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Teenage Haze

by Departures

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1.
Drained Out 03:43
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A disappearing smile Across a face where love once grew I left it all behind For the chance at something new I’ve seen what happens when all the love drains out I’ve seen what’s left of a love stained in doubt I thought I couldn’t leave everything behind But I’ve come so far And it’s never rung more true That “you can’t miss what you forget” I could always look back And say that I had better times, easier times and everything was drenched in so much hope But that lie only stretches out so far The reality only stretches so far All those forced smiles And the torrid long goodbyes It was all we had And was all just dying out I thought I couldn’t leave everything behind But I’ve come so far I just thought this would get harder But it’s getting easier with every step I take I was dragging my heels Until my feet fell off Just to stand in front of you Bite my fingernails down to the knuckle And force that smile You’d seen too many times before You held my hand, but it wasn’t the same I woke up next to you, but it wasn’t the same You held my hand, but it wasn’t the same We kissed, but it wasn’t the same
2.
Making Maps 03:38
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I watch the second hand As it stumbles past that number twelve It’s such a vicious hand That pushes everything away from me So young, with all the time in the world You run and hide Mapping out so many dreams So many plans When so much is new The ticking of the clock Is just too quiet to hear When so much is new Nothing seems to matter Time etches itself across your face The ticking just gets louder Those maps that we made when were young They start to fade and tear at the edges The places we wanted to go They start to disappear And when the ticking stops And we all notice the silence It’s the sound we could all hear But we chose to ignore it It’s the sound we all hear But we all choose to ignore it And as we keep growing up We’re just waiting for that ticking to stop And as we start giving up The sound keeps on getting louder
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21 03:20
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Getting to grips with losing control There are some things that I think you should know That all the scars that I can't help but show Are like hands that grip tightly around my throat And I‘m still picking apart That winter night We found ourselves falling out of love Piecing together All the words you said that I can’t quite remember It keeps playing over and over in my head I think you should hear this one last time Even though you’ll never listen I still count every step to where you used to be While I carry this weight That you’ve given me I still count every step to where you used to be Each step I take runs through my bones I want you to know that I’m trying I know I don’t want to see you But I can’t help myself I keep trying to say goodbye I can’t find the words For what it’s now worth I wish I’d never met you I’ve tried to say goodbye So many fucking times But those years are always on my mind
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The Home Stretch 03:43
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My fair-weather friend I can never tell if I’m happy to see you again Those familiar roads seem to welcome me, They show me the way home Is this where I need to be? My teenage haze, spent under these dim lights They came and went too fucking fast The tears dry too quickly And the laughs all die away Am I the only one left here I’ve seen ghosts of my youth haunt this place Like someone walking by your window I only barely recognise each face Only a glance at something you thought that you once knew Like someone walking by your window They disappear too quickly This can’t be a dead end town At least not for me It’s not something I give in to This place will never become Just another word for regret So should we drink up And say our goodbyes through gritted teeth? My teenage haze, spent under these dim lights They came and went too fucking fast I’ve seen ghosts of my youth haunt this place Like someone walking by your window I only barely recognise each face Will we ever get to tell our story? Of how we made it out our old lives?
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Teenage Haze 01:46
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Those Miles Meant Everything 03:29
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We're both still suffocating Waiting for something, waiting for nothing It's what I feared the most We're surrounded by lights, Each one is like a fucking ghost And each one shines out Showing what used to be They never stayed for too long They fade so quickly We used to shine so bright So sick of new beginnings So fucking sick of this brand new page If we go to sleep now We don't need to see another day Never asked for this clean break We never needed a brand new start, I never needed a brand new start Just a different heart I used to think about where we'd meet Could we meet outside of what we used to be Like the summer that fades so quickly I used to think about where we'd be Could we meet outside of everything The summer fades so quickly, It loses all of its beauty Green turns to red, then turns to gold And the summer air, it grows so cold.
7.
Where The Time Will Go 04:00
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There are so many promises That we make to each other But none that we really keep But this is mine for you And this one will last us Until we’re taken off to sleep So if you start to fall I’ll be the hand that won’t let go When you feel like you’re alone I’ll be the hand you find that won’t let go And when your heart gives up And your lungs collapse for the last time I’ll be there with you Our hands entwined As you’re taken off to sleep To whom this may concern I’ve started to come to terms With how I’ve lived my life so far And made peace with the bad decisions that I’ve made Life disappears too quickly To dwell on our mistakes There are parts of my life That I thought I wasted But they made me who I am If I keep on waiting for better days They’ll just never arrive I thought I that knew I thought that I understood But the wheels keep turning over And the lights keep on rushing by Nothing’s standing still for anyone When you feel so much loss That your heart almost gives up When you feel so much loss Everything comes into focus When you know that nothing lasts Death has taught me That all the colours will all bleed out Death has taught me That each light will fade away
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Planting Weeds 04:07
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There are no more chances left for us The sound of tired conversations Coming from rooms where we never go Fill the air around us And we never knew any names We never fitted in Were we ready to just to fade out? Why do we pour hearts out into nothing? We let everyone see who we really are And give up everything of ourselves when we get nothing back And the cycle just keeps going Are we ready to just fade out Why do attach ourselves, To the one thing that makes us sick? We plant ourselves in the autumn soil As if we’re waiting on that first frost That will take our fight away That will take our lives away We plant weeds in the frozen soil Just to prove that something has grown
9.
Small Steps 02:52
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Walking down a path that I’ve known so well Where the heat of the sun is hidden by the trees The noise of the distant cars, Sounds like the hollow sound of that lonely sea And I pretend your hand is in mine I pretend our steps are together I pretend everything is fine I pretend that we are lost in each other For a moment I catch your stare And that moment lasts forever I pretend everything is fine I pretend that we're lost in each other If I knew a way back I wouldn’t take it This path is all I’ve known This path is all I've been left with My feet take me to the end Out from under the trees The sun splits my eyes And I don’t have to pretend

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Recorded in August 2012 with Neil Kennedy at The Ranch

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released November 26, 2012

Daniel Nash
James McKean
Andrew Traynor
Pierre Charlesworth
Alastair Morrison

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