LYRICS

Endless Summer

This is not a complaint
I am not against fame
But I want to run away and I want to find a friend who won't let summer end

Some people lie
But I don't lie to you
In a theater of thousands you can count on me to tell you the truth

But I am alone
At least that's how it feels
August you were the one who deceived in the sand you let go of what's real
You let go of what's real

Even though I know I can't be hard to believe
Even though these drugs make me so restless
I'll always be the one who bares my bones in bright moonlight
I do not see how you couldn't trust me

This is not a complaint
I don’t want to fight fame
I want to dance with you on a burning bridge while the world falls away

But I am alone
That is a fact
It's another truth I can easily prove this was never an act
This was never an act

Even though I know I can't be hard to believe
Even though these drugs make me so restless
I'll always be the one who bares my bones in bright moonlight
I do not see how you couldn't trust me

Young liars turn into old liars turn into dust and blow away
Young liars turn into old liars turn into dust and blow away
Young liars turn into old liars turn into dust and blow away

Even though I know I can't be hard to believe
Even though these drugs make me so restless
I'll always be the one who bares my bones in bright moonlight
I do not see how you couldn't trust me

Okay this is a complaint
I could do without fame

Will you come back again hold my face in your hand say this isn't the end

But it feels like the end

Soda Gun

Tongue-tied and strange
Is that how it’s going to be for the rest of my days

When I order a seltzer and I stutter 
Fluttering words reach my lips and hit the ground
Will you understand and grab the soda gun
Or will you laugh at me and the mess I have become.

We used to climb from the bed of a pickup on the highway, 
To the front seat, doing laps and start again

We used to swim in gasoline, 
Lower our shoulders
And run right into trees 

Now that it’s over 
What’s left of me
Now that it’s over
Who am I going to be? 

Always late for the sky
Maybe this is how, we say our goodbyes

Learn How To Lose

The smoke left your mouth as you spoke in the pulse and pool
Of flashing yellow
How can it be this hard 
To get along with someone you love

You gotta learn how to lose
You gotta take the weight and act like it’s nothing

We still sing our stupid songs

You gotta learn how to lose
You gotta try and be better at digging your own grave

This is the face I make when I’m actually trying
When I’m actually trying

Hiding out behind the clouds there’re still stars
Walking around the block in the summertime
We’re not going far

You gotta learn how to lose
You gotta let it it go and move on to the next word
Learn how to lose
You gotta learn how to lose

We still sing our stupid songs
We still sing our stupid songs
And no one has to hear it
No one has to sing along
But if you do
I wouldn’t stop you

Straight Into The Night

Staying up late just to feel the feeling
We’re the ones running our lives
Every window light going out around us
Between the distant thunder and quiet

I believe in you
I believe straight through the darkness we’ll survive
I believe we’re headed straight into the night

Hey static traveler
With headphones on your heart
This is a capsule
Through a windshield, through a brick wall

A buzz on the dstring
A moon in libra
An invitation stuck between the frames

I believe in you
I believe straight through the darkness we’ll survive
I believe we’re headed straight into the night

Staying up late just to feel the feeling
We’re the ones running our lives
Every single breath, straight up surrender
Between the passing cars and quiet

I believe in you
I believe straight through the darkness we’ll survive
I believe we’re headed straight into the night

I believe in you
I believe straight through the darkness we’ll survive
I believe we’re headed straight into the night

A buzz on the dstring
A moon with libra
An invitation stuck between the frames

Onteora Lake

If I roll the right numbers,
You might listen.
If we lose track of time
We’ll be sure to see the stars

This is the right place.
We keep talking to ourselves at Onteora Lake

There’s nothing much to look at.
That might be why the beach is stripped of grace—
Empty cans in the tall grass
In the shadow of a plane at Onteora Lake.

The more I know,
The less I seem
To understand
When I’m with you
On the shore,
Next to your face

This is the right place,
Falling in and out of sleep at Onteora Lake.

Walking slow in the parking lot dust cloud,
You and your sister, troubled twins
It’s a movie I believe in—
I scored a role in it

The Stars Below

We were living and letting go of everything
Two cars parked at Cumberland Farms  
August 31st, fly to the river, windows down, Tom Petty up
We look out for the cops as our shirts come off
High from the fear and the heights
Brown eyes disappear with a bend in the knees
You hear the silence, the silence, the silence, til the sound of the splash

She climbs up from the bank like a criminal 
Slick hair, a tshirt and underwear
Making every moment count, til we had to go home
You hear the silence, the silence, the silence, til the sound of the splash

The stones above, the stars below
We were swimming through it
The stars below, the stones above
In the yellow moonlight
We were swimming through it

She climbs up from the bank like a criminal 
Slick hair, a tshirt and underwear
Making every moment count til we had to go home
You hear the silence, the silence, the silence, til the sound of the splash 

The stones above, the stars below
We were swimming through it
The stars below, the stones above
In the yellow moonlight
We were swimming through it

Only In My Mind

It's the middle of the night again
I’m staring at slow numbers
What is everyone else doing
Smashing glasses and dancing in their mansions
Or camping in the canyons

Drift on my back in darkness
Would you show me the ropes
So I can pull myself behind you when I'm floating
So I can keep up with you when I'm out her floating

Out the window above it all
Maybe I will finally fall asleep

Don't change anything
This may only be in my mind
Don’t change anything 
This may only be in my mind

Deep Pockets

Fell in a stony creek
You lost your foot, I split my cheek
I’m here with you through horror
I’m here until the end

We will not break easy
That’s how we rose from hell
You’re here amidst the frenzy
I’m here until the end

The dreams we had are not our dreams
We spill our guts, we try to breathe
I know the air is coming
I’m here until the end

We will not break easy
That’s how we rose from hell
We keep the clocks well hidden
With pockets deep as Maple Hill
I walked in through the out door
I’m here until the end

Swept Away (instrumental)

Hard To Believe

Find it hard to believe out of anyone you’d choose to waste time with me
What was running through your mind when we stayed up to speak 
I could tell you a thing or two about nothing
I could show you a thing or two
Will you laugh at my goodbyes and love all my ring finger tricks

You get the drinks and I’ll hit the lights
Make a space for you by my side
Down below where we spin our lives

We’re not making a movie, we’re building a life in the sticks
Lying flat on the living room floor where we learned how to stretch
You could show me a thing or two about nothing
You could tell me a thing or two

Find it hard to believe out of anyone, you’d choose to waste time with me
Find it hard to believe out of anyone, you’d choose to waste time with me

At the end of every night
I take the the dog for a walk outside
Summon Mars and kill the lights