1. |
Self Destruct
02:16
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Chorus:
Crashing my sports cars
Smashing my guitars
Gotta slow down
Before I self destruct
Turning the lights out
Burning my house down
Bad news for sure
But I can't get enough
Verse 1:
Stumbling home, I tripped on my stilettos
Sprained my ankle dancing with the devil
Hour 23, running on no sleep
I'm only gonna crash after the party
Chorus:
Crashing my sports cars
Smashing my guitars
Gotta slow down
Before I self destruct
Turning the lights out
Burning my house down
Bad news for sure
But I can't get enough
Verse 2:
Living fast might not be worth it in the long run
When the consequences face you like a shotgun
But I got my kicks and I know where I'm headed
So if you tie me to the tracks, then I'll accept it
Chorus:
Crashing my sports cars
Smashing my guitars
Gotta slow down
Before I self destruct
Turning the lights out
Burning my house down
Bad news for sure
But I can't get enough
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2. |
Your Hand in Mine
03:01
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Verse 1:
You come home after the party
Feeling alone and incomplete
You spoke like you had a secret
Measured responses and no drinks
Pre-Chorus:
It started raining when you escaped
No streetlight shelter, no time to wait
So you got soaked, went home
Cried yourself to sleep
Chorus:
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
Verse 2:
You wish that you'd gotten wasted
Spilled all your secrets in the stir
Cause it's scary knowing what people think
But it's nice to know for sure
Pre-Chorus:
No hiding under an alibi
I'll still be there when they leave your side
Cause I don't see the charade
I just see you
Chorus:
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
Before I find, before I find
Before I find I've run all out of time
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
*solo*
Chorus:
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
Before I find, before I find
Before I find I've run all out of time
I just wanna feel your hand in mine
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3. |
Catch My Eye
02:53
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Chorus:
I wanna throw it all away
Move out of state
So I'll start fresh and bleach my brain
But I don't wanna leave your side
You always seem to catch my eye
Before I catch my plane
Verse 1:
Cause we live in a suburb full of endless reasons
To leave it all behind And escape our demons
Hurts to think how time has changed us
We shared a couple sunsets in the dead of summer
Romanticizing memories in a golden slumber
But waiting games can never save us
Chorus:
I wanna throw it all away
Move out of state
Get the paperwork to change my name
But I don't wanna leave your side
You always seem to catch my eye
Before I catch my plane
I wanna leave it all behind
And that'd be fine
But I'm afraid of living blind
And I don't wanna make you cry
I only wanna catch your eye
Before I catch a train
Verse 2:
We're still in Minnesota cause we won't quit stalling
Let's move to California where the snow ain't falling
Think of all the time we've wasted
My anxiety is rising like the roaring tide and
I'm sick of living life surrounded by the silence
We've only got one shot, let's take it
*solo*
Bridge:
Another year with no progress made
Suffocating in the suburbs where they'll put my grave
I can't see the future because I'm still trapped
Where the sidewalks and roads always lead to my past
Chorus:
I wanna throw it all away
Move out of state
So I'll start fresh and bleach my brain
But I don't wanna leave your side
You always seem to catch my eye
Before I catch my plane
And I'll be gone
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4. |
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Verse 1:
Can I kiss my friends?
Can I kiss my enemies?
Are we still okay?
Or are we in a tragedy?
Chorus:
Do you think that everything we do
Is pre-determined by our past?
Or do you think it's a tiny bit
More complicated than that
Verse 2:
Am I adjusting well
To all I've learned in therapy?
Is this a real concern?
Or is it just anxiety?
Chorus:
Is it true that everything we do
Is because of our childhood flashbacks?
Or do you think it's a tiny bit
More complicated than that
*solo*
Bridge:
Wanna come down, I won't quit falling
Wanna come down all day
Wanna come down, I won't quit falling
Wanna come down with you anyway
Verse 3:
Are we in the midst
Of repetitious history?
Will we ever learn
How to live productively?
Chorus:
Do you think that every bullet point
Is copy-pasted based on stats?
Or do you think
it's a tiny bit more complicated than that
*solo*
Bridge:
Wanna come down, I won't quit falling
Wanna come down all day
Wanna come down, I won't quit falling
Wanna come down with you anyway
Verse 4:
Will I kill my friends?
Will I kill my enemies?
Am I thinking straight?
Or am I thinking violently?
Chorus:
Do you think that karma's just a prick
That's always gonna hit us back
Or do you think it's a tiny bit
More complicated than that
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5. |
If I'm Honest
02:33
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Verse 1:
Every party's just the same
Our hubris ends up in the way
Start off totally obsessed
Then lose all of our interest
Seems I like you and you like me
An awful fucking recipe
But I don't wanna go too fast
I know better
Pre-Chorus:
You're just like I am
We love and end up hurting
Star crossed but cautious
Although we keep on flirting
Verse 2:
I'm glad that we can share this dance
But we should keep our di-is-tance
I don't want you in love with me
Cause that'd be bad for you, I think
I just figure I'm a wreck
And your life would be better without me in it
And things would end up so much worse
If I fell too
Chorus:
I just wanna get you in bed
If I'm honest
Romance never made any sense
But you're flawless
Set your expectations to low
Then keep diving
Curling up by the radio
And we're thriving
Post-Chorus:
Come closer, baby
Let me hear your heartbeat
Interlock our bodies
Put your face up to me
Verse 3:
The same page we've been looking at
Is torn and frayed and fading fast
We both said "casual" at the start
Now we can't stop our beating hearts
Let's make one flaming memory
And do so irresponsibly
I'm scared I'm gonna miss this match
So let's relapse
Post-Chorus:
Our souls entangle
Then they flip the house lights
That awful feeling
We'll remember tonight
Chorus:
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
I just wanna get you in bed
Don't you wanna be in my bed?
I just wanna get you in bed
Don't you wanna be in my bed?
I just wanna get you in bed
If I'm honest
Romance never made any sense
But you're flawless
Set your expectations to low
And keep diving
Curling up by the radio
And we're crying
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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
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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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