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Tomorrow Never Knows
03:56
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I don't know if I like you, cuz I can't stand to be your friend
and even when I love you, I won't let you give it back
I'm no master of white lies unless I'm talkin to myself
but these days I can't tell who I'm talking to anymore
Maybe you're a pill that I'm poppin every day
or just a jealous a game I won't let another play
thinking bout the love that we both forgot to show
well today I want you back, but tomorrow never knows
The pages i've turned without you don't bring me closer to the end
time's a spinning tire only going up in smoke
the higher we build our walls, the less we feel the other side
in the battle of broken hearts, you always call my bluff
Maybe you're a pill that I'm poppin every day
or just a jealous a game I won't let another play
thinking bout the love that we both forgot to show
well today I want you back, but tomorrow never knows
I've finally walked a mile in my own shoes, so how'd we get two worlds apart?
I'm just a part of you, but you take all of me, and I can't believe I let it get this far
Maybe you're a pill that I'm poppin every day
or just a jealous a game I won't let another play
thinking bout the love that we both forgot to show
well today I want you back, but tomorrow never knows
tomorrow never knows
tomorrow never knows
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2. |
Another Day
03:30
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You’ve a mystique so self contained - My headphones on, indifference is feigned
You see through efforts to ignore - But obsession has never worked before
You’re hanging onto every word I’m saying - I’m gambling on every look you’re giving
Thankfully only I can see – That you are way too cool for me
What would you say if I called you Tuesday night
(to see that movie we were talking about)
That Apples album that I leant you is my treat
Tell your friends about me
Call me like you promised
Look for me when I’m away
And tell me we can have another day like Saturday
Its days like this that can’t be planned - just tell me where you think I stand
Love’s What I Got, you sang to me - Can’t help but take you literally
We spend the day in perfect synchronation - Somehow came to separate destinations
I’m never the dorm room Don Juan - I’m always a Singer on your lawn
Knock on my door, don’t announce you’re coming by
(to ask if I can move that couch you just bought)
Or maybe meet me for karaoke Thursday night
Wonder what I’m thinking
Find me in a crowd
Make me throw all my plans away
If only we could have another day like Saturday
I should have known there was nowhere left to go
There isn’t too much left to say - For it was just another day
If you’re hearing me now, then its way too late
Don’t do it because I ask you to
Think of that day, Pick up your phone
Do it because you want me too
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Picture Yourself
04:06
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Cloudy days…
They aren’t hard to find
Distractions are done, and I see the sun
And the clouds are left far behind
Annabelle’s telling stories of fairies in trees just ignore the heads that shake
They don’t wanna see
Our tales of others and make-believe lovers aren’t half as strong as what we both wanna be
(time) Time never fought so hard
(time) tell me I’m not the only lonely one
your mind only tells you the way to approach what your heart tells you is true
so picture yourself with Anna and she’ll tell your story too
Starry nights
We’ll draw a constellation
That no one has seen
Now we’ve always been
A legend as old as the sun
cotton balls in the sky circling round you and i like a make a snow globe that’s displayed in my memory
Even beautiful birds and empty beer bottles give way to dreams I’m dreaming of you and me
(time) Time never fought so hard
(time) tell me I’m not the only lonely one
your mind only tells you the way to approach what your heart tells you is true
so picture yourself with Anna and she’ll tell your story too
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4. |
Fairy Tale Ending
03:25
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Your mother always told you to play it safe, don’t try to fight the current
And the greater generation said to go for the wild one
I don’t always say it right but I never mean wrong and the question’s never easy
Now I know that being with you is the answer to the hardest one
All I really wanna do is discover life with you
You bring out in me everything that I should be
My dreams I wouldn’t hide if in you I could confide
So pay no attention to the curtain that conceals me
Oh everybody knows that running away is a fairy tale ending
Cuz the story never tells you that reality's not far behind
But only second medal winners ask if love is enough cuz they’re busy second guessing
So don’t think twice when I ask you to run away with me tonight
All I really wanna do is discover life with you
You bring out in me everything that I should be
My dreams I wouldn’t hide if in you I could confide
So pay no attention to the curtain that conceals me
Through waving blades of grass and your flowing golden hair
Wouldn’t think to look closer if your veil wasn’t there
What we’re scared to show, the best treasure of all
Remains a fairy tale if our curtains and veils don’t fall
I don’t want to be the singer who claims that no other man could love you more than I do
Cuz I can’t imagine finding anyone who would not love you
All I really want to do is discover life with you
You bring out in me everything that I should be
My dreams I use to hide, but with you here by my side,
We’ll do all that we can to find our fairy tale ending
cuz everyone deserves to have a fairy tale ending
All that we are missing is our fairy tale ending
Help me make reality a fairy tale ending
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5. |
One Step
04:02
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lean on me but not too hard
do i really look like a rock to you
i'm paralyzed by my wide eyes, yeah i'm not likely to move
but i swear everyone i meet has walls that stand on their own
climb the flight in steps of two
you never have to meet me halfway
i've got nothing in my calendar but flexibility
and I'll still ask far too politely for what I should demand
Why can't the world stop to catch its own breath?
