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People talking, but they don’t have much to say
Just taking up space, then drifting away
We weren’t like that
Things weren’t always such a blur
In 2008, everything was heavier
We were driving South in your parents car
Singing aloud to scratched CDs
Feeling meaningful, thinking
This is a start
And it’ll go on
It was clear then, the sea before a storm
Now there’s a thick fog around everything I learn
And I just kill time by dreading everything
But in that moment, life felt significant
We were driving South in your parents car
Singing aloud to scratched CDs
Feeling meaningful, thinking
This is a start
And it’ll go on
And we’ll feel the same way
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Elena
03:20
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[Julia’s part]
When you were young
He did just enough
To keep your hopes up
Changed all your plans to line up with his
Hanging onto every word he says
Measured your self worth
By his judgements
You fell for it
His only intrigue was the lack of him
Fill in the blanks with what you see fit
You fell for it
[Lydia’s part]
Nothing ever turns out like you think
You live within limits in life
make meaning out of circumstance
In the dark can you tell what you're made of
Are you whole or pieced separated
Do you need desire to feel
Nothing ever turns out like you think
Commit to drift but don't look down
your web will only hold you for so long
In the dark can you tell what you're made of
Are you whole or thread separated
over time the space between them grows
Fall through
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Effort
05:07
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Running for cover, Into another
It’s not what I need, but it seems to be what I want
Chasing a dream, a perfect vision of me
Could you show me what I’m thinking is real?
I could be perfect, I could exist
Just how you need me to be in this moment
Whatever you’re feeling, I’ll melt right in
I’m leaving myself behind again
Giving it all away
It’s effortless, it’s effort
Trying to stay grounded, get off the prowl
Stop shaping piles of dust into something that I want
But I’ll keep searching, looking for light
A single glint’s enough to send me jumping out of my skin
You could be perfect, you could fulfill
Every fantasy I’ve made you into
Whatever I’m feeling, you’ll make it real
Show me my good side, a rose colored mirror
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Rav-4
03:39
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Fooled them all then hit a wall
Lay in Kate’s bed, it’s true what she said
That giving up can take some guts
Driving in her Rav-4 going to the bar
Lost my mind and much more, but who’s keeping score
My guard is down
Each night drags on
The lie I told myself got old
Driving in her Rav-4 going to the bar
Lost my mind and much more, but who’s keeping score
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It takes a lot of time to really get it right
It takes time to really get it right
Let go of control
Hoping only breeds fear
It takes time to really get it right
Feeling lied to
Time tells the whole truth
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Apart
03:33
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[Gretchen's part]
How long till you say what you want?
Dancing around our scars
Can’t move beyond
The should and should nots
We’ll stay apart
How long till I say what I want?
Hiding behind broad lines
Forcing me to read between your words
Feelings woven into what’s unspoken
[Lydia's part]
Did I decide
to let my pride take hold
to let my feelings slide
My life unfolds
Indecision or out
I wanna let it be the way it is
to make peace
with my past
It's never
too late now
She's too far gone
it's too late now
she's too far gone
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Half-hearted
05:25
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A hangover and a look of disgust, I’m young
So why do I care so much
Half-heartedly trying to get somewhere
But my feet are just catching dust
I lost my mind waiting in line, now
I’ve got to go, get out, get lost, go home
Been counting on someone, but I counted wrong
So now I’m feeling pretty dumb
What’s left at the bottom is raising me up
Tired limbs, climbing to the top
I lost my mind waiting in line, now
I’ve got to go, get out, get lost, go home
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Split
03:53
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What if I split right down
down the middle of it all
Will you, will you tell me when it's over
and until then I will keep my eyes closed
you take yours and I'll take me
they took mine so I'll take yours
what if you just take it all, both sides
Sink to the bottom and you'll find
you are just another shark
Try to talk on the brink of sleep
I've got nothing
Shutting down cuz I might have to think
I've got nothing
You don't know how sharp your teeth are until you bite
If they'll grow back when you lose them until you try
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Drown
04:06
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Another kid who makes you wish that you liked it
But you don’t like it
And it’s starting to feel like it all makes sense
Why you can’t just enjoy it
Fogging up the mirror
See yourself disappear
Believe me
Believe me, this is a way out
And doesn’t the water feel good
On your skin
Repeated and meaningless
Words don’t work, speech is pointless
Now you’re just trying to get through everyday shit
By acting with false confidence
Fogging up the mirror
See yourself disappear
Believe me
Believe me, this is a way out
And doesn’t the water feel good
On your skin
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Pissed Pants
04:54
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I broke my bike, I better buy a new one
Or maybe I’ll just walk home instead
You can have everything you’ve always dreamed of
But first you gotta get out of your head
You said, so casually, “Everything just works out”
In time we’ll all be surrounded by what guides us
Haven’t had this feeling in a long time
A mindless thrill and I can’t help but laugh
Now I’m obsessing over endings
And all the things that are holding me back
You said, so casually, “Everything just works out”
In time we’ll all be surrounded by what guides us
Yeah, I saw it coming
I saw it coming and now it’s gone
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Chastity Belt Seattle, Washington
Chastity Belt is a real band formed in Walla Walla, WA by Julia Shapiro (guitar, vocals), Lydia Lund (guitar), Annie Truscott (bass), and Gretchen Grimm (drums), now residing in Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA.
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