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Bitter Apple
00:39
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Apples are red, my eyes are blue.
Once I was blind, but now I see you.
I was lost in the darkness, and you showed me the way.
To get back to the light, I must feel the pain.
And I just can't resist the taste of a bitter apple.
Just as I suspected; poison.
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Palpitate
02:59
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Here I go again, writing a song about a girl that I won't have.
'Cause all o' y'all had a little much to drink.
The last one left me on the brink, but I got a little older and wiser.
I got a little smarter and shyer.
And I ain't gonna fall for any tricks.
My brain's still sick 'cause it over-ticks, and I gotta stop thinkin' with my.
I gotta stop thinkin' with my.
But hold on wait, gimme just a second!
Who's this girl in my peripheral vision?
I'm thinking that I kinda wanna hold her hand.
Tell her she's the finest in all the land,
And I can't understand why I can't stand.
Falling down, I need a hand.
Come on over here with that honeycrisp apple,
We could be friends like Ross and Rachel.
I can't breathe, I forget how to breathe
Whenever this girl walks by.
My heart pumps blood through every vein
And I can't get her off my mind.
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Can't get her off my mind
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Can't get her off my mind
(Pivot, pivot pivot! Shut up!)
Well, here my brain goes to (gasp) this up
But if it (gasp) up, there goes the luck.
There go the hugs, there goes the love, and it's right back down to living in fear, and everything I hold dear just disappears.
I think I'm done with living in fear, so I guess it's time to (PIVOT)
I can't breathe, I forget how to breathe
Whenever this girl walks by.
My heart pumps blood through every vein
And I can't get her off my mind.
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Can't get her off my mind
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Pal, pal, palpitate
Can't get her off my mind
You got me in the ICU,
'Cause all I wanna do is CU.
Can't get her off my mind.
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3. |
Get Real
03:46
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I'm feeling kind of tired leading people around by the scruff of their necks.
I'm feeling kind of weak, and I've got some new words to express.
I don't really care if the melody goes on with the rhythm.
I'm tired of overthinking it.
If I could make a beat, maybe I could get you a message.
But I'm still contemplating it.
I'm getting kind of tired of falling for the wrong girls;
When the right one's taken up.
I guess I'll be alone, 'cause I'd rather be alone with my demons.
And they keep showing up.
Time to get real.
I'm feeling kind of sick from pushing my emotions down,
But I can't throw 'em up.
I believe in peace, but I still feel the rage.
I think it's gonna blow me up.
How come every time that I smile at a stranger,
they don't even see?
I guess they're too busy looking down at their phones,
at how life's supposed to be.
How come every time that I try to write a line, I can only think about you?
I barely even know you.
If I could find time in the day, maybe I could sing a song about it.
You'll probably never know about it.
Time to get real.
I got a couple holes in my teeth from eating half a million KitKats;
to curb anxiety.
I wish that I could speak and have it sound so sweet that you would fall in love with me.
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4. |
Self Love
03:34
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Well, I could find distractions in just about anything.
It's time I watched the Office again!
I guess I'll find solace with Jessica Day, or in Friends seasons one to ten.
I gotta be honest, I ain't gonna flaunt it but this one is drivin' me mad.
It's making me nervous, and I don't deserve this, and all my songs are sad.
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
I don't know how to get through to you, to you.
But still my mind goes back to you, to you.
Well, I could find a reason in just about anything.
I'll focus on your negative traits!
I wish there was something that could make me forget,
But I can't seem to forget your face.
It's making me crazy, I'm acting so lazy, asleep for half the day.
My mind is in scatters, my brain is in shatters, forgetting what I'm gonna say.
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
I don't know how to get through to you, to you.
But still my mind goes back to you, to you.
I need to find some self love.
I need to find some self love.
I need to find some self love.
I need to find some self love.
(That's what she said!)
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
And still my mind goes back, to you, to you.
I don't know how to get through to you, to you.
But still my mind goes back to you, to you.
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We interrupt this incredibly important broadcast to bring you the following urgent message;
I don't care about you anymore.
Look at all these pretty songs you got me singin'!
I keep waiting for that telephone to ring and,
All these questions keep on running through my mind;
Why do I even keep on trying?
Addictive, I'm sick of the constant pushin' and pullin',
But when you're gone I got nothing, yeah when you're gone I feel nothing,
I think you're crazy inside but baby so am I.
You got me in your sights and I know it's gonna bite, but I
Like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
Why don't we just give this one more little try?
Maybe we can find a way to survive!
I over-contemplate and things start getting rough
I think maybe that I've had enough
Fixated, complaining, I've got this pain in my brain and
I think I'm going insane, and I think I'm going insane and
I think I'm stuck on repeat!
Oh God I need some relief.
You got me in your eyes, and I think I'm gonna die, but I
Like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
I like the way it hurts.
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6. |
The Tide
02:15
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God damn,
How long am I gonna wait around with my head stuck in the sand?
Man, I could use a hand.
But I guess I got in too deep. And I'm trying not to be a creep, but I
Hope you're staring at the same sunset,
When the tide rolls in it'll bring us back together.
But I ain't gonna hold my breath.
Well damn, how long am I gonna wait around with my head up in the clouds?
Somebody help me down.
But I guess I got way too high. And I think it's time to say goodbye, but I
Hope you're staring at the same dark sky,
When the night rolls in it'll bring us back together.
But I ain't gonna hold my breath.
I ain't gonna hold my breath.
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7. |
Sunday
03:38
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Friday we held hands and kissed, Sunday it was over.
I'll remember mountain tops, abandoned cars on shoulders.
Had my heart, and I asked you not to play with it.
Couldn't stop from trying to go through with it.
You left me hanging on the line one too many times.
But I know I'll be fine.
Now you're just a lyric on an album of mine.
Friday we held hands and kissed, Sunday it was over.
I remember giving up over, over and over.
Took the time to see through your true colors.
You're just as screwed up as me, if not a little more.
I should have left you on the block, from the very top.
But now it's gotta stop.
Now you're just a memory of a scar on my heart.
Friday we held hands and kissed, Sunday it was over.
I'll remember that you really weren't hard to get over.
Friday we held hands and kissed, Sunday it was over.
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Petey Normal Seattle, Washington
Petey Normal is all about creating community and attempting to inspire via his off the wall stage antics and offbeat subject
matter.
"The trick is to love ourselves, the good and the bad, the twisted and the mundane, and in doing so, we begin to see that the things that make us crazy are in fact what make us completely normal."
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