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Making It Awkward

by Finding Common Ground

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1.
TS Eliot 03:32
I keep waking up to read the same torn piece of paper The one that I wrote lines on a week ago, still crumpled on my floor Bitter musings and quotes from sad movies made up so much of that smoke-tainted night How could it ever feel right? Chip away the mortar that's holding me together Feels like treading water with concrete on my feet I've made decisions to stay this way, shut out everyone around me I've made decisions to stay this way, and I hope it doesn't kill me Call it bad luck, or something more intangible that seems to be pulling me under. Well, it's looking like my words are gonna fall so short again, while I write about the places that I could have been. If I could just steady these nervous hands Long enough to follow through with any of my plans I've made decisions to stay this way, shut out everyone around me I've made decisions to stay this way, and I hope it doesn't kill me I can hear you singing, but I don't think you'll ever sing for me.
2.
I've been waging late-night wars with improper words Just to push this over an edge I'll bury myself alive, we all know that my throat's not dry Overbearing delirium will lead this on tonight This year has been wearing me down, I'll cut the ties and never turn around Write off every stupid thing you've ever said to me and this week has torn me apart I fell down but I'll pick myself up off the ground without a sound 'cause I refuse to drown. ..and I haven't been motivated since I was seventeen The floorboards in this house, they don't feel like home to me, and I'm lyin' in this mess I made. We both know I won't let that get to me This year has been wearing me down, I'll cut the ties and never turn around Write off every stupid thing you've ever said to me and this week has torn me apart I fell down but I'll pick myself up off the ground without a sound 'cause I refuse to drown. I put myself in these situations you think I'd know by now This was lost from the start, but who's keeping score? I'll find my common ground Drown these thought and rinse them out I'm choking on this loss of words
3.
Watermarks 03:56
Some days feel like flailing Like I'm drowning in three feet of water, and all I have to do is stand up to see things differently 'Cause I've spent seventeen months looking for the imagery in every little thing Scratching out our words on the surface of this earth We're still just watermarks on pages you'll never read Some days feel like nothing Like everything I do is just a routine involving you But I've been looking for some clarity now Yeah, I've gotta be something soon 'Cause I've spent seventeen months looking for the imagery in every little thing Scratching out our words on the surface of this earth We're still just watermarks on pages you'll never read I've got my regrets all pinned up on my chest, and who I am always out on my sleeve But these days At this age There are worse places to be So here's to growing
4.
Glenmoor 04:26
I've been wearing down the soles of my shoes just trying to find out what it feels like, to finally feel alright with where I am and who I've been This tread has worn thin, but it still grips the ground beneath these bones Cut down, your words came with a knockout As if I'd actually care if they came from someone else, but all I hear now is the doubt ringing out in your voice I've been wearing down the soles of my shoes just trying to find out what it feels like, to finally be alright with where I am and who I've been This tread has worn thin, but it still grips the ground beneath these bones shit. If happiness is being miserable, then I want out. I'll find my own way home from these empty streets and turn the lights out I refuse to admit that I have to fit into your cutout standards Your endless banter; It's all just shit. I've been wearing down the soles of my shoes just trying to find out what it feels like, to finally feel alright with where I am and who I've been This tread has worn thin, but it still grips the ground beneath my bones I'd rather break bones than let this go. Think we're fuckin' up? Well at least I'm where I want to be Letting out my sanity through simple melodies Staring at the walls like they're all that we'll ever see With shaking hands we're writing songs to chase away the apathy This is where my passion lies. Think we're fuckin' up? Well, at least I'm where I want to be Screaming out my lungs drunkenly Staring at the walls Letting out my sanity through simple melodies.
5.
I heard about the lights you leave on in your house Just to keep from feeling alone I spent the winter shoveling snow our fall together blew across my door But I can't complain, no. I'm trying to make this life worth remembering Been trying to catch my breath but all I seem to do is trip and fall Thought we closed the door on this frame of mind so many times But you always seem to find me here It's these social situations that are easier to leave than to be Outdated and Overlooked I've grown so apathetic towards what it is that I need to be For you to see me I'm trying to make this life worth remembering Been trying to catch my breath but all I seem to do is trip and fall Thought we closed the door on this frame of mind so many times But you always seem to find me here We've got a lot of wasted youth Slipping through the cracks of the Denver skyline I was hoping we could find the words to say that we're more than this Come rest your head on my shoulder until we're ready to be alone again I'm trying to make this life worth remembering Been trying to catch my breath but all I seem to do is trip and fall Thought we closed the door on this frame of mind so many times But you always seem to find me here It's not subtle, but it's what I have to say.

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released February 28, 2014

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Alex Scott at Redwall Audio in Westminster, Colorado.
All songs written and produced by Finding Common Ground
All drums performed by Alex Scott
All lyrics written by Ethan Wallace & Patrick Saal
Guest vocals on track 4 by Aidan Grapengeter and Jensen Harper

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Emo rock n roll. Denver, CO

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