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As If
03:31
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Brush my teeth in the green room
Take a pill if I need to
It still hurts when I see you
It still hurts when I see you
Change clothes in the backseat
Still feels like a bad dream
Dry eyes tryna see through
Lies turned out to be true now
And it took every last breath to breathe you out of my lungs
And it took seven sea’s worth to wash you off of my tongue
Time passed and I’m running so fast
It took every last breath
It took every last breath
As if I’d ever go back
As if I’d ever go back
Go back to you
To you
To you
As if I’d ever go back
As if I’d ever go back
Go back to you
To you
To you
Back to you
Haven’t slept in the past week
You’re in love with the past me
You say you’re sorry darling me too
Sorry that I ever met you now
And it took every last ounce to pry you off of my neck
And it took all of my strength to lift you off of my back
Time passed and I’m running so fast
It took every last breath
It took every last breath
It took every last breath
As if I’d ever go back
As if I’d ever go back
Go back to you
To you
To you
As if I’d ever go back
As if I’d ever go back
Go back to you
To you
To you
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you
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2. |
Hear You Talk
03:19
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You met him in the summer
When nights were full of bad sex and way worse cigarettes
Unending was the summer
You knew that it was madness, you’re better off saying less
But you said
I don’t care where we go
I don’t care what we do
I just wanna hear you talk all night
I don’t care where we go
I don’t care what we do
I just wanna hear you
I just wanna hear you
You’re back in your apartment
You’re playing with your pinky ring as you think of calling him
Not exactly what you wanted
But the sun is hanging low and the thought is lingering
And you said
I don’t care where we go
And I don’t care what we do
I just wanna hear you talk all night
I don’t care where we go
And I don’t care what we do
I just wanna hear you
I just wanna feel you
Oooooooo
Oooooooo
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3. |
Stuck in a Moment
03:55
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I’m so sick of this painted ghetto
I wanna go home
Don’t tell me you’re sorry
I already know
I’m too full of this empty feeling
I wanna go home
There’s a million ways to say it
But it’s easier to say it isn’t so
‘Cause I gave it my time
And I waited for you
But you’re stuck in a moment
From ages ago
I waited in line
Just to circle right back
To my empty apartment
To sleep on the floor
I’m living out of a drawstring bag
And I wanna go home
Cut my nails too short, grow my hair too long
And I keep replaying the same ten songs
You know
I’m growing out of this old facade
And I wanna go home
There’s a million ways to say it
But the silence seems so natural
‘Cause I gave it my time
And I waited for you
But you’re stuck in a moment
From ages ago
I waited in line
Just to circle right back
To my empty apartment
To sleep on the floor
The cold hands that I caressed
They felt so good to the touch
And now I sleep alone
You felt something then
That you tried so hard to bring back
You know that you’re moving on
There’s no sense in staring into the sapphire sky
And blinking at the sun
What’s gunna fill the space that I’ve taken up?
I’ve taken up?
I’ll give you two minutes to spill your guts
Then I’m on my way home
There’s a million ways to say it
And I used every one just to tell you no
‘Cause I gave it my time
And I waited for you
But you’re stuck in a moment
From ages ago
I waited in line
Just to circle right back
To my empty apartment
To sleep on the floor
I gave it my time
And I waited for you
But you’re stuck in a moment
From ages ago
I waited in line
Just to circle right back
To my empty apartment
To sleep on the floor
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4. |
Dance in the Rain
03:29
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I remember evergreens
Whistling softly I’m falling asleep
In the morning you brought us sweets
And the honey from your honeybees
I remember August suns
Beating down on the grain and the green
Your work’s almost done
But when you’re gone
What will happen to the honeybees?
Who will take care of the honeybees?
People flirt with the moon
And fate takes them to bed
People fall on their swords
And leave holes in their stead
And though nature abhors it
I’m looking ahead
I will learn piece by piece
And I will take care of your honeybees
I’ll take good care of your honeybees
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Boyforyou
02:58
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6. |
Something-Anything
02:30
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Stuck in place on a way so-so summer night
So-so summer night
Lips sewn shut on a way so-so summer night
My body is frozen in time
Like I’m afraid for my life
And I wish I could say that I gave it my best
But I didn’t even give it my best
I wish I could say something-anything
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
And I wish somehow I could see you again
Even if it meant ditching my friends
So-so gotta say something-anything
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
Lips sewn shut my troubles come ten at a time
They come ten at a time
Lips sewn shut so tight though I saw the signs
Your eyes lock onto mine
My heart stops on a dime
And I wish I could say that I gave it my best
But I didn’t even give it my best
I wish I could say something-anything
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
And I wish somehow I could see you again
Even if it meant ditching my friends
So-so gotta say something-anything
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
Even under my breath
I know I’m a little late to
I should talk but I’m afraid to
Now I’m staring at the sidewalk
I can barely turn to face you
I’d rather be falling onto my face
Then be cooped up in my bedroom
But now I’m just kicking at the concrete
I know I should talk but I’m afraid to
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
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Your daddy taught you how to flip your cigarettes
Your mama taught you how to drink your gin
Your sister lent you her pepper spray lanyard
But darling, who taught you how to kiss me like this?
