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The Sky Seems Closer

by Driveways

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It’s been a decade now Since I called you out Since you heard my doubts You really fucked up now It’s been a decade now Since I called you out Since you wrecked this house You really fucked up now You were self-destructive no control You know I hate to say I told you so But you were self destructive self-obsessed You never had the heart to fight for breath I won’t lie I wasn’t perfect But I made concerted efforts to try And I won’t lie It wasn’t worth it Cause you compromised stability willingly While I covered my eyes I was blind for so long A thousand different issues I could cite when you’re gone I hope you leave a legacy in line With the wrongs You committed Not the self-important image In your mind Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now
2.
You wrote your name next to mine In the fog on your windshield It’s been some time, but I swear I can still feel The heat from that night still I felt the highs and the lows in your tone at the same time Pure regret you expressed on your land line I’m in disbelief from that night still I’m calling damage control You managed to blow Our city up out of the ground And now I’m alone in this place The emptiness takes A toll on me don’t let me down I told her don’t let me go (No don’t let me go) Write another alibi make sure that it’s convincing So I won’t let you go (No don’t let me go) It was never real but I can still pretend that it’s okay when you call Don’t let me go I told her don’t let me go I saw the sparks in her eyes like the sky on July fourth Burning bright like a fire I would die for In the blink of an eye still But I never thought that you would be different Now I wish I never knew you at all Cause your tendencies became so consistently troublesome So I began to brace for the fall Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now Don’t let me go I told her don’t me go
3.
Background 03:46
You left me in the background Sixteen different times I kept a tally down of every time you tried to cover up your lies Had me thinking…What’s in your life? What kinds of contradictions justify the time That your descent denied You left me in the dark You left me me in the dark You left me in the background You left me in the dark You pushed me by the wayside You ripped us all apart You ripped us all apart It’s been a long ten years but I came home You manifest my fears so I lay low Redirect my anger quell their pain But I reject your words forget your name It’s been a Lifetime since we last spoke But I don’t feel that need, believe that hope Resurrect my demons keep yours dead They begged and they plead But you left us in the dark Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now Ripped us all apart Unclear perception A stage set for this scene For this Covey of demons They fill the space between Between the back and for The for Timing my friend I need a favor Fill the field of depth The field Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now
4.
Chaos 04:08
I feel like I just woke up at the bottom of the ocean for the very first time Took a breath of water and I’m drowning just fine Look up at the surface and refracted sunlight But the more that I climb Feels like I’m falling further into places where the nothingness and chaos collide I think I’ve come to grips that there’s no way I’ll survive The last thing I remember is your autumn brown hair I can see you down there I can see you down I can see you down there I can see you down I can see you down there I can see you down (I said I said) My head keeps pounding and these drugs kicked in they just won’t work (You said you said) Just keep on drowning cause it makes me smile to see you get hurt I wanna make things harder on myself I keep my eyes wide open and I’m seconds from the surface as the currents converge My hands can feel the air but still my body’s submerged A cold Atlantic tide immobilizes my nerves and I don’t know what you heard But when I woke up screaming I was desolate and desperate a horrible sight Abandoned on an unfamiliar shore in the night I’m lost inside the ocean no one ever found where I can see you down there I can see you down I can see you down there I can see you down I can see you down there I can see you down Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now I said I said my head keeps pounding You said you said just keep on drowning I said I said my head keeps pounding and these drugs kicked in they just won’t work You said you said just keep on drowning cause it makes me smile to see you get hurt I wanna make things hard (Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer now) I wanna make things harder on myself
5.
Die Too Fast 04:13
I never looked away…homicide Now I’m taking two a day and think I’m traumatized All you had to say…I apologize Gasoline inside a cut you couldn’t cauterize She told me I’m a liar She told me I’m a fraud She told me everything I ever did or said was flawed She told me I’m delusional I wish I remembered her name Die too fast Do you really wanna die too fast? Do you really wanna die too fast? Do you really wanna die? Die too fast Do you really wanna die too fast? Think again before you die too fast Make amends before you die I got this voice in my head It calls out my window The sickness will spread My vital signs been low I’m fading away I’m fading away too fast Fading away too fast Don’t listen to their lies…disengage Keep the high until your trachea asphyxiates Reality’s a shame…don’t participate Reach euphoria and disregard the disarray Cause all your friends are liars And everyone’s a fraud Believe me everything they ever did or said was flawed Trust me their delusional Now tell me again what’s your name? Days grow older, nights get colder, the sky seems closer
6.
Nostalgia 04:15
I went to your apartment last night The lights were on your windows it’s way beyond December But you would always tell me that’s fine With some anecdotal reason I wish I could remember I’m lost inside my reminiscing mind My phone blew up the silence your name lit up the call screen And hesitantly I hit decline Nostalgia in your voice would be the death of me and I’m the one to blame Let go before it’s too late And troubled minds black out mistakes that you made Nostalgia it creeps in the back of my brain (Creeps in the back of my brain) I can’t get away Uncover my eyes Reveal every specter that’s haunted my life Nostalgia it lurks in the back of my head Hide every truth till I’m ruined I’ll drown in delusions instead I saw your aparration last night We walked the reservation And talked about the days when The skies above the future were bright I spoke with apprehension I feared familiar tension Would kill the conversation in time But every disagreement transformed into a reason That I should keep your memory alive The truth inside my head would be the death of me and I’m the one to blame Let go before it’s too late Black out mistakes that you made Creeps in the back of my brain (Creeps in the back of my brain) I can’t get away Uncover my eyes Specter that’s haunted my life Lurks in the back of my head (In the back of my head) I’ll drown in delusions instead

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released March 31, 2017

Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Tom Iannello

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