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Maybe It Was Your Hair
03:03
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I'm sorry if you feel bad
Because of what I said
I thought that I could make you laugh
But instead you walked away upset
How could you not know that I care for you
And I didn't mean any harm?
But you're taking offense again
When I had meant nothing
But you're playing defense again
It's so hard to be charming
Maybe it was your hair
Or maybe it was the beer
All I know is that I care
And I only wanted to keep you here
I'm sorry if you feel bad
Because of what I said
I thought that I could make you laugh
I thought that I would make you laugh
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Cleaning My Room
01:57
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I get out of my bed and stumble to the floor
I put on my deodorant like I did the day before
I don't know why I thought I knew
While cleaning my room I think of you
I wish that you were here with me
Cuz I need help getting this room clean
And you still owe me!
I go through all my drawers and try to find a pair of socks
And a clean pair of shorts but I guess I'm not in luck
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Sap
02:28
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I've heard all the people talk about what never happened and what will never be/I really tried to keep an open mind but I realized that we'd always be a thing of the past/Behind bolted doors and the barred windows we could never get through/Cuz I was always held back by you/And it makes me wonder what could have been if we just tried/It drives me crazy/Maybe if we tried/You drive me crazy/W'oh baby./I feel there's nothing left to do after all that we've said and we have shared/You were always afraid to open up cuz you never believed that I really cared/And to this day it blows my mind - how could you not know that I lived for you?/Was the rumour even true?
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Everything
01:38
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My darling, my sweetheart
My starling, my butter tart
Don't you know you're everything
With all the flowers that I bring?
Don't you know you're everything
Every time you hear me sing?
My ocean, constellation
Don't go yet, my Juliet
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Huddle Up
01:52
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Time has passed and nothing's changed
And I'm still feeling wrong
I can't believe I let you go
From the place where you belonged
But regret is never quite good enough
And we're all taught to hang our head low
I almost spoke
I tried and tried but I couldn't see past the lies
I tried and tried but I couldn't look you in the eyes
I can guess what you think of me
And my vision is not that good
I know that we both tried
As hard as we could
But remorse is never quite good enough
With the feelings of what was left behind
I almost cried
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She's So Good
02:33
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Her confidence is not as high as it should be
She doesn't believe she's top of the line
I want to tell her that she's wanted
But I don't want to waste her time
And I don't think she knows how good she is
'Cuz she's so damn good
And I wrote her a song instead of a letter
I thought a sweet melody would make her see
But she still thinks she's nothing much
When she means everything to me
And I don't think she knows how good she is
'Cuz she's so damn good
When I first saw you
I saw that light in your eyes
Like heaven
But this has been hell
Trying to make you see
That you're so damn good
Tonight, may I dream of you?
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Chris + Marlene
02:09
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Chris says he's in love with Marlene
She's the prettiest girl that he's ever seen
That gleam in her eye outshines the sun
Chris says she's the busiest girl in town
She has two jobs to hold down
So I joked maybe she should give him one
I laughed
But I think Chris wanted to kick my ass
For saying that
He said "she's the one so watch your mouth or else...
I'm gonna punch you in the face!"
Chris says that things might have changed
'Cuz Marlene hasn't called him since the day
He was somehow smooth enough to steal a kiss
He says she's too smart and he's too dumb
She broke his heart and he got none
I said "Chris, that's what love is."
Chris laughed
But I kinda wanted to kick his ass
For laughing at that
I was serious but he was just too stoned.
Chris said, Chris said...
Chris says he just doesn't know
Why that chick Marlene won't let him know
Why she wants to take it slow
Chris said, Chris said...
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Burned Again
02:25
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I'll accept that the feeling comes and goes
We win only to lose out in the end again
Loss of stability and control
Lacking self-esteem and recycling these feelings again
It was too good to be perfect
Led on and up just to be brought down again
She went on an eight-day power trip
Taking advantage of my weak and sensitive side
It starts again
I don't know what it is that I've been missing all these years
But I am sure of the fact that I don't want to get it back
This is the second time that I've been burned
You'd think that I would learn
But every time it just gets more
Complicated than the time before
I know that I will never win
And I will hate you in the end
Expressing words you never meant
Making me believe that I could start again
Pretending we were more than friends
I'm beginning to notice a very fearful trend
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Karli
00:15
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Heard you wanted a song so here you are
I hope you enjoy it
Cuz it's not gonna last that long
This is for Karli
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10. |
Duly Noted
01:44
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I've been here sixteen years and I'm still not satisfied
I'm afraid but I don't want to run and hide
I doubt I'll ever be the same again
I doubt that you will ever understand
I'm pressured by the feelings that I feel
Yet I've never really been afraid to fail
And should I ever somehow see you again
I won't look at you much less shake your hand
After all, you never really were my friend.
