If we forget where we're from
And if I could wipe it clean
Could you see past a face
Dirtied by history
I tried to stand to expectations
But every action comes up short
Like a fool cast out at sea
I'm a ship without a port
But I'm trying to turn the page
And I'm trying to map my way
Though all the truths that I tell
Seem to come a lie too late
And this stage has worn me down
Behind the lights I'm all alone
But if I could get to you
Perhaps I could still make it home
Truth be told I'm a little far behind
But I'm trying to make amends
And if I pay for my mistakes
Maybe we could still start again
It's a brand new year behind these eyes
I know it's hard to see
When all you come to know is not who I want to be
And I've broken up this fantasy
Because I'm scared to death of subtlety
But behind this paper skin there's a heartbeat waiting
And truth be told, I'm a little far behind
But I'm trying to make amends
And if I pay for my mistakes
Maybe we could still start again
I know it's late and I know I should have led
With all the feelings in my gut
Instead of stopping short of breath
And now I'm lost inside my head
Truth be told I'm a little far behind
But I'm trying to make amends
And if I pay for my mistakes...
Truth be told I'm a little far behind
But I'm trying to make amends
And if I pay for my mistakes
Maybe we could still start again
I know it's late and I know I should have led
With all the feelings in my gut
Instead of stopping short of breath
And now I'm lost inside my head
I'm lost inside my head
I'm lost inside my head
In Retrospect
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Rocker (Part II) - Umphrey's Mcgee
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In My Mind A Miracle - Colin Blunstone
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Born For This - Stephanie Mills
I Want to Win - Karen Kilgariff
Power - Krs-one
Fighting Talk - Everything But The Girl
Bruised - Apartment 26
Hova Song (Outro) - Jay-z
Indy Busker - Help Truman
The Deathstar - Oh Guardian
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As Time Bleeds - Construcdead
Bats Out - Cock Sparrer
What I Did - Peter Hammill
Paper Airplanes - Quantice Never Crashed
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