Is there a color of the rainbow that I can't see?
You think I'd be done playing catch-up by now,
But everyone else can't help but stay one step ahead of me
know your place and wait your turn
its easy to say when you take all my moves
you steal a turn, stack the deck and buy yourself another roll
we draw a card, we roll the dice, and only get to do as we're told
Why can't the world stop to catch its own breath?
Is there a color of the rainbow that I can't see?
You think I'd know how to play the game by now,
But everyone else can't help but stay one step ahead of me
If I could read your mind I wouldn't waste our time
stepping on toes as a kid in his father's shoes
why don't you just give up and call yourselef grown up
well let's not fool ourselves that's what its alla bout
accept reality admit to yourself
I can't stop sleeping
I can't stop drinking
I can't stop wondering if I'm good enough
I can't stop thinking of what I've given up
I'm never satisfied enough to grow up
Why can't the world stop to catch its own breath?
Is there a color of the rainbow that I can't see?
You think I'd be done playing catch-up by now,
But everyone else can't help but stay one step ahead of me
One step ahead of me
One step ahead of me
One step ahead of me
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6. |
My Own Worst Enemy
03:51
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Give me a sign, are you out of your mind
for giving me exactly what I need?
Don't throw me away, but don't ask me to stay.
I've my own insecurities to feed
Trying to find all my dreams and my goals couldn't be more wrong
still I've found that security makes all my doubts so strong
Your remedy is killing me, just let me be my own worst enemy
You can't console me with more fish in the sea
my heart is always leading me to shore
put on that play, if only today
Mr. Right can't make it to the show
Trying to find all my dreams and my goals couldn't be more wrong
still I've found that security makes all my doubts so strong
Your remedy is killing me, just let me be my own worst enemy
Give me a sign, are you out of your mind
for giving me exactly what I need?
Your memory has no gravity
My feelings were a wasted luxury
Giving up on my dreams and my goals couldn't be more wrong
Still I've found that security makes all my doubts so strong
I'm faliing at your logic every time
your praise and veneration are a crime
Your remedy is killing me, just let me be my own worst enemy
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7. |
Again
04:24
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Morning’s finally come after years of darkest night but I’m afraid the sun’s too bright for me to take it all at once
So I put my glasses on and I see things as I want and I have no reason to think that you aren’t everything I need
And I would marry you tomorrow if I did not give a shit about the looks my friends and family would give
so close your eyes and say I love you and I’ll say I love you too and all the bumps along the road will bring you closer to my seat
And you and I will never have to cry – we’ll never have to say goodbye again
We thought that we’d be sensible and just enjoy the ride so many more tomorrows came without “I dos” or fancy rings
And even with my glasses off, I could still see your smile burned in the retinas of my eyes, but now its only when they’re shut
And as I look at your reflection in the mirror we now share, she dissects all my good intentions and informs you of her doubts
And now we’re trying to avoid the cliff approaching straight ahead, we’ll either turn and trade our vows or we will never speak again
and you and I will never have to cry, we’ll never have to say goodbye again
Never have to say goodbye
Never have to say goodbye
I should love you more but I’m afraid I’ll always break your heart
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Adam A Nelson Chicago, Illinois
I've played other people's songs in piano bars and private events around the world for 15 years. By 2022, it was beyond time for me to record my own songs. Each of these 7 songs will be dropping monthly in 2023. I hope you enjoy them!
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