Yeah, yeah
My mind still wanders when the room’s too silent
My heart still beats and my head still spins
I swore I saw you on the sidewalk grinning in passing last week
But it’s just your pheromones lingering
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Yeah, yeah
This pain in my skull is such a downer
These hours so few are such a curse
But you look like solid gold to me as you fumble at my button-fly jeans
Kiss me again and do your worst
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I’m caught up in the moment
My face is turning so red
But don’t let it go to your head
Don’t let it go to your head
You’re perfectly imperfect
And you kiss better than your friends
But don’t let it go to your head
Don’t let it go to your head
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Minutes into miles and it only got better
Kicking at the tires of your shitbox Jetta
You took me by surprise and you think you’re so clever
Loose lips sink ships and I think I might let her
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
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8. |
Black Glass
03:48
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Wash off this cheap cologne
I wanna be clean
Scrub six months of faking off my skin
‘Cause it’s you I put it on for
Cloudy aromatic
Fogging up my windows
Hanging in the static
Months that you’ve been gone for
Barely made a difference
Seasons keep on changing
Reasons keep on shifting
‘Cause it all ended in a heartbeat
And a tearful blink of an eye
Why is all this still getting to me?
Am I still hung up on you after all?
Ya ya, ya ya
Shrug off these old feelings
I wanna be new
Erase these fated memories from my mind
‘Cause it’s you that made me feel so
Imbecile and ugly
You that made it hurt so
Much it’s almost funny
Months that you’ve been gone for
Barely made a difference
Seasons keep on changing
Reasons keep on shifting
‘Cause it all ended in a heartbeat
And a tearful blink of an eye
Why is all this still getting to me?
Am I still hung up on you after all?
Although when I think of you lately
All I see is some other girl
I think I’ve been busy forgetting
I think I’m done loving you after all
Ya ya, ya ya
Ya ya, ya ya
Ya ya, ya ya
Black glass bottle
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10. |
This is the Place
03:55
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Wait one more minute for the call
You said anytime at all
Down here, the writing’s on the wall
This is the place
We don’t got no time to waste
Thoughts get cloudy in my head
Room too loud when we first met
Heart was pounding in my chest
Til we found a place to rest
We can watch the colors dance
Making future plans
But your crystal ball cannot predict the weather
In the summer baby nothing is forever so
We gotta find our way back home
Look out below
Wait one more minute for the call
You said anytime at all
Down here, the writing’s on the wall
This is the place
We don’t got no time to waste
Good luck charms
And late alarms
I wake up an hour sooner every morning
Just to waste my time while I can still afford it
Heard your voice out of the blue
And right then I knew
I would never trade in any of the memories
For another redo of the ending so
We gotta find our way back home
I wanna know
Why does the feeling come and go
Look out below
Wait one more minute for the call
You said anytime at all
Down here, the writing’s on the wall
This is the place
We don’t got no time to waste
Wait one more minute for the call
You said anytime at all
Down here, the writing’s on the wall
This is the place
We don’t got no time to waste
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Car vents
Blowing warm air
Driving
I don’t know where
Dry eyes
Under brown hair
We could die here
Why should I care?
Where will the night take us?
Where would you like to go?
Where could this void lead us but home?
But home?
It’s raining
On the windows
Now we’re changing
Out of wet clothes
Cold skin
As the clock slows
It’s all hanging
On a free throw
Where will the night take us?
Where would you like to go?
Where could this void lead us but home?
But home?
Where will the dawn find us?
Wouldn’t you like to know?
Letting the fog surround us?
Or floating above the floor?
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Pretoria Grand Rapids, Michigan
Pretoria is a five piece guitar-driven indie-rock band from Grand Rapids, MI. Rob Gullett (singer, bass), Josh Bilisko (guitar), and Ben Dewitt (drums) started the band in 2018, later adding Matt Burdick (guitar) and Matt Pavlock (guitar) to create the band you love today. ... more
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