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Rational
02:52
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Rational
We’re running ever longing quest
To prove that we are rational beings
And every step we take is realized
But you’ll never stand a chance
To make it out and fall asleep
Without a fight, we all let you down
Down, Down
When everything you know is misery
In this generation, no fall for thee
No one to look up to or aspire
So you never stood a chance
To figure it out, change your ways and leave the past behind
They all just hold you down
Down, down
I miss the friends I never had
So take it all away from me the ones you love and hold it all behind
So take the friends you’ll never have
To war
Yeah and fall asleep, without a fight
We all we let you down
Down, down We let you down
We let you down, Down
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2. |
Can't Believe
04:17
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Can’t Believe
Answers blowing around in the wind
Rings of fire burning under my skin
Hello, goodbye don’t let me down
Help me Rhonda, there’s pets in my sounds
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this again
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this one more time x2
Mercy Marvin,what’s going on?
Bye, Bye Kathy when will I be loved?
Empty bottles, I’m doing fine
Sleepless nights, I’m doing alright
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this again
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this one more time x4
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this again
Can’t Believe I’m here I’m doing this one more time x4
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3. |
Take Me to a Place
04:38
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Take Me To A Place
Take me to a place where I love everyone
Leave me for just long enough to feel your gone
Always leave me wanting more
You’re so sincere you see good in everyone
You don’t judge like I do, your heart is all around
All around
We’re learning as we go, we choose what to show
The person that you know is buried beneath
Below the layers of ideals, the shadows of your fears
That’s when you finally realize nothing this good lasts
I think of you when I’m alone, at home watching wine
As it leaves its trace behind and swirls through time
Never leave me wanting more
You’re no longer in my dreams
You’ve washed away the only thing left that i fear
Is that any day, you’ll fade away
We’re learning as we go, we choose what to show
The person that you know is buried beneath
Below the layers of ideals, the shadows of your fears
That’s when you finally realize nothing this good lasts
We’re learning as we go, we choose what to show
The person that you know is buried beneath
Below the layers of ideals, the shadows of your fears
That’s when you finally realize nothing this good lasts
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4. |
All the Darkness
04:30
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All The Darkness
Shallow, everyone is enjoying the waves
Then the rain starts to pour, Castles are washed away
Sunshine, reflecting off of the girls walking by
All these girls look the same, their silhouettes here to stay
All the darkness always turns to light x 4
Snow Falls, every girl is complaining it’s cold
Then they put on their shades, pretending Cleveland’s LA
So gray, then the sun shows its face
Then you pack all your bags, then the snow melts away
All the darkness always turns to light x 4
All the darkness always turns to light x 4
Won’t you come with me one last time to the streets
That we used to roam when we were both young
Won’t you come with me one last time down the streets
That we used to roam when we were both young
All the darkness always turns to light x 4
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5. |
Each and Every Breath
03:20
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Each and Every Breath
I twist then shout, toss and turn without ever sleeping
Now I’ll be loud, screaming through a megaphone
In a crowd I lose, watch you sparkle I get the blues
All day all night, I never thought of dreaming
In my mind,I drive as far as far could ever find a map to me now
Likely, it’ll go fast and then slow
Before it comes around again
Try me, I walk then I run before I ever bend
I rock then roll deep into my soul
I look lost in my home please say its the last time
I need you to know all of this is only temporary permanent
Like the sun, the waves and today
Likely, it’ll go fast and then slow
Before it comes around again
Try me, I walk then I run before I ever bend
For a long time on the wrong side of every road
Take the freeway summer leeway you never mind
In the meantime you better save each and every breath
Each and every breath
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6. |
Where We First Met
05:03
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Where We First Met
Is this the life you want when you look in the mirror?
You don’t belong, there’s nothing worse than giving in
Into the fact that everyone you know claims the water is warm
And every step you fake is like you’ve been there before
Help me, I’m drowning
You’ve been here before
and I’m worth saving
After the park, we drove in your car
Back to the place we used to live
Back to the start, we rolled in the bar
Where we first met, where we first met
Last night I dreamt that the place where we met burned down
Without our shoes we walked into a crowded room
Everyone there was someone that you knew, couldn’t remember their name
Their stories felt true but I still felt the blame
Help me, I’m drowning
You’ve been here before
and I’m worth saving
After the park, we drove in your car
Back to the place we used to live
Back to the start, we rolled in the bar
Where we first met, where we first met
After the park, we drove in your car
Back to the place we used to live
Back to the start, we rolled in the bar
Where we first met, where we first met
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7. |
Hoping for Snow
03:09
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Hoping for Snow
I’m hoping for three feet of snow
To shut it all down with nowhere to go
Take me out of this place
Where love it isn’t real
and we forgot just how to feel
But yet you soldier on
I can’t understand, why it slips out of your hands
To soldier on
Im hoping that our futures converge
Take what you make and all that your worth
Take me out of your world
Where love is bought and sold
And you do just what your told
But you soldier on
I can’t understand, why it slips out of your hands
To soldier on
I can’t understand, why it slips out of your hands
To soldier on
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8. |
Lightlady
03:21
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Lightlady
I kept my eyes on reason but it slipped out the back
I gave myself a second look then I got back on track
I don’t believe that you ever loved me x 4
You keep on calling me but these words we never speak
You keep me hanging on, my demons think I’m weak
You know I dance round my feelings bout it x 4
Oh how I love, love to shut you out x 4
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9. |
C'Est La Vie
02:35
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C’est La Vie
Every now and then I fall into a downward trend
It takes me to my knees where no one can help me
But then she comes around and finds a way to break me out
I’ve fallen to me knees but somehow i’ve made it out alive
Every now and then I fall into a downward trend
It takes me to my knees where nobody can help me
La la la lu, la la la, la la la
La la la c’est la vie, la la la
But then she comes around and finds a way to break me out
I’ve fallen to me knees but somehow i’ve made it out alive
It’s hard to fall when you’re already beneath the ground
Do you even realize that you’ve given up
Just know that you aren’t the first
And you surely won’t be the last
Because everything you’ve got has been placed in your hands
And what you make of it is where you stand
La la la, la la la, la la la
La la la c’est la vie, la la la x 8
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10. |
I Know a Girl
06:51
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11. |
Smiles When She Says
03:46
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Smiles When She Says
A little bow is sleeping in your hair
The undertow pulls me til you’re near
So you buy me a drink then I buy you a beer
Your lips they touch my cheek, my heart’s an easy steal
When I catch you stare, dancing back and forth
I start to sing your song and you start to sing along
Say you want me (me), say you need me (do)
What’s your love mean, say you want me (me)
Say you need me (do), what’s your love mean
And she smiles when she says it’s over baby
And she smiles when she says it’s over baby
When you come along, will you take my love, don’t break my heart
Forget me and move on to someone else.
Will you take my love? Don’t break my heart
When I catch you staring, dancing back and forth
You start to sing a song then I start to sing along
Then you start to sing my song, when I catch
You staring dancing back and fooooorrrthhhhhh
And she smiles when she says it’s over baby
And she smiles when she says it’s over baby
When you come along, will you take my love, don’t break my heart
Forget me and move on to someone else.
Will you take my love?
When you come along, will you take my loooooovvvveeeeeee?
Will you take my love, don’t break my heart?
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Surrounding Cities Cleveland, Ohio
Surrounding Cities is:
Paul Kalaani
vocals/guitars
Pat Dicaprio
vocals/guitars
Jared Gold
Bass
Joe Stefano
Drums
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