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Acquired Taste
03:37
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When I was nine, Dad has his bourbon
Said, "A glass every night will put hair on your chest."
With a fire in my eye, said, "Alright, I'm ready."
Well he laughed, then he sighed,
Said, "Son, be my guest."
So I took one sip,
It barely got past my lips
I had no poker face
That's an acquired taste
Now I'm pushing 18, and a girl struck my fancy
So I made her my queen, tried my hand at romance
Saw Dad bring home flowers to the woman he married
So I picked some of ours, asked her to the dance
She said, "I'd love to, darling, just not with you."
My first real heartbreak
That's an acquired taste
Let the girl go
Sip life real slow
There's no need for haste
That's a hard truth to face
In this journey we're in, to fail is to win
You're at a good pace, you'll get the taste
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2. |
All My Life
02:00
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All my life spent lookin' for love
All that time wasted...
Now my love is wrapped up in your love
There's no love without you
Simple, but true
There's no love without you
All my life spent lookin' for joy
All that time wasted...
Now my joy is wrapped up in your joy
There's no joy without you
Simple, but true
There's no joy without you
Simple, but true
There's no one like you
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3. |
Say
03:30
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Please say
Say, when the birds stop singing
Please say you'll sing to me
Please say, when the birds won't sing anymore
You'll be the one that keeps singing on
Please say
Say, when the world stops turning
Please say you'll dance with me
Please say, when the world won't turn anymore
You'll be the one that keeps dancing on
Please say
Say, when the sun stops shining
Please say you'll shine for me
Please say, when the sun won't shine anymore
You'll be the one that keeps shining on
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4. |
Power Outage
02:21
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No lyrics in this one... it was written during a power outage, though!
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5. |
Snowed In
03:00
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Snowed in
So deep
As far as the eye can see
Thick clouds
Dark gray
I don't think it's even done today
When we finally melt
When the salt washes away
Will you ever love me again like you did today?
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6. |
Roots
03:56
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We can plan a vacation together
We can plan our great escape
Urgently, like we just robbed a bank
Grab the car, this is our getaway
Stay too long, and it's hard to go
Stay too long, you'll be comfortable
It's not even 'til you try to leave
That you even feel your roots
Take my hand, hold it tight, don't let go, yet
Who needs roots when I'm holding you?
Time to leave, time to see a new sunset
Same old star with a different view
Stay too long, and it's hard to go
Stay too long, you'll be comfortable
It's not even 'til you try to leave
That you even feel your roots
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7. |
Quarter-Life Crisis
04:00
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Alarm, six o'clock
Snooze twice, then I'm up
Same job since 17
Same shampoo, rinse, repeat
Maybe it's a quarter-life crisis
Youth is a beautiful curse
Maybe it's a step in the journey
On my way back to the earth
Maybe I'm giving up
Maybe I'm getting things right for once
Time has a face, but no eyes that can see
His hands flail around mechanically
Maybe it's a quarter-life crisis
Youth is a beautiful curse
Maybe it's a step in the journey
On my way back to the earth
Maybe I'm giving up
Maybe I'm getting things right for once
Alarm, six o'clock
Snooze twice, then I'm up
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8. |
Counting Sheep
01:39
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It's been seven years since we last said "goodbye"
And I know it was the right choice
Don't mean I don't miss your voice
Call it "loneliness" or call it what it is
When I should be in a deep sleep
I count regrets like I'm counting sheep
We tend to hide our problems deep within us
A cancer no one else can see
Not sure if I want healing, or amnesia
Or maybe just a good night of sleep
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9. |
Salt, Snow, and Road
03:13
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Snow coming down
Salt on the ground
If you really think about it
That's all there is in between us
Just a layer of salt and snow
Just a layer of salt and snow
Yeah I know you're like two states away
But I could get in the car right away
If you really think about it
That's all there is in between us
A couple hours of road to you
A couple hours of road to you
If you really think about it
That's all there is in between us
Just a layer of salt
Just a layer of snow
A couple hours of road
And yeah I heard there's a new boy around
I heard there's a new boy around...
But that's all there is in between us...
That's all
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10. |
Duet
02:09
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Another instrumental! There are more than two instruments, though, so what's the duet?
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11. |
Goodbye
02:33
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Time now to say "goodbye"
Hold back the tears in your eyes
Last hug, then you're out the door
...Actually one more
If I could, I'd freeze time
Stop the sun in the sky
I know it's cliche
It's just there's no better way to say, "I'll miss you"
I'm gonna miss you
Who's to say where we will find ourselves next year at this time?
Absence makes the heart grow fond, will the brain respond?
If I could, I'd freeze time
Stop the sun in the sky
I know it's cliche
It's just there's no better way to say, "I'll miss you"
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
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12. |
Human
02:38
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All my ideas have blossomed from failure
Which is probably more common than you'd think
If to ere is to be human
Then God knows I fit in
I'm imperfection, sealed with a kiss
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Christian Loftus Vernon, Connecticut
Christian Loftus is a singer/songwriter from Vernon, CT. He is an elementary general music teacher, where he sings, dances, and plays with students Pre-K to 5th grade. Christian writes and performs frequently in Central Connecticut. You might see him playing banjo with MARMO, bass guitar with Low Ceilings, or solo as Christian Loftus or Mr. Lobster: mrlobster.bandcamp.com ... more
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