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11. |
Me And You
02:46
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Alone in a crowd
My loneliness forgives
The pain that was caused
And I don't want to
Live like this anymore
No one can see
My true identity
No one believes
That I'm decaying
Slowly fading away
Is it impossible for you
To see the problem is nothing new?
It's people like me and you
Cursed with intelligence and rational thoughts
Criticized by idiots who think they know a lot
Alone in a crowd
I can't forget the pain
And no one cares
So I'll just walk away
Regretting all those times we shared
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12. |
Same Way
01:55
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Do you remember when you swore to me
That you'd always be there for me?
Where were you?
I guess those feelings are now long gone
I realize I was so wrong
In trusting you
It's been several days since you've talked to me
I can't help if I wanna be
Close to you
But you aren't even close to feeling the same way
You don't even feel the same pain
That I do
I need to know if you feel the same way
The same way that I do
I need to know if you feel the same way
The same way that I do
Same way, same way
Same way, same way
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Piffle
01:22
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I waited for more than half an hour and what for?
So I could be told that my future is looking grim?
I appreciate the fact that you found out what you could
But that's not enough and I won't give up
Unless I have to try
I never expected it would be as hard as it looks like it's going to be
My future looks nothing like I wanted it to be
There's no looking back
Time has never gone by so fast
But the past is in the past
And now I have to try to make my future last
Or fall flat on my ass.
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School Sux (In D Major)
01:46
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You're killing me
Hyperbolas mean shit to me
And I could care less
If I didn't try my best
I'm right, you're wrong
Farewell, so long
You're killing me
I'd rather be in anarchy
I won't learn anything
I don't care what tomorrow brings
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This Ache
03:07
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Do whatever you need to do
Make sure you see it through
I'm wondering where you are
It used to be so honest
But now I know you've won
And you ripped out my heart
Without you with nothing to do
And I'm smoking dope
Just trying to ease the pain
I'm smoking dope
Just trying to ease the pain
You caused this ache
Where are you?
I can't see you
I can't believe what we're going through
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Intimidated At 30
00:48
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You can't get something from nothing
You've gotta know who you can really trust
You can't get nothing from something
Cuz something has gotta come out
You can try to be something more than you are
I've done the same but I've realized
That this scapegoat that we all call life
Is nothing we haven't done before.
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Shannon's Expedition
02:08
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Talking about the times that have passed the last week
Laurin's game and Brandon's shit streak
Scotty's fun and Jer's new high
But outside the rain was pouring down hard
None of us had brought a car
And we didn't want to walk an hour's time
We wanted to ask Shannon if she'd mind
Giving the four of us a ride
Cuz it was raining hard outside
Endless cups of coffee, barely lukewarm
Wondering what we'd do if the storm
Didn't kill us while walking home
Finally one of us got the guts
To ask Shannon if she'd mind when she got off work
Giving us a ride to Nipigon
So we asked Shannon if she'd mind
Giving the four of us a ride
Cuz it was raining hard outside
We rode in Shannon's expedition last night
Cuz we really needed a ride
Cuz it was raining hard outside
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Pipe
03:33
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Anything you want
Anything you need
You can get it for yourself
I'm not your slave
Tell me what you thought
Tell me what you believe
You can fake it for yourself
I'm not naive
Who gave you permission to ruin my life?
You have no sense of wrong or right
What is it you feel?
What do you believe is real?
You can go convince yourself
I'm not intrigued
Who gave you permission to ruin my life?
You have no sense of wrong or right
I can't condone this act of spite
So who gave you permission to ruin my life?
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19. |
Grounded
01:43
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Thinking I should let you go
I'm standing all by myself
Thinking I should pick up the phone
I'm talking to myself
You used to feel the same
Now there's others on your mind
I don't think I can defeat this test of time
When I'm grounded I'm taken away from you
So astounded, yet I played the fool
I intended to make you a part of me
So you'd see that I'm dying to try just for you
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20. |
There's Nothing Left
02:19
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I'm discontent within myself
This is how I've always felt
You are gone and I'm still here
Embracing every thing I fear
It's just another lonely night
And I'm giving up the fight
I wouldn't hesitate to change
If you swore that you would stay
There is nothing I could say
To make you forgive my mistakes
And there is nothing I can do
To make you believe this rumour's true
We both knew it'd come to this
There's no sense in trying to resist
But I won't hide behind my regret
It's always hard to admit when there's nothing left
And we both know there's nothing left
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Promised Maybes Halifax, Nova Scotia
Promised Maybes, aka Brandon Tryon, is a one-man punk band coming out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has taken to home-
recording old songs written in high school years earlier.
In January 2022, he released his first album of a older acoustic-based songs, "Maybes".
Limited-edition cds are available here!
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