocks me from afar
True love
I wonder where you are
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7. |
True Love
01:35
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John Vermeersch Shoreview, Minnesota
Thanks for stopping by! These are my demos, so if you're new here, I recommend checking out my band instead: lonelyenclave.bandcamp.com
John Vermeersch recommends:
Lonely Enclave
by Lonely Enclave
Our first album is a raw piece of garage (er, basement) rock, heavily inspired by Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Weezer. It's rough, but it's free, and in my biased opinion, worth a listen.
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Talking Secret - Single
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